Marc-William Palen
History Department, University of Exeter
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Month: October 2023
Dr Ryan Hanley awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize
The Centre for Imperial and Global History is delighted to report that Dr Ryan Hanley has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize. Here’s what he will be working on:
The Philip Leverhulme Prize will enable me to lay the foundations for a new global history of British antislavery since the late eighteenth century. This long-term project will explore how Britain’s antislavery interventions around the world and throughout modern history resulted in partial victories, unexpected consequences and sometime perverse compromises. It promises to contribute to how we understand metropolitan activism, humanitarian imperialism, the history of international relations, and contemporary anti-trafficking politics, across a very long timeline. This project will result in a major new monograph, Unfinished Business: An Incomplete History of British Antislavery, under contract with Oxford University Press and slated for publication in 2032, in time for the bicentenary of passing of the Abolition of Slavery Act in 1833.
You can read more about the scheme and other winners here.
Age of Hope: A CIGH Interview with Richard Toye
Marc-William Palen and Richard Toye
University of Exeter
Richard Toye, Professor of Modern History at the University of Exeter, needs little introduction to readers of the Imperial & Global Forum. Toye is a leading historian of modern British politics, the British Empire, and postwar internationalism. Among his previous publications are The Labour Party and the Planned Economy, 1931-1951 (2003), Churchill’s Empire (2010), Arguing about Empire: Imperial Rhetoric in Britain and France, 1882-1956 (with Martin Thomas, 2017), Winston Churchill: A Life in the News (2020), and, with David Thackeray, Age of Promises: Electoral Pledges in Twentieth Century Britain (2021). Toye is also former director of the Centre for Imperial and Global History and the host of the Imperial & Global Forum’s ‘Talking Empire’ podcast series. You can follow him on Twitter/X @RichardToye and on Threads @Richard_John_Toye. His newest publication, Age of Hope: Labour, 1945, and the Birth of Modern Britain, will be published with Bloomsbury on 12 October 2023, in advance of the 100th anniversary of the first Labour government in 2024. Age of Hope is the subject of our interview today.
MP: Briefly, how would you summarize Age of Hope?
RT: It is an attempt to put the Labour government of 1945 into long-term perspective. This involves both going back to the 1880s, when many of its leading figures were born, and forward to the present day, when its legacy continues to be felt. Although I hope that readers of all political persuasions can profit from it, I don’t attempt to be absolutely politically neutral. Especially in the conclusion I make some suggestions about how the Labour Party might learns some of the lessons of the Attlee era as it stands (probably) on the edge of power.
Continue reading “Age of Hope: A CIGH Interview with Richard Toye”Job Klaxon: Lecturer in Modern History (E&S)
Lecturer in Modern History (E&S)
University of Exeter – Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
| Location: | Exeter |
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| Salary: | From £41,732 on Grade (F), depending on qualifications and experience. |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
| Placed On: | 4th October 2023 |
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| Closes: | 24th October 2023 |
| Job Ref: | R64106 |
This full-time post is available from 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 on a fixed-term contract (maternity cover) in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS). This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.
The role
You will have responsibility for the design, development and production of teaching and learning material and deliver either across a range of modules within the field of Modern History. The ability to teach on the history of internationalism and modern eastern Europe will be necessary.
You will work with the Director of Education and Student Experience to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of teaching programmes in accord with the Faculty’s education strategy and implementing the External Affairs strategy. You will also contribute directly to foundation teaching in one or more of the discipline areas in the Faculty and to the development and implementation of innovative teaching practices across the Faculty.
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Marc-William Palen
History Department, University of Exeter
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