@dmuhistory.bsky.social
The account of the History team at De Montfort University, Leicester.
Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
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November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
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A new show from DMU graduate Peter Robinson, “the world’s greatest living football photographer” opens at DMU’s Leicester Gallery this week.
His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work.
Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan.
https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4
His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work.
Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan.
https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4
October 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A new show from DMU graduate Peter Robinson, “the world’s greatest living football photographer” opens at DMU’s Leicester Gallery this week.
His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work.
Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan.
https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4
His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work.
Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan.
https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4
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DMU will be celebrating Leicester's diverse culture and the city's rich heritage as part of this year's Being Human Festival.
DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities.
ow.ly/FoKg50XaYnF
DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities.
ow.ly/FoKg50XaYnF
October 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
DMU will be celebrating Leicester's diverse culture and the city's rich heritage as part of this year's Being Human Festival.
DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities.
ow.ly/FoKg50XaYnF
DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities.
ow.ly/FoKg50XaYnF
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Episode 4 of 'Glimpses of German History' is now LIVE!
In this episode @profpanayi.bsky.social shows us a picture book depicting the work of German missionaries in nineteenth century India.
Check out the video on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/IPHH-uPr8KA
In this episode @profpanayi.bsky.social shows us a picture book depicting the work of German missionaries in nineteenth century India.
Check out the video on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/IPHH-uPr8KA
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Episode 4 of 'Glimpses of German History' is now LIVE!
In this episode @profpanayi.bsky.social shows us a picture book depicting the work of German missionaries in nineteenth century India.
Check out the video on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/IPHH-uPr8KA
In this episode @profpanayi.bsky.social shows us a picture book depicting the work of German missionaries in nineteenth century India.
Check out the video on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/IPHH-uPr8KA
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture.
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture.
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
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This was a great first session. Looking forward to many more to follow.
Enjoyed first seminar of @ihr.bsky.social Migration + Mobility seminar series led by the fantastic @kabcommons.bsky.social, starring legend @profpanayi.bsky.social and great presentations by @endeeekay.bsky.social (see pic for book out soon w/ @punctumbooks.bsky.social) & @marcloureiro.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This was a great first session. Looking forward to many more to follow.
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Next lecture: Cynthia Brown will talk on Edwardian Leicester.
16 October, 7.30pm. De Montfort University, Clephan Building, 0.01.
Free entry.
For more details see:
lahs.org.uk/events/edwar...
16 October, 7.30pm. De Montfort University, Clephan Building, 0.01.
Free entry.
For more details see:
lahs.org.uk/events/edwar...
Edwardian Leicester - LAHS
lahs.org.uk
October 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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A reminder that the Leicester Branch's first free talk of the year will take place online at 6pm on Tuesday 9th September.
Andy Chapman, the Hon. Secretary of the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society, will be speaking about Excavations at St James’s Abbey in Northampton.
Andy Chapman, the Hon. Secretary of the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society, will be speaking about Excavations at St James’s Abbey in Northampton.
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A reminder that the Leicester Branch's first free talk of the year will take place online at 6pm on Tuesday 9th September.
Andy Chapman, the Hon. Secretary of the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society, will be speaking about Excavations at St James’s Abbey in Northampton.
Andy Chapman, the Hon. Secretary of the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society, will be speaking about Excavations at St James’s Abbey in Northampton.
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🎓Our Academic Skills Refresher workshops start today! 🎓
Use this selection of workshops to get your next assignment or dissertation in shape for submission, or just top up your skills ready for the year ahead.
To see the full programme visit: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
Use this selection of workshops to get your next assignment or dissertation in shape for submission, or just top up your skills ready for the year ahead.
To see the full programme visit: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
September 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🎓Our Academic Skills Refresher workshops start today! 🎓
Use this selection of workshops to get your next assignment or dissertation in shape for submission, or just top up your skills ready for the year ahead.
To see the full programme visit: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
Use this selection of workshops to get your next assignment or dissertation in shape for submission, or just top up your skills ready for the year ahead.
To see the full programme visit: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...
Our Dr Dave Dee features in this Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry (Tel Aviv University) article on 'Offside: British Jews and Football' by Noah Abrahams, which explores why so few British Jews have become professional footballers: cst.tau.ac.il/perspectives...
Offside - Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry
Rabbi Jonathan Hughes is founder and CEO of the Abraham Effect, an organization that works with secondary schools across Britain to provide Jewish pupils with Jewish education and support. That includ...
cst.tau.ac.il
September 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Our Dr Dave Dee features in this Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry (Tel Aviv University) article on 'Offside: British Jews and Football' by Noah Abrahams, which explores why so few British Jews have become professional footballers: cst.tau.ac.il/perspectives...
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Great to see this roundtable to celebrate 30 years of the Sports History & culture MA at @dmuhistory.bsky.social & the origins of the @icshc.bsky.social
Representing DMU are Heather Dichter, Dick Holt & Mel Reid as teachers & former teachers on the MA with Tom Fabian appearing as a former student.
Representing DMU are Heather Dichter, Dick Holt & Mel Reid as teachers & former teachers on the MA with Tom Fabian appearing as a former student.
August 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Great to see this roundtable to celebrate 30 years of the Sports History & culture MA at @dmuhistory.bsky.social & the origins of the @icshc.bsky.social
Representing DMU are Heather Dichter, Dick Holt & Mel Reid as teachers & former teachers on the MA with Tom Fabian appearing as a former student.
Representing DMU are Heather Dichter, Dick Holt & Mel Reid as teachers & former teachers on the MA with Tom Fabian appearing as a former student.
Do you want to study History but are worried about clearing? Please consider checking out our History degree courses at De Montfort University. You can find information about the clearing process and our history offerings at our website.
History BA (Hons) at De Montfort University
Uncover the past and explore historical events from a global perspective, examining how they have shaped the modern world.
www.dmu.ac.uk
August 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Do you want to study History but are worried about clearing? Please consider checking out our History degree courses at De Montfort University. You can find information about the clearing process and our history offerings at our website.
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Congratulations to @icshc.bsky.social PhD student, Ben Duncan-Jones, who has successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled, ‘The Geographies of Prizefighting in Britain, 1860 to 1880: Change and Continuity’, passing with minor corrections! Well done Dr Duncan-Jones! #sportshistory #Boxing
July 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Congratulations to @icshc.bsky.social PhD student, Ben Duncan-Jones, who has successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled, ‘The Geographies of Prizefighting in Britain, 1860 to 1880: Change and Continuity’, passing with minor corrections! Well done Dr Duncan-Jones! #sportshistory #Boxing
Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you!
@ICSHC
@dmuleicester
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
@ICSHC
@dmuleicester
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
June 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you!
@ICSHC
@dmuleicester
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
@ICSHC
@dmuleicester
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
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🗃️ Interested in the history, heritage and traditions of sport? Why not apply for our @icshc.bsky.social Online MA in Sports History and Culture and join our #sportshistory postgraduate community! Further information ready for September start at this link - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
June 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🗃️ Interested in the history, heritage and traditions of sport? Why not apply for our @icshc.bsky.social Online MA in Sports History and Culture and join our #sportshistory postgraduate community! Further information ready for September start at this link - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
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Listen to the brilliant Dr Barbara Horley, an expert on the history of speedway, in this series on Arthur Elvin and Wembley @icshc.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social
'The Man Who Made Wembley'. Listen out for @icshc.bsky.social PhD graduate, Dr Barbara Horley, in Episode 3 (Sporting Capital) of this fascinating radio series now available on BBC Sounds - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #sportshistory #Wembley
Secret Norfolk - The Man Who Made Wembley - 3. Sporting Capital - BBC Sounds
Arthur takes Wembley Stadium from the risk of demolition to England’s sporting capital.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Listen to the brilliant Dr Barbara Horley, an expert on the history of speedway, in this series on Arthur Elvin and Wembley @icshc.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social
Good luck Neil. We're sad to see you go. You were a great colleague and a great tutor to numerous students.
February 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Good luck Neil. We're sad to see you go. You were a great colleague and a great tutor to numerous students.
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🔔 Create for Us: Submissions open for the 2nd Edition of our Fonds Anthology! Open to all staff, student & alumni of @dmuleicester.bsky.social
All you need to know on our blog: https://buff.ly/3X9QfTh Happy writing!
@librarydmu.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social #creativewriting
All you need to know on our blog: https://buff.ly/3X9QfTh Happy writing!
@librarydmu.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social #creativewriting
February 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🔔 Create for Us: Submissions open for the 2nd Edition of our Fonds Anthology! Open to all staff, student & alumni of @dmuleicester.bsky.social
All you need to know on our blog: https://buff.ly/3X9QfTh Happy writing!
@librarydmu.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social #creativewriting
All you need to know on our blog: https://buff.ly/3X9QfTh Happy writing!
@librarydmu.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social #creativewriting
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Had a wonderful session at @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social with our @dmuhistory.bsky.social third year students! They're working on an online exhibition using Special Collections materials so watch this space 👀
February 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Had a wonderful session at @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social with our @dmuhistory.bsky.social third year students! They're working on an online exhibition using Special Collections materials so watch this space 👀
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Interested in the history, heritage and traditions of sport? Why not apply for our Online MA in Sports History and Culture? Further details at - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course....
We also welcome #PhD applications in all areas of #sports #history #culture #skyhistorians www.dmu.ac.uk/doctoral-col...
We also welcome #PhD applications in all areas of #sports #history #culture #skyhistorians www.dmu.ac.uk/doctoral-col...
February 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Interested in the history, heritage and traditions of sport? Why not apply for our Online MA in Sports History and Culture? Further details at - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course....
We also welcome #PhD applications in all areas of #sports #history #culture #skyhistorians www.dmu.ac.uk/doctoral-col...
We also welcome #PhD applications in all areas of #sports #history #culture #skyhistorians www.dmu.ac.uk/doctoral-col...
Our Dr Dave Dee's involvement in a recent theatre production about Welsh boxer Cuthbert Taylor's struggle against discrimination in British boxing before WW2 is detailed in this @dmuleicester.bsky.social article: www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne...
@icshc.bsky.social
@icshc.bsky.social
Boxing
Research by De Montfort University (DMU) Leicester historian Dr Dave Dee has been instrumental to the success of a recent play exploring racism in boxing.
www.dmu.ac.uk
January 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our Dr Dave Dee's involvement in a recent theatre production about Welsh boxer Cuthbert Taylor's struggle against discrimination in British boxing before WW2 is detailed in this @dmuleicester.bsky.social article: www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne...
@icshc.bsky.social
@icshc.bsky.social
Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you!
@ICSHC
@dmuleicester
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
@ICSHC
@dmuleicester
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
January 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you!
@ICSHC
@dmuleicester
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
@ICSHC
@dmuleicester
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
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Today is publication day for World of Sport. It foregrounds sport as a key element of transnational and global history from the mid C19th to the 1960s and emphasises the connections, interactions and circulations in the making of modern sport across the globe.
www.routledge.com/World-of-Spo...
www.routledge.com/World-of-Spo...
World of Sport: Transnational and Connected Histories
World of Sport examines the development of modern sport from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1960s in the light of transnational approaches to history.
Critically probing existing studies and offeri...
www.routledge.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Today is publication day for World of Sport. It foregrounds sport as a key element of transnational and global history from the mid C19th to the 1960s and emphasises the connections, interactions and circulations in the making of modern sport across the globe.
www.routledge.com/World-of-Spo...
www.routledge.com/World-of-Spo...
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Here is my latest book review, this time of the brilliant and moving volume by @eithnenight.bsky.social on 'Child Migrant Voices in Britain'.
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December 1, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Here is my latest book review, this time of the brilliant and moving volume by @eithnenight.bsky.social on 'Child Migrant Voices in Britain'.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...