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Official Bluesky account for the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS). We're in Montreal for #nacbs2025!
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Thanks to everyone who showed up for virtual day! We appreciate the support for those who could not travel to the in-person event.
Next stop, Montreal!
Next stop, Montreal!
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Launch event for the Modern British City at
@c20society.bsky.social on 26th of January: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...
Do come!
The book is out with @lhartbooks.bsky.social next week.
@c20society.bsky.social on 26th of January: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...
Do come!
The book is out with @lhartbooks.bsky.social next week.
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Launch event for the Modern British City at
@c20society.bsky.social on 26th of January: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...
Do come!
The book is out with @lhartbooks.bsky.social next week.
@c20society.bsky.social on 26th of January: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...
Do come!
The book is out with @lhartbooks.bsky.social next week.
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📢Call For Papers📢
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
📢Call For Papers📢
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
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One of the many great things I got out of last week’s trip to Montréal for the NACBS was a copy of @sarahcrook.bsky.social’s new book. I can’t wait to get stuck into this!
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
One of the many great things I got out of last week’s trip to Montréal for the NACBS was a copy of @sarahcrook.bsky.social’s new book. I can’t wait to get stuck into this!
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We are pleased to launch today a new funding scheme, jointly with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson.
Applied History Fellowships bit.ly/4ijiuII offer financial / practical support to develop the wider impact and application of academic work. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
Applied History Fellowships bit.ly/4ijiuII offer financial / practical support to develop the wider impact and application of academic work. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS
In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We are pleased to launch today a new funding scheme, jointly with @ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson.
Applied History Fellowships bit.ly/4ijiuII offer financial / practical support to develop the wider impact and application of academic work. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
Applied History Fellowships bit.ly/4ijiuII offer financial / practical support to develop the wider impact and application of academic work. £12,000 for 6 months. Closing date: 31 Jan 2026 #Skystorians
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It was a joy to meet with researchers from across the world. I also loved my panel’s intervention at NACBS: an ethical discussion of #BlackBritishHistory by eight Black/ mixed-race early career researchers. A visual reminder that Black people are the makers of history, and not simply its subjects.
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It was a joy to meet with researchers from across the world. I also loved my panel’s intervention at NACBS: an ethical discussion of #BlackBritishHistory by eight Black/ mixed-race early career researchers. A visual reminder that Black people are the makers of history, and not simply its subjects.
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Another recent-ish wycinanki (cut-paper folk art) piece that some of you may have seen already...... the program cover for this year's @thenacbs.bsky.social big annual conference in Montreal ♥️✂️
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Another recent-ish wycinanki (cut-paper folk art) piece that some of you may have seen already...... the program cover for this year's @thenacbs.bsky.social big annual conference in Montreal ♥️✂️
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Just back from @thenacbs.bsky.social Conference in Montreal. Wonderful city and group of scholars. I was struck by the diverse group of younger scholars who attended and presented papers.
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Just back from @thenacbs.bsky.social Conference in Montreal. Wonderful city and group of scholars. I was struck by the diverse group of younger scholars who attended and presented papers.
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#NACBS at Montreal has been wonderful. I presented here for the first time. Really useful feedback and stimulating panels across the entire program. The presidential address on J.S. Mill's 'family life' was a real treat. Looking forward to coming back to it again.
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#NACBS at Montreal has been wonderful. I presented here for the first time. Really useful feedback and stimulating panels across the entire program. The presidential address on J.S. Mill's 'family life' was a real treat. Looking forward to coming back to it again.
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Bonne journée Montréal et @thenacbs.bsky.social! C’était ma deuxième fois mais toujours une conférence super! J’ai passé une bonne expérience et je souhaite retourner encore, très bientôt j’espère.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Bonne journée Montréal et @thenacbs.bsky.social! C’était ma deuxième fois mais toujours une conférence super! J’ai passé une bonne expérience et je souhaite retourner encore, très bientôt j’espère.
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Just back from a very successful meeting of @thenacbs.bsky.social in Montreal (the biggest yet, I think) -- a huge thanks to Brian Lewis, Katherine Grenier, and all the organizers and presenters. Loads of good work and camaraderie - and many notes to think over in coming days. #nacbs2025
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Just back from a very successful meeting of @thenacbs.bsky.social in Montreal (the biggest yet, I think) -- a huge thanks to Brian Lewis, Katherine Grenier, and all the organizers and presenters. Loads of good work and camaraderie - and many notes to think over in coming days. #nacbs2025
Don’t miss “Out of Crisis: Advocating for British Studies” sponsored by the @royalhistsoc today at noon! #nacbs2025
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Don’t miss “Out of Crisis: Advocating for British Studies” sponsored by the @royalhistsoc today at noon! #nacbs2025
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Reflections on history pedagogies in this panel have made me think about the bounds of play/re-acting and historical accuracy and perspectives - very interesting #nacbs2025
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Reflections on history pedagogies in this panel have made me think about the bounds of play/re-acting and historical accuracy and perspectives - very interesting #nacbs2025
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Have heard so many great papers so far at #nacbs2025 & esp by ECR researchers, future of historical research is robust. But danger lies in structural impositions risking future of humanities & social sciences courses in UK HE & elsewhere. Be part of the conversation tomorrow with @royalhistsoc.org.
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Have heard so many great papers so far at #nacbs2025 & esp by ECR researchers, future of historical research is robust. But danger lies in structural impositions risking future of humanities & social sciences courses in UK HE & elsewhere. Be part of the conversation tomorrow with @royalhistsoc.org.
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1/3 Just wrapped #nacbs2025 in Montréal and, while I have to head home early, I had a fantastic time presenting with @melissa-glass.bsky.social and @ma-jones.bsky.social. Big thanks to @brodiewaddell.bsky.social and everyone who attended for such a smart, generous session.
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
1/3 Just wrapped #nacbs2025 in Montréal and, while I have to head home early, I had a fantastic time presenting with @melissa-glass.bsky.social and @ma-jones.bsky.social. Big thanks to @brodiewaddell.bsky.social and everyone who attended for such a smart, generous session.
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Missing the last day of “Queer British History” panels today but leaving #NACBS2025 with lots to think about and weird pictures after spending a day doing Montreal the @tomhulme.bsky.social way. Au revoir, montreal!
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Missing the last day of “Queer British History” panels today but leaving #NACBS2025 with lots to think about and weird pictures after spending a day doing Montreal the @tomhulme.bsky.social way. Au revoir, montreal!
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This was a great panel at #nacbs2025, with all papers informative & thought provoking. Hoping to recruit its members @saimanasar.bsky.social @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social Rob Waters & @hannahelias.bsky.social to give papers for our @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar at @ihr.bsky.social next year 🤞.
November 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This was a great panel at #nacbs2025, with all papers informative & thought provoking. Hoping to recruit its members @saimanasar.bsky.social @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social Rob Waters & @hannahelias.bsky.social to give papers for our @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar at @ihr.bsky.social next year 🤞.
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Fascinating panel this morning at #nacbs2025 on @massobsarchive.bsky.social & ways that @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @lucydelap.bsky.social Paul Deslandes Lucy Curzon & Jen Purcell use the archive & how it has informed & shaped their work as well as some of the ethical tensions that arise.
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Fascinating panel this morning at #nacbs2025 on @massobsarchive.bsky.social & ways that @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @lucydelap.bsky.social Paul Deslandes Lucy Curzon & Jen Purcell use the archive & how it has informed & shaped their work as well as some of the ethical tensions that arise.
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📣 #NACBS2025 📣 Don’t forget to pick up your Manchester UP book if you reserved one. And there’s still a few unclaimed ones up for grabs. @thenacbs.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📣 #NACBS2025 📣 Don’t forget to pick up your Manchester UP book if you reserved one. And there’s still a few unclaimed ones up for grabs. @thenacbs.bsky.social
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Spotted Losing Hearts and Minds at NACBS! 😺 @stanfordpress.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Spotted Losing Hearts and Minds at NACBS! 😺 @stanfordpress.bsky.social
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@ghm-mhg.bsky.social GHM-MHG representing at the #NACBS 2025!
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
@ghm-mhg.bsky.social GHM-MHG representing at the #NACBS 2025!
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Brilliant morning at #NACBS thinking about singleness in 19th-century England and Ireland. I spoke on unmarried sisters, the spinster aunt, and finding space in the family for renegotiating relationships.
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Brilliant morning at #NACBS thinking about singleness in 19th-century England and Ireland. I spoke on unmarried sisters, the spinster aunt, and finding space in the family for renegotiating relationships.
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Next up at #nacbs2025 is a fab lineup of rising history stars in field of histories of activism in late 20th century Britain incl: @racheljcollett.bsky.social @alfiesteer.bsky.social Dan Frost & Jess White.
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Next up at #nacbs2025 is a fab lineup of rising history stars in field of histories of activism in late 20th century Britain incl: @racheljcollett.bsky.social @alfiesteer.bsky.social Dan Frost & Jess White.
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Looking forward to kick off for our roundtable here at #nacbs2025 this morning at 10.15am & seeing how our separate projects interconnect to draw out new ideas & questions re 1970s women’s activism @ruthdav.bsky.social @teadevotee.bsky.social @fieryparticle.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Looking forward to kick off for our roundtable here at #nacbs2025 this morning at 10.15am & seeing how our separate projects interconnect to draw out new ideas & questions re 1970s women’s activism @ruthdav.bsky.social @teadevotee.bsky.social @fieryparticle.bsky.social
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Lovely to see Exhibiting Irishness at the @manchesterup.bsky.social table at #NACBS2025
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Lovely to see Exhibiting Irishness at the @manchesterup.bsky.social table at #NACBS2025
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About to hear a real powerhouse roundtable about women's activism in the 1970s here at #nacbs2025 Montreal. I'm thinking and hearing about... actual History all the time? It's a real treat after the emergencies and alarums of UK HE. 👍
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
About to hear a real powerhouse roundtable about women's activism in the 1970s here at #nacbs2025 Montreal. I'm thinking and hearing about... actual History all the time? It's a real treat after the emergencies and alarums of UK HE. 👍