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Dr Pauline McGonagle @pgmcgonagle.bsky.social · 3d

What a wonderful resource.

Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Jul 22

And southasianbritain.org is live - 33 months in the making - partnership by @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social & @britishlibrary.bsky.social, funded by @ukri.org/ahrc - 750+ entries, 30+oral histories, newly digitised archival docs & more; spread the word

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 19d

We were able to make a few last minute tickets for our @remakingbritain.bsky.social event at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social tonight. They’ve been flying out of the box office… events.bl.uk/events/south...

South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories | British Library

Join us for an evening of captivating readings, thought-provoking conversations, and a uniquely immersive oral history ‘sound bath’ that brings to life the

events.bl.uk

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 19d

To mark the centenary of the 1925 Special Restriction (Coloured Alien Seamen) Order, a wrote a blog for @britishlibrary.bsky.social Untold Lives: blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/... find out more on the digital resource South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories @remakingbritain.bsky.social

The 1925 Special Restrictions (Coloured Alien Seamen) Order

2025 marks the centenary of the passing of the ‘Special Restriction (Coloured Alien Seamen) Order, requiring maritime workers of colour to register with the police and forcing them to bear a Certifica...

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · 19d

We were able to make a few last minute tickets for our @remakingbritain.bsky.social event at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social tonight. They’ve been flying out of the box office… events.bl.uk/events/south...

South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories | British Library

Join us for an evening of captivating readings, thought-provoking conversations, and a uniquely immersive oral history ‘sound bath’ that brings to life the

events.bl.uk

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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wasafiri is a magazine that thrives and survives from the support of our community.

Deputy Chair of Trustees, @flostadt.bsky.social, speaks about Wasafiri as an extraordinary forum for writing and ideas from across the globe.

Please consider subscribing to support our work: buff.ly/fKcSUXL

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Jul 22

And southasianbritain.org is live - 33 months in the making - partnership by @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social & @britishlibrary.bsky.social, funded by @ukri.org/ahrc - 750+ entries, 30+oral histories, newly digitised archival docs & more; spread the word

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Jul 15

Come join us for our first @remakingbritain.bsky.social project event to launch the South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories digital resource, a partnership of @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social
@bristolunienglish.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social

Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · Jul 15

One more week to go: Here's a taster from our sound bath. Book your place via Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/AsianBritain

#SouthAsianHeritageMonth #SAHM2025 #RootsToRoutes #SouthAsianBritain #BritishAsian #SouthAsianVoices #CardiffEvents #CardiffCulture #WalesHeritage #SouthAsianHeritage #DiscoverCardiff

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Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · Jul 9

Join us for our first event in Cardiff on 22 July at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff in collaboration with South Asian Heritage Trust for South Asian Heritage Month. More details and how to book via this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-asia...

#RootsToRoutes #SouthAsianHeritageMonth

South Asian Britain: A sound bath & discussion

Join us for a sound bath, followed by a discussion, to launch the new South Asian Britain digital resource, with South Asian Heritage Month.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · Jun 3

In tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025), Wasafiri has lifted the paywall on a range of his articles, stories, and interviews from our 41-year-old archive, each introduced by @flostadt.bsky.social‬, Deputy Chair and Trustee of Wasafiri.

Read & access here:

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – A Tribute through the Wasafiri Archive

In tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025), Wasafiri has lifted the paywall on a range of articles, stories, and interviews from our 41-year-old archive.

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · May 21

A brilliant winner for a most spellbinding book in a glorious translation that sets a new benchmark- many congratulations 🥳

The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · May 20

‘This was the book the judges really loved, right from our first reading’

We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi.

Here's everything you need to know about the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · May 13

Fabulous Event coming up at @wasafirimag.bsky.social loved this novel so much!

Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · May 9

In partnership with Dialogue Books and The Polis Project, join Wasafiri for a special evening marking the London launch of Devika Rege’s acclaimed debut novel, QUARTERLIFE, with Rege in conversation with Pankaj Mishra.

BOOK NOW: buff.ly/hLH7nJi

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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · May 12

If you're an early-career researcher (incl. PhD students) in contemporary literature, submit your unpublished work to the 2025 Wasafiri Essay Prize by 30 June for a chance to win publication, cash, academic mentoring, and a Wasafiri subscription.

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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · May 13

Watch @noreenmasud.bsky.social – Life Writing judge for the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize – talk about her own unconventional journey to becoming a memoirist, and what she's hoping to find in entries this year. Prize deadline is 30 June.

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Apr 27

🧵 #southasianhistory #secondworldwar #ww2

Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks @remakingbritain.bsky.social · Apr 27

On the 80th commemoration of the liberation of Bergen Belsen concentration camp, it's little known that one of the first reporters to enter the camp was D. F. Karaka, but his editor at the Bombay Chronicle rejected his report.... 1/3

Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Apr 27

Bring them ON!

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Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · Apr 14

Fredric Jameson produced some of the most important Marxist cultural criticism of the twentieth century.

To celebrate what would have been his 91st birthday, we're offering up to 40% off his titles.

Fredric Jameson was born April 14, 1934

Fredric Jameson produced some of the most important Marxist cultural criticism of the twentieth century. To celebrate what would have been his 91st birthday, we're offering up to 40% off his titles. F...

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Apr 15

This was such an important doc but also one that highlighted the fact how unwilling some are in the UK to confront the fact that colonialism was a violent system of oppression that continues to reverberate…

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Apr 11

Great to hear Amitav Ghosh introduce his new book, Wild Fiction in a wide ranging conversation with Pankaj Mishra #books

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Institute of English Studies @ies-sas.bsky.social · Apr 1

There's still time to apply for an IES Fellowship! We will consider all topics within the field of English Studies, the history of the book, manuscript studies & palaeography, bibliography, textual scholarship & scholarly editing.

Deadline: 10 April

More info here:
ies.sas.ac.uk/fellowships/...

Fellowship Applications and Renewals

ies.sas.ac.uk

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Mar 24

That’s brilliant news - many congratulations. I know how hard you’ve been working on this over the years. Am sending good vibes your way for a smooth journey through the editorial and production process. Can’t wait to see it in print.

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Mar 24

As Abdulrazak Gurnah‘s latest, Theft, has just been published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social, I’m resharing this excellent in conversation, This Cultural Life from 2022 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social · Mar 22

Me and countless other authors today…😂

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Mar 22

The Curriculum and Assessment Review in England released interim findings this week - and sparked debate about the future of EBacc at GCSE. Dr Lynton Lees sets out why EBacc matters and the dangers of pitting subjects against each other:

Curriculum Review: The case for broadening - not abolishing - EBacc

Would removing EBacc increase access to arts and other SHAPE subjects? It’s not clear that it would.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Mar 21

Weekend Reading - excited to start Abdulrazak Gurnah’s latest - Theft

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Florian Stadtler 🦀 @flostadt.bsky.social · Mar 16

Retrograde at the Apollo theatre 🎭 is a must see- a stunning play about Sidney Poitier, moral choices, Hollywood and principles. A play that I loved at the Kiln theatre that has now even more urgency. Powerful central performances and exquisite direction by Amit Sharma

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