Tehila Sasson
@tsasson.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Modern History at Oxford @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social Co-Editor of Modern British History (OUP). author of The Solidarity Economy (PUP 2024) https://shorturl.at/qxFJ8
https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-tehila-sasson
https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-tehila-sasson
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Tehila Sasson
@tsasson.bsky.social
· Aug 15
The Solidarity Economy: Disha Karnad Jani interviews Tehila Sasson
by Disha Karnad Jani
www.jhiblog.org
I spoke with Disha Jani about my book THE SOLIDARITY ECONOMY on the @jhideas.bsky.social podcast. You can listen to it here! @princetonupress.bsky.social
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David Engerman (Yale) will be giving a talk on his new book “Apostles of Development” on Monday 17th, 5pm at Queen Elizabeth House on Mansfield Street (Oxford Department for International Development).
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November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
David Engerman (Yale) will be giving a talk on his new book “Apostles of Development” on Monday 17th, 5pm at Queen Elizabeth House on Mansfield Street (Oxford Department for International Development).
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🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
Wadham College invites applications for a fixed-term Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History, named the David Richards Fellowship, September 2026 – August 2029.
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
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It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture, delivered by the wonderful Professor Helen McCarthy (Cambridge). @mbhjournal.bsky.social @historianhelen.bsky.social
25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
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25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...
Modern British History Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture 2025: Helen McCarthy
Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age and Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s
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November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture, delivered by the wonderful Professor Helen McCarthy (Cambridge). @mbhjournal.bsky.social @historianhelen.bsky.social
25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...
25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...
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junior position in economic history @ Wadham College Oxford
🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
Wadham College invites applications for a fixed-term Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History, named the David Richards Fellowship, September 2026 – August 2029.
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
junior position in economic history @ Wadham College Oxford
It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture, delivered by the wonderful Professor Helen McCarthy (Cambridge). @mbhjournal.bsky.social @historianhelen.bsky.social
25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...
25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...
Modern British History Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture 2025: Helen McCarthy
Family Stories: Retirement, Old Age and Generational Thinking in Britain since the 1970s
www.eventbrite.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture, delivered by the wonderful Professor Helen McCarthy (Cambridge). @mbhjournal.bsky.social @historianhelen.bsky.social
25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...
25 Nov 2025, 6–9 PM
King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS
www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-bri...
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I entered and didn’t win well over a decade ago, but the feedback was so useful that I worked on the article and published in tcbh a couple of years after! Great prize/process
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I entered and didn’t win well over a decade ago, but the feedback was so useful that I worked on the article and published in tcbh a couple of years after! Great prize/process
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the Duncan Tanner prize not only showcases the very best of early career scholarship in modern British history year after year, but the committee also give every entrant considered and generous feedback on their scholarship. it's win/win - do enter your work! academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/e...
Duncan Tanner Prize 2025
The Duncan Tanner Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship amongst postgraduate research students in Britain and abroad. Entrants submit an article manuscript.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
the Duncan Tanner prize not only showcases the very best of early career scholarship in modern British history year after year, but the committee also give every entrant considered and generous feedback on their scholarship. it's win/win - do enter your work! academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/e...
🚨This is the last day to enter your manuscript for the Tanner Prize 2025! The prize recognizes outstanding scholarship among PhD students in Britain and abroad. The winning article will be published in Modern British History and receive £500 worth of OUP books.
academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/e...
academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/e...
Duncan Tanner Prize 2025
The Duncan Tanner Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship amongst postgraduate research students in Britain and abroad. Entrants submit an article manuscript.
academic.oup.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚨This is the last day to enter your manuscript for the Tanner Prize 2025! The prize recognizes outstanding scholarship among PhD students in Britain and abroad. The winning article will be published in Modern British History and receive £500 worth of OUP books.
academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/e...
academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/e...
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On today’s episode of In Theory, Disha Karnad Jani interviews Sophia Rosenfeld on her new book, “The Age of Choice," which explores how the idea of choice became related to what it meant to be free between the early modern period and the 20th century.
@princetonupress.bsky.social
@princetonupress.bsky.social
The Age of Choice: Disha Karnad Jani Interviews Sophia Rosenfeld
by Disha Karnad Jani
web.sas.upenn.edu
October 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On today’s episode of In Theory, Disha Karnad Jani interviews Sophia Rosenfeld on her new book, “The Age of Choice," which explores how the idea of choice became related to what it meant to be free between the early modern period and the 20th century.
@princetonupress.bsky.social
@princetonupress.bsky.social
🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
Wadham College invites applications for a fixed-term Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History, named the David Richards Fellowship, September 2026 – August 2029.
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
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The Jervis Forum Review 144
Tehila Sasson’s The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire
"challenges the faith in the market, self-employment, and small-scale financialization solutions as a path forward for developing nations” –John Shields
wp.me/p2Insd-7wz
Tehila Sasson’s The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire
"challenges the faith in the market, self-employment, and small-scale financialization solutions as a path forward for developing nations” –John Shields
wp.me/p2Insd-7wz
Jervis Forum Review 144: Shields on Sasson, The Solidarity Economy
H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Review 144 Tehila Sasson. The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire. Princeton University Press, 2024...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Jervis Forum Review 144
Tehila Sasson’s The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire
"challenges the faith in the market, self-employment, and small-scale financialization solutions as a path forward for developing nations” –John Shields
wp.me/p2Insd-7wz
Tehila Sasson’s The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire
"challenges the faith in the market, self-employment, and small-scale financialization solutions as a path forward for developing nations” –John Shields
wp.me/p2Insd-7wz
Just came across this review of my book, which also has some very smart and sharp points of critique
The Jervis Forum Review 144
Tehila Sasson’s The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire
"challenges the faith in the market, self-employment, and small-scale financialization solutions as a path forward for developing nations” –John Shields
wp.me/p2Insd-7wz
Tehila Sasson’s The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire
"challenges the faith in the market, self-employment, and small-scale financialization solutions as a path forward for developing nations” –John Shields
wp.me/p2Insd-7wz
Jervis Forum Review 144: Shields on Sasson, The Solidarity Economy
H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Review 144 Tehila Sasson. The Solidarity Economy: Nonprofits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire. Princeton University Press, 2024...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Just came across this review of my book, which also has some very smart and sharp points of critique
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For this week's #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 shortlist showcase, we'll be spotlighting 'Multicultural Britain: A People’s History' by Kieran Connell (@kieranconnell.bsky.social) (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social)
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/past-winners...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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looks great. congrats ria
I have a new article out.
TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.
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TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.
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Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973*
Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported
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October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
looks great. congrats ria
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We are delighted to announce that MBS2026 will be held at the University of Birmingham, 3-5 June 2026!
Papers may consider the opening day's theme of 'Polycrisis', but we also welcome all submissions related to modern British studies.
For any questions please contact mbs2026@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Papers may consider the opening day's theme of 'Polycrisis', but we also welcome all submissions related to modern British studies.
For any questions please contact mbs2026@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
Conference information
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We are delighted to announce that MBS2026 will be held at the University of Birmingham, 3-5 June 2026!
Papers may consider the opening day's theme of 'Polycrisis', but we also welcome all submissions related to modern British studies.
For any questions please contact mbs2026@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Papers may consider the opening day's theme of 'Polycrisis', but we also welcome all submissions related to modern British studies.
For any questions please contact mbs2026@contacts.bham.ac.uk
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We're excited to announce the call for papers for #MBS26, the next Modern British Studies conference, at Birmingham in June 2026. We'll be launching the #MBS Association at this event, to support further regular conferences in Modern British Studies.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
Conference information
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We're excited to announce the call for papers for #MBS26, the next Modern British Studies conference, at Birmingham in June 2026. We'll be launching the #MBS Association at this event, to support further regular conferences in Modern British Studies.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
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CfP: The British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research, 7-8 May 2026 @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Deadline: 6 February 2026
More details:
@sslh.bsky.social
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Kindly supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk
#GeneralStrike1926 #GeneralStrike100
Deadline: 6 February 2026
More details:
@sslh.bsky.social
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Kindly supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk
#GeneralStrike1926 #GeneralStrike100
CfP: The British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research
To commemorate the centenary of the British General Strike and miners’ lock-out, Newcastle University’s Labour & Society Research Group (LSRG) is organising a conference that revisits the…
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October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
CfP: The British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research, 7-8 May 2026 @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Deadline: 6 February 2026
More details:
@sslh.bsky.social
sslh.org.uk/2025/10/13/c...
sslh.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Kindly supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk
#GeneralStrike1926 #GeneralStrike100
Deadline: 6 February 2026
More details:
@sslh.bsky.social
sslh.org.uk/2025/10/13/c...
sslh.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Kindly supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk
#GeneralStrike1926 #GeneralStrike100
If you're in Oxford tomorrow, Udi Greenberg (Dartmouth) will be giving a talk about "The Birth of European Religious Pluralism from the Crucible of Nazism" at 5pm. Details here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/824... @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
The Birth of European Religious Pluralism from the Crucible of Nazism
talks.ox.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If you're in Oxford tomorrow, Udi Greenberg (Dartmouth) will be giving a talk about "The Birth of European Religious Pluralism from the Crucible of Nazism" at 5pm. Details here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/824... @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
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Are you an emerging scholar researching Black British history and looking for opportunities to share your research? Please get in touch with @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social or Meleisa Ono George via contact info below to take part in this ⚡️ talks session @ihr.bsky.social (and please share widely!)
Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field.
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Are you an emerging scholar researching Black British history and looking for opportunities to share your research? Please get in touch with @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social or Meleisa Ono George via contact info below to take part in this ⚡️ talks session @ihr.bsky.social (and please share widely!)
This is amazing. Huge congrats, Mo! @momoulton.bsky.social
Some big news: the University of Birmingham is launching a new MA in Gender & Sexuality. It's interdisciplinary, with a focus on combining theory & practice. It's going to be amazing. I'm convening it: message or email with questions. www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgr... @unibirmingham.bsky.social
Gender and Sexuality MA - University of Birmingham
Course information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA History taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is amazing. Huge congrats, Mo! @momoulton.bsky.social
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Excited to welcome the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows!
These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.
@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...
These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.
@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...
2025 Koch History Centre Fellows Announced
The Faculty of History and Wadham College, Oxford, are delighted to announce the names of the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows, appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme of Religion ...
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Excited to welcome the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows!
These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.
@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...
These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.
@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...
Excited to welcome the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows!
These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.
@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...
These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.
@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...
2025 Koch History Centre Fellows Announced
The Faculty of History and Wadham College, Oxford, are delighted to announce the names of the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows, appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme of Religion ...
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Excited to welcome the inaugural Koch History Centre Fellows!
These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.
@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...
These fellows are appointed for the academic year 2025-2026 on the theme: Religion and the State.
@wadhamcollege.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-ko...
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Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history?
We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.
Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!
www.historyworkshop....
We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.
Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!
www.historyworkshop....
Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025
History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history?
We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.
Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!
www.historyworkshop....
We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.
Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!
www.historyworkshop....
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I'm on this podcast! In fact I'm especially hard to avoid, because I spoke to Izzy about Labour and empire across the entire twentieth century, so I could pop up in ANY EPISODE
We’re delighted @ihr.bsky.social to see Izzy Conn’s Leading Labour named by @theguardian.com as among the best podcasts of the week. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Kate Nash showcases her sleazy side: best podcasts of the week
The musician talks to the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Razorlight for this retrospective of the messy glory of 00s indie rock. Plus, Michael Palin touchingly opens up about losing his wife
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I'm on this podcast! In fact I'm especially hard to avoid, because I spoke to Izzy about Labour and empire across the entire twentieth century, so I could pop up in ANY EPISODE