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American Historical Association @historians.org · May 9

Submit nominations by May 15 for the Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Creativity in Digital History, sponsored jointly by the AHA and @rrchnm.bsky.social. This prize is awarded annually to honor and support work on a creative and freely available new media project. 🗃️

Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Creativity in Digital History – AHA

This prize is awarded annually to honor and support work on a creative and freely available new media project, and in particular for work that reflects thoughtful, critical, and rigorous engagement wi...

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · May 7

Ethnic cleansing was always the plan — and our government cannot pretend it didn’t know.

A statement from the Independent Alliance.

This week, Israeli officials approved plans to 'capture' the entire Gaza strip and remain in the Palestinian territory indefinitely.
There is another term for this: ethnic cleansing. This was always the plan - and our government cannot pretend they didn't know. They could have ended all arms sales to Israel and implemented sanctions. They granted endless impunity for Israel's atrocities instead.
Today alone, Israeli air strikes have so far already killed 5 people in Gaza.
Today also marks 64 days of Israel's total humanitarian blockade, which has left more than 65,000 children suffering from severe malnutrition. Israel's latest announcement is nothing new. It is the next stage in an ongoing project: the erasure of the Palestinian people.
Once again, we call on our government to end all arms sales to Israel.
Anything less is complicity in crimes against humanity.
No amount of "deep concern" can make up for the military, economic and political support our government continues to provide. No words can negate the sale of deadly F-35 components. And no statements "urging" Israel to stop can match the impunity it has been granted to carry on.
We will continue to demand a full arms embargo, economic sanctions, and the only path to a just and lasting peace: an end to the occupation of Palestine.

The Independent Alliance
Adnan Hussain, MP for Blackburn
Ayoub Khan, MP for Birmingham Perry Barr Iqbal Mohamed, MP for Dewsbury and Batley Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North Shockat Adam, MP for Leicester South

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Meha Priyadarshini @mehapri.bsky.social · Mar 26

There are still a couple of days left to submit abstracts for this workshop in Glasgow. Please note that there is some funding for travel for scholars from the Global South.

H-Material Culture @h-materialculture.bsky.social · Feb 15

CFP: THREADS OF EMPIRE: MODES, MATERIALS AND THE MAKING OF TEXTILES
Commodities of Empire Workshop, University of Glasgow, 8-9 Sep. 2025. Deadline: Mar 28 #MaterialCulture commoditiesofempire.org.uk/events/

Events - Commodities of Empire

For details of our past events, click here. THREADS OF EMPIRE: MODES, MATERIALS AND THE MAKING OF TEXTILES Call for Papers Download Call for Papers as PDF Commodities of Empire Workshop, University o...

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Meha Priyadarshini @mehapri.bsky.social · Mar 18

What does a "collective and public effort" look like? There should be no business as usual.

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Meha Priyadarshini @mehapri.bsky.social · Mar 14

I just found out about this incredible 3D reconstruction of Tenochtitlán! Could be a useful resource for teaching.

Hernán Confino @horadado.bsky.social · Dec 11

Hermosa esta reconstrucción 3D de Tenochtitlán hecha por Thomas Kole: tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl/es.html

Retrato de Tenochtitlan

Reconstrucción 3D de la capital mexica

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · Mar 11

🎓Higher Education🎓
The UK’s universities are beleaguered and besieged. Redundancies continue to be announced. Cardiff, Dundee, Edinburgh, Kent, Queen’s Belfast, Sheffield; the list goes on and on. Perhaps 10,000 jobs will go in this academic year, and that’s just the beginning. #AcademicSky

The UK’s academic recession is in full swing

This university crisis is a grim scrabble for numbers

www.ft.com

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Meha Priyadarshini @mehapri.bsky.social · Feb 26

Send abstracts for this workshop on textiles and empire happening in Glasgow in September! #textiles #history

H-Material Culture @h-materialculture.bsky.social · Feb 15

CFP: THREADS OF EMPIRE: MODES, MATERIALS AND THE MAKING OF TEXTILES
Commodities of Empire Workshop, University of Glasgow, 8-9 Sep. 2025. Deadline: Mar 28 #MaterialCulture commoditiesofempire.org.uk/events/

Events - Commodities of Empire

For details of our past events, click here. THREADS OF EMPIRE: MODES, MATERIALS AND THE MAKING OF TEXTILES Call for Papers Download Call for Papers as PDF Commodities of Empire Workshop, University o...

commoditiesofempire.org.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Feb 24

'Multiple Dutch universities have announced reorganisations that are likely to involve layoffs, in the wake of drastic government budget cuts that will amount to about €500 million (£414 million) a year across higher education and research.' 1/2

Layoffs begin at Dutch universities as deep budget cuts bite

Institutions caught in a ‘perfect storm’ owing to reductions in government spending and international student restrictions

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Ruth Mostern 🌏🌱 @rmostern.bsky.social · Feb 18

World History Association @thewha.bsky.social members! We're proud to open voting on our Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza, which responds both to the dire situation in Palestine and the American Historical Association @historians.org veto last month. members.thewha.org/page/resolut...

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elsjevankessel.bsky.social @elsjevankessel.bsky.social · Dec 13

Day 2 of the CIRIMA ASIA conference in #Seville with the brilliant @laurafg.bsky.social @mehapri.bsky.social @periodeye.bsky.social Hugo Miguel Crespo & many others!

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Deepthi Murali @deepthimurali.bsky.social · Nov 24

Slowly posting about Connecting Threads project launch/symposium at V&A Museum last month. This is a digital public history project and the website is now live at: connectingthreads.co.uk The whole day was incredible! #connectingthreads #academicsky #digitalhistory #indianhistory #caribbeanhistory

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Stephanie Porras @periodeye.bsky.social · Nov 27

Two weeks til this amazing all star line up in Sevilla - so honored to be giving a keynote and looking forward to learning from everyone!! geografiaehistoria.ucm.es/file/program...

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Meha Priyadarshini @mehapri.bsky.social · Nov 26

I'm sure it'll be great! Also @nancyum.bsky.social once told me that it's good to be nervous, it means you still care.

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Meha Priyadarshini @mehapri.bsky.social · Nov 26

I'm working on my paper too, although keynote is way harder! See you in a couple weeks!

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Meha Priyadarshini @mehapri.bsky.social · Nov 22

Review of our event at the V&A on 'Fashioning Madras in India and the Caribbean' on the Untold Lives blog by the British Library. Follow the project @connectingthreads.bsky.social
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Attending the V&A Connecting Threads Conference

In October I had the pleasure of attending the Connecting Threads: Fashioning Madras in India and the Caribbean Symposium at the V&A Museum. This event focused on exploring the cultural and textile hi...

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Dr Ruby (she/her) @paperwhispers.bsky.social · Nov 21

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.

**Tell Everyone**

www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...

Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship

We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).

www.leeds.ac.uk

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