We have a bonus post on the blog this week! This review of the SGSAH funded War Through Other Stuff conference comes from Michael Reeve. Michael is a second-year doctoral researcher based at the Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull, with secondary supervision from Leeds Beckett University. Michael’s research interests are primarily the expression of … Continue reading Civilians and the ‘other stuff’ of war and conflict: Conference Review
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Conference Dispatches: Finding War in the Other Stuff
As you’ll have seen from recent posts, we (Lucie, Laura, Catherine, with help from our brilliant co-organiser Roseanne) recently put on a conference. ‘War Through Other Stuff’ ran over three days and was dedicated to exploring alternative histories of conflict - rather than focusing on more conventional military histories, we chose to highlight non-military narratives, … Continue reading Conference Dispatches: Finding War in the Other Stuff
Conference Crunch Time
So as I have probably mentioned too many times, I am currently part of a small team organising a conference. We have been working on this for such a long time I can't believe that the time has come: the conference starts today! In this post I want to talk a little about the process … Continue reading Conference Crunch Time
The Spanish Civil War, Living History and Pan’s Labyrinth
This week’s guest post comes from Fraser Raeburn, a third-year PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh funded by the Wolfson Foundation, researching Scottish participation in the Spanish Civil War (1936-9). Alongside his research, he helps edit the Pubs and Publications blogging project on the PhD experience, and is the co-founder of the Scottish History Network. You … Continue reading The Spanish Civil War, Living History and Pan’s Labyrinth