Events calendar

Here you can find out about forthcoming events organised by History & Policy and our partners.

You may also be interested in the regular seminars organised by History & Policy's partners:

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May 2008

Britain and Palestine, 1917 - 1948

Lecture, 13 May 2008

Sir Martin Gilbert CBE, official biographer of Winston Churchill, will discuss the British Mandate of Palestine, in light of the forthcoming 60th Anniversary of the declaration of the State of Israel. This event is being held at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. A limited number of places are available for non-members of RUSI, but those wishing to attend must register in advance. For further information please visit the RUSI website.

Governing with History

Parliamentary discussion, 13 May 2008

History & Policy and the All Party Parliamentary History Group are organising this discussion on the use of history in policymaking. The event is hosted by Mark Fisher MP who will be joined by Gill Bennett OBE, former Chief Historian of the FCO, Professor David Cannadine, Rt Hon Peter Lilley MP and Lord (Bill) Rodgers of Quarry Bank. This event is invitation-only as places are very limited. If you are a stakeholder, policymaker or journalist and would like to attend please contact Ruth Evans (ruth.evans@sas.ac.uk).

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June 2008

Films and the labour movement

Public history seminar, 14 June 2008

A day of films and discussion including a rare showing of Leeds United from the 1970s. This seminar is organised jointly by St John's College Research Centre and Ruskin College Public History Group. It will take place on Saturday 14 June from 9.30am - 5pm, at St John's College, Oxford and is free to attend. Please reserve a place by 30 May by contacting Professor Linda McDowell (linda.mcdowell@ouce.ox.ac.uk).

Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future: History and the Making of Public Policy

Public discussion on The Security State, 19 June 2008

Historians Jane Caplan and Edward Higgs will meet with three security experts- Ross Anderson (Security Engineering, Cambridge), Sandra Bell (Royal United Services Institute) and Richard Norton-Taylor (Guardian security correspondent) to explore the rise and rise of the security state and its implications for us today. This is the first in a series of public discussions organised by the Raphael Samuel History Centre in partnership with the Bishopsgate Institute and History & Policy. The discussion will take place at the Bishopsgate Institute, from 7.00 to 9.00pm on Thursday 19 June, 2008. This event is free to attend but seating is very limited so book now to avoid dissapointment. To book a place please email events@bishopsgate.org.uk or ring 020 7392 9220.

Environmental History: Places or Systems

Conference, 27 June 2008

The European Association for Environmental History (UK Branch) will meet on Friday 27 June at the Open University, Milton Keynes, to discuss approaches to environmental history. Please see the conference flyer for further details. The event is free to attend, but please reserve a place by contacting Raymond Smith (RJSmith@envirohistory.waitrose.com).

The Children's Act 1908: Centennial Perspectives and Contemporary Reflections

Conference, 30 June - 1 July 2008

This multi-disciplinary conference will reflect on the historical impact of the 1908 Children's Act which shaped British youth policy for the next century. The participants will also consider its resonance for contemporary pracitioners and engage with current policy relating to children and young people. It is being held at the University of Kent at Medway, from 30 June to 1 July. For further details see the conference flyer or contact Kate Badley (k.bradley@kent.ac.uk).

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July 2008

Communication

Conference, 2 - 4 July 2008

Communication is the theme of the Anglo-American Conference 2008, which will take place at the Institute of Historical Research from 2 - 4 July 2008. The conference will consider communication across a broad chronological and geographical range, between and within organisations, states, religions, societies and cultures, with contributions from historians of all places and periods. History & Policy will host a plenary session on 'Communicating History' on Wednesday 2 July. Peter Riddell of The Times, Michael Crick of Newsnight and Chris Bowlby of Radio 4, will consider the topic in light of their extensive experience in print, television and radio journalism. For further details please see the IHR website.

Who Cared? Oral History, Caring, Health and Illness: Marking 60 years of the National Health Service

Conference, 4 - 5 July 2008

The 2008 conference of the Oral History Society will focus on the development, provision and experience of health care in the twentieth century, to mark 60 years of the NHS. History & Policy founder Virginia Berridge is giving a keynote speech. For further details please see the conference page.

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Olympic City: London, Britain and the World

Conference, 9 - 11 July 2008

The Centre for Contemporary British History's summer conference will look back at the London Olympics of 1908 and 1948, looking forward to the Games of 2012. The conference will examine the history of the Games in the context of London and British history in the 20th and 21st centuries, and look ahead to the impact of the 2012 Games. For further details please see the CCBH website or contact Virginia Preston (virginia.preston@sas.ac.uk).

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Cultures in Transit

Conference, 18 - 21 July 2008

This conference aims to stimulate transcultural and transdisciplinary discussion of the causes and effects of diasporas, cultural displacement, and extensive migration. It will take place in Liverpool from 18 - 21 July 2008. For more information please see the call for papers and contact Dr Terry Phillips (phillim@hope.ac.uk).

August 2008

(No events for this month.)

September 2008

History and the healthy population: society, government, health and healthcare

Conference, 3 - 5 September 2008

The Society for the Social History of Medicine conference will consider the value of historical perspectives on issues relating to medicine, health and healthcare. It will take place in Glasgow from 3 - 5 September 2008. For further details, click here.

Common ground, converging gazes: integrating the social and environmental in history

Conference, 11 - 13 September 2008

This international conference in Paris will cast an 'environmental gaze' over social history's growing agenda and illuminate how our unsustainable relationships with nature came into being. To see the conference programme Leeds Metropolitan University website or contact Stephen Mosley (s.mosley@leedsmet.ac.uk).

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