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Podcasting Material Culture! Our MA History Students Get to Grips with Historical Items in the Archives

Posted on May 26, 2022 by readinghistory

Episode Three: Charlie Olsen looks back on ‘The Land of My Fathers’: The Queen’s Colour and Welsh History In the next instalment of our podcast series for the Historical Skills and Resources Module, MA student Charlie Olsen reflects on the historical … Continue reading →

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Podcasting Material Culture! Our MA History Students Get to Grips with Historical Items in the Archives

Posted on May 24, 2022 by readinghistory

Episode Two: Amy Longmuir and a ‘Partnership Like No Other’: The Commercialisation of the British Music Festival Industry Continuing our podcast series for the Historical Skills and Resources Module, MA student Amy Longmuir takes up the baton to use material … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on: Dr Jacqui Turner

Posted on April 29, 2014 by readinghistory

I was born in Lancashire at a time that unfortunately now appears as a topic or occasionally a Special Subject on our syllabus. I was brought up in a large, political and very Northern working class family and attended one … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on: Dr Helen Parish

Posted on December 20, 2013 by readinghistory

I joined the History Department in October 1999. I did my first degree at the University of St Andrews, and a D.Phil at the University of Oxford (Jesus College), before taking up a Junior Research Fellowship at Wolfson College, Oxford.  … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on: Dr Emily West

Posted on December 18, 2013 by readinghistory

Originally from South Wales, I grew up in Leicester before completing my undergraduate degree in Economic and Social History at Liverpool. There I learned about slavery from a fantastic tutor, who really inspired my interest in American history. So I … Continue reading →

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