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Renaud Morieux
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Historian at University of Cambridge.
Oceanic history, migrations, social history of war, history of international law, incarceration, history of the family, statelessness.

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Renaud Morieux @renaudmorieux.bsky.social · Jun 24
My new article 'The Politics of Colonial Lists' just published in Comparative Studies in Society and History @csshjournal.bsky.social
And it is open access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Andrew Seaton @andrewseaton.bsky.social · 4d
CALL FOR PAPERS - Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'.

A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.

Details in poster below, please share.
This two-day workshop will explore several questions. How can environmental history complement or offer alternatives to existing historiographical narratives and periodisations in British history? What new actors, events, or phenomena might come to the fore? How should it foster engagements with places beyond its national borders or with other disciplines? Is environmental history different from longstanding traditions of ‘landscape’ or ‘urban’ histories of Britain? What contributions can historians make to environmental advocacy and policymaking? And how might a focus on the environment reshape teaching in British history? To take part, participants should submit a 300 word proposal for a short ‘position paper’ (approx. 2500 words) that will be pre-circulated at the workshop. These position papers will address the place of environmental approaches and themes within modern British history (1800 to the present) from the perspective of the participant’s own research. Participants will orally summarise their papers at the workshop. The event is free to attend and includes lunch and refreshments. Submissions are welcomed across a range of perspectives and topics, including but not limited to: energy, extraction, non-human actors, pollution, toxicity, rural and urban landscapes, everyday environmental histories (including how they are shaped by class, gender, and race), imperialism and decolonisation, ‘green’ policy, activism, and the political economy of the natural world. Please send proposals and a one-paragraph biography in a single PDF to andrew.seaton@manchester.ac.uk by 15 May 2026. Please also direct enquiries to this address. This event is organised by Dr. Max Long (Oxford) and Dr. Andrew Seaton (Manchester).

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maximum robespierre @seeemilyplay.bsky.social · 4d
And if you’re a British citizen who is finding themselves Very Upset about all this, reminder that the right time to act is NOW, not later when all you can do is be sad about deportations.

Respond to the consultation ASAP:

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How to respond to the UK government consultation on settlement (ILR) and what's at stake
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law's James Lamont outlines who can respond to the UK government consultation on Indefinite Leave to Remain and how to.
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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 10d
CITY OF HEROES, my song celebrating the courage of the people of Minneapolis defending their community from Tяump's goons, is now available to stream on numerous platforms via this link: bbragg.lnk.to/cityofheroes
Billy Bragg - City Of Heroes
Listen to City Of Heroes by Billy Bragg.
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sasha @2damntrans.bsky.social · 11d
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after

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Renaud Morieux @renaudmorieux.bsky.social · 11d
"The original air friar"🤣😂 Kudos @janmachielsen.bsky.social

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Cambridge Early Modernists @emodcam.bsky.social · 11d
Early Modern World History Seminar – Lent Term 2026 Programme 🌏

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Laura Tisdall @lauratisdall.bsky.social · 11d
This sounds great! #histchild #skystorians royalhistsoc.org/calendar/gen...
Gender & History Special Issue Call for Papers - Childhood, Gender and Crises: Living at the End of the World - CALL FOR PAPERS - RHS
'Childhood, Gender and Crises: Living at the End of the World' Gender & History: Special Issue Edited by Katie Barclay and Emily Ward Call for Papers deadline - 31 May 2026. What is the future of our ...
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Renaud Morieux @renaudmorieux.bsky.social · 11d
Just to add that I was stopped in Folkestone in early January by a 'punctillious' customs officer who decided to apply this law already: she didn't want to let me come into the UK without my UK passport, which I had left at home. Eventually she did, but that was warning for things to come.

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 12d
Spain gets it: “The Spanish government on Tuesday unexpectedly issued a decree that gives undocumented migrants a path out of legal limbo, putting Spain at odds with many countries around the world that have grown increasingly tough on illegal immigration.” Gift link

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Bucking a Global Trend, Spain Offers Undocumented Migrants a Legal Way to Stay
www.nytimes.com

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Ludivine Broch @lmebroch.bsky.social · 12d
The SSFH conference bursary is now covering requests up to 500£ for PGs to attend the SSFH annual conference! frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/grants/confe... so submit your proposals and join us in Groningen this summer! frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/conference2/
Conference Bursaries – SSFH
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 16d
It’s one of the great cons of history that this man, who services billionaires, science-denying fossil fuel lobbyists and the very Tories who, he says, “broke Britain”, still gets away with presenting himself as the great outsider and disruptor.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Red meat, no lettuce: Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attend private lunch after week of Tory defections
Meal at Mayfair club took place on day Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised former PM’s mini-budget
www.theguardian.com

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jhokjournal.bsky.social @jhokjournal.bsky.social · 21d
The JHoK 2025 special issue "Knowledge and Power: Projecting the Modern World" is now out in full!

The issue is accompanied by the seven blog posts, where authors reflect on their articles and share a behind-the-scenes look at the research process.

📖 Happy reading!

1/8

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 22d
The very stable geniuses of British politics should not be allowed to forget their sycophancy towards Trump.
Various headlines in which Jacob Rees-Mogg, Liz Truss, Daniel Hannan, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage endorse Donald Trump.

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 27d
VERY excited we get to discuss Mélanie Lamotte's book @ihreurope1500.bsky.social with @lrhodges.bsky.social & @juliehardwick.bsky.social and Mélanie herself!

18 May, 17:30 @ihr.bsky.social

Get your copy @harvardpress.bsky.social: www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
#EarlyModern #SkyStorians

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Renaud Morieux @renaudmorieux.bsky.social · 27d
Thanks very much!

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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 28d
yas king (of the galette)

crowning an evening kicked off by @renaudmorieux.bsky.social wonderful SSFH/ASMCF annual lecture on dislocated families in India during the age of revolutions

#GaletteDesRois
will pooley wearing his crown and holding the fève Renaud Morieux poster for his lecture on dislocated families: women, war and migrations in India during the age of revolutions

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Seb Falk @sebfalk.com · Jan 5
JOB ALERT!

3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.

PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January

www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
Here's what it looked like on my return to work this morning - beautiful red brick gabled building of Girton's Hall, with a dusting of snow on the grass in front.

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Karen C Kaye Ⓥ @kaye1965.bsky.social · Dec 31
Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of unexpected explosions. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Petition: Ban the public sale of fireworks!
Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of ...
you.38degrees.org.uk

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · Dec 25
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Dec 22
Not just a national asset but an international asset. Trashed, ignored, diminished.
The worst of times: Trouble at the British Library
Cyber chaos, striking staff and a crisis of leadership. Claudia Cockerell investigates a national treasure’s year of reckoning
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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · Dec 16
London-area friends: I’m looking forward to launching the UK edition of my book THE CROWN’S SILENCE at Waterstones @ Gower St on Jan 30th with Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social Please help spread the word! www.waterstones.com/events/the-c... www.waterstones.com/events/the-c...
The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of Slavery and the British Monarchy - An Evening with Brooke Newman | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of Slavery and the British Monarchy - An Eveni...
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CSSH Journal @csshjournal.bsky.social · Dec 15
Our latest Behind the Scenes is here! Don't miss @renaudmorieux.bsky.social's "The Present is a Foreign Country," a reflection on categorization and #deportation in the past and present, and colonial documents as "dynamic and always in-the-making."

sites.lsa.umich.edu/cssh/2025/12...
Basset, André, Vue des Magasins de la Compagnie des Indes à Pontichery, de l'Amiraute et de la Maison du Gouverneur, [Vers 1750-1785]. Cariatide, bibliothèque numérique de l'INHA, NUM VO Ori 12.

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lucynoakes1.bsky.social @lucynoakes1.bsky.social · Dec 11
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:

Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.

Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · Dec 11
🔴I wrote about far-right attacks against refugee charities and why some are choosing to leave the sector to protect themselves. It's awful but understandable.

open.substack.com/pub/nicolake...
When it's time to move on
It's toxic out there
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Constance Bantman @constancebantman.bsky.social · Dec 7
Belle expo, étonnamment émouvante, qui donne des visages aux statistiques et aux grandes tendances de l’histoire sociale.

www.carnavalet.paris.fr/expositions/...
Les gens de Paris, 1926-1936
En prenant pour point de départ trois recensements de population, réalisés à Paris en 1926, 1931 et 1936, l’exposition Les gens de Paris, 1926-1936 renouvèle le
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Dec 3
Graduate of the American Studies programme that the University of Nottingham wishes to close wins 2025 Wolfson History Prize for Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade.

History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.
The Wolfson History Prize - Celebrating Outstanding History
The Wolfson History Prize is awarded annually to promote and recognise outstanding history written for a general audience.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · Nov 28
On advance access: "The Promises and Perils of Periodization in Global History: Lessons from the Inter-War Era"

by Andrew Denning (@kuhistorydept.bsky.social) and Heidi J S Tworek (University of British Columbia)

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The Promises and Perils of Periodization in Global History: Lessons from the Inter-War Era*
Abstract. This article considers the role of periodization in global history through the lens of the inter-war era. The global turn has shifted the ‘metage
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Roz @rozsro.bsky.social · Nov 27
I'm thrilled to have received the Natalie Zemon Davis Award from @sfhs.bsky.social for my paper on Tamil consumers, caste, and mechanical timepieces in 18C Pondicherry. NZD is such an inspiration to early modernists and it's a huge honor to receive this award!
Natalie Zemon Davis Award for Best Graduate Student Paper (Paris 2025) Winner: Rosalind Rothwell, Duke University “Bringing ‘happiness to astrologers who wish to know the time’: Caste, clocks, and sovereignty in eighteenth-century French India”

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Joint Center for History and Economics @historyecon.bsky.social · Nov 27
Please join us *today* 27 Nov for the next Core Seminar. 5:15pm in St John's Lightfoot Room. Gareth Austin (Cambridge) will speak about 'Coercion & Markets: reconciling economic & social explanations of slavery in precolonial West Africa, c1450-c1900'. Abstract: talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2...

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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · Nov 27
Congratulations to Katie Donington, Abdul Mohamud, Robin Whitburn, Nicholas Draper and their contributors! Their #OpenAccess book Teaching Slavery published today. Read and download free at: bit.ly/48vnDdJ #Education #Colonialism #Slavery #Racism
Teaching Slavery
Teaching Slavery offers ground-breaking research and practical guidance for teaching Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. Combining historical analysis with classroom strategies, it equips educato...
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