Contemporary History and Politics Seminar, UoN

Interdisciplinary seminar series exploring the history and politics of the contemporary world, organised by @leoniebausch @Luke_Thrumble

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We're excited to announce our programme for winter/spring 2024!

Our first seminar of the year takes place next Friday, 16 Feb, at 4pm. As usual, you can join us in person or via Teams (email/DM for details)

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For our last seminar before the Easter break, we're joined by @nick_gribbling from @UoMPolitics who'll talk about his research on violence and bod(il)y politics.
Today, 4pm, @UoNHumanities A1 and on Teams

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Looking forward to our next exciting seminar *this afternoon*. Lucy Slater from @LeedsUniHistory will be talking about US intelligence organisation during the early Cold War. As usual at 4pm in @UoNHumanities A1 and on Teams

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Big thanks to @ellenburke__ for her presentation on Anglo-Spanish relations last Friday!

Next we'll see you on March 1st, when Lucy Slater will give her paper 'Becoming "a small but first-class asset": British views on US intelligence organisation during the early Cold War'.

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Join us this afternoon for our first seminar of 2024! We'll be joined by @ellenburke__ from the University of Leeds who'll talk about her research on Anglo-Spanish relations and the Falklands crisis. See you at 4pm in @UoNHumanities A1 and on Teams 🤗

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Big thanks to @LgmSam for presenting at CHaPS yesterday on British-occupied Germany and Maczków/Haren!

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Two more seminars to go before the New Year's break! 🎆

We're looking forward to presentations by @LgmSam (@UonHistory) this Friday 24th Nov and by @andyirwin89 (@unibirmingham) on 8th Dec.

Join us online or in person, dm or comment for more details

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Thank you to @AlexRiggs6 for returning to CHaPS last Friday to talk about Jesse Jackson's presidential primary campaigns

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Here's @rstock95 presenting at our second seminar of the year - big thanks to all who attended.

Next up is @AlexRiggs6 on 10 November, same time & same place - 4pm in Humanities A01!

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We were very happy to welcome @TabithaLambertB to our first seminar of the year - thanks to all who attended.

Next up is @rstock95 on 27 October, 4pm in Humanities A01, be there or be square!

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8 Dec: @andyirwin89 from @unibirmingham presents 'Gay US Literature in the Twentieth Century: from Renaissance to the End of History' (6/6)

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We're very happy to announce the return of CHaPS for Autumn 2023! Join us in @UoNHumanities A01 on the following Fridays at 4pm for some extraordinary history, biscuits & refreshments, and post-seminar pub trips!
#nottinghamchaps

The programme this semester:
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24 Nov: @LgmSam from @UonHistory presents 'Little Poland on the Ems: Haren/Maczków between British occupation forces, Polish occupiers, and expelled Germans' (5/6)

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Our new team @Luke_Thrumble & @leoniebausch is already planning the year ahead. Get in touch if you have any ideas you want to share or are interested in presenting 👀👂

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With this academic year also ends an era of CHaPS - a big big thank you to @AlexRiggs6 and @WilliamNoble96 who co-founded this seminar & have been such a constant in organising it ever since 👏♥️

Luckily we've had a pretty smooth transition of power ... 👇

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Since we couldn’t fit it in the main tweet… as ever, we’re in Humanities A01 or you can join us on Teams (email [email protected] for the link)

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We were delighted to welcome @AliceLNaisbitt to our last seminar- thanks to everyone that came along!

We’re back this week as @LaurenEglen joins us for a great paper on international travel and U.S. Black women’s internationalism. See you Friday at 4 for 22/23’s final CHaPS!