19-21 June 2019 – international conference: 'A World Transformed: The First World War and its Legacy', to be hosted by the Rothermere American Institute. Funded by the Rothermere Foundation, the AHRC, the Humanities Division's John Fell Fund, and the History Faculty's Sanderson Fund.
The conference will showcase the GLGW research produced by two externally funded projects, postdocs, graduate students, and external collaborators.
Four plenaries – ‘The Harmsworth Centenary Lectures’ – will be given by Professor Sir Hew Strachan, Professor Margaret Macmillan, Professor John Horne, and Dr Adrian Gregory.
The conference will be accompanied by a small exhibition on the lives and the ultimate sacrifices made by Capt. H. Vyvyan and Lt. Vere Harmsworth during the First World War.
22 June 2019 – 'Oxford: The War and the World, 1914-1919' public engagement day. A day of talks by Oxford University academics and Oxford local historians, venue TBC. Funded by the Rothermere Foundation, the AHRC, the Humanities Division's John Fell Fund, and the History Faculty's Sanderson Fund.
November 2018
1 November 2018-31 July 2019 – mini-exhibition: 'Oxford: The War and the World, 1914-1919'. The exhibition will showcase the lives of 12 Oxford individuals – 6 men, 6 women, a combination of town and gown – who are illustrative of the impact of the First World War, both in Oxford and abroad. Funded by the AHRC, the Humanities Division's John Fell Fund, the History Faculty's Sanderson Fund, and the Oxfordshire Local History Association.
It will tour 5 venues as follows:
Somerville College: 1-29 November 2018
Rumble Museum, Cheney School, Headington: 1-20 December 2018
Cowley Public Library: 22 December 2018 - 30 January 2019
Westgate Public Library: 1-28 February 2019
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (SOFO): 19 March - 31 July 2019
2 November 2018 – 'Oxford: The War and the World, 1914-1919' public engagement day. A day of talks by Oxford University academics and Oxford local historians, Somerville College. Funded by the Rothermere Foundation, the AHRC, the Humanities Division's John Fell Fund, and the History Faculty's Sanderson Fund.
8 November 2018, 19.00-21.00 – The Harold Vyvyan Alfred and Vere Harmsworth Memorial Lecture: ‘Armageddon: The First World War as Millenarian Moment’, Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College. Funded by the Rothermere Foundation and Pembroke College.
Tuesdays: 17th April - 19th June, 2.00pm - 4.00pm - The Origins and Outbreak of the First World War - A 10-week course, Applications being accepted - Department for Continuing Education
February 2018
Tuesdays: 6th February - 13th March, 11.00am - 12.30pm - The Great War and its aftermath: 1918-1922 - A 6-lecture series, Applications being accepted - Department for Continuing Education
Tuesday 9th May , 4pm - America and the Treaty of Versailles - Public lecture, Professor Margaret MacMillan, St Antony’s College, Rothermere American Institute
3rd July, Oxford in the Great War walking tour, Museum of the History of Science
10th July from 2pm, ‘Through the Lens: Oxfordshire and the First World War’ exhibition plus an afternoon of family friendly activities, the Oxford Castle Quarter, Key Learning Centre. See also http://fetedaythings.tumblr.com/
