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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · 5d

One week until I get to speak with @ianleslie.bsky.social about his fabulous book, John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs, as part of the Durham Book Festival. 6.30pm on Friday October 10 at the Gala. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. More details: galadurham.co.uk/galapost/ian...

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Northumbria History @northumbriahistory.bsky.social · 6d

📖 Forthcoming this month, a new book from our colleague, Dr Gareth Roddy (@grod.bsky.social), "Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880-1940." Pre-order your copy now from @uolpress.bsky.social!
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Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940 - University of London Press

The west has long gripped the imagination. In Atlantic Isles, Gareth Roddy examines the cultural and political prominence of the ‘westward gaze’, which flourished in late-nineteenth century Britain an...

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Northumbria History @northumbriahistory.bsky.social · 14d

The Northumbria History Society is recruiting new members for the year ahead! Find their stall in the city campus Students' Union (in Escape).

A young woman sits at a stall, turned towards the camera and smiling. The desk in front of her has a purple tablecloth and is covered in society material and swag (stickers, Haribo, etc). Behind her is a panel with a large sign reading "History Society."

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · Jul 16

This was a lot of fun. Thanks to @newwritingnorth.bsky.social, the Tyneside Cinema, an engaged audience, and the inimitable @stuartmaconie.bsky.social for a terrific event on July 15, discussing Stuart’s latest @harpercollins.bsky.social book: With A Little Help From Their Friends.

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Sarah Fox @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social · Jul 15

WE ARE HIRING @edgehist.bsky.social!!! For a PERMANENT American historian (broadly defined). Quite a tight turnaround (institutional processes) but no internal candidate/nefarious intent. GORGEOUS campus, lovely team, amazing students. APPLY! #skystorians 🗃️
jobs.edgehill.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Vacancy at Edge Hill University: Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in American History

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.About the RoleAs Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in American History, you will be required to make a significant contributio...

jobs.edgehill.ac.uk

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Daniel Rowe @danrowe.bsky.social · Jul 13

We’re advertising for a 12 month teaching post in 20th Century US History. Deadline 28/7 (a short turn around because we need to interview in mid-August).

We’re a great, collegial and fun US history community. Happy to answer any and all questions about the role, and the RAI Bake Off.

Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History at University of Oxford

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Amy Thorpe @acthorpe.bsky.social · Jul 3

women's franchise in the UK. My work examines the largest suffrage organisation, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, who are rarely mentioned or represented in these contexts. There is so much more to do to shift wider understanding from this one dimensional militant-only perspective.

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Amy Thorpe @acthorpe.bsky.social · Jul 3

Okay, this is obviously lovely in lots of ways. However, the homogenisation of the British suffrage movement to only include the WSPU and their colours does an unacceptable disservice to the diverse and hugely significant contribution the many suffrage organisations who fought for (cont.)

Welsh group makes 264 sashes for female MPs to mark women's vote

Each MP received a sash to mark 97 years of women being given the right to vote.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · Jul 5

10 days to go before I’ll be at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle discussing this fab new book on the Beatles with author-broadcaster #StuartMaconie. The event includes a book signing and a screening of the biopic Nowhere Boy. Tickets: tynesidecinema.co.uk/book-online/...

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History: The Journal of the Historical Association @hisjournalha.bsky.social · Jun 26

#History #SkyStorians 2025 @hisjournalha.bsky.social Research Bursary scheme is now open! Available: 1 ECR award & 1 mid-career researcher award, each worth up to £1,500. Deadline *15 August*. For further particulars & downloadable application form, see www.history.org.uk/higher-ed/re...

History Research Bursary Scheme: Early Career and Mid-Career Routes

www.history.org.uk

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · May 3

Well this is a very nice surprise! Thanks to the folks @kyhistsoc.bsky.social for running the Derby Day competition and for all their help preparing the special issue of the Register on Kentucky’s Medical History in which my article on Loretta Lynn appeared.

Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · May 3

Our 2025 Register Derby winner has crossed the finish line! Congratulations to #8 Sex, Drugs, and Country Music: Loretta Lynn, Gender Politics, and the Health Environment in Mid-Twentieth Century Rural Kentucky by Brian Ward. #RegisterKHS Official results here: bit.ly/4k7Jjzf

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · May 3

How exciting. Thrilled to see my Loretta Lynn article and the famous claret & blue silks in such august scholarly company for the Kentucky Derby article run-off.

Many thanks to the @kyhistsoc.bsky.social for such a fun event. @nuamstudies.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social @hotcus.bsky.social

Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · May 3

Finally - Sex, Drugs, and Country Music: Loretta Lynn, Gender Politics, and the Health Environment in Mid-Twentieth Century Rural Kentucky by Brian Ward #RegisterKHS #Derby #skystorians
Vote Here: surveymonkey.com/r/KWJZ298

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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · Apr 30

Just dropped. If you haven’t read the book you might listen to this. Thanks.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice

Podcast Episode · The Academic Life · 04/29/2025 · 56m

podcasts.apple.com

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Damian Shiels @irishacw.bsky.social · Apr 29

There is just a little over a week to go before the launch of "Green and Blue" at New York University's Glucksman Ireland House, where I'm delivering the annual Ernie O'Malley lecture. If you are interested in signing up, you can do so here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ernie-omal...

Ernie O'Malley Lecture: Damian Shiels

Join us for the annual Ernie O'Malley Lecture featuring Dr. Damian Shiels: Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865.

www.eventbrite.com

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · Apr 28

This is awesome - honoured to have my Loretta Lynn essay included among such fine scholarship in the 2025 Register of Kentucky History Derby - and bowled over by the West Ham-leaning silks! @northumbriauni.bsky.social @nuamstudies.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social
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Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · Apr 28

It's the third and final round—the official call to post Round Three! Read the selected articles on ProjectMUSE (ow.ly/cyPG50Rco0w for links) and pick your favorite (link below) before 5 p.m. ET on Friday, May 2! #RegisterKHS #kyhistory

Pick your favorite: surveymonkey.com/r/695TQB8

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Charles Hughes @charleshughes2.bsky.social · Apr 22

Hey gang, here's the recording of the talk I gave for the National Humanities Center a few weeks ago. It was a real thrill, and I so appreciated the good questions. Check it out!

Country Soul: Music and Race in the American South

YouTube video by NHC Education Programs

www.youtube.com

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · Apr 18

@northumbriauni.bsky.social history student Lily Usher-Unsworth continues to rake in the plaudits for her exhibition @toonlibraries.bsky.social. Runs at Newcastle City Library until April 28.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Exhibition showcases Newcastle's African American music legacy

The exhibition features artists who visited Newcastle, such as Jimi Hendrix and Ella Fitzgerald.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · Apr 17

Congratulations, Damian. Truly and Green & Blue letter day…

Damian Shiels @irishacw.bsky.social · Apr 17

It's publication day for "Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military: 1861-1865"! Now available for purchase in hardcopy and ebook. It examines the experience of the c.250,000 Irish Americans who served in U.S. forces, making use of 100s of letters by enlisted men to wives and mothers.

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · Apr 15

#CrossToonTraffic - a fab, student-curated mini-exhibition celebrating some of the African American musicians who appeared in Newcastle during the 1950s and 1960s is on at Newcastle City Library until April 28. Nostalgia-a-GoGo! @northumbriauni.bsky.social. @nuamstudies.bsky.social.

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TEATLES @teatles.bsky.social · Apr 11

Countup Countdown to TEATLES 5

The Teatles Book 20 - the Beatles and Tea

February 2023

Made by me (with a lottle help from my (Teatle) friends.)

I have an expanded version of this in mind. Let’s see.

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Brian Dooley @dooleydooley.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hello Boys:
Prof Tom Pegram of @ucl.ac.uk & myself ponder why young men aren’t studying human rights at universities
@cjharvey1.bsky.social @ecmassimino.bsky.social @brian222ward.bsky.social
www.ucl.ac.uk/global-gover...

Hello Boys

Why are young men turning away from human rights? A commentary by Brian Dooley (GGI Visiting Scholar) and Tom Pegram (GGI Director)

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · Mar 28

The EO that included restoring monuments/memorials on federal property is a full-on embrace of Confederate ideology. Beginning Monday @uncpress.bsky.social will make my book No Common Ground available to read FOR FREE for the next two weeks. Educate yourself about what this embrace means. ✊

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Damian Shiels @irishacw.bsky.social · Mar 24

I'm speaking in Clonakilty Thursday, a deep dive on what American Civil War pensions tell us about Irish life and emigration, using letters from 4 families. In advance, I've just uploaded my last talk there, on the impact of the Civil War on West Cork: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRLC...

Recovering the Voices of West Cork in the American Civil War

YouTube video by Irish in the American Civil War

www.youtube.com

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Charles Hughes @charleshughes2.bsky.social · Mar 20

Happy 10th birthday to Country Soul. Still proud of it. Grateful that it's changed my life in the ways it has. Very glad that it's resonated with folks over the years. A lot's happened since that's changed this story and how I think about it. At least one new chapter to be written. Maybe someday.

The cover of the book Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South, by Charles L. Hughes. It features the title in multi-colored type, along with a photo of musicians working in a recording studio.

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Steve Jones @profstevenjones.bsky.social · Mar 20

Sign up here for "The Implications of Polycrisis for Higher Education," an online event co-organized by the CHES@UCL and CHET@Bristol. Panellists are Sharon Stein, Basma Hajir and me; the discussant is Richard Hall. #HigherEd, #UKHE, #AcademicSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-implic...

The implications of polycrisis for higher education

This event is part of the #HigherEdSeminarSeries

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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