Brad Beaven Inaugural Lecture 29 March
Dr Brad Beaven is professor in social and cultural history at Portsmouth and leads the Port Towns and Urban cultures research project. On 29 March Professor Beaven will be giving his inaugural lecture exploring the cultural life of port towns. These were cosmopolitan places, where sailors mingled and fraternized with the towns’ inhabitants. Come along […]
Visions of Empire: Patriotism, popular culture and the city, 1870-1939 by Brad Beaven
Dr Brad Beaven is professor in social and cultural history at Portsmouth and leads the Port Towns and Urban cultures research project. His book, Visions of Empire: Patriotism, popular culture and the city, 1870-1939, is out now in paperback with Manchester University Press. The book offers a fascinating insight into the ways in which ideas […]
From the Fight for Britain to the Fight for Bread: Portsmouth and the Impact of the First World War, 1914-1925 – James Daley/Dan Kneller
Former University of Portsmouth history students, James Daly and Dan Kneller, have published a Portsmouth Paper that examines the impact of the First World War on the naval city of Portsmouth. ‘From the Fight for Britain to the Fight for Bread: Portsmouth and the Impact of the First World War, 1914-1925’ draws on a wealth […]
Using Oral Sources; Recovering the History of the Roma Holocaust
Aron Fridvalszky, second year history student at Portsmouth, wrote the following article on the Hungarian Roma holocaust for the Introduction to Historical Research Module. The module is coordinated by Dr Jessica Moody, Lecturer in Modern History and Heritage at Portsmouth. Using Oral Sources: Recovering the history of the Hungarian Roma Holocaust In a speech in […]