Prof. Catriona Pennell
@teachlearnwar.bsky.social
Prof. of Modern History & Memory Studies & Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research & Impact HASS, University of Exeter
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Historian of war, empire, and memory at @uniofexeter.bsky.social with a particular interest in education, social justice & human security. New to Bluesky. Here because of global dark skies overhead. Pango, age ten weeks, also new (since Thursday) & helping to keep us smiling.
📣 Delighted to announce that @hass-cornwall.bsky.social, with Trebah Garden, have launched the Tony Hibbert Prize: aimed at secondary school students in Cornwall with an interest in the legacies of 20th conflict and the challenges the world faces today.
hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/tony-hibbert...
hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/tony-hibbert...
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
📣 Delighted to announce that @hass-cornwall.bsky.social, with Trebah Garden, have launched the Tony Hibbert Prize: aimed at secondary school students in Cornwall with an interest in the legacies of 20th conflict and the challenges the world faces today.
hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/tony-hibbert...
hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/tony-hibbert...
Yesterday members of @hass-cornwall.bsky.social represented our faculty to visiting members of @exeter.ac.uk Council. They showcased world-leading research that engages with the Critical Minerals agenda from the perspectives of History, Archaeology, Law & Political Science. They did us proud.
October 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Yesterday members of @hass-cornwall.bsky.social represented our faculty to visiting members of @exeter.ac.uk Council. They showcased world-leading research that engages with the Critical Minerals agenda from the perspectives of History, Archaeology, Law & Political Science. They did us proud.
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Entering Gaza earlier today.
Amid practical work to save lives, we also bear witness.
Amid practical work to save lives, we also bear witness.
October 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Entering Gaza earlier today.
Amid practical work to save lives, we also bear witness.
Amid practical work to save lives, we also bear witness.
It’s official…
Three new trustees to join the Society's Council from November - RHS
The Royal Historical Society is pleased to announce the election of three new members to its governing Council. These appointments follow this year’s election round for new Councillors, in autumn 2025...
royalhistsoc.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It’s official…
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Where I try to explain why France is not going through an ordinary political crisis but that the Fifth Republic is a regime in crisis.
🇫🇷 #france #politics
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
🇫🇷 #france #politics
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@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
France's political upheaval isn't temporary - it's a profound constitutional crisis | Pierre Purseigle
The old prime minister is back with a new team, but it can’t last: a democracy can’t have a president with the powers of a king, says French historian Pierre Purseigle
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Where I try to explain why France is not going through an ordinary political crisis but that the Fifth Republic is a regime in crisis.
🇫🇷 #france #politics
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
🇫🇷 #france #politics
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
Delighted to announce I’ve been elected as a Council member to @royalhistsoc.org until 2029. Thank you for the confidence you’ve put in me to advocate for our colleagues & our discipline. Looking forward to working with other members, including Dr Stella Fletcher and @davidhitchcock.bsky.social
two men in suits and ties are waving their hands in a room .
ALT: two men in suits and ties are waving their hands in a room .
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October 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Delighted to announce I’ve been elected as a Council member to @royalhistsoc.org until 2029. Thank you for the confidence you’ve put in me to advocate for our colleagues & our discipline. Looking forward to working with other members, including Dr Stella Fletcher and @davidhitchcock.bsky.social
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Wisdom, moral imagination, an enlarged sympathy for those who live or have lived differently from yourself. This is what you get from studying the Humanities. So quite important, actually.
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Wisdom, moral imagination, an enlarged sympathy for those who live or have lived differently from yourself. This is what you get from studying the Humanities. So quite important, actually.
The history graduate and the Sundance Kid 🤠
‘A dolphin among sharks’: readers pay tribute to Robert Redford, a great movie star and decent human being
People remember the human side of the ‘dazzling’ film star, who was kind and wise and lived a dignified life
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The history graduate and the Sundance Kid 🤠
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Today is the anniversary of the 1962 signing of the New York agreement between Indonesia and the Netherlands, leading to the recolonisation of West Papua. In my Humanity article, I explore the events leading up to this: humanityjournal.org/issue13-1/a-... Message me if you want a copy!
A New Agenda for the Global South: West Papua, the United Nations, and the Politics of Decolonization
Emma Kluge on West Papuan attempts at self-determination.
humanityjournal.org
August 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Today is the anniversary of the 1962 signing of the New York agreement between Indonesia and the Netherlands, leading to the recolonisation of West Papua. In my Humanity article, I explore the events leading up to this: humanityjournal.org/issue13-1/a-... Message me if you want a copy!
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The UK Parliament is the core of the British political system and a subject of relentless scrutiny.
Here at Humanities & Social Sciences Cornwall we teach and research our legislature in collaboration with Parliament itself.
Find out more in our new video series:
youtu.be/sRui4vRGChE?...
Here at Humanities & Social Sciences Cornwall we teach and research our legislature in collaboration with Parliament itself.
Find out more in our new video series:
youtu.be/sRui4vRGChE?...
Parliament - Dr Ekaterina Kolpinskaya, Senior Lecturer in British Politics
YouTube video by University of Exeter
youtu.be
August 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The UK Parliament is the core of the British political system and a subject of relentless scrutiny.
Here at Humanities & Social Sciences Cornwall we teach and research our legislature in collaboration with Parliament itself.
Find out more in our new video series:
youtu.be/sRui4vRGChE?...
Here at Humanities & Social Sciences Cornwall we teach and research our legislature in collaboration with Parliament itself.
Find out more in our new video series:
youtu.be/sRui4vRGChE?...
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Say it again for those in the back: HUMANITIES USUALLY SUBSIDIZE STEM at most R1s. Yes we have receipts.
What an absolutely pathological thing to say when the humanities subsidize the sciences and all the science funding is getting cut to the bone. Like just look at the vaccine stuff and the cancer research that’s disappearing. They hate science as much if not more than the humanities
In which a Yale prof calls for jettisoning humanities to make way for science-only universities.
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
August 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Say it again for those in the back: HUMANITIES USUALLY SUBSIDIZE STEM at most R1s. Yes we have receipts.
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We are showcasing the work of our interdisciplinary experts in the University of Exeter’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall. Today our next video features Dr. Xianan Jin's work on gender.
To find out more visit: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/research/
To find out more visit: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/research/
Think gender is just theory or women's issues? Think again. 🌊 Study Gender Studies in Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social and explore how the personal is political and how the unspoken norms shape our lives. Watch our video: youtu.be/dZQJ-TFCNT0?...
Gender - Dr Xianan Jin, Lecturer in African and Gender Politics
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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August 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We are showcasing the work of our interdisciplinary experts in the University of Exeter’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall. Today our next video features Dr. Xianan Jin's work on gender.
To find out more visit: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/research/
To find out more visit: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/research/
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The world faces many complex, interconnected problems. We believe the solutions can only come from different perspectives.
Find out how our research explores these connections in the pursuit of environmental justice, socio-ecological resilience, and sustainability.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXJZ...
Find out how our research explores these connections in the pursuit of environmental justice, socio-ecological resilience, and sustainability.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXJZ...
Oil - Dr Misan Afinotan, Lecturer in Law
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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August 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The world faces many complex, interconnected problems. We believe the solutions can only come from different perspectives.
Find out how our research explores these connections in the pursuit of environmental justice, socio-ecological resilience, and sustainability.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXJZ...
Find out how our research explores these connections in the pursuit of environmental justice, socio-ecological resilience, and sustainability.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXJZ...
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Falling youth turnout is an existential threat to our democracies. @hass-cornwall.bsky.social are studying how volunteering can reconnect young people from the poorest backgrounds with elections.
Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts' series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgS...
Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts' series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgS...
Volunteering - Dr Stuart Fox, Senior Lecturer in Politics
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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August 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Falling youth turnout is an existential threat to our democracies. @hass-cornwall.bsky.social are studying how volunteering can reconnect young people from the poorest backgrounds with elections.
Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts' series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgS...
Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts' series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgS...
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Everyone on Earth is a collection of stories. At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we identify missing and neglected stories and encourage aspiring writers to shape new ones in compelling ways. Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ2g...
@exeter.ac.uk @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk
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Stories - Dr Rob Magnuson Smith, Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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August 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Everyone on Earth is a collection of stories. At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we identify missing and neglected stories and encourage aspiring writers to shape new ones in compelling ways. Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ2g...
@exeter.ac.uk @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ2g...
@exeter.ac.uk @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk
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Nature is under threat. At HaSS Cornwall we work together across the Humanities to tackle big questions relating to climate and environmental change, nature regeneration and societal resilience. We advocate for nature.
Find out more: youtu.be/c6KazFlQObs?...
Find out more: youtu.be/c6KazFlQObs?...
Nature - Professor Nicola Whyte, Associate Professor of History and Environmental Humanities
YouTube video by University of Exeter
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Nature is under threat. At HaSS Cornwall we work together across the Humanities to tackle big questions relating to climate and environmental change, nature regeneration and societal resilience. We advocate for nature.
Find out more: youtu.be/c6KazFlQObs?...
Find out more: youtu.be/c6KazFlQObs?...
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Next in our series of Research Shorts is Prof. Jamie Hampson on rock art.
Humans have been creating rock art for more than 70,000 years. At HaSS Cornwall we consider why, and think about how understanding art helps us understand what it means to be human.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAf0...
Humans have been creating rock art for more than 70,000 years. At HaSS Cornwall we consider why, and think about how understanding art helps us understand what it means to be human.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAf0...
Rock Art - Professor Jamie Hampson, Associate Professor of Rock Art and Indigenous Heritage
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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August 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Next in our series of Research Shorts is Prof. Jamie Hampson on rock art.
Humans have been creating rock art for more than 70,000 years. At HaSS Cornwall we consider why, and think about how understanding art helps us understand what it means to be human.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAf0...
Humans have been creating rock art for more than 70,000 years. At HaSS Cornwall we consider why, and think about how understanding art helps us understand what it means to be human.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAf0...
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The world faces many complex problems. In HaSS Cornwall, we believe the solutions can only come from different perspectives. Find out how our exciting research joins the dots in pursuit of social and environmental justice.
Change requires understanding.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF1X...
Change requires understanding.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF1X...
Biospheres - Dr Tiago de Melo Cartaxo, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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August 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The world faces many complex problems. In HaSS Cornwall, we believe the solutions can only come from different perspectives. Find out how our exciting research joins the dots in pursuit of social and environmental justice.
Change requires understanding.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF1X...
Change requires understanding.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF1X...
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Tradition is not only about continuity – it can also be about change.
At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social historians explore how continuous ritual traditions have been interpreted in radically different ways across the centuries.
Find out more in our new Research Shorts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-n...
At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social historians explore how continuous ritual traditions have been interpreted in radically different ways across the centuries.
Find out more in our new Research Shorts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-n...
Tradition - Dr Jeremy DeWaal, Senior Lecturer in European History
YouTube video by University of Exeter
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August 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Tradition is not only about continuity – it can also be about change.
At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social historians explore how continuous ritual traditions have been interpreted in radically different ways across the centuries.
Find out more in our new Research Shorts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-n...
At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social historians explore how continuous ritual traditions have been interpreted in radically different ways across the centuries.
Find out more in our new Research Shorts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-n...
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'Reindustrialisation’ is now a buzzword across the political spectrum.
At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we are surrounded by resurgent industries rooted in place and strategically pivotal to security & sustainability.
Hear more in our new 'Research Shorts' series of videos:
youtu.be/oPIDKPX7jcc?...
At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we are surrounded by resurgent industries rooted in place and strategically pivotal to security & sustainability.
Hear more in our new 'Research Shorts' series of videos:
youtu.be/oPIDKPX7jcc?...
Reindustrialisation - Dr Frederick Harry Pitts, Senior Lecturer in Politics
YouTube video by University of Exeter
youtu.be
August 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
'Reindustrialisation’ is now a buzzword across the political spectrum.
At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we are surrounded by resurgent industries rooted in place and strategically pivotal to security & sustainability.
Hear more in our new 'Research Shorts' series of videos:
youtu.be/oPIDKPX7jcc?...
At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we are surrounded by resurgent industries rooted in place and strategically pivotal to security & sustainability.
Hear more in our new 'Research Shorts' series of videos:
youtu.be/oPIDKPX7jcc?...