Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures Encouraging interdisciplinary research into cultures past and present.
06 January 2023 Enjoying one’s Middle Ages! Dr Chris Callow explores the connections between the medieval past, the public perception of the past, and Birmingham’s undergraduate History programmes.
07 December 2022 Can letters reveal important information about social identity? Professor Karen Harvey, Professorial Fellow and Professor of Cultural History, uses 18th century letters to explore experiences of embodiment.
06 December 2022 Microhistories of the First World War - an interview with Dr Alex Mayhew We met with Dr Alex Mayhew, our new Assistant Professor in the Department of History, to talk about his teaching, his research and his academic background.
Nunc Roma est, nuper magna taberna fuit. Retail trade, the occupation of public space and the senses in the Roman World' 8Feb