Sport and Leisure History Seminar: Spring 2012 Programme

9 Jan: Dr Emma Peplow (University of Glamorgan/Marylebone Cricket Club)

Taking the Field: Telling the Stories of Grassroots Cricket

23 Jan: Adriana Massida (University of Cambridge)

The 'La Salada' Fair (Buenos Aires) as a Place of Recreation and Construction of Identities

6 Feb: Dr David Day (Manchester Metropolitan University)

'A Man Cannot See His Own Faults': British Professional Trainers and the 1912 Olympics

20 Feb: Rafaelle Nicholson (Queen Mary, University of London)

Women's Cricket Magazine, 1930-1967: Making Cricket Possible, Enjoyable and Fruitful for All Women and Girls

5 Mar: Alex Rock (De Montfort University)

Khaki Fever at the Finsbury Park Rink Cinema: Gender, Sexuality and Modernity, 1913-19

19 Mar:      Iain Wilton (Queen Mary, University of London)

Sport's Role in 1951's Festival of Britain

The seminars will this semester take place in the Bloomsbury Room (Room 35) at Senate House in London, at 5:15pm on Mondays fortnightly. If you are interested in attending the seminar, contact us at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and we will add you to our mailing list.