Past events
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[CANCELLED] Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: United Nations Peacekeeping and the Reinvention of Colonialism, 1945–1971
15:00 - 16:30 18 April 2024
[CANCELLED] DETAILS Full title: Blue Helmet Bureaucrats: United Nations Peacekeeping and the Reinvention of Colonialism, 1945–1971 Chair/Discussant: Panagiotis Karagkounis, HCRI PhD Candidate Location: N/A REGISTRATION https://blue-helmets.eventbrite.co.uk TOPIC This history of colonial legacies...
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The Humanitarian Archive in Historical Perspective
14:30 - 17:00 15 April 2024
This session will explore the constitution of a new archive of humanitarian records and how historians develop a synchronous way of engaging with very contemporary sources they are helping to preserve and archive. The event will include a presentation by the Humanitarian Archivist, Flora Chatt, on...
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Attempting to Kill the Law of Peace
15:00 - 16:30 11 April 2024
A public talk with Prof Mary Ellen O’Connell, Professor of Law and International Peace Studies at University of Notre Dame; co-hosted by HCRI and the Law School at University of Manchester. Registration and info via: https://law-of-peace.eventbrite.co.uk ABOUT THE TALK The almost unimaginable loss...
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Workshop: The Multiple Transformations of Archives, 1920s to 2010s
13 - 14 March 2024
ABOUT Throughout the last quarter of the twentieth century, many scholars have shed light on the puzzling concept of the ‘Archive’, expanding its horizons from a side-lined feature of historiography to a deeply philosophical and political matter. This two-day workshop, held at the John Rylands Research...
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Humanitarian Extractivism: The digital transformation of aid
16:00 - 17:30 7 March 2024
DETAILS Date/Time: Thurs 7th March 2023, 4pm – 5.30pm (UK) Location: Hybrid - Samuel Alexander Building, Room SG.16 + Zoom Open to all // Registration essential // Organised by HCRI at University of Manchester ABOUT THE TALK This talk will investigate the digital transformation of aid as a form...
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Careers in Humanitarianism Fair - Meet NGOs, charities, Careers Service and more
13:00 - 15:00 28 February 2024
Come and meet staff from a range of local and international humanitarian and rights organisations, who can answer questions about what it is like to work in the sector, how they got started, what their organisation is about, and any potential work, volunteering and training opportunities. This event...
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Global Health 'Back Home': the evolving conversation in UK Emergency Medicine (Webinar)
28 February - 19 April 2024
This webinar has been organised by the Global Emergency Care Collaborative (GECCo), which is co-led by HCRI’s Dr Anisa Jafar. Details and registration are at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/gecco/1119365 Notes from GECCo... “Are we the right people to be talking about global health?” This...
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Careers Panel: Work and life in the humanitarian sector
14 February - 19 April 2024
A discussion with experienced professionals from humanitarian and human rights organisations, for University of Manchester students and interested members of the public. SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Michelle Farrington - Public Health Promotion & Community Lead (and Interim Deputy Humanitarian Director) at Oxfam...
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HCRI Landmark Lecture - Dr Silvia Salvatici
7 December 2023 - 19 April 2024
ABOUT THE TALK Talk with the title 'From recipients to donors? Southern European countries and international aid (1945-1990)', followed by Q&A and discussion. In recent years, international humanitarianism has increasingly attracted the interest of historians. A great deal of research has mainly examined...
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Disasters, risks and politics in the age of climate change
16:30 - 18:00 23 November 2023
HCRI roundtable on climate change and disasters, with BBC's Navin Singh Khadka and University of Cambridge's Dr Ayesha Siddiqi SPEAKERS: Navin Singh Khadka - A senior environmental correspondent for the BBC, who specialises in climate changed-related reporting and recently collaborated with HCRI colleague's...
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