Category Archives: CJ Leffler

Oh, sweet memory! On the Christmas Truce, by CJ Leffler

Did you know that, on Christmas Day 100 years ago, across the trenches of the First World War there were numerous brief truces in which British and German troops met in No Man’s Land? If you didn’t before, you doubtless … Continue reading

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More than Graffiti by CJ Leffler

When doing research (particularly at such a lowly level as I do), it is often difficult to see what impact, if any, it might have on the real world. Whilst I always fiercely rebuke friends/relatives/strangers-in-pubs who smugly accuse me of … Continue reading

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Freudian Slip-Ups by CJ Leffler

Since starting my MA in October I’ve found that my research interests have taken new directions that I hadn’t anticipated. My particular field is memory, and whilst I continue to be interested in the social, political and cultural construction of … Continue reading

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