Lord Asa Briggs: A Celebration
Thursday 19 May 2011, London
Institute of Historical Research
Lord Asa Briggs, one of the country’s most distinguished living historians, turns ninety this year, and he and his remarkable contribution to academic history to the development of Victorian studies, the history of communication and his role in the growth of modern universities are considered and assessed in this one-day colloquium co-hosted with the British Association for Victorian Studies.
Confirmed participants:
Asa Briggs
David Cannadine (Princeton)
Francesca Carnevali (University of Birmingham)
Malcolm Chase (University of Leeds)
Matthew Cragoe (University of Sussex)
Martin Hewitt (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Frank Buongiorno (Menzies Centre for Australian Studies/King’s College London)
Sian Nicholas (Aberystwyth)
Jean Seaton (University of Westminster)
Robert Seatter (BBC)
James Thompson (Bristol)
David Vincent (Open University)
For further information, please contact IHR.Events [at] sas.ac.uk