2023

Enjoy a book picnic: with talks on writer, Alice Thornton (1626 -1707), by Kate Foster (author of 'The Maiden' and 'The King's Witches' and guided walks.

Following the lessons of a ghostly ancestor, named Naim Cotran, this talk begins in Sudan in 1916 and ends in Lebanon in 1951.

Following the lessons of a ghostly ancestor, named Naim Cotran, this talk begins in Sudan in 1916 and ends in Lebanon in 1951. This option is for online access.

This one-day archaeology teaching workshop aims to discuss innovative methods for teaching and tutoring.

Who was Andrew of Wyntoun, and why does he matter? A panel of historians discuss the legacy of the much neglected Fife-based chronicler.

We are pleased to announce that the call for papers for the Second Annual Graduate Conference in Economic and Social History is open for submission.

A hybrid half-day workshop celebrating Professor Jim Crow, FSA organised by the Centre for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies (CLAIBS) in collaboration with
Archaeology and Classics at the University of Edinburgh.

Hosted by National Galleries Scotland and the Second World War Network (Scotland), this event explores painting and exhibiting culture in the Second World War.

This joint Austrian Association for Byzantine Studies-Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies (OEBG-SPBS) Lecture considers the sub-surface archaeology of Constantinople with Professor Jim Crow, Emeritus Professor of Roman and Byzantine Archaeology. Hybrid.

This year's Munro Lecture will be delivered by Professor Innocent Pikirayi, Department of Anthropology, Archaeology and Development Studies at the University of Pretoria.

Joe Goodkin's 'Odyssey' is a 35-minute original musical composition for solo acoustic guitar and voice.

A conference organised by Beatrice Bersani, Clara Lazzoni, Aaron Pelttari, and Vicente Flores Militello.

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is delighted to participate in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences' Festival of Cultural Heritage Research.

The School is delighted to announce the inaugural lecture of Professor David Silkenat, Professor of History - “Two detectives against the Klan: Or, the American fight against white supremacy during reconstruction and after”.

Join Dr Christopher Harding at Topping & Company Bookshop, Edinburgh, for a discussion of his latest work on Asian History, 'The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East'.

This launch event will be a chance to share the Class in Classics Report 2024’s findings.

Join HCA History alumna Alice Loxton as she discusses her vivid, pacey and endlessly engaging, new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalised it.

Join Trojan Women Project Project Managers and participants for a screening of 'Trojans UK 22'.

The School's 2024 LGBTQ+ History Month event will be a lecture by Professor Laura Doan - 'Designs on nature: Reinventing the unnatural'.

This conference aims to recalibrate how we study women in western Europe, the Islamic worlds, and Byzantium across the Middle Ages, revealing the manifold ways women shaped and were shaped by overlapping discourses of power.

This award-winning documentary brings to life a series of discussions between trans clients and Dr Harold Garfinkel at UCLA in the 1950s and 1960s.

'States of Ignorance' explores an aspect of contemporary society that most states choose to keep obscure: the presence and governance of irregular migrants. Join us for the launch of this brand new book

This hybrid workshop will focus on the variety of narratives and representations of the Greco-Persian Wars and interrogate their social significance from the ancient world to the present day.

This workshop will explore the role archaeologists came to embrace as unofficial diplomats in the Near East, exploring the relationship between archaeologists and British colonialism between c. 1800 and 1947. Hybrid.

Edinburgh’s Centre for Late Antique, Islamic & Byzantine Studies, with generous funding support from the British Academy project ‘Prosopography of the Later Roman and Byzantine Worlds (PLRBW)’, is delighted to host the first PROSOPON workshop on 8 and 9 December, 2023.

The Fennell Forum will discuss the history of energy transitions across economies, society, and culture and how we might read these histories in our own era of a changing climate. This event will be hybrid.

A screening of the theatrical interpretation of Euripides’ 'Trojan Women' by the Trojan Women Project. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with participants.

Join us for an information session introducing our MSc in Ancient Worlds (online learning).

The Inaugural Lecturer by Professor Gayle Davis will be on 'Science and subordination: Women’s reproductive health as a "biological straitjacket" in post-1880 Britain'.

Join us for an information session introducing our MSc in History (online learning)

This year’s A. G. Leventis Conference, held under the auspices of the A. G. Leventis Visiting Professorship in Greek, and forming part of Edinburgh’s biennial series of international conferences on Hellenic studies, will take place 16-19 November, 2023.

Join us at the Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Edinburgh for a special book launch and roundtable event to mark the publication of Drag: A British History by Dr Jacob Bloomfield (Konstanz University).

Please join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz, Abercromby Professor of Archaeology.

The inaugural Scottish Historical Review Trust Jenny Wormald Lecture will be given by Professor Jane Dawson on 27 October, 2023. Hybrid.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the MSc in History (Online), Drs David Rosenthal (University of Exeter) and Julius Ruiz (University of Edinburgh) will discuss presenting history through apps.

The first Munro Lecture of the academic year will take place on Thursday 12 October, 2023.

The 2024 Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery will be delivered by Professor Daniel Smail on 11 October.

To coincide with the 2023/2024 Lecture in the History of Slavery by Professor Daniel Smail, there will be a roundtable.

As part of Alice Thornton Week at Durham Cathedral, Professor Cordelia Beattie will give a public lecture on 18 October.

Join Dr Eleanor Thom, Engagement and Impact Officer, as part of a panel event at the Portobello Book Festival.

The School's Black History Month event takes place on Wednesday 4th October, 2023.

Join Professor Alvin Jackson as he speaks about his new book, 'United Kingdoms: Multinational Union States in Europe and Beyond, 1800-1925' in Topping's in St Andrews.

Join Professor Alvin Jackson as he speaks about his new book, 'United Kingdoms: Multinational Union States in Europe and Beyond, 1800-1925'.

Join our very own Dr Julian Goodare, and a panel of experts, as they explore the stories of those accused of witchcraft in Scotland.