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WW1 | Engagement Centres AHRC WW1 Engagement Centres AHRC WW1 Engagement Centres Introduction As the centenary commemoration of the First In the following pages a range of examples illustrate World War continues, now is a good time to the breadth of the research that AHRC funding and reflect on what has been achieved so far in support has been able to unlock. We have funded projects and through partnerships supported researchers to work with BBC broadcast journalists by the AHRC and to look forward to work yet in the regionals and nationals. In addition, we have to come. funded World War One Engagement Centres at Four years into the centenary, it is clear that the nation five universities which have connected academic has a great appetite for learning and understanding and public histories of the First World War involving more about the conflict, its causes, as well as how it networks of academic researchers collaborating on affected every aspect of British life and, indeed, how its projects across the UK. influences cascade down the generations to us today. We have recently announced additional funding of AHRC’s involvement has demonstrated how the arts some £2million over the next three years which will and humanities can contribute enormously to the enable the work of the Engagement Centres to continue. study and interpretation of such events by providing a Commenting on this additional funding AHRC’s variety of perspectives. The projects undertaken with interim Chief Executive Professor Andrew Thompson AHRC funding and support are not only addressing has said: the roots and consequences of the war, they have also “I am delighted that the AHRC will be continuing to revealed many aspects of the war’s cultural history and support the First World War Engagement Centres have enabled the widespread engagement of many for the remainder of the centenary and extending communities around the country who, for the first its partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund. The time, have been able to relate to this history. Centres have demonstrated that collaboration Arts and humanities have repeatedly proven that between communities and academic researchers can commemoration can be made more inclusive by generate new insights on the history of the First World recovering voices and perspectives that had been War as well as on its heritage and legacy for diverse lost, marginalised or overlooked altogether. One such communities around the UK today. example is how different national and ethnic cultures “I look forward to these collaborations uncovering have been able to respond to the commemoration for many more untold histories and stimulating further the first time. innovative approaches to commemoration over the Working in partnership with the Heritage Lottery next three years.” Fund (HLF), AHRC has funded five WW1 Engagement Centres to support communities running First World War centenary projects. These centres are reaching out to communities and organisations, linking them up with researchers with relevant expertise, and providing advice and training. By encouraging communities to ask deeper questions and confront challenges, the Engagement Centres are helping to broaden perspectives of the war. 2 The Engagement Centres On the following five pages the directors of each of the five WW1 Engagement Centres reflects on their achievements to date and look forward to ongoing research projects as the centenary commemorations and partnership with HLF continues. The five WW1 Engagement Centres are: Everyday Lives in War University of Hertfordshire, Voices of War and Peace in collaboration with University of Birmingham, in collaboration with (amongst others) University of Central (amongst others) Universities of Wolverhampton, Lancashire; Lincoln, Northampton, Exeter Worcester, Birmingham City, Cardiff, Manchester and Essex Universities. Metropolitan, Durham and Newcastle. Gateways to the First World War University of Kent, Centre for Hidden Histories in collaboration with University of Nottingham, in collaboration (amongst others) with (amongst others) Oxford Brookes, Leeds, Brighton Manchester Metropolitan, Nottingham and Portsmouth Universities. Trent, and Derby Universities. Living Legacies 1914-18 Queen’s University Belfast, in collaboration with (amongst others) University of Ulster, Wales; Newcastle University; and Goldsmiths College University of London. 3 Voices of War and Peace Centre University of Birmingham Professor Ian Grosvenor The Voices of War and Peace First World War number of themes including the experiences of men Engagement Centre began in January 2014. at the Front, the war’s impact on children and families, Based in the Library of Birmingham, the Centre the contribution of black and Asian soldiers, the role of has supported a wide range of community women on the Home Front, Birmingham’s industrial engagement activities, connecting academic and support, and debates around patriotism and pacifism. public histories of the First World War as part of Many of the events were filmed and can be viewed on the commemoration of the War’s centenary. the Centre’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube. In addition to exploring themes of Belief and the com/channel/UCDvHowPcSSJUD4WShtypGkg). Great War, Cities at War, Childhood, Conflict and The Voices Centre was also able to offer funding to Peace, Commemoration, and Gender and the Home support members of their research network to work Front, the Centre also covers a broad range of relevant collaboratively with community partners to develop research knowledge that enables it to respond to projects related to the centenary of the First World War. diverse community interests. This research knowledge 15 projects were funded in total, details of which can be ranges from the history of Birmingham, the Black found on the website (www.voicesofwarandpeace.org/ Country and urban and rural Worcestershire to voices-projects). the impact of air power, from the experiences of The Centre has now received funding for the second Belgian refugees to trench warfare, from Quakers phase from 2017-2019. The Centre will continue to and humanitarian relief to battlefield archaeology, focus on the themes of Gender and the Home Front, and from caring for the casualties of war to the Faith in the Great War, Commemoration, and Children involvement of colonial troops and labour. at War but will also explore Peace and Conflict more widely by refocusing historical debates on the legacies of the Great War in more contemporary settings. The The Centre also organised a number of Centre will be organising in collaboration with the discussion events for community groups Everyday Lives Centre an exhibition of photographs by Käthe Buchler from the Museum of Photography in in receipt of funding from the HLF’s First Braunschweig. Buchler’s photographs, never exhibited World War: Then & Now programme. in this country before, show the German home front during 1914-1919 (on display at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and the University of Birmingham, Aston Webb Rotunda Gallery from October 2017 to During 2014-2016 the centre ran a number of outreach January 2018). In 2017, the Centre will also coordinate events, including a study day on injured soldiers and a series of showcase events bringing together medical advances made during the First World War; community groups funded by the HLF, academics and women and war and the contribution of soldiers from collaborative projects funded by the Centre and, in Asia and the Caribbean. It also organised a number 2019, a series of festivals held in the four nations which of discussion events for community groups in receipt will celebrate and reflect on the work produced during of funding from the HLF’s First World War: Then and the commemorative period. Now programme. The Centre was also involved in an exhibition on display at the Library of Birmingham Professor Ian Grosvenor is Director of the Voices of War in 2014. ‘Voices of War’ showed how WW1 was and Peace Centre and professor of Urban Education experienced by people in Birmingham, drawing on the History, School of Education, University of Birmingham, Library’s rich collections. The exhibition explored a www.voicesofwarandpeace.org 4 Gateways to the First World War Centre University of Kent Professor Mark Connelly Gateways to the First World War has been very for young and older people. Brad Beaven at the University active since its inception in 2014. We have put on of Portsmouth and Helen Brookes at the University of a broad range of activities including study days on Kent have partnered the Kings Theatre in Portsmouth on particular topics and themes, training sessions, the “Theatre of War: The Kings Theatre Heritage Project” dramatic and musical recitals and concerts. Of looking at their ‘hidden archive’. particular satisfaction has been the number of This project has involved both primary school children community projects and individuals from across the and university students who have produced a film, UK we have been able to help with their research. exhibition and are planning a gala event. Lucy Noakes As a group we have spent most of our academic careers at the University of Brighton gave research advice and a researching the First World War, and so to engage with specialist talk and interview for “Zeppelins over London” people equally interested with fascinating ideas of their by Third Sector Media, documenting raids on the capital own has been particularly exciting and rewarding. At the to produce a film by secondary school children. same time, we put on many different types of events and Another new project this year involves working with to hear people saying ‘I only came along to see the film different Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) because I like cinema, but am now hooked on finding out groups in Hull exploring the different ways in which more about the First World War’ is an equally wonderful Chinese, Indian and African troops and workers were experience, and it is great to know that we are opening up photographed, drawn and painted during the war.
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