Microhistory

My first book was published with Rutgers University Press, and I chose this press because the editor had a very similar vision, agreed with my vision at the time for the book.

The book is Jewish Childhood and Krakow, a Microhistory of the Holocaust.

And it is a social history of Jewish children in Kraków during the Holocaust, how the children fared, how they lived, how some were able to survive in hiding their false identity through escaping from Kraków.

Some of them were in the camp.

In this episode, a recording of the second conference plenary, which is given by Bernadette Cunningham, former Deputy Librarian at the Royal Irish Academy.

Bernadette's paper was entitled, Biography as Microhistory, telling the story of Frances, Countess of Glenricard, 1567-1632.

Bernadette was introduced by Brendan Cain from the University of Connecticut.

It's not often that you get the chance to introduce one of your heroes, but I've been given that wonderful opportunity this afternoon, and it is a real honor and pleasure to introduce our closing plenary speaker, Dr. Bernadette Cunningham.

And as her title reminds me, she's done really great methodological work, too, thinking about such approaches as microhistory.

So Bernadette Cunningham is thus both excellent scholar and generous colleague, and as such, a real model and inspiration for the field.

It's an honor to welcome her to the mic today to speak on Biography as Microhistory, telling the story of Francis Walsingham, 1567 to 1632.

So please join me in welcoming our closing plenary, Bernadette Cunningham.