Joe Harley
@joeharleyhistory.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in History at ARU | Researches poverty, welfare, consumption and material culture | Obsesses over fonts far too much
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Joe Harley
@joeharleyhistory.bsky.social
· Feb 27
Hi everyone! I’m Joe Harley, a historian specialising in poverty, welfare, everyday life, and material culture in Britain from the 1700s onwards. Interested to see what BlueSky is like!
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians
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We're very excited to announce our collaborative PhD with @qubhistory.bsky.social on the residents of The Salvation Army's Bethel Rescue Home in Belfast in the C19th. Supervised by @elainefarrell.bsky.social (@badbridgetbook.bsky.social)
Applications by 13 Jan 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
Applications by 13 Jan 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: CSHIS01 - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We're very excited to announce our collaborative PhD with @qubhistory.bsky.social on the residents of The Salvation Army's Bethel Rescue Home in Belfast in the C19th. Supervised by @elainefarrell.bsky.social (@badbridgetbook.bsky.social)
Applications by 13 Jan 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
Applications by 13 Jan 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
Reposted by Joe Harley
New publication!
“Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700” is edited by Joe Harley & Vicky Holmes. Our chapter is on the fireguard - a consistent absence in the archival record - and the campaign to introduce it into working-class homes.
Order the book here: lnkd.in/eMz2kfkd
“Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700” is edited by Joe Harley & Vicky Holmes. Our chapter is on the fireguard - a consistent absence in the archival record - and the campaign to introduce it into working-class homes.
Order the book here: lnkd.in/eMz2kfkd
July 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New publication!
“Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700” is edited by Joe Harley & Vicky Holmes. Our chapter is on the fireguard - a consistent absence in the archival record - and the campaign to introduce it into working-class homes.
Order the book here: lnkd.in/eMz2kfkd
“Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700” is edited by Joe Harley & Vicky Holmes. Our chapter is on the fireguard - a consistent absence in the archival record - and the campaign to introduce it into working-class homes.
Order the book here: lnkd.in/eMz2kfkd
It’s here! Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/objects-o...
June 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It’s here! Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/objects-o...
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Next week I'll be speaking on the long history of disabled people's agency and resistance at the Institute of Historical Research. Everyone welcome! www.history.ac.uk/events/histo...
Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency and Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century
www.history.ac.uk
June 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Next week I'll be speaking on the long history of disabled people's agency and resistance at the Institute of Historical Research. Everyone welcome! www.history.ac.uk/events/histo...
Objects of Poverty is all wrapped up now! Just a few months to go. Cant wait to share it with you all.
April 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Objects of Poverty is all wrapped up now! Just a few months to go. Cant wait to share it with you all.
This university crisis has gone too far. Even the likes of Edinburgh who will never struggle for students are broke. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
University of Edinburgh warns of staff cuts as it faces £140m financial deficit
Vice-chancellor says large-scale savings are needed but union says university should instead use its wealth
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This university crisis has gone too far. Even the likes of Edinburgh who will never struggle for students are broke. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Reposted by Joe Harley
Hi everyone! I’m Joe Harley, a historian specialising in poverty, welfare, everyday life, and material culture in Britain from the 1700s onwards. Interested to see what BlueSky is like!
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians
February 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Hi everyone! I’m Joe Harley, a historian specialising in poverty, welfare, everyday life, and material culture in Britain from the 1700s onwards. Interested to see what BlueSky is like!
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians
February 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted by Joe Harley
Good to see this statement from the various professional associations for History about the current crisis in HE, and their support for my department in particular
royalhistsoc.org/more-than-ev...
royalhistsoc.org/more-than-ev...
‘More than ever, history and historians need a collaborative and co-ordinated approach’: a statement | RHS
royalhistsoc.org
February 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Good to see this statement from the various professional associations for History about the current crisis in HE, and their support for my department in particular
royalhistsoc.org/more-than-ev...
royalhistsoc.org/more-than-ev...
Hi everyone! I’m Joe Harley, a historian specialising in poverty, welfare, everyday life, and material culture in Britain from the 1700s onwards. Interested to see what BlueSky is like!
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians
February 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Hi everyone! I’m Joe Harley, a historian specialising in poverty, welfare, everyday life, and material culture in Britain from the 1700s onwards. Interested to see what BlueSky is like!
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians
Let me introduce my research...
#academicsky #history #bluehistory #skystorians