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Hilary Francis
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Historian @ Northumbria Uni. Nicaragua, oral history, plus side quests
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northumbriahistory.bsky.social
📖 Forthcoming this month, a new book from our colleague, Dr Gareth Roddy (@grod.bsky.social), "Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880-1940." Pre-order your copy now from @uolpress.bsky.social!
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Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940 - University of London Press
The west has long gripped the imagination. In Atlantic Isles, Gareth Roddy examines the cultural and political prominence of the ‘westward gaze’, which flourished in late-nineteenth century Britain an...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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henryjmiller.bsky.social
#History #SkyStorians #History&IR Still time to register for this great event at @northumbriahistory.bsky.social on global issues and local action, past & present
henryjmiller.bsky.social Henry Miller @henryjmiller.bsky.social · Sep 24
Interested in relationship between global issues & local action? Come to *Change-making between the local & the global: a conversation* @northumbriauni.bsky.social Weds 8 Oct.
Full programme and registration details here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/change-mak...
Change-making between the Local and the Global: A Conversation
This event will bring together researchers and practitioners to understand the relationship between local action and global issues.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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The Northumbria History Society is recruiting new members for the year ahead! Find their stall in the city campus Students' Union (in Escape).
A young woman sits at a stall, turned towards the camera and smiling. The desk in front of her has a purple tablecloth and is covered in society material and swag (stickers, Haribo, etc). Behind her is a panel with a large sign reading "History Society."
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
hilaryfrancis.bsky.social
Last swim of the summer was a good one :)
sianbroadhurst.bsky.social Sian Broadhurst @sianbroadhurst.bsky.social · Sep 22
Last outdoor swim of the year - 13.5 degree water temp is definitely my limit even in the beautiful sun
Sun shining on a beautiful lake surrounded by trees. In the distance there a few people swimming
September 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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It’s finally out! Here is the code (HTWN) for a 30% discount if you want to read more. shorturl.at/RHGQd
Moral Energy in America
From the Progressive Era to the Atomic Bomb
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April 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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#Skystorians #AcademicSky #History We’re delighted to be supporting the AHRC-funded conference on ‘Counter-Hegemonic Internationalisms: Perspectives from the Past’, which is taking place at @northumbriauni.bsky.social this week. Programme here research.northumbria.ac.uk/glo/?p=1341
March 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Better advertising to come, but I’m excited to announce that registration is now live for our very heavily subsidised Teaching Indigenous Histories & Perspectives Conference on 28 June! Bursaries for travel are available plus free follow-up support. Please do share with all your teacher networks!
Teaching Indigenous Histories and Perspectives in Schools | University of Sheffield
Teacher conference at the University of Sheffield, 28 June 2025 Open to all educators, this day conference will support teachers in developing their skills
onlineshop.shef.ac.uk
February 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
elon musk at cpac was so fucking weird you guys I know this reads like a parody but I literally just wrote down what happened www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...
Flashing lights, large screens ablaze with animated graphics reminiscent of the oughties. The CPAC logo spins around as generic rap-rock blasts across the crowd. Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for the DOGE update. Please welcome Newsmax host, Rob Schmitt. Schmitt: Man. That is a big crowd. And they are not here for me. Crowd cheers. Schmitt: How you guys doing? Nice vibe this month, right? After the best month we’ve ever had. Nice to see you. Thanks for coming out. It’s good to see you. Let’s not kill any more time, let’s bring out Elon Musk. Crowd goes wild. Elon Musk enters stage, pumping both fists high in the air, walking slightly unsteadily. He is wearing a black MAGA baseball cap and sunglasses that look like they were bought in a gas station in 1989. He continues to pump his fists as he makes his way in front of the beige arm chairs at the front of the stage. Rob Schmitt attempts to get his attention, but he turns and waves at the crowd. Schmitt: We’ve got one more surprise, in case this wasn’t enough. Musk: Well, President, uh, President Milei has a gift for me. Schmitt: [hamming at camera] Javier Milei from Argentina, you guys know who that is, right? Milei, a friendly-looking figure who resembles Bilbo Baggins right before he Smeagolifies, enters the stage carrying a chainsaw. He presents the chainsaw to the billionaire, who then waves it around unsteadily. Musk: This… is… the chainsaw for bureaucracy. [pumps the chainsaw in the air] CHAINSAAAW! He takes a beat to examine the chainsaw. He is still wearing his sunglasses. He turns around and starts wandering to the other side of the stage, waving the chainsaw around. Musk: Uwaaauwaargh! Milei lurks awkwardly in the background, trying to wave goodbye to Musk, before Schmitt takes notice. Schmitt: Mr. President, thank you so much. Nice to meet you. I love it. We love it. Musk’s attention snaps to Milei. The two men shake hands with the Argentinian president, who then departs.
February 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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francesryan.bsky.social
For the last 5 months, I’ve spoken to Rosy as she’s fought for care. MND means she needs a ventilator and feeding tube and yet she has been denied 24/7 carers. Rosy is now losing her voice but wants to speak out. We should all listen.

In today’s @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all | Frances Ryan
Rosy is unable to move, breathe or eat unassisted. Yet for hours a day she is being left completely alone, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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The Americas published - open access🎉 - a review essay, entitled "Beyond US Hegemony: Reevaluating Central America’s Cold War Through Local Agency and Transnational Dynamics." Thank you Carmen Kordick for the thougthful review, including books by Schmidli, Wells, Foss, and myself. shorturl.at/FZFzA
Beyond US Hegemony: Reevaluating Central America’s Cold War Through Local Agency and Transnational Dynamics | The Americas | Cambridge Core
Beyond US Hegemony: Reevaluating Central America’s Cold War Through Local Agency and Transnational Dynamics - Volume 81 Issue 4
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January 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Can’t say enough how insulting it is for people to ascribe that awful behavior to autism.
January 23, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Check out this op-ed by Aaron Coy Moulton on the 1970s history and present-day echoes of US debates over control of the Panama Canal

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The Panama Canal Could Help Unify Trump's Fractious Movement
In the 1970s, a conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal—proving the political potency of the issue.
time.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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#Skystorians #History New article drop! This came out on Christmas Eve, so you might have missed it! Patrick A. Nyathi's 'Exploring Forced Removals and Dispossession in the Dukuduku Forest, KwaZula Natal, before and after 1994'. OA
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January 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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historians.org
The AHA seeks to collect information about the working conditions of historians employed as contingent faculty. We hope the survey results will empower faculty to engage in evidence-based negotiations about their working conditions. 🗃️
AHA Surveys: Historians Teaching Off the Tenure Track - AHA
Goals of the Surveys The Professional Division of the American Historical Association seeks to collect and collate information about the working conditions of historians employed as contingent faculty...
www.historians.org
December 20, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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jorgetellez.bsky.social Jorge Téllez @jorgetellez.bsky.social · Dec 17
Friends, please help me spreading the word about this Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity at Penn for a scholar to work at the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies. More info here: apply.interfolio.com/160769
December 17, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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So your book didn’t sell?

I made you something.

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'I Published a Novel and No One Cares!'
Blaming yourself for not selling books is like blaming yourself for aging.
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December 17, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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Abrimos una cuenta en #Bluesky para la Sección Historia Reciente y Memoria de LASA
Les invitamos a seguirla y re-maripostear
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We opened an account on #Bluesky for Recent History and Memory LASA Section.
We invite you to follow it and re-post
hym-lasa.bsky.social Sección Historia Reciente y Memoria LASA @hym-lasa.bsky.social · Dec 16
🌤️ ¡Hola a todas/os!
La Sección Historia Reciente y Memoria de LASA ya está en Bluesky 🦋

Estaremos compartiendo las actividades y el trabajo académico de la sección, así como noticias de LASA y el Congreso.
Les invitamos a seguirnos.
#Memoria
#HistoriaReciente
#HistoriadelTiempoPresente
December 16, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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historyworkshop.org.uk
Getting your reading list ready for 2025?

Whether you're interested in local history or medical history, History Workshop has you covered! Our editors have put together their favourite radical reads of the year:

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Radical Reads 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, the History Workshop editors have chosen a new selection of Radical Reads - all of which have inspired, emboldened and comforted us during another tumultuous year.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
December 13, 2024 at 7:00 AM
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nuamstudies.bsky.social
Our wagon train has arrived!
December 11, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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healthhistory.bsky.social
If you're interested in the history of mental health and psychiatry, this series is the place to start. Many of the books and edited volumes are open access. If you can't afford one that isn't ask your library to order it.
link.springer.com/series/14806
Mental Health in Historical Perspective
Covering all historical periods and geographical contexts, the series explores how mental illness has been understood, experienced, diagnosed, treated and ...
link.springer.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:32 AM
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mbrenes.bsky.social
Only one week left for applications to the 2025 SHAFR Summer Institute! Deadline is December 15th. Workshops will be held on the state of the field, publishing, teaching, research, and dealing with the academic and non-academic job market. Apply!
mbrenes.bsky.social Michael Brenes @mbrenes.bsky.social · Nov 24
Applications for the SHAFR summer institute are due in 3 weeks! Alvita Akiboh and I are hosting the SI at Yale this year, which is open to advanced PhD students. We envision it to be a supportive space for new scholars working in a dismal academic job market. Please apply!
December 8, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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sexhistorian.bsky.social
We are looking for someone superb to join us as the PhD on 'Carbon Bodies' project.

The project: wellcome.org/grant-fundin...

The PhD: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Questions? Email us & then watch this silly coal advert as a reward! www.hatads.org.uk/catalogue/re...

#JobKlaxon #HistMed
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November 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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Let me know if you want to join this group!
luciejones83.bsky.social Lucie Matthews-Jones @luciejones83.bsky.social · Nov 12
I’ve started a group for historians interested in pedagogy and teaching. Let me know if you should be added! I really want to connect more with people who ponder and chat about their teaching! #skyhistorians

(History can be broadly defined!)

go.bsky.app/6RYBcX7
November 21, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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#SBLAAR24

It'd be great to meet Bluesky folks in real life!

If you are also interested in any of these topics below and would like to grab a coffee/tea/drink/meal, let me know.

-History of US Catholicism
-History of Lat Am Catholicism
-Sanctuary Movement
-Central American Solidarity Movement
November 20, 2024 at 5:45 AM