It was fantastic to be able to showcase the range of expertise across the department, in what was a varied and engaging day of sessions. Dr Ed Roberts<\/a> walked students through the importance of migration in the making of Medieval Europe, while Dr David Rundle<\/a> explored the \u2018moving edges of Christendom\u2019, looking at migration in Europe during the Renaissance. Dr Erik Mathisen<\/a> explored \u2018Black Culture in Slavery and Freedom\u2019 in his lecture, looking at the history of slavery in America. Dr Will Butler<\/a> encouraged students to research the impact of the temporary migration of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Belgium to Britain during the First World War, and Dr Aparajita Mukhopadhyay<\/a> explored the impact of migration on Modern Britain, urging participants to challenge their preconceptions about the subject.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students were presented with a wide range of sources and teaching methods, permitting them to utilise their historical skills and existing knowledge, and many of the subject areas took them beyond their GCSE and A Level curriculum, while also providing an insight in to what studying History is like at university. The day was also supported by our fantastic team of undergraduate ambassadors, who support all of the work that we do within schools and colleges in the southeast. It was great for our current students to be able to talk with students thinking about applying for university, and for our staff to answer any questions that students had about studying history \u2013 especially over tea and cake at lunchtime!<\/p>\n This study day followed several successful years of events held for students at Bromley High School, previously looking at themes such as \u2018Women in History\u2019, and a \u2018Black History Study Day\u2019, which was also held for schools at Chatham Historic Dockyard in October 2018. If there are any schools who are interested in arranging similar days, please do get in touch with the Outreach Officer for the School of History, Dr Will Butler (w.m.butler@kent.ac.uk<\/a>), who would be delighted to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Aparajita](\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/history\/files\/2019\/11\/AM-1024x909.jpeg\")
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