The Future of History: Making the Discipline More Inclusive

Date / time: 8 December, 4:30 pm

The Future of History: Making the Discipline More Inclusive

ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY WORKSHOP

The Future of History: Making the Discipline More Inclusive

A Royal Historical Society workshop led by Dr Jonathan Saha

This free interactive workshop will build upon themes discussed during The State of History panel*. Key areas to be explored:

  • The Royal Historical Society’s recent reports: “Race, Ethnicity & Equality Report” and “Second Gender Equality Report”.
  • Public engagement and social media
  • Building interdisciplinary networks
  • Access to history

The workshop is open to all, and we particularly encourage students, academics, history teachers, museum and heritage professionals, authors and public historians to attend.

*Attendance at The State of History panel event is not required, a summary about the key discussion points will be provided at the beginning of the workshop.

Dr Jonathan Saha is Associate Professor of Southeast Asian History at the University of Leeds, specialising in the history of colonial Burma. He has published a book on corruption in the colony, and a range of articles on subjects including medicine, crime and elephants. He is a co-author of the Royal Historical Society’s report Race, Ethnicity and Equality in UK History and co-chair of the Race, Ethnicity and Equality Working Group.

Please register your wish to attend here.

Location: The Hatton, 51-53 Hatton Garden, London