Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History CSMCH Edinburgh

In the eighth episode of our 'CSMCH Showcase' series, Emile Chabal talks to Anita Klingler about public discourses of violence in Britain and Germany in the interwar years, and whether the spectre of violence is once again haunting Europe. Produced by Mathew Nicolson.

In the seventh episode of our 'CSMCH Showcase' series, Emile Chabal talks to Enda Delaney about new developments in the historiography of modern Ireland, the international network of the Irish diaspora, and the history of cognition. Produced by Mathew Nicolson.

In the sixth episode of our 'CSMCH Showcase' series, Emile Chabal talks to Jeremy Dell about his research on West African Islam. Amongst other things, they discuss Jeremy's first encounters with West Africa via Paris and Dakar, as well as the importance of the history of African Islam within the wider context of the Islamic world. Produced by Mathew Nicolson.

In the fifth episode of our 'CSMCH Showcase' series, Emile Chabal talks to Ismay Milford about her work on African anti-colonial activism in the decolonising moment of the 1950s and 60s. Amongst other things, they discuss transnational histories of activism, the usefulness of "space" as a historical concept, and whether we can learn anything about our present political crisis from postwar visions of the decolonised future. Produced by Mathew Nicolson.

In the fourth episode of our 'CSMCH Showcase' series, Emile Chabal talks to Julie Gibbings about her research on modern Guatemala and her new book 'Our Time is Now: Race and Modernity in Postcolonial Guatemala'. They discuss how Julie got interested in Guatemala, what it means to work on a post-conflict society, and how indigenous knowledge can reshape our understanding of time and space. Produced by Mathew Nicolson.

In the third episode of our 'CSMCH Showcase' series, Emile Chabal talks to Kate Ballantyne about her work on activism in the American South in the 1960s. They discuss what it means to be from "the South", whether histories of activism can be written by non-activists, and the relevance (or otherwise) of research on the 1960s to today's Black Lives Matter protests. Produced by Mathew Nicolson.