Tag: History

The last forgotten victims of the Nazis? – Professorial Lecture featuring Professor Robbie Aitken

Professor Robbie Aitken and Sheffield Hallam University Logo (courtesy of Sheffield Hallam University)

Professor Robbie Aitken on bringing forgotten history to light Ahead of his free-to-attend inaugural lecture – The Last Forgotten Victims of the Nazis? The Nuremberg Race Laws as a Threat to Black German Futures (Wednesday 20 March) – Professor Robbie Aitken has been discussing his professorship, his career to date, and his hopes of challenging society’s ideas about history. Professor […]

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‘Internment during the First World War. The Global German Experience’ Exhibition launched on 26th April 2023

A recording of the presentations from the exhibition is now available as a German Historical Institute London (GHIL) podcast here.   The exhibition ‘Behind the Wire and Virtual Reality Experience’ will be shown in the German Historical Institute London until 30 June 2023. For further details please click here.   For information about the ‘What WW1 civilian internment can teach […]

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Professor Matthew Stibbe’s talk at National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, 5 May 2022

Prof Matthew Stibbe

Professor Matthew Stibbe to host online talk on Michael E. DeBakey lecture in the History of Medicine: A Laboratory of Humanitarianism: Military and Civilian Captivity during the First World War at the National Library of Medicine, Maryland, on 5 May, 14:00 EST / 19:00 GMT.   Scholarship on captivity in modern conflicts has mostly focused on its violent aspects and […]

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Dr Robbie Aitken interviewed by WFHB Bloomington Indiana on the Black experience in Nazi Germany

Picture of Professor Robbie Aitken

Dr Robbie Aitken, Reader in Imperial History, Department of Humanities was recently interviewed on US community radio show ‘Bring It On!’ in WFHB Bloomington, Indiana. ‘Bring It On’ is a weekly radio programme committed to exploring the people, issues and events impacting the African-American community. Robbie spoke about the Black experience of Nazi Germany, which is a key focus of […]

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