Selena Daly
@selenadaly.bsky.social
Historian of modern Italy, Associate Professor at UCL, researching history of Italian emigration, the First World War, and difficult heritage of Italian Fascism.
https://selenadaly.com
https://selenadaly.com
This is the kind of statistic that never cuts through into public debate, more’s the pity.
What do UK graduates do? Lots of information in this annual report.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
graduatemarkettrends.cdn.prismic.io
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the kind of statistic that never cuts through into public debate, more’s the pity.
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Are you working on literature and culture in the First World War? have you considered submitting to First World War Studies? meet our Associate Editor @afrayn.bsky.social who is keen to receive more submissions in these fields!
👥 Associate Editors introductions: Andrew Frayn
Continuing our introductions of the FWWS associate editors, this week we’re pleased to highlight Dr. Andrew Frayn, Associate Editor of First World War Studies and a scholar working at the intersection of literature and history.
Continuing our introductions of the FWWS associate editors, this week we’re pleased to highlight Dr. Andrew Frayn, Associate Editor of First World War Studies and a scholar working at the intersection of literature and history.
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Are you working on literature and culture in the First World War? have you considered submitting to First World War Studies? meet our Associate Editor @afrayn.bsky.social who is keen to receive more submissions in these fields!
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Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: DfEHIS - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Funded PhD opportunities at QUB:
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
'Childcare provision in late twentieth-century Northern Ireland (1960s-1990s)'
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
An excellent PhD opportunity for someone to work on family separation during WW1 or WW2. I've done some research on Italian emigrant families separated when the father was serving in the Italian Army and it's a really fascinating area of study. royalhistsoc.org/calendar/phd...
PhD Studentship on Family Separation, funded by ERC - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - RHS
PhD Studentship on Family Separation, funded by European Research Council Call for Applications, deadline - 1 March 2026 This is a call for expressions of interest for a European Research Council-fund...
royalhistsoc.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
An excellent PhD opportunity for someone to work on family separation during WW1 or WW2. I've done some research on Italian emigrant families separated when the father was serving in the Italian Army and it's a really fascinating area of study. royalhistsoc.org/calendar/phd...
Fascinating to see the impact of Catherine Connolly's Presidency already in terms of the visibility of the Irish language. I can't ever remember seeing RTE print several paragraphs in Irish in a news article (with English translations). Tús maith! www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
President Connolly speaks of 'intrinsic worth' of Irish
The Irish language has been a central part of President Catherine Connolly's political life and of her election campaign for the presidency.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fascinating to see the impact of Catherine Connolly's Presidency already in terms of the visibility of the Irish language. I can't ever remember seeing RTE print several paragraphs in Irish in a news article (with English translations). Tús maith! www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
On 5 December, I'm organising a workshop entitled 'Exploring the health and wellbeing of Italian migrants in Britain today' feat. contributions from academics, psychologists & community groups. See full programme here. Free but booking required! www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
Exploring the health and wellbeing of Italian migrants in Britain today
A one-day workshop supported by UCL Health Humanities Seed Funding. Organised by Dr Selena Daly, Associate Professor in Italian Studies, UCL
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October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
On 5 December, I'm organising a workshop entitled 'Exploring the health and wellbeing of Italian migrants in Britain today' feat. contributions from academics, psychologists & community groups. See full programme here. Free but booking required! www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
Every country should conduct their presidential elections as Ireland does.* That apple tart looks delicious.
*(or, at the very least, should have elections to vote for a head of state).
*(or, at the very least, should have elections to vote for a head of state).
The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Every country should conduct their presidential elections as Ireland does.* That apple tart looks delicious.
*(or, at the very least, should have elections to vote for a head of state).
*(or, at the very least, should have elections to vote for a head of state).
This week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my recent book Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War. If anyone has a commute they'd like to liven up with tales of war, take a listen! newbooksnetwork.com/emigrant-sol...
Selena Daly, "Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War" (Cambridge UP, 2025) - New Books Network
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October 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my recent book Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War. If anyone has a commute they'd like to liven up with tales of war, take a listen! newbooksnetwork.com/emigrant-sol...
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We are recruiting again. Come join the Trondheim team of BLOCKADE as a 4 year, fully funded postdoc in Modern Economic History - you'll be working with Prof. Jonas Scherner and in one of the most beautiful university towns in Europe (evidence from last visit below)! www.hsozkult.de/searching/id...
October 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We are recruiting again. Come join the Trondheim team of BLOCKADE as a 4 year, fully funded postdoc in Modern Economic History - you'll be working with Prof. Jonas Scherner and in one of the most beautiful university towns in Europe (evidence from last visit below)! www.hsozkult.de/searching/id...
Earlier this week, I had a launch at UCL for my book Emigrant Soldiers. I was moved and grateful to see so many friends and colleagues show up to support me. Grazie a tutti. And to Heather Jones who did a wonderful job of contextualising the book (and driving sales!)
October 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Earlier this week, I had a launch at UCL for my book Emigrant Soldiers. I was moved and grateful to see so many friends and colleagues show up to support me. Grazie a tutti. And to Heather Jones who did a wonderful job of contextualising the book (and driving sales!)
In dispatches from insane prices in central London, please say hello to the £12.75 sourdough loaf.
October 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In dispatches from insane prices in central London, please say hello to the £12.75 sourdough loaf.
Very glad to have managed to see Thessaloniki in the sunshine after two days of rain! Interesting mix of Byzantine architecture, Roman ruins and container ships heading into the port! It’s been a great location for the First World War Studies conference with wonderful hospitality.
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Very glad to have managed to see Thessaloniki in the sunshine after two days of rain! Interesting mix of Byzantine architecture, Roman ruins and container ships heading into the port! It’s been a great location for the First World War Studies conference with wonderful hospitality.
Was very sorry to miss the inaugural meeting of the new IHR Migration and Mobility seminar series (greetings from Greece!) but glad to see that it got off to such a cracking start. Looking forward to the rest of the events this year.
Enjoyed first seminar of @ihr.bsky.social Migration + Mobility seminar series led by the fantastic @kabcommons.bsky.social, starring legend @profpanayi.bsky.social and great presentations by @endeeekay.bsky.social (see pic for book out soon w/ @punctumbooks.bsky.social) & @marcloureiro.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Was very sorry to miss the inaugural meeting of the new IHR Migration and Mobility seminar series (greetings from Greece!) but glad to see that it got off to such a cracking start. Looking forward to the rest of the events this year.
Very pleased to be officially beginning my Leverhulme Research Fellowship year at the International First World War Studies conference in (a rainy) Thessaloniki. Three days of talk about war at sea!
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Very pleased to be officially beginning my Leverhulme Research Fellowship year at the International First World War Studies conference in (a rainy) Thessaloniki. Three days of talk about war at sea!
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by the Danish newspaper Politken about the memory of Fascism in Italy today, inspired by the debut of Mussolini's great-grandson's in the Serie A (paywalled unfortunately). politiken.dk/internationa...
Diktatorens oldebarn holder sig fra at have sit efternavn på ryggen
Internationalt | Seneste internationale nyheder og begivenheder som f.eks. tsunamien i Stillehavet, krigene i Ukraine og Gaza. Vi dækker, hvad der sker.
politiken.dk
September 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by the Danish newspaper Politken about the memory of Fascism in Italy today, inspired by the debut of Mussolini's great-grandson's in the Serie A (paywalled unfortunately). politiken.dk/internationa...
A great roundtable about how we teach and assess public history in UK universities today. I definitely agree that it’s easier to do public history if your specialism is the country in which you work. Trying to find the Italian angle for UK institutions is often a challenge!
How do we teach public history today? Pleasure to join @julialaite.bsky.social, @ktrcarpenter.bsky.social & Anna Maguire in this roundtable for @historyworkshop.org.uk. Image from @qmul.bsky.social qHeritage project with @museumofthehome.bsky.social
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Teaching Public History in Britain Today: A Roundtable Discussion
Abstract. ‘What is Public History Now?’ This was the question posed by the 2022 AHRC Network led by Julia Laite. The network culminated in a conference of
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September 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A great roundtable about how we teach and assess public history in UK universities today. I definitely agree that it’s easier to do public history if your specialism is the country in which you work. Trying to find the Italian angle for UK institutions is often a challenge!
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This book by the excellent @selenadaly.bsky.social, published with @universitypress.cambridge.org, looks really interesting. Come celebrate its launch!
@uclselcs.bsky.social, @artshumsucl.bsky.social
@uclselcs.bsky.social, @artshumsucl.bsky.social
IAS Book Launch: Emigrant Soldiers
15 October 2025, 5:30pm-7:30pm
We are delighted to host Selena Daly and the launch of her book 'Emigrant Soldiers. Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War'
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
15 October 2025, 5:30pm-7:30pm
We are delighted to host Selena Daly and the launch of her book 'Emigrant Soldiers. Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War'
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
IAS Book Launch: Emigrant Soldiers
We are delighted to host Selena Daly and the launch of her book 'Emigrant Soldiers. Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War'
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This book by the excellent @selenadaly.bsky.social, published with @universitypress.cambridge.org, looks really interesting. Come celebrate its launch!
@uclselcs.bsky.social, @artshumsucl.bsky.social
@uclselcs.bsky.social, @artshumsucl.bsky.social
Please spread this far and wide! I’m on the convening team of this exciting new IHR seminar series and we are looking forward to hearing about all the cutting-edge research being done by ECRs across the country!
📢 New Seminar Series!
We are thrilled to be working alongside @ihr.bsky.social on a brand new seminar series titled Migration and Mobility. We are coming together for a special edition of the seminar to showcase the work of PGRs and ECRs on migration and mobility history (1/3)
We are thrilled to be working alongside @ihr.bsky.social on a brand new seminar series titled Migration and Mobility. We are coming together for a special edition of the seminar to showcase the work of PGRs and ECRs on migration and mobility history (1/3)
September 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Please spread this far and wide! I’m on the convening team of this exciting new IHR seminar series and we are looking forward to hearing about all the cutting-edge research being done by ECRs across the country!
I’m en route to Oxford to present one of the keynotes at this conference on return migration to Italy. Alice Gussoni & Fanny Clemente have curated an excellent programme full of papers I’m excited to hear. It promises to be a stimulating couple of days! migration.web.ox.ac.uk/event/return...
September 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I’m en route to Oxford to present one of the keynotes at this conference on return migration to Italy. Alice Gussoni & Fanny Clemente have curated an excellent programme full of papers I’m excited to hear. It promises to be a stimulating couple of days! migration.web.ox.ac.uk/event/return...
Today is the first time in 10 years that I’m not about to start a new year of teaching as I’m starting a year-long Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship. Strange not to be in the thick of induction but very grateful to have my first uninterrupted research time in a decade!
September 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today is the first time in 10 years that I’m not about to start a new year of teaching as I’m starting a year-long Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship. Strange not to be in the thick of induction but very grateful to have my first uninterrupted research time in a decade!
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Registration closes 7 Sept. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 12-13 Sept. @maynoothuniversity.ie
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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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September 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Registration closes 7 Sept. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 12-13 Sept. @maynoothuniversity.ie
Please share widely. @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @mu-ssi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social
Please share widely. @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @mu-ssi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social
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Good morning! If you want to start your week listening to my thoughts on Mussolini, and why wouldn't you, you can hear me chat with Iain Dale on his Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs and Dictators podcast here or wherever you usually find your podcasts
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215. Benito Mussolini – Italy (1922-43)
Podcast Episode · Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs & Dictators · 10/08/2025 · 58m
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August 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Good morning! If you want to start your week listening to my thoughts on Mussolini, and why wouldn't you, you can hear me chat with Iain Dale on his Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs and Dictators podcast here or wherever you usually find your podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...
Excited to be part of the convening team of this new IHR seminar on Migration and Mobility History. It’s a great team of colleagues from all career stages with a huge disciplinary, geographical and temporal range of expertise. Congrats to Kathleen for bringing us all together.
Really pleased and proud to announce a new @ihr.bsky.social seminar - Migration and Mobility History. We want to cover migration across time and space and speak with colleagues across disciplines. If you're interested in attending/presenting, get in touch: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Migration and Mobility History
The IHR Migration and Mobility seminar provides a space for historians and scholars from other disciplines to come together to discuss migration and mobility in history.
www.history.ac.uk
July 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Excited to be part of the convening team of this new IHR seminar on Migration and Mobility History. It’s a great team of colleagues from all career stages with a huge disciplinary, geographical and temporal range of expertise. Congrats to Kathleen for bringing us all together.
I’ve just been told that my book has its own little display in the window of the CUP bookshop in Cambridge! Not something i ever thought would happen! @universitypress.cambridge.org
July 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I’ve just been told that my book has its own little display in the window of the CUP bookshop in Cambridge! Not something i ever thought would happen! @universitypress.cambridge.org
It's officially publication day! Hooray! Thanks to all who helped me get Emigrant Soldiers out into the world. :-)
It's new release day! 🙌
From Witchcraft in Mexico in 'The Women Who Threw Corn' by Martin A. Nesvig, to Italian soldiers in the World War in 'Emigrant Soldiers' by @selenadaly.bsky.social, we have exciting new books on our website! 📚
Take a look: 🔗 www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/collections/new-books
From Witchcraft in Mexico in 'The Women Who Threw Corn' by Martin A. Nesvig, to Italian soldiers in the World War in 'Emigrant Soldiers' by @selenadaly.bsky.social, we have exciting new books on our website! 📚
Take a look: 🔗 www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/collections/new-books
June 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It's officially publication day! Hooray! Thanks to all who helped me get Emigrant Soldiers out into the world. :-)