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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · Mar 20

Publication Day! Here's a new short article about the #MakingTheMuseum project at the @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social

Ever wondered how archaeologists can contribute to uncovering submerged histories? 👇

doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

‘Making the Museum’ and the archaeology of the Pitt Rivers Museum collection | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

‘Making the Museum’ and the archaeology of the Pitt Rivers Museum collection

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Pitt Rivers Museum @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Join us for the launch of Mara Gold's debut book 'Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men' and discover the women and gender non-conforming characters who shaped and subverted womanhood from the very beginning and whose stories still resonate today! Thurs 23 Oct, 17.30-19.30. £5.

bit.ly/3KtDJdU

Image of a book with a purple and orange cover under the heading Meet the shapers and subverters of womanhood.

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Uni of Sheffield Special Collections, Heritage and Archives @uoscollections.bsky.social · 9d

🚨The call for papers for the History and Archives in Practice 2026 conference #HAP26 is now live! 🚨

Along with @ihr.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @royalhistsoc.org we invite you to explore 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research' ⬇️

Call for Participation | History and Archives in Practice 2026

Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: the Impact of Archives and Historical Research

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 10d

Because paying tens of thousands of pounds for visas and the "NHS surcharge", being ineligible for ANY benefits for 10 years, and therefore working tax-paying jobs constantly, and daring to want a better life is not enough.

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 10d

"Migrants will have to carry out community work or volunteering to qualify to permanently remain in the UK, according to the Home Secretary." [Telegraph]

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Molly Caenwyn @mollycaenwyn.bsky.social · 27d

Home Darkrooms in Britian 📸🏠🏳️‍🌈 Oral History Project

I wish to speak to LGBTQIA people who have experience of having a home darkroom or used a darkroom that felt like home.

If you are interested in learning more, please get in touch:
📧 [email protected]
📞 +447902489831

Image: On a dark blue background are white and light blue impressions of two pansies. At the bottom are the logos for the Arts and Humanities Research council, the Museum of the Home and the University of Westminster. Text at top left reads - Are you LGBTQIA+ or non-heterosexual? Do you have experience of darkrooms in the home or spaces that feel like home to you? If so, then this project is for you!

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Maggie Hennefeld @hennefem.bsky.social · 16d

In addition to cancelling your Disney accounts, now is also a great time to delete academia.edu

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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 17d

Welcome Mitzi! Hope everything goes smoothly today!

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 17d

Folks we are SO close to meeting this short goal to evacuate several families in Gaza - please donate if you can! ⬇️

Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 17d

And now 25 hours left. I’m confident in us. You’ve helped these families for over a year. So we’re going to show up for them again with all the hope we can and cannot muster.

Evacuation for EIGHT families. Let’s do it early! This is just half! 3681/4000

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

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Luca Bertolani Azeredo @luca1994.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are happy to present the conference which will take place in Naples, 6 and 7 March 2026, on "Violence and Empire"

Here is attached the CFP including a list of themes we are interested into

Deadline for proposals November 16, authors will be notified by January 9

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 24d

Maybe ask any non-white person how free their speech was in London yesterday idk.

a rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore @steamedhamms.bsky.social · 24d

is this the only government comment so far? nobody should ever put any faith in any of these people again 👍

• Politics live with Andrew Sparrow Scale of 'Unite the Kingdom' march shows free speech
'alive and well' in UK, says minister - UK politics live
Peter Kyle said he was not 'disturbed' by huge Tommy Robinson-organised far-right protest but condemns violence against the police
Yohannes Lowe
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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 26d

Ooh, interesting! I'm not sure if I'm intrigued or horrified at the prospect of a Crawford doppelganger 😅

B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 26d

@martynjb.bsky.social what's your take?

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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 26d

I did wonder, but I think maybe too smartly attired and clean shaven for Crawford. He was famously quite fond of being scruffy on digs...

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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 27d

That's so cool, would love to have a chat and hear more about your work! I'll drop you a DM with my email address and let's try and get a date in the diary!

B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks so much 😊 Looks like another library trip is in order!

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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 28d

Ooh, I don't think I know about this! Is there somewhere I might be able to read up on that?

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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 28d

Glad to hear it! But do feel free to reach out if I can help with anything further down the road 😊

B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 28d

I'm based at the Pitt Rivers, which seems to have approx 200 objects from Garstang excavations. More than happy to help if you need any help getting in touch with our collections team?

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GeekOnALeash [Biological trans woman] 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · Sep 6

Social media flood this, with the same wording!! ✊🏳️‍⚧️

TACC @tacc.org.uk · Sep 4

Success! We delivered our joint letter demanding full scrutiny, meaningful debate & a free vote for MPs on the new Code of Practice.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/02/e...
Many MPs we’ve spoken to are now ready to help.
❗️BUT they’ve advised that they need you—as constituents—to keep writing in❗️
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Government urged to allow parliament to debate EHRC's new code of practice

Over 80 LGBTQ+ organisations have demanded the UK goverment table a debate on the EHRC Code of Practice once it has been published.

www.thepinknews.com

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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 29d

Congratulations Juliet!

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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · 29d

Just a reminder that this FREE workshop is next week. Hope to see you there!

B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · Aug 19

We're hosting a FREE workshop @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social this September on the topic of 'Form'. Join artists, makers and researchers in a series of public conversations about what 'Form' means in their practice. Full programme here 👇 No need to book!

prm.web.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

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Jen Baird @jenbaird.bsky.social · 29d

What are the relationships between local communities and major heritage sites in Syria, and why do they matter? Adnan Almohamad and I attempt to begin to answer -- out now, open access.

www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1...

The Ruins that Remain. Remembering Dura-Europos in Salhiyeh | Dura-Europos: Past, Present, Future

The legacy of Dura-Europos is well known through hundreds of scholarly publications and continuing work in the archives of the excavations held by Yale University Art Gallery. The absences in the trad...

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is genuinely what a Labour government thinks terrorism looks like in the UK right now and I'm losing my god damn mind

Three British healthcare workers lying on the floor in protest, holding signs that read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action".

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · Sep 6

Worth noting the EHRC guidance goes further than the Supreme Court ruling. If implemented in its fullest it will ensure trans and non-binary individuals are excluded from socialising, work, school, basically being allowed to be in public for any periods of time.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Equalities watchdog submits formal guidance after UK supreme court transgender ruling

Bridget Phillipson faces choice over document from EHRC, whose chair says it remains ‘difficult’ to shape policies

www.theguardian.com

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