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Alex White @alexjwhite.bsky.social · 7d

New article out today! Published on the eve of Ghanaian independence, A Wreath for Udomo fictionalises Kwame Nkrumah's struggle against imperialism and imagines a future after British rule.

hwiccanreview.substack.com/p/accra-noir...

Accra Noir: ‘A Wreath for Udomo’ (Peter Abrahams, 1956)

A political thriller for a nation about to exist

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Claire Hélie @clairehelie.cpesr.fr · 4d

Il est sorti! Co-édité avec Bastien Goursaud, ce n° sur la survivance des 80s contient un entretien avec @fionasampson.bsky.social qui balise 40 ans de poésie et 8 articles sur le concept de dérégulation mis en avant par Sean O'Brien en 95. Merci aux contributeurices!
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Elara Bertho @elarabertho.bsky.social · 6d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgb_...
Dialogue avec @guillaumblanc.bsky.social autour de nos recherches sur les sources et l'histoire africaine
@cnrseditions.bsky.social

Elara Bertho et Guillaume Blanc - "Conakry, une utopie panafricaine" et "Empires"

YouTube video by librairie mollat

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Holly Smith @holsmith.bsky.social · 6d

My book UP IN THE AIR: A HISTORY OF HIGH-RISE BRITAIN is out today!

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Centre for Transimperial History, Leipzig University @transimperial.bsky.social · 6d

We are excited to announce our new lecture series starting tomorrow. Corey Ross (Basel) will be presenting on "Liquid Empire." Zoom Link: recentglobe.uni-leipzig.de/veranstaltun...

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La Vie des idées @laviedesidees.bsky.social · 11d

Créé par des résistants des PTT, un réseau téléphonique parallèle a survécu après la Libération. Espace de communication et de rencontre dans les années 1970, il constitue le chaînon manquant entre les agences matrimoniales du XIX e siècle et nos applis contemporaines.

Le Réseau, ou lorsque nous étions intraçables

Créé par des résistants des PTT, un réseau téléphonique parallèle a survécu après la Libération. Espace de communication et de rencontre dans les années 1970, il constitue le chaînon manquant entre les agences matrimoniales du XIX e siècle et nos applis contemporaines.

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Corentin Sellin @corentinsellin.bsky.social · 10d

Avec beaucoup trop de retard, un livre remarquable et tellement stimulant à signaler, "Ondes de choc: histoire médiatique et politique de la radio conservatrice aux Etats-Unis" de
@sebastienmort.bsky.social
(et tant d'écho avec le paysage médiatique français actuel...)
#àlire

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 14d

For centuries, Western powers have sought to ‘fix’ African economies. Shortlisted for the 2025 British Academy Book Prize, Bronwen Everill's Africonomics traces how these interventions have repeatedly failed to deliver, and highlights Africa’s own approaches to economic life: https://bit.ly/47aBrcJ

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Melanie Torrent @meltorrent.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you, Dan, for your review! And thanks again to our wonderful contributors, @byrnealice.bsky.social Lori Maguire, Adrien Rodd, Bent Boel, Christian Turner, @ameliahadfield1.bsky.social @thibaudharrois.bsky.social

Dan Feather @danieljfeather.bsky.social · 22d

Edited by @meltorrent.bsky.social & Lauriane Simony, this collection of articles is key reading for anyone interested in British foreign policy in the second half of the Twentieth Century: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcbh20/3...

Latest articles from Contemporary British History

Browse the latest articles and research from Contemporary British History

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Mikko Toivanen @mtoiv.bsky.social · 15d

The intro to our Itinerario special issue on the entwined histories of tourism and imperialism has just passed 1,000 views! 🥳 Many thanks to all readers, keep spreading the word and remember to check out the great contributions that make up the issue, too. doi.org/10.1017/S016...

Cover of the issue 48:3 of the journal Itinerario, showing a black-and-white photo of a European tourist being pushed/pulled up the side of a pyramid by a group of Egyptian guides.

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Florent Moncomble @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org · 19d

It's tomorrow! If you cannot attend in person, you will find the Zoom link on the programme below or you may ask for it via DM.

Florent Moncomble @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org · Sep 15

The workshop “Mutations in discourse: digital discourses” will take place on October 17th at the UPJV (Amiens Citadelle) and online (see poster for link).

With much anticipated contributions from @christianilbury.bsky.social, Catherine Ruchon and @jessaiston.bsky.social.

#linguistics

Poster of the workshop

Zoom link: https://univ-artois-fr.zoom.us/j/92529263837?pwd=XSRYB0ocYpaqvvP597xaLk0Jv20KYa.1

Programme:

9h Accueil

9h15 - 10h15 Florent MONCOMBLE (Université d’Artois)
Automating the collection of digital corpora: methodology and challenges

10h15 - 11h15 Christian ILBURY (University of Edinburgh)
Gen Z language? Sociolinguistic change in social media

11h15 - 11h30 Pause

11h30 - 12h30 Catherine RUCHON (Université de Montpellier Paul Valéry)
Du forum de discussion au biorama numérique : hybridité des discours écraniques autour du deuil d’enfant

12h30 - 13h30 Déjeuner

13h30 - 14h30 Jessica AISTON (Queen Mary University of London)
Red pills and spinning plates: Discourse approaches to the manosphere

14h30 - 15h30 Océane FOUBERT (Université de Picardie Jules Verne)
Homme-soja and tchoin: Neologisms in the French manosphere on Youtube

15h30 - 15h45 Pause

15h45 - 16h15 Table ronde

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Kevin O'Sullivan @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social · Oct 3

A date for your diaries: On 4 November, @ria.ie will host a witness seminar, where former and current diplomats, along with Michael Kennedy (executive editor) will reflect the latest edition of @difp-ria.bsky.social and the role of historical reflection in policy-making. 🗃️
www.ria.ie/events/the-t...

The Troubles and the European Community: Exploring DIFP XIV (1969-73) - Royal Irish Academy

Witness seminar on the latest volume of Documents in Irish Foreign Policy, covering the years 1969-73. In this event co-hosted by The Standing Committee for International Affairs and Documents in Iris...

www.ria.ie

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · Sep 29

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Melanie Torrent @meltorrent.bsky.social · Sep 18

In Search of Britain @upjv-univ.bsky.social reçoit Dominique Connan @uparisnanterre.bsky.social, le 24/09 à 17h, pour Faire partie du club. Élites et pouvoir au Kenya (CNRS Éditions, 2024). Rejoignez-nous ! u-picardie-fr.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Le programme ac M. Ruiz: searchofbritain.wordpress.com

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: In Search of Britain. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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David Hendy @davidhendy.bsky.social · Jul 15

Damn. Another handy tool that now has to be avoided like the plague.

Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 14

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · Jun 30

My new article on protest marches and processions in London,1780-1915, has just been published online!

Thanks to the editors and reviewers of Historical Research for making it such a smooth process.

academic.oup.com/histres/adva...

The development of political procession routes and policing the right to march in London, 1780–1915

Abstract. Processions and marches were an integral part of popular politics, protest and urban life. This article maps the routes of 101 civic, political a

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Jeanne-Marie Jackson @jmja.bsky.social · Jun 11

PROOFS, baby! There’s nothing in this whole academic life quite as exciting. (Ok, maybe the cover.) Home stretch with @princetonupress.bsky.social

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Anne Cousson @acousson.bsky.social · Jun 11

Nous organisons une JE sur l'abolition de la peine de mort, devoir de mémoire (UK, US, France) le 28 novembre prochain à Poitiers. Rejoignez-nous ! mimmoc.labo.univ-poitiers.fr/appel-a-comm...

Appel à communication » L’abolition de la peine de mort, un devoir de mémoire »

Un contenu sur ce site

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Cécile Boulaire @cecileboulaire.bsky.social · Jun 9

Lecture du moment: l'excellent essai de Sophie Heywood sur Hachette et les livres pour la jeunesse en temps de guerre froide album50.hypotheses.org/9752 #LitteratureJeunesse #BookHistory

Lecture du moment: Hachette et les livres pour la jeunesse en temps de guerre froide

Je voudrais rendre compte ici du formidable essai publié par Sophie Heywood aux éditions Bloomsbury : Children’s Publishing in Cold War France: Hachette in the Age of Surveillance and Control. Ce livr...

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · Jun 10

If you haven't heard from me in a while, it's because I've been working on this👇 - a truly global workshop on solidarity activism, which is taking place in Malmö this week. Come for the inspiring work of colleagues from round the world; stay for the venue's truly gaudy Olof Palme statue.

Global Solidarity Activism network @globalsolidarity.bsky.social · Jun 10

25 participants from around the world are on their way to Malmö for the second Global Solidarity Network Workshop, which starts tomorrow. We'll spend two days finding connections - across themes, sources, groups and individuals - from Australia and Argentina to Thailand and Zimbabwe.

The programme for day 1 at the workshop - please contact emma.lundin@mau.se for a machine readable version.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · May 14

On 10 June, we'll be marking 50 years since the 1975 referendum & 5 years since leaving the EU by asking what we can learn from Britain's two referendums on Europe - and what lessons they hold for the future.

With Sara Hobolt, Anand Menon, Maria Sobolewska & me!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-win...

How to Win a Referendum on Europe: 1975, 2016 and ...?

Join the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation and the Mile End Institute to explore what we can learn from the 1975 and 2016 referendums.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · May 9

This new book by Amalia Ribi Forclaz (@gvagrad.bsky.social) – "Cultivating Fields of Progress: Agriculture and the International Labour Organization, 1920s–1950s" – looks really great 👇 #HistIR global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Neil Warner @neilwarner.bsky.social · Jan 27

Will Kendall and I interviewed Anthony Bogues, former advisor to great Jamaican leader Michael Manley, for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social. A fascinating interview on Manley's efforts at an anti-colonial, democratic and socialist "third path" in Jamaica and internationally

Decolonizing Jamaica | Will Kendall & Neil Warner

An interview with Professor Anthony Bogues on Michael Manley’s centenary

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Julie Gacon @juliegacon.bsky.social · Apr 1

Bonjour, beaucoup d’entre nous à @franceculture.fr et Radio France en général sommes en grève contre le projet de holding Radio France-France TV, qui n’assurera plus de budget propre à la radio, permettra les productions externes et la création de filiales, facilement « supprimables » à terme.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Mar 29

And it's also available open access, so if you're not a Fellow or Member of the Royal Historical Society you can still read John's fab article (and many others) without charge: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Jan 29

Delightful work post — the hard copy of the new issue of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, featuring my article, 'Migrant Voices in Multilingual London, 1560-1600'.

Cover of the current issue of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, sitting on a speckled windowsill.

The journal opened to the first page of my article in paper form.

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