History of Education Society UK Podcast

Jan 23 2025 27 ep. 32 mins 12
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The podcast from the History of Education Society UK features interviews, ideas, thought-provoking discussions, collaborations, and publications from across the field of the history of education and beyond.

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5_04 Jonathan Doney - Policies of Instrumentalization in English Religious Education

Jan 23 2025 47 mins  
In this episode Oliver Mumford is joined by Dr Jonathan Doney from the University of Exeter to discuss Dr Doney's book: Unearthing Policies of Instrumentalization in English Religious Education Using Statement Archaeology. The book was awarded the 2023 Kevin Brehony Prize by the History of Education. Dr Doney discusses the origins, purpose and method of his approach: statement arch

5_03 Gary McCulloch - Brian Simon and the Struggle for Education

Oct 31 2024 49 mins  
Professor Gary McCulloch joins Oliver Mumford to discuss the life and work of Brian Simon, following Professor McCulloch’s recent biography of Brian Simon, authored with Antonio F. Canales and Hsiao-Yuh Ku. The episode explores the life of Brian Simon through his family life and educational experiences, his political engagement and beliefs, campaigns for equal secondary opportuni

5_02 Anne Swift - The National Education Museum

Jul 10 2024 26 mins  
In this episode Oliver Mumford speaks with the Chair of Trustees at the National Education Museum, Anne Swift. Anne discusses the ideas behind the Museum's foundation, its development, and future. The significance of a new national museum, dedicated to the history of education in England and Wales is considered along with its current relevance.Note: This episode was recorded before

5_01 Rosalind Crone - Illiterate Inmates: Educating Criminals in Nineteenth Century England

May 19 2024 56 mins  
In this episode Professor Rosalind Crone of the Open University joins Oliver Mumford to discuss her book Illiterate Inmates: Educating Criminals in Nineteenth Century England. The book was awarded the 2023 Anne Bloomfield Prize by the History of Education Society UK, and examines the development, rise, and decline of prison education in England between 1800 and 1899. Discussing her

4_01 Catherine Lee Legacies of Section 28

Nov 13 2023 53 mins  
Professor Catherine Lee of Anglia Ruskin University in conversation with Syeda Ali about her research into Section of the Local Government Act which was passed in the UK in 1988. The law prohibited the 'promotion' of 'homosexuality' by local authorities in state schools and was the first anti gay-propaganda law. Lee reflects on her time as teacher during Section 28, and subsequentl

3_04 Roland Wittje - Relocating Education in the History of Science and Technology

May 09 2023 28 mins  
To accompany the 50th Anniversary special edition of the History of Education Journal, we spoke to some of the contributors. These podcasts focus on two of the themes in the journal:Geographical historiographies of education andThematic intersections with the history of education.Episode 4 - Intersections: Histories of Science and TechnologyIn this episode, Roland Wittje, Associate

3_03 Laura Newman - Bodies of Knowledge: Historians, Health, and Education

May 09 2023 32 mins  
To accompany the 50th Anniversary special edition of the History of Education Journal, we spoke to some of the contributors. These podcasts focus on two of the themes in the journal:Geographical historiographies of education andThematic intersections with the history of education.Episode 3 - Intersections: Histories of Medicine and HealthIn this episode, Laura Newman, Postdoctoral

3_02 Johannes Westberg - Bright Nordic Lights, A revitalized interdisciplinary history of education in the massified higher education of the Nordics

May 09 2023 20 mins  
To accompany the 50th Anniversary special edition of the History of Education Journal, we spoke to some of the contributors. These podcasts focus on two of the themes in the journal:Geographical historiographies of education andThematic intersections with the history of education.Episode 2- GeographyIn this episode, Johannes Westberg, Professor of Theory and History of Education at

3_01 Desmond Ikenna Odugu - Education in Africa: A Critical Historiographic Review

May 09 2023 51 mins  
To accompany the 50th Anniversary special edition of the History of Education Journal, we spoke to some of the contributors. These podcasts focus on two of the themes in the journal:Geographical historiographies of education andThematic intersections with the history of education.Episode 1 - GeographyIn this episode, Desmond Ikenna Odugu, Associate Professor of Education at Lake Fo

2.12 - Performance Nineteenth Century Jesuit Schools with Michael Zampelli, SJ

Nov 20 2022 40 mins  
We’re back today with our second of three episodes looking at the performing arts in education. In this episode, we move forward to the nineteenth century to look at theatre in Jesuit schools in the United States. My guest this week, who will walk us through this history, is Michael Zampelli, SJ. Michael is a theatre director and historian at Fordham University, where he also dir