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MARGINS TO CENTRE 2026

'Personal Identity throughout history'

Welcome to Margins to Centre 2026, an undergraduate-led conference, set to happen in March 2026. 

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About Us

The Margins to Centre conference is a student-run conference by undergraduate students in the University of York´s history department, that seeks to shed light on the voices and experiences of those who have been sidelined or rejected within dominant historical narratives. This year, our conference is on Identity, and is split into two parts: How marginalised communities express themselves and define their own identity, and how certain identities are imposed upon marginalised communities through external factors, such as social change and politics. This conference aims to bring together researchers, whether professors or postgraduates, from across Yorkshire, to discuss their research into this topic. The conference will consist of a series of panels and discussions, as well as inviting undergraduates to create posterboards,

Our theme

This years theme for the conference is 'Personal Identity throughout history'. Personal identity involves both how we choose to identify and what society has deemed us to be. Personal identity comes in many forms, ranging from gender, sexuality, race, disability and more. 

'Personal Identity'

Self-Identification

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  • Labels 

  • Self-identification in response to societal labels 

  • Reclaiming labels 

Societal labels 

  • Labels imposed by force

  • Unfair treatment 

  • Incorrect representation

  • The effects on said groups

Our Subthemes

1. Expression and finding the individual in the archive

2. Building identity within communities

3. Controlling health, controlling bodies

4. Exploring blame: the scapegoating of marginalised groups

Meet The Committee

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Madison Alford-Carnell

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Co-chair

Academic Sub-Committee

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Isobel Elliott

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Co-chair

Marketing and Logistics Sub-Committee

Speakers

To be confirmed...

Want to be involved? Email us at margins-to-centre-conference@york.ac.uk

Are you an academic / student who would like to participate in our conference? Then we'd love to hear from you! Whether you're a professor, a PhD candidate, a masters or bachelors student, we welcome all contributions. Drop us an email and we'll get back to you explaining how you can take part!

Contact Us

Address

University of York

Heslington

York

YO10 5DD

Email

Our Supporters

To be confirmed...

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