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16

Jun
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Event: Forward! Remembering Women Peace Crusaders Launch

On 16, Jun 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Glasgow Women’s Library 

July 23 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Free

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14

Jun
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Event: Battle of the Somme film

On 14, Jun 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

The Battle of The Somme, Imperial War Museums UNESCO listed film screening.

Blakesley Hall, Blakesley Road, Birmingham, B25 8RN

17 July 12pm

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07

Jun
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Symposium – Conflicting Accounts: Warfare and the Public Archive

On 07, Jun 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Saturday 11 June | 11am – 4pm | mac, Hexagon Theatre | Tickets £10 (£7 concessions)

With contributions from academic Professor Vron Ware and artists Terry Atkinson, Peter Kennard and Hew Locke, this symposium explores the subject of conflict and its interpretation in our national archives. Chaired by Professor Lynda Morris.
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23

May
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Event: Hahakar – The Agony. Paintings by Sumantra Sengupta: India and Indians in the Great War

On 23, May 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

A seminar, in situ, with artist Sumantra Sengupta and Jonathan Harris

Birmingham City University, Parkside Building, Ground Floor, near The Shell, at 4.15pm on Wednesday 25 May 2016

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12

May
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Workshop: HLF WW1 Funding Support

On 12, May 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

HLF Wales Team will be holding a First World War information session on 28th June between 10.00am – 3.00pm for participants wishing to apply for funding to run a First World War Centenary project. You don’t need a definite project idea to attend – just come along to find out more.

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09

May
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Study Day: Mid-Staffordshire Military Appeals Tribunal 1916-1918

On 09, May 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Join Staffordshire Archives & Heritage as we open access to the Military Appeal Tribunal records, launch our exhibition and present a series of lectures on the effect of the Tribunals on Staffordshire’s communities during the Great War.

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29

Apr
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Call for Papers: Faith and the First World War

On 29, Apr 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Conference:  UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW, 21-22 JULY 2016

A programme of events to mark the centenary of the Women’s Peace Crusade will take place on 23 JULY 2016 at GLASGOW WOMEN’S LIBRARY

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20

Apr
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Talk: A Countryside at War: Rural England 1914-1919

On 20, Apr 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Professor Alun Howkins

A Countryside at War: Rural England 1914-1919

Wednesday 27 April, 6pm, the Hive Studio, University of Worcester

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19

Apr
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Call for Papers: Conflict, Faith and Conscience in the Modern World

On 19, Apr 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

International Network for the Study of War and Religion in the Modern World

Seventh Annual Conference

Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre, Amport House, Hampshire

Wednesday 13 – Friday 15 July 2016  Read more…

01

Apr
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Talk: World War One and the Black Perspective

On 01, Apr 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Garry Stewart, Director of Recognize Black Heritage and Culture, will give a talk about the contributions of African and Caribbean communities to World War One at the National Memorial Arboretum on Saturday April 30 at 2pm.

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17

Mar
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Conference: Challenging History

On 17, Mar 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

The programme and registration for this year’s Challenging History conference, jointly hosted by Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museums Wales and Cardiff University, 29-30 June, has now been announced. For details click here.

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16

Mar
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Reminder: Friend or Foe? Discovery Session

On 16, Mar 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Join FRED for a ‘discovery session’ at the Library of Birmingham on Saturday 19 March 2016

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10

Mar
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Launch event: Absconditi Viscus

On 10, Mar 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Absconditi Viscus
6-8pm, 17 March 2016
Venue: Birmingham City University School of Art, Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BX

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09

Mar
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Talk: Living the Heritage of Conflict

On 09, Mar 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Living the Heritage of Conflict: Memory, Identity and Memorialisation
5-7pm, 17 March 2016
European Research Institute (ERI) Digital Humanities Hub, University of Birmingham

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07

Mar
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Workshop: Why Remember?

On 07, Mar 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Why Remember?
5-6pm, 16 March
Muirhead Tower Seminar Room 113, University of Birmingham

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04

Mar
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Talk: Matron Lloyd and the University’s War Effort

On 04, Mar 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Matron Lloyd and the University’s War Effort
1-1.50pm, 14 March
Cadbury Research Library Chamberlain Seminar Room, University of Birmingham

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23

Feb
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Talk: Landscapes of Activism

On 23, Feb 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Dr Siân Roberts will be giving this year’s Friends of Birmingham Archives & Heritage annual lecture, titled ‘Landscapes of activism: Quaker women and social reform in Birmingham 1890s to 1940’.

The talk will take place in the Heritage Learning Space, Library of Birmingham on Saturday 5 March at 2pm.

Free to FoBAH members, £2 to non-members

20

Feb
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Conference: Business As Usual?

On 20, Feb 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Business As Usual?: Institutional Impact in the First World War

Wednesday, 2 March 2016 in the Senate Room, University of Glasgow. All welcome.

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19

Feb
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Friend or Foe? Discovery session

On 19, Feb 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Join FRED for a ‘discovery session’ at the Library of Birmingham on Saturday 19 March 2016

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16

Feb
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Event: Women in the First World War

On 16, Feb 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Women in the First World War   

Saturday 5 March 2016

People’s History Museum, Manchester

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15

Feb
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

University of Birmingham Arts & Science Festival

On 15, Feb 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

The University of Birmingham’s Art & Science Festival returns 14-20 March 2016.

Themed ‘Memory and Forgetting’, the festival is a FREE programme showcasing culture, research and collaboration at the University through talks, exhibitions, performances, workshops and screenings.

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11

Feb
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Friend or Foe? Voices from World War One

On 11, Feb 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

For spring 2016, FRED presents a new production: Friend or Foe?

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10

Feb
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Home, Food & Family in WW1

On 10, Feb 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Home, Food and Family in WWI

Saturday 5 March, 2016

A conference organized by the Women’s History Network, Midlands Region and Voices of War and Peace WWI Engagement Centre

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03

Feb
2016

In Events
WW1 Projects

By Nicola Gauld

Free event: War & Conscience, 1914/18: Marking the Centenary of Conscription

On 03, Feb 2016 | In Events, WW1 Projects | By Nicola Gauld

Free event organised by ‘Quakers & the First World War: Lives & Legacies’ – Registration Required

‘War & Conscience, 1914/18: Marking the Centenary of Conscription’

2-4pm, 27 February 2016

AV Room, The Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery,

Chamberlain Square, B3 3DH

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21

Jan
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Season 2016 14-18 NOW launched

On 21, Jan 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Yesterday saw the launch  of the 2016 season of 14-18 NOW, a series of art commissions to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.

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20

Jan
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Show off your stuff at Home, Food & Family in WW1!

On 20, Jan 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Join us on Saturday 5 March 2016 at Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings for a series of lectures and fascinating displays about Food and Family Life on the rural Home Front during World War One.

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11

Jan
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Call for papers: Beyond the Western Front

On 11, Jan 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

The Centre for Hidden Histories is proud to announce a two day Conference and Community Showcase, entitled Beyond the Western Front: The Global First World War, to take place at the Albert Hall Conference Centre, Nottingham, 1st and 2nd July 2016.

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08

Jan
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Call for papers: Changing the Future Research Landscape? A Connected Communities Conference for Early Career Researchers

On 08, Jan 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Changing the Future Research Landscape? A Connected Communities Conference for Early Career Researchers

University of East Anglia, Norwich, 22-23 March 2016

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07

Jan
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Call For Papers: ‘Re-Imagining Challenging History’

On 07, Jan 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

We invite contributions to the second Challenging History conference, to be hosted by Cardiff University and Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, 29-30 June  2016.

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06

Jan
2016

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Birmingham City Council WW1 events

On 06, Jan 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Birmingham City Council held two special First World War commemorative events last year.

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14

Dec
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Call for papers: Volunteers & Voters, the First World War & its Legacy

On 14, Dec 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Volunteers & Voters: The First World War and its Legacy

Saturday 12 November 2016

University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ

Organised by The Women’s History Network, Midlands Region

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08

Dec
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Call for papers: Home, Food & Family in WW1

On 08, Dec 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Home, Food and Family in WWI

Saturday 5 March, 2016

A conference organized by the Women’s History Network, Midlands Region and the Voices of War and Peace WWI Engagement Centre

Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings,

Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, Midlands B60 4JR

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01

Dec
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Borders and Beyond in the Middle East since 1914: Legacies, Changes, Continuities

On 01, Dec 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Call for Papers: Borders and Beyond in the Middle East since 1914: Legacies, Changes, Continuities

Venue: York St John University

Date : 17-18 June 2016
(associated social and cultural events on 16th and 19th June)

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19

Nov
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Last few places left! Whose War? Whose Memory? Teaching the First World War in International Perspective

On 19, Nov 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Thursday 19 November 5pm – 7.30pm

Muirhead 417, University of Birmingham

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19

Nov
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

On now! Not all Jam and Jerusalem: the WI in the First and Second World Wars

On 19, Nov 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Not all Jam and Jerusalem: the WI in the First and Second World Wars

A series of events marking the centenary of the first English WI meeting in November 1915

At The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester, WR1 3PB

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05

Nov
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Rethinking the Nation

On 05, Nov 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

The University of Huddersfield and the Arts & Humanities Research Council invites you to ‘Rethink the Nation’ at Imperial War Museum North on Wednesday 25 November, registration at 6pm. We hope you’ll join us in exploring national diversity, conflict, power and change.
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02

Nov
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

“Lay down your Arms!” Bertha von Suttner and Anti-War Writing in German-Speaking Countries, 1889-1922

On 02, Nov 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

2015 Institute for German Studies Distinguished Lecture

by Professor Ritchie Robertson (University of Oxford)

“Lay down your Arms!” Bertha von Suttner and Anti-War Writing in German-Speaking Countries, 1889-1922

Tuesday 10 November 2015, 5 p.m

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28

Oct
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

The First World War: Nursing programme announced

On 28, Oct 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

This year’s Women’s History Network Midlands Region Conference entitled ‘The First World War: Nursing’ will take place at the University of Worcester (City Campus) on Saturday, 21 November 2015, 10.30am – 4.00pm in CHG 009.

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26

Oct
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Being Young during WW1 conference programme announced

On 26, Oct 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Saturday 7 November 2015 – Manchester Metropolitan University

Please join us for this international conference to examine the effects of the First World War on children and young people, and its social and psychological legacies.

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15

Oct
2015

In Events

By Nicola Gauld

Black Soldiers in the First World War & The African Frontline 1914-1918

On 15, Oct 2015 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld

Event organised by Recognize Black Heritage & Culture

29 October 2015 13:00 – 16:30 Library of Birmingham

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