Public History Seminars

Institute of Historical Research Double Helix History: the use of DNA in Popular Genealogy? Dr Jerome de Groot (University of Manchester) Genealogy is on e of the biggest and most profitable activities on the planet. Generally undertaken via...

Institute of Historical Research The personal heritage research environment in the 21st century Dr Nick Barratt (Associate Director, Collections & Engagement, Senate House Library) Drawing upon case studies and examples, Dr Barratt will explo...

Institute of Historical Research The Generational Transmission of Memory and Identity through 'Family Heritage' Anne-Marie Kramer (University of Nottingham) This paper will explore the generational transmission of memory and identity through ...

Institute of Historical Research Cabinet of Curiosities: Using Museums to Challenge Disablism Jocelyn Dodd (University of Leicester) The rich and diverse collections museums hold, display and interpret, give us a sense of what society values ...

Institute of Historical Research Homesick for Yesterday: A history of the "nostalgia wave" in the 1970s and 80s Tobias Becker (German Historical Institute, London) All throughout the 1970s and 80s intellectuals in the United States, Britain a...

Institute of Historical Research Public History Prize Symposium Professor Pamela Cox (University of Essex) Public History seminar series

Institute of Historical Research Public History Prize Symposium Daniel Johnson (University of York) Public History seminar series

Institute of Historical Research Public History Prize Symposium Dr Mike Mantin (Swansea University) Public History seminar series

Institute of Historical Research Public History Prize Symposium Professor Ludmilla Jordanova (Durham University) Public History seminar series

Institute of Historical Research Public History Prize Symposium Dr Alexander Hutton (KCL) Public History seminar series

Institute of Historical Research Public History Prize Symposium Ms Claire Hayward (Kingston University) Public History seminar series

Institute of Historical Research Public History Prize Symposium Professor Justin Champion (RHUL) Public History seminar series

Institute of Historical Research What is public history in light of the recent refugee crisis? Professor David Feldman (Pears Institute, Birkbeck, University of London), Professor Peter Gatrell (University of Manchester), Susie Symes (19 Princel...

Institute of Historical Research The public history of Magna Carta Justin Champion and Graham Smith The podcast does not focus on the content of the Magna Carta, but rather considers its lengthy history and symbolism, divided between the two s...

Institute of Historical Research The Untold History of the United States Public History seminar Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick Film director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick discuss their book and forthcoming television series. T...

Institute of Historical Research The Untold History of the United States Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick Film director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick discuss their book and forthcoming television series. The Untold History of the Uni...

Institute of Historical Research History for citizens: the record of the historical profession in Britain John Tosh (Roehampton) Public History seminar series

Institute of Historical Research The Spirit in 1976: Commerce, Community, and the Politics of Commemoration Tammy Gordon (Director of Public History, University of North Carolina, Wilmington) In the United States in the 1970s, social historia...

Institute of Historical Research Negotiating the past: Collaborative practise in cultural heritage research Professor Alison Wylie (University of Washington) Archaeology has seen a major sea change in the last few decades as any number of st...

Institute of Historical Research Negotiating the past: Collaborative practise in cultural heritage research Respondent: Dr Laura Peers (Pitt Rivers Museum and School of Anthropology, University of Oxford) Archaeology has seen a major sea cha...