What’s on

Below are events that are taking place across the University, which relate in some way to the themes that are touched upon in Empire. Sign up to lectures, debates and discussions below.

 

American Empire: Concepts, Contexts and Comparisons: A Roundtable’, 18.00, Thursday 20 November, 65/1143, Avenue Campus.

This roundtable may touch on themes and features of Empire. At the event will be Dr. James Morgan (University of Southampton), author of the new book Into New Territory: American Historians and the Concept of US Imperialism (University of Wisconsin Press, 2014), Dr. Marc Palen (University of Exeter) and Dr. David Sim (University College London).

Study day: The Great War and the European Empires, 10.00 – 17.30, Saturday 20 June 2015

Join Lifelong Learning’s study day organized by the Centre for Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies. During the day you will examine the role of Empires during the conflict of the Great War. The aim of the day is to think comparatively about the effect of the conflict upon those Empires since most were destroyed or seriously weakened by the war. The event will comprise of six illustrated lectures from established authorities in the field, with opportunities for Q&A after each lecture, and a closing Q&A roundtable. The event is free, but please register here. You can also find more information on the University website.

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Do you have an event, or would like to run an event in relation to this year’s One Book? If so, we would like to hear from you and will help you advertise it on these pages. Please email internalcommunications@soton.ac.uk.