Deborah Wilson
@deborahwilson.bsky.social
Subject Librarian for Schools of HAPP and Law at Queen's University Belfast. Historian in a previous life. Reader, runner, mum. Blueskies personal.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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QUB History research seminars - Fridays at 4pm starting 26 September. All welcome!
September 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
QUB History research seminars - Fridays at 4pm starting 26 September. All welcome!
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New article today from @victoriancommons.bsky.social.
Dr Kathryn Rix explores the creation of a dedicated reporters' gallery in the House of Commons after the fire of 1834, showing the growing importance of the press in reporting proceedings in the Commons in the 19th century:
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Dr Kathryn Rix explores the creation of a dedicated reporters' gallery in the House of Commons after the fire of 1834, showing the growing importance of the press in reporting proceedings in the Commons in the 19th century:
buff.ly/Y1uTIXt
‘The status of the Press is changed indeed’: the reporters’ gallery in the nineteenth-century House of Commons - The History of Parliament
MPs temporarily moved into the chamber previously used by the House of Lords. A dedicated reporters’ gallery with its own separate entrance was created within this space in 1835.
historyofparliament.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
New article today from @victoriancommons.bsky.social.
Dr Kathryn Rix explores the creation of a dedicated reporters' gallery in the House of Commons after the fire of 1834, showing the growing importance of the press in reporting proceedings in the Commons in the 19th century:
buff.ly/Y1uTIXt
Dr Kathryn Rix explores the creation of a dedicated reporters' gallery in the House of Commons after the fire of 1834, showing the growing importance of the press in reporting proceedings in the Commons in the 19th century:
buff.ly/Y1uTIXt
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A proper 12-month replacement post with decent salary (for UKHE, at least) in modern European history. Belfast is a decent place to live - relatively affordable apart from extortionate pint prices - and I can personally vouch for what a great & friendly School we have.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOE451/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOE451/l...
Lecturer (Education) in Modern European History at Queen's University Belfast
Apply now for the Lecturer (Education) in Modern European History role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A proper 12-month replacement post with decent salary (for UKHE, at least) in modern European history. Belfast is a decent place to live - relatively affordable apart from extortionate pint prices - and I can personally vouch for what a great & friendly School we have.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOE451/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOE451/l...
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If you have access to the online Bibliography of British and Irish History (which can also be accessed from the IHR and most copyright libraries) it’s quick to put together an up-to-date secondary reading list on any aspect of British and British imperial history.
In the wildness that is UK university restructuring, it turns out I'm teaching seminars for *early modern British history* next year. The last time I read in that field was 2008. #skystorians, what should I be reading between now and October?
July 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If you have access to the online Bibliography of British and Irish History (which can also be accessed from the IHR and most copyright libraries) it’s quick to put together an up-to-date secondary reading list on any aspect of British and British imperial history.
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Bourne on the Fourth of July
July 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Bourne on the Fourth of July
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Worldwide interest expected as 19th-century Irish census records recovered and put online
Worldwide interest expected as 19th-century Irish census records recovered and put online
Almost all 19th-century census records were destroyed but some have been recovered as part of the Virtual Treasury project
www.irishtimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Worldwide interest expected as 19th-century Irish census records recovered and put online
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Loose lips sink ships.
Never. Ever. Give away on social media any details of what ain't published yet.
Yes, you're excited and have vibes but there are thieves out there who will take your ideas and get them out before you.
Talk about it when it's published.
Never. Ever. Give away on social media any details of what ain't published yet.
Yes, you're excited and have vibes but there are thieves out there who will take your ideas and get them out before you.
Talk about it when it's published.
Never post unpublished materials on such sites. Doing so not only disqualifies the manuscript for publication in a journal or volume, but it means your work is unprotected and can be poached by anyone with access to that site.
June 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Loose lips sink ships.
Never. Ever. Give away on social media any details of what ain't published yet.
Yes, you're excited and have vibes but there are thieves out there who will take your ideas and get them out before you.
Talk about it when it's published.
Never. Ever. Give away on social media any details of what ain't published yet.
Yes, you're excited and have vibes but there are thieves out there who will take your ideas and get them out before you.
Talk about it when it's published.
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How did activists, artists and intellectuals in late 19th to early 20th century Ireland re-imagine what society and sexuality could look like?
Maurice Casey (@mauricejcasey.com) explores in the latest issue of History Workshop Journal.
Read open access in HWJ 99: academic.oup.com/hwj/article/...
Maurice Casey (@mauricejcasey.com) explores in the latest issue of History Workshop Journal.
Read open access in HWJ 99: academic.oup.com/hwj/article/...
‘I want to be to Ireland what Walt Whitman was to America’: Esotericism and Queer Sexuality in an Irish Social Circle, 1890s–1920s
Abstract. This article traces a transnational current of thinking on sexuality that flowed through Ireland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centu
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June 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
How did activists, artists and intellectuals in late 19th to early 20th century Ireland re-imagine what society and sexuality could look like?
Maurice Casey (@mauricejcasey.com) explores in the latest issue of History Workshop Journal.
Read open access in HWJ 99: academic.oup.com/hwj/article/...
Maurice Casey (@mauricejcasey.com) explores in the latest issue of History Workshop Journal.
Read open access in HWJ 99: academic.oup.com/hwj/article/...
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French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for #opensource office and collab tools - www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/l... it's taking time, but we're getting there...
French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for FOSS
: Ingredients of future software salade Lyonnaise will include Linux, PostgreSQL, and OnlyOffice
www.theregister.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for #opensource office and collab tools - www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/l... it's taking time, but we're getting there...
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Our short film about the Great Hunger in Newtownards.
There are Bully’s Acres all over Ireland – mass graves, where victims of an Gorta Mór and harsh workhouse regimes lie buried.
‘The Forgotten Famine’ is about one of them, in a quiet corner of County Down…
www.heartsofdown.org/work/the-for...
There are Bully’s Acres all over Ireland – mass graves, where victims of an Gorta Mór and harsh workhouse regimes lie buried.
‘The Forgotten Famine’ is about one of them, in a quiet corner of County Down…
www.heartsofdown.org/work/the-for...
The Forgotten Famine — Hearts of Down
www.heartsofdown.org
June 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Our short film about the Great Hunger in Newtownards.
There are Bully’s Acres all over Ireland – mass graves, where victims of an Gorta Mór and harsh workhouse regimes lie buried.
‘The Forgotten Famine’ is about one of them, in a quiet corner of County Down…
www.heartsofdown.org/work/the-for...
There are Bully’s Acres all over Ireland – mass graves, where victims of an Gorta Mór and harsh workhouse regimes lie buried.
‘The Forgotten Famine’ is about one of them, in a quiet corner of County Down…
www.heartsofdown.org/work/the-for...
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Applications now open (until 27 June 2025) for the Institute of Historical Research's non-stipendiary IHR Fellowships. Ideal for active, non-affiliated historians who would benefit from a period embedded in @ihr.bsky.social 's community of public, local & academic historians, archivists, curators.
The IHR Fellowship
The IHR Fellowship is comprised of leading historians recognised for their research and the promotion of history.
www.history.ac.uk
June 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Applications now open (until 27 June 2025) for the Institute of Historical Research's non-stipendiary IHR Fellowships. Ideal for active, non-affiliated historians who would benefit from a period embedded in @ihr.bsky.social 's community of public, local & academic historians, archivists, curators.
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We're delighted to sponsor the annual Eighteenth-Century Ireland Conference again this year.
It's in TCD on 5 & 6 June 2025 and the programme is available here: www.ecis.ie/annual-confe...
It's in TCD on 5 & 6 June 2025 and the programme is available here: www.ecis.ie/annual-confe...
Annual Conference – Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society
www.ecis.ie
June 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We're delighted to sponsor the annual Eighteenth-Century Ireland Conference again this year.
It's in TCD on 5 & 6 June 2025 and the programme is available here: www.ecis.ie/annual-confe...
It's in TCD on 5 & 6 June 2025 and the programme is available here: www.ecis.ie/annual-confe...
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Linda Colley talking to Richard English today at QUB about her book The Gun, The Ship & The Pen
June 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Linda Colley talking to Richard English today at QUB about her book The Gun, The Ship & The Pen
Just a girl sitting in the sun with her Arianna Grande plushy 💖🐾🌞
May 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Just a girl sitting in the sun with her Arianna Grande plushy 💖🐾🌞
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**Call for Papers** Public History in an Age of Anxiety CPH Annual Conference, Belfast, 2025
February 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
**Call for Papers** Public History in an Age of Anxiety CPH Annual Conference, Belfast, 2025
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Hi everyone. First time posting.
For anyone who doesn't know, I've started my new series on YouTube 'Uncharted History'. It's open to all researchers wanting to share their passion to thousands on my platforms. Just let me know if you are interested. @qubhistory.bsky.social #history #phdlife
For anyone who doesn't know, I've started my new series on YouTube 'Uncharted History'. It's open to all researchers wanting to share their passion to thousands on my platforms. Just let me know if you are interested. @qubhistory.bsky.social #history #phdlife
February 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hi everyone. First time posting.
For anyone who doesn't know, I've started my new series on YouTube 'Uncharted History'. It's open to all researchers wanting to share their passion to thousands on my platforms. Just let me know if you are interested. @qubhistory.bsky.social #history #phdlife
For anyone who doesn't know, I've started my new series on YouTube 'Uncharted History'. It's open to all researchers wanting to share their passion to thousands on my platforms. Just let me know if you are interested. @qubhistory.bsky.social #history #phdlife
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In case of interest in US #BlackHistoryMonth: why trans-Atlantic slavery was unlike any other form of slavery in history and why it still matters.
player.vimeo.com/video/101761...
player.vimeo.com/video/101761...
Why it Still Matters on Vimeo
player.vimeo.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
In case of interest in US #BlackHistoryMonth: why trans-Atlantic slavery was unlike any other form of slavery in history and why it still matters.
player.vimeo.com/video/101761...
player.vimeo.com/video/101761...
For anyone interested in (unexpected) family dynamics with the crazy world of siblings at it's heart... Having heard Shannon talk about her work I'm really looking forward to reading this! 💖📚
Happy publication week! Delighted (& slightly terrified) my first book is out in the wild for everyone to read 😂 Had so much fun going down the rabbit hole researching these families and hope that’s evident on the page #histfam
January 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
For anyone interested in (unexpected) family dynamics with the crazy world of siblings at it's heart... Having heard Shannon talk about her work I'm really looking forward to reading this! 💖📚
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And we’re off! Such a great project with amazing community, arts and heritage partners www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ...
January 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
And we’re off! Such a great project with amazing community, arts and heritage partners www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ...
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Thrilled!
The Morrigan Blog - a feminist blog that looks at exploring the ways in which gender and sexuality articulate with questions of law and justice - is up and running!
Thks @illanwall.bsky.social for the set up!
#FeministLegalWork #Feminism #LegalFeminism
Pls repost!
dflw.ie/how-to-join/
The Morrigan Blog - a feminist blog that looks at exploring the ways in which gender and sexuality articulate with questions of law and justice - is up and running!
Thks @illanwall.bsky.social for the set up!
#FeministLegalWork #Feminism #LegalFeminism
Pls repost!
dflw.ie/how-to-join/
The Morrigan Blog - Doing Feminist Legal Work
Named for the mythic Irish triple goddess, The Morrigan is a feminist blog, dedicated to exploring the ways in which gender and sexuality articulate with
dflw.ie
January 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Thrilled!
The Morrigan Blog - a feminist blog that looks at exploring the ways in which gender and sexuality articulate with questions of law and justice - is up and running!
Thks @illanwall.bsky.social for the set up!
#FeministLegalWork #Feminism #LegalFeminism
Pls repost!
dflw.ie/how-to-join/
The Morrigan Blog - a feminist blog that looks at exploring the ways in which gender and sexuality articulate with questions of law and justice - is up and running!
Thks @illanwall.bsky.social for the set up!
#FeministLegalWork #Feminism #LegalFeminism
Pls repost!
dflw.ie/how-to-join/
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Congrats to Rosemary Jenkinson on her debut novel ‘The Memorisers’.
The launch is Sunday 19 January at 2pm at The Black Box, Belfast
cqaf.com/launch-of-th...
The launch is Sunday 19 January at 2pm at The Black Box, Belfast
cqaf.com/launch-of-th...
January 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Congrats to Rosemary Jenkinson on her debut novel ‘The Memorisers’.
The launch is Sunday 19 January at 2pm at The Black Box, Belfast
cqaf.com/launch-of-th...
The launch is Sunday 19 January at 2pm at The Black Box, Belfast
cqaf.com/launch-of-th...
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the #cfp is now open for Women's History Assoc Ireland Annual Conf @whaireland.bsky.social. Thrilled to be organising 2025 w/ institutional historian @judybolger.bsky.social on the theme of Women & Loss - see here tinyurl.com/5h3c8kr7 in historic heartland of #Carlow #History #ReproHist #GriefHist
January 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
the #cfp is now open for Women's History Assoc Ireland Annual Conf @whaireland.bsky.social. Thrilled to be organising 2025 w/ institutional historian @judybolger.bsky.social on the theme of Women & Loss - see here tinyurl.com/5h3c8kr7 in historic heartland of #Carlow #History #ReproHist #GriefHist
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A *very* useful thread of recommended follows on the US-EU regulatory battle that is likely to play out in Ireland.
January 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A *very* useful thread of recommended follows on the US-EU regulatory battle that is likely to play out in Ireland.