Events Archive

RHS Lecture — ‘Waiting to die? Life for elderly people in late Imperial Russian villages’

‘Waiting to die? Life for elderly people in late Imperial Russian villages’

 

Professor Sarah Badcock

(University of Nottingham)

 

RHS Lecture on 3 February 2023, Online

 

 

 

What was daily life like for old people in Russian villages at the turn of the twentieth century?

This lecture shows that non-able elderly people were often left ‘waiting to die’, de-sexed, de-valued and disempowered. Exploring the parameters of able/visible and disabled/invisible allows us to ask questions about the values accorded individuals within rural communities, and the extent to which families, communities and legal structures could and did intervene in the private sphere. The lecture also places the experiences of elderly Russians in a broader comparative picture of older people’s lives in other countries at the turn of the century.

HEADER IMAGE: Ilya Efimovich Repin, ’The watchman Yefimov’ (c. 1870, Tretiakov gallery), public domain

 

‘Futures for the History Journal: Reflections & Projections’

RHS Panel — ‘Futures for the History Journal’,

6 December 2022

 

 

Journals have long been, and remain, central to the communication of historical research. As a publishing form, History journals have proved remarkably durable, with developments typically taking place within an established framework of article types and formats. At the same time, the very recent history of History (and other) journals points to quickening and more disruptive change — most notably in terms of online access and publishing models; but also with reference to innovations of form, tone and purpose.

In this panel, UK and US historians associated with leading journals (as editors, publishers, innovators, authors and readers) consider the extent, impact and possible outcomes of these recent changes. The event marks both the 150th anniversary, and the 2022 rebrand, of the Society’s own journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society.

Speakers:

  • Kate Smith: University of Birmingham and co-editor of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 
  • Harshan Kumarasingham: University of Edinburgh and co-editor of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 
  • Sarah Knott: Indiana University and a former Associate and Acting Editor of the American Historical Review.
  • Georgia Priestley: Publisher, History Journals for Cambridge University Press.
  • Karin Wulf: Director and Librarian, John Carter Brown Library, and Professor of History at Brown University, Rhode Island.
  • Emma Griffin (chair): President of the Royal Historical Society and a former editor of the Historical Journal (2017-21).

 

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‘New Histories of Neo-Liberalism’

RHS Panel — ‘New Histories of Neo-Liberalism’,

13 October 2022

 

 

The next in our series on leading themes and concepts in History.

Historical studies of neo-liberalism are much in evidence. The early 2020s have seen new monographs, edited collections and journal articles — offering us a growing range of perspectives on this subject. ‘New Histories of Neo-Liberalism’ brings together five historians who’ve made significant recent interventions, with reference to diverse geographies, political structures, chronologies and methodologies. In doing so, the panel will identify and explore a prominent, resonant and much debated theme in historical research.

  • Professor James Vernon (University of California, Berkeley)
  • Professor Muriam Haleh Davis (University of California, Santa Cruz)
  • Professor Gary Gerstle FBA (University of Cambridge)
  • Professor Quinn Slobodian (Wellesley College, Massachusetts)
  • Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite (University College London)

 

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New to Teaching History 2022: An Interactive Workshop

New to Teaching History 2022: An Interactive Workshop, 14-15 September 2022

 

 

In September 2022 the Royal Historical Society, in partnership with History UK, organised an interactive workshop hosted by Professor Jamie Wood (Lincoln). This workshop aimed to open discussions on the challenges and opportunities of teaching History at UK universities, and provide higher education teachers with effective pedagogical skills and techniques.

This workshop consisted of eight sessions of 45-50 minutes each, where experienced historians specialising in innovative pedagogy introduced and discussed approaches to History teaching.

Each presentation was designed for those new to or who’ve recently begun History teaching in Higher Education. Topics include writing and presenting a History lecture; working in large and small seminar groups; teaching online; teaching creatively; and providing constructive assessment to students.

The eight presentations are now available as videos, click for more information

Speakers:

  • Peter D’Sena (Hertfordshire) – ‘Decoding the Discipline’
  • Max Jones (Manchester) – ‘The History Lecture’
  • Jon Coburn (Lincoln) – ‘Small Group Teaching in History’
  • Katie Carpenter (Leeds) – ‘Online Teaching in History’
  • Michael Barany (Edinburgh) – ‘Module design and delivery: challenges and opportunities’
  • Lucie Matthews-Jones (Liverpool John Moores) – ‘Creativity in History Curricula’
  • Jon Chandler (UCL) – ‘Coordinating Large Classes in History’
  • Sarah Holland (Nottingham) – ‘Assessment and Feedback in History’

 

‘Working with History outside Higher Education: a Guide to Professions beyond Academia’

RHS online workshop for Early Career Historians, 14 July 2022

 

 

The fourth in a new RHS series of training workshops for early career historians.

The focus of this latest event (held on 14 July 2022) was ‘Working with History outside Higher Education: a Guide to Professions beyond Academia’: with our panellists, Dr Tracy Borman (Chief Curator, Historic Royal Palaces), Emily Gee (Director, South-East, Historic England), Dr Hannah Ishmael (Collections and Research Manager, Black Cultural Archives), Dr Kate Wiles (Senior Editor, History Today), and Professor Emma Griffin (UEA and RHS President), chair.

 

 

RHS Prothero Lecture, 2022

The Gaiety Girl and the Matinee Idol

Constructing Celebrity and Sexuality in the West End of London, 1880-1914

 

 

Professor Rohan McWilliam

(Anglia Ruskin University)

 

RHS Prothero Lecture, 6 July 2022

delivered at University College London and online

 

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Applying and Interviewing for your First History Lectureship

RHS online workshop for Early Career Historians, 8 March 2022

 

 

The third in a new RHS series of training workshops for early career historians.

The focus of this latest event (held on 8 March 2022) was ‘Applying and Interviewing for your First History Lectureship’: with our panellists, Professor Elaine Chalus (Liverpool), Professor Julian Wright (Northumbria), Dr Matthew Johnson (Durham) and Professor Emma Griffin (UEA and RHS President), chair.