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IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar @long18thsem.bsky.social · May 22

Join us next Wednesday 28 May, in person at the IHR and online (17:30-19:30) to hear Annabelle Gilmore’s (Birmingham) paper “‘I shall describe no more’: Reconnecting Black Histories to the Beckford Collection at Charlecote Park”

@ihr.bsky.social

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‘I shall describe no more’: Reconnecting Black Histories to the Beckford Collection at Charlecote Park

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Dr. BlackDeer @drblackdeer.bsky.social · May 5

today is the National Day for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. I created this mini guide as a resource to increase awareness, share education, and provide links to resources to get involved.
#MMIW #MMIR #NoMoreStolenRelatives

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Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse @drrhianelinor.bsky.social · Apr 30

I won't be at UCU NEC on Friday unless @drjogrady.bsky.social and UCU's SMT resolve the dispute with workers. Not crossing a picket line is a principle of trade unionism as is accountability to members. Sad but proud to contribute to and sign this statement reclaimucu.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/s...

Statement on NEC Meeting of 2 May 2025

On Friday, members of Unite UCU will be taking the final day of an unprecedented six weeks of industrial action. It is also the penultimate NEC meeting before Congress. One of the core principles o…

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BCU UCU @bcu-ucu.bsky.social · Apr 29

It’s on! BCU @ucu.org.uk members take strike action this Thursday 1st May.

Pickets:
- Seacole: 8:30 - 10
- Benjamin Zephaniah: 8:30 - 10:30
- Curzon, Parkside & Millenium Point:
8:30 - 12

Rally for jobs and professional respect: 12-1 in front of Parkside Building

Teachout 2-3.30 Woodman

BCU UCU strike: Thursday 1st May
Pickets:
- Seacole: Westbourne Rd 8:30 - 10am
- Benjamin Zephaniah: 15 Bartholomew Row 8:30 - 10:30am
- Curzon: 4 Cardigan St; Parkside: 5 Cardigan Street; Millenium Point:
Curzon St, All 8:30 - 12 noon
Rally for jobs and professional respect:
12-1 in front of Parkside Building
Teachout and BCU UCU social:
Woodman, Smoke Room (ground floor) 2-3:30 (teachout); 3:30 on (social)
Bimingham Trades Council Mayday solidarity social in support of BU UCU and other union disputes:

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Claire Mullaly @clairemullaly.bsky.social · Apr 21

It's #LesbianVisibilityWeek. The Supreme Court doesn't get to define who I am, what I can do with my body or who I can love.

Lesbianism is liberation & there is no liberation without trans women. British courts ≠ justice. Trans women are women, trans lesbians are lesbians. #UppaQueers

#LVW25

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Race & Resistance @raceresistance.bsky.social · Apr 21

Our Trinity Term card is now complete, and we are so excited to share it with you all. You can find full details of the events on Ox Talks: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/series...

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Leighan Renaud @leighan.bsky.social · Apr 11

The @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social 10th postgrad conference wrapped today and it was everything. We enjoyed the most powerful keynote conversation, and got to hear incredible PG research from a range of disciplines, with delegates from all over the world. I love it here.

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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Mar 31

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 1

Coming up!

Our event with pioneering Black British actress, theatre director and drama lecturer Anni Domingo in conversation with Joy Francis, co-founder of Words of Colour.

16 April, South London, £5 tickets here: bit.ly/3QXn2rm

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · Mar 23

Vanished has well and truly vanished from my to-do list as I’ve handed back my proofs.

More on launch events in soon, but more info and preorder links here for now.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/309254...

Front cover for Vanished. Features an ornate frame inside which there is a nineteenth-century print. In the foreground are a turbaned Indian man astride an Asian elephant, and Native and settler standing next to a pine tree. In mid frame, a mastodon skeleton towers over all the other subjects. In the background is a mountainous landscape, with a river flowing through it. In the sky, there is a lonely passenger pigeon. At the top, the author name, and book title are are framed by leaves intruding into the frame.

Advance reviews for Vanished.

Illuminating and disturbing in equal measure. A poignant and powerfully written account of the intellectual revolution that birthed the concept of extinction; a concept deployed to both justify and animate colonialism and even extermination. A vital and important book -- David Olusoga

A marvellous, troubling, moving and important book lit with hope, Vanished is an intellectually acute history of both the idea and the reality of extinction. In a series of fascinating examples ranging from the fates of entire peoples to the remains of a single bird in a museum, Qureshi illumines how our ideas of extinction have been forged and shaped by myriad things, from the intellectual debates of eighteenth-century naturalists to the brutal history of colonialism and the political context of the Cold War. I learned so much from Vanished and am so grateful for it -- Helen Macdonald

A compelling homage to living and extinct beings, Qureshi's masterpiece is a superbly written, urgent and heart racing volume. Unweaving the threads of centuries of teleological explanations, imperial scientific approaches and offering a new path to understanding mass extinction is a stroke of genius. Vanished is enthralling, devastating and yet empowering --
Olivette Otele

One of our most innovative historians guides us with grace, humility and conviction through the daunting, tangled thickets of species extinction and human extermination. Qureshi warns us that scientific advancement and enlightenment are not necessarily compatible but encourages us that they can be -- Alan Lester

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · Mar 20

The cuts to 632 posts announced by university executives hide behind the numbers.

Every post is a person, a valued colleague.

We share their stories, as part of our grassroots We are the 632 campaign #WeAreThe632 #SaveDundeeUni

Up first is Anya who talks about how this will affect Dundee. 1/2

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Vicky Blake UCU (she/her) @vickyblake.bsky.social · Mar 21

Solidarity with all striking workers.
As #UCU Edu Committee Chair I'd chair Cradle to Grave (flagship education policy conference) on 29 March. It's sadly been cancelled by HQ citing @uniteucu.bsky.social strike in preceding days.
The dispute must be resolved
Please sign:
tinyurl.com/UCUUniteSoli...

UCU - End the dispute with Unite and embody the union’s commitment to equality

Dear Jo Grady, We, the undersigned UCU members and members of the community, urge you to do everything in your power to resolve the dispute with UCU Unite as soon as possible. UCU proudly signed up ...

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Race & Resistance @raceresistance.bsky.social · Mar 20

On the 7th March, we hosted our first ‘Resistance, Renewal, Reimagination’ conference! It was a nourishing, reflective & inspiring day & we want to thank everyone for their support 💓 It wasn’t easy, but we made it a reality. We hope to be back in 2026 …
@torchoxford.bsky.social

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Mar 19

Just been to the launch of this very detailed account of how the Drax family made their fortune through slavery in Barbados, by @Paullashmar. Brexiteer, landowner in Barbados & Dorset & (ironically) anti-migrant former Tory MP, Richard Drax still refuses to apologise or make any form of reparation.

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Tionne Alliyah Parris @tionneaparris.bsky.social · Mar 7

A Guide to Action

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A Guide to Action

What can we learn from the lives and legacies of Black radical women? Tionne Alliyah Parris considers how the transnational activism of Claudia Jones, Vicki Garvin and Louise Thompson Patterson offers...

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Mar 1

Or alternatively, embattled universities are one of the few bastions resisting the resurgence of fascism?

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Tao Leigh Goffe | 道 | PhD @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social · Mar 1

12 books to help you create a just and sustainable future yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/12-b...

It’s my book - DARK LABORATORY

12 books to help you create a just and sustainable future » Yale Climate Connections

These titles range from memoirs of climate justice leaders to Afrofuturist stories.

yaleclimateconnections.org

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them) @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social · Feb 19

Had my first meeting about PhDs starting in 2026 so I am (again) flagging the free resources on my website, targeted at PhDs in the Arts and Humanities in the UK.

This includes an info sheet about applying for PhDs and a PhD proposal template.

hannahmarierobbins.com/blog/resourc...

Resources

PhD Resources: PhD Proposal Template PhD Proposal TemplateDownload This is a basic resource specifically designed for prospective PhD students hoping to study in the arts and humanities in UK unive…

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Justin Bengry @justinbengry.bsky.social · Feb 17

My reflections on the importance of queer history, published this week in The Big Issue, have become even more relevant since I submitted the piece just a couple weeks ago. Read it here:
www.bigissue.com/opinion/lgbt...

Our history is way queerer than you think – here's why that matters

For LGBT+ History Month, Justin Bengry explains how understanding our queer history can help combat rising homophobia and transphobia.

www.bigissue.com

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Holly 🍓 Cooper @hollyscooper.bsky.social · Feb 13

Oh Miss Moloney was standing on business 💯💯💯

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Holly 🍓 Cooper @hollyscooper.bsky.social · Feb 12

Wow they spelt your surname so wrong

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Justin Bengry @justinbengry.bsky.social · Feb 12

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Conference | 6 – 7 June 2025 | University College London

Legacies of Section 28: a two-day event exploring the history and legacy of Section 28 of the Local Government Act, 1988.

DEADLINE EXTENDED to the end of February

royalhistsoc.org/calendar/leg...

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Young Historians Project @younghistorians.bsky.social · Feb 12

#BLOGPOST: A current member of YHP shares their thoughts on the lack of Black British History in the UK National Curriculum, and how YHP plays a role in addressing this epidemic prevalent in the UK education system. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

www.younghistoriansproject.org/single-post/...

Black British History in Schools: Progress, Problems and Possibilities

As a future Black trainee history teacher preparing to enter the profession in September 2025, I've been reflecting on how Black British history is taught in British schools. While we've made some pro...

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Paula Akpan @paulaakpan.bsky.social · Feb 12

PR👀FS! She’s definitely no longer a word doc! (uk & us pre-order below, you don’t pay until the book is published in May so did you even truly buy it? Exactly)

🇬🇧 geni.us/WhenWeRuled
🇺🇸 www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-W...

#blackbooksky #booksky #skystorians

Black woman with a shaved head and wearing an orange dress holds up a blue proof of her book, WHEN WE RULED

Five copies of WHEN WE RULED on a pink armchair

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · Feb 12

The Women's Prize for Non-Fiction Longlist is OUT! 🏆

Congratulations to this year's longlisted authors. Explore this extraordinary list and support independent bookshops: uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-20...

@womensprize.bsky.social

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