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Jane Hamlett
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Professor of Modern British History at RHUL. Research interests: family, home, material and visual culture, mental health and animals. Also keen on cats…
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and if you're interested in finding more about @katrinanavickas.bsky.social's work, check out her brilliant upcoming book 'Contested Commons: A History of Protest and Public Space in England' (with @reaktionbooks.bsky.social)!

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Contested Commons | Reaktion Books
A radical history of England, Contested Commons is a gripping overview of increasingly restrictive policing and legislation against protest in public spaces. It tells the long history of contests over...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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And rounding off this section of the journal is '‘Every Description of Domestic Pets Will Here Be Found’: The Rise of the Pet Shop in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century London', by @janehamlett.bsky.social and Rebecca Preston, and available open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.....
Abstract By the mid-twentieth century, the pet shop was an established feature of London’s retail landscape. Pet shops presented themselves as modern, hygienic, and compassionate spaces that used the kerb appeal of furry animals to lure consumers onto their premises. This article tracks the boom in pet sales across the capital from the early nineteenth century, through street trade, markets and, increasingly, shops. Animals figured as part of the consumer culture of spectatorship and display promoted by the new department stores. Older sites of pet sale were reconfigured as tourist attractions but were simultaneously criticised by observers who argued that they were problematic for animal welfare. From the early twentieth century, traders recognised the need to counteract these narratives. Shops began to use the word ‘pet’ in their titles and marketed themselves as animal welfare friendly environments with a special appeal for children. Older forms of animal retailing remained popular, however, with markets and stalls clustering in the East End.
July 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Remember this massive crowd next time you see someone saying Texas deserves fascism or suffering because it's a red state. #HandsOff #Austin #Texas
Sign held in the huge crowd: Hey Congress: The Emperor Wears No Clothes, It's Time to Tell Him. A massive crowd of thousands in the grounds of the Texas Capitol in downtown Austin
April 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Chicago!
April 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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San Diego 👏

#HandsOff

(📸 Tina Crawford)
Against bright sunshine and blue sky, 1000s of protestors are seen filling the street completely. Many waving placards.
April 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM