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Category Archives: Students Page
Material Histories: History MA projects with the Museum of English Rural Life
As part of our MA in History, our postgraduate students work with the curators and collections of the Museum of English Rural Life to learn about the history of material culture, and the various ways in which historians can use … Continue reading
Women’s Voices: From Slavery to the #MeToo Movement – Fairbrother Lecture 2019
The end of the American Civil War offered emancipated African American women the right to bring rape charges against white men for the first time, leading to an escalation in disclosures of sexual violence. In this lecture, History Ph.D. student … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Cultural History, Events, gender history, modern history, News, Research, Students Page
Tagged American History, PhD, women's history
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Battleaxes and Benchwarmers’ Trip to Parliament
By Beckie White, 3rd Year Archaeology & History student On Tuesday 12th March 2019, a group of final year History students at the University of Reading took a trip to Parliament. This trip was undertaken by students enrolled on the … Continue reading
Midnight Mass, the Stone Roses, and ‘cuddling boys’: Recollections of Christmastime and New Year’s Eve in teenage girls’ diaries, 1970-1998
by Amy Gower, PhD student. Christmas evokes a sense of nostalgia in many of us, as a holiday wrapped up in tradition, family, and the home. Through my research into the diaries of teenage girls from the 1970s, 80s and … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas Special, modern history, News, Research, Students Page
Tagged christmas, diary, gender history, Gender History Research Cluster, modern history, PhD, students
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Fieldwork Notes: ‘Just smile and be friendly Beth, you’ll do fine…’
by Beth Rebisz, Ph.D. student For the two months running up to my departure in July for Nairobi, Kenya, I did what I do best: worry. I worried (for no reason) that my visa wouldn’t be accepted. I worried that … Continue reading
