As many of you will already have heard, J.M. Beattie died of cancer on 12 July 2017. John's family have created a lovely memorial page, which allows people to upload their memories of this remarkable historian.
https://jmbeattiememorial.wixsite.com/johnbeattie
Allyson N. May
Dear all,
The sixth Law and Governance in Britain Conference, co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Faculty of Law, Western University, will take place on 20-21 October 2017. This conference focuses on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. Information about the event, including the programme and registration details, will be found here:
http://history.uwo.ca/Conferences/law-and-governance/index.html
Dear H-Albion Members,
The Northeast Conference on British Studies will hold its annual fall meeting on October 13th and 14th at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. Registration is now open for this meeting. Details can be found at www.necbs.org. The regular registration rate (including meals and receptions) is $90. The graduate student rate is $30. To ensure these rates, attendees should register by September 30th.
The Hakluyt Society Symposium 2017 brings together travel literature and
Dear list members,
Please see below for some exciting opportunities for your most promising MA students:
International Graduate Scholarship Opportunities in History at the University of Melbourne
The History Discipline in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne is offering Scholarships for international graduate students for commencement in 2018.
Equine Breeds: CFP
The British Post Office in the Telecommunications Era
Date: Thursday, 31st August 2017
Location: The Dana Library and Research Centre, 165 Queen’s Gate, London SW7 5HD
Some H-Albioners will have used my former image galleries at Picasa. Unfortunately, those galleries were trashed by Google as I refused to divulge my personal details to Google when it introduced a requirement for registration. I am now attempting to reconstruct image galleries at Piwigo:
http://davepostles.piwigo.com/
To date, I have uploaded just over 750 images. You are invited to use whatever you want under CC. Please read the information sheet first which explains the background.
SEXing the Past 2018: The OUTing the Past Festival Conference
Exploring the Intersections of History and Activism
16th - 18th March 2018 at Liverpool John Moores University
