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Academic conferences – why do we go?
by Joan Redmond A few weekends ago, I found myself in sunny Bristol, sitting in the back seat of a very gruff taxi-driver’s cab on my way to Trinity College. Why, you ask? I was bound for the Ecclesiastical History Society Postgraduate Colloquium, an annual event that brings together postgraduates working on all aspects of…
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Conference: ‘The Media in History and History in the Media’
by Janine Noack On March 21/22 the conference “The Media in History and History in the Media” took place Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College. Around 20 participants from European Universities discussed their research in the area of Media History and possibilities for historians to interact with the in different panels. The conference report will be published soon! David…
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The Media in History and History in the Media, 20th-21st March 2014 (Part 2)
by Alex Campsie Alex Campsie is a PhD student in modern British political and intellectual history at the University of Cambridge. The first half of the conference (read Part 1 here), stylishly opened by Professor David Reynolds and the able presenters of panel one, raised a number of important questions for further discussion. What are…
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The Media in History and History in the Media Conference, 20th-21st March 2014 (Part 1)
by Alex Campsie Alex Campsie is a PhD student in modern British political and intellectual history at the University of Cambridge. Last month saw Cambridge host an inaugural ‘European Graduate Conference’ on the broad theme of ‘History and the Media’. Like its sister event (entitled ‘History and the Law’), the project was generously funded by…
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To ask or not to ask: that is the question
By Emily Ward, @1066unicorn Palms sweating, mouth dry, heart pounding in my chest, my thoughts racing. I realise that I’m going to do it. Tentatively I gather my courage, swallow down the fear and start to raise my hand. Hand up, there’s no going back; I’m spotted and heads turn my way. Eyes on me,…
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