The Department of International History hosts numerous lectures, roundtables, debates and workshops by our academics, visiting academics and others. Members of the Department are also involved in a series of events around LSE.
Below is a list of these events by chronological order. Our events are usually free and open to all with exceptions duly noted. We make video and audio recordings available whenever possible.
From time to time there are changes to event details so we strongly recommend that if you plan to attend this event you check back on this listing on the day of the event.
11 December, Thursday (6pm - 7.30pm)
Venue: LSE campus (venue TBC)
Chair: Professor Marc Baer (Head of Department)
The Department welcomes Prof Beatrice Heuser to deliver the Annual Lecture 2025-26.
The USA withdrew into isolation from the “old world” after ridding itself of British rule. Only in the “Cold War” did it commit to the defence of Europe. Is the US returning to a state of normality by disengaging?
Full event details HERE
4 December, Thursday (5pm - 6.30pm)
Venue: LSE campus (venue TBC)
Chair: Professor Marc Baer (Head of Department)
Marking the closing of the exhibition "Red alert on democracy: Photographing protests and civil resistance in Israel before and after October 7" at LSE’s Atrium Gallery, this talk by curator Dr. Tanya Zion-Waldoks offers a personal and political reflection on protest photography as a form of civic witnessing, public pedagogy, and mobilizing force.
A feminist scholar, activist, mother, and protest photographer, Dr. Zion-Waldoks has spent the past two years on the frontlines and behind the lens, documenting Israel’s pro-democracy movement as it responds to democratic erosion, the ongoing war with its devastating toll on both Israelis and Palestinians, and the continued effort to bring the hostages home.
Full event details HERE
14 October, Tuesday (6pm - 7.30pm)
Venue: LSE campus (venue TBC)
Chair: Professor Larry Kramer
Join us for a free public event to celebrate the publication of by Jake Subryan Richards.
Based on a decade’s research on four continents, the book tells the story of captives rescued from the illegal slave trade only to be forced back into bondage. Copies of the book will be available to purchase.
Full event details HERE
8 October, Wednesday (6pm - 7.30pm)
Venue: LSE campus (venue TBC)
Chair: Professor Matthew Jones
Join us for the release of Dr Grant Golub's new book "Warriors in Washington: World War II and the Politics of American Power".
Dr Golub's book looks at how during World War II, the US Army inserted itself into domestic Washington politics to influence the uses of American power.
Full event details HERE