{"id":239901,"date":"2021-02-22T16:26:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/canada\/news\/qub-history-graduate-studies-webinar\/"},"modified":"2021-02-22T16:26:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:26:56","slug":"qub-history-graduate-studies-webinar","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/news\/qub-history-graduate-studies-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen&#8217;s University Belfast History Graduate Studies Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in studying a Masters in History? Join Queen&rsquo;s University Belfast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/campaign\/ahss\/history-public-history\/?utm_source=Agents&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SMCECNorthAmericaHistory2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History Graduate Studies Webinar<\/a> on <strong>Thursday 25th February at 12 ET<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Register <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/campaign\/ahss\/history-public-history\/?utm_source=Agents&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SMCECNorthAmericaHistory2021#form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyin-uk.ca\/profiles\/university\/queens-belfast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Queen&rsquo;s University Belfast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><strong>largest group of historians at any university<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the island of Ireland, and has a number of collaborative research initiatives with other universities in Ireland, the UK and abroad, including Boston College, Vanderbilt and George Washington University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join leading QUB historians <strong>Dr Olwen Purdue<\/strong> and <strong>Professor Sean O&rsquo;Connell<\/strong> to find out more about their MA History and MA Public History.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The webinar will explore:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why History at QUB is ranked in the Top 200 in the world (QS World Rankings 2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studying history in a post-conflict city offering a plethora of social, cultural and economic perspectives with field trips, practitioner workshops, internship options and hands-on experience on the ways in which history is created and presented in the public arena.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class options which include political, urban, women and gender and religious history spanning from ancient to modern-day following history across the globe from the UK and Ireland to Europe, Africa, Asia as well as the USA.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The academic panel will also be joined by representatives from the North American team, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty and current students in this 1 hr session with an opportunity to ask questions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaker Profiles<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pure.qub.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/olwen-purdue?utm_source=Agents&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SMCECNorthAmericaHistory2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Olwen Purdue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Olwen Purdue specialises in the history of urban poverty and welfare, and in difficult or contested public histories. She is founder and Director of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qub.ac.uk%2Fresearch-centres%2FCentreforPublicHistory%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmark.fenning%40qub.ac.uk%7C0bb172260cf24ec4f6b208d8c2b57128%7Ceaab77eab4a549e3a1e8d6dd23a1f286%7C0%7C0%7C637473431832269946%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=K0JeHNkTH%2FuLLf38uBrpAIgLeiYPFYqK%2FSz3g4RtZj4%3D&amp;reserved=0&amp;utm_source=Agents&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SMCECNorthAmericaHistory2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centre for Public History<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Queen&rsquo;s University, and of the MA in Public History, and works closely with the cultural and heritage sectors across Northern Ireland in research, teaching and public engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was specialist historical advisor for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftitanicbelfast.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmark.fenning%40qub.ac.uk%7C0bb172260cf24ec4f6b208d8c2b57128%7Ceaab77eab4a549e3a1e8d6dd23a1f286%7C0%7C0%7C637473431832279904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bxKKT3TKP3wA9Lbois8QP7Zv6KS2GmGxEZh4X4UdRvE%3D&amp;reserved=0&amp;utm_source=Agents&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SMCECNorthAmericaHistory2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Titanic Belfast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a member of the advisory group for the Ulster Museum&#8217;s Irish history exhibition and its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nmni.com%2Fwhats-on%2Fthe-troubles-and-beyond&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmark.fenning%40qub.ac.uk%7C0bb172260cf24ec4f6b208d8c2b57128%7Ceaab77eab4a549e3a1e8d6dd23a1f286%7C0%7C0%7C637473431832279904%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=zvaSfKplHjL%2FNLIN5lohNLnHcCgmuYM6KwjmUOFIwwI%3D&amp;reserved=0&amp;utm_source=Agents&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SMCECNorthAmericaHistory2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Troubles and Beyond gallery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and has worked on numerous history documentaries for television. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Irish Museums Association and international editor of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Public Historian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pure.qub.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/sean-oconnell?utm_source=Agents&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SMCECNorthAmericaHistory2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professor Sean O&rsquo;Connell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor O&rsquo;Connell works on the social history of modern Britain and Ireland (particularly Belfast). He has been active in developing oral history at QUB and is an editor of the journal Oral History.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research interests include working-class communities, gender, and consumption. His most recent publication was a research report commissioned by the Department of Health (NI), examining the history of mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qub.ac.uk%2FNews%2FAllnews%2Ffeatured-research%2FReportonMotherandBabyHomesandMagdaleneLaundriesinNorthernIreland.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmark.fenning%40qub.ac.uk%7C296d646df3754d737cbf08d8c2ca6f89%7Ceaab77eab4a549e3a1e8d6dd23a1f286%7C0%7C0%7C637473521988574431%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=C4%2FgMarXSJldaKZO8Z3L14kEDWQ%2FGS20venD40ftZyY%3D&amp;reserved=0&amp;utm_source=Agents&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SMCECNorthAmericaHistory2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was debated in the Stormont assembly (and in the media) on 26 January and deals with one of the most controversial issues in recent Irish history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find out more about Queen&rsquo;s University Belfast, visit their profile page <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyin-uk.ca\/profiles\/university\/queens-belfast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To find out more about Graduate studies in the UK, or to learn more about opportunities to study History, email your Consultant or enquire <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyin-uk.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in studying a Masters in History? Join Queen&rsquo;s University Belfast <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/campaign\/ahss\/history-public-history\/?utm_source=Agents&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=SMCECNorthAmericaHistory2021\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History Graduate Studies Webinar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on <\/span>Thursday 25th February at 12 ET<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-239901","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/239901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}