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Two Manchester historians awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes

Dr Alexia Yates, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, and Dr Stefan Hanß, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History, have been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize 2020 worth £100,000 in recognition of their outstanding research achievements. With this prize, The Leverhulme Trust recognises ground-breaking “work of outstanding research scholars of proven achievement, who have made and…

‘Black women who have struggled to make our efforts possible’: Olive Morris and the Legacy of Black Power in Manchester

In the month of October we will be marking Black History Month by sharing a series of short essays written by four recent graduates of the History Department at the University of Manchester. These students were part of Kerry Pimblott’s third-year seminar on the Black Freedom Movement and were tasked with putting their new historical…

Magic, Witches and Devils in the Early Modern World: New Exhibition!

Exhibition: Magic, Witches and Devils in the Early Modern World (John Rylands University Library, Deansgate, from 21 January 2016). Interview by Eloise Moss Dr Jenny Spinks is Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe (particularly Germany, France and the Low Countries); Dr Sasha Handley is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Social and Cultural History…

Children during the Holocaust: A one-day conference at Imperial War Museums North

Children interned at Auschwitz, January 1945. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Centre for Jewish Studies and the Department of History, University of Manchester and IWM North (part of Imperial War Museums) One-day conference CHILDREN DURING THE HOLOCAUST Wednesday 26 October 2016, 9.30am-4.00pm Libeskind Rooms, IWM North This conference will explore the experience of children in…

Beyond DeGaulle/Beyond London: Conference on new approaches to the history of the Free French and the external Resistance.

Title of Conference/Event: Beyond De Gaulle and beyond London: New approaches to the history of the Free French and the external Resistance Date(s) held: 4 June 2016, University of London in Institute in Paris (ULIP) Conference organised by the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP), Queen Mary University of London and the University of…

Do you think you might want to do a PhD? Funding and opportunities at UoMhistdept!

Do you think you might want to do a PhD? If you’re an MA student, or a 3rd year undergraduate, and are interested in finding out more about doing a PhD, read on. Equally, keep reading if you’re in the earlier stages of your BA and want to know more about prospective postgraduate study! What…

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Stokely Carmichael in London: The birth of the British Black Power Movement?