It will be hosted by the University of Liverpool, jointly with National Museums Liverpool and the Institute of Historical Research, London, from 10-12 April 2008.

Some 50 speakers will explore the nature of the relationship between academic history, museums, the heritage sector, and popular culture; current issues in the investigation, preservation, and presentation of historic environments and museum collections; and the challenges that public history and ‘knowledge transfer’ pose for the professional practice of scholars, their scholarly values and ethics.

Thematic strands also include

- museums & identity
- remembering slavery
- public history and sport, art, archaeology, film

In all this we will be showcasing Liverpool research projects from numerous Arts and SES departments, and exploring Liverpool museum projects in international comparison.

Keynote addresses

· Sandy Nairne, Director, National Portrait Gallery, London
· Rt. Hon. Frank Field, M.P.

Other key speakers include

Public History Professors
· Rebecca Conard, Middle Tennessee State University
· David Dean, Carleton University, Canada
· Thomas Thurston, Yale University
· Helen Weinstein, University of York

Museum Directors
· Kevin Fewster, National Maritime Museum, London
· Lonnie Bunch, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
· Wayne Modest, Institute of Jamaica
· Christoph Grunenberg, Tate Liverpool

There are special fees for postgraduate students.

For the full programme, registration form, and further details, please see the conference website:

http://www.liv.ac.uk/history/public-history

Best regards,
Holger Hoock.

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POSTGRADUATE STUDENT BURSARIES] We are offering a limited number of BURSARIES for POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS attending the conference to help with the costs of travel and subsistence.

To be considered for these bursaries, please send -

1)a brief cover note, explaining your reasons for attending the conference and the benefits you anticipate, plus a breakdown of expected expenses and statement of other sources of support applied for or granted (e.g. from your own university, graduate scholarships); no more than 1 page;

2) a brief CV of no more than 2 pages.

SPECIAL FEES FOR MEMBERS OF UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL [and members of the public with a Liverpool area postcode]
Full conference 10-12 April
Full registration fee
£80
Reduced fee staff of University of Liverpool
£40
Reduced fee postgraduates
£25
2 days only
Full 2-day registration fee
£50
Reduced 2-day fee staff of University of Liverpool
£30
Reduced 2-day fee postgraduates
£20
1 day only
Full day registration fee
£40
Reduced fee staff of University of Liverpool
£20
Reduced day fee postgraduates
£20
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Dr Holger Hoock
Reader in History &
Director, Eighteenth-Century Worlds Research Centre
University of Liverpool, UK [On leave 2007-10]

Visiting Research Scholar, History Faculty and
Visiting Scholar, Corpus Christi College
Oxford University