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5 years ago, I received the first copies of my book! It is now eminently more affordable in paperback. Read on to find out more about wine, protest & identity in France manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526131898/
Wrote up a short blog post for a heritage campaign I'm involved with #twitterstorians
A latest blog by @smidbob on @RoyalFamily visit to RAF Tangmere : savetangmeretower.com/tangmeres-roya…
Language learning is a journey without limits. Start with one language, and you open doors to new cultures, communities and ways of thinking worldwide. It’s not about being a ‘linguist’ - it’s about curiosity. Wherever you start, the connections multiply & your world grows.
We want to start the week with a special thank you to our new President Professor @LucyNoakes1 for giving this year's President's Address last Friday. 🥳 For those of you who missed it in person, we will circulate a recording of Lucy's lecture soon so keep an eye out!
🧑🌾🇫🇷 French #farmers launched new protests Tuesday against a proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal. #France's government is strongly opposed to the deal but protesters want President #Macron to do more to challenge it. @davekeating explains ⤵️
Catch up with one of our brilliant academics Dr Andrew Smith as he joins France 24 to discuss the trial against far-right leader Marie Le Pen: Prosecution accuses Le Pen of devising system to embezzle EU parliament money for far-right RN f24.my/AjyX.X via @FRANCE24
Celebrating the publication of this #OpenAccess sourcebook on histories of women’s rights and feminism in socialist Eastern Europe. It is such a valuable resource for teaching! ceupress.com/book/texts-and…
The Society's next event is a chance to meet our Incoming President Professor Lucy Noakes (Essex). Lucy will give our 2024 President's Address on 'War and Peace: Mass Observation, Memory and the Ends of the Second World War in Britain'. Friday 22 November, 6pm @ Mary Ward House,…
Started the week speaking to Y1 & Y2 students about what History can mean, & then today spoke to Y12 students as part of QMFutures widening participation event. We talked about 11 November 1940 in Paris, the choice of resistance, & how it can start with high school students
THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 15. Apply to present in Paris this summer! It's not too late
.@RoyalHistSoc will be at #HistDay24 tomorrow and we look forward to seeing you there. Thanks to all @ihr_history and @SASNews for organising this year's event #twitterstorians
Remember, remember the 5th November … is History Day! Only one week until #HistDay24 and we can’t wait to welcome you to Senate House, London! Keep signing up at buff.ly/3Yo2Hi3 to explore our 90+ stalls & our online content at buff.ly/2qLXIc8. See you there!
"2024 was more an exorcism than an election". As the Conservatives prepare to announce their new leader, here's a long-read from me on the crisis of Conservatism, the dilemmas that now confront it, and why the party urgently needs "An End to Fantasies". gladstonediaries.blogspot.com/2024/11/an-end…
Part II of the interview: Why should everyone care about #BlackBritishHistory? #BlackHistoryMonth
Very grateful to @mressojay for featuring me within his Stories & Portraits series for #BlackHistoryMonth. Make sure you check out his photography business, as well as the wonderful @yhp_uk who played a key role in my development as a historian #BlackBritishHistory
Excited to see @HistorianHelen and my introduction to a new special edition of @CBHJournal - Beyond the end of history: Rethinking Britain’s nineties. Some brilliant contributions from @colm_m @GeorgeSevers10 already out - more forthcoming! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Today, in @Wonkhe, RHS President Emma Griffin discusses 'The Value of History', @RoyalHistSoc's new briefing: bit.ly/3YK9YZZ. Emma's article introduces the findings of a recent RHS survey of UK #history depts and why many now face cuts & closures #twitterstorians 1/5👇
Very grateful to @mressojay for featuring me within his Stories & Portraits series for #BlackHistoryMonth. Make sure you check out his photography business, as well as the wonderful @yhp_uk who played a key role in my development as a historian #BlackBritishHistory
History in UK HEIs is being undervalued, but the public still avidly appreciates the subject and graduates are finding employment. How do we reconcile cuts and closures in history departments across the UK with the @RoyalHistSoc findings?
'The Value of History in UK Higher Education and Society' - a new briefing from @RoyalHistSoc bit.ly/4fl6lQD Published today, the Society's briefing assesses the value of #history and the damage being done by cuts and closures to UK departments #twitterstorians
Meet Iain Thomas, a Tangmere Museum volunteer, with a long and interesting career in the RAF in Squadron 46, and later flying commercially. Iain is one of the flight instructors on the Lightning Simulator at the museum. #raftangmere #flightsimulator #tangmereaviationmuseum
The inaugural qHeritage project is up and running! Two brilliant, interdisciplinary teams of students working to evaluate the impact of @SwadhinataTrust
Thank you to all our panellists at this afternoon's @RoyalHistSoc 'Histories of the British Political Left' discussion (@teadevotee, @Fiery_Particle, @AndrewThorpe4 and @colm_m) and to all who attended. Recordings of the event will be circulated shortly.
Really interesting ‘Histories of the British Political Left’ roundtable from @RoyalHistSoc today with @colm_m @teadevotee @Fiery_Particle and @AndrewThorpe4, chaired by Professor Clare Griffiths - great stuff! #twitterstorians
The CFP deadline for #SSFH2025 in Paris is coming up! frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/conference2/ A global consortium for French Historical Studies is coming together to organise a mega-conference around the theme of RESISTANCE on 15-19 July 2025 @FrenchHistoryUK @HFranceWebsite @asmcf @thesfhs
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