News
21 May 2013
Society for Renaissance Studies 6th Biennial Conference,
Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Culture,
13-15 July 2014
2 May 2013
Senior Lecturer in History Dr Christer Petley has featured in a BBC4 documentary exploring Britain’s imperial past in Antigua, and helps to tell the story of how, and why, the navy inhabited the dark waters of the Caribbean islands during the age of slavery.
The Parkes East and Central European Scholarships in Jewish History and Culture
15 April 2013
One Scholarship (tuition fees and maintenance) is available for citizens of selected East and East-Central European countries to study for an MA in Jewish History and Culture at the Faculty of Humanities.
Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute studentship now available
28 March 2013
English Seafarer Communities in the Later Middle Ages: A Study in the Socio-Economics of an Occupational Group .
Southampton Professor publishes book containing new insights into Jewish life under Nazi rule.
25 March 2013
Professor of Modern Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at Southampton, Joachim Schloer, has published a fascinating new book, titled Jewish Life in Berlin, 1933-1941, recording the work of German-Polish photographer Abraham Pisarek.
Born to be King? Henry V before 1413
11 March 2013
Dean of Humanities, Professor Anne Curry will deliver a lecture on Henry V at the University of Lincoln to mark the 600th anniversary of his accession to the throne.
1 March 2013
The annual Southampton Stonewall Lecture on 21 February 2013 was delivered by Professor George Chauncey (Yale University) on “Gay Culture in Postwar New York”.
6 February 2013
On Tuesday 19 February next, the Centre for Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies will host a discussion on the theme of ‘Museums and Empire’.
24 January 2013
Research by a University of Southampton historian has found that the practice of ransom was widespread among all soldiers during the Hundred Years War (1337 – 1453) and not, as generally thought, just the preserve of kings, knights and higher orders.
Humanities Wolfson Foundation Scholarships now available for 2013 entry
22 November 2012
Humanities at Southampton is pleased to offer postgraduate scholarships funded by the Wolfson Foundation. For October 2013 entry, we have three Wolfson Scholarships to award for study at doctoral level.