Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History

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The Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History is the University of Edinburgh’s leading centre for research into the history of the modern world.

  1. CSMCH Showcase 8: Anita Klingler

    09/21/2020

    CSMCH Showcase 8: Anita Klingler

    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.

    24 min
  2. CSMCH Showcase 7: Enda Delaney

    09/06/2020

    CSMCH Showcase 7: Enda Delaney

    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.

    28 min
  3. CSMCH Showcase 6: Jeremy Dell

    07/28/2020

    CSMCH Showcase 6: Jeremy Dell

    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.

    29 min
  4. CSMCH Showcase 5: Ismay Milford

    07/14/2020

    CSMCH Showcase 5: Ismay Milford

    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.

    26 min
  5. CSMCH Showcase 4: Julie Gibbings

    06/30/2020

    CSMCH Showcase 4: Julie Gibbings

    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.

    30 min
  6. CSMCH Showcase 3: Kate Ballantyne

    06/15/2020

    CSMCH Showcase 3: Kate Ballantyne

    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.

    28 min
  7. CSMCH Showcase 2: Joe Gazeley

    06/01/2020

    CSMCH Showcase 2: Joe Gazeley

    In the second episode of our 'CSMCH Showcase' series, Emile Chabal talks to Joe Gazeley about his work on Malian foreign policy since the 1960s. Amongst other things, they discuss how Joe became interested in Mali in the first place, and what the history of Mali's attempts to gain sovereignty can tell us about the nature of post-colonial statehood. Produced by Mathew Nicolson.

    28 min
  8. CSMCH Showcase 1: Jake Blanc

    05/19/2020

    CSMCH Showcase 1: Jake Blanc

    In the first of our new series of short interviews with CSMCH members entitled 'CSMCH Showcase', Emile Chabal talks to Jake Blanc about his work on Brazil. Amongst other things, they discuss Jake's own biography and his experience of left-wing political engagement; the history of rural political movements; and the importance of looking at Latin America from the inside out. Produced by Mathew Nicolson.

    30 min
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