Liz Egan
@lizegan.bsky.social
Historian of Britain and the Caribbean (She/Her).
Teaching Fellow, University of Warwick & RA, Trinity Hall.
ECR Rep History UK & Conference Coordinator Society for Caribbean Studies
Teaching Fellow, University of Warwick & RA, Trinity Hall.
ECR Rep History UK & Conference Coordinator Society for Caribbean Studies
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Treat ECRs like people, prepare ECRs in our fields for other careers, only supervise students if you can really commit. It’s sad this stuff still needs saying.
2nd anon post in ECR in 2025 series on the French History Network asks “What can be done?”
🗃️#FRHistory
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6693/
2nd anon post in ECR in 2025 series on the French History Network asks “What can be done?”
🗃️#FRHistory
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6693/
ECR in 2025: Part Two- What can be done? – SSFH
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Treat ECRs like people, prepare ECRs in our fields for other careers, only supervise students if you can really commit. It’s sad this stuff still needs saying.
2nd anon post in ECR in 2025 series on the French History Network asks “What can be done?”
🗃️#FRHistory
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6693/
2nd anon post in ECR in 2025 series on the French History Network asks “What can be done?”
🗃️#FRHistory
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6693/
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Join us on 23 September for the start of our CLACS Caribbean Studies Seminar Series 2025/26 @ilcs.bsky.social / @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social
The Long Road from Bog Walk: Electricity and Electrification in Jamaica, 1890s–1970s w/ Andrew Williams (University of the West Indies, Mona) shorturl.at/euVXU
The Long Road from Bog Walk: Electricity and Electrification in Jamaica, 1890s–1970s w/ Andrew Williams (University of the West Indies, Mona) shorturl.at/euVXU
September 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Join us on 23 September for the start of our CLACS Caribbean Studies Seminar Series 2025/26 @ilcs.bsky.social / @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social
The Long Road from Bog Walk: Electricity and Electrification in Jamaica, 1890s–1970s w/ Andrew Williams (University of the West Indies, Mona) shorturl.at/euVXU
The Long Road from Bog Walk: Electricity and Electrification in Jamaica, 1890s–1970s w/ Andrew Williams (University of the West Indies, Mona) shorturl.at/euVXU
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The Festival of Black History is THIS Saturday @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social. Tickets are free but booking is essential! billetto.co.uk/e/festival-o...
September 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Festival of Black History is THIS Saturday @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social. Tickets are free but booking is essential! billetto.co.uk/e/festival-o...
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The ACH Executive Committee is pleased to announce that its 57th Annual Conference will be held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, from May 24-28, 2026. (There will be an optional field trip on Friday, May 29.)
Call for papers! associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
Call for papers! associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
Annual Meeting – Association of Caribbean Historians
associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org
September 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The ACH Executive Committee is pleased to announce that its 57th Annual Conference will be held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, from May 24-28, 2026. (There will be an optional field trip on Friday, May 29.)
Call for papers! associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
Call for papers! associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/annual-meeti...
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New in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'
'Pan-African Print in Interwar Britain: Ras T Makonnen and International African Opinion', by Jack Bowman bit.ly/3Hu0bCI
How did interwar Pan-Africanism encompass different anti-colonial groups. How was print publishing used in campaigning? 1/2
'Pan-African Print in Interwar Britain: Ras T Makonnen and International African Opinion', by Jack Bowman bit.ly/3Hu0bCI
How did interwar Pan-Africanism encompass different anti-colonial groups. How was print publishing used in campaigning? 1/2
August 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'
'Pan-African Print in Interwar Britain: Ras T Makonnen and International African Opinion', by Jack Bowman bit.ly/3Hu0bCI
How did interwar Pan-Africanism encompass different anti-colonial groups. How was print publishing used in campaigning? 1/2
'Pan-African Print in Interwar Britain: Ras T Makonnen and International African Opinion', by Jack Bowman bit.ly/3Hu0bCI
How did interwar Pan-Africanism encompass different anti-colonial groups. How was print publishing used in campaigning? 1/2
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We are thrilled to be supporting the Festival of Black History on Saturday 6th September 2025 at Goldsmiths, University of London. It is going to be an incredible event - Booking is FREE but essential
August 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We are thrilled to be supporting the Festival of Black History on Saturday 6th September 2025 at Goldsmiths, University of London. It is going to be an incredible event - Booking is FREE but essential
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One month today the book I’ve been working on for the last seven years will be published by @oneworldbooks.bsky.social You can pre-order #Heiresses now through all good bookshops! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heir...
August 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
One month today the book I’ve been working on for the last seven years will be published by @oneworldbooks.bsky.social You can pre-order #Heiresses now through all good bookshops! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heir...
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JOB ALERT: amazing 4-year post in postwar British history and refugee studies at @uniofreading.bsky.social Humanities!
A post perfectly suited for someone working on political and social histories of race and migration in late 20c. Deadline 5 September.
jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
A post perfectly suited for someone working on political and social histories of race and migration in late 20c. Deadline 5 September.
jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA):Whiteknights Reading UK
Postdoctoral Research Associate(4 years, full time) in public history project ‘Nation of Refuge’.
jobs.reading.ac.uk
August 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
JOB ALERT: amazing 4-year post in postwar British history and refugee studies at @uniofreading.bsky.social Humanities!
A post perfectly suited for someone working on political and social histories of race and migration in late 20c. Deadline 5 September.
jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
A post perfectly suited for someone working on political and social histories of race and migration in late 20c. Deadline 5 September.
jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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"The camp was most known for its non-violent direct action, including women ‘embracing the base’, chaining themselves to and cutting the fence, staging ‘die-ins’ and organising blockades."
Maisie Jepson (@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social) on women's protest at Greenham.
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Maisie Jepson (@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social) on women's protest at Greenham.
www.historyworkshop....
Motherhood and Banner-making at Greenham Women’s Peace Camp
How did making banners help women to express themselves at Greenham Common Peace Camp? Why was motherhood was such a prominent theme?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"The camp was most known for its non-violent direct action, including women ‘embracing the base’, chaining themselves to and cutting the fence, staging ‘die-ins’ and organising blockades."
Maisie Jepson (@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social) on women's protest at Greenham.
www.historyworkshop....
Maisie Jepson (@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social) on women's protest at Greenham.
www.historyworkshop....
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‘The first legal code put in place by the New Haven colony in 1639 recognised ‘man-stealing’ as a crime punishable by death. Yet the Puritan settlers found a way to reconcile themselves with slavery.’
Vincent Brown reviews ‘Yale and Slavery’: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Vincent Brown reviews ‘Yale and Slavery’: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Vincent Brown · What Universities Owe
When challenged to justify past investment in slavery – or current investments in, say, fossil fuel extraction or arms...
www.lrb.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
‘The first legal code put in place by the New Haven colony in 1639 recognised ‘man-stealing’ as a crime punishable by death. Yet the Puritan settlers found a way to reconcile themselves with slavery.’
Vincent Brown reviews ‘Yale and Slavery’: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Vincent Brown reviews ‘Yale and Slavery’: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Happy 101st Birthday #JamesBaldwin!
We’re celebrating by announcing the launch of our new series: Thinking with James Baldwin
The series explores new approaches to Baldwin’s work, incl his fiction, essays, poetry, short stories, interviews & activism manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/think...
We’re celebrating by announcing the launch of our new series: Thinking with James Baldwin
The series explores new approaches to Baldwin’s work, incl his fiction, essays, poetry, short stories, interviews & activism manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/think...
August 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Happy 101st Birthday #JamesBaldwin!
We’re celebrating by announcing the launch of our new series: Thinking with James Baldwin
The series explores new approaches to Baldwin’s work, incl his fiction, essays, poetry, short stories, interviews & activism manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/think...
We’re celebrating by announcing the launch of our new series: Thinking with James Baldwin
The series explores new approaches to Baldwin’s work, incl his fiction, essays, poetry, short stories, interviews & activism manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/think...
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We are very excited to announce that the CFP for the 11th Annual Society for Caribbean Studies Postgraduate Conference is now live!
community-languages.org.uk/scs/society-...
community-languages.org.uk/scs/society-...
Call for Papers: 11TH ANNUAL POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR CARIBBEAN STUDIES 2026 – Society for Caribbean Studies
community-languages.org.uk
August 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We are very excited to announce that the CFP for the 11th Annual Society for Caribbean Studies Postgraduate Conference is now live!
community-languages.org.uk/scs/society-...
community-languages.org.uk/scs/society-...
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NEWS KLAXON 📢📢📢
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been awarded a major AHRC Catalyst award for my project “Building a Black Nation: Haitian Dynasties of the (Long) Nineteenth Century”.
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been awarded a major AHRC Catalyst award for my project “Building a Black Nation: Haitian Dynasties of the (Long) Nineteenth Century”.
July 31, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEWS KLAXON 📢📢📢
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been awarded a major AHRC Catalyst award for my project “Building a Black Nation: Haitian Dynasties of the (Long) Nineteenth Century”.
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been awarded a major AHRC Catalyst award for my project “Building a Black Nation: Haitian Dynasties of the (Long) Nineteenth Century”.
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Jonathan Connolly discusses his research process at the National Archives in London that led to his book, Worthy of Freedom: Indenture and Free Labor in the Era of Emancipation (University of Chicago Press, 2024)
lawandhistoryreview.org/article/jona...
lawandhistoryreview.org/article/jona...
Jonathan Connolly: Worthy of Freedom: Indenture and Free Labor in the Era of Emancipation – Law & History Review
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July 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Jonathan Connolly discusses his research process at the National Archives in London that led to his book, Worthy of Freedom: Indenture and Free Labor in the Era of Emancipation (University of Chicago Press, 2024)
lawandhistoryreview.org/article/jona...
lawandhistoryreview.org/article/jona...
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"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 4:09 PM
"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
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I am working on 'The Asian Mother and Baby Campaign' which ran from 1984-1986. I would love to interview any linkworkers who were employed by the campaign or any women who were supported by linkworkers. Please spread the word or get in touch if this is you! My email is saima.nasar@bristol.ac.uk
July 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I am working on 'The Asian Mother and Baby Campaign' which ran from 1984-1986. I would love to interview any linkworkers who were employed by the campaign or any women who were supported by linkworkers. Please spread the word or get in touch if this is you! My email is saima.nasar@bristol.ac.uk
I'm very much looking forward to this, but also wondering why I thought a weekend would be sufficient time to recover from organising @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social conference
We can't wait to welcome all our attendees at #SHSConf2025 (this is our official hashtag for the event, please feel free to use it when posting!)
⏰Registration starts from 12pm on Monday 7 July
🕐AGM is at 4.15pm on Tuesday 8 July
⏲️Conference ends 5pm Wednesday 9 July
⏰Registration starts from 12pm on Monday 7 July
🕐AGM is at 4.15pm on Tuesday 8 July
⏲️Conference ends 5pm Wednesday 9 July
July 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I'm very much looking forward to this, but also wondering why I thought a weekend would be sufficient time to recover from organising @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social conference
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And we finished on a fantastic high with our Bridget Jones Award presentation from La Vaughn Belle www.lavaughnbelle.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
And we finished on a fantastic high with our Bridget Jones Award presentation from La Vaughn Belle www.lavaughnbelle.com
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And what a dream to welcome Prof Verene Shepherd as the Pat Noxolo Keynote
July 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
And what a dream to welcome Prof Verene Shepherd as the Pat Noxolo Keynote
I'm physically exhausted but what an amazing few days with incredible papers ❤️
What an incredible few days at our 48th Annual Conference with such wonderful old and new friends and wonderful research #SCS2025
July 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I'm physically exhausted but what an amazing few days with incredible papers ❤️
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The Indo-Caribbean Windrush Oral History Project documents the stories of Indo-Caribbeans who migrated to the UK during or after the Windrush era (1948–1971), and their descendants. It highlights voices often overlooked in Windrush commemorations.
July 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The Indo-Caribbean Windrush Oral History Project documents the stories of Indo-Caribbeans who migrated to the UK during or after the Windrush era (1948–1971), and their descendants. It highlights voices often overlooked in Windrush commemorations.
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Very excited to have received support from @dlocaribbean.bsky.social to build the teaching resource “Enslavement, Medicine, and Healing in Eighteenth-Century Saint Domingue: A History in the Press”
dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/news/oe...
dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/news/oe...
OER in Caribbean Studies: Stipend Recipients 2025 – Digital Library of the Caribbean
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June 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Very excited to have received support from @dlocaribbean.bsky.social to build the teaching resource “Enslavement, Medicine, and Healing in Eighteenth-Century Saint Domingue: A History in the Press”
dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/news/oe...
dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/news/oe...
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📢 We’re thrilled to announce that we have up to 4 student bursary awards for the MA in Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York for 2025-26. Deadline to apply is 31 July. Please share widely! www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c... #18thcentury #18thC
Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies bursaries - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York
Thanks to funding from an external donor, we offer up to four bursaries towards fees for the MA in Eighteenth Century Studies.
www.york.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
📢 We’re thrilled to announce that we have up to 4 student bursary awards for the MA in Eighteenth Century Studies at the University of York for 2025-26. Deadline to apply is 31 July. Please share widely! www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c... #18thcentury #18thC
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📣 The Society for Caribbean Studies is excited to introduce Christian Gurdin, a PhD candidate at the University of Warwick, who will be presenting at the 48th Annual Society for Caribbean Studies Conference this July! He will be taking over our /social media accounts to talk about his research.
June 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
📣 The Society for Caribbean Studies is excited to introduce Christian Gurdin, a PhD candidate at the University of Warwick, who will be presenting at the 48th Annual Society for Caribbean Studies Conference this July! He will be taking over our /social media accounts to talk about his research.
We're hosting Andel Andrew on our social media channels this week! Please check out his posts here and on Instagram to get a sneak peek at his research ahead of our conference in July! #SCS2025
📢 The Society for Caribbean Studies is proud to introduce Caribbean Student Bursary recipient Andel Andrew.
📍Presentation: Public and Digital Diplomacy in Regional Organizations: The Case of CARICOM.
#CARICOM #DigitalDiplomacy #SCS2025 #PublicDiplomacy #ScholarInFocus #CaribbeanVoices
📍Presentation: Public and Digital Diplomacy in Regional Organizations: The Case of CARICOM.
#CARICOM #DigitalDiplomacy #SCS2025 #PublicDiplomacy #ScholarInFocus #CaribbeanVoices
June 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We're hosting Andel Andrew on our social media channels this week! Please check out his posts here and on Instagram to get a sneak peek at his research ahead of our conference in July! #SCS2025