Postgraduate Virtual Open Week, 16-20 March, 2020

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.

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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

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Mar 08 2023 -

IWD: Women film-makers and histories of women's activism

The School's 2023 International Women's Day events will be on 'Women film-makers and histories of women's activism'.

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Mar 08 2023 -

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mirko Canevaro

The School is delighted to announce the inaugural lecture of Professor Mirko Canevaro, Professor of Greek History.

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Mar 03 2023 -

Cfp - Family and slavery: A Workshop with Brenda Stevenson

We invite proposals for a workshop with Professor Brenda Stevenson on Slavery and Family. The workshop will provide a supportive space for PhD students, and those who have recently submitted their PhDs, to present and receive feedback on chapters or detailed dissertation research proposals relating to any aspect of the theme of Slavery and Family.

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Feb 20 2023 -

Conference: 'Authors, addressees, and audiences in Roman letters'

The event focuses on Roman letters from Cicero to Sidonius, and on the relationship of author, addressee, and audience. Each speaker will introduce either an individual letter or a small dossier of related letters for discussion.

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Feb 17 2023 -

LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture - Professor Zoë Playdon: 'Making Trans History, Making Trans Futures'

The School's 2023 LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture will be given by Professor Zoë Playdon on 17 February.

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Feb 17 2023 -

Cfp - From the personal to the global: Lived experiences of the Second World War

The Joint Conference of the Second World War Network (Scotland) and the Second World War Research Group will take place in June, 2023. The The deadline for proposal submissions is 17 February, 2023.

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Feb 13 2023 -

Edinburgh University ArchSoc Fieldwork Fair

Come along and find out about a variety of archaeological fieldwork opportunities from the university, archaeological companies, and others.

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Feb 13 2023 -

CFP - EAA Session #605: Multi-scalar lives in the early medieval north Atlantic

The European Association of Archaeologists 2023 Annual Meeting will take place in Belfast, and the call for papers is open until 13 February 2023.

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Jan 26 2023 -

Dr Andrew Lawrence - 'Swiss archaeology in the 21st century - Narratives, structures and trajectories'

Join Dr Andrew Lawrence as he outlines the main political trends and historiographical frameworks which shape Swiss archaeology.

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Jan 15 2023 -

Cfp: British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’ Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference 2023

Proposals for papers for the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’ Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference, to be held in Edinburgh in July 2023, are invited.

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Dec 19 2022 -

Conference - Staging emotions: Affect and emotional expressions in Euripides

The conference is a collaborative venture between the University of Leiden and the University of Edinburgh, held in person in Leiden and on Zoom.

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Dec 15 2022 -

Theoretical Archaeology Group conference

The Theoretical Archaeology Group conference TAG 43- 'Revolutions', will take place - for the first time - at the University of Edinburgh in December, 2022.

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Dec 01 2022 -

Fennell Forum - War and history: A conversation

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is proud to host the third event in the Fennell Forum series, generously supported by alumnus Simon Fennell. 

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Dec 01 2022 -

Cfp: 2nd Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival

The second Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival will take place 9-12 March 2023. The deadline for submissions is 1 December 2022.

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Nov 28 2022 -

Professor Julian Goodare - Reality checking for historians

How do historians study people? Join Emeritus Professor of History Julian Goodare to find out.

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Nov 14 2022 -

'Puir Bliddy Swaddies: Scottish Poets of World War II'

The Second World War Network (Scotland) invites you to an evening celebrating Scottish war poetry.

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Nov 08 2022 -

Dr Ng’wanza Kamata: ‘Julius Nyerere and the crisis of expectations after Tanganyika’s Independence’

In commemoration of Julius Nyerere, Dr Ng’wanza Kamata will deliver the lecture ‘Julius Nyerere and the crisis of expectations after Tanganyika’s Independence’.

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Oct 26 2022 -

MSc History (Online) information session

Join our information session to learn more about our MSc in History (online learning).

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Oct 26 2022 -

MSc Ancient Worlds information session

Join our information session to learn more about our MSc in Ancient Worlds (online learning).

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Oct 13 2022 -

Munro Lecture - Dr Paige West

Dr Paige West reflects on 10 years of 'doing anthropology differently' in collaboration with a non-governmental organization in Papua New Guinea.

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