Owen Dowling
@owenjdowling.bsky.social
PhD @camhistory.bsky.social | International solidarity campaigns and the British left, 1960-1990 | Words in Tribune and Jacobin
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Owen Dowling
@owenjdowling.bsky.social
· Jan 23
CALL FOR INTERVIEWEES
I'm looking to conduct research interviews with people who were involved in Anti-Apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, &/or Chile solidarity politics in Britain, for my PhD on international solidarity & the Cold War-era UK left (see below).
PLEASE SHARE/get in touch!
I'm looking to conduct research interviews with people who were involved in Anti-Apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, &/or Chile solidarity politics in Britain, for my PhD on international solidarity & the Cold War-era UK left (see below).
PLEASE SHARE/get in touch!
If you're at Historical Materialism this week, I'll be talking about my new chapter, 'British Marxism and the Coup in Chile' + chairing the launch event for our book, 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicious: the British Far Left from 1956' - Saturday, 10-11.45, Birkbeck.
Please do come along!
Please do come along!
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
If you're at Historical Materialism this week, I'll be talking about my new chapter, 'British Marxism and the Coup in Chile' + chairing the launch event for our book, 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicious: the British Far Left from 1956' - Saturday, 10-11.45, Birkbeck.
Please do come along!
Please do come along!
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My book about the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement is published in October. Hope people find it relevant and a good read.
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July 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My book about the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement is published in October. Hope people find it relevant and a good read.
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2021 vs 2025 here, and I do kind of admire how insulting it all is. Nobody gives a damn any more about being convincing or putting on a decent show, it’s all just half-arsing it all the way every day.
July 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
2021 vs 2025 here, and I do kind of admire how insulting it all is. Nobody gives a damn any more about being convincing or putting on a decent show, it’s all just half-arsing it all the way every day.
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Our new volume 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956', co-edited with Daniel Frost, is now available for pre-order from @manchesterup.bsky.social.
Hardback is out Nov 2025, with a paperback edition to follow in 2026-27.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
Hardback is out Nov 2025, with a paperback edition to follow in 2026-27.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
Manchester University Press - In solidarity, under suspicion
In solidarity, under suspicion - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of In solidarity, under suspicion by Daniel Frost
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Our new volume 'In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956', co-edited with Daniel Frost, is now available for pre-order from @manchesterup.bsky.social.
Hardback is out Nov 2025, with a paperback edition to follow in 2026-27.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
Hardback is out Nov 2025, with a paperback edition to follow in 2026-27.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
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Proofs and index submitted!
June 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Proofs and index submitted!
Really enjoyed presenting my research paper, 'Anti-Apartheid in Britain: From Classical Anti-Colonialism to the New Anti-Imperialism, 1960-1975', at Friday's 'Investigating Anti-Apartheid Networks' workshop. Thanks so much to
Connal Parr & @padraigdurnin.bsky.social for the invitation!
Connal Parr & @padraigdurnin.bsky.social for the invitation!
May 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Really enjoyed presenting my research paper, 'Anti-Apartheid in Britain: From Classical Anti-Colonialism to the New Anti-Imperialism, 1960-1975', at Friday's 'Investigating Anti-Apartheid Networks' workshop. Thanks so much to
Connal Parr & @padraigdurnin.bsky.social for the invitation!
Connal Parr & @padraigdurnin.bsky.social for the invitation!
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I've reviewed Brigitte Studer's masterful recent history of the Comintern and the "professional revolutionaries" who dedicated their lives to its service, 'Travellers Of The World Revolution' (@versobooks.bsky.social) for @jacobinmag.bsky.social.
jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...
jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...
The Communist International’s Failure Still Haunts the Left
Although it ended in tragic defeat, the Communist International was one of the most ambitious exercises in transnational political activism ever conceived. Its rise and fall gives us a crucial window ...
jacobin.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I've reviewed Brigitte Studer's masterful recent history of the Comintern and the "professional revolutionaries" who dedicated their lives to its service, 'Travellers Of The World Revolution' (@versobooks.bsky.social) for @jacobinmag.bsky.social.
jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...
jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...
I've reviewed Brigitte Studer's masterful recent history of the Comintern and the "professional revolutionaries" who dedicated their lives to its service, 'Travellers Of The World Revolution' (@versobooks.bsky.social) for @jacobinmag.bsky.social.
jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...
jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...
The Communist International’s Failure Still Haunts the Left
Although it ended in tragic defeat, the Communist International was one of the most ambitious exercises in transnational political activism ever conceived. Its rise and fall gives us a crucial window ...
jacobin.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I've reviewed Brigitte Studer's masterful recent history of the Comintern and the "professional revolutionaries" who dedicated their lives to its service, 'Travellers Of The World Revolution' (@versobooks.bsky.social) for @jacobinmag.bsky.social.
jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...
jacobin.com/2025/02/comi...
CALL FOR INTERVIEWEES
I'm looking to conduct research interviews with people who were involved in Anti-Apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, &/or Chile solidarity politics in Britain, for my PhD on international solidarity & the Cold War-era UK left (see below).
PLEASE SHARE/get in touch!
I'm looking to conduct research interviews with people who were involved in Anti-Apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, &/or Chile solidarity politics in Britain, for my PhD on international solidarity & the Cold War-era UK left (see below).
PLEASE SHARE/get in touch!
January 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
CALL FOR INTERVIEWEES
I'm looking to conduct research interviews with people who were involved in Anti-Apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, &/or Chile solidarity politics in Britain, for my PhD on international solidarity & the Cold War-era UK left (see below).
PLEASE SHARE/get in touch!
I'm looking to conduct research interviews with people who were involved in Anti-Apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, &/or Chile solidarity politics in Britain, for my PhD on international solidarity & the Cold War-era UK left (see below).
PLEASE SHARE/get in touch!
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Ofer Cassif — currently suspended from the Knesset for opposing genocide in Gaza — discusses Israel’s descent into fascism, building the movement that can defeat Netanyahu, and why he will never give up the fight for Palestinian freedom.
Anti-Zionist Israeli MP: ‘I Will Never Surrender’
Ofer Cassif — currently suspended from the Knesset for opposing genocide in Gaza — discusses Israel’s descent into fascism, building the movement that can defeat Netanyahu, and why he will never give ...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Ofer Cassif — currently suspended from the Knesset for opposing genocide in Gaza — discusses Israel’s descent into fascism, building the movement that can defeat Netanyahu, and why he will never give up the fight for Palestinian freedom.