Merton History Day
Date: Saturday 28 April 2018
Time: 10:30
Venue
Merton College
A reunion event for Mertonians to celebrate the study of History at Merton, in memory of Dr Roger Highfield (1922-2017). The day consisted of lectures by eminent Merton historians including Professors Lyndal Roper, Robert Gildea (1971), Senia Paseta and Dr Robin Whelan (2006), as well as an opportunity to meet current undergraduate and graduate History students and discuss their current research or tutorial work.
Programme
- 10:30 - Welcome reception - TS Eliot Theatre Foyer
- 11:00 - Introduction by Professor Steven Gunn - TS Eliot Theatre
- 11:15 - Talks:
- Professor Lyndal Roper, 'Remembering Luther in 2017'
- Professor Robert Gildea, 'Are the British and French empires still with us?'
- Professor Senia Paseta, 'Nationalism and Citizenship in Ireland, 1912-18'
- 13:00 - Lunch - Hall
- 13:45 - Graduate student poster session - Mure Room
- 13:45 - Meet our Undergraduates - TS Eliot Theatre
- 15:00 - Dr Robin Whelan, '"One man, two guvnors": Christianizing imperial officials in the later Roman Empire'
- 15:30 - Closing remarks followed by tea and coffee - TS Eliot Theatre
