Bulletin

History Lab Bulletin 30 April 2012

Dear all,

See below for projects and events that may be of interest to History Lab members.

In this issue:

• Next in History Lab
• Survey
• Research Fellowships

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Next in History Lab:

• Meet the historian: John Arnold, Thursday 3 May, 18:00 – 20:00, Room S261, Senate House
  'Meet the Historian’ events are an opportunity to hear at first hand from noted historians how and why they became historians in the first place, their thoughts on research and the discipline generally, and about their latest work. There will be the chance to ask questions and enter into discussion, and to join the speaker for drinks after the talk.
  John Arnold is head of department and assistant dean of Birkbeck, University of London. He is the author of What is Medieval History? and Belief and Unbelief in Medieval Europe, and is currently co-editing a collection of essays on the history of masculinity; research in writings against heresy from antiquity to the Reformation; and editing forthcoming The Oxford Handbook to Medieval Christianity. His research is informed by interdisciplinary perspectives, drawing particularly on insights from theoretical works in literary, cultural and anthropological studies, and he has researched broader themes of gender (particularly masculinity) and subjectivity in the medieval period. He also confesses to having published minor work on horror movies and science-fiction literature!
• Call for Papers: The History Lab Seminar invites papers for the 2012-13 academic year. The seminar is a great opportunity to present your ongoing work or research conclusions to fellow postgraduates and early career historians in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
  Papers can be on any aspect or time period of historical study. They should be either 40 to 45 minutes long or we welcome the submission of joint seminars with two papers of 20 to 25 minutes duration (even if the two topics are loosely related). All seminars are followed by a discussion session lasting around 15 minutes. The seminars are a great way to socialise with historians who are at similar stages in their careers, and as such the seminars always finish with drinks (and there are frequent post-seminar pub visits).
  If you are interested, please send an abstract of between 250 and 350 words outlining your proposed paper to the seminar convenors at postgraduateearlycareerseminar@gmail.com. Please include some brief information about the stage you are at in your studies and research interests. Seminars take place at the Institute of Historical Research (Senate House, London). We are able to podcast the seminars on our website. Therefore, please indicate in your submission whether you are willing to have your paper recorded.
  The deadline for submission is 7^th May 2012
• Methods Workshop: Putting historical theory into practice: Wednesday 9 May, 10:00 – 17:00, University of Roehampton, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PU
  A one-day study day organised by the Centre for History and Theory at Roehampton University and History Lab
  For more information and the full programme, see: http://www.history.ac.uk/events/event/3723
  UPDATE: This event is now fully booked, but if you would like to be added to the waiting list:
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dFplbVMyMjNkb0E3c0dvNS1zTjFGM3c6MQ
• Seminar: Mark King/Claire Fetherstonhaugh (Cambridge) – Aspects of Governance in the Early Reign of Richard II: Richard II’s use of the Signet and Privy Seals during the 1380s/The Earls in Government During the Minority of Richard II, Thursday 17 May, 17:30 – 19:30, Holden Room (Room 103), Senate House
• Methods Workshop: The Upgrade (from MPhil to PhD): Monday 21 May, 18:00 – 20:00, Room S261, Senate House
• Seminar: Ashleigh Melvin (Birkbeck) - Religious Perceptions of Death and the Afterlife in the First World War, Thursday 31 May, 17:30 – 19:30, Holden Room (Room 103) , Senate House
• History Lab Conference 2012: Agency, 13-14 June, Bloomsbury Room (Room G35)
  Full programme and registration details to follow soon!

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Survey

• The Institute of Historical Research is in the process of revamping its website. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z23K2FN

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Research Fellowships

• The Henry Moore Foundation will support a small number of two-year post-doctoral research fellowships in the field of sculpture studies at a British university from the autumn of 2012. Managed by the Henry Moore Institute, these Fellowships assist scholars who have recently completed doctoral studies to prepare a substantial publication or similar research output. The Foundation will award a grant of up to £21,000 per annum towards the fellowship. Applicants must have an affiliation with a university department who will act as the host to the Fellow. Fellows will be expected to present the development of their work every six months to the Henry Moore Institute, a centre for the study of sculpture based in Leeds. The Fellowships run for two years, however if the Fellow does not fulfil his/her obligations to the University in the first year, the second year's funding could at the Foundation's discretion be revoked.
  Applications marked 'Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Grants' should be sent by 11 June 2012 to: Kirstie Gregory (Research Programme Assistant), Henry Moore Institute, 74 The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AH
  kirstie@henry-moore.org

--
Regards,

The History Lab team.

Web: www.history.ac.uk/historylab

Email: ihrhistorylab@googlemail.com

Blog: http://the-history-lab.blogspot.com

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Bulletin

History Lab Bulletin 18
April 2012

Dear all,
See below for projects and events that may be of
interest to History Lab members.
In this issue:
Next in History Lab
Research Training
Workshop
Conference
Seminar Series
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Next in History Lab:
Meet the historian: John Arnold, Thursday 3 May, 18:00 – 20:00, Room
S261, Senate House
'Meet the Historian’ events are an opportunity to
hear at first hand from noted historians how and why they became historians in
the first place, their thoughts on research and the discipline generally, and
about their latest work. There will be the chance to ask questions and enter
into discussion, and to join the speaker for drinks after the talk.
Call for Papers: The History Lab Seminar invites papers for the
2012-13 academic year. The seminar is a great opportunity to present your
ongoing work or research conclusions to fellow postgraduates and early career
historians in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Papers can be on any aspect or time period of
historical study. They should be either 40 to 45 minutes long or we welcome the
submission of joint seminars with two papers of 20 to 25 minutes duration (even
if the two topics are loosely related). All seminars are followed by a
discussion session lasting around 15 minutes. The seminars are a great way to
socialise with historians who are at similar stages in their careers, and as
such the seminars always finish with drinks (and there are frequent post-seminar
pub visits).

If you are interested, please send an abstract of
between 250 and 350 words outlining your proposed paper to the seminar convenors
at postgraduateearlycareerseminar@gmail.com. Please include some brief information
about the stage you are at in your studies and research interests. Seminars take
place at the Institute of Historical Research (Senate House, London).
We are able
to podcast the seminars on our website. Therefore, please indicate in your
submission whether you are willing to have your paper
recorded.
The deadline for submission is 7th May 2012.

Methods Workshop: Putting historical theory
into practice: Wednesday 9
May, 10:00 – 17:00, University
of Roehampton, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PU
A one-day study day organised by the Centre for
History and Theory at Roehampton University and History Lab
This study day is directed towards postgraduate
(Masters and doctoral) students who wish to look at current historical theory
and the ways in which theory can be used in producing historical research. It is
made up of a series of interactive workshops in which academics from Roehampton
introduce theoretical ideas which have influenced their own historical work and
explore the ways in which these ideas can be deployed in writing dissertations,
articles and books. The focus of the day will very much be on the practical
value of theory and there will be ample opportunities for students to reflect on
and discuss the role of theory in their own work.
Programme:
10.0-10.30 - Registration
10.30 – 11.15: John Tosh: 'Paradigms for the
perplexed' – How historians handle explanatory theories
11.15 – 12.15: Krisztina Robert: ‘The spatial
turn’ - How spatial theory and analysis can be used in historical
research
12.15 – 1.15: Lunch
1.15 – 2. 0: Susan Deacy and Fiona McHardy: ‘New
approaches to the history of violence’ – with a special focus on ancient
Greece
2.0-2.45: Sara Pennell: ‘History and material
culture’: Looking at the way in which theoretical ideas have migrated to History
from Archaeology and Anthropology
2.45-3.30: Carrie Hamilton: ‘History and
intersectionality’ – drawing on theory from feminism and critical race
theory
3.30-4.0: Tea
4.0-5.0: Round table on ‘Historiography and
Historical theory now’ led by Antonio Cartolano
UPDATE: This event is now fully
booked.
If you would like to be added to the waiting
list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dFplbVMyMjNkb0E3c0dvNS1zTjFGM3c6MQ
Seminar: Mark King/Claire Fetherstonhaugh (Cambridge) –
Aspects of Governance in the Early Reign of Richard II: Richard II’s use of the
Signet and Privy Seals during the 1380s./The Earls in Government During the
Minority of Richard II, Thursday 17 May, 17:30 – 19:30, Holden Room (Room 103),
Senate House
For more
information, see: http://www.history.ac.uk/events/event/3723
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Research training
Institute of Historical
Research: Explanatory Paradigms: An Introduction
to Historical Theory, Wednesdays 2 May - 4 July 2012, Course fee: £220, Course tutors: Prof John Tosh,
Dr John Seed, Prof Sally Alexander

The aim of this short
course is to provide a critical introduction to some of the most influential
frameworks of explanation in historical work today. It is intended for those
beginning a research degree in history. The days are long past when a technical
orientation to source criticism was considered sufficient training for PhD/MPhil
students. Today most of the key controversies in historical scholarship turn on
the credibility of contrasting explanatory paradigms. Hence some familiarity in
this area is a prerequisite both for evaluating the secondary literature, and
for determining the direction of the research itself.

In this course three
historians examine specific paradigms. John Seed considers the continuing
importance of Marxism, both in its classical materialist form and in its
rendition as ‘history from below’. He then examines the implications for history
of recent theories of ideology and discourse. Sally Alexander evaluates the
growing salience of psychoanalysis in historical enquiry. John Tosh assesses the
claims of gender not only to uncover new subject matter, but to provide a
powerful explanatory tool. John Seed returns to consider some of the theoretical
implications of narrative, through the work of Paul Ricoeur. In a concluding
session we will discuss how these theoretical positions have influenced our own
scholarly work. The course is organised as a term of ten weekly sessions to be
held in the IHR on Wednesday afternoons (5.30 - 7.30).

For more information, see: http://www.history.ac.uk/research-training/courses/historical-theory
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Workshop
Financing Archaeology: The Economic History of
Archaeology - perspectives of the past for the future, Wednesday 2 May 2012, 9.30 - 18:00,
UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square,
London, WC1H 0PY. Reception to follow

Free tickets can be
reserved here: http://financingarchaeologyinthepast.eventbrite.co.uk/

The workshop will address
directly the issue of funding in archaeology at a time when funding for research
is in jeopardy. By taking a long-range view of the ways in which archaeologists
have dealt with limited funding (particularly government funding) in the past,
the workshop will provide a historical background to current economic debates on
funding and archaeology, tying the historical context firmly to the modern day.
It also will also provide a platform for discussing public engagement in
archaeology, and the (economic) value of archaeology in a broader social and
political context.

Speakers and titles
include:

Rachael Sparks,
Publicising
Petrie
Sara Perry, Visual economies and the foundation of
the Institute of Archaeology (London)
Gabriel Moshenska,
Exchanging Mummies:
networks, finance and public display
David Clarke, Financing Heritage: Excavation,
Acquisition, Display and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in the late
19th
and early
20thcenturies
Chris Naunton,"...of universal, profound and very
touching interest. My topic is money." The Egypt Exploration Fund and the
financial imperative
Tim Schadla-Hall,
Funding in the future- old
ideas – new clothes
Kenneth Aitchison,
Developer Funding for
Archaeology – A Contemporary History
Thomas Kiely, Penny wise, pound foolish? The finances
of the British Museum excavations on Cyprus 1893–1899
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Conference
Revealing Records IV.
Friday, 25 May Council Room, King's College London.

Registration is now open
for Revealing Records IV, a one-day postgraduate research conference on medieval
records to be held at the Strand campus of King's College London. Featuring
keynote papers from Professor Simon Keynes (Cambridge) and Dr Serena Ferente
(King's), alongside ten papers from doctoral students, RRIV will cover a wide
range of geographically and chronologically diverse source material.
Registration is £10, which includes refreshments, lunch, and reception.
Please send contact details (including email) with a
cheque payable to ‘King’s College London’ to Dhwani Patel, Department of
History, King’s College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS by 11 May
2012.

For more see:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/history/eventrecords/revealing.aspx
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Seminar Series
Bart’s Hospital Pathology Museum Spring Seminar
Series 2012, The Pathology Museum, 3rd Floor Robin Brook
Centre (outpatients entrance), Bart’s Hospital site, West Smithfield,
London EC1M 6BQ,
t: 020
7882 8766 or 2216
For more information see http://springseries.eventbrite.co.uk/
Drinks and nibbles will be served from 6:00pm for
a 6:30pm start.
Courtauld
Institute - Summer Term Research Seminars
For more, see:
http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/researchforum/calendar.shtml
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-- Regards,The History Lab
team.Web: www.history.ac.uk/historylabEmail: ihrhistorylab@googlemail.comBlog: http://the-history-lab.blogspot.com

Bulletin

History Lab Bulletin 26 March 2012

Dear all,

See below for projects and events that may be of interest to History Lab members.

In this issue:

• Next in History Lab
• Research training
• Scholarships
• Conference
• Universities news portal
• Performance
• Project
• Student opportunities
• Workshop

_________________________________________________

Next in History Lab:

• Meet the historian: John Arnold, Thursday 3 May, 18:00 – 20:00, Room S261, Senate House
  'Meet the Historian’ events are an opportunity to hear at first hand from noted historians how and why they became historians in the first place, their thoughts on research and the discipline generally, and about their latest work. There will be the chance to ask questions and enter into discussion, and to join the speaker for drinks after the talk.
  For more information, see: http://www.history.ac.uk/events/event/3723

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Research training

• Institute of Historical Research: Explanatory Paradigms: An Introduction to Historical Theory, Wednesdays 2 May - 4 July 2012, Course fee: £220, Course tutors: Prof John Tosh, Dr John Seed, Prof Sally Alexander
  The aim of this short course is to provide a critical introduction to some of the most influential frameworks of explanation in historical work today. It is intended for those beginning a research degree in history. The days are long past when a technical orientation to source criticism was considered sufficient training for PhD/MPhil students. Today most of the key controversies in historical scholarship turn on the credibility of contrasting explanatory paradigms. Hence some familiarity in this area is a prerequisite both for evaluating the secondary literature, and for determining the direction of the research itself.
  In this course three historians examine specific paradigms. John Seed considers the continuing importance of Marxism, both in its classical materialist form and in its rendition as ‘history from below’. He then examines the implications for history of recent theories of ideology and discourse. Sally Alexander evaluates the growing salience of psychoanalysis in historical enquiry. John Tosh assesses the claims of gender not only to uncover new subject matter, but to provide a powerful explanatory tool. John Seed returns to consider some of the theoretical implications of narrative, through the work of Paul Ricoeur. In a concluding session we will discuss how these theoretical positions have influenced our own scholarly work. The course is organised as a term of ten weekly sessions to be held in the IHR on Wednesday afternoons (5.30 - 7.30).
  For more information, see: http://www.history.ac.uk/research-training/courses/historical-theory

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Scholarships

• Heidelberg University: The Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies of the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" at Heidelberg University welcomes applications for eight doctoral scholarships, subject to budgetary approval of the Cluster for the second funding period in the Excellence Initiative of the German central and state governments. A decision is expected by June 16, 2012. In case of success, the new funding period would start on November 1, 2012.
  
  The programme offers a monthly scholarship of 1.000 Euro. It further supports scholarship holders in framing their research through advanced courses and individual supervision and mentoring. Half of the scholarships are reserved for young scholars from Asia.
  
  Applicants are expected to propose a doctoral project with a strong affiliation to the research framework of the Cluster. They must hold an M.A. or equivalent in a discipline of the humanities or social sciences with an above-average grade. Applications, including a CV, a letter of intention, a project proposal, a schedule for the dissertation, and two referees for recommendation are submitted through an Online Application System.
  
  After an initial evaluation and selection, applicants will be asked to get in contact with possible supervisors at the Cluster of Excellence to discuss their project proposal. Following a positive decision on the second funding period in June, the most promising applicants would be invited to present their projects to the selection committee in Heidelberg. Subsequently the scholarship holders would be selected.
  
  The deadline for applications is May 15, 2012.
  
  For more information about the Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies and the scholarships see: http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de/en/gpts or send an e-mail to: application-gpts@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de.
  
  

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Conference

• University of Leeds: 'Bedtime Stories: Beds and Bedding in Britain 1650-1850'. Temple Newsam House, Leeds. 21-22 June 2012
  Please see attached document for more information

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Universities news portal

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Bulletin

History Lab Bulletin 4 March 2012

Dear all,

See below for projects and events that may be of interest to History Lab members.

In this issue:

• Next in History Lab
• Workshop
• Conferences
• Events
• Studentship
• Essay prize
• Visiting scholarship

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Next in History Lab:

• Meet the historian: Mary Beard, Tuesday 6 March, 18:00 – 20:00, Gordon Room (Room G34), South Block, Senate House
  'Meet the Historian’ events are an opportunity to hear at first hand from noted historians how and why they became historians in the first place, their thoughts on research and the discipline generally, and about their latest work. There will be the chance to ask questions and enter into discussion, and to join the speaker for drinks after the talk.
  Mary Beard is one of Britain’s best-known classicists, a distinguished Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge where she has taught for the last 27 years. She has written numerous books on the Ancient World, including the 2008 Wolfson Prize-winner, Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town which portrays a vivid account of life in Pompeii in all its aspects from food to sex to politics. Previous books include The Roman Triumph, Classical Art from Greece to Rome and books on the Parthenon and the Colosseum as part of a series on wonders of the world. Her interests range from the social and cultural life of Ancient Greece and Rome to the Victorian understanding of antiquity. In addition Mary is Classics editor of the Time Literary Supplement and writes an engaging, often provocative, blog, A Don’s Life, a selection of which has been published in book form. Mary’s academic achievement was acknowledged, in 2010, by the British Academy which elected her as a Fellow and in October 2011 Mary was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as a Foreign Honorary Member.
• Seminar: R. Matthew Poteat (Birkbeck), 'Mission Impossible: Confederate Governors in the American Civil War, 1861-1865. A Study in Leadership', Thursday 15 March, 17:30 – 19:30, Holden Room (Room 103), Senate House
  This paper will address leadership. Specifically, it will address the leadership difficulties faced by governors of the individual southern states during the American Civil War (1861-1865). As heads of their respective state governments, Confederate governors were the public face of the war at home and, in some instances, abroad. They were the leaders who carried out the directives of the Confederate government, provided for their state’s defence, and mobilised and supplied soldiers for southern armies. These leaders were responsible for maintaining the Confederate war effort in their states, ensuring the public safety (including the suppression of slave unrest), and, as the war progressed, providing relief to their people. However, as this paper will show, these leaders were unable to lead their people effectively because of Confederate battlefield failures and, more indirectly, their support for the institution of slavery.
  For more information, see: http://www.history.ac.uk/events/event/3723

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Workshop

• Postgraduate Funding: Considering the Alternatives Workshop, Monday 16th April 2012 - 6pm to 9pm, Room 151, Main Birkbeck Building, Malet Street.
  'Need extra funding? For fees, living expenses, research, travel, conferences, or 4th year PhD study?If the answer is ‘Yes’ to any of these, then consider this workshop. It explores the thousands of alternative grant-making bodies in Britain: principally charities, trusts, and foundations. By the end of the course, participants will be able to: identify the appropriate and best alternative funding bodies for them, find them via books and the internet, and apply strongly and correctly.
  The course leader, Luke Blaxill, won 45 separate awards from charities and trusts throughout his PhD. Spaces are limited to 30 on this workshop, to register for a place, please complete the short form:
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG5jOU42TjdhTGRYZXloZ05sR0ZSblE6MQ#gid=0

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Conferences

• Darwin and Human Nature, Thursday 19 April - Friday 20 April 2012
  
at CRASSH, Alison Richard Building, 
7 West Road, Cambridge
  
  A series of intersecting boundaries have defined the human from the mid-19th century to the present: human/animal, civilized/savage, woman/man, mind/machine, and nature/culture. This conference will examine how different disciplines have constructed and contested these boundaries, and will reflect on the legacy of Darwinian frameworks of the 'human' today.
  
  Speakers include: Gillian Beer, Carolyn Burdett, Tim Crane, Sophie Defrance, John Dupré, David Feller, Phillipa Levine, Tim Lewens, Francis Neary, Sadiah Qureshi, Angelique Richardson, James Secord, Roger Smith, Kathryn Tabb, Paul White, Catherine Wilson and Elizabeth Wilson.
  
  The conference is convened by Paul White (Darwin Correspondence Project/History and Philosophy of Science), Sophie Defrance (Darwin Correspondence Project) and James Secord (History and Philosophy of Science) with the support of CRASSH, the Arts & Humanities Research Council, the National Science Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation.
  
  For full details of the programme and speakers, please click here: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1710/. Online registration will open closer to the event; if you would like to be informed when it opens, please email rhr32@cam.ac.uk.

• Ancients and Moderns, 81st Anglo-American Conference of Historian, 5-6 July 2012, Senate House
  Registrations are now open for this year’s Anglo-American Conference of Historians, this year on the theme of Ancients and Moderns.
  With the Olympics upon us in the UK it seems an appropriate moment to think more broadly about the ways in which the classical world resonates in our own times, and how successive epochs of modernity since the Renaissance have situated themselves in relation to the various ancient civilisations. From political theory to aesthetics, across the arts of war and of peace, to concepts of education, family, gender, race and slavery, it is hard to think of a facet of the last millennium which has not been informed by the ancient past and through a range of media, including museums, painting, poetry, film and the built environment.
  The Institute’s 81st Anglo-American conference seeks to represent the full extent of work on classical receptions, welcoming not only those scholars who work on Roman, Greek and Judaeo-Christian legacies and influences, but also historians of the ancient kingdoms and empires of Asia and pre-Colombian America. Our plenary lecturers include: Paul Cartledge (Cambridge), Constanze Güthenke (Princeton), Mark Lewis (Stanford), Sanjay Subrahmanyam (UCLA) and David Womersley (Oxford).
  For programme and registrations details, please visit www.history.ac.uk/aach12 or contact the IHR Events Office at AncientsandModerns@lon.ac.uk, or contact us on 0207 862 8756.

• Psychoanalysis in the Age of Totalitarianism, 21 - 22 September 2012, Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, 183 Euston Road, London. From 1pm Friday and all day Saturday.

This two-day conference, supported by the Pears Institute for the study of Antisemitism (Birkbeck, University of London), Birkbeck College, University of London, and the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies of the University of Essex, will bring together historians, social theorists and psychoanalysts to explore the impact of the Second World War and totalitarianism on psychoanalysis, and of psychoanalysis on the understanding of the war and totalitarian systems.
Topics include:
the role of psychoanalysis in the war effort, military intelligence and in postwar reconstruction, the crisis of psychoanalysis in Central Europe, the work of Hannah Arendt and other theorists of totalitarianism, cultural anthropology, fascism and the Cold War, visions of the child and the creation of the War Nurseries, the psychoanalytic sociology of the Frankfurt School, war and the origins of group therapy, neo-Freudianism, the psychoanalytic theorization of anti-Semitism, mourning, memory and trans-generational trauma, Winnicott and the social democratic vision.
Presentations will be 20-minutes arranged in panels, followed by discussion, all in a plenary format. Confirmed speakers include:
Sally Alexander (Goldsmith's College)
David Armstrong (Tavistock Consultancy Service)
David Bell (British Psychoanalytical Society)
Ronald Britton (British Psychoanalytical Society)
José Brunner (Tel Aviv University)
Matt Ffytche (Essex)
John Forrester (Cambridge University)
Stephen Frosh (Birkbeck College)
Peter Mandler (Cambridge University)
Knuth Müller (Free University, Berlin)
Daniel Pick (Birkbeck and BPAS)
Michael Roper (Essex)
Michael Rustin (Tavistock/UEL)
Michal Shapira (New York University)
Lyndsey Stonebridge (University of East Anglia)
Eli Zaretsky (New School for Social Research, New York).
Discounted advance ticket prices (up until 1 May): £80 / £55 (students and unwaged). Full cost ticket prices (after 1 May): £95 / £65 (students and unwaged)
To book, see: https://kiosk.iristickets.co.uk/kv=instofpsychoanalysis&r=1329683119433

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Events

• Exhibiting research VI, Museums without Walls: Showing Art in a Digital Age
  Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 18.00 - 19.30, Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre
  Visit a museum online, search a collection, or join a digital art market. Everything is possible on the internet. But what implications does the virtual presence of art images and collections have for the future of the ‘real’ museum experience? How do museums meet the public’s need for online content? How have digital platforms affected the role of the art curator?
  For more, see: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/researchforum/events/2012/spring/mar07_ExhibitingResearchVI.shtml
• An insight into the library of Sir Louis Sterling, Tuesday 20 March 2012, 6-7pm, Senate House Library, Dr Seng Tee Lee Centre
  The record magnate and philanthropist Sir Louis Sterling (1879-1958) was an avid collector of first and fine editions of English literature. In 1956 Sterling donated his collection, one of the finest privately owned libraries of its kind, to the University of London, where it now forms part of the special collections of Senate House Library.
  This session, comprising an informal illustrated talk and the chance to see rare printed and manuscript material, offers an insight into Sterling the collector and the rare and beautiful books he acquired.
  If you would like to attend this event please contact:
  Jonathan Harrison, Rare Books Librarian, Senate House Library, Senate House, Malet Steet, London WC1E 7HU; tel: 020 7862 8477; email: jonathan.harrison@london.ac.uk

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Studentship

• Open University, Faculty of Arts,Two full-time, three-year PhD studentships available from 1 October 2012. Based in Milton Keynes.
  
  The Faculty of Arts at The Open University is home to world-class scholars
  and research groups in the fields of Art History, History, English, Music,
  Philosophy, Religious Studies and Classical Studies. We have funding to
  support two full-time PhD studentships, to commence 1 October 2012.
  Studentships provide a stipend linked to the research council level (in
  2011/12 this is £13,590 per annum), and cover tuition fees (the rate for
  UK or EU students). Students have an additional fund for research
  expenses of £1,000 per annum. Successful applicants will have at least an
  upper second class honours in their undergraduate degree and will usually
  have completed (or will complete by September 2011) a relevant Master’s
  degree. Applications are welcome across the full range of subject areas
  within the Faculty, although priority may be given to applications which
  link to existing research strengths.
  
  For further details of research within the Arts Faculty of The Open
  University see http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/research/index.shtml
  
  For a copy of The Open University’s Research Degrees Prospectus, see
  http://www.open.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/overview.php
  
  For essential detailed information and instructions on how to apply go to
  www3.open.ac.uk/employment. For advice on the applications procedure,
  contact Lyn Archer in the Research Degrees Team (l.archer@open.ac.uk;
  01908 653806).
  
  Applicants are also strongly advised to contact potential supervisors
  within the Faculty prior to making a formal application. For details see
  the Arts Faculty’s departmental websites, or contact Anne Ford
  (a.ford@open.ac.uk; 01908 653177) in the first instance.
  The closing date for applications is 31 March 2012.
  
  

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Essay prize

• The German History Society, in cooperation with the Royal Historical
  Society, is pleased to announce its annual Essay Prize competition. The
  winner will receive an award of £500.
  
  Essays must be submitted by Monday, June 4, 2012. Full information on
  eligibility and procedures can be found on the German Historical Society
  website:
  
  http://www.germanhistorysociety.org/essay-prize/

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Visiting scholarship

• Syracuse University Library and the SU Humanities Center, along with
  their partners in the Central New York Humanities Corridor (Colgate
  University, Cornell University, Hamilton College, Syracuse University,
  and the University of Rochester), will award four visiting scholar
  grants of $2,500 each in 2012 to support research at two or more
  Corridor institutions. This program’s primary goal is to attract
  national and international attention to Central New York’s primary
  source collections. Applicants, therefore, need not be based at a
  Corridor institution. Similarly, projects need not focus on central or
  upstate New York topics, but rather draw upon shared collection
  strengths of Corridor institution libraries.
  
  Those strengths include:
  
  Abolitionism (Gerrit Smith, Samuel J. May, Frederick Douglass archives)
  Design and Architecture (Marcel Breuer, William Lescaze, Claude Bragdon, Andrew Dickson White archives)
  Archival Sound (Belfer Audio Archive, Hip Hop Collection, Sibley
  Music Library)
  Cultures of Print, in particular New York State
  Gender and Sexuality (Human Sexuality Collection, Grove Press
  Records, Suffrage Collections)
  Modern Literature (T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Walt Whitman, Rudyard
  Kipling, Joyce Carol Oates Papers)
  Photography (Andrew J. Russel and Margaret Bourke White Papers,
  George Eastman House)
  Popular Culture (Dime Novels, Pulp Magazines, Children’s Literature,
  War Posters)
  Post-colonialism & Ethnic Studies, in particular Native American Studies
  American Religion (Shaker and Oneida Communities, other Communal
  Societies, Anti-Catholic and Masonic propaganda, Norman Vincent Peale
  papers)
  
  Current faculty and graduate students are eligible to apply. It is
  expected that each visiting scholar will spend one to two weeks in
  residence; however, the amount of time spent at each institution need
  not be equal. Visiting scholars will be expected to present their work
  at Syracuse University towards the close of their stay. Criteria for
  selection include the anticipated impact of the project on the
  applicant’s field of inquiry (and on the humanities generally), the
  degree to which targeted collections support the proposed project, and
  the innovative use of primary sources in research.
  
  Applications should include the following elements:
  
  Narrative. The narrative should frame the overall scope of the
  project and detail the project’s significance within the context of
  the applicant’s discipline. It should identify specific target
  collections from at least two corridor institutions. (3 pages)
  Project timeline. This should include start and end dates for the
  project and the amount of time the scholar will spend at each
  institution. Applicants may wish to designate a “home base” and then
  detail how he or she will access other collections in the Corridor. (1
  page)
  Budget. The budget should show expenses for transportation, lodging,
  and board. Other expenses may be allowed. (1 page)
  Curriculum vita. (2 pages)
  2 letters of support. (Sent with other application materials.)
  
  Please send completed applications no later than April 15, 2012 to:
  
  Barbara Brooker
  Assistant to the Senior Director
  Special Collections Research Center
  Syracuse University Library
  bbbrooke@syr.edu
  
  Applications will be evaluated by a selection committee composed of
  directors, curators, and faculty from each Corridor institution. Grant
  recipients will be announced in May 2012. Research visits may commence
  as early as the summer of 2012.
  
  Special Collections in the CNY Humanities Corridor
  
  Syracuse University Library, Special Collections Research Center
  URL: http://library.syr.edu/find/scrc/
  
  Cornell University Library, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
  URL: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/
  
  University of Rochester, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
  URL: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=169
  
  Hamilton College Library, Special Collections
  URL: http://www.hamilton.edu/library/collections/specialcollections
  
  Colgate University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives
  URL: http://exlibris.colgate.edu/speccoll/
  
  About the CNY Humanities Corridor
  
  The Mellon Central New York Humanities Corridor
  (http://www.syracusehumanities.org/mellon/) is a unique regional
  collaboration between Syracuse University, Cornell University, and
  University of Rochester in seven different areas of research and
  humanistic inquiry. Each institution brings a vibrant and
  distinguished humanistic scholarly tradition to the collective work of
  the CNY Humanities Corridor. In the aggregate, the Corridor’s programs
  bolster the relationships, productivity, and reciprocity common to the
  region’s humanities community, as well as heightened visibility,
  enhancing public engagement in its activities. The initiative is today
  regarded as a highly visible scholarly presence in the region, if not
  nationally, as a new model of collaboration and resource-sharing that
  can also be adapted to other regions and inter-university
  partnerships.
  
  Since its establishment in 2006, through a one million dollar award by
  the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the CNY Humanities Corridor’s mission
  has gradually evolved over the last five years to represent the
  following objectives:
  
  To sustain a scholarly network of faculty members and graduate
  students who share teaching, research, and public engagement across
  the humanities.
  
  
  To support research in specialized disciplinary areas under fiscal duress.
  To support emergent areas of interdisciplinary inquiry that are not
  consolidated or financially supported at the academic level.
  To enhance the overall profile, scholarly prominence, and impact of
  the interdisciplinary humanities in Central New York through the
  advancement of individual and collaborative teaching, research, and
  public engagement.
  
  
  To increase connectivity and collaboration among academic humanists
  throughout the Central New York region.
  
  
  To foster cross-institutional partnerships and resource-sharing
  mechanisms in emerging and established scholarly fields through
  thematic research clusters and faculty working groups.
  
  Sean M. Quimby
  Senior Director of Special Collections
  Special Collections Research Center │ Belfer Audio Archive
  Syracuse University Library
  t. 315.443.9759 │w. scrc@syr.edu
  
  

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Regards,

The History Lab team.