News from the Department of History Back to 'History' Black History Month Blog Launch DescriptionThe College of Arts and Law have launched a new blog to celebrate the culture and histories of black and minority ethnic communities.Date:16/10/2017 Children born of war in the twentieth century DescriptionIn her new book, Sabine Lee explores the life courses of children born of war in different twentieth-century conflicts, including the Second World War, the Vietnam War, the Bosnian War, the Rwandan Genocide and the LRA conflict.Date:16/10/2017 Who's that vagrant? Using life stories to understand the history of homelessness DescriptionProfessor Nicholas Crowson presents the latest Birmingham Perspective.Date:16/10/2017 Reforming the Decalogue: A Blog Series Preface DescriptionJonathan Willis writes about his forthcoming book, The Reformation of the Decalogue: Religious Identity and the Ten Commandments in England, c.1485-1625, for the Many-Headed Monster blog.Date:13/10/2017 Report on our second annual Tea with the Sphinx conference DescriptionKelee M. Siat writes about the interdisciplinary conference on Ancient Egyptian Reception Studies held at the University in September.Date:05/10/2017 Gentlemen Revolutionaries: Power and Justice in the New American Republic DescriptionTom Cutterham's new book about the fallout of the American Revolution in the 1780s, and the creation of a new ruling class for the United States.Date:26/09/2017 Everyday Empires blog DescriptionBirmingham's Simon Jackson and Nathan Cardon edited a series of blog posts exploring themes that emerged from our Everyday Empire conference last May.Date:16/09/2017 Holy City, Holy War: Devotion to the Sacred in Crusader Jerusalem DescriptionLondon exhibition as part of the 'Bearers of the Cross: Material Religion in the Crusading World, 1095–c.1300' research projectDate:13/09/2017 Brazilian Regionalism in a Global Context DescriptionCall for papers for May 2018 workshop.Date:12/09/2017 Debt: 5000 Years and Counting DescriptionCall for papers for conference being held 8-9 June 2018.Date:11/09/2017 Displaying 1 to 10 of 309 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next