Harriet Atkinson
@harrietatkinson.bsky.social
historian of art and design | researcher | writer | filmmaker | Course Leader MA Curating Collections & Heritage at University of Brighton
https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/harriet-atkinson
On a train somewhere between London & Brighton
https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/harriet-atkinson
On a train somewhere between London & Brighton
We have three funded PhD studentships going at Brighton for projects in the arts, architecture and humanities, to start next autumn. Please do get in touch if you’re interested in discussing a potential project. www.brighton.ac.uk/research/pos...
PhD studentships AHRC Landscape Award
Funding for PhDs in the arts and humanities. Apply now for an AHRC Landscape award at the University of Brighton.
www.brighton.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
We have three funded PhD studentships going at Brighton for projects in the arts, architecture and humanities, to start next autumn. Please do get in touch if you’re interested in discussing a potential project. www.brighton.ac.uk/research/pos...
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Come to work with me as Research Fellow in the international team for our new project Graphic Design Histories for Creative Dissent!
Deadline for applications is 7.9.25
jobs.brighton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Deadline for applications is 7.9.25
jobs.brighton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Brighton: Research Fellow in History of Design (0.2 full-time equivalent)
Join a new International Research Project on Graphic Design and Creative DissentWe’re looking for a Research Fellow in History of Design to join the international team responsible for the research pro...
jobs.brighton.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Come to work with me as Research Fellow in the international team for our new project Graphic Design Histories for Creative Dissent!
Deadline for applications is 7.9.25
jobs.brighton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Deadline for applications is 7.9.25
jobs.brighton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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The International Transport Workers Federation @itfglobalunion.bsky.social have a long history of fighting against oppression and fascism – explore their fascinating history in our online exhibition: warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
![Poster which says “De l’argent pour Hitler c’est la guerre en Europe! [Money for Hitler means war in Europe] and depicts an outline of a figure in a black short and with Hitler’s characteristic hair and moustache with a swastika on the shirt, standing next to a stylised heavy artillery howitzer style gun. Image ref: MSS.159/3/C/A/140](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ftf7vbjjxo5a2evku73enyoe/bafkreidbtzflbfhrt7u4ab4ofs7lil7fo4ecvzkf4pxmgmqwfsr7xb6mpi@jpeg)
August 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The International Transport Workers Federation @itfglobalunion.bsky.social have a long history of fighting against oppression and fascism – explore their fascinating history in our online exhibition: warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
I’m really looking forward to participating in this workshop - Political Prisoners and Transnational Solidarity during the c20th - at University of Trento in mid-September
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eventi.unitn.it/en/political...
August 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I’m really looking forward to participating in this workshop - Political Prisoners and Transnational Solidarity during the c20th - at University of Trento in mid-September
eventi.unitn.it/en/political...
eventi.unitn.it/en/political...
Come to work with me as Research Fellow in the international team for our new project Graphic Design Histories for Creative Dissent!
Deadline for applications is 7.9.25
jobs.brighton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Deadline for applications is 7.9.25
jobs.brighton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Vacancy at the University of Brighton: Research Fellow in History of Design (0.2 full-time equivalent)
Join a new International Research Project on Graphic Design and Creative DissentWe’re looking for a Research Fellow in History of Design to join the international team responsible for the research pro...
jobs.brighton.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Come to work with me as Research Fellow in the international team for our new project Graphic Design Histories for Creative Dissent!
Deadline for applications is 7.9.25
jobs.brighton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Deadline for applications is 7.9.25
jobs.brighton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
I’m delighted to be part of the team for this new research project, exploring graphic objects of street protest for global movements
www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
New international research project to explore history of graphic design for street protest
www.rca.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’m delighted to be part of the team for this new research project, exploring graphic objects of street protest for global movements
www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Alex Todd & I are co-chairing the Design History Society sponsored panel at CAA in Chicago 2026 on DESIGN ACTIVISM AS REPETITION, RECONSTRUCTION AND REINVENTION.
Please consider submitting an abstract caa.confex.com/caa/2026/web...
Please consider submitting an abstract caa.confex.com/caa/2026/web...
Session: Design Activism as Repetition, Reconstruction and Reinvention (CAA 114th Annual Conference)Preliminary Program
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July 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Alex Todd & I are co-chairing the Design History Society sponsored panel at CAA in Chicago 2026 on DESIGN ACTIVISM AS REPETITION, RECONSTRUCTION AND REINVENTION.
Please consider submitting an abstract caa.confex.com/caa/2026/web...
Please consider submitting an abstract caa.confex.com/caa/2026/web...
On this World Refugee Day, celebrating the strength of people forced to flee their homes, I invite you to watch my film Art on the Streets (co-directed w/ Jane Dibblin) zealous.co/harrietatkin... which tells the story of refugee artists’ creativity in Britain in the midst of World War Two
ART ON THE STREETS - TRAILER
Art on the Streets is a new documentary created by design historian Harriet Atkinson and filmmaker Jane Dibblin, narrated by Michael Rosen, animated by Kate Bilbow,…
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June 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On this World Refugee Day, celebrating the strength of people forced to flee their homes, I invite you to watch my film Art on the Streets (co-directed w/ Jane Dibblin) zealous.co/harrietatkin... which tells the story of refugee artists’ creativity in Britain in the midst of World War Two
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NEW book review! Jonathan M Woodham reviews Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist Exhibitions in Britain, 1933-53 by Harriet Atkinson. Read now at academic.oup.com/jdh/advance-...
June 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
NEW book review! Jonathan M Woodham reviews Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist Exhibitions in Britain, 1933-53 by Harriet Atkinson. Read now at academic.oup.com/jdh/advance-...
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Studentship available to study MA Curating Collections and Heritage. Deadline 30th June 2025.
Open to applicants from the African or Asian diaspora or a marginalised ethnicity. The course is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and University of Brighton. Further info: lnkd.in/e8CJhtey
Open to applicants from the African or Asian diaspora or a marginalised ethnicity. The course is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and University of Brighton. Further info: lnkd.in/e8CJhtey
April 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Studentship available to study MA Curating Collections and Heritage. Deadline 30th June 2025.
Open to applicants from the African or Asian diaspora or a marginalised ethnicity. The course is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and University of Brighton. Further info: lnkd.in/e8CJhtey
Open to applicants from the African or Asian diaspora or a marginalised ethnicity. The course is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and University of Brighton. Further info: lnkd.in/e8CJhtey
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Aurore Damoiseaux reflects on the Domesticity Under Siege conference @uniofbrighton.bsky.social, including our own Sue Breakell & @harrietatkinson.bsky.social who presented their new film about designer FHK Henrion. Read more here:
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
Report | Domesticity Under Siege conference, 2-4 April 2025
Aurore Damoiseaux – PhD student and co-lead of CDH research strand ‘Fashion & Dress Histories’ – reflects on the recent international conference Domesticity Under Siege, organised by CDH …
blogs.brighton.ac.uk
May 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Aurore Damoiseaux reflects on the Domesticity Under Siege conference @uniofbrighton.bsky.social, including our own Sue Breakell & @harrietatkinson.bsky.social who presented their new film about designer FHK Henrion. Read more here:
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
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New exhibition now open @hornimanmuseum.bsky.social part of our @ukri.org AHRC project Mobilising Collections for Institutional Change
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‘All Eyes on Her!’: Reclaiming Egyptian Womanhood in This London Show
This exhibition at Horniman Museum calls for the reclamation of Egyptian artefacts, as well as our narrative.
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May 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
New exhibition now open @hornimanmuseum.bsky.social part of our @ukri.org AHRC project Mobilising Collections for Institutional Change
scenenow.com/ArtsAndCultu...
scenenow.com/ArtsAndCultu...
I really enjoyed talking to Malika Brown about the Britain Can Make It exhibition for her podcast series Shows That Go On, about why some exhibitions are still talked about long after they’re over.
Link here: open.spotify.com/episode/55Dq...
Link here: open.spotify.com/episode/55Dq...
S2:E6 Britain can make it, 1946
Shows that Go On · Episode
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May 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I really enjoyed talking to Malika Brown about the Britain Can Make It exhibition for her podcast series Shows That Go On, about why some exhibitions are still talked about long after they’re over.
Link here: open.spotify.com/episode/55Dq...
Link here: open.spotify.com/episode/55Dq...
Book Launch: Art, Feminism, and Community and Showing Resistance, 29 April 2025.
Join us for a joint book launch on 29th April 5.30pm, University of Brighton (City Campus), M2, Grand Parade Main Building: 58–67 Grand Parade, BN2 0JY
Free and open to all.
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
Join us for a joint book launch on 29th April 5.30pm, University of Brighton (City Campus), M2, Grand Parade Main Building: 58–67 Grand Parade, BN2 0JY
Free and open to all.
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
Event | Book Launch: Art, Feminism, and Community and Showing Resistance, 29 April 2025
Book Launch: Art, Feminism, and Community and Showing Resistance, 29 April 2025 The Centre for Design History is proud to announce new books by its members, Ceren Özpınar and Harriet Atkinson. Join…
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April 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Book Launch: Art, Feminism, and Community and Showing Resistance, 29 April 2025.
Join us for a joint book launch on 29th April 5.30pm, University of Brighton (City Campus), M2, Grand Parade Main Building: 58–67 Grand Parade, BN2 0JY
Free and open to all.
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
Join us for a joint book launch on 29th April 5.30pm, University of Brighton (City Campus), M2, Grand Parade Main Building: 58–67 Grand Parade, BN2 0JY
Free and open to all.
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
Studentship available to study MA Curating Collections and Heritage. Deadline 30th June 2025.
Open to applicants from the African or Asian diaspora or a marginalised ethnicity. The course is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and University of Brighton. Further info: lnkd.in/e8CJhtey
Open to applicants from the African or Asian diaspora or a marginalised ethnicity. The course is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and University of Brighton. Further info: lnkd.in/e8CJhtey
April 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Studentship available to study MA Curating Collections and Heritage. Deadline 30th June 2025.
Open to applicants from the African or Asian diaspora or a marginalised ethnicity. The course is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and University of Brighton. Further info: lnkd.in/e8CJhtey
Open to applicants from the African or Asian diaspora or a marginalised ethnicity. The course is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and University of Brighton. Further info: lnkd.in/e8CJhtey
I’m so happy to be part of this project about activating archives for advocacy with The Advocacy Academy, Clare Cumberlidge & Royal College of Art. We’re looking for an artist/designer to work with us this summer. Please share with anyone who might be interested!
www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...
www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...
Creative Commission: Archives and Advocacy | Job
A commission for an artist or designer to be 'archivist in residence' at radical Brixton based youth organisation The Advocacy Academy to contribute to thinking and practice around the power of the ar...
www.artsjobs.org.uk
March 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m so happy to be part of this project about activating archives for advocacy with The Advocacy Academy, Clare Cumberlidge & Royal College of Art. We’re looking for an artist/designer to work with us this summer. Please share with anyone who might be interested!
www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...
www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...
I really enjoyed seeing Resistance, the new exhibition at Turner Contemporary Margate @turnercontemporary.bsky.social a wonderful show of photographs documenting 20th c British protest movements.
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I really enjoyed seeing Resistance, the new exhibition at Turner Contemporary Margate @turnercontemporary.bsky.social a wonderful show of photographs documenting 20th c British protest movements.
Mughals at the V&A is utterly breathtaking! Highly recommended
January 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Mughals at the V&A is utterly breathtaking! Highly recommended
The thrill of seeing something you’ve written in a bookshop never seems to fade: yesterday I spotted my new book “Showing Resistance” - about exhibitions as propaganda in mid-20th c Britain - in excellent company at Tate Britain. Also available to download www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
December 17, 2024 at 7:38 AM
The thrill of seeing something you’ve written in a bookshop never seems to fade: yesterday I spotted my new book “Showing Resistance” - about exhibitions as propaganda in mid-20th c Britain - in excellent company at Tate Britain. Also available to download www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
Two brilliant-sounding, salaried PhD positions in Art History and Visual Studies are available at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo. One is about International and Nordic modernism, the other in Visual Studies
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Doctoral Research Fellowships in Art History and Visual Studies (270478) | University of Oslo
Job title: Doctoral Research Fellowships in Art History and Visual Studies (270478), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025
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December 9, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Two brilliant-sounding, salaried PhD positions in Art History and Visual Studies are available at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo. One is about International and Nordic modernism, the other in Visual Studies
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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We're pleased to share @harrietatkinson.bsky.social's new book 'Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933-53', which draws heavily on our collections & published by @manchesterup.bsky.social. Read more about Harriet's book here:
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blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...
November 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM
We're pleased to share @harrietatkinson.bsky.social's new book 'Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933-53', which draws heavily on our collections & published by @manchesterup.bsky.social. Read more about Harriet's book here:
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...
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A new starter pack to help AHRC collaborative doctoral students find one another on here! I hope there will be more of us here soon.
Here’s yet another starter pack to connect with fellow collaborative PhDs! Please do share and comment if you’d like to be added 👩🎓
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November 13, 2024 at 9:43 PM
A new starter pack to help AHRC collaborative doctoral students find one another on here! I hope there will be more of us here soon.
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Far left on the left: Showing Resistance by Harriet Atkinson is actually available FOR FREE, open access, here www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
November 14, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Far left on the left: Showing Resistance by Harriet Atkinson is actually available FOR FREE, open access, here www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
Reposted by Harriet Atkinson
#OpenAccess #New
Showing resistance:
Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933–53 by Harriet Atkinson, 2024,
@manchesterup.bsky.social
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
Showing resistance:
Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933–53 by Harriet Atkinson, 2024,
@manchesterup.bsky.social
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
November 14, 2024 at 4:51 PM
#OpenAccess #New
Showing resistance:
Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933–53 by Harriet Atkinson, 2024,
@manchesterup.bsky.social
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
Showing resistance:
Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933–53 by Harriet Atkinson, 2024,
@manchesterup.bsky.social
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...