Exploring LGBTQI+ themes in History, Languages and Cultures modules
We're celebrating Pride Month! We've gathered a list of some modules available in the School of Histories, Languages, and Cultures which cover LGBTQI+ issues, or could relate to them. Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Posted on: 18 June 2024
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Remember Together: Nuclear Test Veterans’: A Reminder of Our Nuclear Past
Student, Eva Jones, recounts the event she attended on ‘Remember Together: Nuclear Test Veterans’, a commemorative project that captures the important experiences of four Nuclear Test Veterans from Britain and Fiji.
Posted on: 3 April 2024
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Pioneering Health Equity: The Life & Medical Career of Dr Virginia M. Alexander
On the 11th March, we hosted the annual Frances Ivens Lecture, where visiting Prof. Gamble examined the life of Dr. Virginia M. Alexander, an African-American physician-activist. One of our students, Mollie Hynes, attended and gave an account of what she learnt.
Posted on: 14 March 2024
Women We Don’t Talk About Enough: Who We’re Celebrating this International Women’s Day
The theme for this International Woman's Day is 'Inspire Inclusion'. International Slavery MA student, Mollie Hynes, has written a blog that spotlights some of the lesser known achievements and successes from inspiring women across a variety of different fields.
Posted on: 8 March 2024
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Inspirational Women in History: Émilie du Châtelet
After completing modules in Gender and Feminism and Gender and Global Politics, International Relations student, Francesca Foulkes, has decided to spotlight French Physicist, Émilie du Châtelet. Find out about her incredible story, one whose whose tale still touches upon contraception and abortion issues that prevail today.
Posted on: 7 March 2024
Liverpool Institutions and their Legacies of Slavery: A Collaborative Approach
This research blog by PhD researchers Lucy Moynihan and Michelle Girvan, explores Liverpool Institutions and their Legacies of Slavery. Lucy and Michelle help us understand the complex legacies within institutions like the Blue Coat Hospital and the Liverpool Athenaeum, shedding light on the city's complex past.
Posted on: 4 March 2024
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Humanising Historians: Deana Heath
In this month's Humanising Historians blog, we journey back and forth across the Atlantic, landing in Liverpool where Professor Deana Heath discusses what led to her decision to focus on Indian and Colonial History. Along the way we encounter old sci-fi movies, cakes and outrageous hats.
Posted on: 13 February 2024
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The benefits of joining a society
History and Politics BA student, Laura Reynolds, discusses the importance of societies at University and her experience joining LUST (Musical Theatre Society) in this blog post!
Posted on: 7 February 2024
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Pete Burns: An Unacknowledged Scouse Icon
In honour of LGBT+ History Month, BA International Relations student, Francesca Foulkes talks about Pete Burns, an often-overlooked queer Scouser whose story highlights the ongoing marginalisation of LGBT+ and gender non-conforming people, especially in the music industry.
Posted on: 6 February 2024