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Prof. Catriona Pennell

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Prof. of Modern History & Memory Studies & Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research & Impact HASS, University of Exeter

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Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · Nov 16

Historian of war, empire, and memory at @uniofexeter.bsky.social with a particular interest in education, social justice & human security. New to Bluesky. Here because of global dark skies overhead. Pango, age ten weeks, also new (since Thursday) & helping to keep us smiling.

Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · 18h

Delighted to announce I’ve been elected as a Council member to @royalhistsoc.org until 2029. Thank you for the confidence you’ve put in me to advocate for our colleagues & our discipline. Looking forward to working with other members, including Dr Stella Fletcher and @davidhitchcock.bsky.social

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Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social · 1d

Wisdom, moral imagination, an enlarged sympathy for those who live or have lived differently from yourself. This is what you get from studying the Humanities. So quite important, actually.

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Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · 22d

The history graduate and the Sundance Kid 🤠

‘A dolphin among sharks’: readers pay tribute to Robert Redford, a great movie star and decent human being

People remember the human side of the ‘dazzling’ film star, who was kind and wise and lived a dignified life

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Emma Kluge @emmakluge.bsky.social · Aug 15

Today is the anniversary of the 1962 signing of the New York agreement between Indonesia and the Netherlands, leading to the recolonisation of West Papua. In my Humanity article, I explore the events leading up to this: humanityjournal.org/issue13-1/a-... Message me if you want a copy!

A New Agenda for the Global South: West Papua, the United Nations, and the Politics of Decolonization

Emma Kluge on West Papuan attempts at self-determination.

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University of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · Aug 14

The UK Parliament is the core of the British political system and a subject of relentless scrutiny.

Here at Humanities & Social Sciences Cornwall we teach and research our legislature in collaboration with Parliament itself.

Find out more in our new video series:
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Parliament - Dr Ekaterina Kolpinskaya, Senior Lecturer in British Politics

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Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · Aug 14

Really sorry to read this. I remember Bríd from my days at TCD.

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Lauren Ginsberg @laurenginsberg.bsky.social · Aug 13

Say it again for those in the back: HUMANITIES USUALLY SUBSIDIZE STEM at most R1s. Yes we have receipts.

Justin Joque @jjoque.bsky.social · Aug 13

What an absolutely pathological thing to say when the humanities subsidize the sciences and all the science funding is getting cut to the bone. Like just look at the vaccine stuff and the cancer research that’s disappearing. They hate science as much if not more than the humanities

Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · Aug 13

In which a Yale prof calls for jettisoning humanities to make way for science-only universities.

“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”

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Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · Aug 14

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London museum tells forgotten story of African and Indian troops in second world war

National Army Museum’s Beyond Burma exhibition examines stories of soldiers from Britain’s colonies

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University of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are showcasing the work of our interdisciplinary experts in the University of Exeter’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall. Today our next video features Dr. Xianan Jin's work on gender.

To find out more visit: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/research/

Dr Xianan Jin 🍉 @xiananj.bsky.social · Aug 13

Think gender is just theory or women's issues? Think again. 🌊 Study Gender Studies in Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social and explore how the personal is political and how the unspoken norms shape our lives. Watch our video: youtu.be/dZQJ-TFCNT0?...

Gender - Dr Xianan Jin, Lecturer in African and Gender Politics

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University of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · Aug 13

The world faces many complex, interconnected problems. We believe the solutions can only come from different perspectives.

Find out how our research explores these connections in the pursuit of environmental justice, socio-ecological resilience, and sustainability.

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Oil - Dr Misan Afinotan, Lecturer in Law

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University of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · Aug 12

Falling youth turnout is an existential threat to our democracies. @hass-cornwall.bsky.social are studying how volunteering can reconnect young people from the poorest backgrounds with elections.

Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts' series.

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Volunteering - Dr Stuart Fox, Senior Lecturer in Politics

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University of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · Aug 12

Everyone on Earth is a collection of stories. At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we identify missing and neglected stories and encourage aspiring writers to shape new ones in compelling ways. Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts'

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Stories - Dr Rob Magnuson Smith, Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing

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University of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · Aug 7

Nature is under threat. At HaSS Cornwall we work together across the Humanities to tackle big questions relating to climate and environmental change, nature regeneration and societal resilience. We advocate for nature.

Find out more: youtu.be/c6KazFlQObs?...

Nature - Professor Nicola Whyte, Associate Professor of History and Environmental Humanities

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University of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · Aug 7

Next in our series of Research Shorts is Prof. Jamie Hampson on rock art.

Humans have been creating rock art for more than 70,000 years. At HaSS Cornwall we consider why, and think about how understanding art helps us understand what it means to be human.

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Rock Art - Professor Jamie Hampson, Associate Professor of Rock Art and Indigenous Heritage

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University of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · Aug 6

The world faces many complex problems. In HaSS Cornwall, we believe the solutions can only come from different perspectives. Find out how our exciting research joins the dots in pursuit of social and environmental justice.

Change requires understanding.

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Biospheres - Dr Tiago de Melo Cartaxo, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law

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University of Exeter Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social · Aug 6

Tradition is not only about continuity – it can also be about change.

At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social historians explore how continuous ritual traditions have been interpreted in radically different ways across the centuries.

Find out more in our new Research Shorts.

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Tradition - Dr Jeremy DeWaal, Senior Lecturer in European History

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Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · Aug 5

You can watch the full series of videos at our website here: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/research/

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Research | Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall | University of Exeter

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Frederick Harry Pitts @fhpitts.bsky.social · Aug 5

'Reindustrialisation’ is now a buzzword across the political spectrum.

At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we are surrounded by resurgent industries rooted in place and strategically pivotal to security & sustainability.

Hear more in our new 'Research Shorts' series of videos:
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Reindustrialisation - Dr Frederick Harry Pitts, Senior Lecturer in Politics

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Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · Aug 5

You’re wasted as a historian. Off to the Edinburgh Festival with you! 😂

Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · Aug 5

History is as much about remembering as forgetting. At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social historians explore the intentional forgetting that reveal more about society's political choices than any moment of collective remembering. Find out more via our new ‘Research Shorts’: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCjj...

Forgetting - Professor Catriona Pennell, Professor in Modern History and Memory Studies

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Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · Aug 1

Mousehole remains as unfazed as always.

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Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thank you! Hoping I don’t break anything…

Prof. Catriona Pennell @teachlearnwar.bsky.social · Aug 1

And so it begins…first day today as APVC Research & Impact for the Faculty of HASS. Looking forward to working with colleagues across all our ten departments to support their research and impact work. Here’s to a curious, supportive, and kind research culture.

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Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa.bsky.social · Jul 26

Our problems are not a shortage of money. Our problems are a shortage of humanity.

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