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Women’s History Month 2024: A Student Spotlight on British Class and Gender
During the spring term, students taking Dr Jacqui Turner’s module, “Rebel Girls” were tasked with making their own digital, or physical, scrapbooks. They were required to select a woman who they viewed as a rebel girl, and compile their research… Continue reading
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Boxing day: anything to do with boxes?
To wrap up (pun intended) our festive series, Jacqui Turner traces the history of Boxing Day in Britain. Boxing day: absolutely nothing to do with boxes today, but in our house lots to do with football and Paul Hollywood’s ‘Hand-Raised… Continue reading
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2023 Draws to a Close: Our Recommendations 2
Our wrap up of 2023 continues. Today, we have podcast pointers from Emily West and Richard Blakemore, telly tips from Jacqui Turner, and reading recs from Apurba Chatterjee. Emily West, Professor of American History I enjoy listening to The Last… Continue reading
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‘Cold slows things down’: resting over the winter break
After last week’s memories of Chirstmases past, this week we focus on recommendations for the winter break – the books, TV programmes, films, and music that we’ll be using to unwind over the coming weeks. Dina Rezk, our School Lead… Continue reading
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Reflections on the Stenton Lecture – by John Jenkins
Mass-Observing: Time, Temporality and Feeling in Everyday Life. Presenter: Professor Claire Langhamer, Director of the Institute of Historical Research. Having on several occasions during my undergraduate degree been directed to the Mass-Observation database for source material, I was looking forward… Continue reading
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