Sport and Leisure History Seminar: Spring 2013 Programme
14 Jan: Robin Mills (University of Cambridge)
How the British Isles Became British: The Residential Class in Jersey, c. 1815-1850s
28 Jan: Dr Michelle Johansen (Bishopsgate Institute)
'Good Feeling and Brotherliness': Leisure, the Suburbs and the Society of Public Librarians in London, 1895-1930
11 Feb: TBC
25 Feb: Dr Dimitris Liokaftos (Goldsmiths, University of London)
Professional Bodybuilding and the Business of 'Extreme' Bodies: Exploring the Mr Olympia Competition in the Context of Las
Vegas' Leisure Industries
11 Mar: Dr Peter Catterall (University of Westminster)
Labour and the Politics of Drink in Interwar Britain
The seminars will this semester take place in the Bloomsbury Room (Room 35) at Senate House in London, at 5:15pm on Mondays fortnightly. If you are interested in attending the seminar, contact us at [log in to unmask], and we will add you to our mailing list.
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