History Department

The Department of History @unibirmingham covers a wide range of British, European and world history from the early medieval period to the present.

[History Department @History_Bham]

✨Congratulations to our December 2022 Graduates✨

We hope you have a wonderful day and look forward to seeing you at the reception in the Aroma Room after your ceremony!

[History Department @History_Bham]

Congratulations to our 2022 History summer graduates!🎓🎉
What a beautiful day it was (if a little hot 🌞). You are all brilliant and we are so impressed with your hard work and resilience. Take care and keep in touch!

[Africa Hub UoB @africahubuob]

Superheroes, comic books and the untold story of Captain Africa.

Research by DASA PhD student @TessaPijnaker features on @News24

Check it out here:

https://t.co/L0NQKQhuqK

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

Conditions to Cure? Histories of Medicalization, Psychologisation, and Intergenerational Trauma in the LGBTQIA+ Community

🗓️ 8-9 June 2022
📍Teaching and Learning Building (UoB Edgbaston Campus), Lecture Theatre 2.

Open to everyone!

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

This week!!!

[History Department @History_Bham]

We can't wait for this conference! Be sure to register and join us on 12 May 2022.
@theBRIHC

[College of Arts+Law @artsatbham]

'What is History For?' This one-day conference asks: Why is historical knowledge so important? What work can historical practice perform for us? What might a historical perspective allow us to see?
12 May 2022 Programme details and register here
https://t.co/tLaZt5E3DQ

[History Department @History_Bham]

🎉Images of Research 2021/22 now OPEN for entries to ALL #UoB postgrads!
📸Create a single image representing your PhD research, PGT diss, or summative assignment.
🏆Win £100 & a spot at the PG Research Festival!
➡️More info here: https://t.co/AEN88MB3tz #UoBPG #ImagesofResearch

[CBOMGS UoB @CbomgsU]

📢The editorial team of our students' journal, #Diogenes is proud to announce the #CallforContributions for the 14th issue, to be published in summer 2022.

Deadline: 15 April 2022

@CAHAPGForum @CAHA_UoB @RosettaJournal @theBRIHC @SPBSUK

🔗https://t.co/y821tu21ev

[Old Joe @oldjoeclock]

I will be the colour of the refugee flag tonight, to support all those forced to seek sanctuary #TogetherWithRefugees #WhoWeAre 🧡
https://t.co/4FprUSXekg

[History Department @History_Bham]

Check out this brilliant talk by Dr Mo Moulton and Dr Manu Seghal from last week's Commonwealth Connections event on 'Histories of a Global University: Exploring Empire at the University of Birmingham'.
@hammock_tussock
https://t.co/k2Yody9oSc

[Heather Widdows @ProfWiddows]

Wonderful visit @History_Bham. Thank you for sharing all the hidden gems. exciting futures as we think about how to digitalise and share the amazing collections. Thank you.

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

📢Join us tomorrow 🐶 #BRIHCEvents!

"Building Dogopolis: #Dogs and Humans in Modern London, New York and Paris"

🎙️Chris Pearson - @SniffThePastDog from @LivUniHistory
🗓️Wednesday 16 March 2022
🕑14:00-15:30

Please register in advance: https://t.co/tQlwbuUaYJ

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

#BRIHCEvents
"#PhD research showcase"

🎙️S. Attari: Porous Protectors: Plague and Prayer in Late Medieval England
🎙️J. Galvin: Hidden Bodies and Disguised Spirits: The merchant's ghost in Sir Amadace.

For queries - zoom info, please contact @DrVictoriaFlood ([email protected])

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

“Taking #Kyiv will not end this war in the way Putin expects it”

Our very own @kaa_richter, @History_Bham at @TRTWorldNow discusses the negotiations between 🇺🇦& 🇷🇺 and explains what we can expect based on the history of the people of 🇺🇦

https://t.co/clSro1Bmr6

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Let’s celebrate some of the amazing female colleagues at the #BRIHC @unibirmingham who are working on women’s history. Get to know them, and their work, through this thread!

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

📢"Historical Understandings of Mental Illness"

@Emily_E_Betz, Angus Gowland, @ldsmith25 and @_erinsullivan_ will be joining us for a discussion on how mental illness was understood in the past.

🗓️Wednesday 9 March
🕓 1400-1530
https://t.co/vlQCbO7r4i
@CREMS_bham @History_Bham

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

What were the causes of the war in #Ukraine🇺🇦and what is the history behind it?
🎥In this video Dr @kaa_richter from @History_Bham explores the importance of historical narratives in understanding the nature of the invasion and war.
https://t.co/cJJy2dVfdR
Thank you @kaa_richter

[CBOMGS UoB @CbomgsU]

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📢#ByzantineNews

*SUSPENDED*
2022 POSTGRADUATE COLLOQUIUM OF THE CENTRE FOR BYZANTINE, OTTOMAN AND MODERN GREEK STUDIES

https://t.co/8I49OjWFgw

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

📢The @CadburyRL is currently advertising a #paid student #internship for eight weeks during the summer vacation.

The opportunity is available to all current UoB students, including those who will graduate this year.

@CbomgsU @CAHA_UoB @CAL_Postgrads @History_Bham

[BRIHC @theBRIHC]

📢Now, you can listen the #radio play "Cardboard Citizens: Every Person Wandering" by @CardboardCitz based on research by our Professor Nick Crowson from @History_Bham 📻 @BBCRadio4 by following the link below:

https://t.co/Z6lADpCKzW