Allison L. Bennett
@taureanhistorian.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in History researching British and Anzac sexual encounters in First World War Macedonia and the Middle East.
📍 Newfoundland and Labrador
📍 Newfoundland and Labrador
If the British military wanted to make servicemen fighting on the Macedonian front in 1915/1916 even more miserable, not issuing toilet paper would certainly do it #history #FirstWorldWar
June 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If the British military wanted to make servicemen fighting on the Macedonian front in 1915/1916 even more miserable, not issuing toilet paper would certainly do it #history #FirstWorldWar
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Not sure if this had been made before, so here it is! go.bsky.app/JqWTGYN Message me if you want to be included or removed, and make sure you share it with your Bluesky network!
November 15, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Not sure if this had been made before, so here it is! go.bsky.app/JqWTGYN Message me if you want to be included or removed, and make sure you share it with your Bluesky network!
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Should have posted this sooner but here is our MUN history grad student Allison Bennet talking about her research about cultural sexual encounters in Egypt during the First World War!
@taureanhistorian.bsky.social
@taureanhistorian.bsky.social
Egyptian Encounters
What opportunities did the First World War provide for cultural tourism?
This month Angus, Jessica and Chris speak to Allison Bennett, winner of the 2023 Gail Braybon Award for her work on w...
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk
April 7, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Should have posted this sooner but here is our MUN history grad student Allison Bennet talking about her research about cultural sexual encounters in Egypt during the First World War!
@taureanhistorian.bsky.social
@taureanhistorian.bsky.social
I had a great time chatting about my doctoral research with Jessica, Angus, and Chris! Thanks again for having me on the podcast!
Check out the link below! 👇
Check out the link below! 👇
What opportunities did the #FWW provide for cultural tourism? This month Allison Bennett talks about her work on war-time cross-cultural sexual encounters. Along the way we discuss #MeToo, & the popularity of the Pyramids & camels as tourist attractions 🗃️
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/egyp...
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/egyp...
Egyptian Encounters
What opportunities did the First World War provide for cultural tourism?
This month Angus, Jessica and Chris speak to Allison Bennett, winner of the 2023 Gail Braybon Award for her work on w...
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk
April 2, 2024 at 1:34 PM
I had a great time chatting about my doctoral research with Jessica, Angus, and Chris! Thanks again for having me on the podcast!
Check out the link below! 👇
Check out the link below! 👇
Can any fellow historians recommend any reading on W. T. Massey, war correspondent for British newspapers in the First World War?
January 16, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Can any fellow historians recommend any reading on W. T. Massey, war correspondent for British newspapers in the First World War?
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Week 153. Struggling a lot.
November 6, 2023 at 10:13 PM
Week 153. Struggling a lot.
Sounds about right.
“a Newfoundland Battalion had come into their barracks ‘a nice rough lot they are, we have had the pleasure of putting several in the clink already.’” (Cairo, 6 September 1915)
“a Newfoundland Battalion had come into their barracks ‘a nice rough lot they are, we have had the pleasure of putting several in the clink already.’” (Cairo, 6 September 1915)
November 6, 2023 at 9:43 PM
Sounds about right.
“a Newfoundland Battalion had come into their barracks ‘a nice rough lot they are, we have had the pleasure of putting several in the clink already.’” (Cairo, 6 September 1915)
“a Newfoundland Battalion had come into their barracks ‘a nice rough lot they are, we have had the pleasure of putting several in the clink already.’” (Cairo, 6 September 1915)
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Just look at this place.
October 26, 2023 at 6:57 PM
Just look at this place.