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History and Archives in Practice, 2: Online Panel

History and Archives in Practice 2: Online Panel

27 April 2023, in partnership with The National Archives and Institute of Historical Research

 

 

Panellists: 

  • Sarah Aitchison (UCL)
  • Holly Brewer (Maryland)
  • Alyson Brown (Edge Hill)
  • Michelle Crowther (Canterbury Christ Church)
  • Nick Evans (Hull)
  • Helen Newell (Edge Hill)
  • Andrew Smith (Queen Mary, London)
  • Claire Langhamer (Institute of Historical Research, University of London)

In this online panel, we continued the conversation begun at History and Archives in Practice (29 March 2023, #HAP23) — a one-day, in-person meeting of historians and archivists, jointly organised by the Royal Historical Society, Institute of Historical Research and The National Archives.

History and Archives in Practice is an opportunity for archivists and historians to discuss how they’re working collaboratively. On 29 March, we heard from 14 projects from across the UK, about which you can read more here. In preparing for #HAP23 we also invited 5 additional projects to create short video presentations about their work and experience of how historians and archivists work best together.

On Thursday 27 April, we continued the conversation with an extra session of #HAP23 featuring the presenters and projects described in these videos.

  • More about the event
  • Watch the panel

 

 

RHS Lecture — ‘Waiting to die? Life for elderly people in late Imperial Russian villages’

‘Waiting to die? Life for elderly people in late Imperial Russian villages’

 

Professor Sarah Badcock

(University of Nottingham)

 

RHS Lecture on 3 February 2023, Online

 

 

 

What was daily life like for old people in Russian villages at the turn of the twentieth century?

This lecture shows that non-able elderly people were often left ‘waiting to die’, de-sexed, de-valued and disempowered. Exploring the parameters of able/visible and disabled/invisible allows us to ask questions about the values accorded individuals within rural communities, and the extent to which families, communities and legal structures could and did intervene in the private sphere. The lecture also places the experiences of elderly Russians in a broader comparative picture of older people’s lives in other countries at the turn of the century.

HEADER IMAGE: Ilya Efimovich Repin, ’The watchman Yefimov’ (c. 1870, Tretiakov gallery), public domain

 

New to Teaching History 2022: An Interactive Workshop

New to Teaching History 2022: An Interactive Workshop, 14-15 September 2022

 

 

In September 2022 the Royal Historical Society, in partnership with History UK, organised an interactive workshop hosted by Professor Jamie Wood (Lincoln). This workshop aimed to open discussions on the challenges and opportunities of teaching History at UK universities, and provide higher education teachers with effective pedagogical skills and techniques.

This workshop consisted of eight sessions of 45-50 minutes each, where experienced historians specialising in innovative pedagogy introduced and discussed approaches to History teaching.

Each presentation was designed for those new to or who’ve recently begun History teaching in Higher Education. Topics include writing and presenting a History lecture; working in large and small seminar groups; teaching online; teaching creatively; and providing constructive assessment to students.

The eight presentations are now available as videos, click for more information

Speakers:

  • Peter D’Sena (Hertfordshire) – ‘Decoding the Discipline’
  • Max Jones (Manchester) – ‘The History Lecture’
  • Jon Coburn (Lincoln) – ‘Small Group Teaching in History’
  • Katie Carpenter (Leeds) – ‘Online Teaching in History’
  • Michael Barany (Edinburgh) – ‘Module design and delivery: challenges and opportunities’
  • Lucie Matthews-Jones (Liverpool John Moores) – ‘Creativity in History Curricula’
  • Jon Chandler (UCL) – ‘Coordinating Large Classes in History’
  • Sarah Holland (Nottingham) – ‘Assessment and Feedback in History’