Corinne Fowler
@corinnefowler.bsky.social
Prof. of Colonialism & Heritage @ University of Leicester UK.
Penguin author of Our Island Stories. 10 Walks through Rural Britain & its Hidden History of Empire (2024) repd by. Emma Bal @ Madeleine Milburn agency.
@OnlyinBirmingham podcast
On Substack
Penguin author of Our Island Stories. 10 Walks through Rural Britain & its Hidden History of Empire (2024) repd by. Emma Bal @ Madeleine Milburn agency.
@OnlyinBirmingham podcast
On Substack
Pinned
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Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Gardens and empire, for teachers
If you want to watch the recording it is free access on this link www.youtube.com/live/eXwbX_r...
UNEARTHED
YouTube video by Schools History Project
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November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Gardens and empire, for teachers
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Our Island Stories by @corinnefowler.bsky.social is a really powerful read. More than a historical exploration of rural Britain, it shows how colonialism haunts our present and interrogates the psychological impact of things too easily taken for granted. Like a good walk - it is best taken slowly.
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Our Island Stories by @corinnefowler.bsky.social is a really powerful read. More than a historical exploration of rural Britain, it shows how colonialism haunts our present and interrogates the psychological impact of things too easily taken for granted. Like a good walk - it is best taken slowly.
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Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Only in Birmingham New podcast trailer:
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November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Only in Birmingham New podcast trailer:
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New this coming January, my #OnlyinBirmingham podcast on culture, history & society with Raj Pal. Trailer below:
Only in Birmingham New podcast trailer:
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November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New this coming January, my #OnlyinBirmingham podcast on culture, history & society with Raj Pal. Trailer below:
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Interview I did with Denise Headley on reparations & "integration"
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Denise Headley on X: "https://t.co/eDfscQgbTZ" / X
https://t.co/eDfscQgbTZ
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November 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Interview I did with Denise Headley on reparations & "integration"
x.com/Denise__Head...
x.com/Denise__Head...
New this coming January, my #OnlyinBirmingham podcast on culture, history & society with Raj Pal. Trailer below:
Only in Birmingham New podcast trailer:
traffic.libsyn.com/fdb71d28-cd0...
traffic.libsyn.com/fdb71d28-cd0...
traffic.libsyn.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New this coming January, my #OnlyinBirmingham podcast on culture, history & society with Raj Pal. Trailer below:
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Lovely to hear your words about my Ramblings episode with Clare Balding. Thanks also for support for my book! 🙏🏾😊
Delightful half-hour listening to earth scientist @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social walking and talking along the Dorset coast. She conveys immense knowledge and a lovely engaging personality. Must be sure to read her recent book! #WhispersOfRock #naturewriting
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ramblings - Whispering Rocks with Anjana Khatwa - BBC Sounds
Clare joins earth scientist Anjana Khatwa in Dorset to explore the landscape she loves.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Lovely to hear your words about my Ramblings episode with Clare Balding. Thanks also for support for my book! 🙏🏾😊
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YouGov polling reveals that over a quarter of trans people are likely to leave the UK.
Maybe this is Labour's plan? goodlaw.social/prwv
Maybe this is Labour's plan? goodlaw.social/prwv
Over a quarter of trans people likely to leave the UK
YouGov poll reveals a large proportion of UK trans people are looking to emigrate within the next 10 years, with almost 40% of younger people considering a move abroad.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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We are pleased to say that @corinnefowler.bsky.social will now be chairing our forthcoming event with Dan Hicks on November 19th - fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/dan-hicks/.
Only a few tickets left.
Only a few tickets left.
Every Monument Will Fall with Dan Hicks, in conversation with Corinne Fowler – Five Leaves Bookshop
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November 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We are pleased to say that @corinnefowler.bsky.social will now be chairing our forthcoming event with Dan Hicks on November 19th - fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/dan-hicks/.
Only a few tickets left.
Only a few tickets left.
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As a colleague recently said, Birmingham has long been on the frontline of Fascism and racism. Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech was made here, & before that, Oswald Mosley became MP (initially for Labour). Things will get worse & I'm glad this event is happening
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
Here to Stay Here to Fight: How we resist the far right (Birmingham meeting) Tickets - Birmingham - OutSavvy
The far right are on the rise. We are building a network of mutual protection to defend Black and migrant communities and push the far-right back.On 30th October at 7pm, watch the livestream of the in...
www.outsavvy.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
As a colleague recently said, Birmingham has long been on the frontline of Fascism and racism. Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech was made here, & before that, Oswald Mosley became MP (initially for Labour). Things will get worse & I'm glad this event is happening
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
Interview I did with Denise Headley on reparations & "integration"
x.com/Denise__Head...
x.com/Denise__Head...
Denise Headley on X: "https://t.co/eDfscQgbTZ" / X
https://t.co/eDfscQgbTZ
x.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Interview I did with Denise Headley on reparations & "integration"
x.com/Denise__Head...
x.com/Denise__Head...
As a colleague recently said, Birmingham has long been on the frontline of Fascism and racism. Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech was made here, & before that, Oswald Mosley became MP (initially for Labour). Things will get worse & I'm glad this event is happening
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
Here to Stay Here to Fight: How we resist the far right (Birmingham meeting) Tickets - Birmingham - OutSavvy
The far right are on the rise. We are building a network of mutual protection to defend Black and migrant communities and push the far-right back.On 30th October at 7pm, watch the livestream of the in...
www.outsavvy.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
As a colleague recently said, Birmingham has long been on the frontline of Fascism and racism. Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech was made here, & before that, Oswald Mosley became MP (initially for Labour). Things will get worse & I'm glad this event is happening
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
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The great Peter Kalu on racism in the countryside from his brilliant book #ActNormal. We were in #manchesterpoetrylibrary last night talking about our book Colonial Countryside
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
Act Normal extract - The hammer-blow of God!
YouTube video by Peter Kalu
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The great Peter Kalu on racism in the countryside from his brilliant book #ActNormal. We were in #manchesterpoetrylibrary last night talking about our book Colonial Countryside
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
The great Peter Kalu on racism in the countryside from his brilliant book #ActNormal. We were in #manchesterpoetrylibrary last night talking about our book Colonial Countryside
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
Act Normal extract - The hammer-blow of God!
YouTube video by Peter Kalu
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The great Peter Kalu on racism in the countryside from his brilliant book #ActNormal. We were in #manchesterpoetrylibrary last night talking about our book Colonial Countryside
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
1
NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
2
[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
3
NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
4
MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
5
NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
6
NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
7
NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
8
KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
9
[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
10
MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
11
[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
12
[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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The only thing I'd say - policy makers - is why not distribute money to several towns instead of wasting money making it a competition? Have lower-key, simpler year-long events in *several* places. And ensure it's a nuanced history of each town that's told. This, for eg. In #BuryStEdmunds
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The only thing I'd say - policy makers - is why not distribute money to several towns instead of wasting money making it a competition? Have lower-key, simpler year-long events in *several* places. And ensure it's a nuanced history of each town that's told. This, for eg. In #BuryStEdmunds
The only thing I'd say - policy makers - is why not distribute money to several towns instead of wasting money making it a competition? Have lower-key, simpler year-long events in *several* places. And ensure it's a nuanced history of each town that's told. This, for eg. In #BuryStEdmunds
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The only thing I'd say - policy makers - is why not distribute money to several towns instead of wasting money making it a competition? Have lower-key, simpler year-long events in *several* places. And ensure it's a nuanced history of each town that's told. This, for eg. In #BuryStEdmunds
Tonight. Still tickets. Manchester poetry library. Starts 5.30, refreshments 5pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
Renaissance One presents Colonial Countryside
A panel event hosted by Melanie Abrahams in conversation with Corinne Fowler and Peter Kalu comprising readings and a Q&A.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Tonight. Still tickets. Manchester poetry library. Starts 5.30, refreshments 5pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
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the big names, perhaps
but a lot of people generated a lot of wealth, still visible in the landscape and infrastructure here, and I think still held in families firmly against looking too honestly at the past
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but a lot of people generated a lot of wealth, still visible in the landscape and infrastructure here, and I think still held in families firmly against looking too honestly at the past
bsky.app/profile/cori...
October 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
the big names, perhaps
but a lot of people generated a lot of wealth, still visible in the landscape and infrastructure here, and I think still held in families firmly against looking too honestly at the past
bsky.app/profile/cori...
but a lot of people generated a lot of wealth, still visible in the landscape and infrastructure here, and I think still held in families firmly against looking too honestly at the past
bsky.app/profile/cori...
I'm speaking about some new projects and research findings this evening in Leicester at 7:30pm.
www.leicesterlitandphil.org.uk/events
www.leicesterlitandphil.org.uk/events
October 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I'm speaking about some new projects and research findings this evening in Leicester at 7:30pm.
www.leicesterlitandphil.org.uk/events
www.leicesterlitandphil.org.uk/events
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Coming up. @peterkalu
and myself in conversation with Melanie Abrahams of @renaissanceone in Manchester poetry library
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
and myself in conversation with Melanie Abrahams of @renaissanceone in Manchester poetry library
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
Renaissance One presents Colonial Countryside
A panel event hosted by Melanie Abrahams in conversation with Corinne Fowler and Peter Kalu comprising readings and a Q&A.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Coming up. @peterkalu
and myself in conversation with Melanie Abrahams of @renaissanceone in Manchester poetry library
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
and myself in conversation with Melanie Abrahams of @renaissanceone in Manchester poetry library
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...