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Dr Joanne Norcup
@drjn.bsky.social
Historical Geographer
YPCCS University of Warwick (Caribbean histories & geographies)
Also Nottingham and OU Geog Depts.
(Martial) Arts, photography, films, comedy, books, libraries, archives, trees, pottery. Always curious.
https://jonorcup.com
Absolutely perfect festive documentary TV drama history viewing #InnesLLoyd www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
A look at the career of Innes Lloyd, one of the UK's most prolific producers of television drama, who made well over 300 individual programmes between 1966 and 1991.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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I can't say I was expecting the Monroe Doctrine to be in the news in 2025. But here we are. So I thought a bit of history and context would be helpful. Check your inboxes or subscribe today! open.substack.com/pub/imperfec...
The Monroe Doctrine in 2025
Not a title I anticipated typing...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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"This searing book conveys the survivors' sufferings and remarkable resilience, bringing to life their personal stories"

The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they awarded the 2025 prize to Hannah Durkin's 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'.
December 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The wisdom and wonder of the wonderful #DannyDyer youtu.be/AKX6C0fg6fg?... a watch for children of all ages.
Danny Dyer reads Rhinos Dont Cry 🦏💛 | CBeebies Bedtime Stories 📖
YouTube video by CBeebies
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December 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Good to see findings from this timely & necessary research coming out. Hope there are tangible actions following the findings and this is not simply another citable reference that can be used to document and tick-box
States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography
www.rgs.org/research/hig...
States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography
Findings from a discipline-focused research project exploring the lived realities of precarious academic work within UK Higher Education geography.
www.rgs.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Congratulations to @randybrowne.bsky.social, whose book THE DRIVER'S STORY is a finalist for the Paul E. Lovejoy Prize, granted by @journalslavery.bsky.social! bit.ly/3Qs4ZJs
The Driver’s Story – Penn Press
The story of the driver is the story of Atlantic slavery. Starting in the seventeenth-century Caribbean, enslavers developed the driving system to solve thei...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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'Nottingham will be the only Russell Group university not to teach modern foreign languages degrees if it approves plans to close a swath of courses including Spanish and French as well as music and dozens of others.' 1/3
University of Nottingham considers axing language and music degrees
Total of 48 degrees could disappear from Russell Group institution, with falling revenues and rising costs blamed
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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I was just thinking the other day that it is mad that if this continues then the book I'm writing, about London 1560-1630, will contain basically no British Library manuscript material. Would have been unthinkable to me but there hasn't been a manuscript catalogue for two years now!
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Australia v England: Ashes first Test, day one – live
Australia v England: Ashes first Test, day one – live
Start in Perth: 10.20am local/1.20pm AEDT/2.20am GMT Ashes top 100 | Our predictions | The omens | Mail Martin Good morning, Australia. Good evening, England. Hello to everyone checking in from other parts of the globe. Because, finally, it is time to end the jibes and banter and contentious countdowns. To put the squad analysis and injury news and tasty press conference nuggets to one side. To give the rewritten histories space to evolve and fresh origin stories room to grow. To put the pre-series speculation out of sight and the bold predictions out of mind. For the phoney war has been declared a nil-all draw. The build up is all but done. And after 844 days without the oldest rivals in the game flinging a red sphere at each other across 22 yards, we have reached day one of the first Test of the 2025-26 Ashes. Seven weeks of storylines that are yet to be written. Countless controversies that are yet to be dissected and debated. New heroes and villains that are yet to be created, celebrated and, quite possibly, farewelled. It will begin, where it hasn’t already, when the first ball is bowled at 10.20am in Perth / 1.20pm AEDT / 2.20am GMT. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Fantastic initiative, well done all!
It is here! Special issue on Historical Geography in #TerraBrasilis Big thanks to @patriciasgeo.bsky.social and #Deborah Fontenelle for this collaborative edited journal issue which has been an absolute pleasure to work on. journals.openedition.org/terrabrasili...
22 | 2024 Geografia Histórica
journals.openedition.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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📯🌎Great pleasure to announce that the special issue "Historical Geography: writing, research and teaching" was published at the Terra Brasilis Journal, an open access journal. Happy to organise this issue with @drjn.bsky.social and Deborah Fontenelle.

journals.openedition.org/terrabrasili...
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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honestly how are they not paying attention to their own pop culture? Benedict Cumberbatch has literally had to talk publicly about how his family literally got their money from huge sugar plantations in Barbados

www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01...
November 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Yet another of these wonderful multilingual issues by Terra Brasilis
It is here! Special issue on Historical Geography in #TerraBrasilis Big thanks to @patriciasgeo.bsky.social and #Deborah Fontenelle for this collaborative edited journal issue which has been an absolute pleasure to work on. journals.openedition.org/terrabrasili...
22 | 2024 Geografia Histórica
journals.openedition.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
It is here! Special issue on Historical Geography in #TerraBrasilis Big thanks to @patriciasgeo.bsky.social and #Deborah Fontenelle for this collaborative edited journal issue which has been an absolute pleasure to work on. journals.openedition.org/terrabrasili...
22 | 2024 Geografia Histórica
journals.openedition.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Delve deeper into your family tree by finding lost relatives who served in WWI. Ensure their service & sacrifice are never forgotten. Free access until 13th November.
@findmypast.bsky.social findmypast.co.uk.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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I did my bachelor's in Human Geography at Leicester. Best choice I ever made, genuinely some of the best years of my life!

We were on the picket lines with staff then, full support to them now. A lot of my favourite people have left since I graduated due to the state of academia, now more at risk.
Solidarity to colleagues at Leicester Uni:

"all academic staff in the film studies and modern languages departments have been placed at risk, with "large numbers of staff" in chemistry, geography, geology & the environment (GGE) and history specialisms "uncertain if they will retain their jobs"
University of Leicester confirms formal redundancy consultation
The University and College Union's local branch says staff are planning strike action.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Some of my students touched on these themes in recent tutorials www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0m5...
Inner Transformation and Sustainability with Christine Wamsler, PhD
YouTube video by Stanford Contemplation by Design
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM