The School of History was delighted to host the 2015 Start of Year Lecture on Monday 28 September.<\/p>\n
The lecture, Oral History: Eye Witnesses or Composed Subjects?,<\/em> was given by Professor Penny Summerfield, Professor of Modern History at the University of Manchester, and the author of several books including Reconstructing Women’s Wartime Lives: discourse and subjectivity in oral histories of the Second World War<\/em> (Manchester 1998) and Contesting Home Defence: Men, Women and the Home Guard in the Second World War<\/em> (Manchester 2007). The lecture was attended by staff and students of the school, and\u00a0was followed by a drinks reception.<\/p>\n Head of School, Dr Juliette Pattinson also awarded a number of prizes\u00a0to students:<\/p>\n Roger Anstey Commemoration Prize for Best Stage 2 Performance Christopher Sturges<\/p>\n Stage 2 Achievement Award Charlotte Daynton Best Stage 2 Dissertation<\/strong><\/p>\n Daniel Avery –\u00a0The \u2018Palpable Line\u2019: The Cause of the West Virginia Secession Movement, 1740-1863<\/em><\/p>\n Leland Lyons Prize for Best Stage 1 Performance Hannah Williams<\/p>\n Stage 1 Achievement Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Annaliza Battiston Outstanding Contribution to the 50th Anniversary Celebrations Amy Harrison Outstanding Contribution to the Student Experience Francina Escudero Update 21\/10\/2015:<\/em> A recording of the lecture can now be viewed on the School of History website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t
\n<\/strong>(This prize is generously supported by Professor Grayson Ditchfield and the Anstey family)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Awarded to the students with the highest Stage 2 performance in the School.<\/p>\n
\nTarryn Gourley
\nLucy Ingamells
\nJacob Spargo-Mabbs<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>(The prize is generously supported by Emeritus Professor Donald Read)<\/p>\n
\nGeorge Bates
\nWilliam Mann
\nJennifer Turner<\/p>\n
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\nKate Morgan
\nKatie Slane<\/p>\n
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\nFiona Mitchell<\/p>\n