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Department of History

Department of History

Department of History

Durham is a leading British centre for the study of History, ranked as the top UK History Department by the Sunday Times in 2010, and by the  Complete University Guide for 2012. Our research expertise and teaching provision extends from the early medieval to recent times, from Britain and Europe (including Russia), to America, Africa and China, and across social, cultural, gender, media, political and economic history.

 One of the seven departments which make up the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and located in the historic heart of Durham, the History Department is close to the World Heritage site of Cathedral and Castle. The University has excellent libraries, with archives and book collections of international significance and which provide access to a huge range of online resources, making us a perfect choice for both undergraduate and postgraduate study.

 

Events at the History Department

Manuscript and Oral News in Early Modern Europe

8th August 2012, 09:00 to 16:30, Pemberton Lecture Rooms
 

The significance of the circulation of news in early modern Europe has generated much debate in recent years. While printed news has attracted considerable interest from historians, manuscript and oral news have received relatively little attention. This conference aims to examine the dissemination and interpretation of manuscript and oral news as it circulated between as well as within European countries in the early modern period.

Registration deadline: Monday 16th July 2012

Please note that registration will be limited and subject to space due to the constraints of the venue. If you are interested in attending, please contact the organisers at david.coast@durham.ac.uk. Places will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

Topics will include (but are not limited to):

  • The international exchange of news
  • The interaction between manuscript, oral and printed news.
  • The credibility and readership of news
  • News networks
  • Propaganda and the manipulation of news
  • Rumours and scurrilous words
  • Secrecy and censorship

Contact david.coast@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.

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IMRS/IMEMS Conference Series Summer 2013

Three conferences in June and July will mark the launch of the University’s Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies and the Durham exhibition of the Lindisfarne Gospels, and celebrate the rich resources of the city’s historic libraries – Cosin’s Library, the Cathedral Library, and the Library of Ushaw College.

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