Monday 3 December 2012

Workshop Invitation: 'The Relevance of History – North East History Lab'




Northumbria University, 15 February 2013

We are pleased to invite speakers for the first event of the new North East History Lab. As part of a fantastic networking opportunity for postgraduate history students based in the North East, we are looking for several short presentations (10-15 mins) to form the basis of an afternoon workshop about the relevance of history.

The workshop is intended to create an informal and non-threatening atmosphere in which postgraduate researchers can share ideas, develop their skills and create links with historians from different institutions and backgrounds. The afternoon’s events are set to include:
 
  • Presentations on the relevance of historical research
  • An open discussion group on issues with ascribing value to historical research.
  • A training session for researchers on outreach and impact issues.
  • Networking and socialising opportunities.

The presentations should ideally give a brief overview of on-going research projects within the context of evaluating the relevance history. Different approaches may highlight variable concepts of value, encompassing the possible social, political, cultural or economic relevance of historical research. The emphasis of the day in general will be to generate debate, discussion and introspective analysis of the relevance of our own work as historians.

Those interested in giving a presentation please send a 100-200 word abstract via email to historylab.northeast@gmail.com with ‘Relevance of History’ as the subject by 15 January 2013.

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