MAY 16 Neonates, neoliberalism and nurseries in contemporary Britain Emily Baughan (Sheffield) This session is in the Lightfoot Room, Old Divinity School, St John’s College.

The Modern British History Seminar is back this week with a paper from Emily Baughan (@emilybaughan.bsky.social) entitled 'Neonates, neoliberalism and nurseries in contemporary Britain'.

Join us on Thursday at 5pm in the Lightfoot Room at the Old Divinity School, St John's College.

APRIL 25 (Re)constructing Collective Memory: Cultural Representations of Section 28 Thursday 25th April Syeda Ali (Cambridge) This session is in the Castlereagh Room, Fisher Building, St John’s College MAY 16 Neonates, neoliberalism and nurseries in contemporary Britain Emily Baughan (Sheffield) This session is in the Lightfoot Room, Old Divinity School, St John’s College.

The Modern British History Seminar is back this week with a paper from Syeda Ali (@historysyeda.bsky.social) entitled '(Re)constructing Collective Memory: Cultural Representations of Section 28'. Join us on Thursday at 5pm in the Castlereagh Room at St John's College!

REPOSTING to correct broken link: Students or early-career writers - submit your essay on modern British Jewish history for the Robert Silver Prize: more information at www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/2024-ro..., deadline 19 April.

At the final Modern British History Seminar of the term, Rebecca Goldsmith (Cambridge) will be presenting a paper entitled 'Class and vernacular politics in wartime Britain'.

Join us on Thursday at 5pm in the Castlereagh Room, St John's College.

The Modern British History Seminar is back this week with a paper from @historygriffin.bsky.social entitled 'Some ends of liberalism: law, morality and governmentality in the long 1950s'.

Join us TOMORROW in the Castlereagh Room at St John's College.

The Modern British History Seminar returns with a paper from
@ewangibbs.bsky.social entitled 'Electric Citizens: The Status, Rewards and Responsibilities of Manual Workers in Britain's Nationalised Electricity Industry'.

Join us TOMORROW at 5pm in the Castlereagh Room at St John's College.

Modern British History Seminar, Lent Term 2024, Thursdays, 5.00pm in the Castlereagh Room, St John’s College. 25th January, Saffron East (Cambridge), Antiracism and political education: South Asian political Blackness in Britain, c.1964-c.1984. 8th February, Ewan Gibbs (Glasgow), Electric Citizens: The Status, Rewards and Responsibilities of Manual Workers in Britain's Nationalised Electricity Industry. 22nd February, Ben Griffin (Cambridge), Some ends of liberalism: law, morality and governmentality in the long 1950s. 7th March, Rebecca Goldsmith (Cambridge), Class and vernacular politics in wartime Britain.

The Modern British History Seminar kicks off its Lent Term programme with a paper from Saffron East (Cambridge)
entitled 'Antiracism and political education: South Asian political Blackness in Britain, c.1964-c.1984'.

Join us this Thursday at 5pm in the Castlereagh Room at St John's College!

Great to see new article by Cherish Watton on Women's Institute record keeping in rural villages of 1960s England and Wales
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms The proper pastime for a young lady in the 19th century was the pursuit of marriage – the magical methods she used might be less proper.

Do read Maggie Kalenak's new article in History Today. Maggie recently completed a fascinating PhD on Victorian courtship and engagement.

A group picture around a Christmas tree, including one assistance dog

It was great to gather yesterday with colleagues from Sciences Po and elsewhere to discuss historical and sociological approaches to disabled people and labour. Brilliant paper on the Possum and Selecta Scan assistive technology development from @coreenanne.bsky.social