Work
"Books for Boys" Exhibition at Palace Green Library, University of DurhamFrom 27th September 2014 to 18th January 2015, a selection of editions from Helen's comprehensive collection of Prussian cadet-school literature were recently displayed as part of an exhibition at Durham University's Palace Green Library, entitled 'Books for Boys: Heroism, Adventure and Empire at the Dawn of the First World War'.Read more...
"When the Nazis came to Dauntsey's": Lecture at Dauntsey's SchoolOn 18 November 2014, Helen gave a lecture, entitled 'When the Nazis came to Dauntsey's', to the 4th and 5th Form History Society and other interested members of the school community at Dauntsey's School, West Lavington, Wiltshire.
Dick Hargreaves, a ninety-five-year-old former pupil who participated in the exchange programme, was also present.Read more...
Presented at a conference on War, Travel, Travel Writing, University of East Anglia, 29 November 2014.Read more...
Guest lecture, presented to the 4th and 5th form History Society, Dauntsey's School, 18 November 2014.Read more...
Presented at the Modern German History Workshop, University of Cambridge, 17 November 2014.Read more...
'Kadettengeschichten: Exploring the Prussian cadet-school story'in Books for Boys: Literacy, Nation and the First World War, ed. Simon James, Durham (DIAS) 2014, pp. 20-5.
This short essay investigates a little-known genre of German children's literature, the Prussian cadet-school story, exploring the ways in which patriotic feeling and the prospect of a martial career were justified or glorified in volumes such as Paul von Szczepanski’s Spartanerjünglinge (Spartan Youths) and Johannes van Dewall’s Kadettengeschichten (Cadet-Tales).Read more...
Presented at an international conference entitled 'Perspectives on the "Great War" / Rückblick auf den ersten Weltkrieg', Queen Mary, University of London, 1 August 2014.Read more...
Panel presented at the European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) 2014, International Institute for Social History, Vienna, 23 April 2014.Read more...
Presented at the Life-Cycles Seminar, Institute of Historical Research, University of London, 25 February 2014.Read more...
Presented at the Modern German History Workshop, University of Cambridge, 17 February 2014.Read more...