• The Holy land: peace, promises, problems, 1096-1918

    The Holy land: peace, promises, problems, 1096-1918

    Online conference, 30 November 2021. What were the origins of the struggle for power in the Holy Land after the collapse of the Ottoman empire? What was the relationship between Europeans, Palestinians, Jews and the Holy Land before that moment? And how far back in history should we go to find the roots of European…

  • Black history month screening: uk premiere of Wilmington on fire

    Black history month screening: uk premiere of Wilmington on fire

    ‘We were stripped of our rights… because of color’ – Faye Chaplin, descendent of Thomas C. Miller, Wilmington N.C. Dr Jenny Barrett Film UK Premiere and Q&A with the Director Thursday 21st October 2021, 6.00-8.30pm in Creative Edge, Edge Hill University Please join us for the first screening outside of the U.S. of Christopher Everett’s documentary,…

  • CfP: What now? Making Anti-Racism a Success in 2022

    CfP: What now? Making Anti-Racism a Success in 2022

    In Spring 2022, MONITORacism magazine and the International Centre on Racism (ICR) will run a bi-weekly online seminar to discuss effective strategies for anti-racism around the world. We welcome contributions from scholars, practitioners, and policy communities globally. The series will be broadcast on the MONITORacism YouTube channel. Chairs of the series include Dr Naaz Rashid…

  • palestine betrayed? Video

    palestine betrayed? Video

    On 25 March 2021, the final-year EHU BA History class, ‘Empire & the War for the Holy Land’, ran an international one-day conference on the history of the British Mandate for Palestine, from 1923-1948. World-leading voices in research gathered to share their expertise, from Birzeit, George Washington, Sussex, Manchester, Limerick, Wright State, Brunel, SOAS, and,…

  • Broken Promises? The british empire & the palestine mandate

    Broken Promises? The british empire & the palestine mandate

    One-Day Online Conference, 25 March 2021 Organised by the final year EHU BA History class, ‘Empire & the War for the Holy Land’, this one day conference will discuss new research directions on the history of the British Mandate for Palestine, from 1923-1948. Race is an important aspect of the new historiography, and for this…