The Hardcore Humanities Podcast

I am very happy to introduce you to literary historian Inigo Purcell. After completing his MPhil in Medieval Literature at Cambridge, he began his PhD; a joint programme at the University of Bristol and the Macquarie University in Sydney. Inigo's work explores one of the most famous and continually told stories in history: King Arthur. In this episode we discuss the story's literary sources, the politics that  surround the story's foundations and how/why King Arthur continues to have such staying power. 

Why not keep update to date Inigo on Twitter? @inigo_purcell
You can also check out his blog here: inigopurcell.wordpress.com

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I am very pleased to bring you this conversation with historian Katherine Arnold. Katherine has a masters from University College London in History and is soon to be finishing her PhD after 4 years of study at the London School of Economics. Katherine is a specialist of 19th century Germany, with a specific focus on German imperialism and the natural history of its colonies. In this episode we discuss the the huge changes Germany went through in the 19th century, the second reich and Europe's tradition of exhibiting artefacts gathered from territories overseas.

Why not have a look at Katherine's website: https://www.lse.ac.uk/International-History/People/PhD/arnold/arnoldhttps://www.lse.ac.uk/International-History/People/PhD/arnold/arnold

Or follow Katherine on Twitter at @karnold01

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I am very happy to introduce you to Jan-Willem Prügel. Jan's studies cover so many different fields and periods that I couldn't keep our conversation to the usual 30-40 minutes in length. So here is the first half of our 1hr and 30 minutes long conversation. 

Jan is a historian of law, economics and intellectual ideas. After studying law at Heidelberg University, he gained his masters in History from Cambridge. Jan currently works for the German Ministry of  the Interior and is studying part-time for his DPhil at Oxford - and he still found time to talk to me! His work covers the legal debates around the removal of the Native American population in the early 19th century, the legality of the USA's Declaration of Independence,  legal thought in Latin America and the 19th century intellectual  movement known as Transcendentalism. This episode covers the former two but you'll have to wait until the second part of the conversation is released to hear our discussion of the latter two. Thank you for listening.

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I am very excited to be sharing my conversation with historian Diego Repenning Lopez. Diego is originally from Chile but has always had a fascination with Russia and the mysterious territory of Siberia. He came to the UK to study Russian at the University of Bristol and has since completed his masters and his PhD there. In this episode Diego will help us understand that there is more to Siberia than extreme weather and Soviet dissidents. We discuss the history of Siberia, how it came to be 'Russian', how it has been governed, its status as a colony and much more.

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I am thrilled to introduce you to political historian Rachel Reville. Rachel has studied at York university before completeling here masters at the London School of Economics. She is currently doing her PhD at Oxford part-time as she works in for a Labour member of parliament in Westminster.  In this episode we discuss Rachel's work, the career of 32nd President of the United States, Franklin D Roosevelt and the impact his New Deal policies had on the British left. 

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I am super excited to share my conversation with Cambridge social scientist Catherine Cooke. Catherine is doing some tough but very important work on generated violence in Bermuda. Bermuda has never seen research of this kind so Catherine is blazing a trial. In this episode we discuss the history of Bermuda, society on a collection of tiny islands in the middle of the Atlantic and the focus of Catherine's work: gendered violence.

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I am extremely happy to be bringing you Oxford historian Berklee Baum. Berklee is an expert on the memorialisation of genocides. After studying the memorialisation of the holocaust by the USA and the UK, Berklee is currently studying for her PhD in a similar vain but now she brings more countries and genocides into the equation. In this episode we explore what memorialisation is, how and by whom questions regarding memorials are decided and  why some genocides get remembered more than others.

Why not follow Berklee on twitter? @BaumBerklee

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I am very pleased to bring you, from Cardiff University, ancient historian Clare Parry.  Clare has studied ancient history all the way from degree level to MPhil. She is a specialist in ancient Near Eastern iconography. Clare is exploring how we can use ancient iconography to help us understand and interpret the Bible, she is currently working on the dramatic book of Isaiah. In this episode we discuss ancient civilisations, symbols and characters from mythology as diverse as Moses, Cupid and Gandalf the Wizard.

You can find Clare on Twitter: @ClareParry_

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To celebrate reaching 10 episodes I am extremely excited to bring you an extended episode! Please meet historian Rachel Chua. Rachael originally studied law at the London School of Economics but decided to switch her focus to history (good choice) and is now studying at University College London for her PhD. Her work explores China and in this episode we discuss the Qing Empire, the opium wars, western missionaries in China, Chinese medicine and the cultural revolution. 

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I am very excited to share my conversation with historian Ferdinand Mowinckel. Ferdinand is currently studying for his masters of studies at Oxford, after graduating from Exeter University in History. In our chat we discuss his work which explores inter-war Germany: Weimar Republics, politics and satire and his current work on the diary accounts of Weimar youths.

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