Dean Clay
@drdeanclay.bsky.social
Historian of activism & empire (US & transnational). Lecturer in History at Uni of Hull. NUFC fan (& Milan occasionally too).
www.congofreestate.com | www.bihg.ac.uk
Tynelines.substack.com
www.congofreestate.com | www.bihg.ac.uk
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Dean Clay
@drdeanclay.bsky.social
· Nov 12
New followers: Hello! My research interests are in the field of US activism (Progressive Era onwards), particularly on movements & orgs whose activities transcend national boundaries, & the impact of activism on govt domestic & foreign policy. Happy to give talks, speak on podcasts, etc. Say hello!
Is this the grift going up yet another notch or has it just kind of settled in the stratosphere?
Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
October 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Is this the grift going up yet another notch or has it just kind of settled in the stratosphere?
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
Just getting from A to B on time and at a reasonable price would be better…
We've all been there.
Everyone deserves to get from A to B in peace.
Everyone deserves to get from A to B in peace.
April 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Just getting from A to B on time and at a reasonable price would be better…
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I’ve been saying since the beginning of this admin that they’re going to start putting those statues back up. New Confederate statues would serve similar purposes to their boom time of 1900-20: statements of physical dominance of public space, designed to unite in-groups and intimidate out-groups.
This is 100% a Make the Confederacy Great Again EO. It's all abt resurrecting the statues of the generals who committed treason to join the Confederacy. I almost admire the word play audacity in the service of evil in their use of the phrase "false reconstruction" to describe their goal.
March 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I’ve been saying since the beginning of this admin that they’re going to start putting those statues back up. New Confederate statues would serve similar purposes to their boom time of 1900-20: statements of physical dominance of public space, designed to unite in-groups and intimidate out-groups.
New from me in @africasacountry.bsky.social - the US-backed Lobito Corridor in the DRC is framed as development, but history suggests it’s another pipeline for foreign powers to profit from Congo’s riches. Read here: africasacountry.com/2025/03/new-...
New route for old exploitation
A US-backed infrastructure project in the DRC is framed as development, but history suggests it’s just another pipeline for foreign powers to profit from Congo’s riches.
africasacountry.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
New from me in @africasacountry.bsky.social - the US-backed Lobito Corridor in the DRC is framed as development, but history suggests it’s another pipeline for foreign powers to profit from Congo’s riches. Read here: africasacountry.com/2025/03/new-...
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Like a sense of the temperature in UK Higher Education right now? Take a read of this furious open letter from students and researchers at Kingston University, which faces losing its famous (and precious) Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy: www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...
Open Letter from CRMEP Students & Researchers on Kingston University’s
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 As of Wednesday 25th February 2025, Kingston University management are proposing the closure of the entire Department of Humanities, including the world-renowned Centre fo...
www.versobooks.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Like a sense of the temperature in UK Higher Education right now? Take a read of this furious open letter from students and researchers at Kingston University, which faces losing its famous (and precious) Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy: www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...
Always nice to get a shoutout on the excellent @theresthistory.bsky.social on the Congo reform movement. For anyone interested, this is the article in question (it’s free to read): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Always nice to get a shoutout on the excellent @theresthistory.bsky.social on the Congo reform movement. For anyone interested, this is the article in question (it’s free to read): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Well, I haven’t seen a slap like that from an orange man since the banned Tango advert in 1992.
January 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Well, I haven’t seen a slap like that from an orange man since the banned Tango advert in 1992.
The fall of the Berlin Wall. Obviously it wasn’t until I was an adult that I realised David Hasselhoff deserved the credit for that…
What’s the first major news story your remember as a child?
Mine is OJ Simpson
Mine is OJ Simpson
December 19, 2024 at 7:52 PM
The fall of the Berlin Wall. Obviously it wasn’t until I was an adult that I realised David Hasselhoff deserved the credit for that…
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The British Library is advertising for a funded Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellowship working on their collections on topics related to Sustainability & Environment.
- Duration is 4 months
- you must be a UK resident
- within 10 years of PhD
www.bl.uk/more/researc...
www.bl.uk/more/researc...
- Duration is 4 months
- you must be a UK resident
- within 10 years of PhD
www.bl.uk/more/researc...
www.bl.uk/more/researc...
December 11, 2024 at 6:28 PM
The British Library is advertising for a funded Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellowship working on their collections on topics related to Sustainability & Environment.
- Duration is 4 months
- you must be a UK resident
- within 10 years of PhD
www.bl.uk/more/researc...
www.bl.uk/more/researc...
- Duration is 4 months
- you must be a UK resident
- within 10 years of PhD
www.bl.uk/more/researc...
www.bl.uk/more/researc...
“I couldn't help it. It just popped in there.”
“What? WHAT ‘just popped in there?’”
“I... I... I tried to think...”
“LOOK!”
“No! It CAN'T be!”
“What is it?”
“It CAN'T be!”
“What did you DO, Ray?”
“Oh, shit!”
“It's a…gigantic Snoopy”
“What? WHAT ‘just popped in there?’”
“I... I... I tried to think...”
“LOOK!”
“No! It CAN'T be!”
“What is it?”
“It CAN'T be!”
“What did you DO, Ray?”
“Oh, shit!”
“It's a…gigantic Snoopy”
This has always been my favorite photo from the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, taken in 1988 by Elliot Erwitt (1928-2023).
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
November 28, 2024 at 8:18 PM
“I couldn't help it. It just popped in there.”
“What? WHAT ‘just popped in there?’”
“I... I... I tried to think...”
“LOOK!”
“No! It CAN'T be!”
“What is it?”
“It CAN'T be!”
“What did you DO, Ray?”
“Oh, shit!”
“It's a…gigantic Snoopy”
“What? WHAT ‘just popped in there?’”
“I... I... I tried to think...”
“LOOK!”
“No! It CAN'T be!”
“What is it?”
“It CAN'T be!”
“What did you DO, Ray?”
“Oh, shit!”
“It's a…gigantic Snoopy”
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Just in time for Xmas - as part of their festive sale, @manchesterup.bsky.social have my "Rise of Devils - Fear and the Origins of Modern Terrorism" on sale now for only £10!
#history #booksale
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526160676/
#history #booksale
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526160676/
Manchester University Press - The rise of devils
The rise of devils - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of The rise of devils by James Crossland
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Just in time for Xmas - as part of their festive sale, @manchesterup.bsky.social have my "Rise of Devils - Fear and the Origins of Modern Terrorism" on sale now for only £10!
#history #booksale
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526160676/
#history #booksale
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526160676/
First up, replace detention with Hell in a Cell matches…
The craziness of a Trump administration starts again.
‘Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary’
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
The craziness of a Trump administration starts again.
‘Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary’
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary | Trump administration | The Guardian
Billionaire and former Senate candidate served in president-elect’s cabinet in first administration
amp.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:25 AM
First up, replace detention with Hell in a Cell matches…
The craziness of a Trump administration starts again.
‘Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary’
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
The craziness of a Trump administration starts again.
‘Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary’
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Reposted by Dean Clay
LJMU's History Department are proud to host our friends from @batw.bsky.social this coming summer, and invite historians from across the world to #Liverpool - a city where #history is cherished and celebrated
@andrekeil.bsky.social @ljmuresearch.bsky.social #conference #skystorians
@andrekeil.bsky.social @ljmuresearch.bsky.social #conference #skystorians
It’s time, friends! We welcome submissions for #batw2025 in Liverpool, UK. Join us at John Moores University 25-27 June 2025 for another great conference!
We can’t wait to see you there! Watch here for more info.
britainandtheworld.org/2025
We can’t wait to see you there! Watch here for more info.
britainandtheworld.org/2025
2025 Conference - Liverpool John Moores University — Britain and the World
britainandtheworld.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:21 PM
LJMU's History Department are proud to host our friends from @batw.bsky.social this coming summer, and invite historians from across the world to #Liverpool - a city where #history is cherished and celebrated
@andrekeil.bsky.social @ljmuresearch.bsky.social #conference #skystorians
@andrekeil.bsky.social @ljmuresearch.bsky.social #conference #skystorians
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Given that so many new people are here, time for a repeat:
Did you play post-apocalyptic/Cold War adjacent #TTRPGs in the 70s/80s? Willing to discuss your memories of these games & take part in my oral history project? Then get in touch via the email on this page!: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/sta...
Did you play post-apocalyptic/Cold War adjacent #TTRPGs in the 70s/80s? Willing to discuss your memories of these games & take part in my oral history project? Then get in touch via the email on this page!: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/sta...
Malcolm Craig
Find out more information about Dr Malcolm Craig, including their areas of expertise, research publications and contact details.
www.ljmu.ac.uk
November 15, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Given that so many new people are here, time for a repeat:
Did you play post-apocalyptic/Cold War adjacent #TTRPGs in the 70s/80s? Willing to discuss your memories of these games & take part in my oral history project? Then get in touch via the email on this page!: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/sta...
Did you play post-apocalyptic/Cold War adjacent #TTRPGs in the 70s/80s? Willing to discuss your memories of these games & take part in my oral history project? Then get in touch via the email on this page!: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/sta...
This is a potentially terrifying development and just the beginning of Trump seeing what else he can get away with, no doubt. He’s like the raptors in Jurassic Park testing the fence for weaknesses…
‘Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals’
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
‘Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals’
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals
If an executive order is enacted, it could fast-track the removal of admirals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2024 at 10:41 AM
This is a potentially terrifying development and just the beginning of Trump seeing what else he can get away with, no doubt. He’s like the raptors in Jurassic Park testing the fence for weaknesses…
‘Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals’
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
‘Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals’
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
New followers: Hello! My research interests are in the field of US activism (Progressive Era onwards), particularly on movements & orgs whose activities transcend national boundaries, & the impact of activism on govt domestic & foreign policy. Happy to give talks, speak on podcasts, etc. Say hello!
November 12, 2024 at 9:12 PM
New followers: Hello! My research interests are in the field of US activism (Progressive Era onwards), particularly on movements & orgs whose activities transcend national boundaries, & the impact of activism on govt domestic & foreign policy. Happy to give talks, speak on podcasts, etc. Say hello!
Edmund Dene Morel, journalist, activist, & MP died #OTD in 1924. He rose to fame through his exposé of King Leopold II’s brutal exploitation in the Congo Free State that led to millions of deaths. 🧵
November 12, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Edmund Dene Morel, journalist, activist, & MP died #OTD in 1924. He rose to fame through his exposé of King Leopold II’s brutal exploitation in the Congo Free State that led to millions of deaths. 🧵
New profile pic?
It’s not a cult, apparently…
It’s not a cult, apparently…
November 5, 2024 at 2:09 PM
New profile pic?
It’s not a cult, apparently…
It’s not a cult, apparently…
Some pics from San Francisco so far.
November 5, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Some pics from San Francisco so far.
My workplace for the week. Finally back in the archives!
November 5, 2024 at 2:06 PM
My workplace for the week. Finally back in the archives!
Ok, another one - my article, on the role of the #SierraClub & conservation movement in the growth of #USEmpire at the turn of the 20th century, has now been published in @USAbroadJournal - check it out here:
usabroad.unibo.it/article/view/1…
It’#OpenAccessss too so free to read
usabroad.unibo.it/article/view/1…
It’#OpenAccessss too so free to read
https://usabroad.unibo.it/article/view/1…
April 30, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Ok, another one - my article, on the role of the #SierraClub & conservation movement in the growth of #USEmpire at the turn of the 20th century, has now been published in @USAbroadJournal - check it out here:
usabroad.unibo.it/article/view/1…
It’#OpenAccessss too so free to read
usabroad.unibo.it/article/view/1…
It’#OpenAccessss too so free to read
Delighted that my article exploring the role of race (and racism) in the US relationship with the #CongoFreeState & subsequent ‘humanitarian’ reform movement is now available as first view with Journal of American Studies. Check it out here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The “Open Sore of America”: Race and the American Congo Reform Movement, 1885–1908 | Journal of American Studies | Cambridge Core
The “Open Sore of America”: Race and the American Congo Reform Movement, 1885–1908
www.cambridge.org
April 16, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Delighted that my article exploring the role of race (and racism) in the US relationship with the #CongoFreeState & subsequent ‘humanitarian’ reform movement is now available as first view with Journal of American Studies. Check it out here www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Can anyone recommend a researcher local to (& familiar with) the Bancroft Library at the Uni of California? I need to conduct some research there but it’s quite far away so someone local would be ideal…
January 23, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Can anyone recommend a researcher local to (& familiar with) the Bancroft Library at the Uni of California? I need to conduct some research there but it’s quite far away so someone local would be ideal…