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Applications for the MA Black Humanities are open @brisblackhums.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social. You can find more information here: www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr... Come join us! Please share widely!

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What happened to the people who lived on Chagos after the British government used its unrestricted powers to forcibly displace them? And what might happen to them now? 3/6

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Five years on, few Britons think Brexit has been good for anything % saying Brexit has had a positive impact on... Control the UK has over its laws: 31% UK's ability to respond to COVID-19: 23% UK's level of international trade: 11% NHS: 6% Full list in chart 👇 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

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Job alert! Assistant professor in anthropocene history, in Stockholm.

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Have you submitted your paper abstract or panel for #BATW2025? If not, you have a bit longer to submit. We’re accepting submissions until 31 January 2025. See our website for details. We can’t wait to see you 25-27 June in Liverpool, UK! britainandtheworld.org/2025

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Trump's McKinley syndrome: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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I'm pleased to formally announce the new Editorial Team and International Editorial Board of 'The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History'. @jich.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social @jonasgjerso.bsky.social @evansmithhist.bsky.social @helengilmour.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...

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This would be a great example of mid- or late- 19th century American jingoism if it hadn't been posted (and deleted, by House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans) in the year 2025

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Musk lived in apartheid South Africa until he was 17. This piece by Simon Kuper in the FT suggests connections and continuities. www.ft.com/content/cfbf...

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Deadline is the end of Thursday (9 January) for this. 3-year postdoc at SDU on the history of complaints in the Danish welfare state. Please share with people who might be interested!

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Applications are open for the 2025-27 Past & Present Fellowships @ihr.bsky.social are open Applications close on 31st Jan 2025 Fellows appointed will commence on 1st Oct 2025 and be tenable for 24 months Please share with your network www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...

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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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My bit for this week’s Observer on Labour’s early poll slump www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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"Reform UK members look a bit like Tory members, only more so – and occasionally much more so." Me for @politicshome.bsky.social on the sociology, ideology, psychology, and political activity of Reform members - based on our Party Members Project survey.

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This year, 2025, marks a major milestone in British industrial, energy and environmental history. Fifty years ago, oil began flowing from platforms in the North Sea. Half a century of petroleum production have had profound consequences for our economy, society and politics.

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📻 Kan vi lære af Romerrigets undergang? Det diskuterer Jesper Majbom Madsen og Adam Holm i DR-podcasten “Kampen Om Historien”. 🎧 Lyt med her: www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/kampe... #romerriget #antikken #historie #dr #kampenomhistorien #podcast #empiressdu #politiskhistoriesdu #historiesdu #sdu #sdudk

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This from @christophersmith.bsky.social will (like the blog-post immediately before it) be of interest for @kawulf.bsky.social , @alanlester.bsky.social , @sathnam.bsky.social , @nevillemorley.bsky.social and others. Good to see the inherently collaborative nature of historical research recognised.

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I have a piece in today’s Guardian based on my book in which I argue for an expanded, more inclusive definition of multiculturalism as a way out of the culture wars www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 61 days ago • 2 comments

FREEDOM (Bright Bimpong, 2017/1998). Statue by Eigtved’s Warehouse, Asiatic Square, Copenhagen Inner Harbour, in front of the Danish Foreign Office. 1/3

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FREEDOM (Bright Bimpong, 2017/1998). Statue by Eigtved’s Warehouse, Asiatic Square, Copenhagen Inner Harbour, in front of the Danish Foreign Office. 1/3

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Another reminder that the deadline for panel and paper proposals for our conference, British History Today, 1-2 May 2025 is 24 Jan. Send to [email protected]

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📢 We are thrilled to announce the 12th International APH Conference: How to decolonize political history? 📆 18-20 June 2025 📍 Antwerp, Belgium - @uantwerpen.bsky.social 📄 applications: 10 February Go to call for panels and papers: www.associationforpoliticalhistory.org?p=2670

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Exciting bit of news: we recently received funding from the EU to study colonial university history! More details about "Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations" (COLUMN) in the link👇 www.uu.nl/en/news/colo... #skystorians #heritage #decolonization

submitted 68 days ago • 8 comments

I'm hiring a three-year postdoc. (But appreciate that, in my existing Blue Sky networks, the requirements are a bit niche. Would appreciate people forwarding this on if they know of people who would be interested and suitable!)

submitted 71 days ago • 1 comment

Congratulations to Professor Aglae Pizzone and Associate Professor Christian Damm Pedersen for receiving major grants from the Carlsberg Foundation Many thanks to the Carlsberg Foundation for their generous support! @carlsbergfondet.dk @empiressdu.bsky.social

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Thank you @carlsbergfondet.dk for the grant! Grateful to readers, research group, support team, and admin staff for their assistance. Excited to build a research unit and collaborate with partners at Exeter, East Anglia, Copenhagen, Harvard, Oslo,Trondheim and Utrecht. @empiressdu.bsky.social

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Thank you @carlsbergfondet.dk for the grant! Grateful to readers, research group, support team, and admin staff for their assistance. Excited to build a research unit and collaborate with partners at Exeter, East Anglia, Copenhagen, Harvard, Oslo,Trondheim and Utrecht. @empiressdu.bsky.social

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We're recruiting a Book Reviews Editor! This is a great role for ECRs working in Modern British History (broadly defined). Details at the link below. Any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with Hannah! 🗃️ academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/c...

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Office of the week: Special Collections, Weston Library, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

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Office of the week: Special Collections, Weston Library, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

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📢 Join us for a fascinating presentation by Dr. Jon Davis 🎓 Title: “How (Not) to Sell an Empire: Rhetoric and Colonial Discourse in Josephus’ Jewish War” 📅 10 December 2024 🕒 1 PM - 3PM 📍 CML Meetingroom (Ø20-405a-1) #empiressdu

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If you are watching Say Nothing on Disney+, you might also want to think about the ongoing political wrangling over "legacy issues" in the long aftermath of conflict - and the ways in which it shapes how victims and survivors can come to terms with the past. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Office of the week: I’ll be working at the National Archives in London all week, so do let me know if you’re in town and want to meet up. #NationalArchives #London

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Congratulations to Professor Jesper Majbom Madsen for receiving a major grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark to pursue research on “Here Comes the Invincible Sun: Towards a Climate History of Roman Conquest” @empiressdu.bsky.social

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🌍 Join us in welcoming Associate Professor Jessica Ortner (SDU) for a presentation on her DFF-funded research project: "Revival of Traumatic Pasts – Colonization, Nazism and Fascism and Contemporary Fiction and Memory Activism" 🗓️ 20 November 2025 ⏰ 2 PM – 4 PM 📍 Gennemsigten (ø16-321-1)

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Thanks for the incredible welcome, Bluesky! As we have so many new friends, let me introduce the journal properly. Despite our name, we are not a journal of English History: we are open to submissions in all periods after 400CE, all geographies, subfields and topics. academic.oup.com/ehr/pages/Ab...

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Worth a watch: the moment of Ghanaian independence with Nkrumah's speech. www.youtube.com/watch?v=knrF...

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