“I really worry that the lifting of the cap on student numbers together with declining finance for universities is pushing things back to history being seen as something that is ‘naturally’ based in more ‘elite’ institutions.” – Lucy Noakes 💙 Royal Historical Society
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HE&Me: Lucy Noakes 💙, historian at University of Essex and president-elect of Royal Historical Society, tells John Morgan about studying the 20th-century experience of war, remembrance and grief and the importance of history beyond Oxbridge
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Dr Matthew Retallick joins us on Weds 6 March at 4:00pm for a seminar on 'From Germany to Cornwall: the painter Karl Weschke and denazification in Post-War Britain' as part of the PHAIS Seminar Series - more info here:

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We're really looking forward to hear from Prof. Richard Sandell Richard Sandell on Thursday!

We are thrilled that two members of PHAIS have been named in the second cohort of Public Voice Scholars. Congratulations to Professor Tracey Loughran Body Self Family and Dr Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco.

On Friday, students on our first year core History module, Rebellious Pasts: Challenging and Creating Histories, visited The Wiener Holocaust Library in London. Here they are listening to Dr Barbara Warnock (Senior Curator at The Wiener Library).

Calling any BrunelBusinessSchool and Essex Business School Research at Essex Essex History Doctoral Students with an interest in #TransportHistory #MobilityHistory !

I can confirm it's a very friendly crowd with a real interest in #transport !

FILM SCREENING - X Trillion
9 FEBRUARY, 6:00pm, Lakeside Theatre

Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Eleanor Church, and a reception at Art Exchange for the PHAIS community.

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If you're interested in royal health right now and want some historical perspective on 'Who owns the royal body', please do read this post by Rachel Rich and me. #histmed #histfood theconversation.com/who-owns-the-r… cc leedsbecketthistory Essex History

Our gallery ArtExchange invite you to the Launch Party of their upcoming exhibition by artist Hetain Patel on Thurs 8 Feb.

The exhibition centres on Hetain’s award-winning film ‘The Jump’, inspired by superhero films and domestic settings.

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Organised by one of our PhD students, a date for your diary 👇

(4/4) ... when the Dora Love Prize 2024 will be awarded. A huge thank-you to everyone who helped to make this induction day such a success!
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... with his mother, grandmother and sister to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Students will now develop projects which they will present at a Prize-giving event at the University of Essex on 20 June 2024 ... (3/4)
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--- heard from young activists about their battles for empowerment and equality, and as a highlight of the day, listened to a Holocaust survivor who spoke to them about what he had experienced when as a child he was deported ... (2/4)
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On Monday 29 January we held a very successful induction day for this year’s Dora Love Prize at The Hold/University of Suffolk in Ipswich. Students listened to talks, took part in workshops, produced pieces of art (pictured), ... (1/4)
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'Royal bodies are allowed to live privileged lives because, ultimately, they belong to their subjects.'

Dr Lisa Smith of Essex History and Rachel Rich of Leeds Beckett discuss who really owns the Royal body in the The Conversation
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Want a friendly space to meet other Essex PGRs & discuss your research without the pressure of a big presentation? At ResShare (28 Feb) you can chat 1.1 with another PGR for 8 minutes before rotating around the room to re-discuss! Email [email protected] for details & to book.

At the #Suffolk #HolocaustMemorialDay event where I will speak about Frank Bright, Holocaust survivor and Patron of the #DoraLovePrize , who passed away last August, aged almost 95.
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Delighted to announce I have signed with Barnthorn Publishing Limited. Save some space on your bookshelves! 📚

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