Plural Pasts: St Mary’s Welcomes Research Fellow

Prof Alun Munslow has been appointed as the first Professorial Research Fellow affiliated to the new Centre for the Philosophy of History at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham. Alun Munslow is a renowned postmodern theorist who has authored and edited many books and articles on the subject of historiography. He is also the editor of the leading history theory journal Rethinking History: The Journal of Theory and Practice. His most recent books include The Future of History (2010), A History of History (2012) and Authoring the Past: writing and rethinking history (2013). He is currently writing a book on history and aesthetics. We are looking forward to collaborating with Alun on a series of projects that explore how history writing can be used by individuals and groups to imaginatively create their political, ethical and social identities. Alun will also be delivering a few lectures and seminars and is happy to supervise postgraduate and undergraduate research projects. Dr Claire Norton Senior Lecturer and co-Director for the Centre for the Philosophy of History Plural Pasts welcomes blog entries on any subject related to the philosophy of history including book and conference reviews, short essays or opinion pieces. Please send to Mark (mark.donnelly@stmarys.ac.uk) or Claire (claire.norton@stmarys.ac.uk)