Events

The School of History and Cultures has an extensive programme of events throughout the year including seminars, conferences and day schools.

Forthcoming Events

Indigenous Sovereignty on the High Steel

Indigenous Sovereignty on the High Steel
Date
04/10/2023
Description
Dr Allan Downey (McMaster University) gives the Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures seminar

Pan-Mediterranean Dialogues of Power and Prestige: Byzantine Architecture in Context (1330-1500)

Pan-Mediterranean Dialogues of Power and Prestige: Byzantine Architecture in Context (1330-1500)
Date
04/10/2023
Description
Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies seminar series 2022/23

International Centre for Heritage Relaunch

Date
11/10/2023
Description
Relaunching the International Centre for Heritage - in person event at Lapworth Museum

BMCA Autumn Lecture: Lindsey Davis

BMCA Autumn Lecture: Lindsey Davis
Date
12/10/2023
Description
The Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association (BMCA) and the Dept of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology are delighted to announce that this year's autumn lecturer is the historical novelist Lindsey Davis.

Byzantine Sicily and Sardinia

Byzantine Sicily and Sardinia
Date
18/10/2023
Description
Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies seminar series 2022/23

Conversation with researcher, writer and editor Nehal El-Hadi

Conversation with researcher, writer and editor Nehal El-Hadi
Date
18/10/2023
Description
In conversation with our colleague Dr Nathan Cardon, Nehal El-Hadi will discuss her current project on sand.

Women Palavers: Marriage and Gender Struggles in Colonial Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria

Women Palavers: Marriage and Gender Struggles in Colonial Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria
Date
25/10/2023
Description
Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures given by Dr Morenikeji Asaaju.

SPBS Autumn Lecture

SPBS Autumn Lecture
Date
01/11/2023
Description
Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies seminar series 2022/23

Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies Seminar Series

Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies Seminar Series
Date
08/11/2023
Description
Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies seminar series 2022/23

Indigenous Cultural Landscapes and the Climate Crisis

Indigenous Cultural Landscapes and the Climate Crisis
Date
08/11/2023
Description
Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures seminar given by Cody Groat (Western University, Canada).

Classics in the Classroom

Classics in the Classroom
Date
15/11/2023
Description
Discussion on how Classicists in schools and universities can best work together to develop meaningful opportunities for both students and teachers.

Social and Cultural History: The Contribution of British Eighteenth-Century History to Historical Practice

Social and Cultural History: The Contribution of British Eighteenth-Century History to Historical Practice
Date
22/11/2023
Description
Panel event addressing the changing nature of social and cultural British history of the eighteenth century and assessing the prospects for its future.

Dictating and Interpreting of Greek Notarial Documents in Late Medieval Venetian Crete. The Case of Nicolaos Agiostefanitis

Dictating and Interpreting of Greek Notarial Documents in Late Medieval Venetian Crete. The Case of Nicolaos Agiostefanitis
Date
22/11/2023
Description
Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies seminar series 2022/23

Reading Group: Thinking Through 'Scriptive Things'

Date
23/11/2023
Description
A reading group session engaging with Robin Bernstein's concept of 'scriptive things' by reading extracts from her Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to the Civil Rights (New York, 2011).

Decolonisation: meanings and practices

Decolonisation: meanings and practices
Date
29/11/2023
Description
Roundtable. Speakers tbc

Nature in Palaiologan Romances

Nature in Palaiologan Romances
Date
06/12/2023
Description
Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies seminar series 2022/23
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