Troubling Anniversaries: Online Conference 21-22 October

Troubling Anniversaries: Online Conference 21-22 October

What role do anniversaries play in public history? How do we negotiate the commemoration of complex pasts?   In the IHR’s centenary year, an online international conference hosted in partnership between the Institute of Historical Research and the Centre for...
The IHR Conference Series: an introduction & call for proposals

The IHR Conference Series: an introduction & call for proposals

By Julie Spraggon The IHR Conference Series is a central part of the Institute’s publishing programme. The series comprises edited collections of essays, many of which originated as themed papers presented at a conference. The 15 volumes in the Conference...
Ernő Goldfinger and a visit to 2 Willow Road, Hampstead

Ernő Goldfinger and a visit to 2 Willow Road, Hampstead

By Philip Carter As a survey of domestic experience, the IHR’s 2018 Winter Conference—‘Home: new histories of living’ (8-9 February)—ranges widely in its locations and forms of historical dwellings. At the same time, individual properties stand out. These include No....

We’re launching a new series of conference proceedings

The IHR is launching a new book series. Publishing edited collections derived from conferences organised at or by UK universities, the series aims to promote research which significantly advances scholarship in a particular field or fields, rather than providing an...