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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar

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Find our programme here: https://www.history.ac.uk/seminars/britain-home-and-abroad

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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · May 28

Excited for our final talk of this academic year tomorrow evening -- @imperialhistorian.bsky.social will be speaking on "The Photographic Archive of Multiculturalism". This event is fully online and you can sign up to attend on Teams here: www.history.ac.uk/events/photo...

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · May 6

Please note that the event on 29 May is fully online, but the seminar on 15 May is hybrid, so you can either watch (and ask questions!) online, or come along to the IHR to hang with us in-person.

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · May 6

Our short-but-sweet summer term schedule is now up on the IHR website! Two seminars: one, on 15 May, a hybrid event with @riakapoor.bsky.social, and one, on 29 May, an online talk from @imperialhistorian.bsky.social. All welcome!!! For abstracts and to sign up, click on the link:

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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · May 6

Our short-but-sweet summer term schedule is now up on the IHR website! Two seminars: one, on 15 May, a hybrid event with @riakapoor.bsky.social, and one, on 29 May, an online talk from @imperialhistorian.bsky.social. All welcome!!! For abstracts and to sign up, click on the link:

www.history.ac.uk

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · May 6

Our short-but-sweet summer term schedule is now up on the IHR website! Two seminars: one, on 15 May, a hybrid event with @riakapoor.bsky.social, and one, on 29 May, an online talk from @imperialhistorian.bsky.social. All welcome!!! For abstracts and to sign up, click on the link:

www.history.ac.uk

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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · May 6

Looking forward to the latest @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social seminar on 15 May.

My impressive @qmcbs.bsky.social colleague @riakapoor.bsky.social will speak about the 1972 Ugandan Asian Expulsion. The seminar can be attended in person and online.

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www.history.ac.uk/events/burea...

Bureaucracies of Violence: a history of the Ugandan Asian Expulsion, 1972

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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 21

Our substack has just gone out with the term details in it. We promise not to write any 7,500 word thinkpieces about the State of the Field of mOdERn brITisH hiSTtoRy if you sign up here: britainathomeandabroadsince1800.substack.com

Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800 | Substack

The newsletter of the Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800 IHR seminar. Click to read Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800, a Substack publication. Launched 3 months ago.

britainathomeandabroadsince1800.substack.com

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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 21

THIS THURSDAY (23 JAN): we're excited to host Olivia Wyatt speaking on Caribbean migrants and the negotiation of pigmentocracy in Britain, 1948-78. Hybrid session, please sign up online in advance or come along on Thursday!

www.history.ac.uk/events/carib...

Caribbean migrants and the negotiation of pigmentocracy in Britain, 1948-78

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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 21

THIS THURSDAY (23 JAN): we're excited to host Olivia Wyatt speaking on Caribbean migrants and the negotiation of pigmentocracy in Britain, 1948-78. Hybrid session, please sign up online in advance or come along on Thursday!

www.history.ac.uk/events/carib...

Caribbean migrants and the negotiation of pigmentocracy in Britain, 1948-78

www.history.ac.uk

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 21

You don't need to be a student on a course -- the IHR advertises itself as open to 'historians at all career stages', including independent researchers www.history.ac.uk/whats

Latest events, seminars, workshops, public lectures and training from the Institute of Historical Research

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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 9

Hi everyone! Our spring term programme is now up on the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/bri... Thanks to the help of the IHR, all of these sessions are offered hybrid: so you can sign up to attend online, or come along in person.

Britain at Home and Abroad

This seminar covers all aspects of modern British history – social, cultural, political and economic.

www.history.ac.uk

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 9

Olivia isn't on bluesky, but @benjamin-bland.bsky.social, @saracaputo.bsky.social and @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social are: give them a follow and come along to hear them speak!

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 9

We will also have a couple of sessions in the summer term, so stay tuned for those! In the meantime: please share our programme, please tune in our come along, and please do encourage your PhD students to attend as well. We're a friendly, supportive space and we always like to see new faces!

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 9

And our final session of this term, on 6 March, is Sara Caputo speaking on Foreign Jack Tars: The British Navy's foreign recruitment during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

www.history.ac.uk/events/forei...

Foreign Jack Tars: The British Navy's foreign recruitment during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 9

Our third session, on 20 Feb, sees Ben Bland speaking on Straight Outta Brixton: Hip-Hop, ‘the Ghetto’, and the Transatlantic Politics of Race and the Urban Environment, c. 1986-2003.

www.history.ac.uk/events/strai...

Straight Outta Brixton: Hip-Hop, ‘the Ghetto’, and the Transatlantic Politics of Race and the Urban Environment, c. 1986-2003

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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 9

Our second session, on 6 Feb, is
Edward Armston-Sheret speaking on Embodied Explorations: The Role of Bodies, Labor, and Senses in the History of British Geographical Exploration.
www.history.ac.uk/events/embod...

Embodied Explorations: The Role of Bodies, Labor, and Senses in the History of British Geographical Exploration

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IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 9

Our first session, on 23 January, is Olivia Wyatt speaking on Caribbean migrants and the negotiation of pigmentocracy in Britain, 1948-78.
www.history.ac.uk/events/carib...

Caribbean migrants and the negotiation of pigmentocracy in Britain, 1948-78

www.history.ac.uk

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Jan 9

Hi everyone! Our spring term programme is now up on the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/bri... Thanks to the help of the IHR, all of these sessions are offered hybrid: so you can sign up to attend online, or come along in person.

Britain at Home and Abroad

This seminar covers all aspects of modern British history – social, cultural, political and economic.

www.history.ac.uk

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Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social · Dec 3

Come hear me talk about the new ways of imagining life after work that took root in the later 20th century (featuring these guys).

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Dec 3

Looking forward to our final seminar of this year — we are hosting @historianhelen.bsky.social talking about her research on Planning for Retirement in Postwar Britain. All welcome: it’s a hybrid session so either come along to the IHR or sign up on the website to dial in remotely!

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Nov 21

Please also do keep an eye on our IHR seminar page www.history.ac.uk/seminars/bri... for our programme: hopefully our spring programme will be uploaded v soon!

Britain at Home and Abroad

This seminar covers all aspects of modern British history – social, cultural, political and economic.

www.history.ac.uk

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Nov 21

PhD students: you are ALWAYS welcome at IHR seminars. You don't need to sign up in advance, you don't need to have an introduction, you don't need to be based at a London institution and you don't need to be able to 'prove' that you're working on something 'relevant'. No gate-keeping at the IHR!

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Nov 21

We now have more followers on Bluesky than on Twitter: and this (and our substack: britainathomeandabroadsince1800.substack.com ) are our primary means of communicating with people.

Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800 | Substack

The newsletter of the Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800 IHR seminar. Click to read Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

britainathomeandabroadsince1800.substack.com

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Nov 21

Please also do keep an eye on our IHR seminar page www.history.ac.uk/seminars/bri... for our programme: hopefully our spring programme will be uploaded v soon!

Britain at Home and Abroad

This seminar covers all aspects of modern British history – social, cultural, political and economic.

www.history.ac.uk

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Nov 21

We now have more followers on Bluesky than on Twitter: and this (and our substack: britainathomeandabroadsince1800.substack.com ) are our primary means of communicating with people.

Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800 | Substack

The newsletter of the Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800 IHR seminar. Click to read Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

britainathomeandabroadsince1800.substack.com

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Nov 21

This is tonight! Still time to sign up, or do come along in person.

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Nov 18

Delighted to welcome @samwetherell.bsky.social to the IHR this Thursday, to give a paper on Race, Obsolescence and the Management of "Surplus" Populations in Post-War Liverpool!
This is a hybrid talk, so do come along to the IHR or sign up to watch on Teams here:
www.history.ac.uk/events/race-...

Race, Obsolescence and the Management of "Surplus" Populations in Post-War Liverpool

www.history.ac.uk

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Sam Wetherell @samwetherell.bsky.social · Nov 21

For the chronological timeline fans, a reminder this is today!

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Nov 18

Delighted to welcome @samwetherell.bsky.social to the IHR this Thursday, to give a paper on Race, Obsolescence and the Management of "Surplus" Populations in Post-War Liverpool!
This is a hybrid talk, so do come along to the IHR or sign up to watch on Teams here:
www.history.ac.uk/events/race-...

Race, Obsolescence and the Management of "Surplus" Populations in Post-War Liverpool

www.history.ac.uk

IHR Britain @ Home and Abroad seminar @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social · Nov 18

(exclamation mark in @samwetherell.bsky.social's paper title added by enthusiastic millennial convenor, not the author)