Elisabeth Forster

15 July 2026 (10:00-17:00) Avenue Campus (room: B65A/2251), University of Southampton This hybrid workshop is organised within the framework of the Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies (CIPS), based in the History Department at the University of Southampton. We aim to publish the proceedings of the workshop as an edited collective volume. Scholarship on waqf (pious foundation in Islam) and Western Trust has long been shaped by institutional-economic debates. Continue reading →

11 June 2026, 10:00-17:00 Avenue Campus (room: B65A/2251), University of Southampton This hybrid workshop is organised within the framework of the Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies (CIPS), based in the History Department at the University of Southampton. Continue reading →

On the 17-18th April we were proud to host The British Commission for Maritime History at the University of Southampton for their 31st ‘New Researchers in Maritime History’ Conference. This was organised by BCMH and Prof. Helen Farr (Archaeology), a trustee of the Commission, and supported by the Society for Nautical Research, the World Ship Society and Boydell & Brewer publishers.  The conference commenced with an excellent keynote lecture given by Prof. Continue reading →

This week, Dr Jacob Fordham (London School of Economics) gave a brilliant talk about translations and translators in the context of trade in south China in the 16th and 17th centuries. Continue reading →