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Historian Highlight – Herodotus and Thucydides
by Chris Campbell All of the historians discussed so far in this series have belonged to academic institutions, but who nevertheless sought to take their work into the public domain and use their research to shape broader understandings of history. This has meant, though, that all of the historians have been modern; history departments in…
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Emma Olson – Historian Highlight
Historian Highlight is an ongoing series sharing the research experiences of historians in the History Faculty in Cambridge and beyond. Earlier this month, Chris Campbell met up with second-year History PhD student Emma Olson to discuss soundscapes, religious violence and the challenges of researching medieval history. @EmmaOlson | @ChrisCampbell Emma, tell me about your current…
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Historian Highlight – Elvira Tamus
In the first Historian Highlight of Easter Term, Chris Campbell sat down with History PhD student Elvira Tamus to discuss her research, the New Diplomatic History, and the Global History Lab. Elvira, let’s start by talking about your current research I’m analysing the actors of sixteenth-century diplomacy, mainly looking at people who served the King…
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Historian Highlight – João Moreira da Silva
Historian Highlight is an ongoing series sharing the research experiences of historians in the History Faculty in Cambridge and beyond. In this instalment, Chris Campbell sat down with second-year History PhD student João Moreira da Silva to talk about his research on the Portuguese Empire and its colonial legacies. João, let’s start by talking about your PhD research. My…
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