The primary purpose of H-Albion is to enable historians more easily to discuss research interests, teaching methods and the state of historiography. H-Albion is especially interested in methods of teaching history to graduate and undergraduate students in diverse settings.
The CERCLES team (University of Rouen, France) is pleased to announce its regular series of reviews of books on the English-speaking world.
http://www.cercles.com/review/reviews.html
Of particular interest to H-Albion subscribers in the January 2019 series :
Hello. Does anyone out there know of anyone who has worked on the history behind the distribution of Churchill's wartime speeches in the US, and the eventual creation, promotion, and selling of records of his speeches? I know that, during the war, the American press would routinely strip out the "debate" parts of Churchill's House of Commons speeches, and present them as if they were just addresses to the nation. But I'm interested in finding out as much media history as I can about how this happened in the US.
2019 Midwest Victorian Studies Walter L. Arnstein Prize for Dissertation Research
For the fourth year running, the Hakluyt Society in pleased to announce its annual round of Research Funding. In furtherance of the principal objects of the Hakluyt Society, to promote the study of historical exploration, travel, and worldwide cultural encounter, the Society operates two schemes of research funding. These are:
MEDIA. GENRE. THE GENERIC.
COLUMBUS, OHIO
OCTOBER 17-19, 2019
NAVSA 2019 invites a wide range of scholarship on the nineteenth century - in history, literary criticism, art history, media studies, and more. Our keynote speakers will be film director Mike Leigh and historian Priya Satia.
