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Strength, Brilliance, and Individuality: The Inspiring Women of the International Slavery Museum
Posted on: 16 March 2023 | Category: 2023 posts
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On March 9th 2023, the Centre for the Study of International Slavery (CSIS) hosted a panel discussion featuring museum professionals working with or at the International Slavery Museum (ISM).
Top reads to celebrate International Women’s Day
Posted on: 8 March 2023 | Category: 2023 posts
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One way to celebrate this International Women’s Day is reading! Third Year History student, Mollie Hynes, tells us her top reads to really embrace the day and highlight important issues.
“Make Change Happen”: Thoughts on the 2022 Museum Association Conference
Posted on: 31 January 2023 | Category: 2023 posts
“Make change happen” was the name of 2022 edition of the Museum’s Association Conference. I thought the name of the conference resonated well with the conference’s 2021 edition entitled “Brave New World”. Yet, this year’s title was more provocative. The title urged participants to actively engage with the major issues facing museums today. The speakers spurred listeners to become activists, not mere listeners.
Black History Through Film: Review of Burning an Illusion
Posted on: 19 October 2022 | Category: 2022 posts
Dr Ama Biney is a Lecturer in Black British History, in the University of Liverpool's History Department.
Princes Park to Central Asia (and back)
Posted on: 17 October 2022 | Category: 2022 posts
I was two days into my archival work when the address at the top of a letter I was reading made me jump on my uncomfortable chair in the reading room of the Central State Archive of the Republic of Uzbekistan: 13 Wellesley Terrace, Princes Park, Liverpool. “Gosh -I thought- I pass this house when I cycle into work!”
The Long History of Policy Brutality against Black People in Britain
Posted on: 7 October 2022 | Category: 2022 posts
Written by Dr Jess White.
How 19th-century newspaper advertisements reveal a deeper Truth Behind cinema’s 12 Years A Slave
Posted on: 30 September 2022 | Category: 2022 posts
An image of a slave market in the public square of Louisville, Georgia. (Figure 1)
Congratulations to the Classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022!
Posted on: 1 August 2022 | Category: 2022 posts
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This summer we draw the final curtain on what has been the most turbulent and demanding period in the life of university departments up and down the country. In History at Liverpool, not only have we seen our wonderfully resilient class of 2022 graduate in person in the sumptuous surroundings of Hope Street’s Philharmonic Hall, but we have also welcomed back to campus – at long last! – well over 300 students from the classes of 2020 and 2021. These students were denied their own in-person graduation ceremonies due to lockdown restrictions, and it was a tremendous privilege – and not a little emotional – to see them again in person.
REF 2021: Making a Difference - The Impact of our Research
Posted on: 28 June 2022 | Category: 2022 posts
The History Department takes great pride in the work we do to ensure that our research has a real relevance and impact outside of academia. 100% of our research was classified as 4* and 3* for impact in REF2021 and this impact score is testament to our commitment to publicly-engaged research.