History News

15 & 16 January 2010, Wolfson Research Exchange and Institute of Advanced Study, Millburn House

You are warmly invited to Africa@Warwick – a two-day event organised by the Institute of
Advanced Study showcasing Africa-related research, teaching, collaboration and culture at the University of Warwick. There is no charge for this event – but please register online as soon as possible (both for catering purposes and to avoid disappointment!).

For more information and free registration: http://go.warwick.ac.uk/africashowcase

22-24 March 2010, an Interdisciplinary Conference at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York

The mass suicide and murder of the men, women and children of the Jewish community in York is one of the most scarring events in the history of Anglo-Judaism. It was also but one of a series of attacks on local communities of Jews across England in 1189-90. This conference brings together researchers from the US, Europe and Israel to reinterpret the events, context and memory of 1190.

Full programme and further information at: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/cms/york-1190/index.html. Graduate bursaries are available (application deadline February 1).

Student-run conference on Russia and CEE States, 17-18 March 2010, St Anthony's College, Oxford

The collapse of communism was a shock; post-communist developments continue to surprise. With many scholars taking stock of the profound changes in Russia and Central/East European states since the fall of communism 20 years ago, it seems appropriate to gather students and academics from the CEELBAS network to engage with, and contribute to, the inter-disciplinary dialogue on post-communist processes of change.

An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roles of Global Politics & Civil Society in International Economics. 4-7 February 2010, Berlin.

The BIEC will take place in Berlin from 4-7 February 2010 and will provide a forum for leading figures from across the world in economics, politics, civil society, the private sector and academia to discuss different perspectives on the recent financial crisis and the international economy. The event will seek to produce policy recommendations that take into account the diverse range of actors and stakeholders in the field. Further information can be found at BEIC.

18 March 2010: Half-day Symposium, University of York

The Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies at the University of York invites proposals for a half-day symposium on early modern libraries. Papers on any aspect of the topic are welcome - intellectual libraries, material libraries, knowledge and libraries - but we would particularly welcome papers on women and libraries in the early modern era.

This seminar forms the 4th Thomas Browne Seminar, a forum for early modern studies and intellectual history. Contact Kevin Killeen: kk536@york.ac.uk

13 March 2010, University of Warwick

Warwick Sociology Department would like to announce a call for abstracts from postgraduate students wishing to present at the Warwick Postgraduate Conference 2010 ‘Whose Rights? How Right?’.  This is a conference run by and for postgraduate students in the social sciences and humanities and provides and exciting opportunity to present your work in a friendly and supportive environment.

Abstracts should be up to 300 words and presentation of the papers should not exceed 20 minutes. Please send abstracts to Melissa Menent: M.Menent@warwick.ac.uk. Ensure that you state your name, department and institution in the same document as the abstract. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 December 2009.

Workshop Participants Needed

Lucy Cullingford will be working as the Warwick\RSC Fellow in Creativity and Performance at the CAPITAL Centre from January to April 2010 and is seeking people collaborators. Lucy's interest is in exploring a kinaesthetic understanding of the Renaissance through Shakespeare's plays and the social dances of the period. The project aims to interrogate the Renaissance worldview through a series of practical workshops.

The Medieval Reading Group is an interdisciplinary student-run discussion group, and its peer-reviewed journal 'Marginalia', publishing the work of graduate students, appears bi-annually. Submissions are invited for the 2010 issue from graduates working in all areas of medieval studies, addressing the theme of “Apocalypse”.

Proposals for papers should be sent no later than 31 January 2010 to anb36@cam.ac.uk. We will be happy answer any queries before the deadline.