Rags to Riches?: Experiences of Social Mobility since 1800

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This interdisciplinary research group will explore the history and experience of social mobility in nineteenth and twentieth century Britain and Europe. The network aims to foster the development of new perspectives on social mobility by adopting a qualitative and family biographical approach. We seek in particular to uncover the previously neglected areas of female social mobility and the impact of family members on an individual’s life chances. Our comparative approach will promote the setting of individual findings within a broader geographical and temporal context.

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Contact: Christina de Bellaigue

Email: christina.debellaigue@history.ox.ac.uk

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29 Nov

The Zouave Moment

MacGregor Room, Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW

22 Nov

John, the Soldier, Jack the Tar

MacGregor Room, Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW

15 Nov

A Zealous Anthropologist

MacGregor Room, Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW

10 Nov

Some Empirical Worries and Uncomfortable Philosophical Possibilities

Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1

8 Nov

Singer's Pond Example vs Supporting International Aid Organisations

Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD

8 Nov

Forms of Service in the Long Nineteenth Century

MacGregor Room, Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW

6 Nov

Effective Altruism, Pluralism, and Singer's Pond Example

Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD

25 Oct

Writing Freedom Down

MacGregor Room, Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW

18 Oct

The Possibility of Witchcraft

MacGregor Room, Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW

11 Oct

Honour and Class in the Post-Reform Imperial Russian Officer Corps (1861-1914)

MacGregor Room, Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW

10 Mar

Social Mobility and Wellbeing: Does 'Moving Up' Lead to Better Health?

Cohen Quad (Walton St), Seminar Room 2 / Kloppenberg Room, Exeter College, Turl St, Oxford, OX1 3DP

1 Feb

Defending the Patria

MacGregor Room, Oriel College, Oxford, OX1 4EW

25 Jan

How and Why Have Oxford Admissions Outcomes Reproduced Existing Inequalities

Seminar Room 2 / Kloppenberg Room, Exeter College, Turl St, Oxford, OX1 3DP

16 Jun

Rags to Riches 2016-2017

Meeting Room 4, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

10 Jun

Great Expectations? Childhood and Social Mobility

Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford, OX13DP

2 Jun

On the Move

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

19 May

The History of Social Mobility Research

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

5 May

Social Mobility and Us

Meeting Room 4, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

10 Mar

Education and Intergenerational Mobility

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

25 Feb

Discussion Session

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

11 Feb

Teachers and Social Mobility in Post-war Britain

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

28 Jan

Discussion Session

Meeting Room 4, Ground Floor, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

3 Dec

Riches to Rags and Education and Social Mobility in China

Meeting Room 4, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

19 Nov

Discussion Session

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

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Rags to Riches?: Experiences of Social Mobility since 1800

The Zouave Moment

John, the Soldier, Jack the Tar

A Zealous Anthropologist

Some Empirical Worries and Uncomfortable Philosophical Possibilities

Singer's Pond Example vs Supporting International Aid Organisations

Forms of Service in the Long Nineteenth Century

Effective Altruism, Pluralism, and Singer's Pond Example

Writing Freedom Down

The Possibility of Witchcraft

Honour and Class in the Post-Reform Imperial Russian Officer Corps (1861-1914)

Social Mobility and Wellbeing: Does 'Moving Up' Lead to Better Health?

Defending the Patria

How and Why Have Oxford Admissions Outcomes Reproduced Existing Inequalities

Rags to Riches 2016-2017

Great Expectations? Childhood and Social Mobility

On the Move

The History of Social Mobility Research

Social Mobility and Us

Education and Intergenerational Mobility

Discussion Session

Teachers and Social Mobility in Post-war Britain

Discussion Session

Riches to Rags and Education and Social Mobility in China

Discussion Session

Great Expectations? Childhood and Social Mobility

Rethinking Social Mobility

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