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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR Going Underground: Travel Beneath the Metropolis 1863-2013 A Conference to Mark the 150th Anniversary of the London Underground 17-18 JANUARY 2013, SENATE HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 10 January 2013 will mark the 150th Anniversary of the public opening of the Metropolitan Railway in London. It was the world’s first urban rapid transport system to run partly in subterranean sections. As the precursor of today’s London Underground, it was not only a pioneer of technological and engineering advances, but also instigated new spatial, political, cultural and social realms that are now considered to be synonymous with London and modern urban experiences across the globe. The Centre for Metropolitan History, Institute of Historical Research, is marking the anniversary by organising a two-day conference dedicated to the history and use of the London Underground. Taking the construction and opening of the Metropolitan Railway as a departure point, the conference will explore the past, present and future of the London Underground from a variety of perspectives that investigate its histories, geographies, cultures, politics and social characteristics. The programme includes two plenary lectures on the origins and future of the Underground and eight paper sessions focused on underground histories, designs, experiences, art, technologies, comparisons, memories and films. In addition a conference reception will be hosted at the London Transport Museum on 17th January (at minimal additional cost) and a wine reception will be hosted at Senate House on 18th January. Registration is now open with early bird and student rates available. For more details including a draft programme and to register please visit: http://www.history.ac.uk/events/london-underground Apologies for any cross posting, Sam Merrill (on behalf of the Going Underground Organising Committee) -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk --------------------------