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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…

Conference: “Corpses of Mass Violence and Genocide”

Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 29/8/2013. 2nd Annual & International Conference of the Research Programme “Corpses of Mass Violence and Genocide” 9th, 10th & 11th September 2013 University of Manchester (UK) Room 4/5, Staff House Search and Identification of Corpses and Human Remains in Post-Genocide and Mass Violence Contexts Following a first conference in Paris…

Social History Society Conference 2013 – Call for Papers

Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 16/8/2012. The annual Social History Society Conference is the largest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK. In 2013 the conference will take place at the University of Leeds from 25 to 27 March. Proposals for individual papers and panels are warmly invited from…

CFP: History Postgraduate Seminar

Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 20/9/2013. History Postgraduate Seminar Call for papers Closes: Sept 24, 2013 The History Postgraduate Seminar series is a relaxed and supportive forum for researchers to present and discuss their work with peers. It is a great opportunity to develop presentation skills and explore ideas with other…

CFP: History Lab Northwest

Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 3/10/2013. Beyond History: A History Lab North West Interdisciplinary Workshop Submission closing Date: October 20, 2013 History Lab North West are pleased to announce their next one-day postgraduate workshop, to be held at the University of Manchester on 1st November 2013. Affiliated with the Institute for…

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