Wednesday 19th of June

10-11.30am

History Catalyst

Studio 2, ARC Building

Florian Wieser and Samuel Cheney

Florian Wieser and Samuel Cheney are PhD research candidates in History at the University of Edinburgh, both funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities. Sam’s research explores British perceptions of Chinese music and Sino-British musical exchanges in the nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries. Florian investigates issues of power and agency among Black and Indigenous populations of the early modern Spanish and French Caribbean. 

About this Session

This 90-minute symposium-style workshop will allow 3 – 7 postgraduate participants of our reading workshop “Theoretically History: Theory, Methods, and Analysis for History-Adjacent Research” to present to an audience of 5 – 30 attendees their reflections on the impact of the workshop’s theoretical readings on their own thesis project and methodology. This will give the attendees a chance to learn in summary fashion about the ideas taught and experiences gained by workshop participants, thus broadening the reach of the workshop itself. At the same time, the presenters will be able to reflect upon and synthesise the new knowledge gained in the workshop, through the preparation of a presentation. By presenting on a new skill learned through the workshop, rather than on a familiar research topic, participants will be challenged to improve communication strategies, confidence, and abstract thinking. The project leaders will guide the discussion, but a high-level of self-management by the presenters is intended. 

Event contact: f.wieser@sms.ed.ac.uk 

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First published: 17 May 2023