# Centre for Modern Studies
**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/
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# Centre for Modern Studies
The Centre for Modern Studies is a vibrant interdisciplinary research centre, dedicated to study of the period from 1830 to the present.
## Research strands
- [Colonial Repair Network](https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/our-research/research/colonial-repair-network/)
- [Common Ground - Songbook and Network](https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/our-research/research/common-ground/)
- [Visual Ethics Network](https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/our-research/research/visual-ethics-network/)
- [York Human Rights Workshop](https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/our-research/research/york-human-rights-workshop/)
[Read more](https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/our-research/research/)
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## Events
Fri
24
Apr
[Victorian Expansions: Cross-Cultural Migrations](https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/events/2026/victorianexpansions2026/)
Victorian Expansions Conference 2026
Fri
15
May
[Call for Papers! Touching from a Distance: Close Reading and Looking Now](https://www.york.ac.uk/modernstudies/events/2026/touchingfromadistance/)
Centre for Modern Studies Symposium
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