“Together, the contributors to this excellent book trace the evolution of the IHR’s seminars across a hundred years, describe and evoke the ‘seminar culture’ that has always been so vivid and vital part of its purpose and mission, and candidly recognize the challenges that such a ‘seminar culture’ faces today. This is a very timely and very important work.”

—David Cannadine, President of the British Academy (2017–21) and Director of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London (1998–2003)

“All historians, no matter what their career stage or area of research, will be enriched and stimulated by reading a volume that shows how historical topics arise and shift alongside the composition of the profession, its political and economic contexts and social conventions. The authors offer a distinctive perspective on both history and historiography. Historians have to start from their own times: Talking History helps us understand the past of our field; it offers inspiration and hope for the future.”

—Ludmilla Jordanova, Emeritus Professor of History and Visual Culture at Durham University, UK. Author of History in Practice (3rd edition, 2019)