Taverns and other drinking establishments occupy a privileged place in the iconography of ports and sailortowns. Who could forget the free-and-easy multicultural egalitarianism of ALL-MAX, the East End dive immortalized by Pierce Egan? [1] In The Many-Headed Hydra, Marcus Rediker and Peter Linebaugh speculated about what sorts of conversations sailors, slaves, sex workers, and assorted […]
Oral History is now recognised as a valuable and credible method to engage with and learn about the past.[i] Oral historians indicate that oral history research requires a different set of interpretative practises as it is a source that necessitates historians to directly engage with subjectivity.[ii] The interview is a source created by a shared […]
Following on in similar vein to my recent article on sailors in the Royal Navy during the First World War, this article will expand upon sailors’ attitudes to killing and death in the Great War by considering their diaries. At this juncture it is worth revisiting Joanna Bourke’s interesting study: An Intimate History of Killing.[i] […]
The Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR) at the University of Portsmouth is offering fees-only studentships, available for a three-year period (full-time) or a five-year period (part-time) of doctoral study commencing in September 2014. The Centre welcomes applications from students wishing to work on projects in any of the areas indicated below. Please […]
D-Day Anniversary Events Across The South Events marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day can be found on a new events calendar provided by the D-Day Museum, Portsmouth. Aiming to draw together in one place as many D-Day and Second World War related events as possible, the calendar is searchable and will help members of the […]
D-Day Conference 10th – 11th May 2014, held at the D-Day Museum, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea – If you are interested in learning even more about D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, visit Southwick House Map Room and don’t miss an exciting opportunity to hear from a range of speakers including; “The Silent Day: The United […]
