As part of the celebrations of the 900th Anniversary of Reading Abbey, the University invited renowned church archaeologist Tim Tatton-Brown to present a lecture on the archaeology and hidden history…Read More >
History
Nancy Astor MP: from commemoration to activism
By encouraging recognition and discussion of the UK’s first female MP to sit in the House of Commons, researchers at the University of Reading are challenging outdated narratives about the…Read More >
Never mind the barriers: co-curating Punk histories
Researchers at the University of Reading are pioneering a participatory approach to social history to break down the barriers between regional punk communities and the ‘establishment’ of academia. Mainstream celebrations...Read More >
Astor100: Challenging the male narrative in Parliament
Astor100, curated by Dr Jacqui Turner, commemorates a hundred years of women in Parliament and is influencing contemporary debate on attitudes to women in politics today. Through public lectures, exhibitions…Read More >
Vote 100
In 2018 the UK commemorated the centenary of women over 30 getting the vote. With exhibitions, performances, presentations and tea-parties, the celebrations extended well beyond Parliament, and Dr Jacqui Turner,…Read More >
Punk in the East (2017)
Punk in the East is a history project with a difference. Not only does it document the history of punk in Norwich from 1976 to 1984, it does so ‘from...Read More >
Astor 100
Dr Jacqui Turner’s Astor100 Project provides a focus for Nancy Astor’s achievements as the first female MP to take her seat in UK Parliament.
Archiving Anarchy (2018)
Punk in the East documents the history of punk in Norwich from 1976 to 1984 – yet does so ‘from below’ by enabling punks from Norwich to collate, archive and produce their own social and cultural history.
