Historical Impact and Engagement beyond the Academy

Drawing upon his work as a consultant for computer game developers and international museums, as well as his work as an author in the Star Wars franchise, Dr Chris Kempshall will pass on invaluable insights, suggestions, and recommendations to staff and students regarding how best to work with external and international partners in finding new avenues for cooperative work, research, and impact. He will explore ways of communicating research to different organisations and audiences and producing outputs that channel the nature of historical research. This session will feature discussions on how best to interact with the media, how to communicate 'history' to organisations that don't understand the work of historians, and the importance of 'historical feeling' as narrative tool.

Biographical details:

Dr Chris Kempshall is a public historian and author who specialises both in transnational experiences of warfare and modern media representations of history, predominantly computer games and the Star Wars franchise.  He has a PhD from the University of Sussex and the author of numerous books and articles, including The First World War in Computer Games (2015) and The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy (2022).  He is the Historical Consultant for BlackMill Games, an Associate of the Imperial War Museum Institute, a Fellow of the Institute for Historical Research, and a Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for Army Leadership, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Please note: This is an in-person event with a maximum of 30 attendees. To secure your place, please register using this short form. Your registration will also help us plan refreshments.