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Black History Month: October 2014
by Dr Emily West The authority known as the ‘Greater London Council’ introduced Black History Month (BHM) to the UK in October 1987 with the intention of promoting greater racial tolerance and understanding in the city. The initiative was soon… Continue reading
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Interdisciplinary workshop to mark the appointment of Professor Richard Hoyle as Director of the Victoria County History
Interdisciplinary workshop to mark the appointment of Professor Richard Hoyle as Director of the Victoria County History Wednesday 22nd October 2014 Henley Business School, University of Reading Whiteknights Campus, Room G04 1pm – 5pm 1pm: Lunch & Welcome… Continue reading
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Stenton Lecture 2014 Peter Hennessy, ‘Writing the history of one’s own time’
By Linda Risso and David Stack We often imagine historians working in dusty and messy archives, surrounded by aged books, rolls, spider webs and the occasional mouse in the corner. Sometime, we picture them retrieving some old object from a… Continue reading
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THE ORIGINS OF THE STENTON LECTURE
The Stenton Lecture, an annual lecture by an eminent historian, is hosted by the Department every year in late November. It is a prestigious event and the highlight in the Department’s seminar series. But who was Stenton? And why is this… Continue reading
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The inaugural BrANCH and HOTCUS conference: “BrATCUS” 2014
This September, the University of Reading was fortunate to host the British Association of Nineteenth Century Historians (BrANCH) and the Historians of the Twentieth Century United States (HOTCUS) in the first conference shared by both organisations. The collaboration provided attendees… Continue reading
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