Matthew Hurst
@mrmhurst.bsky.social
PhD student @york.ac.uk researching the influence of Hong Kong people on the handover • Studentship from WRoCAH • Graduate: @ox.ac.uk @manchester.ac.uk
I had the privilege of speaking to Points Media 棱角 about the 88,000 colonial-era Hong Kong Government files that remain withheld by the UK Government points-media.com/%e9%a6%99%e6...
Based on my recent paper published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my recent paper published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I had the privilege of speaking to Points Media 棱角 about the 88,000 colonial-era Hong Kong Government files that remain withheld by the UK Government points-media.com/%e9%a6%99%e6...
Based on my recent paper published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my recent paper published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Hong Kong diaspora communities are inhibited in accessing their city’s colonial history, I argue in my blog post for @activehist.bsky.social activehistory.ca/blog/2025/11...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Hong Kong diaspora communities are inhibited in accessing their city’s colonial history, I argue in my blog post for @activehist.bsky.social activehistory.ca/blog/2025/11...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) doi.org/10.1080/0308...
1,000+ views in less than 4 weeks!
Delighted to see that my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ has reached over 1,000 views just 26 days after its publication.
Published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Delighted to see that my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ has reached over 1,000 views just 26 days after its publication.
Published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
1,000+ views in less than 4 weeks!
Delighted to see that my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ has reached over 1,000 views just 26 days after its publication.
Published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Delighted to see that my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ has reached over 1,000 views just 26 days after its publication.
Published open access in @jich.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Honoured to receive the British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS) 2025 Early Career Research Prize and present my paper as the ECR Keynote at this year’s BACS Conference. My paper examines the past, present and future of archives moved from Hong Kong to the UK
September 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Honoured to receive the British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS) 2025 Early Career Research Prize and present my paper as the ECR Keynote at this year’s BACS Conference. My paper examines the past, present and future of archives moved from Hong Kong to the UK
Always a pleasure to keep up-to-date with fellow @kelloggoxford.bsky.social alumni and to share my recent publications in 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦: www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/latest/conne...
More on 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
More on ‘Rethinking’: doi.org/10.1017/S008...
More on 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
More on ‘Rethinking’: doi.org/10.1017/S008...
September 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Always a pleasure to keep up-to-date with fellow @kelloggoxford.bsky.social alumni and to share my recent publications in 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦: www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/latest/conne...
More on 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
More on ‘Rethinking’: doi.org/10.1017/S008...
More on 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺: hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
More on ‘Rethinking’: doi.org/10.1017/S008...
A delight to present my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Archives at Hanslope Park’ at the @york.ac.uk Asia Research Network annual conference today
June 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A delight to present my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Archives at Hanslope Park’ at the @york.ac.uk Asia Research Network annual conference today
Marking 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 of my PhD, I'm thankful to...
- My supervisors
- Support from WRoCAH, UCCL, James Jarvis Memorial Bursary & BPCS
- Editors/co-authors
- My language tutor
- @chuarchives.bsky.social, archivists & FOI assessors
- Conference organisers and Oral History Collective
And countless others
- My supervisors
- Support from WRoCAH, UCCL, James Jarvis Memorial Bursary & BPCS
- Editors/co-authors
- My language tutor
- @chuarchives.bsky.social, archivists & FOI assessors
- Conference organisers and Oral History Collective
And countless others
June 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Marking 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 of my PhD, I'm thankful to...
- My supervisors
- Support from WRoCAH, UCCL, James Jarvis Memorial Bursary & BPCS
- Editors/co-authors
- My language tutor
- @chuarchives.bsky.social, archivists & FOI assessors
- Conference organisers and Oral History Collective
And countless others
- My supervisors
- Support from WRoCAH, UCCL, James Jarvis Memorial Bursary & BPCS
- Editors/co-authors
- My language tutor
- @chuarchives.bsky.social, archivists & FOI assessors
- Conference organisers and Oral History Collective
And countless others
A delight to share some of my academic outputs and activities with my WRoCAH colleagues at our very last colloquium today
June 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A delight to share some of my academic outputs and activities with my WRoCAH colleagues at our very last colloquium today
Delighted to receive my contributor’s copy of 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨! hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
May 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Delighted to receive my contributor’s copy of 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨! hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
Thank you to all who attended our book talk about 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨, to our speakers Florence Mok, @adonismyli.bsky.social and @allanpang.bsky.social, and to David for support organising. More info: hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist... (use 20CP2025 for 20% off until 21 May)
May 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thank you to all who attended our book talk about 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨, to our speakers Florence Mok, @adonismyli.bsky.social and @allanpang.bsky.social, and to David for support organising. More info: hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist... (use 20CP2025 for 20% off until 21 May)
A few weeks until our 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨!
Hear from co-editor Florence Mok and contributors @adonismyli.bsky.social, @allanpang.bsky.social and me, followed by a roundtable chaired by David Clayton
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hear from co-editor Florence Mok and contributors @adonismyli.bsky.social, @allanpang.bsky.social and me, followed by a roundtable chaired by David Clayton
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A few weeks until our 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨!
Hear from co-editor Florence Mok and contributors @adonismyli.bsky.social, @allanpang.bsky.social and me, followed by a roundtable chaired by David Clayton
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hear from co-editor Florence Mok and contributors @adonismyli.bsky.social, @allanpang.bsky.social and me, followed by a roundtable chaired by David Clayton
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲
Add the discount code 20CP2025 at checkout to get 20% off your copy of 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨 (valid until 24 March 2025) hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
Add the discount code 20CP2025 at checkout to get 20% off your copy of 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨 (valid until 24 March 2025) hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
February 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲
Add the discount code 20CP2025 at checkout to get 20% off your copy of 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨 (valid until 24 March 2025) hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
Add the discount code 20CP2025 at checkout to get 20% off your copy of 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨 (valid until 24 March 2025) hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
Our 14-chapter 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘒 explores themes in colonial Hong Kong history including politics, economics and society through primary sources and images hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
Contributors on Bluesky
@adonismyli.bsky.social
@allanpang.bsky.social
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
Contributors on Bluesky
@adonismyli.bsky.social
@allanpang.bsky.social
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Our 14-chapter 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘒 explores themes in colonial Hong Kong history including politics, economics and society through primary sources and images hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
Contributors on Bluesky
@adonismyli.bsky.social
@allanpang.bsky.social
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
Contributors on Bluesky
@adonismyli.bsky.social
@allanpang.bsky.social
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
After teaching tutorials last semester, it was encouraging to read wholly positive comments from feedback forms including one student who warmly described me as their "favourite and so engaging"
January 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
After teaching tutorials last semester, it was encouraging to read wholly positive comments from feedback forms including one student who warmly described me as their "favourite and so engaging"
Great to see this co-authored paper given a print edition: vol. 2 pp. 317-343 in 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, the journal of the @royalhistsoc.bsky.social My thanks to the co-authors doi.org/10.1017/S008...
December 12, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Great to see this co-authored paper given a print edition: vol. 2 pp. 317-343 in 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, the journal of the @royalhistsoc.bsky.social My thanks to the co-authors doi.org/10.1017/S008...
It’s a jolly day at TNA
December 10, 2024 at 12:01 PM
It’s a jolly day at TNA
My review of 𝘈 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘐𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘐𝘵, which uses natural language processing to analyse press freedom in Hong Kong, has been published by 𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴: briefly, laudable intentions, unsurprising conclusions and questions over some assumptions/sources pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/book-reviews...
November 28, 2024 at 12:47 PM
My review of 𝘈 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘐𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘐𝘵, which uses natural language processing to analyse press freedom in Hong Kong, has been published by 𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴: briefly, laudable intentions, unsurprising conclusions and questions over some assumptions/sources pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/book-reviews...
It was great to join a roundtable discussion about experiences of publishing papers in journals and edited collections for the History Department at @uniofyork.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
doi.org/10.1017/S008...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
doi.org/10.1017/S008...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 21, 2024 at 6:49 PM
It was great to join a roundtable discussion about experiences of publishing papers in journals and edited collections for the History Department at @uniofyork.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
doi.org/10.1017/S008...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
doi.org/10.1017/S008...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
It was great to present my PhD research and hear other researchers’ talks yesterday at @hongkonghistory.bsky.social (📸: Hong Kong History Centre)
November 7, 2024 at 11:13 AM
It was great to present my PhD research and hear other researchers’ talks yesterday at @hongkonghistory.bsky.social (📸: Hong Kong History Centre)
It was wonderful to speak to this year’s WRoCAH cohort about my placement at the Churchill Archives Centre at the lovely Guildhall in York
October 14, 2024 at 3:37 PM
It was wonderful to speak to this year’s WRoCAH cohort about my placement at the Churchill Archives Centre at the lovely Guildhall in York
This semester, I’ll be a Graduate Teaching Assistant on the First Year Undergraduate History core module ‘Societies and Economies in World History’ at the University of York. I’ll be planning and leading three weekly tutorials as well as marking and feeding back on students’ essays.
September 23, 2024 at 9:55 AM
This semester, I’ll be a Graduate Teaching Assistant on the First Year Undergraduate History core module ‘Societies and Economies in World History’ at the University of York. I’ll be planning and leading three weekly tutorials as well as marking and feeding back on students’ essays.
Today we held the final instalment of Oral History Collective’s 2023-4 seminar series 🎉
Our 3 incredible speakers and dozens of guests discussed all things post-interview.
It’s been a privilege to co-organise OHC with colleagues and support from WRoCAH.
Read more ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Our 3 incredible speakers and dozens of guests discussed all things post-interview.
It’s been a privilege to co-organise OHC with colleagues and support from WRoCAH.
Read more ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
September 20, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Today we held the final instalment of Oral History Collective’s 2023-4 seminar series 🎉
Our 3 incredible speakers and dozens of guests discussed all things post-interview.
It’s been a privilege to co-organise OHC with colleagues and support from WRoCAH.
Read more ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Our 3 incredible speakers and dozens of guests discussed all things post-interview.
It’s been a privilege to co-organise OHC with colleagues and support from WRoCAH.
Read more ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
At our online Oral History Collective event today, we welcomed four fantastic speakers who spoke to a wonderful audience all about oral histories.
Our next event is tomorrow – sign-up here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Our next event is tomorrow – sign-up here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
September 19, 2024 at 9:49 PM
At our online Oral History Collective event today, we welcomed four fantastic speakers who spoke to a wonderful audience all about oral histories.
Our next event is tomorrow – sign-up here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Our next event is tomorrow – sign-up here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Delighted to receive confirmation today that I can progress to the final full year of my PhD having satisfied the Assessment Committee
September 16, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Delighted to receive confirmation today that I can progress to the final full year of my PhD having satisfied the Assessment Committee
It was a pleasure to share my working paper ‘Hong Kong colonial-era records at Hanslope Park’ at today’s New Perspectives on Displaced Colonial Archives workshop and to receive so many fascinating questions in the Q&A
September 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM
It was a pleasure to share my working paper ‘Hong Kong colonial-era records at Hanslope Park’ at today’s New Perspectives on Displaced Colonial Archives workshop and to receive so many fascinating questions in the Q&A