20th Century
3 Jul 2012
'The necessity of clear expression' home-grown writing, organisational learning and the library staff magazine in Britain in the first half of the twentieth century
Professor Alistair Black (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
25 Jun 2012
Boom and Bust: The Edwardian Roller Skating Boom, 1908-1912
Sean Creighton (Independent historian; Editor of 'History & Social Action Publications')
25 Jun 2012
"Head of Our Morality": why the twentieth-century British monarchy matters
Dr. David Starkey
20 Jun 2012
From necessary leisure to moral prophylaxis: death of the suburban garden
Franklin Ginn (University of Edinburgh)
18 Jun 2012
Saving Aboriginal Children: Save the Children Aboriginal Preschools, white volunteers and the rural colour bar
Dr Jennifer Jones (La Trobe University, Australia)
28 May 2012
Following the Urban Alchemist: The Tour Guide and the History of London
Geoffrey Levett (Birkbeck, University of London)
14 May 2012
Ailsa Craig and the Leisure Industry on the Firth of Clyde, c. 1800-2010
Dr Matthew McDowell (University of Glasgow)
9 May 2012
Gardening and photography in the making of the lower middle-class home in Britain, 1880-1914
Rebecca Preston (Royal Holloway, University of London)
3 May 2012
The Rural War: Captain Swing and the Politics of Protest
Carl Griffin (Queen's University, Belfast)
5 Apr 2012
William Thomas Stead et le Titanic, ou la fin des utopies
Jean-Claude Sergeant (émérite Paris 3-Sorbonne Nouvelle)
27 Mar 2012
The Historical Geography of Philanthropy in England and Wales
Professor Nigel Goose (University of Hertfordshire)
19 Mar 2012
Sport's Role in 1951's Festival of Britain
Iain Wilton (Queen Mary, University of London)
14 Mar 2012
A neighbourhood of this sort. How Southwark shaped ideas of child and school: Orange Street Elementary, 1870-1914
Imogen Lee (Goldsmiths)
12 Mar 2012
Mapping Membership: A social and spatial analysis of associational activity, 1950-2005
Dr Laura Balderstone (University of Liverpool)
5 Mar 2012
Khaki Fever at the Finsbury Park Rink Cinema: Gender, Sexuality and Modernity, 1913-19
Alex Rock (De Montfort University)
20 Feb 2012
Women's Cricket Magazine, 1930-1967: Making Cricket Possible, Enjoyable and Fruitful for All Women and Girls
Rafaelle Nicholson (Queen Mary, University of London)
7 Feb 2012
Taxation and Society in Twentieth Century Argentina
José Antonio Sánchez Román (Universidad Complutense, Spain)
7 Feb 2012
Private Minds, Public Collections: Exploring the Public Use of Mental Health Records
Julian Pooley (Surrey History Centre)
6 Feb 2012
'A Man Cannot See His Own Faults': British Professional Trainers and the 1912 Olympics
Dr David Day (Manchester Metropolitan University)
1 Feb 2012
Flaring Lights and Urgent Cries: London street markets c.1850-1939
Victoria Kelley (University for the Creative Arts)
30 Jan 2012
Disability and Voluntarism in Britain, 1965-1995: an effective force in policy making?
Gareth Millward (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
23 Jan 2012
The 'La Salada' Fair (Buenos Aires) as a Place of Recreation and Construction of Identities
Adriana Massidda (University of Cambridge)
19 Jan 2012
Oral History in Conditions of Political Conflict and Controversy
Carrie Hamilton (Roehampton University)