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Joe Redmayne @joeredmayne.bsky.social · 13h

CfP: The British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research, 7-8 May 2026 @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Deadline: 6 February 2026

More details:
@sslh.bsky.social

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CfP: The British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research

To commemorate the centenary of the British General Strike and miners’ lock-out, Newcastle University’s Labour & Society Research Group (LSRG) is organising a conference that revisits the…

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · 1d

If you're in Oxford tomorrow, Udi Greenberg (Dartmouth) will be giving a talk about "The Birth of European Religious Pluralism from the Crucible of Nazism" at 5pm. Details here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/824... @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

The Birth of European Religious Pluralism from the Crucible of Nazism

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Hannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social · 14d

Are you an emerging scholar researching Black British history and looking for opportunities to share your research? Please get in touch with @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social or Meleisa Ono George via contact info below to take part in this ⚡️ talks session @ihr.bsky.social (and please share widely!)

IHR Black British History Seminar @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social · 14d

Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field.

📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO

Email Olivia.Wyatt@ed.ac.uk or Meleisa.Ono-George@history.ox.ac.uk to present online or in-person

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · 29d

This is amazing. Huge congrats, Mo! @momoulton.bsky.social

Mo Moulton @momoulton.bsky.social · 29d

Some big news: the University of Birmingham is launching a new MA in Gender & Sexuality. It's interdisciplinary, with a focus on combining theory & practice. It's going to be amazing. I'm convening it: message or email with questions. www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgr... @unibirmingham.bsky.social

Gender and Sexuality MA - University of Birmingham

Course information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA History taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham.

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · Aug 28

Excited to welcome the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows!

These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.

@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...

2025 Koch History Centre Fellows Announced

The Faculty of History and Wadham College, Oxford, are delighted to announce the names of the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows, appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme of Religion ...

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · Aug 28

NEW: Tenure-track position in History at UC Berkeley in the GLOBAL HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY.

We are casting a wide net here: *all* periods, places, and fields are under consideration.

I'm on the search committee, so do let me know if you have questions.

Assistant Professor – Global History of Technology - Department of History

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · Aug 28

Excited to welcome the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows!

These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.

@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social

www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...

2025 Koch History Centre Fellows Announced

The Faculty of History and Wadham College, Oxford, are delighted to announce the names of the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows, appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme of Religion ...

www.wadham.ox.ac.uk

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Aug 6

Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history?

We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.

Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!

www.historyworkshop....

Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025

History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Jul 29

I'm on this podcast! In fact I'm especially hard to avoid, because I spoke to Izzy about Labour and empire across the entire twentieth century, so I could pop up in ANY EPISODE

History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 28

We’re delighted @ihr.bsky.social to see Izzy Conn’s Leading Labour named by @theguardian.com as among the best podcasts of the week. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Kate Nash showcases her sleazy side: best podcasts of the week

The musician talks to the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Razorlight for this retrospective of the messy glory of 00s indie rock. Plus, Michael Palin touchingly opens up about losing his wife

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LSE Library @lselibrary.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are excited to share a new opportunity to research with our unique archive collections. Our 3 Library Fellowships offer up to 6 weeks to conduct original research that will provide new perspectives on our collections.
Applications open until 22 September. Read more
www.lse.ac.uk/library/what...

LSE Library Fellowships

Apply for our funded six week research fellowship designed to support researchers wanting to use our unique archives and special collections.

www.lse.ac.uk

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Jul 21

This is absolutely true: the boundary between "housed" and "unhoused" in America is brutally porous. Millions of people are one rent hike, one missed paycheck, one medical emergency away from homelessness.

And there's massive investment in keeping that reality hidden.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Jul 20

Actually do things with homeless people — they are members of your community, half of them have jobs, they’re not people to play safari with and volunteer at a soup kitchen once and think you’re one and done — and you will find that the line between them and you becoming them is shockingly thin

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Jul 19

If you have fears about homeless people in your neighborhood, I advise that you go talk to them. Bring a handful of twenties, if you can afford it, hand them out and talk to them like human beings.

You’ll stop feeling as scared and start feeling sad and angry that people have to suffer needlessly.

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · Jul 8

Registration is now open for the annual @mbhjournal.bsky.social Pimlott Lecture!

Prof Helen McCarthy will be speaking on “Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age & Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s”

🗓️ Tues 25 Nov | 📍KCL
🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...

Modern British History Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture 2025: Helen McCarthy

Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age and Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s

www.eventbrite.com

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Saima Nasar @saimanasar.bsky.social · Jul 8

I am working on 'The Asian Mother and Baby Campaign' which ran from 1984-1986. I would love to interview any linkworkers who were employed by the campaign or any women who were supported by linkworkers. Please spread the word or get in touch if this is you! My email is [email protected]

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Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social · Jul 8

At the risk of sounding sentimental, it's a bit of a dream come true to get to give this lecture. If family history, generational analysis or the ageing society is your thing, do consider signing up!

Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · Jul 8

🗓️ Save the date: Tues 25 November
Join @mbhjournal.bsky.social at KCL for the 2025 Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture, given by Prof Helen McCarthy on “Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age & Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s”
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...

Modern British History Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture 2025: Helen McCarthy

Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age and Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s

www.eventbrite.com

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · Jul 8

Registration is now open for the annual @mbhjournal.bsky.social Pimlott Lecture!

Prof Helen McCarthy will be speaking on “Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age & Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s”

🗓️ Tues 25 Nov | 📍KCL
🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...

Modern British History Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture 2025: Helen McCarthy

Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age and Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s

www.eventbrite.com

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · Jul 8

🗓️ Save the date: Tues 25 November
Join @mbhjournal.bsky.social at KCL for the 2025 Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture, given by Prof Helen McCarthy on “Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age & Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s”
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...

Modern British History Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture 2025: Helen McCarthy

Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age and Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s

www.eventbrite.com

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · Jun 22

On the same day that the Empire Windrush arrived, the Carnarvon Castle departed Southampton with migrants leaving Britain for South Africa and Australia.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Jun 11

Over the next three weeks, we're highlighting the 8 articles and 8 books shortlisted for this year's RHS Early Career Article and First Book Prizes.

Today we feature Beth Bhargava, ‘The National Front and Environmental Politics, 1967–90’, Modern British History bit.ly/43DNNrR 1/2

The National Front and environmental politics, 1967–90

Abstract. The green entanglements of the inter-war British far right are well-documented. Martin Pugh has drawn attention to the predominantly rural, agric

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · Jun 9

was such a pleasure to participate in this conference and hear about some amazing research in global histories of capitalism & the environment. thanks @mbrescius.bsky.social for a terrific event

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Moritz von Brescius @mbrescius.bsky.social · Jun 4

The wonderful Tehila Sasson, Sugata Bose, Zaib un Nisa Aziz, and Sven Beckert during the concluding roundtable of a superb international conference. Vibrant discussions about the field and future of global histories of capitalism & the environment. Thanks to all participants!

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Moritz von Brescius @mbrescius.bsky.social · Jun 2

I’m beyond excited for this conference: “New Global Histories of Capitalism & the Environment”! It also celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Weatherhead Initiative on Global History at Harvard. Stay tuned for the publication

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · May 30

Sounds terrific Mo!

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Mo Moulton @momoulton.bsky.social · May 30

We are launching the AHRC-funded project Sites of fracture: 20th century Ireland at the margins of capitalism, which I'm thrilled to doing with @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social @erikahanna.bsky.social Patrick Doyle, Aoife O'Leary MacNeice, Matthew Kelly, and an amazing group of artists and archivists

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · May 22

i'm really looking forward to reading this

Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · May 22

I'm thrilled to have been published in Past & Present.

Diving into the fractious politics of rich-country macroeconomics after 1973, I use the neglected case of protectionist Keynesians to rethink what happened, and why. I highlight statecraft, geopolitics, and Maier's 'territoriality'. (1/2)

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Bodie A. Ashton @manwithoutatan.bsky.social · May 17

Pals, do you know a graduate student who has written a fantastic, 6,000-9,000-word (unpublished) essay in German Studies? Maybe you've written it yourself? The GSA is looking to award the best grad student essay, as judged by @claudiakreklau.bsky.social, @dominiquereill.bsky.social, and me!

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