Matthew Adams
msadams.bsky.social
Matthew Adams
@msadams.bsky.social
Historian of political thought at Loughborough University. Co-editor of Anarchist Studies (@anarchistsudies.bsky.social).
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Tomorrow!!

We're delighted to welcome @akpress.org author Matt Broomfield for the first ARG 'webinar' of the semester.

Matt will be speaking on 15th October 2025 between 15:00-16:00 GMT. All welcome and can join using this link --> bit.ly/42misZL

See below for details of his presentation.
October 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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We're delighted to welcome @akpress.org author Matt Broomfield for the first ARG 'webinar' of this semester.

Matt will be speaking on 15th October 2025 between 15:00-16:00 GMT. All welcome and can join using this link --> bit.ly/42misZL

See below for details of his presentation.
October 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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🎙️Anarchist Essay #104!

In the latest episode of our series with the @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social, Theresa Warburton presents 'Other Worlds Here: Embracing Story as Place-Based Practice in Anarchist Social Movements'

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September 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Anarchist Studies 33.2 (Autumn, '25) is out now!

This edition of the journal features 4 original articles and 3 book reviews.

First, Robert T.F. Downes, 'Green Anarchy & Red Praxis: An Anarcho-Indigenous Dialogue Towards a Democracy of Species'.

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September 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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🎙️ Anarchist Essay #103!

We return after the summer break with a new episode in our podcast series w/@anarchismresgroup.bsky.social. In episode 103, Iain McIntyre & Owen Clayton offer 'Mysteries of a Hobo's Life: T-Bone Slim and the IWW'

Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays'. bit.ly/3JMBh1E
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September 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Latest full issue of @cultsochistory.bsky.social vol.22, issue 3 (2025) now out. Well pleased my article on Mafeking Fever & the West End is included. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
London’s ‘Mafeking Fever’ Reconsidered: Popular Entertainments and Wartime News Culture in May 1900
This article revisits London’s Mafeking celebrations of May 1900, foregrounding the hitherto underappreciated cultural and political significance of West End popular entertainments. Challenging pre...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Great to see Ellie's article 'Anarchism, anti-militarism, and the British Empire: the case of War Commentary and the Freedom Defence Committee' out in Modern British History. A very impressive first publication!
Thanks so much, Sarah! Excited to share this post – it marks my first academic publication 🎉 The article explores anarchists and anti-imperialists during the Second World War. Would love to hear anyone's comments or feedback so please get in touch :)
Pleased to see Eleanor Strangways's article, 'Anarchism, anti-militarism, and the British Empire: the case of War Commentary and the Freedom Defence Committee' has just been published in Modern British History. Thank you for submitting it to us, Eleanor! Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/tcbh...
July 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Call for Papers: Mobilizing Memory: Sacco and Vanzetti on the Centennial of Their Executions

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May 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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A reminder that Andrew Whitehead's seminar is today at 2:30pm GMT. To join remotely, use this link: bit.ly/42L8hyg
April 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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April 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Upcoming ARG seminar with Andrew Whitehead, 'The Battle with the London Anarchists'.

30th April, 14:00-16:30 GMT.
April 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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In the second article in AS 33.1, Dai O'Brien and Steve Emery discuss 'L.A. Motler: a Deaf Anarchist'

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March 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Anarchist Studies 33.1 (Spring, 2025) is out now!

The issue features 4 original articles and 6 book reviews.

@olebirklaursen.bsky.social starts the issue with ''Deserter in Scandinavia': August Souch, Transregional Networks, and the Scandinavian Syndicalist Press, 1914-1919'

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March 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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On 8 April, I'll be giving a lecture on William Godwin's 20th c. anarchist reception, building on British material that I've explored with @msadams.bsky.social, and French material I was made aware of by @olebirklaursen.bsky.social (huge thanks to both)!

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Guest Lecture : John-Erik Hanson - CY Advanced Studies
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March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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You can also help others find the series, and wish us a happy birthday, by leaving a nice review wherever you listen.

And remember, you can enjoy our archive of 100 episodes here for free...or wherever you follow us: bit.ly/3QNQcJ7

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Anarchist Essays
Podcast · ARG · Brought to you by Loughborough University’s Anarchism Research Group (ARG), Anarchist Essays presents leading academics, activists, and thinkers exploring themes in anarchist theory, h...
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March 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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🎙️Anarchist Essay #100 (Happy birthday to us 🎉)

In the 100th episode of our series w/ the @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social, Ruth Kinna discusses 'Mutual Aid: What It Is and What It Is Not'.

Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays' wherever you listen: bit.ly/4inlQJn
Essay #100: Ruth Kinna, ‘Mutual Aid: What It Is and What It Is Not’
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March 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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The List of Digitized Anarchist Periodicals (LIDIAP) is an incredibly valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of anarchism. It is run entirely by volunteers, we are rolling out new features soon, and we are always looking for more people to get involved. lidiap.ficedl.info
LIDIAP – list of digitized anarchist periodicals
A list of freely accessible digitized anarchist journals/newspapers on the internet
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February 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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We are recruiting a 9-month University Teacher for history modules next academic year (to cover especially modules such as Atlantic World, (Un)Making of World Order, & dissertation supervision). Full info: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX285/u...
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February 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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🎙️Anarchist Essay #99!

In the latest episode of our series w/ @anarchiststudies.bsky.social, Keith Jacobs presents 'The Writings of Colin Ward and the Legacy of Anarchism for Housing Studies'.

Listen here, or search for 'Anarchist Essays' wherever you find your podcasts bit.ly/42UPeSR
Essay #99: Keith Jacobs, ‘The Writings of Colin Ward and the Legacy of Anarchism for Housing Studies’
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February 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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@akpress.org is on BlueSky, and if you're anywhere close to interested in excellent radical/anarchist stuff, you should absolutely follow them.

... Oh and if you want to review something from their catalogue for @anarchiststudies.bsky.social, you should also let me know.
📢 INTRODUCING the AK Press Spring 2025 Season! We've been hard at work on these upcoming books and can't wait for you to read them. We'll introduce them to you one by one in this thread. You can learn more and preorder them all at https://www.akpress.org/forthcoming-ak-titles.html (1/9)
February 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Coming to an anarchist journal near you soon.
February 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Nice to see this letterpress edition of Hebert Read's war poetry has (finally) entered production. I wrote the intro in 2018 for the centenary...but better late than never!
February 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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'The Anarchist and the Technocrat: Herbert Read, C. P. Snow, and the Future of Britain' by @msadams.bsky.social

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The Anarchist and the Technocrat: Herbert Read, C. P. Snow, and the Future of Britain | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
The Anarchist and the Technocrat: Herbert Read, C. P. Snow, and the Future of Britain
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February 26, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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The 1818 General Election: my piece on #WilliamGodwin’s report on the intensely fought metropolitan contest is now online [no pay wall]

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The 1818 General Election: A Londoner’s Perspective
The 1818 general election was the first to be held after the Napoleonic Wars. Wellington’s decisive victory at Waterloo in 1815 ended twenty-three years of almost uninterrupted war…
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January 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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I have a new episode on @anarchismresgroup.bsky.social's Anarchist Essays #podcast. Listen to me talk about #anarchism and #sociology!

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Essay #96: Dana Williams, ‘Concerning Anarchist Sociology: Working Within and Against Discipline’
January 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM