History News
Universities and the legacies of slavery
Doctoral student Qianwen Qing explores the Oxford legacies of slaveholder Christopher Codrington.
The History Department at Warwick Welcomes Applications from Prospective PhD Students
The History Department at Warwick welcomes applications from prospective PhD students, in any of the many fields in which we have research strengths.
'Unfair' anti–corruption processes, then and now
In this blog post Prof Mark Knights reflects on political corruption, past and present
Collaborative Doctoral Award with the Parliamentary Archives: Applications now open!
Applications for a fully funded collaborative doctoral award are now open. The award funded by the AHRC via the Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership will start in October 2022. The Department of History has partnered with the Parliamentary Archives to offer a project on 'Contested sexualities: love, desire and the institution of Parliament in the long nineteenth century'. In addition to the PhD research the successful candidate will also gain experience and training in contributing to outreach activities, public engagement and diversity work for the Parliamentary Archives in London and in the Midlands. For more information please contact Professor Sarah Richardson and see here.
Hakluyt Society Symposium 2021 - Decolonising Travel Studies: Sources and Approaches
This forthcoming conference will take place Wednesday 10th November - Friday 12th November. All sessions will take place online. A full programme can be found here
Publication of Dr Guido van Meersbergen new book Ethnography and Encounter: The Dutch and English in Seventeenth Century South Asia
This book published by Brill Ethnography and Encounter is the first book to systematically explore how Company agents’ understandings of and attitudes towards Asian peoples and societies informed institutional approaches to trade, diplomacy, and colonial governance.
World Mental Health Day: How History Informs Stigma
In this blog post for World Mental Health Day, doctoral researcher Imogen Knox explores how past conceptions of mental illness contribute to modern day stigma, and how researchers can help to deconstruct stereotypes. Imogen will be talking more about this in a Now and Then session on Wednesday 13th October, 1-2pm.
Dr James Poskett featured in Penguin General Showcase
His forthcoming book, Horizons: A Global History of Science (Penguin, 2022), was selected to be included as part of an online event, which celebrates new books due to be published by Penguin General in 2022. Other featured authors included Ali Smith and Marlon James.