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Hannah Williams
@drhanwill.bsky.social
Reader in History of Art, Queen Mary University of London
http://artistsinparis.org http://colonialnetworks.org
Co-Editor of https://www.journal18.org/
Gutted I couldn’t be in Paris for the launch of our Colonial Networks collaboration with Miranda Spieler. Drinking a toast from London! 🥂
"Slaves in Paris: A Digital Mapping Project" - a partnership between Miranda Spieler and Colonial Networks slavesinparis.org. Created with the support of our Kress Foundation Digital Art History Grant. Officially launched today in Paris at #GCFHSResist
July 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Picnic with a whippet
June 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I’m always seduced by views through Louvre windows
June 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Two views of a whippet: elevation and aerial
#dailywhippet
June 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A glorious quick research trip to Rome. Went to solve one question; came back with a zillion ‘new project’ ideas.

The Counter-Reformation was the best art movement ever! Fight me but it’s true.
May 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Global Baroque exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. Really interesting show and some incredible objects on display #globalbaroque
May 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
For anyone who would like a live view of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney cam, without pundits commentating constantly on nothing www.youtube.com/live/qP9npN1... #conclave
Live: View of chimney on day of conclave as cardinals set to select new pope
YouTube video by The Independent
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May 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I’m not the only one on tenterhooks, right!?
May 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
So happy for Australia and so proud!! Sad not to be there but we’re having democracy sausages in London and cheering for Albo!
May 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Sunday morning essay marking companion #dailywhippet
March 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Lebanese artist Helen Zughaib aims to mix familiar Western/Islamic motifs #WomensArt
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Academic support whippet. Such a great resource! #dailywhippet
February 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Just out!

Time Machines: Telegraphic Images in Nineteenth-Century France

mitpress.mit.edu/978026204918...
January 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Mornings with Scout. Energise, energise, energise! #dailywhippet
January 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Just came across a little stash of Assignats in a box of French revolutionary papers.
January 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Found myself on my mum’s bookshelves between Oscar Wilde and Raymond Williams. How delightful
January 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New Year, new mug. This semester’s syllabi brought to you by Denby Pottery.
January 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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With the anniversary approaching (28/12) I wrote up a blog post on Operation Anthropoid for the heritage campaign I'm involved with to Save Tangmere Tower: savetangmeretower.com/operation-an...

#skystorians 🗃
Operation Anthropoid: Tangmere and the assassination Heydrich – Tangmere
On the night of 28 December 1941, a significant mission took off from the runway of RAF Tangmere: Operation Anthropoid. With America’s entry into World War II a
savetangmeretower.com
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Helping the boring industrious desk-dwellers by modelling ‘rest and relaxation’ #dailywhippet
December 17, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Eat, run, fleece, repeat #dailywhippet
December 14, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Wonderful conference yesterday for @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social new exhibition on Versailles: Science and Splendour. Great talks. Forgot to take any photos so here is one of the programme
December 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Busy busy, so much to do #dailywhippet
December 11, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Bounding into the weekend like… #dailywhippet
December 7, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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Today's the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and it's the perfect day to announce the second event in the Gender Forum series with the brilliant @jecfree.bsky.social and Isadora Cruxên. Join us if you can!
November 25, 2024 at 11:37 AM