One of our MA in Historical Research students, Brogan Fannen, recently received an MA Dissertation Bursary from the Society for the Study of Labour History to facilitate archival research in Manchester.
Brogan's dissertation explores the role of the Socialist Sunday Schools (SSS) within the history of the British socialist movement, with a primary focus on the Schools’ role in facilitating and cultivating a socialist culture among British working-class communities in the twentieth century.
The bursary allowed Brogan to carry out a research trip to the Labour History Archive (LHA) located at the People’s History Museum in Manchester. She examined the promotional literature of the movement such as pamphlets and postcards, as well as reports and minutes. She also analysed the yearly annuals of The Young Socialist Magazine, a publication which gave insight into the plethora of teaching methods used within the SSSs, the propaganda disseminated by the movement and reports on the Schools’ activities within the community.
You can read more about Brogan's work here.
A BA, MA or PhD student interested in labour history and in need of research support? Apply for an SSLH research bursary here!
