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July 2009	Centre for Urban History

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Welcome to Urban History News - a monthly digest of news and information for the urban history community. CENTRE FOR URBAN HISTORY GRADUATE CONFERENCE PLACE IN HISTORY - HISTORIES OF PLACE 02 October 2009 Urban settlement is dependent upon location with the obvious requirements of food and water being of primary consideration for settlers. But beyond that, what part do space and place play in the development of a community or locale? What emphasis should historians place on the material environment of a place and how should they analyse the relationship between people and that environment? How does the study of landscape and environment contribute to our understanding of the urban past? This conference encourages consideration of new (and old) approaches to the interaction of people and place across medieval, early modern and modern periods. Graduate students and early-career researchers are invited to submit 200-300 word abstracts for 20-25 minute papers relating to the conference theme by 31 July 2009. PhD Studentships Theatre, Film and Television Studies Aberystwyth University Firmly located in Wales, and with an established international profile across its constituent disciplines, the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies provides a vibrant research environment for postgraduate study. The Department’s established reputation for conducting leading-edge, international quality research makes TFTS an ideal place to pursue doctoral study. Supervision and research training are offered in both English and Welsh, focussing on topics such as: Landscape, environment and site-specific performance; Welsh and minority-language theatre, film and television; Aesthetics, politics and social engagement; National and trans-national processes of production and contexts of reception; Broadcasting structures; histories and regulatory policies; Alternative and experimental theatre and film; and television drama. PhD research may be practice-led, or through written thesis. Topology of Technology Darmstadt University of Technology The interdisciplinary post-graduate program "Topology of Technology" at The Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, announces 10 doctoral fellowships, starting 01 November 2009, and running for 2 years (with an possible option of a third year). The program is organized by teachers from the subjects of history, sociology, philosophy, literature and language, mechanical engineering, informatics, and civil/construction engineering. It focuses on the relationship between technology and space — at present, in history, and in a possible future. It has five thematic foci: - Information Technology and the Topology of the Network Society - Technological Spaces of the Body and the Perception of Space - The Circulation of Materials – Mobility – Tourism - Topologies of Technology and Forms of Representation - Fields of Power and the Role of Technology The program is primarily financed by the German Research Council (DFG). Women’s and Gender Studies Postgraduate Seminar Series 2009/10 • Warwick, UK The Centre for the Study of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Warwick would like to invite postgraduate students from any institution working in the field to present at the Graduate Student Seminar Series for the coming academic year 2009/2010. There is no particular ‘theme’ for this year’s seminar series, and submissions are welcome from a number of disciplines on gender related topics of your choice. There will be six seminar slots spread over the year. The Graduate Student Seminar Series provides a friendly, informal setting for graduate students to give presentations and exchange ideas related to women and gender studies. Gender and Loss: Experiencing Widowhood in Britain c1400-1900 27–28 August 2009 • Bath, UK Widowhood — even when it brought wealth and liberation rather than poverty and tribulation — posed a variety of challenges to men and women in Britain and on the Continent. This conference, sponsored by the Centre for the History of Gender and the Urban Experience at Bath Spa University, is aimed at historians, literary scholars and postgraduate students with an interest in the historical experience of widows and widowers between c1400 and 1900. While the widow is a well-known figure of literary and historical analysis, much less academic attention has been paid to the widower, or to the gendered experience of widowhood over time and across boundaries. This conference aims to foster an international dialogue and create a network of scholars interested in exploring the ways that men and women coped with the loss of a spouse and how their experiences of widowhood were shaped by gender, place and space. Local Population Studies Society Autumn Conference 21 November 2009 • Cambridge, UK The Autumn 2009 LPSS Conference is entitled: "Local Populations and their Institutions" and will be held at Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3EN on Saturday 21st November 2009. The detailed programme with booking form is now available.
	European Association for Urban History The list of sessions for the 2010 EAUH conference, to be held in Ghent, has been published. Paper submission opens on 01 October 2009 upcoming events... 09-10 July 2009 Literary London 2009 London, UK 14-18 July 2009 Sport in History Stirling, UK 26-28 August 2009 RGS-IBG International Conference Manchester, UK 27-28 August 2009 The Talk about Town Melbourne, Australia approaching deadlines... 10 July Women’s Life and Leisure in the Twentieth Century TFTS Studentship 31 July CUH GRADUATE CONFERENCE Early Modern Dis/Locations 03 August Economic History Society Postgraduate Training Course (application) 09 August Topology of Technology Studentships 15 August Labour as resource CUH seminars... CUH Seminar Series 2009-10: 2009-10 marks the 25th Anniversary Year at CUH. A celebratory seminar programme is being developed. other seminar series... Historical Perspectives: Work in Progress Seminars Glasgow, UK Chicago History Museum Chicago, USA Healthcare in Theory and Practice in Twentieth Century Britain Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare Seminar Series at Glasgow Caledonian University Ottoman Urban Studies ZMO-EUME-Colloquium, Berlin Scottish Oral History Society For further details please contact Professor Arthur McIvor . exhibitions... London's Burning Online exhibition Coalbrookdale 300 The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust has events throughout 2009 to celebrate 300 years of the Industrial Revolution.

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