Conference
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010I’m contributing a paper about the history of the OU at this conference this week.
There are a number of relevant strands and papers. In addition to being the location for the social sciences history conference Chicago is where Al Capone committed crimes and where the adventures of the 1990s science fiction animation series ‘Biker Mice from Mars’ occured.
However, my research will be centred on archives where papers relating to Harold Wilson and the ideas of a ‘University of the Air’ are lodged. It should be a fascinating and useful experience even if this focus fails to impress my nephew, a Biker Mice fan.