History News

The Department of History seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor of South Asian History, with a closing date for applications of Wednesday 13th March 2013. Further details are available from the University's job vacancies website at https://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/academic/job22778.html

The Warwick Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) has launched the 2013 Warwick IAS Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme with a deadline of 27th February 2013. The Fellowships run for two years and are open to candidates within three years of their PhD graduation. Full details are available at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/ias/current/prf/.

The Department of History is permitted to support five candidates for the scheme, and so all potential candidates are required to submit their application to the Department, including a nomination from one of the Department's academic staff, by 15th February 2013. The relevant paperwork should be submitted by email to the Departmental Administrator Mr Robert Horton at R.S.Horton@warwick.ac.uk.

All potential candidates will be informed by the 22nd February 2013 whether or not the Department will be supporting their application.

MY-PARISH COMMUNITY PLATFORM

http://my-parish.org/ is a new online platform and resource for everyone interested in parishes, from the Middle Ages to the modern day, in Britain, Europe and the Americas. Launched by the Warwick Network for Parish Research, 'My-Parish' brings together independent researchers, parish societies, academics, museum professionals, local heritage groups, clergy and parish members to share their passion for parish history, art, heritage and culture.

You can get a lot of information by simply visiting the site. However, by joining My-Parish, you will be able to create a profile that allows you to...

· upload content such as images, videos and original research
· create interest groups and participate in forums
· promote your own initiatives and projects
· search for and connect with other My-Parish members
· ask questions or offer advice

Current features on the site include podcasts and videos from the 2012 Symposium 'Parish Studies Today', Don White’s research datebase on British medieval wood sculpture ('Invisible Saints'), a blog on Beat Kümin's study leave and ... much more!

So we would like to encourage all individuals and groups to join free of charge at http://my-parish.org/register/.

Any questions or suggestions? Please contact the My-Parish team at admin@my-parish.org.

Please note that the majority of teaching in the History Department is currently proceeding as usual. A small number of tutors are unable to reach campus and will contact the relevant students to let them know which classes have been cancelled. We will, of course, continue to monitor the weather and send any updates if circumstances change. Teaching that has been confirmed as cancelled is as follows:

• 10am American West seminar
• 10am European World seminar with Naomi Wood
• 11am TSM Basic Skills session on Material Culture
• 12noon American Historical Cinema lecture
• 12noon Deviance and Non-Conformity lecture

Mr Frederick Smith, a single-honours Renaissance-stream History graduate of 2011, has won the "Royal Historical Society / History Today" 2012 prize for his undergraduate dissertation "'Discerning cheese from Chalke': Louvainist Propaganda and recusant identity in 1560s England".

One of the judges, Professor Mark Cornwall, commented, "This is a very sophisticated and ambitious piece of work which combines excellent text analysis with a clear and engaging theoretical framework. It boldly challenges existing historiography in trying to reassess the impact of Louvanist propaganda as a vehicle for reasserting Catholicism in England in the first decade of Queen Elizabeth I. The result is an admirably controlled and very well-presented dissertation with a convincing argument."

Candidates interested in applying for a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship with the Warwick History Department must submit their preliminary application to the Department by midnight on Sunday 16th December 2012. Please check the details of what is required by the Department from potential applicants.

Professor Mark Knights appears on season 9 episode 8 of "Who Do You Think You Are?", focussing on actress Celia Imrie.

Dr Laura Schwartz appears on episode 2 of "Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs", focussing on class war.