Research Student Showcase
Schedule
Sat Mar 04 2023 at 12:30 pm to 05:00 pm
Location
Birmingham & Midland Institute | Birmingham, EN
About this Event
Join us for an afternoon of talks on our region's history, from Tudor manors to the Blitz and everything in between! All presenters are current or former MA/PhD students in the Centre for West Midlands History (University of Birmingham). All sessions will include plenty of time for questions and discussion. For more information on our part-time MA programme visit : https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cwmh/index.aspx
Programme
Session One: 12.30 –2.00pm
Joan Turner, ‘The Birmingham Pen Factories: A Holiday Air or a Disgrace to the City?’
David B. Lewis, ‘Ironmasters! Power and Protection in the Cast Iron and Hollow Ware Manufacturer’s Association, 1872-1926’
Ginny Hartley, TBA
Julie Farruggia, ‘Researching the Life of Alfred Tozer, Chief Fire Officer of Birmingham Fire Brigade, 1879-1906’
Coffee break: 2.00pm-2.30pm
Session Two: 2.30-3.30pm
Justine Pick, Environmental problems and municipal responses in Birmingham 1842-1914: People, Policy and Practice
Glen Asquith, How effectively did Coventry’s defence preparations protect its economy from the Blitz?
Break: 3.30pm-3.45pm
Session Three: 3.45pm-close (5pm)
Peter Mason, ‘The Temple Family: Lords of the Manor of Frankton, Warwickshire, 1580-1680’
George E. Mainwaring, ‘Gypsies in Worcestershire, 1800-1960’
Steve Knibbs, ‘Crying Out to be Heard? The Female Patients of Powick Asylum, 1852-1920’
All sessions will include plenty of time for audience comments and questions.
Where is it happening?
Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
