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Chris Moores

@mooresci.bsky.social

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Contemporary History Person - Histories of activism and suchlike. Malvern dweller, Bham worker. Trier. Proper info here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/history/moores-chris.aspx

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 20

Sounds great. Yeah - I'm sure there's absolutely loads to say about it. Look forward to learning more at some point.

Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 19

It takes a broad interpretation of 'political' (which I would obviously like), but are you writing about the U3A? Always thought that would be a great bit of work. At various points, it positions itself as a movement and has those roots with activist voices.

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 18

I am aware that I have fallen directly into this newspapers' make people who work in universities tetchy on a Sunday morning fun.

Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 18

From what I've seen, I'd say coursework and online exams have made ChatGPT look pointless. It's basically shit at these things.

Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 12

Feels like a timely moment to be thinking about 'economic nationalism' (again), so I am looking forward to my splendid colleague Klaus Richter's lecture next week: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/hist...
I imagine registration is still open!

Does Economic Nationalism Empower People? Evidence from East Central Europe

Professor Klaus Richter Inaugural lecture - Does Economic Nationalism Empower People?

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 10

I'd welcome that.

Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 10

Cant help but think four films on Yoko, Linda, Mo, and Pattie would be way more interesting than the Beatles films. Ideally, keep Sofia Coppola away.

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 8

Genuinely sinister

Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 8

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 8

Some madness well updates. Seeing as I know some of my department enjoyed seeing these.

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Birmingham UCU @birminghamucu.bsky.social · May 6

Tomorrow, Wednesday 7th May 2025, Unison and UCU will be hosting a Solidarity Picnic for Trans Rights on the Green Heart outside the Main Library from 12:30–2pm. Please come along, bringing your own lunch, to this relaxed and casual event to show solidarity and allyship to trans+ staff and students.

Day of Action: Solidarity Picnic. Trade Unions for Trans Rights. Wednesday 7th May 12:30-2pm at the Green Heart by the Main Library. Bring your lunch, a picnic blanket and any pride flags you have. Unison University of Birmingham Branch and UCU.

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 6

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · May 6

My town is having it's annual 'normal one' and I'm absolutely into it.

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · Apr 25

You should chat to Emma Barrett here. You have a shared former supervisor (👋) in common...https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/history/barrett-emma

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · Apr 24

If I were redoing my book I think I'd develop the longer history of privacy campaigns and their connection to minority rights protection much more central.

Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · Apr 24

And as with the hostile environment a zealous policing of vulnerable minorities inevitably extends beyond those being targeted in all sorts of unanticipated ways.

Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · Apr 24

This is worth reflecting on for anyone less directly impacted by the supreme court verdict last week. It's already clear that harm is being done here.

Centre for Mental Health @centreformh.bsky.social · Apr 24

Rainbows in the storm: Navigating hostility and hope in LGBTQ+ lives

Following last week's Supreme Court ruling & new data on suicide deaths, @davidwoodhead.bsky.social explores how mental health inequalities are impacting LGBTQ+ people, and how we can tackle these injustices👇 tinyurl.com/mpu2a7px

Rainbows in the storm: Navigating hostility and hope in LGBTQ+ lives

David Woodhead

Quote: “What are the long-term impacts of enduring hate, not just on us as individuals but on the many LGBTQ+ communities we belong to?” “And perhaps more fundamentally, how do we survive, let alone thrive, in a world that questions our existence?”

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Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · Apr 23