Christine Grandy
@christinegrandy.bsky.social
Historian of Britain and its media (film, television, and the web); forthcoming book with CUP on Audience Racism in 20th C Britain; now into the history of online experiences; Canadian tolerating the UK (she/her).
Pinned
Delighted to be at the proofs stage with this. Out in April with CUP!
There's gotta be a name for this many academics outside in the pouring rain during a fire alarm at the BL.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 AM
There's gotta be a name for this many academics outside in the pouring rain during a fire alarm at the BL.
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'If modern-day abusers of both animals and women seek inspiration in a nostalgic longing [...] they might be reminded that those men to whom they look were themselves looking backwards'.
Hannah Skoda on depictions of domestic abuse through history.
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Hannah Skoda on depictions of domestic abuse through history.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/gender/nosta...
Nostalgic Patriarchies
Hannah Skoda shows that there is a historically persistent connection between abuse of animals and abuse of intimate partners, and through the ages abusers have often expressed nostalgia for the 'good...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
'If modern-day abusers of both animals and women seek inspiration in a nostalgic longing [...] they might be reminded that those men to whom they look were themselves looking backwards'.
Hannah Skoda on depictions of domestic abuse through history.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/gender/nosta...
Hannah Skoda on depictions of domestic abuse through history.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/gender/nosta...
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Pre-compliance with a regime that is watching you anyway and will punish you no matter what.
"In the private sector, more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations rewrote their mission statements last year to remove any language believed to be adjacent to DEI..."
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"In the private sector, more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations rewrote their mission statements last year to remove any language believed to be adjacent to DEI..."
www.wired.com/story/hhs-is...
HHS Is Using AI Tools From Palantir to Target ‘DEI’ and ‘Gender Ideology’ in Grants
Since March of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out perceived alignment with “DEI” or “gender ideology.”
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February 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Pre-compliance with a regime that is watching you anyway and will punish you no matter what.
"In the private sector, more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations rewrote their mission statements last year to remove any language believed to be adjacent to DEI..."
www.wired.com/story/hhs-is...
"In the private sector, more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations rewrote their mission statements last year to remove any language believed to be adjacent to DEI..."
www.wired.com/story/hhs-is...
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A new role at the IHR, supporting the 2027 NACBS conference to be held in Senate House. It looks like a great position. www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
A new role at the IHR, supporting the 2027 NACBS conference to be held in Senate House. It looks like a great position. www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories.
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories.
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
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New visualization of Joseph Banks network focused on his work to use Indian resources to solve the oak bark crisis in England. jburnford.github.io/JosephBanksK...
Banks Leather Crisis Timeline (1773-1810)
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January 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM
New visualization of Joseph Banks network focused on his work to use Indian resources to solve the oak bark crisis in England. jburnford.github.io/JosephBanksK...
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Just now on R4 Today @lizforleicester.bsky.social re-announcing the AI Skills programme ( www.gov.uk/government/n... ) that led to a 70 signature open letter back in July on developing a more inclusive, independent and collective approach to AI literacy: connectedbydata.org/blog/2025/07...
Open Letter to the UK Government - Prioritising AI Literacy for All Citizens
On 9th June the Prime Minister announced a skills drive on AI focussed technical/functional skills for students and workers, with the announcement centred on industry collaborations, and economic…
connectedbydata.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Just now on R4 Today @lizforleicester.bsky.social re-announcing the AI Skills programme ( www.gov.uk/government/n... ) that led to a 70 signature open letter back in July on developing a more inclusive, independent and collective approach to AI literacy: connectedbydata.org/blog/2025/07...
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After announcing it in the summer, today the UK government launched free training courses to AI upskill workers. It's free because it's funded by big-tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others, and not by local organisations in the UK who have been working with communities->
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 AM
After announcing it in the summer, today the UK government launched free training courses to AI upskill workers. It's free because it's funded by big-tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others, and not by local organisations in the UK who have been working with communities->
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Thanks to the many who showed up to the first - the second on Thursday 29 January at 5pm in the Examination Schools is about 'Media' - how did people learn a language of social science and how do we know what they learned?
Prof @petermandler.bsky.social will give the James Ford Lectures 2026 @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
Peter Mandler will chart the spread & use of the language of social science into everyday life in 20th-century Britain.
Thursdays, 5pm
Weeks 1-6 Hilary Term
🔗 www.history.ox.ac.uk/james-ford-l...
Peter Mandler will chart the spread & use of the language of social science into everyday life in 20th-century Britain.
Thursdays, 5pm
Weeks 1-6 Hilary Term
🔗 www.history.ox.ac.uk/james-ford-l...
The James Ford Lectures in British History
The Language of Social Science in Everyday Life - Peter Mandler (Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge)
www.history.ox.ac.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Thanks to the many who showed up to the first - the second on Thursday 29 January at 5pm in the Examination Schools is about 'Media' - how did people learn a language of social science and how do we know what they learned?
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This is the way to go.
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 AM
This is the way to go.
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Don't miss my picks for environmental history worth reading from December!!
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#envhist #envhum
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#envhist #envhum
#EnvHist Worth Reading: December 2025
Find eco-fascism, maple syrup battles, and moldy insects in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Don't miss my picks for environmental history worth reading from December!!
niche-canada.org/2026/01/13/e...
#envhist #envhum
niche-canada.org/2026/01/13/e...
#envhist #envhum
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For a fortifying shot in the arm of sharp historical thinking about neoliberalism, read this (and get your students to read it) from @quinnslobodian.com @tsasson.bsky.social Priya Lal & Gary Gerstle
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www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Writing the History of Neoliberalism: A Comment | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core
Writing the History of Neoliberalism: A Comment
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January 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM
For a fortifying shot in the arm of sharp historical thinking about neoliberalism, read this (and get your students to read it) from @quinnslobodian.com @tsasson.bsky.social Priya Lal & Gary Gerstle
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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Happening tomorrow! Join us for a discussion of The Overseer State with Sascha Auerbach.
📢Upcoming event!
📕The Overseer State with Sascha Auerbach
📅January 15
⏰12pm ET/ 5pm GMT
NACBS book series events are free and open to the public. Info and RSVP at the link below!
www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
📕The Overseer State with Sascha Auerbach
📅January 15
⏰12pm ET/ 5pm GMT
NACBS book series events are free and open to the public. Info and RSVP at the link below!
www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
The Overseer State with Sascha Auerbach | NACBS
Join NACBS to celebrate the publication of Sascha Auerbach’s recent book The Overseer State: Slavery, Indenture and Governance in the British Empire, 1812-1916. Jonathan Connolly will join Sascha in d...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Happening tomorrow! Join us for a discussion of The Overseer State with Sascha Auerbach.
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Call For Papers: #CFP #Film
‘Stars and Screen’
#Cinema and #Media #History Virtual #Symposium, May 16, 2026
Proposals Due: February 1, 2026
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#CinemaStudies #MediaStudies #FilmStudies #conference #CallForPapers #CinemaHistory #MediaHistory #FilmHistory
‘Stars and Screen’
#Cinema and #Media #History Virtual #Symposium, May 16, 2026
Proposals Due: February 1, 2026
starsandscreen.blogspot.com/2025/10/call...
#CinemaStudies #MediaStudies #FilmStudies #conference #CallForPapers #CinemaHistory #MediaHistory #FilmHistory
Call For Papers: ‘Stars and Screen’ Cinema and Media History Virtual Symposium, May 16, 2026
CALL FOR PAPERS ‘Stars and Screen’ Cinema and Media History Virtual Symposium May 16, 2026 The ‘Stars and Screen’ Cinema and Media Hi...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Call For Papers: #CFP #Film
‘Stars and Screen’
#Cinema and #Media #History Virtual #Symposium, May 16, 2026
Proposals Due: February 1, 2026
starsandscreen.blogspot.com/2025/10/call...
#CinemaStudies #MediaStudies #FilmStudies #conference #CallForPapers #CinemaHistory #MediaHistory #FilmHistory
‘Stars and Screen’
#Cinema and #Media #History Virtual #Symposium, May 16, 2026
Proposals Due: February 1, 2026
starsandscreen.blogspot.com/2025/10/call...
#CinemaStudies #MediaStudies #FilmStudies #conference #CallForPapers #CinemaHistory #MediaHistory #FilmHistory
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Historians since 2016
is there some way I can quickly unlearn all of history so as to feel better about recent events
January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Historians since 2016
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If anyone remembers that list which said historians were second in line to be replaced by AI, I've had some thoughts about it... and how it relates to some aspects of public history and the current climate facing historians.
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The Historian in the Age of AI | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core
The Historian in the Age of AI
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December 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
If anyone remembers that list which said historians were second in line to be replaced by AI, I've had some thoughts about it... and how it relates to some aspects of public history and the current climate facing historians.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Brits overestimate the amount of Muslims in the UK by 350%.
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Brits overestimate the amount of Muslims in the UK by 350%.
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"[U]sable pasts can create elegiac narratives, calls to arms and empathetic dramas, but they can also lead to historical orthodoxies that marginalise the hidden, the silenced and the inarticulate."
A rich review essay on the 1984/5 miners' strike by Keith Gildart.
doi.org/10.1093/ehr/...
A rich review essay on the 1984/5 miners' strike by Keith Gildart.
doi.org/10.1093/ehr/...
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 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"[U]sable pasts can create elegiac narratives, calls to arms and empathetic dramas, but they can also lead to historical orthodoxies that marginalise the hidden, the silenced and the inarticulate."
A rich review essay on the 1984/5 miners' strike by Keith Gildart.
doi.org/10.1093/ehr/...
A rich review essay on the 1984/5 miners' strike by Keith Gildart.
doi.org/10.1093/ehr/...
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What does it mean to write the history of a place as it is being destroyed before our very eyes?
Anne Irfan on the stakes of studying, researching and writing the history of Gaza.
Anne Irfan on the stakes of studying, researching and writing the history of Gaza.
Writing history in a time of genocide
Anne Irfan asks, what does it mean to write the history of a place as it is being destroyed before our very eyes?
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November 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
What does it mean to write the history of a place as it is being destroyed before our very eyes?
Anne Irfan on the stakes of studying, researching and writing the history of Gaza.
Anne Irfan on the stakes of studying, researching and writing the history of Gaza.
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As historians, we depend on libraries and library staff, and we owe it to our library colleagues to show up for them. It would be great to see more historians sign!
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
As historians, we depend on libraries and library staff, and we owe it to our library colleagues to show up for them. It would be great to see more historians sign!
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I'm glad to have signed this statement in support of queer and trans staff at the National Library of Scotland, who by the sounds of it are going through an awful time at the moment: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I'm glad to have signed this statement in support of queer and trans staff at the National Library of Scotland, who by the sounds of it are going through an awful time at the moment: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
This looks great and is open access. Amelia Acker, Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This looks great and is open access. Amelia Acker, Archiving Machines: From Punch Cards to Platforms
My first lot of marking has arrived but so has the cover of the book!
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
My first lot of marking has arrived but so has the cover of the book!
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If any journalists would like a copy of Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain to review, please get in touch w me /MUP. It's a rigorous history of wind energy written for a wide audience, with plenty to say about today's energy challenges. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182968/
Manchester University Press - Electric wind
Electric wind - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Electric wind by Marianna Dudley
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If any journalists would like a copy of Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain to review, please get in touch w me /MUP. It's a rigorous history of wind energy written for a wide audience, with plenty to say about today's energy challenges. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526182968/