of a social historian
This is the miscellaneous category, where you’ll find blog posts on various aspects of social, cultural and political history that sit in some way outside of my usual themes. What you’ll find below ranges from write-ups of history conferences and museum exhibitions to mini-biographies of interesting lives I come across, whether they be LGBT rights or anti-poverty campaigners, diplomats, punk poets or tennis champions.
The Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution (CHORD) at the University of Wolverhampton will be hosted a workshop that exploring the social, activist and communal aspects of retail from a historical perspective on Thursday 9 May 2019. Please find the programme and information on registration below. PROGRAMME 10.00 – 10.30 COFFEE AND WELCOME 10.30 …
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Registration is now open for the free 'Rich Exchanges: Engaging with Policy and Parliament' event at the University of Wolverhampton, supported by the university's School of Social, Historical and Political Studies, the College of Learning & Teaching and the Centre for Historical Research, taking place on the evening of Monday 18 March. There will be refreshments from 5pm, before …
Later this month, I'll start teaching a new module as part of new MA in Twentieth-Century Britain at the University of Wolverhampton. My module, focusing on citizenship and the welfare state, will have a strong focus on bringing together history and policy. So I thought it only right that I should practice what I preach …
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