CMNH is a long-established and influential research centre that was originally founded at the University of Brighton in 2008. We have a wide membership from across the globe and many partnerships with universities and community groups in allied fields of research. Our members investigate the complex relationships between present and past, including subordinate and marginalised histories, conflict aftermath, cultural history and popular memory. Emphasising plural 'histories', our interdisciplinary research group brings together researchers with related and complementary interests, providing a focus for research development and a platform for engagement with the wider academic community. Our work turns on a commitment to historical research that challenges social inequalities, oppressions and injustices, interrogated received meanings of the past, and produced alternative accounts to generate transformative thinking and politics. In September 2023 the University of Brighton announced the closure of the Centre for Memory, Narrative and History. Its closure has radically undermined historical scholarship at the University. Please join us in our efforts to secure the work and networks of this important centre, which has built vital local, national and international research relationships over the years. 


We are determined that CMNH will not be abolished by managerial fiat and intend to keep alive our research community come what may. To join our MNH research group you can email: memorynarrativehistories@gmail.com 

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To find out more about the centre and its work visit the site, which is currently still available at the University of Brighton website. 


You can read narratives from some of the Centre's PGR students here.