John, Kesewa; Elias, Hannah; Liburd, Liam and Schwarz, Bill. 2023. 'Black British History: Where Now, What Next?'. In: Royal Historical Society Panel. Royal Historical Society Online 24 October 2023. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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‘Black British History. Where Now, Where Next?’ (24 October 2023) was an opportunity to reflect on the major themes currently being pursued in Black British History, and their development in recent years. It’s also chance to propose new areas of research in the years to come.

In addition, panellists and audience members explored the infrastructure that supports the study of Black British History in UK Higher Education and beyond. Recent years have seen welcome advances, including the creation of posts dedicated to teaching and research. At the same time, the subject fights to establish itself in many university History curricula, while departmental cuts and the cost of a first or further degree create restrictions for those seeking to study in this area, and impede many who seek to pursue postgraduate research. Our panel and audience discussion also considered the health of the discipline outside Higher Education, in community projects and the media.

This event, held in UK Black History Month, brought together historians to consider the present and future of Black British History. Led by Professor Bill Schwarz, a longtime commentator and writer in this field, the event took place on the fifth anniversary of the publication of the Royal Historical Society’s report, Race, Ethnicity and Equality in UK Higher Education (October 2018).

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Panel)
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	History
Dates:	Date Event 24 October 2023 Completed
Event Location:	Royal Historical Society Online
Date range:	24 October 2023
Item ID:	39488
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2025 09:28
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2025 09:28
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/39488

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