Chance to meet the people making history in York
Posted on 7 January 2014
Alison Bodley, Curator of History at the York Museums Trust, will discuss the refit of the Castle Museum funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund in her talk ‘Public history, private past: Discovering the history of York during the First World War’.
The public lecture on Wednesday, 8 January is the first in a new series organised by the University of York – ‘Public History: Made in York’ – featuring local institutions and York graduates who work as public historians in different media.
Presented by the University’s Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (IPUP), the lectures provide an opportunity to meet the people working ‘behind the scenes’, making history public in museums, archives, stately homes and on television.
Other lectures in the series include ‘Lavish dramas, thoughtful documentaries and idiots smeared in poo: Why making historical television is harder than you think’ and ‘The digital past: Accessing old knowledge or creating new understanding?’
Dr Sarah Rees Jones, Director of IPUP, said: “The series of lectures will highlight recent developments in history by, with and for the public in archives, museums, country houses, and in popular festivals and on television.
“It originates from the Department of History’s new MA in Public History. All the lecturers teach on that MA and are among the leading practitioners of public history in their fields.”
The first lecture in the series ‘Public history, private past: Discovering the history of York during the First World War’ will take place at King’s Manor on Wednesday, 8 January at 6pm. Open to all, the lecture is free to attend and no ticket is required.
Further details of this and other lectures in the series are available at www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/public-lectures/spring-2014/public-history/ or by emailing sally.kingsley@york.ac.uk.
Notes to editors:
- More information on the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past, University of York, at www.york.ac.uk/ipup
- More information on the University of York’s Department of History at www.york.ac.uk/history
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