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Matthew Kelly @matthewjkelly.bsky.social · 12d

A must-read for environmental historians, labour historians, & historians of embodiment, trade, Britain, the Thames, and more.

Conceptually ambitious & a really good story with an unexpected & dramatic denouement.

#envhist

Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 13d

New on advance access: "Bodies, Tides, Timber, and the Global History of London’s Docks, 1860–1928"

by Simeon Koole (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) and @benmechen.bsky.social (@uclhistory.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

Bodies, Tides, Timber, and the Global History of London’s Docks, 1860–1928*

Abstract. This article examines changes in the bodies and environment of labourers carrying timber imported into London’s docks in the 1860s to the 1920s t

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Peter Mandler @petermandler.bsky.social · 22d

And here is the table of contents.

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social · 28d

✨ call for proposals ✨ - "Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the Digital", London 23-26th June 2026 - coinciding with 25th anniversary of @kingsdh.bsky.social. deadline: 30th September 2025. further details here: jonathangray.org/2025/09/11/d...

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Dr Cath Feely @cathfeely.bsky.social · Sep 1

The latest in our Creative History in the Classroom cluster, edited by @luciejones83.bsky.social and me. Great piece.

History: The Journal of the Historical Association @hisjournalha.bsky.social · Sep 1

#History Also just out 'Sex and the Social Order: Creative Approaches to Teaching the History of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Britain', by Laura Harrison, @drrosewallis.bsky.social, Alexis Evans, and Libby Everall, OA, doi.org/10.1111/1468...

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Awesome. Love this.

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Trailer for The Lowdown-->Ethan Hawke, Sterlin Harjo, Tulsa history. YES. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE9b....

The Lowdown | Official Trailer | Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Keith David | FX

YouTube video by FX Networks

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks Heidi. The chapter on offensiveness sounds great!

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you Heidi! I'm currently indexing (AGGH!) the book that the article morphed into, so this is a cheering mention. Good luck with the proposal.

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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · Aug 18

Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign:

tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign

Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025

Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...

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James Baker @jwbaker.bsky.social · Aug 15

Fund. Cataloguing. Hire. Cataloguers.

Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · Aug 15

article now published >> artreview.com/what-isnt-at...

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Jon Agar @jonagar.bsky.social · Aug 12

When did Tony Blair first use the internet?

New evidence from this file: Information Technology Policy Part 1, 2001-2002

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Catherine Fletcher @cathfletcher.bsky.social · Aug 4

This was entirely predictable in an environment where there is little to no spare cash in universities to cover research expenses.

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Aug 4

UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double - Research Professional News

Trends across research councils prompt warning that system is “overstretched or broken”

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · Aug 1

It's pretty bleak, but this is a useful visualisation of UK HE finances...

wonkhe.com/blogs/what-t...

What the latest HESA data tells us about university finances

The headlines are well known, but the full HESA release adds a lot of detail to a generally bleak picture. David Kernohan has the charts

wonkhe.com

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Dr Sasha Luccioni @sashamtl.bsky.social · Jun 20

Does a ChatGPT query really use ten times more energy than a Google search? Does training any AI model emit as much CO2 as 5 cars? and can AI help us reduce global GHG emissions by 10%? 🤔

We tracked down the origins of these numbers 🕵‍♀️ and wrote a paper about it!

arxiv.org/abs/2506.15572

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · May 29

This is fantastic.

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · May 29

How can a Jamaican fashion archive challenge colonial histories of the Carribean, and what resistances does it reveal?

Elli Michaela Young responds to the provocation 'Is there really fashion in Jamaica?'

www.historyworkshop.org.uk/black-histor...

Is there really fashion in Jamaica?

Elli Young explores how archiving Jamaican fashion history challenges colonial narratives of the Caribbean.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · May 22

Yikes. Even for them, that's bad.

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Uglesett @uglesett.bsky.social · May 22

The regional newspaper has a live feed going, btw. Might be geolocked, but if it isn't you can see the progress (or lack of it) pretty well.

Direkte: Containerskip på grunn utenfor Byneset

Vi sender direkte fra Byneset der et containserskip har gått på grunn.

play.adressa.no

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Gender & History Journal @genderandhistory.bsky.social · Apr 24

We are pleased to share the details for the Annual Gender & History Lecture, which will be given by Dr Onni Gust. Their talk is titled 'Kin: transgender history with and beyond the human'.

May 15, 2025, 15:00 - 16:30 (In person and Online)

Register here 👇

ticketpass.org/event/ELMPHJ...

Poster advertising the 2025 Gender & History Lecture, which will be given by Dr Onni Gust. Information about the date, time and location can be found at the bottom of the poster, along with a QR to scan.

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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · Apr 30

Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · Apr 29

Don't be sorry

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · Apr 29

Canadian Voter: I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump, because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole.

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · Apr 29

Shout out to Carleton who calls it like they see it on Poilievre. And I'm here for Mark Carney's crinkly eyes and economic acuity.

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · Apr 28

Both intrigued and apprehensive of what could possibly populate the Guardian's live-blog of the Canadian election.

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · Apr 7

Oh for the moments when tariffs made up the stuff of dull history jokes.

Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

YouTube video by International School History

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · Apr 7

I feel this. Solidarity and good luck Lucie!

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · Apr 3

It looks like they just fed their 'model' into a standard dataset to get the tariffs - hence they have ended up 'recognising' Taiwan and tariffing uninhabited islands. It looks like this is the dataset they used www.census.gov/foreign-trad.... And it's certainly the one ChatGPT links to ;)

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