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#OtD 27 Feb 1943 the Rosenstrasse protest, began - the only mass public demonstration by Germans against the deportation of Jews, organised by their non-Jewish wives. Lasting until March, the women were successful stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...

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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... Please sign petition to increase protection for chalk streams in the UK.

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Max Roach, 1984

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Hello Bluesky - it's good to be here! Do follow us if you're interested in vernacular architecture and buildings archaeology.

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Love it.

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Georges Perec — king of the footnote:

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Join me, Cat Rossi and a host of brilliant speakers at the School of Architecture and Design, UCA on 25.02.25 for a discussion on BEAUTY. Free and open to all, in person or online. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/839546...

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Hackney History Festival is back! Hackney Society, Hackney Archives and many others we are organising the inaugural Hackney History Festival in May 2025. Tickets available soon. Will you be there? #hackneyhistoryfestival #Hackney #History #event #london

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📖 Architects' Lives: British Library PhD Placement Scheme. An amazing opportunity to document an oral history collection of national importance, charting the built history of Britain from the 1930s to present day in the words of those who shaped it. ✍🏼 Deadline 21 Feb 2025 ➡️ bl.uk/more/researc...

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Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.

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Brutalist corner in Madrid r/brutalism

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As far as post docs for American history go, this is a sweet one. The Mellon postdoc at Cambridge. 3 years. Please share 🗃️ www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50345/

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Today, 5pm! Come see this important film and Manal Massalha's exhibition. IGLT Whitehead Building, 5-7pm

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SUPPORT NEEDED I have just had my book announcement post removed by Instagram/Meta. It’s been removed for seemingly no reason the post and book are about 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ equality. Please tag @meta @instagram below and let them know they’ve made a mistake. Anyone who can help escalate this please get in touch

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Why don't you build something today? Check out our specialized Spanish/English dictionaries at aliformpublishing.com. #dictionaries @carpentry @aliformpublishing.bsky.social #plumbing #hardware #heavymachinery #tools #buildingconstruction @constructionhist.bsky.social #carpentry #tools #hammers

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For our next event, we’ll be joined by the authors of ‘Building Modern Scotland’ who’ll be discussing their research into New Towns. Tickets available via Eventbrite

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📢Job alert: Trust Manager for Addoldai Cymru: The Welsh Religious Buildings Trust 22.5 hours a week £24,132.60 p.a. (£40,221.00 pro rata) welshchapels.wales/support-us/s...

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In a troubled world, I offer you... The Lijjad poppadom rabbit.

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Hornsey Gas Holder Deconstruction.

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Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on. Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.

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The Derek Keene London Lecture 2025 is now open for booking! Join us on 16 July to hear Prof Matthew Worley on #PUNK... This free event is part of our @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool, this year on the theme of #Rebels (info: www.history.ac.uk/ihr-london-r...) www.history.ac.uk/events/keene...

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So good to receive the physical copies of Metropolitan Science! For those interested in early modern London and/or #histSTM details here (do let your library know!) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/metropoli...

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📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections." More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... #WomensHistory #GLAM

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In the UK? Do you use local authority archaeological services - planning, Historic Environment Records, Museums Services? If so and you would like to contribute to a survey considering the future of these services please see the survey linked below: 🗃️

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La importancia del PROCESO en el programa #MentorCOAM @coammadrid.bsky.social reflejada en esta ilustración de Sarah Wigglesworth. Se empieza con incertidumbre, sigue la interacción y en la sobremesa llega la confianza. Así nos lo está contando @otherarch.bsky.social. www.coam.org/es/actualida...

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Congrats Alistair! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Exeter folk! Our research team have put together a small exhibition, which I’ve contributed to! Come and say hello! #paperandprint #research #paper #history #art #exhibition #Exeter

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A website devoted to the many pepper mills designed by Jens Quistgaard. www.quistgaardpepper.com Made for Dansk Designs from 1954 for three decades.

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Hi everyone, can you help one of my students with her MA dissertation? Amy is exploring the motivations, influences & ambitions of those who practice history (from professionals to amateurs, paid to hobbyist). Fill in her survey to add your experience (& please share): forms.office.com/e/mFNv6tAqxn

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Why I am not surprised that, until now now man in America was as brave as this female priest... The Civil Courage in America has a face of a woman in 2025. Just look at all those dead, empty faces... they have zero empathy. Bishop Mariann Budde is my new American Hero. Bluesky allows only 1 min

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I love this serpent at @herschelmuseum.bsky.social (there's a really similar one in storage at Blaise Museum too). #MusicHistory #Museums #Bath #Bristol #Herschels

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Power lines. Altadena in the wake of the #EatonFire

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If you know of any civil or structural engineering students who are passionate about good design of buildings and the built environment, summer placements with my team are open for applications right now: careershub.burohappold.com/members/modu...

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🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

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🗣️ Public trust in planning has declined partly due to a consistent drive to marginalise the public's voice. Communities are assumed to be incapable of understanding their own best interests, leading to infantile 'NIMBY' name calling www.tcpa.org.uk/planning-reform-in-defence-of-democratic-planning/

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Joseph Beuys, ‘This is Ludwig van Beathoven, Radio Bonn.’, 1984 https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1078939

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On 29th January Lynne Walker introduces our Online Winter Lecture Series that will extend our knowledge not only of women in architecture, but the Victorian period and its architectural and social history. Read more and book: bit.ly/3W6pYVr #heritage

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COVER REVEAL! We’re thrilled to announce: Model Schools in the Model City: Race, Planning, and Education in the Nation’s Capital by Amber N. Wiley (on sale 3/25/25 Details/pre-order here: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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Sorting out Dad's record collection but this is one of mine. Bought this late 1990s, York, while looking for a bicycle, I think. Ex-Archbishop Holgate Grammar School Music Society. Very tatty but plays ok

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Where now?

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@bsky.app Exciting position at Cambridge - deadline 30th January 2025 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49315/

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On Monday we began a Starter Pack of societies and organisations (UK and international) for historians. Thanks to your recommendations and help, we've added another 40 societies and networks to the listing this week bsky.app/starter-pack... #Skystorians

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Israel has destroyed the last remaining hospital in northern Gaza. We have witnessed the total decimation of Palestinian healthcare, met with silence from political leaders who refuse to acknowledge the horrors they have enabled. This is the dehumanising reality of genocide.

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Aldo Novarese, diagram accompanying his article, “Eurostile, a Synthetic Expression of Our Times” in Pagina, International Magazine of Graphic Design, No. 4, January 1964.⁠ ⁠ #LetterformArchive #AldoNovarese #Eurostile #TypeDesign #Architecture #InformationDesign #ModernArchitecture #HoHoHo

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Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!

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