Karl Ittmann
@kittmann.bsky.social
Historian of Britain and the British Empire.
Author of Fuelling Empire: The British Imperial Oil Complex 1896-1945 published by Oxford University Press June 2025.
Author of Fuelling Empire: The British Imperial Oil Complex 1896-1945 published by Oxford University Press June 2025.
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Grateful to share insights from our archives w/ @stjohnsox.bsky.social + @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social this week. As Prof. Sarah Knott shared, historians rely on archives to do what they do, & safe repositories like ours are essential for contextual understanding & research
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Grateful to share insights from our archives w/ @stjohnsox.bsky.social + @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social this week. As Prof. Sarah Knott shared, historians rely on archives to do what they do, & safe repositories like ours are essential for contextual understanding & research
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'The Second World War itself supplied Wilson with income and recognition for some years. Her wartime journalism and knowledge about refugees made her a woman of interest.'
Ellen Ross on the career of British Quaker Francesca Wilson.
Ellen Ross on the career of British Quaker Francesca Wilson.
On Writing and Relief Work
Ellen Ross on the humanitarian activities of a British Quaker, Francesca Wilson, in the Spanish Civil War and beyond.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
'The Second World War itself supplied Wilson with income and recognition for some years. Her wartime journalism and knowledge about refugees made her a woman of interest.'
Ellen Ross on the career of British Quaker Francesca Wilson.
Ellen Ross on the career of British Quaker Francesca Wilson.
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Congratulations to my NYU colleague and friend @keshavarziana.bsky.social for winning the Middle East Studies Association's Roger Owen Book Award for his exceptional book, “Making Space For the Gulf: Histories of Regionalism and the Middle East”
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Congratulations to my NYU colleague and friend @keshavarziana.bsky.social for winning the Middle East Studies Association's Roger Owen Book Award for his exceptional book, “Making Space For the Gulf: Histories of Regionalism and the Middle East”
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The @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking on the theme of 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19. Use code HEALTH10 before 24th Jan to get 10% discount! Bursaries available www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking on the theme of 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19. Use code HEALTH10 before 24th Jan to get 10% discount! Bursaries available www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Israel has violated Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killed hundreds flip.it/SOS7tf
Israel has violated Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killed hundreds
Gaza Government Media Office says Israel fully responsible for humanitarian, security repercussions from its violations.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Israel has violated Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killed hundreds flip.it/SOS7tf
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My mentor Professor in history sat me down and said “have you looked at the salaries for full professors in history?”
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My mentor Professor in history sat me down and said “have you looked at the salaries for full professors in history?”
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November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Engage with us in confidence 💬🛡️
We're happy to share that we are now represented on Bluesky by our own domain name 👉 @academic.oup.com
Enjoy the same trusted stories and insights, delivered with added assurance.
We're happy to share that we are now represented on Bluesky by our own domain name 👉 @academic.oup.com
Enjoy the same trusted stories and insights, delivered with added assurance.
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Oh look! Now it has a cover
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Oh look! Now it has a cover
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Policy should focus not on fertility targets but on how “societies can remain prosperous, equitable & sustainable under conditions of low fertility, population aging & population decline. That is a question better aligned with what we actually know—and with the uncertainties we must acknowledge”
The demographic future that we do not know about
The demographic future of the planet has rarely been as questioned as it is today. For much of the 20th century, the demographic transition theory provided a clear narrative: With modernization and de...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Policy should focus not on fertility targets but on how “societies can remain prosperous, equitable & sustainable under conditions of low fertility, population aging & population decline. That is a question better aligned with what we actually know—and with the uncertainties we must acknowledge”
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Population debates often reflect more than data. Toxic Demography explores how demographic change has been interpreted through political narratives, historical manipulation, and institutional priorities.
📘 Read this starting point for understanding the stakes: oxford.ly/48aDWef
📘 Read this starting point for understanding the stakes: oxford.ly/48aDWef
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Population debates often reflect more than data. Toxic Demography explores how demographic change has been interpreted through political narratives, historical manipulation, and institutional priorities.
📘 Read this starting point for understanding the stakes: oxford.ly/48aDWef
📘 Read this starting point for understanding the stakes: oxford.ly/48aDWef
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International Men's Day! Alas, my Hidden Anxieties: Male Sexuality 1900-1950 (Polity Press/Basil Blackwell Inc, 1991) is out of print but according to Bookfinder.com used copies are available at modest prices! Deep dive into queries posed to Marie Stopes by male correspondents (among other things)
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November 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
International Men's Day! Alas, my Hidden Anxieties: Male Sexuality 1900-1950 (Polity Press/Basil Blackwell Inc, 1991) is out of print but according to Bookfinder.com used copies are available at modest prices! Deep dive into queries posed to Marie Stopes by male correspondents (among other things)
Is there an inventory of Epstein files now held by the Justice Department?
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Is there an inventory of Epstein files now held by the Justice Department?
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Delighted to get a copy of Unearthing Collections published by UCL Press. I wrote the Afterward "Re-earthing the Past"
uclpress.co.uk/book/unearth...
uclpress.co.uk/book/unearth...
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Delighted to get a copy of Unearthing Collections published by UCL Press. I wrote the Afterward "Re-earthing the Past"
uclpress.co.uk/book/unearth...
uclpress.co.uk/book/unearth...
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'The Casa de la Memoria is a museum, a research archive, a lending library, an events space and the hub for a volunteer-run organisation that has helped lead the charge against forgetting in Spain.'
The families of Franco’s victims still seeking justice 50 years after his death | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
'The Casa de la Memoria is a museum, a research archive, a lending library, an events space and the hub for a volunteer-run organisation that has helped lead the charge against forgetting in Spain.'
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'When Nature surveyed nearly 3,800 PhD students worldwide in May and June, about one-third were based outside their country of origin...Among the 1,232 respondents studying abroad, the most common reason for their move — cited by 43% — was “a lack of funding at home”.
On the move: why PhD students study abroad in 2025
Mobility turns pragmatic as living costs and politics bite, Nature’s latest graduate survey shows.
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
'When Nature surveyed nearly 3,800 PhD students worldwide in May and June, about one-third were based outside their country of origin...Among the 1,232 respondents studying abroad, the most common reason for their move — cited by 43% — was “a lack of funding at home”.
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Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
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If you're the parent of a disabled kid, I just want to tell you I know it's hard and I know you feel like you're failing constantly, but you're doing it and you're doing the best you can and your kid absolutely loves you for it.
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If you're the parent of a disabled kid, I just want to tell you I know it's hard and I know you feel like you're failing constantly, but you're doing it and you're doing the best you can and your kid absolutely loves you for it.
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This 5,500-Year-Old Kish Tablet is the Oldest Written Document flip.it/BTb1bl
This 5,500-Year-Old Kish Tablet is the Oldest Written Document
Beer, goats, and grains: here's what the oldest document reveals.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This 5,500-Year-Old Kish Tablet is the Oldest Written Document flip.it/BTb1bl
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Isis Focus Issue: "Is Deep History White?"
Enormous thanks to our editor Pratik Chakrabarti @pratik-hstm.bsky.social for bringing this incredible volume together. Check it out!!! www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/isis/cur...
#intellectualhistory #historyofscience #deephistory
#intellectualhistory #historyofscience #deephistory
Isis | Vol 116, No 4
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Isis Focus Issue: "Is Deep History White?"
Just back from @thenacbs.bsky.social Conference in Montreal. Wonderful city and group of scholars. I was struck by the diverse group of younger scholars who attended and presented papers.
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Just back from @thenacbs.bsky.social Conference in Montreal. Wonderful city and group of scholars. I was struck by the diverse group of younger scholars who attended and presented papers.
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#NACBS at Montreal has been wonderful. I presented here for the first time. Really useful feedback and stimulating panels across the entire program. The presidential address on J.S. Mill's 'family life' was a real treat. Looking forward to coming back to it again.
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#NACBS at Montreal has been wonderful. I presented here for the first time. Really useful feedback and stimulating panels across the entire program. The presidential address on J.S. Mill's 'family life' was a real treat. Looking forward to coming back to it again.
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Proofs of the Afterword by @cwaldby.bsky.social and me for the social survey in global perspective book have arrived. Edited by Charlotte Greenhalgh, @clarecorbould.bsky.social and me, published in 2026 by @berghahnbooks.bsky.social
www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Greenh...
www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Greenh...
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Proofs of the Afterword by @cwaldby.bsky.social and me for the social survey in global perspective book have arrived. Edited by Charlotte Greenhalgh, @clarecorbould.bsky.social and me, published in 2026 by @berghahnbooks.bsky.social
www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Greenh...
www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Greenh...
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Snippets from our amazing inaugural graduate conference in the history of science, technology, and medicine. Organized entirely by UH Graduate students, particularly Katie Truax and Muthuvel Deivendran, these were two intense days of stimulating discussions, camaraderie, and fun
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Snippets from our amazing inaugural graduate conference in the history of science, technology, and medicine. Organized entirely by UH Graduate students, particularly Katie Truax and Muthuvel Deivendran, these were two intense days of stimulating discussions, camaraderie, and fun