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The Irish Committee of Historical Sciences is the national committee for history in Ireland. Further details: http://www.historians.ie/

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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are delighted to release the full conference programme for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Full details and registration available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...

35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities

The 35th annual Irish conference of historians hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Dept. of History

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Becky Guest @beckyguest.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Call for Senior Editor: #DigitalHumanities on our growing broad scope open access journal Cogent Arts & Humanities ✨ Apply by 23 November 2025 👇
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Senior Editor needed for Cogent Arts & Humanities

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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 2d

Our next online seminar will be on Thursday 16th October! Join us for this interdisciplinary panel to discuss working in archives and methodologies!

To book your place, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We can't wait to see you there!

History Lab Seminar: Historians and the Archive. Online (via Zoom) Thursday 16th October 5.30pm - 7pm.

This seminar brings together four papers from Postgraduate Researchers in History, Creative Writing and Medieval Studies, focusing on work in archives and case studies arising from archival work. By exploring a range of case studies and topics of focus, this seminar aims to explore archival methodologies and their use by historians. Audience members are encouraged to bring examples of their own archival practice for discussion.

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Conor Heffernan @physcstudy.bsky.social · 4d

To mark the release of my new book, When Fitness Went Global: The Rise of Physical Culture in the Nineteenth Century (Bloomsbury, 2025), I’m giving away a copy.

To enter:
💪 Repost
🌍 Comment with your favorite strength tradition

I’ll pick a winner next week.

#StrengthHeritage #SportHistory

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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 3d

It was a fantastic closing roundtable and a fitting end to a wonderful two days. Many thanks to my co-organisers, @virtualtreasury.bsky.social, @tlrhub.bsky.social, and all the speakers, participants, and attendees! The start of a generative conversation that I hope we will continue.

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Peter Farrelly @pfarrelly2025.bsky.social · 6d

The Thatcher conference posters are up and you may see mine and Ciara Nicholson face about @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social . Anyone interested in attending the information is on the poster, or just let me know. @qubhistory.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social

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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · Sep 19

Everybody makes money out of academic authors except the authors...News.

Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.

Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms “no opt-out" for authors

The US publisher is the latest to capitalise on deals to give tech firms access to its authors’ content to train their Large Language Models (LLMs).

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 16d

VACANCY closing in one week: we invite applications for a new job at the Society: Events and Academic Engagement Officer (0.6 FTE) bit.ly/3V8q5PC

The post-holder will join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £36,433 pro rata.

Closing date: Sunday 5 Oct #Skystorians

Vacancy: the Society seeks to appoint an Events and Academic Engagement Officer - RHS

The Royal Historical Society seeks to appoint an Events and Academic Engagement Officer (0.6 FTE) to join its professional Office based at University College London. The post will help support and dev...

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 17d

#CfP: The Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2026, Queen’s University Belfast
7th – 8th May 2026
Details here:
sociology.ie/event/2026-a...

We would love to see you in beautiful Belfast!

#sociology #socialtheory #sai26 #spéirghorm

The Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2026

Queen’s University Belfast
7th – 8th May 2026
** Call for Papers **
Conflict, Change, Solidarity

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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · 17d

Excellent analysis of the upcoming Moldova election and its importance for Europe and Russia by Keith Harrington @maynoothuniversity.ie Department of History

rte.ie/brainstorm/2... via
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Why Moldova's election is so important for Europe and Russia

Moldovans head to the polls on Sunday in an election whose outcome will be of crucial interest to both Moscow and Europe

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 22d

Welcome IHR @tudorstuartseminar.bsky.social! You can find them and our other projects, seminars and people in our starter pack go.bsky.app/2AUxmcA Let me know if we've missed anyone.

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Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · 25d

Congratulations to @lorrainegrimes.bsky.social on the publication of her first book which is now available with Bloomsbury
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/single-mo...

Single Mothers in Twentieth-century Ireland and Britain

Throughout the Twentieth Century many women in Ireland and Britain endured shame and institutionalisation for becoming pregnant outside of marriage. In this wel…

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 26d

The Society's 2025 events programme continues this autumn with lectures, October-December, by Tim Grady, Daniel Finkelstein, Jane Ohlmeyer and Heather Ellis.

Further details and booking for each of these lectures is now available bit.ly/4mobBGe. Events are public and all are welcome #Skystorians

Images of the Society's forthcoming 2025 lectures: Professor Tim Grady (University of Chester) who will speak on ‘Unravelling the Tapestry of Death: Britain and the Memory of the Two World Wars’ (22 October); Lord Daniel Finkelstein, who will speak on ‘Minor Criminal: The Trial of the Man Who Murdered My Grandmother’ (4 November); Professor Jane Ohlmeyer MRIA, FBA (Trinity College Dublin). Jane’s lecture is entitled ‘Visible | Invisible: Voices of Women in Early Modern Ireland’ (21 November); and Dr Heather Ellis (University of Sheffield) who will speak on ‘Hunger, Health and Hope: A History of School Meals in Britain’ (10 December)

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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 26d

Looking forward to discussing Dr Sarah Roddy’s fantastic new book ‘Money and Irish Catholicism’ with her on 6 November at Maynooth! #skystorians #speirgorm www.cambridge.org/universitypr...

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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · 26d

On Monday 6th Oct. we will be joined by Dr Alexandra Maclennan (Caen), who will speak on Cardinal Owen McCann (1907-94): die Roomse gevaar in apartheid South Africa'.
All welcome (in-person and online)
www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
[image courtesy of Southern Cross archive]

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Women’s History Association of Ireland @whaireland.bsky.social · 26d

We are looking for a book reviewer for this brilliant publication by @leannecalvert.bsky.social. Please contact Judy at [email protected] if you are interested.

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Pious and promiscuous

Pious and promiscuous – Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster will be published on 15 October 2025. Pre-orders will be sent out the week of publication. Step into the intimate worlds of Presby...

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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 26d

Bumping this up again. Deadline for applications is October 3rd.

Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland

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Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com · 26d

The ability for independent scholars, like me, to get their work noticed, while also standing firm against gross copyright infringement (AI theft, etc) is shrinking fast.

Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 26d

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · Jul 9

Interested in global history in the contexts of migration, diaspora, and empire? See the Glusksman Irish Diaspora Series, an initiative by @gihnyu.bsky.social that I have the pleasure of editing for @nyupress.bsky.social: nyupress.org/search-resul...

The cover of the latest bokk on the Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series, "Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move," edited by Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, showing an image of an Italian family preparing to depart and and Irish family reading a letter from America.

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 27d

This is why I want to spend a longer time on the island at some point. These conferences pop up and they look FANTASTIC. Wish I could attend.

Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · 27d

Conference announcement: Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement, 3-5 Oct. Maynooth University. Full programme and registration details👇

Conference: Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement, 3-5 Oct. 2025. Maynooth University, ‘Migration, Mobility and Settlement: Ireland and the Irish

GSIHS Conference Final programme 12.09.25Download

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Katja Bruisch @kbruisch.bsky.social · 27d

Exciting list of speakers presenting in our Environmental History Research Seminar this term. If you happen to be in Dublin, come along. We'll meet on Mondays at 1 PM in the Trinity Long Room Hub #envhist

Thanks to @tlrhub.bsky.social for hosting us!
@historytcd.bsky.social
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Deirdre Flynn @deirdreflynn.bsky.social · 29d

📣 📣 The CFP for IASIL 2026 is now LIVE! 📣 📣

Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) Budapest – 6-10 July 2026
Translating Ireland

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday, November 28, 2025.

#IrishStudies #Translation #IrishLiterature

Full CFP:
www.iasil.org/2025/09/conf...

Pls share

CONFERENCE 2026: Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) Budapest – 6-10 July 2026 – International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures

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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · 27d

Conference announcement: Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement, 3-5 Oct. Maynooth University. Full programme and registration details👇

Conference: Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement, 3-5 Oct. 2025. Maynooth University, ‘Migration, Mobility and Settlement: Ireland and the Irish

GSIHS Conference Final programme 12.09.25Download

www.historians.ie

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Gwendal Piégais @gwendalpiegais.bsky.social · 28d

I am very proud to share with you the introduction to the special issue that I co-edited with Robert Gerwarth in the journal @conteurohistory.bsky.social : "Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction" #Humanitarianism #CivilWar www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core

Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction

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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 28d

Join us in Connolly House tomorrow evening as Kelly Sullivan (NYU) delivers this year's Dalsimer Lecture, "Censorship and the State circa 1926: Representing Literature in Clarke's Geneva Window."

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Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 28d

Looking forward to launching "Rituals of Migration" @nyupress.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social Sept 19, 7pm w/ @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social &co. 🎉🎉🎉

Glucksman Ireland House NYU @gihnyu.bsky.social · 28d

Join us this Thursday to celebrate the launch of the latest book in the NYU Press Glucksman Irish Diaspora series, Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move. We can't wait to see you all at Ireland House this week 🎉 @nyupress.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social

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