As well as actively coming together for conferences around the world and producing a wide range of academic publications, the Members and Affiliates of the MWHN are also active promoting both their own research (MWH-related and other) and the Network via various digital platforms, including YouTube channels and online podcasts. Below here are a list of some of those outputs.
Podcasts
HistoryHub
Thanks to the generous support of several sponsors the two keynotes of the 2023 MWHN Conference at University College Dublin were recorded and can be listened to via HistoryHub.
Click here to listen to the following:
- Dr Matthew Neufeld’s (University of Saskatchewan) paper entitled ‘Early Modern Naval Healthcare in England, 1650 – 1750’
- Dr Ke-chin Hsia’s (Indiana University Bloomington) paper entitled ‘War and Welfare in Austria in the Age of the Great War’
Podcasts
Military Historians Are People Too
Since its inception back in 2021, the MHAPT podcast has played host to over a dozen members of the MWHN (both before and after they joined the Network), who have spoken about their lives, careers, interests and general research interests and expertise. In 2023, the podcast also featured the MWHN Coordinator, Dr Paul Huddie, who spoke specifically about the concept of ‘military welfare history’, the Network, and its activities, outputs and future prospects.
You can listen to Dr Huddie’s interview here:
- S4E01 Paul Huddie – University College Dublin
You can also listen to the interviews of all MWHN Members’ below:
- S1E18 Beth Bailey – University of Kansas
- S1E19 Kara Dixon Vuic – Texas Christian University
- S1E24 Jonathan Jones – Virginia Military Institute
- S2E4 Tanya Roth – Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School
- S2E12 Amy Rutenberg – Iowa State University
- S2E14 Susannah Ural – University of Southern Mississippi
- S2E25 Gregory A. Daddis – San Diego State University
- S3E5 Allison Finkelstein – Arlington National Cemetery
- S3E12 David Kieran – Columbus State University
- S3E19 James Kimble – Seton Hall University
- S3E21 Evan Wilson – US Naval War College
- S3E22 Alison Fell – University of Liverpool
- S3E23 Jennifer Mittelstadt – Rutgers University
- S4E2 Susan Grayzel – Utah State University (coming soon)
- S4E10 Andrew Wiest – University of Southern Mississippi
Podcasts
RTÉ History Show
On 9 April 2023 Dr Paul Huddie appeared on the RTÉ History Show to speak about the legacy of British military charities in Ireland after the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. He discussed two court cases that not only determined the fates of the Seaton Needlework Association and the the estate of the Royal Hibernian Military School, but also the legal framework and social context for ‘British’ military charities in Ireland right up to today.
You can listen to Dr Huddie’s interview here.
YouTube
Talking History with Humphreys & Reed
In August 2023, our Dr Juliet Roberts discussed ‘WW1 Facial Injuries – Staring Trauma in the Face’ with with the show.
Click here to watch the full interview.
YouTube
The Anotida Chikumbu – Book Series
Network Member Anotida Chikumbu posted an excerpt of his 2023 MWHN Conference paper entitled ‘The Forgotten Men: African and colored veterans of Southern Rhodesia, colonial Zimbabwe, c.1945-1980’, which can be viewed on his personal YouTube. Click here to watch the excerpt.
Anotida also interviewed MWHN Coordinator, Dr Paul Huddie in July 2023, where he discussed the field of military welfare history and the origins, current activities and future prospects of the Network. View it here.
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