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Tehila Sasson
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Associate Professor of Modern History at Oxford @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social Co-Editor of Modern British History (OUP). author of The Solidarity Economy (PUP 2024) https://shorturl.at/qxFJ8

https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-tehila-sasson
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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · Aug 15
I spoke with Disha Jani about my book THE SOLIDARITY ECONOMY on the @jhideas.bsky.social podcast. You can listen to it here! @princetonupress.bsky.social

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The Solidarity Economy: Disha Karnad Jani interviews Tehila Sasson
by Disha Karnad Jani
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tsasson.bsky.social
🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!

www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
Wadham College invites applications for a fixed-term Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History, named the David Richards Fellowship, September 2026 – August 2029.
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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mrcwarwick.bsky.social
Call for papers #CFP

Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present

18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition

Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Deadline: 25 Jan 2026
Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present When and where: University of Warwick, Coventry, on Thursday 18 June 2026. Conference summary: This free one day conference aims to bring together researchers from higher education, community and campaign groups to explore the history of health and welfare in Britain’s coal mining industry. Held jointly by the University of Warwick's Centre for the History of Medicine, Science and Technology, and Modern Records Centre, the event will run alongside an exhibition which will explore some of the themes covered by the speakers through the National Union of Mineworkers' archives. We welcome contributions from new and established researchers, working inside and outside higher education. Confirmed participants include: - Jörg Arnold (University of Augsburg / Institute for Contemporary History Munich - Berlin), author of The British Miner in the Age of DeIndustrialization - Keith Gildart (University of Wolverhampton), Principal Investigator on research project On Behalf of the People: Work, Community and Class in the British Coal Industry 1947-1994 and former miner - Quentin Outram (University of Leeds), Secretary of the Society for the Study of Labour History and co-editor of Coal in Victorian Britain Conference themes: Subjects that could be addressed include but are not limited to: The human cost of coal, including: - Mining disasters, their contemporary impacts and later memorialisation. - Industrial accidents, industrial diseases and workers’ compensation. - Mine safety and the improvement of conditions. - Mining and mental health. Industrial health and welfare, including: - Pre-nationalisation provision in and beyond the colliery. - National Coal Board provision, including the NCB Medical Service, housing and the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation. - Trade union campaigns and benefit schemes. - Sport and social provision as mining welfare. Coal and community, including: - Environmental impact. - Mining families and the intergenerational effects of the mining industry. - Impacts of the industry with particular reference to gender, race and ethnicity. - Coalfield communities after coal: the effects of deindustrialisation. Submission guidelines We wish to make space for dialogue between academic and community-based researchers, and welcome involvement from mining heritage and local history groups / researchers from former coalfield communities. We welcome and encourage alternative presentational styles. Possible formats for contributions could include: - 15-20 minute papers. - 5 minute lightning papers (for example showcasing a particular object or archival source, or highlighting a particular place, event, individual or experience). - Round table discussions. - Posters or displays. Submission deadline: 25 January 2026. Limited funding for travel support will be available, with priority given to early career researchers or participants who cannot draw upon institutional funding. For additional enquiries, please contact the conference organisers at archives@warwick.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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tsasson.bsky.social Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · 3d
We are running a search for an Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Modern Middle Eastern History 1830-1970, with expertise in across key regions, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and the Maghreb.

www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
tsasson.bsky.social
We are running a search for an Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Modern Middle Eastern History 1830-1970, with expertise in across key regions, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and the Maghreb.

www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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tsasson.bsky.social
It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture, delivered by the wonderful Professor Helen McCarthy (Cambridge). @mbhjournal.bsky.social @historianhelen.bsky.social

25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS

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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
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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samwetherell.bsky.social
Would you like a free up and coming urban history book for Christmas? Would you like to write a review for us at @urbanhistory.bsky.social? We have the books and you have the words! Browse the below list and get in touch if you want to write us a review:
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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adriennebuller.bsky.social
Excited to be soft-launching a new online essay series for @the-breakdown.bsky.social - (re)reading radical thinkers for the climate crisis.

First up is Casey A. Williams on Stuart Hall and his analytical power for climate strategy today.

www.break-down.org/reading-stua...
Reading Stuart Hall for the Climate Crisis
Stuart Hall’s politics of culture offers the left a blueprint for confronting the climate crisis.
www.break-down.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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bodleian.ox.ac.uk
VISITING FELLOWSHIPS: Applications are now open for 2026-27!

The deadline for applications is Friday 28 November 2025.

For more information on how to apply: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships/bodleian-visiting-fellowships
Promotional banner inviting applications for Visiting Fellowships at the Bodleian Libraries for 2026-27, featuring an interior view of the library.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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duncanbell.bsky.social
JOB
College Lectureship and Fellowship in Modern History and Politics (c20), Trinity College, Cambridge

[This includes a teaching requirement for International Relations]

www.trin.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/co...
College Lectureship and Fellowship in Modern History and Politics
Applications are invited for appointment to a College Lectureship in Modern History and Politics, together with a Fellowship, tenable for five years in the first instance, with the possibility of…
www.trin.cam.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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andrewperchard.bsky.social
An excellent read; Keith Gildart’s review essay in The English Historical Review focusing on a collection of recent historical works on aspects of the 1984/5 British Miners Strike and remembering that 40years on. Incl.
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Which Side Are You On Boys? Revisiting the History of British Coal Miners and the Strike of 1984/5
The year 2025 marks the fortieth anniversary of the end of the bitter twelve-month miners’ strike of 1984/5. The dominance of coal in British energy produc
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November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
tsasson.bsky.social
David Engerman (Yale) will be giving a talk on his new book “Apostles of Development” on Monday 17th, 5pm at Queen Elizabeth House on Mansfield Street (Oxford Department for International Development).

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November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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astridme.bsky.social
junior position in economic history @ Wadham College Oxford
tsasson.bsky.social Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · 25d
🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!

www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
Wadham College invites applications for a fixed-term Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History, named the David Richards Fellowship, September 2026 – August 2029.
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
tsasson.bsky.social
It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture, delivered by the wonderful Professor Helen McCarthy (Cambridge). @mbhjournal.bsky.social @historianhelen.bsky.social

25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS

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
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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tomhulme.bsky.social
I entered and didn’t win well over a decade ago, but the feedback was so useful that I worked on the article and published in tcbh a couple of years after! Great prize/process
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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emilybaughan.bsky.social
the Duncan Tanner prize not only showcases the very best of early career scholarship in modern British history year after year, but the committee also give every entrant considered and generous feedback on their scholarship. it's win/win - do enter your work! academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/e...
Duncan Tanner Prize 2025
The Duncan Tanner Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship amongst postgraduate research students in Britain and abroad. Entrants submit an article manuscript.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
tsasson.bsky.social
🚨This is the last day to enter your manuscript for the Tanner Prize 2025! The prize recognizes outstanding scholarship among PhD students in Britain and abroad. The winning article will be published in Modern British History and receive £500 worth of OUP books.

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Duncan Tanner Prize 2025
The Duncan Tanner Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship amongst postgraduate research students in Britain and abroad. Entrants submit an article manuscript.
academic.oup.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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jhideas.bsky.social
On today’s episode of In Theory, Disha Karnad Jani interviews Sophia Rosenfeld on her new book, “The Age of Choice," which explores how the idea of choice became related to what it meant to be free between the early modern period and the 20th century.
@princetonupress.bsky.social
The Age of Choice: Disha Karnad Jani Interviews Sophia Rosenfeld
by Disha Karnad Jani
web.sas.upenn.edu
October 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
tsasson.bsky.social
🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!

www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
Wadham College invites applications for a fixed-term Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History, named the David Richards Fellowship, September 2026 – August 2029.
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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h-diplo.bsky.social
The Jervis Forum Review 144
Tehila Sasson’s The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire
"challenges the faith in the market, self-employment, and small-scale financialization solutions as a path forward for developing nations” –John Shields
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Jervis Forum Review 144: Shields on Sasson, The Solidarity Economy
H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Review 144 Tehila Sasson. The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire. Princeton University Press, 2024...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
tsasson.bsky.social
Just came across this review of my book, which also has some very smart and sharp points of critique
h-diplo.bsky.social H-Diplo with the Jervis Forum @h-diplo.bsky.social · Oct 22
The Jervis Forum Review 144
Tehila Sasson’s The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire
"challenges the faith in the market, self-employment, and small-scale financialization solutions as a path forward for developing nations” –John Shields
wp.me/p2Insd-7wz
Jervis Forum Review 144: Shields on Sasson, The Solidarity Economy
H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Review 144 Tehila Sasson. The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire. Princeton University Press, 2024...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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wolfsonhistory.bsky.social Wolfson History Prize @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · Oct 20
For this week's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlist showcase, we'll be spotlighting 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' by Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social)

www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
tsasson.bsky.social
looks great. congrats ria
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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mbsbirmingham.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that MBS2026 will be held at the University of Birmingham, 3-5 June 2026!

Papers may consider the opening day's theme of 'Polycrisis', but we also welcome all submissions related to modern British studies.

For any questions please contact [email protected]
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
Conference information
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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modbritstud.bsky.social
We're excited to announce the call for papers for #MBS26, the next Modern British Studies conference, at Birmingham in June 2026. We'll be launching the #MBS Association at this event, to support further regular conferences in Modern British Studies.

www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
Conference information
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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joeredmayne.bsky.social
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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#GeneralStrike1926 #GeneralStrike100
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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October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM