Re-thinking 200 years of Anglo-Argentine relationsInfo Location More Info Event Information
DescriptionDate: Monday 8 September to Friday 12 September 2025, 14:00-18:00 Location: on Teams (links will be emailed from 27 August onwards to those who have booked) Organizer: Modern History Research Centre (MHRC) Title: Re-thinking 200 years of Anglo-Argentine relations Speaker: Multiple speakers (see Additional information) For full information on tickets, including complimentary subscription and how to choose a specific day/panel, please click on 'Read More' to the right of 'Book Event' next to each Attendee Category and then click on the 'Attendee Categories tab'.
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More InformationOn 2 February 1825, through the signing of a Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation with the United Provinces of the River Plate (present-day Argentina), the United Kingdom officially recognized for the first time the independence of a Spanish American nation. The community of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh in Argentina soon became the largest expat community outside the British Empire. This five-day online conference aims to encourage a re-thinking of 200 years of Anglo-Argentine relations by foregrounding new research that acknowledges the existence of a wider Hispanic-Anglosphere to explore a history of common endeavours that may both challenge and bring new light on topics of conflict and sovereignty that have dominated discussions since the Falklands War. Indeed, this will be the first conference in living memory in the UK to look into Anglo-Argentine relations beyond the scope of the South Atlantic conflict. Organized by the Modern History Research Centre at the University of Winchester and the Hispanic-Anglosphere project, the conference looks to foster reflection on topics capable of informing policies on pressing present-day issues such as international trade, freedom of expression, migration and equal access to resources in learning, housing, healthcare, sports and the protection of biodiversity. Everybody is welcome. Tickets are FREE for members of the University of Winchester (please register with your university email address), MHRC subscribers and members of the Hispanic-Anglosphere network. For external attendees, tickets for the 5-day conference cost £25 and £18 for concessions (these prices include a complimentary annual subscription giving access to all hybrid events of the Modern History Research Centre); tickets for a single day/panel cost £12 and £8 for concessions. All prices are inclusive of VAT. Programme (online - all panels start at 14:00 UK time, 10:00 Argentina, 15:00 Continental Europe) MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 14:00 – 14:15 Opening Remarks: Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (convener, University of Winchester) 14:15–16:45 pm THE HISPANIC-ANGLOSPHERE, EMPIRE AND THE GLOBAL DIMENSION • 'Spanish preachers in the Anglican Church and St Andrew’s Scots Church in Argentina (1883-1940)' Paula Seiguer, Professor of Social History (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina), Tenured Researcher (National Council for Scientific and Technical Research –CONICET, Argentina). • 'Subverting Empire: Punjabi migrants in Buenos Aires and London before the First World War' Benjamin Bryce, Associate Professor (University of British Columbia, Canada) • 'Pedazos antes de nuestra patria”: Revisiting Spanish views of the Anglo-Argentine Treaty of 1825' José Brownrigg-Gleeson Martínez, Associate Professor (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain) • ‘Royal diplomacy: mediation and visits to Argentina (1902-1999)' Aidan Jones, DPhil candidate in Political Economy (King’s College London). 16:45 -17:30: Q&A and general panel discussion TUESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 14:00–15:45: NATURE, URBAN ENVIRONMENT, SPORTS & THE OUTDOORS • 'Two centuries of Argentine imprint on nature and wildlife activism in Britain' Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Modern European and Global Hispanic History (University of Winchester, UK) • 'Diamonds, Arrows, and more’: female hockey and feminism in Argentina 1900-1940' Patricia Anderson, Lecturer in Latin American History and Culture (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and Universidad Belgrano) • 'The British community and the construction of the suburban environment in Buenos Aires during the first decades of the 19th Century' Florencia Rolla, DPhil candidate in Modern History (University of San Andrés, Argentina) 15:45 -16:30: Q&A and general panel discussion WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 14:00–16:30: INTERNATIONAL LAW, COMMERCE, THE MEDIA Chair: Prof. Klaus Gallo (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella) • ‘The Legal Protection of Commerce and the Anglo-Argentine Mixed Claims Commission of 1830’ Lars Janssen, PhD candidate in History (Utrecht University) • ‘The British representative Government as seen in the Press of the Río de la Plata’ Juan I. Neves Sarriegui, Postdoctoral researcher (University of Oxford, UK). • ‘Rogue nation, paradise, then neglect and back again: 200 years of Argentina in the British press’ Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Modern European and Global Hispanic History (University of Winchester, UK) 16:30 -17:30: Q&A and general panel discussion THURSDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 14:00–15:45: EDUCATION Chair: Prof. David Rock (University of California, Santa Barbara) • ‘San Martín: From Liberator of the Spanish Empire to Symbol of Resistance Against British Imperialism. An Analysis of the Intervention at St. George’s College, Quilmes, Argentina (1950)’ Alina Silveira, Professor of Argentine History (National University of Quilmes, Argentina), Tenured Researcher (National University of Quilmes, Argentina) • ‘British governesses in Argentina: migrant workers or cultural ambassadors?’ Flavia Fiorucci, Professor of Argentine History (National University of Quilmes, Argentina), Tenured Researcher (National Council for Scientific and Technical Research –CONICET, Argentina). 15:45 -16:30: Q&A and general panel discussion FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 14:00–16:00: HEALTH, GENDER & SEXUALITY • ‘Gender and mental alienation within the British community in Buenos Aires’ Stefania Cardonetti, DPhil candidate in Modern History (University of San Andrés, Argentina) • ‘Traveling the world, selling eroticism, defeating censorship: Armando Bo and Isabel Sarli commercial relationship with Britain (1960-1970)’ Ailin Basilio Fabris, PhD Candidate in Social Sciences and Humanities (Universidad Nacional de Quilmes & Universidad Nacional de La Plata) 16:00-17:30: Closing Forum: Discussions, Reflections, Next Steps (all conference participants) / Chair: Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers More information (abstracts and details of speakers) is available at https://hispanic-anglosphere.com/events-and-news Feel free also to email the convener Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (g.iglesiasrogers@winchester.ac.uk) and/or the Modern History Research Centre (mhrc@winchester.ac.uk) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||