AGM and 'A Conversation' - the relationship between academic history and historical fiction
Event Type: Branch
Takes Place: 23rd September 2024
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: The Exmouth Arms, 167 Bath Road, Cheltenham GL53 7LX and online via Zoom
Description: Dr Mark Hutchinson, Dr Martin Randall and Dr Vicky Randall all from the University of Gloucestershire Each year after our AGM we have a shorter talk given either by a branch member or colleagues from our local university. This year we are joined by three speakers from the university who will take part in a round table discussion on history and fiction, with a special focus on the traumatic past. Dr Martin Randall (Creative Writing) is a specialist in the Holocaust and 9/11; Dr Mark Hutchinson (early modern History) discusses the English Civil War; and Dr Vicky Randall (modern history) has an interest in WW1 and WW2. Authors discussed may include Hilary Mantel, Martin Amis, and Zadie Smith.
Price: Free for members and students, £4 for guests
Tel: 01242574889
Email: histassoc@gmail.com
Website: https://www.haglos.co.uk
Organiser: Andrea Rpbertson
Lecturer: Dr Mark Hutchinson, Dr Martin Randall, Dr Vicky Randall - University of Gloucestershire
Comments: Zoom link will be posted before the event
Region: West Midlands
Branch: Gloucestershire