Molly Groarke
@mollygroarke.bsky.social
History PhD | University of Cambridge | National Trust | Researching 19th cent. British Empire, family networks, and antislavery.
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Molly Groarke
@mollygroarke.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Recently published online! @mollygroarke.bsky.social (@camhistory.bsky.social) investigates heroic anti-slavery portrayals of the Haitian general & revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803) in abolitionist texts in Britain between 1803 and 1863 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Very happy to see my new article published, 'Constructing the Antislavery Hero'. Thanks to all who helped and advised along the way!
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🕊️ #FaithFreedomFriendship
Explore the story of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther & Sir Thomas Dyke Acland – a friendship that shaped reform, education & faith
📍 Killerton Chapel #NationalTrust
📅 Sept 12–Nov 2 '25
Supported by PhD student @mollygroarke.bsky.social
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/...
Explore the story of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther & Sir Thomas Dyke Acland – a friendship that shaped reform, education & faith
📍 Killerton Chapel #NationalTrust
📅 Sept 12–Nov 2 '25
Supported by PhD student @mollygroarke.bsky.social
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/...
September 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🕊️ #FaithFreedomFriendship
Explore the story of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther & Sir Thomas Dyke Acland – a friendship that shaped reform, education & faith
📍 Killerton Chapel #NationalTrust
📅 Sept 12–Nov 2 '25
Supported by PhD student @mollygroarke.bsky.social
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/...
Explore the story of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther & Sir Thomas Dyke Acland – a friendship that shaped reform, education & faith
📍 Killerton Chapel #NationalTrust
📅 Sept 12–Nov 2 '25
Supported by PhD student @mollygroarke.bsky.social
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/...
"A Global Mission of Faith and Freedom", a new exhibition opens tomorrow at Killerton House, Devon, including some findings from my PhD research. Free entry this weekend as part of Heritage Open Days!
@researchnt.bsky.social
Find out more here: www.instagram.com/reel/DOLKZAk...
@researchnt.bsky.social
Find out more here: www.instagram.com/reel/DOLKZAk...
September 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"A Global Mission of Faith and Freedom", a new exhibition opens tomorrow at Killerton House, Devon, including some findings from my PhD research. Free entry this weekend as part of Heritage Open Days!
@researchnt.bsky.social
Find out more here: www.instagram.com/reel/DOLKZAk...
@researchnt.bsky.social
Find out more here: www.instagram.com/reel/DOLKZAk...
What did nineteenth-century British public school students think about Islam and the British Empire? Find out in my blog post, written as part of my doctoral internship with the excellent Schools of Empire research project: www.schoolsofempireproject.org/islam-and-em...
Islam and Empire — Schools of Empire
www.schoolsofempireproject.org
June 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What did nineteenth-century British public school students think about Islam and the British Empire? Find out in my blog post, written as part of my doctoral internship with the excellent Schools of Empire research project: www.schoolsofempireproject.org/islam-and-em...
Reposted by Molly Groarke
Delighted to share details about registration for a conference I'm co-organising on women's work in WWII.
Papers will explore Bletchley Park, the Women's Land Army, wartime medicine, the British Council and more!
Deadline 31st July!
Papers will explore Bletchley Park, the Women's Land Army, wartime medicine, the British Council and more!
Deadline 31st July!
June 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Delighted to share details about registration for a conference I'm co-organising on women's work in WWII.
Papers will explore Bletchley Park, the Women's Land Army, wartime medicine, the British Council and more!
Deadline 31st July!
Papers will explore Bletchley Park, the Women's Land Army, wartime medicine, the British Council and more!
Deadline 31st July!
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A wonderful few days last week at the Gender and Diplomacy Conference in Sweden, where I presented my research on the British Council's gendering of diplomatic accreditation. Missing the fika already! ☕🍰
May 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A wonderful few days last week at the Gender and Diplomacy Conference in Sweden, where I presented my research on the British Council's gendering of diplomatic accreditation. Missing the fika already! ☕🍰
Looking forward to presenting my PhD research at the 'Britain, Conflict, and the Sea' conference this September - book tickets below!
Sign-up now open for the conference on 'Britain, Conflict & the Sea' that I am running with RMG this September: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nat...
Britain, Conflict, and the Sea conference
This conference seeks to explore the ways in which modern Britain has been shaped by ideas and practices of maritime war.
www.rmg.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Looking forward to presenting my PhD research at the 'Britain, Conflict, and the Sea' conference this September - book tickets below!
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The first of our MPhil Dissertation Workshops is today - come along to hear some of the fascinating research being done on the Modern British History MPhil Programme!
📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's
🕔 5pm - 7pm
📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's
🕔 5pm - 7pm
May 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The first of our MPhil Dissertation Workshops is today - come along to hear some of the fascinating research being done on the Modern British History MPhil Programme!
📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's
🕔 5pm - 7pm
📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's
🕔 5pm - 7pm
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Reminder: our first session is TODAY!
ft. our very own @mollygroarke.bsky.social
📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
ft. our very own @mollygroarke.bsky.social
📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
May 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Reminder: our first session is TODAY!
ft. our very own @mollygroarke.bsky.social
📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
ft. our very own @mollygroarke.bsky.social
📍 Arthur Quiller Couch Room, St John's
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
Reposted by Molly Groarke
A bit late posting this, but last week I had my first book review published - Rodrigo Christofoletti's edited volume, Soft Power and Heritage
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Soft power and heritage
Published in International Journal of Cultural Policy (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A bit late posting this, but last week I had my first book review published - Rodrigo Christofoletti's edited volume, Soft Power and Heritage
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Molly Groarke
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
Our Easter Term Call for Papers is now out! Open to all PG students and ECRs working in Modern British History - deadline 18th April.
Our Easter Term Call for Papers is now out! Open to all PG students and ECRs working in Modern British History - deadline 18th April.
March 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
Our Easter Term Call for Papers is now out! Open to all PG students and ECRs working in Modern British History - deadline 18th April.
Our Easter Term Call for Papers is now out! Open to all PG students and ECRs working in Modern British History - deadline 18th April.
Reposted by Molly Groarke
CALL FOR PAPERS!
I'm co-organising a conference in September on women's work in the Second World War, with a graduate research forum in the afternoon for PGRs to present their work.
Please share with any postgrads who might be interested!
More details here ⬇️
royalhistsoc.org/calendar/cod...
I'm co-organising a conference in September on women's work in the Second World War, with a graduate research forum in the afternoon for PGRs to present their work.
Please share with any postgrads who might be interested!
More details here ⬇️
royalhistsoc.org/calendar/cod...
Codebreakers and Groundbreakers: Women’s Work in the Second World War – CALL FOR PAPERS | RHS
royalhistsoc.org
March 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
CALL FOR PAPERS!
I'm co-organising a conference in September on women's work in the Second World War, with a graduate research forum in the afternoon for PGRs to present their work.
Please share with any postgrads who might be interested!
More details here ⬇️
royalhistsoc.org/calendar/cod...
I'm co-organising a conference in September on women's work in the Second World War, with a graduate research forum in the afternoon for PGRs to present their work.
Please share with any postgrads who might be interested!
More details here ⬇️
royalhistsoc.org/calendar/cod...
We've just released our programme at the Cambridge Modern British History Workshop, come along to hear some great papers from graduate students this term!
🚨 TERM CARD!
We're delighted to release our programme for Lent Term - join us either in-person at St John's or online!
We're delighted to release our programme for Lent Term - join us either in-person at St John's or online!
January 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We've just released our programme at the Cambridge Modern British History Workshop, come along to hear some great papers from graduate students this term!
Reposted by Molly Groarke
Just six days left to submit to our Lent Term Call for Papers - deadline 10th January!
We're pleased to announce the Call for Papers for our Lent Term programme. The deadline is 10th January 2025. Please share widely with anyone who might be interested.
We look forward to reading your abstracts!
We look forward to reading your abstracts!
January 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Just six days left to submit to our Lent Term Call for Papers - deadline 10th January!
If you're a postgrad or ECR studying any aspect of Modern British History, consider submitting an abstract to present at our workshop next term!
We're pleased to announce the Call for Papers for our Lent Term programme. The deadline is 10th January 2025. Please share widely with anyone who might be interested.
We look forward to reading your abstracts!
We look forward to reading your abstracts!
December 6, 2024 at 2:40 PM
If you're a postgrad or ECR studying any aspect of Modern British History, consider submitting an abstract to present at our workshop next term!
Reposted by Molly Groarke
Join us on Wednesday for our final session of term and two excellent papers!
There may or may not be Christmas-themed refreshments... 👀
📍 Boys Smith Room, St John's College
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
There may or may not be Christmas-themed refreshments... 👀
📍 Boys Smith Room, St John's College
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
December 2, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Join us on Wednesday for our final session of term and two excellent papers!
There may or may not be Christmas-themed refreshments... 👀
📍 Boys Smith Room, St John's College
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
There may or may not be Christmas-themed refreshments... 👀
📍 Boys Smith Room, St John's College
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
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Join us tomorrow, 20th November, for our second session of term - we'll have two papers on British fascism and linguistic identities in colonial India. Refreshments provided!
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
📍 Boys Smith Room, St John's College
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
📍 Boys Smith Room, St John's College
November 19, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Join us tomorrow, 20th November, for our second session of term - we'll have two papers on British fascism and linguistic identities in colonial India. Refreshments provided!
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
📍 Boys Smith Room, St John's College
🕔 5pm - 6.30pm
📍 Boys Smith Room, St John's College
Very happy to see my new article published, 'Constructing the Antislavery Hero'. Thanks to all who helped and advised along the way!
Recently published online! @mollygroarke.bsky.social (@camhistory.bsky.social) investigates heroic anti-slavery portrayals of the Haitian general & revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803) in abolitionist texts in Britain between 1803 and 1863 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 11, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Very happy to see my new article published, 'Constructing the Antislavery Hero'. Thanks to all who helped and advised along the way!
Reposted by Molly Groarke
I have created a "starter pack" for intellectual history, broadly construed, composed of historians, philosophers, political theorists, literary scholars, & more! Sorry for those I missed & cannot add (limit 150), but do reply, like, & share this post so that people can find you!
go.bsky.app/77uSk3m
go.bsky.app/77uSk3m
November 8, 2024 at 10:44 AM
I have created a "starter pack" for intellectual history, broadly construed, composed of historians, philosophers, political theorists, literary scholars, & more! Sorry for those I missed & cannot add (limit 150), but do reply, like, & share this post so that people can find you!
go.bsky.app/77uSk3m
go.bsky.app/77uSk3m
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Hello Bluesky!
Here's our programme for this term - lots of exciting papers coming up!
Here's our programme for this term - lots of exciting papers coming up!
October 26, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Hello Bluesky!
Here's our programme for this term - lots of exciting papers coming up!
Here's our programme for this term - lots of exciting papers coming up!