Centre for Modern Studies

The Centre for Modern Studies is a vibrant interdisciplinary research centre, dedicated to study of the period from 1830 to the present.

Research strands

Colonial Repair Network
Common Ground - Songbook and Network
Visual Ethics Network
York Human Rights Workshop

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Events

Fri

Apr

Victorian Expansions: Cross-Cultural Migrations

Victorian Expansions Conference 2026

Fri

May

Touching from a Distance: Close Reading and Looking Now

Centre for Modern Studies Conference that asks what it means to pay genuine critical attention to texts, art objects, and media in the twenty-first century.

Forthcoming events
Past Events
Conferences