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Join us and @ies-sas.bsky.social on 19 March 2025, in Senate House (6-8pm) for Queer Tarot. This free public event draws connections between queer occult countercultures in north America and Britain from the 1960s to the current day. www.history.ac.uk/events/queer...

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Take part in the UK’s national festival of the humanities (6–15 November 2025) and help to demonstrate and celebrate the importance of research in the humanities. Funding grants available! Find out more: https://buff.ly/4hIC1RF

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This was a fantastic seminar last night. Full of insights into creative historical methods & the specific legacies of Section 28 legislation in the south west of England. If you want to find out more about the project this research is part of visit their website s28afterlives.exeter.ac.uk

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Join us on Tuesday @ the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar where Dr Philip Aylett will be discussing his intriguing research into the wartime Commons committees on national expenditure. More info here: historyofparliament.com/2025/02/18/w... @ihr.bsky.social @histparl.bsky.social

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A huge thank you to everyone who came to my talk at the IHR last week on enslaved women's poisoning practices in the antebellum South. It was followed by some great questions and discussions! @ihr.bsky.social

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Forthcoming #ICwS event: Global Activism for #IndigenousPeoples Rights: Challenges and Opportunities in the #Anthropocene, 12 March 2025, 17:30-19:00, Council Chamber, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/events/globa...

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This event with myself, @juliarsct.bsky.social, & @amfoster.bsky.social is next week at the @ihr.bsky.social! Still time for people to book tickets and any #historians absolutely feel free to share it with any of your colleagues/students who are interested in public history. 🗃️

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Our next seminar is Allison Stielau (@uclearlymodxcha.bsky.social) on "Treasure Hoards in the Thirty Years' War" 10 March, 5:30 (UK), @ihr.bsky.social & Zoom All welcome! Register for link: www.history.ac.uk/events/treas... #EarlyModern #Skystorians Image from: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

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February is Black History Month in the USA and Canada. You can use the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) to learn about the histories of race and ethnicity during the period these 2 countries were part of the British Empire

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Posting this again in case any more seminars have joined BlueSky.

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IHR Women's History Seminar Register: www.history.ac.uk/events/beyond-typewriter-gender-work-and-technological-change-city-london-banks-1870-1939 @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @ka-peacock.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social

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Roses are red Red Books are too Just joined a really exciting meeting with four new VCH groups starting up across the country Making history for you x 💗 Victoria County History 💗 Thank you to everyone involved - follow @vchlondon.bsky.social for more news, soon!

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COMING SOON! The next @ihr.bsky.social Transport & Mobility History seminar: Underground-Overground: The Heritage Smell of the Glasgow Subway @willtullett.bsky.social (York) 13 Mar 2025, 17.30 UK, hybrid #Railway200 Booking free - all welcome: https://buff.ly/3PzKoCG

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Congrats to my @ihr.bsky.social PhD student @pdwebster.bsky.social on passing his MPhil to PhD progression today, for his project on the lost Pike's Opera House, Cincinnati, using 19th-century modes of creative reconstruction. Many thanks to examiners @helennicholson1.bsky.social & Cynthia Johnston.

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In case you missed it, you can now watch a recording of Rebecca Clifford's Holocaust Memorial lecture on 'The making of child Holocaust Survivors' here: youtu.be/oTUhRUmHUG4

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Please forgive the self-promotion but, in case of interest to anyone, I'm bringing hip-hop history to the @ihr.bsky.social @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social next Thursday. All welcome in-person or online, details / registration info here: www.history.ac.uk/events/strai...

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I am now taking PhD students @ihr.bsky.social in: - Spanish & Francophone Caribbean history, incl. Cuba, DR, Puerto Rico & Haiti - Colonial expansionism & foreign intervention in the Americas - ⁠Race formation, identity & belonging in the Americas Share widely! www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

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We have had last minute change of schedule - instead join us next week to hear seminar co-convenor Tim Hitchcock discuss his latest research (conducted with Bob Shoemaker) on policing and criminal justice in the late 18th century, at the usual time of 17:30 at the IHR and online. @ihr.bsky.social

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Pleased to see this report of #OpenAccess author case studies from @ukri.org which features our #NewHistoricalPerspectives series, published with @ihr.bsky.social and @royalhistsoc.bsky.social - thanks for your comments @jfwinters.bsky.social! zenodo.org/records/1394... #OAPublishing #OpenResearch

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There's still time to sign up and join me for this @ihr.bsky.social #online #training event on Thursday 27 February, 10am-12pm. All very welcome. #KnowledgeExchange #KE #Impact www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

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This coming Monday (17.02) I’ll be launching my book and talking about memory politics at the @ihr.bsky.social together with the amazing @saraharens.bsky.social and @mideastineurope.bsky.social with all the drinks afterwards. In London? Come! Online? That’s ok too! www.history.ac.uk/events/book-...

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Still time to register for this special @ihr.bsky.social online seminar from our Trades Union and Employment Forum on 20 February looking at employee consultation in the UK and Germany with contributions from John Edmonds, Ronald Staples and Michael Whittall. www.history.ac.uk/events/consu...

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'the humanities are relevant and they matter...They matter as we consider climate change, global mobility, social injustice, human rights, poverty, the values we hold, & what kind of society we want to be.' We've launched a new #OpenAccess series, Humanities Futures: uolpress.co.uk/2025/02/call...

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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Want to learn more about the history of women in science? Search for ‘women’ and ‘science’ as subjects in the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) https://buff.ly/3L7a33B

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Really excited to be talking about podcasting for historians at this @ihr.bsky.social session. I’ve been podcasting since 2020 and without knowing much about it has been a really important medium to share my work & create a cool little historical community 🎟️: www.history.ac.uk/events/podca...

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This upcoming #SchoolofAdvancedStudies #training on #creativeengagement looks like it might be useful to members of the #VCH network interested in developing their creative approaches to #publicengagement www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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An honour to be the discussant at the launch of Silvia’s vital new book Unfair ID. Impt also to speak to the colonial & historical origins of contemporary ID systems esp with an international development audience. @ids.ac.uk @phatcontroller.bsky.social @silviahedley.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social

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Looking forward to hearing from @alfiesteer.bsky.social on the Labour Campaign Group (Corbyn, Abbott and McDonnell et al.) and their backstory. Takes place on Tuesday (11 Feb). Attend online or in person in London @ihr.bsky.social – sign up for free here: historyofparliament.com/2025/02/06/c...

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We're welcoming Jazmine Contreras & Nicolaas Barr to the @ihr.bsky.social this week for a talk about "Proprietary Victims: Holocaust Commemoration and Right-Wing Consolidation in the Netherlands" Fri 14 Feb, 17:30 (UK) Free & all welcome, register to get link: www.history.ac.uk/events/propr...

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Very excited to be speaking at the @ihr.bsky.social Late Medieval seminar later this week (Friday 14th), presenting some of the findings of my PhD thesis! Link to sign up here (online or in-person): www.history.ac.uk/events/loyal...

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Did you know that we have an online ‘archive’ of recordings of our seminars, events & training sessions? It’s full of great stuff about #people, #place & #community. Check it out here: www.history.ac.uk/chppc-traini...

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Publishing in History Research Training. Join us on the 18 March for our online session How to Reach a Broader Audience: An Introduction to Non-Fiction Trade Publishing with Curtis Brown & @vikingbooks.bsky.social #history #publishing

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Thanks to Ruth & the @ihr.bsky.social for a fab online seminar last night. Really enjoyed our chat about the practicalities of community-uni partnerships in all their messy glory! Lots of work still to be done to enable sustainable, well-paid & egalitarian collabs between historians all of stripes.

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Ahead of next Tuesday's 'Parliaments, Politics and People' seminar at @ihr.bsky.social, @alfiesteer.bsky.social has written for #HistParl about the Campaign Group of Labour MPs, and their radical approach to the parliamentary system, and an MPs role within it. historyofparliament.com/2025/02/06/c...

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The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) has recently been updated with 3700+ new references. Discover further details about this update in our latest On History blog https://buff.ly/40INZTX @brepols.bsky.social

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Call for Papers | Global Activism for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Challenges and Opportunities in the Anthropocene 12 March 2025, 11:30AM - 5:00PM, Room 261, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/events/call-... #CallforPapers #IndigenousPeoples #HumanRights

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Bit of a ‘setting the scene’ piece by me on the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs ahead of my talk at the @ihr.bsky.social on 11th Feb. More details on how to attend here: history.ac.uk/events/a-socia…

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I had the pleasure of presenting my research at the PhD Showcase hosted by @ihr.bsky.social at Senate House! I discussed the digitalization of border regimes. Big thanks to @carolinesharples.bsky.social and @sebastiangehrig.bsky.social for organizing this fantastic event.

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Volume 45 of Historical Studies in Industrial Relations is here, with work on the investigation of women’s employment, and mobilization and decision-making in a prolonged strike. Read it online: bit.ly/HSIR-45 @ihr.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social

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I've discovered 335 Bluesky users from my social network using the Sky Follower Bridge.✨ Check it out: share.sky-follower-bridge.dev?q=335 #skyfollowerbridge

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We're thrilled to have moved across to BlueSky! 🦋 By way of introduction, we are the Society, Culture & Belief Seminar, 1500-1800. We host papers each term at the Institute of Historical Research (@ihr.bsky.social) in London – all are welcome! Keep an eye out for upcoming events #earlymodern

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Job klaxon! Come and work with us as Manager of the Digital Humanities Research Hub in the School of Advanced Study, University of London @dh-researchhub.bsky.social #DigitalHumanities

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Want to learn more about London's history this summer? Join us @ihrlibrary.bsky.social between 14 and 18 July for our fabulous Summer School featuring Jack Cade, Punk, the rebellious pasts of Bloomsbury and much, much, more. 🗃️

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Are you studying or researching the histories of sexuality? The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) contains a wealth of resources in this area. You can also explore our LGBTQIA+ history reading list

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Very much looking forward to my talk at the Scottish Oral History Centre today but also extremely excited to see Glasgow city centre getting in the true spirit of our upcoming summer school with a marvellous public display of all things rebellious! @ihr.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/ihr-london-r...

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History & the Humanities Research Training for Feb - March 2025. Our 4th online session on the 4 March will focus on Podcasting for Historians with @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, @deannalyncook.bsky.social, @rozierhistorian.bsky.social, Samuel Hume and Izzy Conn. www.history.ac.uk/events/podca...

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Make sure to register to join us next week from 5:30pm at the IHR or online to hear Kevin Siena (Trent University) discuss his paper ‘The Pathology of Race| Disease, Formativity and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety’ @ihr.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/events/patho...

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Interested in researching migration and refugee narratives? This online research training session will introduce participants to a wealth of resources and is free to attend. 🗓 20 March 2025 🕰 14:00-15:30 BST 🖥 Online Register today via: https://buff.ly/3ZgvjdC

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