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Claire Wintle
@clairewintle.bsky.social
Historian of museums, exhibitions, collecting, imperialism, decolonisation, India, thinking about now. Director of the Centre for Design History and teaching MA Curating at University of Brighton.
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Reminder that the deadline for applications to our conference are in 10 days!

We also have bursaries for 2 people to attend the conference.

Apply by 17 Jan!
January 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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PhD opportunity Images and Empire in British Military Collections: The Photographic Archive of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI) with @christinajriggs.bsky.social link below👇

www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
December 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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🚨PhD funding available at the University of Westminster for the AY 2025/26! I would be interested to hear from potential applicants with ideas for projects at the intersection of #photography #visualculture #museumstudies

Deadline 5pm on 7 February 2025: www.westminster.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Quintin Hogg Trust PhD Studentship | University of Westminster, London
www.westminster.ac.uk
December 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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Check out our ad for a Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History on our project on the Victorian Hand.
November 21, 2024 at 10:49 PM
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What better way to do my 1st post than announcing this (hot off the press) publication on the state of the (future) field of the history of collecting with partners in crime @suryabowyer.com @libertypaterson.bsky.social & Niti Acharya. It’s also open access!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
State of the (Future) Field: The History of Collecting and Its Institutions
This article considers the state of the field of the history of collecting and its institutions. Following on from a 2021 ‘state of the field’ article, also published in this journal, the present pie...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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Paper now done (just in time!) for the conference Photography and the Museum, starting later today at the University of Sunderland. Runs until Sunday: free in person or online, programme in link below. 📜📷📸 Amazed by the energy and vision of organizers Alexandra Moschovi and Amanda Ritson.
Conference - NEPN
northeastphoto.net
November 22, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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Might as well plug the book I co-edited with the excellent Sue Breakell @designarchives.bsky.social
The Materiality of the Archive: Creative Practice in Context. And it's open access!
The Materiality of the Archive: Creative Practice in Context
The Materiality of the Archive is the first volume to bring together a range of methodological approaches to the materiality of archives, as a framework for their engagement, analysis and interpretati...
www.routledge.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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Don't forget to sign up for this event on Monday 25th November! www.eventbrite.com/e/mghg-in-co...
November 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Heading to a @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social workshop to talk about the emotional demands of working with collections made via colonialism museumemotion.stir.ac.uk?page_id=28 Can’t wait to catch up with colleagues old and new @drmorgan.bsky.social @tamsincrussell.bsky.social @annawoodham.bsky.social
Acknowledgements | New futures of care: Investigating emotionally laden work in museums
The ‘emotionally laden work in museums’ project is funded by The Royal Society of Edinburgh through a workshop grant. It is funded from February 2024 until January 2025.  The project acknowledges t...
museumemotion.stir.ac.uk
November 20, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Looking forward to speaking at this #exhibitions and #museumhistory event from @mghg.bsky.social later this month
Forthcoming online event - MGHG In Conversation, with Dr Rebecca Wade and Dr Clare Wintle, on museum and exhibition cultures in the 19th century and beyond. Monday 25 November, 5.30-6.30pm. Do join us! More details and booking link here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mghg-in-co...
MGHG In Conversation No.1 - museum & exhibition cultures
Join us for an online discussion on museum and exhibition cultures in the 19th century and beyond with Dr Rebecca Wade and Dr Claire Wintle.
www.eventbrite.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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Trans-Inclusive Culture is being used by 1000s of culture practitioners to advance trans inclusion in museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage. Download for free - le.ac.uk/rcmg/researc... - and follow for updates #trans #transinclusiveculture
November 15, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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Far left on the left: Showing Resistance by Harriet Atkinson is actually available FOR FREE, open access, here www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
November 14, 2024 at 12:23 PM
This work on emotionally laden work in museums looks great! Congratulations @drmorgan.bsky.social and @annawoodham.bsky.social
Thrilled to see @annawoodham.bsky.social and my first publication (out now in print) from our Royal Society of Edinburgh workshop-grant funded collaboration museumemotion.stir.ac.uk
November 15, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Such a beneficial few days learning from colleagues at #jawaja artisans alliance in Rajasthan. This AHRC-funded research project explores how small-scale craft production can become more sustainable for the people involved. #materialculture #heritage
Co-developing strategies for sustainable crafts in India with the Artisans Association of Jawaja and National Institute of Design. Kick-off visit for UK India research in the creative industries. #AHRC @timweyrich.bsky.social @unifau.bsky.social @dhssfau.bsky.social @ucldh.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 3:40 AM