We're honoured to share a special collection of articles on Bob Morris' contributions to historical research 🧵 #UrbanHistory #Skystorians - ThreadSky

urbanhistory.bsky.social • 6 days ago

We're honoured to share a special collection of articles on Bob Morris' contributions to historical research 🧵

#UrbanHistory #Skystorians

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urbanhistory.bsky.social•6 days ago

'History for Bob was always a dialogue between past and present. But underlying all Bob’s work as an urban social historian, there was a remarkable consistency of vision'

Simon Gunn, 'In search of the bourgeoisie: Bob Morris and the urban history of class'

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926824000877

urbanhistory.bsky.social•6 days ago

'Teaching is not always conducted in the classroom or through urban walks or imagery. Sometimes, impact can be achieved in conversation'

@rrodger7-27.bsky.social, 'Bob Morris: teacher and explorer'

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926824000853

urbanhistory.bsky.social•6 days ago

'In the best traditions of being one step ahead of the class, the teaching materials came in the form of screen grabs from Bob’s desktop computer'

Graeme Morton, 'Apple seeds: R.J. Morris’ pedagogy in history and computing'

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926824000828

urbanhistory.bsky.social•6 days ago

'Bob’s approach to research and his enthusiasm for conversation with scholars at all levels of their career will long be remembered, and his work provides a guide for urban historians across East Central Europe'

Zsuzsanna Kiss, 'Bob Morris, the exceptional interlocutor'

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926824000865

urbanhistory.bsky.social•6 days ago

'his photography reveals a much greater complexity and meaning in the simplicity of the everyday through his recording and helping to make sense of the changing face of the city'

@toshwarwick.bsky.social, 'R.J. Morris and public history'

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/S096392682400083X

urbanhistory.bsky.social•6 days ago

'Bob advocated a more ‘informal’ organizational structure based on the principles of voluntarism and knowledge exchange between senior historians and early career scholars'

@shaneewen.bsky.social, ‘Why don’t you…’ R.J. Morris and the European Association for Urban History

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963926824000816

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