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Celebrating Women in the Department for International Women’s Day
Yesterday, Thursday 8th March, was International Women’s Day. To celebrate this, we decided to champion some of the amazing women, staff and students, in our department and their excellent research. Check out their profiles below: Dr Jacqui Turner Dr Mara … Continue reading
GUEST POST: Tale as Old as Time
by Tom Rusbridge, University of Birmingham Disney’s live-action remake of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was released in Spring 2017 and made its little-screen debut over Christmas. Following on from the animated feature classic of 1991, the fantastical nature of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural History, European History, Guest Posts, News
Tagged Beauty and the Beast, fairy tales, guest post, history, l, literature, material history
The softest and longest – coup in Zimbabwe
Posted in African History, Comment, In the Media, News
Tagged Africa, African History, current affairs, current news, history, history in the news, observations, political history, politics, Zimbabwe
Darwin Rocks!
by Prof. David Stack September 2017 was not the best month for Charles Darwin. The introduction of the new £10 note saw his bearded profile usurped by a polymer Jane Austen; the Erdogan government implemented its removal of the … Continue reading
Votes for Women: What are we celebrating?
by Melanie Khuddro This week marks the centenary of the Representation of the People Act receiving Royal Assent; the week when women were first legally recognised to have voting rights in the UK. Countless flags, banners and badges adorned in … Continue reading →