Institute of Historical Research

History Now and Then

Uses and Abuses of the Past

Chair: Daniel Snowman

Anne Curry

Peter Hennessy

Paul Preston

Donald Sassoon

The sixth and final seminar in a new series of public seminars on current issues raised by the study of the past.

'Uses and Abuses of the Past': history as ideology, consolation, nostalgia, vindication, identity, revenge. Where does 'History' go from here?

History Now and Then seminar series