Corinne Fowler
@corinnefowler.bsky.social
Prof. of Colonialism & Heritage @ University of Leicester UK.
Penguin author of Our Island Stories. 10 Walks through Rural Britain & its Hidden History of Empire (2024) repd by. Emma Bal @ Madeleine Milburn agency.
@OnlyinBirmingham podcast
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Penguin author of Our Island Stories. 10 Walks through Rural Britain & its Hidden History of Empire (2024) repd by. Emma Bal @ Madeleine Milburn agency.
@OnlyinBirmingham podcast
On Substack
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Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
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I'll be speaking on this on Tuesday 18th. A timely exploration of Jane Austen and of course her historical relationship to the British Empire
theconversation.com/introducing-...
theconversation.com/introducing-...
Introducing Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation
Our new podcast series tries to discover the real Jane Austen by delving deeper into her life, times and novels.
theconversation.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I'll be speaking on this on Tuesday 18th. A timely exploration of Jane Austen and of course her historical relationship to the British Empire
theconversation.com/introducing-...
theconversation.com/introducing-...
I'll be speaking on this on Tuesday 18th. A timely exploration of Jane Austen and of course her historical relationship to the British Empire
theconversation.com/introducing-...
theconversation.com/introducing-...
Introducing Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation
Our new podcast series tries to discover the real Jane Austen by delving deeper into her life, times and novels.
theconversation.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I'll be speaking on this on Tuesday 18th. A timely exploration of Jane Austen and of course her historical relationship to the British Empire
theconversation.com/introducing-...
theconversation.com/introducing-...
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It’s a great book by @corinnefowler.bsky.social and her co-authors do it was interesting to listen to this conversation www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I’m holding the notion of ‘calling people in’ rather than calling them out ❤️
I’m holding the notion of ‘calling people in’ rather than calling them out ❤️
Ramblings - India in the Cotswolds with Corinne Fowler and Raj Pal - BBC Sounds
Clare and guests discuss how the British countryside is connected to colonial history.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It’s a great book by @corinnefowler.bsky.social and her co-authors do it was interesting to listen to this conversation www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I’m holding the notion of ‘calling people in’ rather than calling them out ❤️
I’m holding the notion of ‘calling people in’ rather than calling them out ❤️
Reposted by Corinne Fowler
Reposted by Corinne Fowler
Gardens and empire, for teachers
If you want to watch the recording it is free access on this link www.youtube.com/live/eXwbX_r...
UNEARTHED
YouTube video by Schools History Project
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November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Gardens and empire, for teachers
Gardens and empire, for teachers
If you want to watch the recording it is free access on this link www.youtube.com/live/eXwbX_r...
UNEARTHED
YouTube video by Schools History Project
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Gardens and empire, for teachers
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Our Island Stories by @corinnefowler.bsky.social is a really powerful read. More than a historical exploration of rural Britain, it shows how colonialism haunts our present and interrogates the psychological impact of things too easily taken for granted. Like a good walk - it is best taken slowly.
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Our Island Stories by @corinnefowler.bsky.social is a really powerful read. More than a historical exploration of rural Britain, it shows how colonialism haunts our present and interrogates the psychological impact of things too easily taken for granted. Like a good walk - it is best taken slowly.
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Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Coming up on 13 November, our walk with Clare Balding for BBC R4 Ramblings
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Only in Birmingham New podcast trailer:
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November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Only in Birmingham New podcast trailer:
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New this coming January, my #OnlyinBirmingham podcast on culture, history & society with Raj Pal. Trailer below:
Only in Birmingham New podcast trailer:
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November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New this coming January, my #OnlyinBirmingham podcast on culture, history & society with Raj Pal. Trailer below:
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Interview I did with Denise Headley on reparations & "integration"
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Denise Headley on X: "https://t.co/eDfscQgbTZ" / X
https://t.co/eDfscQgbTZ
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November 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Interview I did with Denise Headley on reparations & "integration"
x.com/Denise__Head...
x.com/Denise__Head...
New this coming January, my #OnlyinBirmingham podcast on culture, history & society with Raj Pal. Trailer below:
Only in Birmingham New podcast trailer:
traffic.libsyn.com/fdb71d28-cd0...
traffic.libsyn.com/fdb71d28-cd0...
traffic.libsyn.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New this coming January, my #OnlyinBirmingham podcast on culture, history & society with Raj Pal. Trailer below:
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Lovely to hear your words about my Ramblings episode with Clare Balding. Thanks also for support for my book! 🙏🏾😊
Delightful half-hour listening to earth scientist @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social walking and talking along the Dorset coast. She conveys immense knowledge and a lovely engaging personality. Must be sure to read her recent book! #WhispersOfRock #naturewriting
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ramblings - Whispering Rocks with Anjana Khatwa - BBC Sounds
Clare joins earth scientist Anjana Khatwa in Dorset to explore the landscape she loves.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Lovely to hear your words about my Ramblings episode with Clare Balding. Thanks also for support for my book! 🙏🏾😊
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YouGov polling reveals that over a quarter of trans people are likely to leave the UK.
Maybe this is Labour's plan? goodlaw.social/prwv
Maybe this is Labour's plan? goodlaw.social/prwv
Over a quarter of trans people likely to leave the UK
YouGov poll reveals a large proportion of UK trans people are looking to emigrate within the next 10 years, with almost 40% of younger people considering a move abroad.
goodlaw.social
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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We are pleased to say that @corinnefowler.bsky.social will now be chairing our forthcoming event with Dan Hicks on November 19th - fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/dan-hicks/.
Only a few tickets left.
Only a few tickets left.
Every Monument Will Fall with Dan Hicks, in conversation with Corinne Fowler – Five Leaves Bookshop
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November 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We are pleased to say that @corinnefowler.bsky.social will now be chairing our forthcoming event with Dan Hicks on November 19th - fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/dan-hicks/.
Only a few tickets left.
Only a few tickets left.
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As a colleague recently said, Birmingham has long been on the frontline of Fascism and racism. Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech was made here, & before that, Oswald Mosley became MP (initially for Labour). Things will get worse & I'm glad this event is happening
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
Here to Stay Here to Fight: How we resist the far right (Birmingham meeting) Tickets - Birmingham - OutSavvy
The far right are on the rise. We are building a network of mutual protection to defend Black and migrant communities and push the far-right back.On 30th October at 7pm, watch the livestream of the in...
www.outsavvy.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
As a colleague recently said, Birmingham has long been on the frontline of Fascism and racism. Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech was made here, & before that, Oswald Mosley became MP (initially for Labour). Things will get worse & I'm glad this event is happening
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
Interview I did with Denise Headley on reparations & "integration"
x.com/Denise__Head...
x.com/Denise__Head...
Denise Headley on X: "https://t.co/eDfscQgbTZ" / X
https://t.co/eDfscQgbTZ
x.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Interview I did with Denise Headley on reparations & "integration"
x.com/Denise__Head...
x.com/Denise__Head...
As a colleague recently said, Birmingham has long been on the frontline of Fascism and racism. Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech was made here, & before that, Oswald Mosley became MP (initially for Labour). Things will get worse & I'm glad this event is happening
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
Here to Stay Here to Fight: How we resist the far right (Birmingham meeting) Tickets - Birmingham - OutSavvy
The far right are on the rise. We are building a network of mutual protection to defend Black and migrant communities and push the far-right back.On 30th October at 7pm, watch the livestream of the in...
www.outsavvy.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
As a colleague recently said, Birmingham has long been on the frontline of Fascism and racism. Enoch Powell's rivers of blood speech was made here, & before that, Oswald Mosley became MP (initially for Labour). Things will get worse & I'm glad this event is happening
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
www.outsavvy.com/event/31225/...
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Reposted by Corinne Fowler
The great Peter Kalu on racism in the countryside from his brilliant book #ActNormal. We were in #manchesterpoetrylibrary last night talking about our book Colonial Countryside
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
Act Normal extract - The hammer-blow of God!
YouTube video by Peter Kalu
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The great Peter Kalu on racism in the countryside from his brilliant book #ActNormal. We were in #manchesterpoetrylibrary last night talking about our book Colonial Countryside
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
The great Peter Kalu on racism in the countryside from his brilliant book #ActNormal. We were in #manchesterpoetrylibrary last night talking about our book Colonial Countryside
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
Act Normal extract - The hammer-blow of God!
YouTube video by Peter Kalu
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The great Peter Kalu on racism in the countryside from his brilliant book #ActNormal. We were in #manchesterpoetrylibrary last night talking about our book Colonial Countryside
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
youtu.be/5GSTKvlunUI?...
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
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NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
2
[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
3
NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
4
MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
5
NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
6
NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
7
NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
8
KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
9
[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
10
MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
11
[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
12
[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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The only thing I'd say - policy makers - is why not distribute money to several towns instead of wasting money making it a competition? Have lower-key, simpler year-long events in *several* places. And ensure it's a nuanced history of each town that's told. This, for eg. In #BuryStEdmunds
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The only thing I'd say - policy makers - is why not distribute money to several towns instead of wasting money making it a competition? Have lower-key, simpler year-long events in *several* places. And ensure it's a nuanced history of each town that's told. This, for eg. In #BuryStEdmunds
The only thing I'd say - policy makers - is why not distribute money to several towns instead of wasting money making it a competition? Have lower-key, simpler year-long events in *several* places. And ensure it's a nuanced history of each town that's told. This, for eg. In #BuryStEdmunds
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The only thing I'd say - policy makers - is why not distribute money to several towns instead of wasting money making it a competition? Have lower-key, simpler year-long events in *several* places. And ensure it's a nuanced history of each town that's told. This, for eg. In #BuryStEdmunds