QM Historical Research Forum

29/11/2019

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18/11/2019

Hello! Just in case you haven't seen the email from Claire, we're going to have a History PGR Christmas meal on Thursday 5th December from 6.30 pm at Verdi's Restaurant on Mile End Road https://www.verdislondon.com/

All years welcome! It would be especially nice to see 1st year PhD students there as its a good opportunity to get to know other PhD researchers in the department.

We look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP to Jenny at [email protected]

12/11/2018

Tomorrow, Dr Eva Johanna Holmberg, (Helsinki/QMUL) will speak about 'Fynes Moryson’s grief: ailing bodies in early modern Britain and abroad', which should interest CREMS and History of Emotions people. Arts 2 rm 315 at 17:15, wine reception after.

Queen Mary, University of London hosts a number of events on subjects in the field of Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, some of them under the auspices of the Centre.

05/05/2017

Have a good weekend guys!

Link to Piled Higher and Deeper

02/05/2017

Final reminder: the First Year Colloquium is tomorrow! Join us from 10am, room 3.20 (Arts 2).
We will stay after the colloquium to answer any question regarding the progression.

10:00-10:20: Welcome and introduction

10:20-11:45: Panel 1
Two Centuries of European Intellectual History: Reflections on State, Stability, and Society
Chair: Magdaléna Jánošíková
Conor Bollins The Eighteenth-Century Population Debate in Relation to Theories of Political and Socioeconomic Stability
Catherine Hulse Liberty and Legitimacy in Rousseau’s Political Thought
Adela Halo Madame de Staël: Popular Sovereignty and Representation
Emily Steinhauer State and Society Between Marxist Critique and Liberal Values in the Post-War Work of Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer

11:45-12:00: Tea Break

12:00-12:45: Panel 2
Material Culture and Everyday Objects in the 18th Century: From Masculinity-Making to Mantua-Makers
Chair: Amanda Langley
Ben Jackson Boys and Their Toys: Gendering Childhood in Eighteenth Century England
Rebecca Morrison The Ingenious Mistress of Dissimulation: Or How to Cut a Gown the Eighteenth-Century Way

12:45-1:45: Lunch Break

1:45-2:50: Panel 3
(Self-)Perceptions and Otherness: Religious, Political, and Cultural Encounters from Brazil to Brixtol
Chair: Florence Largillière
Emma Newman The Society of Jesus and the Spatiality of Conversion in Brazil and Ethiopia, c.1540-1700
Adam Boon Kremlinology and U.S. Foreign Policy-Making in the 1950s: The Eisenhower Administration’s Perceptions of Intra-Elite Competition in the U.S.S.R.
Steve Bentel “You’ll Never Get a Band to Play Brixton”: Race, Slumming, the Legacy of Empire, and the Brixton Academy

2:50-3:05: Tea Break

3:05-4:10: Panel 4
Medicine and Emotions in Modern Britain: From Early Theories of Grief to the Many Dimensions of Digestion and Nutrition
Chair: Hannah Mawdsley
Edgar Hughes Mourning Before Freud: Psychologies and Pathologies of Grief in Britain, 1850-1914
Evelien Lemmens “Demon of Dyspepsia”: Fear and Emotional Indigestion in Britain (1850-1914)
David Saunders Swallowing One’s Pride: Wartime Nutritional Research and the British Citizen, 1939-1945

4:10-4:20: Closing Remarks

28/03/2017

A few of us are heading for some end of term drinks tonight at the Tredegar from 6pm - hope to see you there!

16/03/2017

Hi all,
Just a quick reminder about the First-Year Colloquium CfP: if you missed the official deadline (yesterday), there is still time to submit your abstract!
Just send it to historicalresearchforum[at]gmail.com, if possible in the next few days.

13/03/2017

Hi folk,
we are glad to announce that tomorrow you may hear three papers by our colleagues. Come to support your friends, give them constructive feedback, and have your biweekly Tuesday cookie and coffee with us!

Steve Bentel: "'White Man in the Palais' to 'Bhangra Bash': Race, Slumming, and Empire in Multicultural London". (approx. 17:05—17:30)

Adela Halo: "The English Constitution by Other Means: Madame de Staël's Constitutional Prescriptions." (17:30—17:55)

Evelien Lemmens: "‘Demon of Dyspepsia’: Fear and Emotional Indigestion in Britain (1850-1914)" (17:55—18:20)

28/02/2017

Hi, folks! We are pleased to announce that the session tomorrow will bring together three papers from your colleagues. Come to support them and give some decent feedback! Coffee, tea, and cookies are waiting for you as usual.

Adam Boon: "Kremlinology and American foreign policy-making in the 1950s"
(approx. 17:10--17:35)

Emily Steinhauer: "The Frankfurt School Between America and Germany"
(17:35--18:00)

Dave Saunders: " La Petite Mort and the Petit Mal: Epilepsy, Sexuality, and Citizenship at the Guy’s-Maudsley Neurosurgical Unit, 1951-1968"
(18:00--18:25)

22/02/2017

Hi folks,

Just a reminder of what we mentioned at the last Historical Research Forum:

You're invited to give a 15-20 minute presentation on your research (chapter/progression material/etc). It is a great opportunity to get friendly feedback from your postgraduate colleagues and friends - and very useful practice in preparation for your upcoming Colloquium paper!

Dates: March 1 or March 14 at the normal Forum venue.

Send us the title of your presentation and your choice of presentation date (01 or 14 March) to [email protected], ideally by 26 February.

Best,

HRF team

13/02/2017

Hey folks! A reminder to be prepared to deliver your three minute theses tomorrow. It's a great opportunity to practice explaining your subject and thesis in a concise, effective way. See you tomorrow!

30/01/2017

Hey folks! Tomorrow's Historical Research Forum will discuss your upcoming Colloqium and your first year Progression - bring along any questions you may have! See you there.