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Radical Histories / Histories of Radicalism – London – 30 June – 3 July 2016.

To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the death of the socialist historian Raphael Samuel, along with the fortieth anniversary of the journal he helped to found, History Workshop Journal. A weekend of discussion, celebration and debate bringing together activists, community historians, students, teachers, writers, artists, practitioners of history, from inside and outside universities.
Talks, films, screenings, theatre, song, dance, walks and talks
Stands, exhibitions, caucuses, debates
THEMES INCLUDE What is radical history? ● History and radical struggle ● Utopianism, radical visions and visionaries ●Radical education ● Radical religion ● Gender and sexuality ● Race, ethnicity, and activism ● Radical London ● The politics of housing ● Radicalism and the university ● Radical arts and aesthetics ● Radical archives, radical publishing ● History online ● Oral history ● Protest movements ● Class, communities, labour history ● Local and global connections ● Peace activism
The conference takes place over three days, at Queen Mary University of London, with a pre-conference day event at Birkbeck.
http://www.raphael-samuel.org.uk/radical-histories/