The MBHN is pleased to publicise events of interest to members organised by others:
FROM THE GRAND TOUR TO MASS TOURISM
The Modern History of the British Abroad
Interdisciplinary and trans-national perspectives on British travel experience and its impact from the eighteenth to the early twenty-first century. University of Newcastle, 1-2 April 2010. Click here to download the Call for Papers (pdf, 215kb).
FEMININITIES
York's 10th annual cultural history conference
22-24 April 2010. This three-day international conference organised by the Department of History, marks the ten year anniversary of the department's annual Cultural History Conference. Focusing on the theme of 'femininities' this conference brings together leading international scholars to examine the state of the field in women's history, gender history and the history of sexuality and consider the past, present and future of the category of 'femininities' as a category of historical analysis. Speakers include Judith Halberstam, Merry Wiesner-Hanks and Barbara Taylor. Postgraduate attendance is particularly encouraged and there is a reduced registration fee for all postgraduate delegates. Please find further details of the conference theme, programme and booking information at: www.york.ac.uk/depts/hist/research/conf/femininities. Email: femininities@events.york.ac.uk. Conference organisers: Henrice Altink, Jeremy Goldberg, Hannah Greig, Joanna de Groot.