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Futures Past: Africa in the Cold War Photographic Archive Professor Darren Newbury (University of Brighton) Wednesday 26th April, 5:30- 7pm, 2023. G4, Grand Parade. CMNH Seminar Series: Visual culture, history, and memory. All Welcome, no need to book, just turn… Continue Reading →
Neither forbidden nor particularly encouraged or supported: the ambivalent status of photography during Romania’s communist period Dr Uschi Klein, School of Art and Media, University of Brighton Wednesday 10th May 2023, 5:30 to 7pm (online) Please book here to attend… Continue Reading →
Please note there is sensitive and upsetting information in this blogpost. Woman, Life, Freedom: CMNH Stands in Solidarity with Women and Protesters in Iran. CMNH stands in solidarity with those who speak out about the injustices occurring in Iran and… Continue Reading →
Recovering the hidden multicultural history of the University of Brighton and its forerunner institutions This collaborative archival project aims to recover the hidden presence and experience of Black and Asian people, as well as other racialised ethnic minorities – both… Continue Reading →
INTERNATIONAL CALL TO CONVERT BARCELONA NATIONAL POLICEPREFECTURE INTO A SITE OF MEMORY The Barcelona National Police Prefecture, run by Spain’s Ministry of the Interior, locatedin the centre of the city, has a special significance for having been the main… Continue Reading →
CMNH is really pleased to welcome Dr Manus McGrogan, historian, researcher, oral historian and political activist. Manus will be facilitating two oral history workshops that draw on his research and activism, as well as presenting a paper at the Centre’s… Continue Reading →
Wednesday 16 November 16.00-17.30pm (online) This collaborative work-in-progress seminar is organised jointly between the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research and Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories. The seminar will include short presentations from colleagues at both institutions. It… Continue Reading →
We are really pleased to welcome Professor Forkert, who joins CMNH as VRF for 2022-23. Kirsten Forkert is a researcher, teacher and activist. She is based at the Birmingham Institute of Media and English at BCU, where she’s also… Continue Reading →
CMNH is delighted to announce the launch of a new work in progress seminar that’s open to all members and other interested researchers. The aim of our work in progress seminar is to open up a space where ideas and… Continue Reading →
Working with Jude Kelly, founder of the WOW – Women of the World Festival and the international charity, the ‘Death Festival’ encourages us to consider death and dying through two days of talks, concerts, performances, workshops and installations. Held at… Continue Reading →
Co-constructing Memory in our Landscapes: Colloquium Thursday 10 November 12:00 – 17:00 Room 105, 154-155 Edward Street, University of Brighton, BN2 0JG In association with the following University of Brighton CORES: Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories Centre for… Continue Reading →
Unseen Brighton: Recovering the hidden multicultural history of the University of Brighton and its forerunner institutions This collaborative archival project, supported by the Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories and the School of Humanities and Social Science, has started… Continue Reading →
CMNH Joint Book Launch and Presentation Weds 26 October, 5:30pm – 7:00pm (BST) G4 City Campus, University of Brighton The Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories, University of Brighton, invites you to join Dr Fearghus Roulston and Dr Struan… Continue Reading →
Techne Conflux and Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories: Rethinking Archival Research, Methods and Practice The Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories secured Techne funding for a Conflux programme that will address key methodologies and historiographies associated with archival… Continue Reading →
Visual Memory and the Art of Protest: Nicaragua Centre for Memory Narrative and History, University of Brighton Exhibition: 17th– 21st of October 2022 Atrium Space Grand Parade campus Panel presentation: 16:30, October 19th 2022 Sallis Benney Theatre, Grand Parade. The Exhibition “The… Continue Reading →
Black History Month Event: CMNH Book Launch. Wednesday 12th October 2023 Time: 5.30-7pm Room G4 Grand Parade, University of Brighton The Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories will be launching two books at this special Black History Month event. Places… Continue Reading →
Article by Deborah Madden, University of Brighton After eleven days of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a full day of ceremonies brought the second Elizabethan era to a close. The official nature of this period –… Continue Reading →
Transnational Solidarity: Anticolonialism in the global sixties Book Launch and Panel Presentation – in-person and online Thursday 29 September, 5:30pm – 7:00pm (BST) Room G7, Pavilion Parade, City Campus, University of Brighton Online via Zoom The Centre of Memory, Narrative and… Continue Reading →
What’s happening to cultural studies? Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories (CMNH) University of Brighton 14th-16th September, 2022 ‘What’s Happening to Cultural Studies?’ is a three-day online workshop designed to provide a focus for conversations about the shift in the role… Continue Reading →
Utopian Studies Society Conference 2022 Opening Utopia: New Directions in Utopian Studies Welcome to the Utopian Studies Society Conference 2022. The 22nd Utopian Studies Society Conference: Opening Utopia: New Directions in Utopian Studies will be taking place at the University… Continue Reading →
