history
History Department Seminar Series
Edith Morley 126 Edith Morley, Whiteknights House, Reading, United Kingdom‘Never the same again? Feminism, women and the miners’ strike’ Natalie Thomlinson (Reading)
Suffrage and Citizenship Lecture
Palmer G10 Palmer Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, United KingdomSuffrage is arguably the most important single event in women's history; despite popular conception it was not a fight for freedom, it was the campaign for equal citizenship waged by men and women across the class divide and the political spectrum. The refusal of the law to allow women to take part directly in political […]
Department of History Seminar Series
Edith Morley 126 Edith Morley, Whiteknights House, Reading, United Kingdom‘Family, Conquests and the Appeal of the First Crusade’ – a seminar by Lars Kjaer (New College of Humanities)
Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies Seminar Series
Edith Morley G44 Edith Morley Building, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom‘Gratian and the Jews’ – a seminar by Anna Abulafia (Oxford). Followed by informal drinks and questions.
Black History Month: In Conversation with Alice Mpofu-Cofu (Chigumira)
Minghella Studios Minghella Building, Whiteknights Campus, United KingdomWe are proud to present this 'in conversation' style event with University of Reading Alumna Alice Mpofu-Coles as part of the University's events to celebrate Black History Month. Alice is a former Zimbabwean diplomat, was herself a refugee, is a former Chairwoman of the Reading Refugee Support Group and has been honoured for her work […]
Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies Seminar Series
Edith Morley 125 Edith Morley Building, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom‘Passionate, eloquent, and determined: A new look at medieval heroines’ – a seminar by Helen Cooper (Cambridge). Followed by informal drinks and questions.
Department of History Seminar Series
Edith Morley 126 Edith Morley, Whiteknights House, Reading, United Kingdom‘Suburban Relapse: British Punk and the Politics of Boredom’ – a seminar by Matthew Worley (Reading)