Spotlight
Congratulations to Eli Wizevich and Sammy Aiko Zimmerman, Joint Winners of the 2024 Nicholson-BA Thesis Prize
The Nicholson Center is happy to announce joint winners of the Nicholson Prize for best BA thesis in a British Studies Topic: History BA student Eli Wizevich, for "In Transit and Transition: Shell, the British State, and the Global Fossil Fuel Economy, 1892-1914," and...
Congratulations to Caroline Funk, Winner of the 2024 Nicholson-MAPH Thesis Prize
The Nicholson Center is proud to announce that Caroline Funk has received the 2024 Nicholson-MAPH Thesis Prize for her project "Capital, Patriarchy, and Kinship: The Epitemological Evolution from Marital Risk to Communal Redemption in George Eliot's Daniel Deronda."...
Graduate Student Spotlight: Research Report Roundup
Sarah-Gray Lesley, Xiaoyu Gao, Megan Maxwell and Ashima Mittal discuss their Nicholson Center supported research trips.
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Spring Competition: Fellowships, Grants, and Prizes
The Nicholson Center is pleased to offer an array of fellowships, grants and initiatives for graduate and undergraduate students pursuing topics in British Studies. For the purposes of our funding competitions, British Studies includes the study of Britain’s colonies and the legacies of colonization.
Learn more about information on eligibility and the application process. If you have any questions or need help with your application, feel free to contact nicholsoncenter@uchicago.edu.
Application Deadline: April 18, 2024
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Study Abroad with Democracy: London
London: Democracy Equality, Liberty, and the Dilemmas of Self-Government (Social Sciences Core)
London has an enormous trove of resources and activities for the study of democracy, from the holdings of the British Museum and British Library to the Prime Minister’s Questions to ancient Roman sites such as the Basilica and Forum. By taking the Democracy-themed Social Sciences Core Sequence in London, students will have the opportunity to experience democratic themes in a way that provides a through line from ancient times through the age of revolutions to today’s democratic challenges and promises.
Application Deadline: April 22, 2024
Sponsored Events
5/23: Lecture by Professor Frank Trentmann (UCL), 5pm CST, Franke Institute, Franke Institute-Regenstein Library (Rm 102), 110 East 57th St.
Events in British Studies
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If you are interested in co-sponsorship for an event or research project in British Studies, (including British empire and legacies of empire), please contact nicholsoncenter@uchicago.edu.
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