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Watt Tyler aka Professor Adrian R Bell #HistorialDesertIslandDiscs

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

In the first of our guest blogs we hear from our Research Dean for Prosperity and Resilience and Chair in the History of Finance at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School Professor Adrian R Bell. In this edition, we reveal … Continue reading →

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‘Dictating to the Dictators’ by Professor Matt Worley #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

In the second of a series, here are the Desert Island discs for a gaggle of dictators quarantined on an island for our own protection. Given their heinous crimes, they don’t get to pick the tracks. Instead, I do (‘dictating … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Darwin by Professor David Stack #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

Today’s castaway is a nineteenth century scientist who, by formulating what the philosopher Daniel Dennett called ‘the single best idea anyone ever had,’ changed the way in which we understand life on earth. Our guest today is Charles Darwin (1809-1882). … Continue reading →

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Department Seminar Series, autumn term 2018

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

All seminars are held on Wednesday at 4:30–6pm in Edith Morley 126. Refreshments are provided and all are welcome! 10h October, Professor Patrick Major (Reading): ‘Keep Calm and Carry On?: The Bomb, the BBC and 1984’s Threads’ 31st October, Dr … Continue reading →

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Writing the Noise: The Second International Conference of the Subcultures Network, 6-7 September 2018

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

by Prof. Lucy Robinson and Prof. Matthew Worley Last week saw the University of Reading’s History department host the Second International Conference of the Interdisciplinary Network for the Study of Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Change. Titled ‘Writing the Noise’, … Continue reading →

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