11^th January 2019

University of Edinburgh.

This workshop explored, scrutinised and analyses the ways in which we discuss and commemorate the lived experience of the Second World War. It broughht together researchers in the field to discuss their work and to flag up themes which will be of importance during the 80th anniversary commemorations of the conflict (2019-2025). It brought together those who are well-established in the field as well as Early Career Researchers and PGR students in order to foster a community of academics with research interests in the Second World War. Participants included: Alex Henry, Ayshka Sene, Corinna Peniston-Bird, David Clampin, Ellena Matthews, Frances Houghton, Harriet Beadnell, Jeremy Crang, Kasia Tomasiewicz, Linsey Robb, Lucy Noakes, Marc Wiggam, Tobias Kelly, Wendy Ugolini and Wendy Webster.