Kate Imy
@kateimy.bsky.social
Writer/cat lover. Author of FAITHFUL FIGHTERS and LOSING HEARTS AND MINDS. Outfest Lab, WGF Veterans Writing Project, AFF screenwriting winner. Rutgers PhD, UT historian.
Spotted Losing Hearts and Minds at NACBS! 😺 @stanfordpress.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Spotted Losing Hearts and Minds at NACBS! 😺 @stanfordpress.bsky.social
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Happy Halloween! Here's a thread of some of my monstery essays, and a link to register for my next book talk, hosted by the Linda Hall Library:
Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST)
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...
Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST)
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...
events.lindahall.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Happy Halloween! Here's a thread of some of my monstery essays, and a link to register for my next book talk, hosted by the Linda Hall Library:
Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST)
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...
Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST)
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...
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Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov.
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
October 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov.
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
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My book UP IN THE AIR: A HISTORY OF HIGH-RISE BRITAIN is out today!
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
My book UP IN THE AIR: A HISTORY OF HIGH-RISE BRITAIN is out today!
30% off tons of great works (and Faithful Fighters)!
Did you miss us at the 2025 Annual Conference on South Asia? You can still enjoy our virtual exhibit: receive a 30% discount on the books listed using the discount code S25CSA at checkout, good between 10/15/2025 - 11/25/2025.
Conference on South Asia: A Virtual Exhibit | Stanford University Press
Please enjoy this Virtual Book Exhibit and receive a 30% discount on the books listed below using the discount code S25CSA at checkout, good between 10/15/2025 - 11/25/2025.
www.sup.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
30% off tons of great works (and Faithful Fighters)!
Great opportunity for graduate students working on South Asian Studies projects! Housing provided for out of state students: “Historicity, Futurity and Materiality in South Asia” at UT: liberalarts.utexas.edu/southasia/ev...
@uclacisa.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @historians.org
@uclacisa.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @historians.org
South Asia Graduate Student Conference: Historicity, Futurity, and Materiality in South Asia
The South Asia Graduate Student Conference will take place on April 17–18, 2026 (Friday–Saturday) at the University of Texas at Austin. This conference is open to graduate students (master's and docto...
liberalarts.utexas.edu
October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Great opportunity for graduate students working on South Asian Studies projects! Housing provided for out of state students: “Historicity, Futurity and Materiality in South Asia” at UT: liberalarts.utexas.edu/southasia/ev...
@uclacisa.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @historians.org
@uclacisa.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @historians.org
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📣 Call for participants 📣
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice?
We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice?
We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
October 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
📣 Call for participants 📣
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice?
We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice?
We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
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We're excited to announce the call for papers for #MBS26, the next Modern British Studies conference, at Birmingham in June 2026. We'll be launching the #MBS Association at this event, to support further regular conferences in Modern British Studies.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
Conference information
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We're excited to announce the call for papers for #MBS26, the next Modern British Studies conference, at Birmingham in June 2026. We'll be launching the #MBS Association at this event, to support further regular conferences in Modern British Studies.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
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A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.
I'm horrified.
I'm angry.
A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I'm horrified.
I'm angry.
A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations
Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.
I'm horrified.
I'm angry.
A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I'm horrified.
I'm angry.
A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This call for applications for a First Book Workshop from @toynbeeprize.bsky.social looks like a terrific opportunity for early-career scholars working on "global, imperial, comparative, world, or transnational history": toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f.... Deadline is November 2, 2025.
Call For Applications: Toynbee First Book Workshop Competition 2025-26 | Toynbee Prize Foundation
toynbeeprize.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This call for applications for a First Book Workshop from @toynbeeprize.bsky.social looks like a terrific opportunity for early-career scholars working on "global, imperial, comparative, world, or transnational history": toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f.... Deadline is November 2, 2025.
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Just a reminder that the deadline of this Friday is fast approaching for two postdoc positions on the COLVET project, a 23 month position on veterans in British colonies in Southern and/or Eastern Africa and an 18 month positon on veterans among Indigenous/colonized populations in the USA.
🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland
universityvacancies.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Just a reminder that the deadline of this Friday is fast approaching for two postdoc positions on the COLVET project, a 23 month position on veterans in British colonies in Southern and/or Eastern Africa and an 18 month positon on veterans among Indigenous/colonized populations in the USA.
Heads up for all and @womenknowhistory.bsky.social — great opportunity for a broadly defined naval/maritime historian of US/Asia-Pacific! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69130/u...
The University of Texas at Austin - Assistant or Associate Professor – U.S. Naval History in the Pacific World | H-Net
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September 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Heads up for all and @womenknowhistory.bsky.social — great opportunity for a broadly defined naval/maritime historian of US/Asia-Pacific! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69130/u...
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Video and audio recordings of last week's RHS Lecture by Prof. Yasmin Khan - 'Mars and Britannia: the British Imperial Way of Warfare' - are now available: bit.ly/4pw5B15
Yasmin's is one of many lectures available to watch or listen to again via our Events Archive bit.ly/3IaWtOG #Skystorians
Yasmin's is one of many lectures available to watch or listen to again via our Events Archive bit.ly/3IaWtOG #Skystorians
Video and audio recordings of Yasmin Khan's RHS Lecture now available - RHS
Video and audio recordings of Professor Yasmin Khan's recent RHS Lecture -- 'Mars and Britannia: the British Imperial Way of Warfare' -- are now available. Yasmin’s lecture, given on 12 September 2025...
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September 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Video and audio recordings of last week's RHS Lecture by Prof. Yasmin Khan - 'Mars and Britannia: the British Imperial Way of Warfare' - are now available: bit.ly/4pw5B15
Yasmin's is one of many lectures available to watch or listen to again via our Events Archive bit.ly/3IaWtOG #Skystorians
Yasmin's is one of many lectures available to watch or listen to again via our Events Archive bit.ly/3IaWtOG #Skystorians
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We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Stansky Book Prize for best book in British Studies dealing with the period since 1800.
www.nacbs.org/news/stansky...
@uchicagopress.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
www.nacbs.org/news/stansky...
@uchicagopress.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Stansky Book Prize for best book in British Studies dealing with the period since 1800.
www.nacbs.org/news/stansky...
@uchicagopress.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
www.nacbs.org/news/stansky...
@uchicagopress.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
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We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 John Ben Snow Book Prize for best book in British Studies dealing with the period prior to 1800.
www.nacbs.org/news/snow-bo...
@yalepress.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social @melkatrey.bsky.social @asheeshksi.bsky.social
www.nacbs.org/news/snow-bo...
@yalepress.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social @melkatrey.bsky.social @asheeshksi.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 John Ben Snow Book Prize for best book in British Studies dealing with the period prior to 1800.
www.nacbs.org/news/snow-bo...
@yalepress.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social @melkatrey.bsky.social @asheeshksi.bsky.social
www.nacbs.org/news/snow-bo...
@yalepress.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social @melkatrey.bsky.social @asheeshksi.bsky.social
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We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
September 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
@stanfordpress.bsky.social is running an end-of-summer sale—
Huge discounts for Losing Hearts and Minds ($16) and Faithful Fighters ($15) until Sept 8.
www.sup.org/books/histor...
Huge discounts for Losing Hearts and Minds ($16) and Faithful Fighters ($15) until Sept 8.
www.sup.org/books/histor...
Losing Hearts and Minds | Stanford University Press
Losing Hearts and Minds explores the loss of British power and prestige in colonial Singapore and Malaya from the First World War to the Malayan Emergency. During this period, British leaders relied o...
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September 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
@stanfordpress.bsky.social is running an end-of-summer sale—
Huge discounts for Losing Hearts and Minds ($16) and Faithful Fighters ($15) until Sept 8.
www.sup.org/books/histor...
Huge discounts for Losing Hearts and Minds ($16) and Faithful Fighters ($15) until Sept 8.
www.sup.org/books/histor...
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If any film, documentary of video game types need a historical monster consultant, know that I am here. #sff
It sure sounds like @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social needs to wrangle an invitation to the Venice film festival to talk about her book: 😉 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
From Frankenstein to Putin, monsters are stalking the Venice film festival
Artistic director says monsters are ‘fil rouge’ this year, as Guillermo del Toro unveils his vision of Shelley’s classic
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
If any film, documentary of video game types need a historical monster consultant, know that I am here. #sff
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I’m recruiting a PhD student to work with me in Melbourne on the history of empire in Micronesia and the Pacific.
We are offering a full scholarship, Australian and international students can apply. More info here, please reach out if you are interested
www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
We are offering a full scholarship, Australian and international students can apply. More info here, please reach out if you are interested
www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
Pacific powers: Imperial competition and cooperation in Micronesia
www.acu.edu.au
August 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’m recruiting a PhD student to work with me in Melbourne on the history of empire in Micronesia and the Pacific.
We are offering a full scholarship, Australian and international students can apply. More info here, please reach out if you are interested
www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
We are offering a full scholarship, Australian and international students can apply. More info here, please reach out if you are interested
www.acu.edu.au/research-and...
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Londoners, my friend Jack's trans history walking tours have two more dates: events.humanitix.com/trans-histor... I don't shill for friends indiscriminately - if you're keen on accessible, entertaining, moving, locally rooted & politically engaged trans history, I would genuinely recommend this!
Trans Histories of London - Pop-Up Walking Tour
Uncover London's millennia of trans history through stories of trans and gender-diverse resistance, rage, and rebellion winding from Soho to the Thames.
events.humanitix.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Londoners, my friend Jack's trans history walking tours have two more dates: events.humanitix.com/trans-histor... I don't shill for friends indiscriminately - if you're keen on accessible, entertaining, moving, locally rooted & politically engaged trans history, I would genuinely recommend this!
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***Graduate students studying migration and/or ethnic history***
Apply to the Pozzetta Dissertation Award! IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations.
More information is available here:
iehs.org/awards/georg...
Apply to the Pozzetta Dissertation Award! IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations.
More information is available here:
iehs.org/awards/georg...
George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award
Visit the post for more.
iehs.org
July 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
***Graduate students studying migration and/or ethnic history***
Apply to the Pozzetta Dissertation Award! IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations.
More information is available here:
iehs.org/awards/georg...
Apply to the Pozzetta Dissertation Award! IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations.
More information is available here:
iehs.org/awards/georg...
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Over the next few weeks, we're highlighting the 8 articles and 8 books shortlisted for this year's RHS Early Career Article and First Book Prizes.
Today we feature 'Intimate Subjects. Touch and Tangibility in Britain’s Cerebral Age', bit.ly/43LJkDI by Simeon Koole 1/2
Today we feature 'Intimate Subjects. Touch and Tangibility in Britain’s Cerebral Age', bit.ly/43LJkDI by Simeon Koole 1/2
June 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Over the next few weeks, we're highlighting the 8 articles and 8 books shortlisted for this year's RHS Early Career Article and First Book Prizes.
Today we feature 'Intimate Subjects. Touch and Tangibility in Britain’s Cerebral Age', bit.ly/43LJkDI by Simeon Koole 1/2
Today we feature 'Intimate Subjects. Touch and Tangibility in Britain’s Cerebral Age', bit.ly/43LJkDI by Simeon Koole 1/2
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Feels obviously insane to post this today Amidst Everything, but today is Teaching Gender's official print publication day. You can read more about the book here global.oup.com/academic/pro..., and there is a discount code you can use to purchase it if e.g. you have an academic research allowance.
April 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Feels obviously insane to post this today Amidst Everything, but today is Teaching Gender's official print publication day. You can read more about the book here global.oup.com/academic/pro..., and there is a discount code you can use to purchase it if e.g. you have an academic research allowance.
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If anyone happens to be in North Texas tonight or tomorrow, come join us for our fantastic speaker series on “War and Violence in World History”
April 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If anyone happens to be in North Texas tonight or tomorrow, come join us for our fantastic speaker series on “War and Violence in World History”