1945/2025 - Reflections on the Second World War The Second World War Network (Scotland), co-run by Professors Wendy Ugolini (HCA) and Toby Kelly (SPS), is hosting an international colloquium '1945/2025. Reflections on the Second World War' on Friday 9 May. 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the formal end of the Second World War and we will be marking this occasion by hosting a one-day event which aims to capture the latest research on the war and bring together international scholars undertaking research on all aspects of this global conflict. The colloquium will provide a space for researchers at all stages of their career to showcase and discuss their scholarship in the field of Second World War Studies. Themes addressed include military service and cultures, imperial spaces, captivities, the construction of identities (national, gender, race), commemoration, Polish troops in exile, Holocaust Studies, and the East and Southeast Asia theatre. The keynote speaker is Professor Corinna Peniston-Bird (Lancaster University).Audience places are limited, and there is a fee of £10 to attend. Please register your interest through Eventbrite (link below), and you will be sent a link to epay to confirm your attendance. Places are not guaranteed until the fee is paid. Tags History Research May 09 2025 08.45 - 18.20 1945/2025 - Reflections on the Second World War This one-day colloquium marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Old Medical School, Doorway 4, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Old Medical School Register
1945/2025 - Reflections on the Second World War The Second World War Network (Scotland), co-run by Professors Wendy Ugolini (HCA) and Toby Kelly (SPS), is hosting an international colloquium '1945/2025. Reflections on the Second World War' on Friday 9 May. 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the formal end of the Second World War and we will be marking this occasion by hosting a one-day event which aims to capture the latest research on the war and bring together international scholars undertaking research on all aspects of this global conflict. The colloquium will provide a space for researchers at all stages of their career to showcase and discuss their scholarship in the field of Second World War Studies. Themes addressed include military service and cultures, imperial spaces, captivities, the construction of identities (national, gender, race), commemoration, Polish troops in exile, Holocaust Studies, and the East and Southeast Asia theatre. The keynote speaker is Professor Corinna Peniston-Bird (Lancaster University).Audience places are limited, and there is a fee of £10 to attend. Please register your interest through Eventbrite (link below), and you will be sent a link to epay to confirm your attendance. Places are not guaranteed until the fee is paid. Tags History Research May 09 2025 08.45 - 18.20 1945/2025 - Reflections on the Second World War This one-day colloquium marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Old Medical School, Doorway 4, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Old Medical School Register
May 09 2025 08.45 - 18.20 1945/2025 - Reflections on the Second World War This one-day colloquium marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
