Hirah Azhar
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Hirah Azhar
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Doctoral researcher at University of Southampton and Imperial War Museum | War & influence in digital age | Prev: York + LSE, 🗞️, CVE policy | Sandwiches, cats, duvet caves | Really just all over the place | Views mine
Ep 5 of The War We See out today! Delighted to talk to Rebecca Newell, Head of Art at the IWM about war art, the evolving role of the war artist & questions around documentation, representation & access.

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November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Introducing "The War We See", my podcast on the history of war imagery, feat. conversations w/ some truly excellent guests. Trailer’s out today & first episode drops on the 24th. Pls give it a listen + subscribe/share if it’s of interest!
Spotify: lnkd.in/d4y4_-TT
Apple Podcasts: lnkd.in/dHkgp-Mg
September 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It messes with my brain so much that there is widespread consensus on the active genocide in Gaza, but then... nothing. More death, more hunger, more trauma. I hope this photo & thousands more haunt those with the power to enforce change until their last breath.

(Anadolu/Getty)
May 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Me, cheerfully writing the most awful shit about something other than my research:
November 14, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Hello to followers old and new! I’m on a wee break between teaching classes, so I’m stomping around on crunchy leaves in this gorg place, trying to make eye contact with a dog so that I can get some cuddles in.
November 14, 2024 at 2:31 PM