Danielle Kinsey
@daniellekinsey.bsky.social
historian of 19C Britain & Empire, diamonds, history of the body, material culture, consumption, minerals & mining, teaching & learning, Carleton U, settler🏳️🌈 co-editor-in-chief @h-materialculture.bsky.social
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So excited to have my article "Diamonds and Emotions in the Minerals Gallery: Civilizing Emodities in the Age of Liberal Empire" included in this sensational double-issue! journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/ma... Thank you, Camille & Ellie! #extractivism #emotions #skystorians
Need something for your syllabus? How about State of the Field: The History of Masculinities by Erica Fraser - History - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
State of the Field: The History of Masculinities
This State of the Field article discusses how, when and why the history of masculinities has emerged since the 1980s, and why it continues to be an important research field today. The article begins ...
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August 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Need something for your syllabus? How about State of the Field: The History of Masculinities by Erica Fraser - History - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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H-Material Culture seeks applications for a Book Reviews editor, to start in November 2025. Interested applicants should send a CV and short letter of interest to editorial-Material-Culture@mail.h-net.org by September 1, 2025. #MaterialCulture
August 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
H-Material Culture seeks applications for a Book Reviews editor, to start in November 2025. Interested applicants should send a CV and short letter of interest to editorial-Material-Culture@mail.h-net.org by September 1, 2025. #MaterialCulture
It’s impossible to design a course for 100 students when you don’t know if you’ll have TA support for the course.
July 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s impossible to design a course for 100 students when you don’t know if you’ll have TA support for the course.
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'These wondrous gem relics, discovered in an inscribed reliquary urn with the Shakya clan’s share of the bones of Shakyamuni Buddha, are of unparalleled religious, archaeological and historical importance.' Quite a write-up by Sotheby's. www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
May 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
'These wondrous gem relics, discovered in an inscribed reliquary urn with the Shakya clan’s share of the bones of Shakyamuni Buddha, are of unparalleled religious, archaeological and historical importance.' Quite a write-up by Sotheby's. www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
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'In 1898, William Claxton Peppé, an English estate manager, excavated a stupa at Piprahwa, just south of Lumbini, where the Buddha is believed to have been born. He uncovered relics inscribed and consecrated nearly 2,000 years ago.' The word 'uncovered' is doing rather a lot of work here. 1/3
Buddha's sacred jewels head to auction - should they be returned to India?
Buddha’s sacred jewels, unearthed in 1898, head to auction at Sotheby’s, raising ethical concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
'In 1898, William Claxton Peppé, an English estate manager, excavated a stupa at Piprahwa, just south of Lumbini, where the Buddha is believed to have been born. He uncovered relics inscribed and consecrated nearly 2,000 years ago.' The word 'uncovered' is doing rather a lot of work here. 1/3
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'As Hudson's Bay heads to court seeking permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is requesting a halt to the sale of items that may belong to or be linked with First Nations people.' 1/2
Auctioning Hudson's Bay artifacts with First Nations significance would be 'morally irresponsible': chief | CBC News
As Hudson's Bay heads to court seeking permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is requesting a halt to the sale of items that may b...
www.cbc.ca
April 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
'As Hudson's Bay heads to court seeking permission to auction off 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is requesting a halt to the sale of items that may belong to or be linked with First Nations people.' 1/2
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Call for Papers: Queering the Tensions of Empire (edited collection)
Abstracts of 500 words and a brief CV (2 pages, single-spaced) to be submitted by 31 May 2025. Complete essays by 1 January 2026.
More info and submission info: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Abstracts of 500 words and a brief CV (2 pages, single-spaced) to be submitted by 31 May 2025. Complete essays by 1 January 2026.
More info and submission info: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Call for Papers: Queering the Tensions of Empire | H-Net
Call for Papers: Queering the Tensions of Empire (edited collection)Beginning in the late 20th century, scholars influenced by postcolonial and feminist theory and social and cultural history began to...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Call for Papers: Queering the Tensions of Empire (edited collection)
Abstracts of 500 words and a brief CV (2 pages, single-spaced) to be submitted by 31 May 2025. Complete essays by 1 January 2026.
More info and submission info: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Abstracts of 500 words and a brief CV (2 pages, single-spaced) to be submitted by 31 May 2025. Complete essays by 1 January 2026.
More info and submission info: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Talking about teaching in non-admin higher ed doesn’t mean that research is lauded & rewarded any less. No really, you can allow a thoughtful discussion about curriculum and pedagogy to happen without saying bUt WhAt AbOuT rEsEaRcH every single time.
April 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Talking about teaching in non-admin higher ed doesn’t mean that research is lauded & rewarded any less. No really, you can allow a thoughtful discussion about curriculum and pedagogy to happen without saying bUt WhAt AbOuT rEsEaRcH every single time.
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'At least £22,000 was spent by the Home Office on hiring lawyers in a failed attempt to prevent the release of a hard-hitting internal report that found that the roots of the Windrush scandal lay in 30 years of racist immigration legislation, officials have acknowledged this week.'
Home Office spent £22,000 on failed attempt to stop Windrush report release
Hard-hitting internal investigation found roots of scandal lay in racist immigration legislation
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
'At least £22,000 was spent by the Home Office on hiring lawyers in a failed attempt to prevent the release of a hard-hitting internal report that found that the roots of the Windrush scandal lay in 30 years of racist immigration legislation, officials have acknowledged this week.'
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Because I either assign or discuss Arjun Appadurai’s intro to the _Social Life of Things_ *every* semester, I think this is worth posting under the hashtag #MaterialCulture
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Who actually runs Columbia University? | Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock
Trustees aren’t academics – and they’re often political wolves in sheep’s clothing. We need reform to save the American university as we know it
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April 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Because I either assign or discuss Arjun Appadurai’s intro to the _Social Life of Things_ *every* semester, I think this is worth posting under the hashtag #MaterialCulture
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
On March 31 at 1 p.m. in 202 Tory Building at Carleton University, join the Department of History and Dr. Severyan Dyakonov, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, to discuss the Soviet Red Cross in 1950s-60s India Info & Registration: carleton.ca/history/cu-e...
The Soviet Red Cross in 1950s-60s India
Please join the History Department for a talk with Dr. Severyan Dyakonov, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, entitled “The Soviet Red Cross in 1950s-60s India.” Abstract: During 1950s-60s decolonization, the ...
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March 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On March 31 at 1 p.m. in 202 Tory Building at Carleton University, join the Department of History and Dr. Severyan Dyakonov, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, to discuss the Soviet Red Cross in 1950s-60s India Info & Registration: carleton.ca/history/cu-e...
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Masculinity is always in crisis, no-one is always talking about young men...
It would be great if more people read @historygriffin.bsky.social wonderful discussion of what 'crisis talk' around men and masculinities actually *does* and *tells us*
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
It would be great if more people read @historygriffin.bsky.social wonderful discussion of what 'crisis talk' around men and masculinities actually *does* and *tells us*
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
March 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Masculinity is always in crisis, no-one is always talking about young men...
It would be great if more people read @historygriffin.bsky.social wonderful discussion of what 'crisis talk' around men and masculinities actually *does* and *tells us*
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
It would be great if more people read @historygriffin.bsky.social wonderful discussion of what 'crisis talk' around men and masculinities actually *does* and *tells us*
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
Benjamin Breen talks about the vitality of intuition in historical research and how AI can’t replicate and/or leverage it. 🤔That’s the exact part about research & analysis that’s hard to teach to others (humans) who don’t instinctively think/feel that way too… resobscura.substack.com/p/ai-legibil...
AI legibility, physical archives, and the future of research
A followup to "The leading AI models are now good historians"
resobscura.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Benjamin Breen talks about the vitality of intuition in historical research and how AI can’t replicate and/or leverage it. 🤔That’s the exact part about research & analysis that’s hard to teach to others (humans) who don’t instinctively think/feel that way too… resobscura.substack.com/p/ai-legibil...
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Our NiCHE Conversation with @camillemarys.bsky.social & @ellietheelement.bsky.social is now availablee on YouTube!
They joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss their recent special issue of Museum & Society on Mobilizing Museum Minerals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsud...
#envhist #museums
They joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss their recent special issue of Museum & Society on Mobilizing Museum Minerals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsud...
#envhist #museums
NiCHE Conversations 5.6: Mobilizing Museum Minerals with Camille-Mary Sharp and Eleanor Armstrong
YouTube video by Network in Canadian History & Environment - NiCHE
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February 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Our NiCHE Conversation with @camillemarys.bsky.social & @ellietheelement.bsky.social is now availablee on YouTube!
They joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss their recent special issue of Museum & Society on Mobilizing Museum Minerals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsud...
#envhist #museums
They joined @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social to discuss their recent special issue of Museum & Society on Mobilizing Museum Minerals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsud...
#envhist #museums
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Just read Ruby Ellis, ‘The Hideous Old Lady of Fashion’: dressing the ageing body in Victorian Britain, Historical Research, Volume 97, Issue 278, Nov 2024, 510–533, with my 4th-year fashion history class and they loved it! Recommend. #MaterialCulture #FashionHistory academic.oup.com/histres/arti...
‘The Hideous Old Lady of Fashion’: dressing the ageing body in Victorian Britain
Abstract. This article explores how the biological realities and cultural constructions of ageing combined to influence a daily decision taken by Victorian
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February 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Just read Ruby Ellis, ‘The Hideous Old Lady of Fashion’: dressing the ageing body in Victorian Britain, Historical Research, Volume 97, Issue 278, Nov 2024, 510–533, with my 4th-year fashion history class and they loved it! Recommend. #MaterialCulture #FashionHistory academic.oup.com/histres/arti...
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From an idea in 2008 to a book in 2025, ECHOES OF CARE: DEAFNESS IN MODERN BRITAIN has been published by @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social ! It explores how changing perceptions of deafness intersected with healthcare, disability, and eugenics in 19th-century Britain.
www.mqup.ca/echoes-of-ca...
www.mqup.ca/echoes-of-ca...
February 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
From an idea in 2008 to a book in 2025, ECHOES OF CARE: DEAFNESS IN MODERN BRITAIN has been published by @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social ! It explores how changing perceptions of deafness intersected with healthcare, disability, and eugenics in 19th-century Britain.
www.mqup.ca/echoes-of-ca...
www.mqup.ca/echoes-of-ca...
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EVENT: For the start of our Spring Lecture Series, author and historian Paul Greenhalgh takes us on a journey through the World’s Fairs & Expositions from 1851-2010, their changing formats and ephemeral vistas.
🗓️ Thu 30 Jan 2025, 6:30pm
📍 Cowcross St Gallery + Online
🎟️ www.c20society.org.uk/events
🗓️ Thu 30 Jan 2025, 6:30pm
📍 Cowcross St Gallery + Online
🎟️ www.c20society.org.uk/events
January 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
EVENT: For the start of our Spring Lecture Series, author and historian Paul Greenhalgh takes us on a journey through the World’s Fairs & Expositions from 1851-2010, their changing formats and ephemeral vistas.
🗓️ Thu 30 Jan 2025, 6:30pm
📍 Cowcross St Gallery + Online
🎟️ www.c20society.org.uk/events
🗓️ Thu 30 Jan 2025, 6:30pm
📍 Cowcross St Gallery + Online
🎟️ www.c20society.org.uk/events
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Another filthy morning here, so it's certainly a day for The Best Cartoon:
January 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Another filthy morning here, so it's certainly a day for The Best Cartoon:
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NEWS: C20 is leading efforts to save Bath Fire Station from proposed demolition.
The 1930s classical Art Deco building was a rare pre-war project by a female architect, and went on to play a crucial role in protecting the city during the Baedeker Blitz of 1942.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/c20-lea...
The 1930s classical Art Deco building was a rare pre-war project by a female architect, and went on to play a crucial role in protecting the city during the Baedeker Blitz of 1942.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/c20-lea...
January 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
NEWS: C20 is leading efforts to save Bath Fire Station from proposed demolition.
The 1930s classical Art Deco building was a rare pre-war project by a female architect, and went on to play a crucial role in protecting the city during the Baedeker Blitz of 1942.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/c20-lea...
The 1930s classical Art Deco building was a rare pre-war project by a female architect, and went on to play a crucial role in protecting the city during the Baedeker Blitz of 1942.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/c20-lea...
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Please join us for the launch of the Special Issue of Museum & Society: Mobilizing Museum Minerals! This double issue critically reconsiders mineralogical and geological collections in museums. Tues Jan 28 2025– 11:00 ET Zoom
Registration: #MaterialCulture westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Registration: #MaterialCulture westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Mobilizing Museum Minerals Launch Event. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Mobilizing Museum Minerals Launch Event. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
westernuniversity.zoom.us
January 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Please join us for the launch of the Special Issue of Museum & Society: Mobilizing Museum Minerals! This double issue critically reconsiders mineralogical and geological collections in museums. Tues Jan 28 2025– 11:00 ET Zoom
Registration: #MaterialCulture westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Registration: #MaterialCulture westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Studying, researching or teaching histories of Britain or Ireland ? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), it contains 650,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today
Using BBIH online: a help pack for students and lecturers
For the academic year, we've a help pack offering guides to BBIH in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. With embeddable content for VLEs.
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January 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Studying, researching or teaching histories of Britain or Ireland ? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), it contains 650,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today
Associate Editor/s needed for Settler Colonial Studies
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January 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Interested in the cultures of gold and diamond mining and racial capitalism? Listen to this podcast the team at Imperial Minerals made from a fun roundtable I was involved in alongside Rebecca Macklin and Nick McGee. Thank you @gigitang.bsky.social and @sarahcomyn.bsky.social! #MiningHistory
New Minerals podcast recording is now available:
January 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Interested in the cultures of gold and diamond mining and racial capitalism? Listen to this podcast the team at Imperial Minerals made from a fun roundtable I was involved in alongside Rebecca Macklin and Nick McGee. Thank you @gigitang.bsky.social and @sarahcomyn.bsky.social! #MiningHistory
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ICYMI:
Check out this special issue of Mobilizing Museum Minerals on Mobilizing Museum Minerals.
It's open-access!!
niche-canada.org/2024/12/16/s...
#envhist #nathist #histsci #museums
Check out this special issue of Mobilizing Museum Minerals on Mobilizing Museum Minerals.
It's open-access!!
niche-canada.org/2024/12/16/s...
#envhist #nathist #histsci #museums
Special Issue of Museum & Society: Mobilizing Museum Minerals
This special issue of Museum & Society showcases burgeoning critical approaches to the collection, interpretation, and display of mineralogical specimens in museums while expanding understandings of t...
niche-canada.org
December 28, 2024 at 4:46 PM
ICYMI:
Check out this special issue of Mobilizing Museum Minerals on Mobilizing Museum Minerals.
It's open-access!!
niche-canada.org/2024/12/16/s...
#envhist #nathist #histsci #museums
Check out this special issue of Mobilizing Museum Minerals on Mobilizing Museum Minerals.
It's open-access!!
niche-canada.org/2024/12/16/s...
#envhist #nathist #histsci #museums