School of History and Anthropology

The Wiles lectures in 2011 will be given by Dr Betty Wood. Dr Wood is Reader in American History at the University of Cambridge. Her research interests include Slavery, race relations and gender in the American South between the seventeenth and the early nineteenth century. 

The Wiles Lecture Programme 2011:

'The Many-Headed Hydra Revisited: Bound Workers in the American South, ca.1720-1775'

Lecture 1 (17 May): 'Leaving Together'

Lecture 2 (18 May): 'Working Together'

Lecture 3 (19 May): 'Socializing Together'

Lecture 4 (20 May): 'Conspiring Together'

All lectures will take place at 5.00 pm in Room G07, Peter Froggatt Centre
A warm welcome is extended to members of the public.
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The Wiles Trustees are pleased to be able to offer this year a bursary (in honour of the late Professor Peter Jupp) to cover the attendance of a final year PhD student, or one who has recently completed a doctorate. The bursary will cover all travel and accommodation costs. The holder of the bursary will be expected to attend the lectures and contribute to the discussions. Further information may be obtained from Marie George (m.george@qub.ac.uk).

Download Peter Jupp Bursary Application form [pdf file]

The closing date for applications will be Monday 4 April 2011. Please send applications on the form provided, by post only, to the address below:

Marie George
Peter Jupp Bursary
School of History and Anthropology
Queen’s University Belfast
15 University Square
Belfast, BT7 1PA.