School of History, Classics & Archaeology

2022

Past events from the 2022-23 academic year.

2nd Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival

The second Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival will take place 9-12 March 2023.

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mirko Canevaro

Professor Mirko Canevaro
The School is delighted to announce the inaugural lecture of Professor Mirko Canevaro, Professor of Greek History.

IWD: Women film-makers and histories of women's activism

The School's 2023 International Women's Day events will be on 'Women film-makers and histories of women's activism'.

Cfp - Family and slavery: A Workshop with Brenda Stevenson

“Slave Hunt:  Dismal Swamp, Virginia” c. 1862 by Thomas Moran
We invite proposals for a workshop with Professor Brenda Stevenson on Slavery and Family. The workshop will provide a supportive space for PhD students, and those who have recently submitted their PhDs, to present and receive feedback on chapters or detailed dissertation research proposals relating to any aspect of the theme of Slavery and Family.

Conference: 'Authors, addressees, and audiences in Roman letters'

The event focuses on Roman letters from Cicero to Sidonius, and on the relationship of author, addressee, and audience. Each speaker will introduce either an individual letter or a small dossier of related letters for discussion.

Cfp - From the personal to the global: Lived experiences of the Second World War

The Joint Conference of the Second World War Network (Scotland) and the Second World War Research Group will take place in June, 2023. The The deadline for proposal submissions is 17 February, 2023.

LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture - Professor Zoë Playdon: 'Making Trans History, Making Trans Futures'

The School's 2023 LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture will be given by Professor Zoë Playdon on 17 February.

Edinburgh University ArchSoc Fieldwork Fair

Come along and find out about a variety of archaeological fieldwork opportunities from the university, archaeological companies, and others.

CFP - EAA Session #605: Multi-scalar lives in the early medieval north Atlantic

The European Association of Archaeologists 2023 Annual Meeting will take place in Belfast, and the call for papers is open until 13 February 2023.

Dr Andrew Lawrence - 'Swiss archaeology in the 21st century - Narratives, structures and trajectories'

Swiss mountains
Join Dr Andrew Lawrence as he outlines the main political trends and historiographical frameworks which shape Swiss archaeology.

Cfp: British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’ Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference 2023

Portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay
Proposals for papers for the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’ Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference, to be held in Edinburgh in July 2023, are invited.

Conference - Staging emotions: Affect and emotional expressions in Euripides

The Sculpture of Farnese Hercules
The conference is a collaborative venture between the University of Leiden and the University of Edinburgh, held in person in Leiden and on Zoom.

Theoretical Archaeology Group conference

The Theoretical Archaeology Group conference TAG 43- 'Revolutions', will take place - for the first time - at the University of Edinburgh in December, 2022.

Cfp: 2nd Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival

The second Online Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival will take place 9-12 March 2023. The deadline for submissions is 1 December 2022.

Fennell Forum - War and history: A conversation

A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry showing horsemen throwing spears against men with shields
The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is proud to host the third event in the Fennell Forum series, generously supported by alumnus Simon Fennell. 

Professor Julian Goodare - Reality checking for historians

Robots are scanned
How do historians study people? Join Emeritus Professor of History Julian Goodare to find out.

'Puir Bliddy Swaddies: Scottish Poets of World War II'

Tow rifles are rammed into sand and topped by a tin helmet and a glenfgarry, marking solders' graves
The Second World War Network (Scotland) invites you to an evening celebrating Scottish war poetry.

SWW Network (Scotland) Postgraduate Research Virtual Coffee Mornings

King's College London students evacuated to Bristol in 1940 enjoy a a cup of tea or coffee in a cafe.
The Second World War Studies Network (Scotland) will host a series of virtual coffee mornings, and invite postgraduate researchers in the field of Second World War studies to join us for monthly informal hours of conversation and connection.

Dr Ng’wanza Kamata: ‘Julius Nyerere and the crisis of expectations after Tanganyika’s Independence’

In commemoration of Julius Nyerere, Dr Ng’wanza Kamata will deliver the lecture ‘Julius Nyerere and the crisis of expectations after Tanganyika’s Independence’.

MSc History (Online) information session

Computer screen, mug, pen resting on book
Join our information session to learn more about our MSc in History (online learning).

MSc Ancient Worlds information session

Person working on laptop at table
Join our information session to learn more about our MSc in Ancient Worlds (online learning).

Munro Lecture - Dr Paige West

Dr Paige West reflects on 10 years of 'doing anthropology differently' in collaboration with a non-governmental organization in Papua New Guinea.

Black History Month - Hakim Adi

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is delighted to host Professor Hakim Adi for the Scottish launch of his new book as part of Black History Month.

CANCELLED Munro Lecture - Prof Dr David Fontijn: 'The Bronze Age "destructive economy"’

CANCELLED - Unfortunately, this event has had to be cancelled at this time.

Professor Richard Overy: "Chronologies: Blood and ruins. The Great Imperial War 1931-1945'

Join Professor Richard Overy to mark the publication of what is being called his 'magnum opus'.