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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · 8d

Seen as we are 'battling for souls' again, I still think this (that I wrote in 2021) holds up pretty well www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...

The battle for the soul of conservatism

Edmund Fawcett’s book traces the evolution of an often-contested ideology.

www.newstatesman.com

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · 8d

But I also think (to @tpgroberts.bsky.social original point) the electorate is frequently addressed in a fundamentally different way to in the past because of changes in social scientific thinking and various other shifts. We are to be nudged not persuaded !

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · 22d

The political culture has of course changed @lewisgoodall.com @newsagents.bsky.social - interview a historian and we will be able to tell you all about it!

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Sep 4

Call for book proposals!

Are you passionate about punk? 🤘
Do you have an idea for a book? 📖
Send us your idea for a fresh take on punk to mark the 50th anniversary, that could be the next instalment our acclaimed British Pop Archive series. 🎶
More details below 👇 #booksky #punk

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Aug 15

I know, me too. I used to listen to good music.

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Aug 14

The content we need. Although I now have the theme tune stuck in my head...

Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · Aug 14

My new piece on Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service, and the neoliberalisation of Britain’s postal service. A little 🧵 on how this theme plays out in the show…

#skystorians 🗃️ #polisky #socsky

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service (2008–2017)

The BBC’s readaptation of the adventures of Britain’s most famous fictional postman mirrored many concurrent neoliberal transformations of its postal service.

academicbubble.substack.com

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Aug 8

'She believed that her husband was one of those men whose memoirs should be written when they died.' Still finding this #Middlemarch re-read very amusing.

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Aug 6

'Make It Happen looks at the financial crash of 2008 through the lens of 18th-century economist Adam Smith’s theories, pitting capitalism against morality.' Perhaps there is hope for a Burke play yet observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

James Graham: ‘Britain is not sure what its next story is’

The Dear England playwright is turning his attention to Scotland for a satire starring Succession’s Brian Cox

observer.co.uk

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 31

Definitely, even the weather! Sunshine matters. One of the reasons I really enjoy doing admissions is because it's like season 3 of Gilmore Girls. Open/offer holder days are full of enthusiastic people excited to go to uni, and the experiences they have with staff and student ambassadors are crucial

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 29

Is it still as 'riveting' as I remember? 🤣

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Jeanine Dekker @jeaninedekker.bsky.social · Jun 30

“It matters that we understand the past and its complexities, […] because it helps us think critically, understand better, recognize complexity. …The inability or unwillingness of so many people around the world to recognize complexity is a really worrying trend.”

History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · Jun 30

At a time of crisis for the History departments across the UK @ihr.bsky.social has made available a unique archive of interviews with leading post-war British historians. They point to the importance of history & the urgent need to defend the profession. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...

At a time of crisis for the profession, a unique collection of interviews demonstrates the importance of history. - History & Policy

At a time of crisis for the History departments across the UK, the Institute of Historical Research has made available a unique archive of interviews with some of the profession's leading post-war Bri...

historyandpolicy.org

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History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 28

History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu

Microsoft Forms

bit.ly

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Jul 24

All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 21

Why not! I am thinking of writing a grant proposal too.

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is exactly the answer I wanted to hear! There is hope yet. Which practices/assumptions do think this is most true of?

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 19

Wonderful news!! Congratulations, Claire! 🎉

Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 18

I was temporarily very confused and then realised it had been turned around 🤣 (I'm from Frodsham).

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 18

FYI if any growth is recorded for the month of July I can confirm that it has been driven entirely by the sale of Oasis tshirts and bucket hats in Manchester.

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 18

Wow. This is so interesting (depressing) thank you. I recently started noticing scholars in security studies, economics etc talking about having a history problem but not actually then speaking to any historians! 🙈

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 17

I have a PhD student writing about HR in this country, it's fascinating. I have a side interest in what hum-lead soc sci might look like (and the role of history in other disciplines) and was told last week that MBA students are taught that there are no 'lessons to be learnt' - is that right ?!

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 11

Another great thing about being a historian is that when I hear about a man spontaneously taking his trousers off at work my mind automatically goes to John Stuart Mill.

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jul 11

Too hot!

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Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · Jul 7

This, this, a thousand times this. Past students of mine will recognize something similar as one of my very favourite rants.

(Also, WFL 4 Evah)

Amy Thorpe @acthorpe.bsky.social · Jul 3

Okay, this is obviously lovely in lots of ways. However, the homogenisation of the British suffrage movement to only include the WSPU and their colours does an unacceptable disservice to the diverse and hugely significant contribution the many suffrage organisations who fought for (cont.)

Welsh group makes 264 sashes for female MPs to mark women's vote

Each MP received a sash to mark 97 years of women being given the right to vote.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Emily Jones @jonesemily.bsky.social · Jun 16

This! A fair few of my Google scholar citations tell me that my book is being used to demonstrate that Edmund Burke *did* found modern conservatism in 1790 🤪

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · Jun 11

A huge thanks to the brilliant Maya Goodfellow who recently interviewed me for @theguardian.com about my book, and the entangled histories of extinction and empire more broadly.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A billionaire will pay a lot of money to shoot a recreated being’: historian Sadiah Qureshi on extinction and empire

In her new book, Vanished, the history professor picks apart the political and philosophical dimensions of species loss

www.theguardian.com

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