Category: Academic staff

In today’s instalment of Meet the Historians, Dr John Wills, Reader in American History and Culture, discusses his fascination with all things American and his … Read more

In response to recent debates over the way Britain’s imperial past should be commemorated, Archbishop Justin Welby has stated that certain monuments in Canterbury Cathedral … Read more

Next up in our departmental Q&A series is Dr Emma Hanna, a School of History graduate and expert on the First World War and its … Read more

Several new episodes of the History Hit podcast How and Why History feature scholars from the University of Kent’s School of History discussing important events from … Read more

Our latest Q&A is with Dr Mario Draper. Mario, a Kent History graduate, is the author of The Belgian Army and Society from Independence to … Read more

With the news full of stories about statues of historical figures with connections to slavery, colonialism and racism being pulled down across Britain and the … Read more

This is the first in a series of interviews with academics in the School of History we’ll be sharing over the summer months. Our maiden … Read more

The School of History’s Ulf Schmidt, Professor of Modern History, was recently interviewed on Rear Vision, a podcast for Sydney’s ABC Radio that seeks to … Read more

Dr John Wills, Reader in American History and Culture, is to take part in this year’s British Academy Virtual Summer Showcase 2020. He’ll be speaking … Read more

School of History academic Dr Mark Lawrence has launched a research documentary with an event featuring a live panel discussion. The Cristero War of 1926-29, … Read more