First World War: New Perspectives

Nov 29 2016 21 ep. 20 mins 2.5k

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A series of short introductory talks from experts in the field presenting new perspectives on the First World War. Produced by the University of Oxford.

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Moving from War to Peace

Nov 29 2016 45 mins

The 3rd Keynote of the War Time 2016 conference held 9-11 November 2016 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Time-frames of the Great War

Nov 29 2016 44 mins

The 2nd Keynote of the War Time 2016 conference held 9-11 November 2016 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

The long and the short of it: time and strategic planning in the First World War

Nov 28 2016 49 mins

Keynote lecture given at the War Time 2016 conference Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Mancunian Crusaders?

Nov 10 2016 9 mins

Exploring the chasm which existed between the crusading rhetoric of clergymen and the ways in which soldiers in the Manchester Regiment rationalised their involvement in the First World War. This podcast was shortlisted for the TORCH and Academic IT Services WW1 Research Competition 2016 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativ

A Wordly War: Battle Experiences through the Eyes of African Cultures

Nov 10 2016 16 mins

Examining the First World War through the lives of African soldiers and labourers. This podcast examines the First World War through the lives of African soldiers and labourers. Based on historical fact, it discusses fictional poetry and letters that could have been written by Africans involved in the war. It looks at WW1 through a global perspective - the interaction of peoples fr

Remembering before the End: Death and the Great War'

Nov 10 2016 11 mins

Examining the many inventive and moving ways in which people began to mourn and commemorate their loved ones while WW1 was still ongoing and before official acts of public memory were established. The winning entry of the TORCH and Academic IT Services WW1 Research Competition 2016. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecomm

The Historian and the Centenary

Oct 29 2012 22 mins

Important questions, problems, and challenges pertaining to the role historians and scholars will play in the centenary of the First World War. Presented by Dr Pierre Purseigle, Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Birmingham and President of the International Society for First World War Studies. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: Engl

Rethinking British Volunteerism in 1914: A Rush to the Colours?

Oct 29 2012 13 mins

The British response to the outbreak of War in 1914. Dr Catriona Pennell, Lecturer in History at the University of Exeter, explains how the reaction to the outbreak of the first world war was much more complex than traditional accounts would lead us to believe. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc

The Indian Sepoy in the First World War

Oct 29 2012 19 mins

The role of India and the Indian Sepoy in the First World War. Dr Santanu Das, reader at Kings College London, considers the global and colonial dimensions of the first world war, namely India's involvement in the conflict and asks how the war continues to resonate for diaspora communities in Europe and America. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: Englan

Surplus Women

Oct 29 2012 15 mins

The First World War and its impact on emigration, work and marriage. Dr Rosemary Wall, University of Hull, explores how the deaths of 700 000 British men affected the lives of the country's women following the First World War. With over 1/2 million more unmarried women in 25-34 age group, many women applied to the Overseas Nursing Association to increase their chances of marriage.