Maurice J. Casey
@mauricejcasey.com
Historian of intimacy and revolution in 1920s-40s Europe. New project: anti-Nazi vegetarians.
Author of Irish Book Awards shortlisted HOTEL LUX — about a hotel in 1920s Moscow — and radical history newsletter Archive Rats:
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Author of Irish Book Awards shortlisted HOTEL LUX — about a hotel in 1920s Moscow — and radical history newsletter Archive Rats:
archiverats.substack.com
Visited an important address from Hotel Lux: Edo Fimmen’s Amsterdam office - reception point for reports from the German underground, coded telegrams from the Spanish Republic and fortnightly issues of the Alpenpost.
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Visited an important address from Hotel Lux: Edo Fimmen’s Amsterdam office - reception point for reports from the German underground, coded telegrams from the Spanish Republic and fortnightly issues of the Alpenpost.
A really thrilling day working on an upcoming documentary for BBC Radio 4: the story of a family history of anti-Nazi resistance.
Thanks to the IISH Amsterdam for hosting and sharing some of its vast riches!
Thanks to the IISH Amsterdam for hosting and sharing some of its vast riches!
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A really thrilling day working on an upcoming documentary for BBC Radio 4: the story of a family history of anti-Nazi resistance.
Thanks to the IISH Amsterdam for hosting and sharing some of its vast riches!
Thanks to the IISH Amsterdam for hosting and sharing some of its vast riches!
1937: Show your solidarity! Send international brigade volunteers a solidarity postcard in Esperanto. Three pence per card.
November 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
1937: Show your solidarity! Send international brigade volunteers a solidarity postcard in Esperanto. Three pence per card.
I’m in an archive where the rooms are named after Mensheviks and a “Toilet Gazette” updates patrons on collection highlights.
The International Institute of Social History is quickly becoming an all time favourite.
The International Institute of Social History is quickly becoming an all time favourite.
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I’m in an archive where the rooms are named after Mensheviks and a “Toilet Gazette” updates patrons on collection highlights.
The International Institute of Social History is quickly becoming an all time favourite.
The International Institute of Social History is quickly becoming an all time favourite.
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Decided to comment on this - a former Trinity SU president proposing unity between the left and far right- because I've found people curiously quite about it
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com/blog/
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com/blog/
Brian Hanley, Historian
Modern Irish Historian, historical consultant
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Decided to comment on this - a former Trinity SU president proposing unity between the left and far right- because I've found people curiously quite about it
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com/blog/
brianhanleyhistory.wordpress.com/blog/
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Really looking forward to this tomorrow. Maurice's work is always so fascinating and engaging- marrying the great social and political transformations of the 20th century with the intimate lives of those who have often been marginalised in the Grand Narratives of the past. Please do join us!
Maynooth! Join me for the story of a training school for revolutionaries, a bestselling recipe book and a vegetarian cook who parachuted from a Lancaster bomber into Nazi Germany in 1944.
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Really looking forward to this tomorrow. Maurice's work is always so fascinating and engaging- marrying the great social and political transformations of the 20th century with the intimate lives of those who have often been marginalised in the Grand Narratives of the past. Please do join us!
Maynooth! Join me for the story of a training school for revolutionaries, a bestselling recipe book and a vegetarian cook who parachuted from a Lancaster bomber into Nazi Germany in 1944.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Maynooth! Join me for the story of a training school for revolutionaries, a bestselling recipe book and a vegetarian cook who parachuted from a Lancaster bomber into Nazi Germany in 1944.
When I talk about how the history of progressive/radical movements is tied to a history of intimacy this is what I mean.
Socialism is always both a theory of economic redistribution and a chance to hang out!!
Socialism is always both a theory of economic redistribution and a chance to hang out!!
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
When I talk about how the history of progressive/radical movements is tied to a history of intimacy this is what I mean.
Socialism is always both a theory of economic redistribution and a chance to hang out!!
Socialism is always both a theory of economic redistribution and a chance to hang out!!
In 1917 a foreign-born socialist ran for Mayor of New York City.
Morris Hillquit, born in Latvia, stood on a platform that included opposition to war, economic redistribution and support for a burning global issue: Irish freedom.
Morris Hillquit, born in Latvia, stood on a platform that included opposition to war, economic redistribution and support for a burning global issue: Irish freedom.
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In 1917 a foreign-born socialist ran for Mayor of New York City.
Morris Hillquit, born in Latvia, stood on a platform that included opposition to war, economic redistribution and support for a burning global issue: Irish freedom.
Morris Hillquit, born in Latvia, stood on a platform that included opposition to war, economic redistribution and support for a burning global issue: Irish freedom.
ngl when Zohran mentioned Eugene Debs in his victory speech the crowd cheered and I cheered too.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
ngl when Zohran mentioned Eugene Debs in his victory speech the crowd cheered and I cheered too.
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Exciting news! Filming will soon start on a Bad Bridgets film, inspired by Elaine Farrell & Leanne McCormick's great book. We're delighted to have both Elaine & Leanne on our USIHS Committee (for many reasons, this is just today's extra one) @badbridgetbook.bsky.social
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Daisy Edgar-Jones And Emilia Jones To Star In ‘Bad Bridgets’ From LuckyChap
Daisy Edgar Jones and Emilia Jones are set to star in 'Bad Bridgets', from 'Kneecap' director Rich Peppiatt.
deadline.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Exciting news! Filming will soon start on a Bad Bridgets film, inspired by Elaine Farrell & Leanne McCormick's great book. We're delighted to have both Elaine & Leanne on our USIHS Committee (for many reasons, this is just today's extra one) @badbridgetbook.bsky.social
deadline.com/2025/10/dais...
deadline.com/2025/10/dais...
I'm doing a side project linked to the cultural history of video games in 1980s Ireland and I'm finding exactly what I expected to find
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I'm doing a side project linked to the cultural history of video games in 1980s Ireland and I'm finding exactly what I expected to find
Irish-American organiser Elizabeth Gurley Flynn speaks on "The Fascisti and the Klan" - June 1924
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Irish-American organiser Elizabeth Gurley Flynn speaks on "The Fascisti and the Klan" - June 1924
October 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I really enjoyed speaking with Georgetown University MA students who were assigned my book as reading earlier this week. A shout out to to Gregory Afinogenov for the invitation to Zoom in to DC from Belfast!
October 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I really enjoyed speaking with Georgetown University MA students who were assigned my book as reading earlier this week. A shout out to to Gregory Afinogenov for the invitation to Zoom in to DC from Belfast!
Today was my first official day working on my AHRC catalyst project — the story of a vegetarian, Esperanto-speaking, anti-fascist organisation.
Grateful for the opportunity to spend three years down these historical rabbit holes
Grateful for the opportunity to spend three years down these historical rabbit holes
October 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today was my first official day working on my AHRC catalyst project — the story of a vegetarian, Esperanto-speaking, anti-fascist organisation.
Grateful for the opportunity to spend three years down these historical rabbit holes
Grateful for the opportunity to spend three years down these historical rabbit holes
I reviewed the riveting Three Revolutions by @simonhallwriter.bsky.social in the latest issue of the TLS - and took the opportunity to talk about my favourite historical film Reds.
www.the-tls.com/history/twen...
www.the-tls.com/history/twen...
Fellow travellers
Warren Beatty’s film Reds (1981), a biopic about the muckraking American journalist John Reed, did something revolutionary. In a daring narrative experiment for a Hollywood romance, snippets from oral...
www.the-tls.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I reviewed the riveting Three Revolutions by @simonhallwriter.bsky.social in the latest issue of the TLS - and took the opportunity to talk about my favourite historical film Reds.
www.the-tls.com/history/twen...
www.the-tls.com/history/twen...
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I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
2025 Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced
The Wolfson History Prize has revealed its 2025 shortlist, with six books in contention for the UK's most prestigious history writing prize.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
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Happy to be featured in @apollo-magazine.com in brief this month! “Faraday’s revelations – that tapestries were seen as the highest art form in Tudor society, for instance – breathe new life into the familiar stories of Holbein, Hilliard et al.”
September 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Happy to be featured in @apollo-magazine.com in brief this month! “Faraday’s revelations – that tapestries were seen as the highest art form in Tudor society, for instance – breathe new life into the familiar stories of Holbein, Hilliard et al.”
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Nice surprise to see my article on Capenhurst Women’s Peace Camp is out today - have a read if interested in space, the weirdness of the Wirral, local feminisms and anti-nuclear activism in Merseyside, and global solidarity movements in the 1980s academic.oup.com/tcbh/article...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Nice surprise to see my article on Capenhurst Women’s Peace Camp is out today - have a read if interested in space, the weirdness of the Wirral, local feminisms and anti-nuclear activism in Merseyside, and global solidarity movements in the 1980s academic.oup.com/tcbh/article...
Join me on Nov 13 for my talk:
A Recipe for Resistance? Vegetarianism and Ethics in the anti-Nazi Underground.
My alternative title was: First add oats, then kill Hitler.
A Recipe for Resistance? Vegetarianism and Ethics in the anti-Nazi Underground.
My alternative title was: First add oats, then kill Hitler.
A great lineup for this semester's Department of History Research Seminar in Maynooth. This is open to all so do join us and please share widely.
September 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Join me on Nov 13 for my talk:
A Recipe for Resistance? Vegetarianism and Ethics in the anti-Nazi Underground.
My alternative title was: First add oats, then kill Hitler.
A Recipe for Resistance? Vegetarianism and Ethics in the anti-Nazi Underground.
My alternative title was: First add oats, then kill Hitler.
Belfast! Come join me as we collaboratively imagine the concept of a History Open Mic night.
I'll be sharing some of my "Too-Spicy for Social Media" Historical Hot Takes and outlining the MCCU (the Maurice Casey Cinematic Universe - which is not just a conceited term for early C20th Europe!)
I'll be sharing some of my "Too-Spicy for Social Media" Historical Hot Takes and outlining the MCCU (the Maurice Casey Cinematic Universe - which is not just a conceited term for early C20th Europe!)
As part of our Network Northern Ireland 2025 event @mauricejcasey.com will be hosting our latest History Open Mic Night w/ special guests at The Pavillion pub in Belfast. Open to all.
September 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Belfast! Come join me as we collaboratively imagine the concept of a History Open Mic night.
I'll be sharing some of my "Too-Spicy for Social Media" Historical Hot Takes and outlining the MCCU (the Maurice Casey Cinematic Universe - which is not just a conceited term for early C20th Europe!)
I'll be sharing some of my "Too-Spicy for Social Media" Historical Hot Takes and outlining the MCCU (the Maurice Casey Cinematic Universe - which is not just a conceited term for early C20th Europe!)
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it took me too long to get around to reading Hotel Lux by @mauricejcasey.com, but I'm so glad I did because it's one of the best books I've read in a long time. a phenomenal tale of radical lives brought forth from the archives with compassion and wit
September 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
it took me too long to get around to reading Hotel Lux by @mauricejcasey.com, but I'm so glad I did because it's one of the best books I've read in a long time. a phenomenal tale of radical lives brought forth from the archives with compassion and wit
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NEW POST- Investigating the picture of my great grandfather Bob Stewart, Grigory Zinoviev and Ho Chi Minh. The Tattered Red Flag of the Communards. Hope and despair!
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Bob Stewart, Ho Chi Minh and the Tattered Red Flag of the Communards.
L-R: Bob Stewart, Unknown, Nikolai Antipov, Grigory Zinoviev, Kliment Voroshilov, Ho Chi Minh, Unknown. Partially visible behind L-R: Avel Yenukidze. One of the benefits of researching a distinctiv…
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September 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
NEW POST- Investigating the picture of my great grandfather Bob Stewart, Grigory Zinoviev and Ho Chi Minh. The Tattered Red Flag of the Communards. Hope and despair!
breakingthefetters.com/2025/09/05/b...
breakingthefetters.com/2025/09/05/b...