Blood and Terror! What is our relationship with death and violence in the past? What are the ways we talk about death, now and historically? What are our responsibilities to the dead? What are the ethics of making plague, war and violence into a consumer spectacle? Manchester’s MA students studying Public History took a trip…

Name: Cath Feely Degree Programme: Politics and Modern History (I also later did a Masters in Cultural History and a PhD in History; also taught in the department on and off in various capacities from 2006 to 2013). Year Completed: 2002 Current Occupation: Lecturer in History at the University of Derby Why did you choose…

Name Bryony Spencer Degree Programme BA History (Hons) Year Completed 2015 Current Occupation Student Communications and Marketing Assistant (MGIP Internship) University of Manchester Careers Service   I’ve been enthusiastic about History for as long as I can remember. Growing up I subscribed to Horrible Histories magazine and summer holidays saw regular trips to the museums…

Welcome Weeks 2014-15 It’s Welcome Week again at the University of Manchester, and I have to admit that I’m excited about it in the same way I used to feel about Christmas as a kid. As a new(ish) lecturer — I’m entering my third year at the History department here — there is a certain…