RHS Alexander Prize – the 2022 Shortlist

by royalhistsoc | 07 Jun 2022 | General, RHS Prizes 2022

The Royal Historical Society’s Alexander Prize is awarded for a journal article or essay based on original historical research – written by a doctoral candidate or those recently awarded their doctorate – and published in a journal or an edited...

RHS Gladstone Book Prize – the 2022 Shortlist

by royalhistsoc | 01 Jun 2022 | General, RHS Prizes 2022

    The 2022 shortlist recognises the scholarly contribution and quality of six excellent history monographs published in 2021.   Young Women against Apartheid: Gender, Youth and South Africa’s Liberation Struggle by Emily Bridger (Boydell & Brewer)...

RHS Whitfield Book Prize – the 2022 Shortlist

by royalhistsoc | 30 May 2022 | General, RHS Prizes 2022

    The 2022 shortlist recognises the scholarly contribution and quality of six excellent history monographs published in 2021.   Saving the Children: Humanitarianism, Internationalism, and Empire by Emily Baughan (University of California Press) Histories of...

Becoming a Historian: an Informal Guide

by royalhistsoc | 18 May 2022 | General, Guest Posts, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Careers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog

    How do we undertake a major historical research project for the first time? What should we do to ensure that a project’s completed? How do we best engage in debate about our own, and others’, work? How can we apply historical understanding to...

‘Quando Era Jovem…’ – Towards an Intergenerational, Oral History of Youth in Maputo, Mozambique

by royalhistsoc | 21 Apr 2022 | General, Writing Race Two

    How does an oral historian, working in Mozambique, respond to the lockdowns and travel restrictions of recent years? Johanna Wetzel is a PhD student researching the history of youth — ser jovem or juventude — in Maputo, with particular...