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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · 2d

There are cities that are full of nature and we we learn to pay attention to it… we can make room for even more… for the next few days 25% off on pre order…

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · 3d

A year on from our sold-out works in progress reading at Blackwell’s in Oxford… we have moved to the next stage and our rehearsed reading is on Wednesday 29th October at the Old Fire Station in Oxford… looking forward to seeing you there.

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Aug 8

Allotments support biodiversity, bring people together and feed families. We already don’t have enough. the legal protections may not have changed but this is still a warning sign. History tells us these spaces vanish quietly. We need to protect what we have and we need more of them!

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Aug 8

Allotments are under threat again. Media reports abound about the approval of the disposal of the sale of 8 sites.
As an anthropologist who engaged with allotments for my doctorate this is both familiar & frustrating. These spaces have helped communities through war, austerity and lockdowns.

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Aug 6

It has been a gift to be one of the judges for this prize - congrats to the authors and I can highly recommend these reads.

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Mar 4

Can’t wait to read it - congrats!

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Mar 1

Thank you sharing this - along with the fragility is this idea that somehow heritage is fixed in a particular time or form and seeing it as endangered does not allow for new expressions of heritage of similar roots. Excuse the bad pun but an example is African hair heritages.

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Tim Waterman @tim-waterman.co.uk · Feb 27

Conference CFP: 'Who Owns Heritage? Local Communities and the Fight for Historical Monuments in the 19th and 20th Centuries'. Masaryk University Brno, Czechia, 6 November. Deadline 11 April. networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Who Owns Heritage? Local Communities and the Fight for Historical Monuments in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Masaryk University Brno, Czechia, 6 November. | H-Net

What happens when those living alongside historical monuments—churchgoers, farmers, workers, custodians, local officials, non-human entities—see these sites as theirs? Through what sources and scholar...

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Feb 26

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 25

Priceless @olliedouglas.bsky.social 😄

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 25

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thank you - I’ll pass on your feedback.

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thank you.

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 23

🙏🏾

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 23

Hope you are doing much better now.

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Oxford Poetry Library @oxpoetrylibrary.bsky.social · Feb 23

We've been loving our Family Sundays at The Community Works! Date for your diaries - the next one is 16 March. Come along from 12pm-3pm for food, fun, storytelling, and creative joy for all the family

Family Sunday

Join us on the 3rd Sunday of every month, where The Community Works will be open for Family Sunday! The library will be open for browsing, borrowing, or just hanging out to read, write, and relax. …

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 23

I’m responding to recommend the person who made my site - I’ve had a ton of positive feedback and if you like it - I’ll be happy to intro - she’d delightful person to work with and really captures one’s vibes. www.jcniala.com

JC Niala | Writer, Historian and Artist

Discover JC Niala's vibrant world—an Oxford-based writer, historian, and artist passionate about heritage and storytelling. JC's expertise spans writing, diverse art forms, and cultural preservation. ...

www.jcniala.com

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Feb 21

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

White text on red background. Logot of a stylised sun the words Being Human Festival 2025 6-15 August.

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 22

My beloved aunt died. The African proverb is true - we’ve lost a library. Starting with her name - Symphorosa (Siprosa) which is a classic example of a specific time in Kenyan history when Catholic missionaries were active. You can tell by which saints are referenced which generation was born when.

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 18

Yup

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Feb 18

To accompany our event, we've also issued a statement about changes to the recruitment for the #History panel for REF2029 bit.ly/4b1PAJn

While plans for greater representation are welcome, the Society has concerns about how well this new model will work given the inequalities in History in UK HE.

Front page of Royal Historical Society statement on REF2029 sub panel recruitment, entitled: 'Appointing the History Subject Panel for REF2029. A statement from the Royal Historical Society'.

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The Common Table @thecommontable.eu · Feb 18

The Oxford Real Farming Conference 2025 sessions are now online for everybody. There were some amazing talks. Well worth listening in, particularly Unpicking Food & Farming Misinformation, Is a Fossil-free Food System Possible and Roots of Resistance. 🌱🥬🌾💚

ORFC Archive

Explore conference material that we have gathered over the years including videos, presentations and summaries of the sessions…

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · Feb 18

Early Morning Yoga. Friday 28 Feb. 7.30am, Weston Library. £5.

Start the day with a one-hour, open level, alignment-based yoga flow, especially designed for musicians & performers, but open to all. Led by violinist & yoga instructor, Elena.

To book: oxfordculturalprogramme.org.uk/event/music-....

Early morning yoga - OXFORD iS

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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · Feb 18

Nutritious, climate resilient delicious foods that can thrive in poor soils have been with us for millennia.

Thrilled to come across these delicious ragi crisps in Mumbai - in Kenya we call finger millet (Eleusine coracana) wimbi and make porridge from it.

It’s an ancient East African grain.

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