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An interview with our Africanist Dr Heike Schmidt: ‘Nationalism in Africa: Aspiration, Self-improvement and Belonging’
Can you tell us about your current research? I am researching the social biography of a Zimbabwean nationalist, King Itai David Mutasa (KID). KID was politically active from the late 1950s, and from 1962, he was the ZANU representative in… Continue reading
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Conference – Childhood & Conflict in History: Lessons Learned- 5-6 June, University of Reading
Academically, the conference brings together historians across areas of specialisation regarding time period, geographic area, and approach to explore multiple, changing, and at times contradictory perceptions of childhood against the backdrop of conflict. Here, conflict may be understood… Continue reading
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Reading, Scholarship and the Art of the Book at Reading Abbey
By Harriet Mahood On the 17th April, the University of Reading played host to “Reading, Scholarship and the Art of the Book at Reading Abbey” which considered a wide variety of aspects of Reading abbey’s history, with special attention to… Continue reading
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General election 2015: an electoral shock?
In the final instalment of our Election 2015 special, Dr Matt Broad looks at the shocking result! So that’s it. The election is over. The votes have been cast. The final results are in. And who would… Continue reading
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Elections and Political Change in Britain, 1832-1945
by Robert Collins As part of our Period in Modern History module, Elections and Political change in Britain, 1832-1945 a trip to Special Collections at the Museum of English Rural Life was organised by Dr Jason Parry. The aim of… Continue reading
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