If you're considering postgraduate study in History, Classics or Archaeology you can join Graduate Officers and a current postgraduate student in interactive sessions to find out more. HTML As part of the University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Virtual Open Week you can find out about studying History, Classics and Archaeology whether through taught or research programmes. Each session comprises a presentation on the programmes and a live and interactive question and answer opportunity. There will be a specific session with the School of History, Classics and Archaeology's Senior Student Ambassador, who is a current postgraduate student within the School.See below for the School's individual sessions and information on how to register for them. Event listing Search Tags AlumniArbuthnott LectureArbuthnott ScholarshipArchaeologyBannerman LectureBlack History Month LectureCall for papersClassicsConferenceEventFennell ForumFennell LectureFestivalHistoryHuman osteoarchaeologyInaugural LectureInternational Women's DayLectureLecture in the History of SlaveryLGBTQ+ History Month LectureMunro LectureOsteoarchaeologyOur communityPostgraduateProspective studentsResearchSchool of History, Classics & ArchaeologySeminarStaffStudentsUndergraduateWorkshopWormald Lecture Event date Date from Date to Dec 13 2023 00.00 - 23.59 Workshop: The afterlife of the Greco-Persian wars: From antiquity to modern times 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. Further information Further information Dec 12 2023 09.00 - 18.00 Workshop - Unofficial Diplomats: East Mediterranean Archaeologists and Britain’s Imperial Project 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. Further information Further information Dec 08 2023 00.00 - 23.59 PROSOPON Workshop - ‘Entangled Prosopographies’ 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. Further information Further information Dec 01 2023 17.00 - 18.30 Fennell Forum: 'Energy and history' 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. Further information Further information Nov 27 2023 16.00 - 18.30 Screening of “The Trojan Women” by the Trojan Women Project 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. Further information Further information Nov 23 2023 16.00 - 17.00 MSc in Ancient Worlds (online learning) information session Join us for an information session introducing our MSc in Ancient Worlds (online learning). Further information Further information Nov 22 2023 17.15 - 19.00 Inaugural Lecturer: Professor Gayle Davis 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'. Further information Further information Nov 22 2023 16.00 - 17.00 MSc in History (online learning) information session Join us for an information session introducing our MSc in History (online learning) Further information Further information Nov 16 2023 00.00 - 23.59 2023 Leventis Conference - 'The fabric of Hellenism' 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. Further information Further information Nov 07 2023 16.00 - 18.00 Dr Jacob Bloomfield: 'Drag: A British history' 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). Further information Further information Nov 01 2023 17.15 - 19.15 Inaugural Lecture: Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz Please join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz, Abercromby Professor of Archaeology. Further information Further information Oct 27 2023 17.30 - 19.30 Inaugural Jenny Wormald Lecture The inaugural Scottish Historical Review Trust Jenny Wormald Lecture will be given by Professor Jane Dawson on 27 October, 2023. Hybrid. Further information Further information Oct 25 2023 16.00 - 17.30 MSc History (Online) 10th Anniversary Lecture - 'Mobile media, public history, and the Spanish Civil War’ 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. Further information Further information Oct 18 2023 19.30 - 20.30 Professor Cordelia Beattie: 'Alice Thornton (1626-1707) and her rediscovered manuscripts' As part of Alice Thornton Week at Durham Cathedral, Professor Cordelia Beattie will give a public lecture on 18 October. Further information Further information Oct 12 2023 17.15 - 19.00 Munro Lecture - Professor Sylvia Yanagisako: 'Family, private property and the Aloha State: Sea level rise, beach loss and family legacies in Hawai’i' The first Munro Lecture of the academic year will take place on Thursday 12 October, 2023. Further information Further information Oct 11 2023 17.00 - 19.00 2023/2024 Lecture in the History of Slavery - Professor Daniel Smail The 2024 Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery will be delivered by Professor Daniel Smail on 11 October. Further information Further information Oct 11 2023 15.00 - 16.00 Roundtable: Writing the history of slavery from the Medieval Mediterranean to the Atlantic World To coincide with the 2023/2024 Lecture in the History of Slavery by Professor Daniel Smail, there will be a roundtable. Further information Further information Oct 07 2023 17.00 - 18.30 Dr Eleanor Thom: Connective Tissue at the Portobello Book Festival Join Dr Eleanor Thom, Engagement and Impact Officer, as part of a panel event at the Portobello Book Festival. Further information Further information Oct 04 2023 17.00 - 18.30 Black History Month: Researching Black History: Archives, Collections, Places The School's Black History Month event takes place on Wednesday 4th October, 2023. Further information Further information Sep 15 2023 20.00 - 21.30 Professor Alvin Jackson - 'United Kingdoms: Multinational Union States in Europe and Beyond, 1800-1925' 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. Further information Further information 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … This article was published on 2024-08-01
