Alka Raman
@alkaraman.bsky.social
Economic and social historian of the early modern world, innovation, industrialisation and all things cotton. Assistant Prof at UCL History. Chair of the Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society.
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🍾 We are proud to announce “Introduction: New Perspectives in Global Economic History” by @alkaraman.bsky.social (@ucl.ac.uk ), author of the piece and editor of the special issue on global economic history in @rhi-ihr.bsky.social .
Read it open access 👉 doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...
Read it open access 👉 doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🍾 We are proud to announce “Introduction: New Perspectives in Global Economic History” by @alkaraman.bsky.social (@ucl.ac.uk ), author of the piece and editor of the special issue on global economic history in @rhi-ihr.bsky.social .
Read it open access 👉 doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...
Read it open access 👉 doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...
The first volume of the Special Issue on Global Economic History @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is now out! It features 4 new articles on 4 commodities in global economic history - salt, ivory, raw cotton, and finished cotton goods - all open access. It was a great experience editing this volume!
Vol. 34 No. 95 (2025) of @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is out! The first instalment of New Perspectives in Global Economic History, edited by @alkaraman.bsky.social, shows how commodity based economic history reveals global interconnections and rethinks long-term development. revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...
November 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The first volume of the Special Issue on Global Economic History @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is now out! It features 4 new articles on 4 commodities in global economic history - salt, ivory, raw cotton, and finished cotton goods - all open access. It was a great experience editing this volume!
Last evening was truly special, meeting with dear friends and colleagues to celebrate the launch of @edmond-smith.bsky.social new book, ‘Ruthless: A New History of Britain’s Rise to Wealth and Power’
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Last evening was truly special, meeting with dear friends and colleagues to celebrate the launch of @edmond-smith.bsky.social new book, ‘Ruthless: A New History of Britain’s Rise to Wealth and Power’
Still buzzing after the talk by @sushmajansari.bsky.social about her experience of community curation and the making of the exhibition ‘Ancient India, Living Traditions’ @britishmuseum.bsky.social @uclhistory.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Still buzzing after the talk by @sushmajansari.bsky.social about her experience of community curation and the making of the exhibition ‘Ancient India, Living Traditions’ @britishmuseum.bsky.social @uclhistory.bsky.social
A great programme on the theme of ‘Women and Enterprise’ for the annual workshop of the EHS Women’s Committee @echistsoc.bsky.social @ehswomcom.bsky.social The workshop will be held in-person @uclhistory.bsky.social see registration details 👇
The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising its annual workshop on the 12th of December @ucl.ac.uk This will be an in-person only event. Book now to attend. Details ⬇️
Registration for our EHS Women's Committee Workshop: Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise is now open.
See the amazing program at the link below and find the register button at the bottom of the page!
@ehswomcom.bsky.social @echistsoc.bsky.social
See the amazing program at the link below and find the register button at the bottom of the page!
@ehswomcom.bsky.social @echistsoc.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A great programme on the theme of ‘Women and Enterprise’ for the annual workshop of the EHS Women’s Committee @echistsoc.bsky.social @ehswomcom.bsky.social The workshop will be held in-person @uclhistory.bsky.social see registration details 👇
We’ve just finished a most useful @ehswomcom.bsky.social training session with @eicathomefinn.bsky.social, Ramon Ramon-Munoz @rhi-ihr.bsky.social and Michael Watson @universitypress.cambridge.org on early career years in academia & grants/postdocs processes & publishing academic articles/books.
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We’ve just finished a most useful @ehswomcom.bsky.social training session with @eicathomefinn.bsky.social, Ramon Ramon-Munoz @rhi-ihr.bsky.social and Michael Watson @universitypress.cambridge.org on early career years in academia & grants/postdocs processes & publishing academic articles/books.
Reminder: online training event for academic publishing and applying for grants, on 10th Oct, organised by the @ehswomcom.bsky.social The event will be particularly useful for ECRs, registration info👇
The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising an online training event on academic publication and grants applications process on 10th Oct 2025. More details and how to register👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
Women's Committee - Publishing & Grants Made Simple - Economic History Society
10/10/2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - The Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society invites you to join our online training event to learn strategies for getting published in top academic journals...
ehs.org.uk
October 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reminder: online training event for academic publishing and applying for grants, on 10th Oct, organised by the @ehswomcom.bsky.social The event will be particularly useful for ECRs, registration info👇
Many thanks to Darshan Shah and the team from Weavers’ Studio, Kolkata. ‘Textiles from Bengal’ would not be possible without them.
September 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Many thanks to Darshan Shah and the team from Weavers’ Studio, Kolkata. ‘Textiles from Bengal’ would not be possible without them.
The highlight of the day - textile objects, demonstrating extraordinary skill and expertise in textile making and adornment in Bengal.
September 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The highlight of the day - textile objects, demonstrating extraordinary skill and expertise in textile making and adornment in Bengal.
Mary Schoeser, Meha Priyadarshini and I also presented at the ‘Textiles from Bengal’ event. Thanks to the audience for the fantastic engagement!
September 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Mary Schoeser, Meha Priyadarshini and I also presented at the ‘Textiles from Bengal’ event. Thanks to the audience for the fantastic engagement!
Rosemary Crill, John Styles and Karolina Hutkova presenting at ‘Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy’
September 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Rosemary Crill, John Styles and Karolina Hutkova presenting at ‘Textiles from Bengal: A Shared Legacy’
It’s about to begin! Setting up for ‘Textiles from Bengal’
September 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
It’s about to begin! Setting up for ‘Textiles from Bengal’
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Children and the Covid-19 pandemic. UK report is out, and includes a child-friendly version.
Children & Young People's Voices Research Project - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
September 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Children and the Covid-19 pandemic. UK report is out, and includes a child-friendly version.
Want to know more about publishing your work and applying for research grants? The @ehswomcom.bsky.social is organising an online training session on 10th Oct. Save the date! ⬇️
The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee is organising an online training event on academic publication and grants applications process on 10th Oct 2025. More details and how to register👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
Women's Committee - Publishing & Grants Made Simple - Economic History Society
10/10/2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - The Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society invites you to join our online training event to learn strategies for getting published in top academic journals...
ehs.org.uk
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Want to know more about publishing your work and applying for research grants? The @ehswomcom.bsky.social is organising an online training session on 10th Oct. Save the date! ⬇️
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It's that time of year again, annual elections for election to Council of the National Trust. Lots of candidates to choose from.
Read carefully and vote wisely if you don't want the direction of travel to be backward.
Read carefully and vote wisely if you don't want the direction of travel to be backward.
What's better than a rainbow-coloured bed of dahlias?
An actual rainbow shining over the rainbow-coloured dahlias.
An actual rainbow shining over the rainbow-coloured dahlias.
September 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It's that time of year again, annual elections for election to Council of the National Trust. Lots of candidates to choose from.
Read carefully and vote wisely if you don't want the direction of travel to be backward.
Read carefully and vote wisely if you don't want the direction of travel to be backward.
How did women participate in business and enterprise through history? CfP currently live from the @ehswomcom.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
How did women participate in business and enterprise through history? CfP currently live from the @ehswomcom.bsky.social
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The call for next year's @businesshistoryc.bsky.social annual meeting is up (the deadline is Oct 17th). The theme is Co-creation. Is there anyone who might be interesting in developing a panel on the Co-creation of business histories with collaborators from outside both academia & the corporation.
August 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The call for next year's @businesshistoryc.bsky.social annual meeting is up (the deadline is Oct 17th). The theme is Co-creation. Is there anyone who might be interesting in developing a panel on the Co-creation of business histories with collaborators from outside both academia & the corporation.
Fantastic day in Exeter immersed in the history of the city through the foundational materiality of the Roman walls! Thanks to Mark Stoyle for leading the brilliant tour for the @ehswomcom.bsky.social @echistsoc.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Fantastic day in Exeter immersed in the history of the city through the foundational materiality of the Roman walls! Thanks to Mark Stoyle for leading the brilliant tour for the @ehswomcom.bsky.social @echistsoc.bsky.social
From the tussle between the cathedral and the city, to cloth-making and economic prosperity, all built on Roman foundations. Exeter Roman walls tour of the @ehswomcom.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
From the tussle between the cathedral and the city, to cloth-making and economic prosperity, all built on Roman foundations. Exeter Roman walls tour of the @ehswomcom.bsky.social
Fancy a garden wall with Roman foundations?!
August 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Fancy a garden wall with Roman foundations?!
Wall as a patchwork of stone over time!
August 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Wall as a patchwork of stone over time!
Beginning the EHS Women’s Committee’s Exeter Roman Walls walk with Mark Stoyle with the gunpowder tower!
August 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Beginning the EHS Women’s Committee’s Exeter Roman Walls walk with Mark Stoyle with the gunpowder tower!
Cannot recommend this highly enough for PhD students, having benefitted from the residential training course myself several years ago!
The @echistsoc.bsky.social ‘s PhD residential training course literally changes careers for the better… apply here ehs.org.uk/society/stud...
Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students - Economic History Society
University of Warwick Radcliffe Conference Centre 3 – 6 December 2025 The Economic History Society offers 12 part-funded places on an intensive residential course designed to raise the quality and ana...
ehs.org.uk
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Cannot recommend this highly enough for PhD students, having benefitted from the residential training course myself several years ago!
Assessing textile samples at the Whitworth and John Rylands in Manchester with @edmond-smith.bsky.social for an upcoming exhibition. Time flies you’re having fun!
August 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Assessing textile samples at the Whitworth and John Rylands in Manchester with @edmond-smith.bsky.social for an upcoming exhibition. Time flies you’re having fun!
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As always, a fabulous time to be completing a PhD on a seventeenth-century couple, East India goods, and touching on the India women of Restoration London👇
CfP now out for the Annual Workshop of the EHS Women’s Committee.
Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship - Agency, Experience, and Enterprise
Date: 12 Dec 2025
Venue: UCL History
Deadline for proposals: 5 Sept 2025
For more details, see👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship - Agency, Experience, and Enterprise
Date: 12 Dec 2025
Venue: UCL History
Deadline for proposals: 5 Sept 2025
For more details, see👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
Women's Commitee Workshop - Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise - Economic History Society
12/12/2025 @ All day - Call for Papers (CFP) Annual Workshop of the Economic History Society Women’s Committee University College London Friday, 12 December 2025 Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship: Agenc...
ehs.org.uk
August 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
As always, a fabulous time to be completing a PhD on a seventeenth-century couple, East India goods, and touching on the India women of Restoration London👇