After the PhD
People often ask me what I plan to do after I finish studying history. “What, you know, JOB, will you …
Tag Archives: History
A Reagan-Era Champion of Human Rights
The Reagan administration’s record on human rights remains highly contested because its commitment was never universal but rather distorted by …
Reaction to Cameron’s Europe Speech
I hope I will be excused for framing my response to David Cameron’s referendum speech with a personal note, even …
The Legacy of Chávez
Hugo Chávez is the most visible Latin America leader in decades. He lies seriously ill in a Cuban hospital, and …
How a practice interview helped me
Reblogged from UCL Careers Service Blog: Joe Mason, a 2nd year B.A. History student recently came to see us and …
Language and Enlightenment: book discussion
The launch discussion of Dr. Avi Lifschitz’s Language and Enlightenment: The Berlin Debates of the Eighteenth Century was attended by …
Call for Papers: BrANCH Postgraduate and Early Career Workshop
BrANCH Workshop BrANCH Postgraduate and Early Career Workshop Institute of the Americas, University College London 12 April 2013 We are …
Dr Simon Macdonald awarded Review of English Studies prize
Dr Simon Macdonald has been awarded the Review of English Studies essay prize for 2012 for his essay ‘Identifying Mrs Meeke: Another …
Obama and Jackson: Presidential Elections
In the end it didn’t turn out to be quite as close as the pundits suspected. President Barack Obama secured …
Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities
Applications are invited for three 3-year research studentships in the humanities, funded by the Wolfson Foundation. The studentships will normally …
