Echoes and Aftermath – Legacies and Memories of the Past from the Twentieth Century Onwards

This seminar celebrates the launch of two books edited by Birmingham staff: Echoes of Empire. Memory, Identity and Colonial Legacies (edited by Kalypso Niccolaïdis, Berny Sèbe and Gabrielle Maas), and Aftermath. Legacies and Memories of War in Europe, 1918 – 1945 – 1989 (edited by Nicholas Martin, Tim Haughton and Pierre Purseigle).

It is a joint event, co-hosted by the Institute for German Studies (IGS), POLSIS and the Postcolonial Birmingham Research Network.

Speakers include Tim Haughton (POLSIS), Paul Jackson (IDD), Kalypso Nicolaïdis (Oxford), Klaus Richter (War Studies) and Berny Sèbe (Modern Languages). The event will be chaired by Nicholas Martin (IGS).
WHEN: Wednesday 30 September 2015, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

WHERE: Room 121, First Floor, Muirhead Tower, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT

This seminar is free to attend – all are welcome!