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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · 7d

Je suis solidaire de mes collègues qui sont en grève aujourd'hui à l'Université de Fribourg. J'espère que l'administration cédera à vos justes revendications!

George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · 16d

Arrived back from the International Oral History Association conference in Krakow to the latest issue of Oral History. A very striking cover, and two fabulous Public History articles!

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · 16d

My latest article has just been published in the Journal of British Studies! It's open access and you can read it here. Huge thanks to the archivists and librarians across Birmingham for their help with this research. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Composing and Narrating Black Memories of Sexual and Reproductive Health in Jamaica and England in 1990s Birmingham | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core

Composing and Narrating Black Memories of Sexual and Reproductive Health in Jamaica and England in 1990s Birmingham - Volume 64

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 27d

Justin Webb just referred on Today to "platforms like Bluesky, where you can see the celebration of the killing" of Charlie Kirk.

What I'm seeing on here is overwhelming condemnation; despair at the violence of US politics; alarm at where this might go; & calls for equal horror at other shootings.

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · 28d

Great first day in Copenhagen exploring the European Histories of HIV/AIDS. Thanks to @nebeling.bsky.social (pictured speaking) for organising!

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Lucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social · 29d

Museum of Cambridge are looking for a #Disability Heritage Research Volunteer, to work remotely, creating histories of people with disabilities in Cambridgeshire. www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Sep 8

I didn’t know anything about this, thanks so much for sharing! I am just dipping my toe into IBP histories, so this is great to see! Even if I can’t make it to this, it would be great to discuss this at some point Vanessa.

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Sep 8

The wonderful Adeline!

Recovery Histories @recovery-histories.bsky.social · Sep 8

In this video from our team, our wonderful anthropologist Adeline Moussion Esteve talks about her PhD research, her work on our new project and why it all matters. #ethnography #VAWG #CSA
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Dr Adeline Moussion Esteve – Sexual Harms Research Alliance

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · Sep 8

#MondayNetwork - a regular appeal to any #skystorians with intersecting interests: food /nutrition, surviving climate change, environmental determinism, race science, exploration, acclimatisation & physiology, cit sci, Indigenous knowledge, & related topics to say hi or share link to your work! 🗃️

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is as part of a wider project on the history of race and sexual and reproductive health in postwar Britain.

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hello! I have been reading your work recently as I’m looking into the ‘race science’ work of two doctors who travelled to Bhutan in the mid-1960s as part of the International Biological Programme, in part to study the sexual and reproductive health of the ‘isolated communities’ there.

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The University of Chicago Press @uchicagopress.bsky.social · Sep 6

#4S2025 may be ending, but our virtual exhibit is still open! Browse our virtual exhibit and get 30% off & free domestic shipping using code EX58104: bit.ly/UCPEX4S

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · Sep 6

Quite apart from the fact that this is garbage, I see that Mr Free Speech "will not stand for" people teaching interpretations of the past that he doesn't agree with.

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Sep 6

'“We refuse to have our kids’ minds poisoned in schools and universities with a twisted interpretation of the history of these amazing islands. We will not stand for it.”' (Nigel Farage). 3/3

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Sep 3

A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.

Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time

After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Sep 2

New jobs here! I'm on the Advisory Board of this Leverhulme Trust-funded project investigating 'The long-term impact of New Labour’s social and economic policies', and there are two Research Fellowship posts available: jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Fellow (Multiple positions, fixed term)

We are now recruiting 2 full time Research Fellows to work with Stephen Farrall and colleagues at Warwick (Emily Gray) and Queen Mary College, University of London (Maria Grasso) on their research int...

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Sep 3

Vielen Dank an @adrianlehne.bsky.social für die Rezension meines Buches „Radical Acts“. Mein Buch handelt von England, beleuchtet aber auch viele europäische Kooperationen. Daher bin ich dankbar, dass es deutsche Leser gefunden hat. library.fes.de/pdf-files/af... @deutscheaidshilfe.bsky.social

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Sep 3

Huge thanks to Adrian Lehne (@adrianlehne.bsky.social) for reviewing my book Radical Acts in the Archiv für Sozialgeschichte. German-speaking followers (and those content to use Google Translate) can read it here. library.fes.de/pdf-files/af...

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Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · Aug 31

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #ancestors #ireland

Mother and baby home archives to become digitised

The records will be preserved in a permanent archive - aimed at providing relatives and survivors with the opportunity to research their past in a single location.

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Bill Wilkinson @drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social · Aug 31

A more perfect metaphor for the far right doesn’t exist. We all know that sliced white bread is still widely available and sells as well as ever, probably the majority of bread sales.
What Alex finds objectionable is the existence of anything else, even in a minority.

Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · Aug 31

🚨BREAKING:

Bread is now woke, according to Alex Phillips

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Aug 31

Oral history job at the University of Bristol looking at the history of Hong Kong. The job ad says it’s permanent but is, in fact, only for 18 months. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOL945/h...

Hong Kong History Centre Research Associate: Oral History at University of Bristol

Apply now for the Hong Kong History Centre Research Associate: Oral History role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Aug 30

Lovely piece in today’s Birmingham Dispatch. Great to see historically informed writing which gets us thinking about the impact of the city’s transport links on how we think about different parts of Birmingham, with a view to the future too. www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/how-harborne...

How Harborne's lost railway directed Birmingham's future

Now a walking route, the city's first dedicated commuter line has a huge legacy

www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk

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Caroline Rusterholz @carorusterholz.bsky.social · Jul 10

Precarious contracts keep getting shorter. Until recently short-term associate lecturer contracts were for 10 months. Now UCL advertises for 7 months. What does it say about our field, about how we treat the new generation of scholars? www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNW277/a...

Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Modern British History at UCL

Explore an exciting academic career as a Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Modern British History. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Aug 30

Great news!

Benoît Majerus @majben.bsky.social · Aug 29

Eric Engstrom uses the panel chaired by Catherine Coleborne on deinstitutionalisation to announce the reboot of the journal "History of Psychiatry" (@journals.sagepub.com) who has structured the field since 1990

#eahmh25 #histpsych #histmed #newcovertocome

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · Aug 12

This, this, one thousand times this!

Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · Aug 12

I just completely lost my shit at Editorial Manager. PLEASE PROVIDE ONE-CLICK REVIEWER ACCESS. EVEN MY PASSWORD MANAGER CANNOT REMEMBER THE FIVE DIFFERENT EDITORIAL MANAGER LOGINS I HAVE.

FFS.

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · Aug 8

Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive Histories - Royal Holloway #skystorians 🗃️#earlymodern #c18th jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive Histories

Full-time, Fixed Term (12 months)Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Humanities.Inclusive Histories is a collaborative research and schools engage...

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