IHR Philosophy of History
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IHR Philosophy of History
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Institute for Historical Research seminar on the philosophy of history. We run a programme of seminars through the year and we are open to many and varied interpretations of the term 'philosophy of history". We look forward to seeing you at our seminars.
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That's right! Join us today in week (23.10, 16h, Central European time) either in Ostrava or on Zoom for @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social's talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". More info below!
Today in a week (23.10, 16/17h, Central European/Finnish time), @marilynnjohnson.bsky.social will give the talk "Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History". The talk will be hybrid (in Ostrava & on Zoom). More info: www.oulu.fi/en/events/ar....

All welcome!
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
Archaeology as Historical Science: Centering the Human in Pre-History
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October 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Does continuity in #history really mean "nothing happens"?

Exploratory blog post makes case for a dynamic understanding of continuity as a disciplinary concept

Thanks @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social for thoughts on earlier draft!

istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/08/what...

#historyteacher #EduSky

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What happens when “nothing happens”? Rethinking continuity as a dynamic process
Claire Holliss was kind enough to offer her thoughts and critique on an earlier draft of this and the subsequent post, which were signific...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Call for papers for a conference I'm hosting in London in May 2026 - Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy:

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#philosophy #philsky
Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy
Call for Papers: Women at the Dawn of Analytic Philosophy   Dates: May 28-29th 2026 Location: Northeastern University London (Devon House, 58 St Katherine’s Way, London) Organiser: Pe...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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What happens if we do #history through #poetry? What new stories come into focus? Whose voices do we hear? Join us for the 2025 Creighton Lecture: historian Catherine Clarke & poet Hannah Lowe in conversation with IHR Director Claire Langhamer. All welcome. Book: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
August 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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That's right! Next week, we'll be having a symposium on "The Philosophy of the Historical Sciences" at EPSA25 in Groningen. Next to us, @adrian-currie.bsky.social will also be part of it. My own contribution will be about hindsight and its epistemic valence. Let's link up if you're also at EPSA25!
We are back from our summer break! Next week our very own Adam Timmins, @david-cernin.bsky.social, and @ggangl.bsky.social will be speaking at EPSA25 in Groningen on a panel on the "Philosophy of the Historical Sciences". For more info, see here: philsci.eu/EPSA25/Progr.... All welcome!
European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - EPSA25 - Programme
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August 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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We are back from our summer break! Next week our very own Adam Timmins, @david-cernin.bsky.social, and @ggangl.bsky.social will be speaking at EPSA25 in Groningen on a panel on the "Philosophy of the Historical Sciences". For more info, see here: philsci.eu/EPSA25/Progr.... All welcome!
European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) - EPSA25 - Programme
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August 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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1. History isn’t there to be liked or disliked.
2. History is there to be learned from.
3. History offends you? Even better. Then you’re less likely to repeat it.

It’s that simple.
August 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Vindolanda…
August 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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I've never seen a video fo Geoffrey Elton before. Amazing that this footage survives and has been made available.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayeg...
INTERVIEWS WITH HISTORIANS - GEOFFREY ELTON
YouTube video by Institute of Historical Research
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August 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Media theorist and cultural critic Walter Benjamin was born on this date in 1892. In 2020 Josh and Ray explored his life and thought with Margaret Cohen, author of "Profane Illumination: Walter Benjamin and the Paris of Surrealist Revolution."

More at philosophytalk.org/shows/walter... #PhilSky
July 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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U.S. Dept. Of Retro Warns: 'We May Be Running Out Of Past'
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July 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Tonight! Marnie Binder "On a Pragmatist Philosophy of History," Online Seminar, Thursday 26 Jun, 17:30-19:00 UK. Please register here: www.history.ac.uk/events/a-pra.... Any problems, please contact j.connelly@hull.ac.uk
On a Pragmatist Philosophy of History
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June 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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great paper and subsequent discussion just wrapped up at the @ihrphilosophyhist.bsky.social seminar by @marnieh-w.bsky.social on her current work on AI and History. Looking forward to her new book "Artificial Historians" coming out in a couple of months from @routledgehistory.bsky.social.
June 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Marnie Binder Marnie Binder On a Pragmatist Philosophy of History, Online Seminar, Thursday 26 Jun 17:30-19:00 UK www.history.ac.uk/events/a-pra... #philosophyofhistory #historicaltheory @ggangl.bsky.social @jmkuukkanen.bsky.social @centrephilohistory.bsky.social @ihrphilosophyhist.bsky.social
On a Pragmatist Philosophy of History
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June 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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National park rangers at sites devoted to moral atrocities cannot speak “negatively” about American history

Here is Owen Clarke at Outside: New messaging posted at U.S. national parks and historic sites is requesting that park visitors report “any signs or other information that are negative about…
National park rangers at sites devoted to moral atrocities cannot speak “negatively” about American history
Here is Owen Clarke at Outside: New messaging posted at U.S. national parks and historic sites is requesting that park visitors report “any signs or other information that are negative about either past or living Americans.” According to The Colorado Sun, signs with the directive were posted on Friday, June 13, at the Amache National Historic Site in eastern Colorado.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Really looking forward to @marnieh-w.bsky.social’s @ihrphilosophyhist.bsky.social seminar this evening - hybrid at 5.30pm UK. Machine Historians and The Historical Imagination. www.history.ac.uk/events/machi... #historyeducation @1972shp.bsky.social
Machine Historians and the Historical Imagination
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June 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Great to see such a positive review of History Education and Historical Inquiry (2024) in the Teachers College Record. The book was a labour of love by many hand. Great to see the results so positively appreciated in a leading journal in the international educational community, therefore. 1/2
November 9, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Our next seminar is on Tuesday 17th June at 17.30 by Marnie Hughes-Warrington on “Machine Historians and the Historical Imagination”. This is a hybrid session in person and online. We will be in the Pollard Room, N301. To attend online, please register here: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/phi...
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June 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Looking 4ward 2 @marnieh-w.bsky.social seminar, actual & virtual, @ihrphilosophyhist.bsky.social on the 17 June. No 1 better 2 think with about historiography, ethics, AI /machine histories, & history education! www.history.ac.uk/events/machine-historians-and-historical-imagination #historyeducation
Machine Historians and the Historical Imagination
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June 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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The next event in our summer events series will take place 11.06.25, 5.30-7pm (BST), online only. Tre Ventour-Griffiths will explore female absentee enslavers in #JaneAusten ‘s novels. Everyone is welcome. Use the link below to sign up 👇
11.06.25 Tre Ventour-Griffiths will share his research into the often overlooked place of the #slavetrade in #JaneAustens novels. This is another online only event www.history.ac.uk/events/you-c...
"You Can't Sit With Us": Austen's Lady Karens and the British Slave Trade
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May 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Join us on the 26 June to celebrate the online publication of Interviews with Historians and a new podcast: A Historian’s Life.

The event will be followed by the opening of the Interviews exhibition in the IHR Common Room.

www.history.ac.uk/events/speak...
May 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Very much looking forward for this to come out! I have written the entry on Universal History. For more information, see here: philpapers.org/rec/GANUHS.
May 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM