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If you know you know @privatechand.bsky.social · 9d

This would be why I am such a strident critic of digitization as a substitute for actual archival preservation. My sixteenth century documents are far sturdier and likely to survive another 500 years than the detritus on the internet. And digitization is not democratization.

Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.bsky.social · 10d

Google deletes history:

Google just erased 7 years of our political history

Google appears to have deleted its political ad archive for the EU; so the last 7 years of ads, of political spending, of messaging, of targeting - on YouTube, on Search and for display ads - for countless elections across 27 countries - is all gone. We had been told

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · 14d

Truly looking forward to this event! Will be showcasing @astonunarchives.bsky.social while connecting with many interested in Black Country and much beyond!

David Turner @railwayhistorian.bsky.social · 14d

It is a shame I cannot make it, but the Black Country Society's
Black Country History Day is on 8 November 2025, 1000 to 1630. It is titled "After Agenoria; Aspects of the Railway Revolution in the Black Country".

More info here:

#Railway200

www.blackcountrysociety.com/events/black...

Black Country History Day 2025 | black-country-soc

Black Country History Day 2025 After Agenoria; Aspects of the Railway Revolution in the Black Country

www.blackcountrysociety.com

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks, just reposted with the right one!

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · Aug 21

Just out in paperback! global.oup.com/academic/pro... So happy to see it gaining new life!

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · Aug 2

Historians of emotions, you will be thrilled to see that Barbara Rosenwein is now on bluesky! Just rejoiced in clicking "follow" myself!

Barbara Rosenwein @barbararosenwein.bsky.social · Aug 2

Hello. I'm new to Bluesky. I want to alert all who might be interested that I have a new book, "Winter Dreams: A Historical Guide to Old Age" (Reaktion, 2015) Why WINTER Dreams? For an answer see my short video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjn.... Enjoy!

Winter Dreams: A Historical Guide to Old Age

YouTube video by BHR

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · Jul 15

Honoured to receive the prestigious Waldo Gifford Leland Award from ‪@saa-official.bsky.social‬! t.co/DhF0eJfJ03 Best partner in crime, Valeria Vanesio, inspiring contributors and support ‪@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social‬. Glasses up for further conversations @astonunarchives.bsky.social and beyond!

https://tinyurl.com/552vsy3f

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · Jul 10

This! Astonished by how many reasonable people, even environmentalist ones, are mechanically using AI as a toy without questioning its impact as they would with a flight or any other activity that negatively impacts the environment.

Steven Curtis @stevencurtis.bsky.social · Jul 10

If you use generative AI because you can’t be bothered - or don’t know how - to think and write for yourself, this is on you

Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · Jul 10

#BBCNews - 'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · Jun 30

Just back from #SHAFR2025. As always, left so impressed and energized: on to turning that unwieldy manuscript into one of them volumes at the book exhibit! If only I could have ½ day every week of that magic SHAFR tonic!

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · Jun 20

Looking forward to it!

Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · Jun 20

Coming up next week - June 26-28, 2025, the annual conference of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (#SHAFR) @shafrhistorians.bsky.social in Arlington, VA, check out this amazing program, honored to a part @oah.org @h-diplo.bsky.social 🗃️ www.shafr.org/assets/docs/...

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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · Jun 17

It's always a good day to revisit this one.

Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?

Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?

contingentmagazine.org

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Jun 3

Have a look at our spiffed up webpage, complete with (rudimentary) inventory and intriguing "stories from the archives" by History students ‪@astonuniversity.bsky.social‬! www.aston.ac.uk/about/histor...

Aston University Archives

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · Jun 1

The Coordinating Council for Women in History (CCWH) has a mentorship program with advice on it. theccwh.org/ccwh-resourc...

Mentorship Program

The CCWH runs a peer mentorship program to foster community among scholars from across the globe and to provide members at all levels of their careers with oppo

theccwh.org

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · May 29

And that is why people should be taught since nursery school to defend the integrity of the processes through which documents are preserved and accessed. May this alert all (everywhere!) about the importance of education in what archives/archivists/historians are and do.

Nicholas Guyatt @nicholasguyatt.bsky.social · May 29

A tiny but wild snapshot of the current chaos

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · May 29

First was the fragment of a spine found somewhere... next thing you know, turns out we have the whole series of this journal in great condition!

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Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · May 27

Good, insightful blog by @davidevampa.bsky.social on the lessons we can learn about the expansion of Reform UK's success to Scotland from the territorial expansion of Italy's Lega (Nord), a party widely despised in the south transformed to one with a national populist platform and Italy-wide appeal.

Centre on Constitutional Change @ccc-research.bsky.social · May 27

New blog!

What Italy Can Teach about Reform UK’s Rise in Scotland.

As Reform UK moves beyond its English heartlands and gains ground in Scotland @davidevampa.bsky.social draws lessons from Italy’s populist radical right to understand what this shift might mean: edin.ac/3FnWXQ4

What Italy Can Teach about Reform UK’s Rise in Scotland

As Reform UK moves beyond its English heartlands and gains ground in Scotland, Davide Vampa draws lessons from Italy’s populist radical right to understand what this shift might mean. He shows how suc...

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Gareth Millward @millieqed.bsky.social · May 26

This is absolutely terrible for researchers. And a sign of how fragile digital "preservation" is.

Daniel Grey @djrgrey.bsky.social · May 26

With thanks to @lizgloyn.bsky.social for tracking down and sharing the publicly available update and @themedievaldrk.bsky.social for flagging it on BlueSky, confirmation that "non print legal deposit" sources are gone for foreseeable future at the British Library 😐
bl.libguides.com/electronic-l...

Guides: Electronic legal deposit: Introduction

Access electronic legal deposit at partner libraries

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · May 25

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Midland History Journal @midlandhistory.bsky.social · Nov 14

The Midland History journal welcomes article submissions from professional and independent historians, and research students, working on any aspect of the history of the Midlands from Roman times to the 21st century. Visit our submissions site here:
www.tandfonline.com/journals/ymd...

Midland History

Midland History publishes on the history of the English Midlands region and historical comparisons with other areas.

www.tandfonline.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · May 25

HARVARD PROF David Armitage: “We’re being made an example of by Trump — authoritarians across the world go for the universities first, because they’re set up for freedom of thought and provide critical opposition.”

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · May 23

Indeed. At stake, really, is the lot (together with basic respect for past, present, and future international students and people).

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · May 23

For your weekend listening pleasure, Fight fiercely Harvard! youtu.be/3J04FRsesBQ?...

Tom Lehrer - Fight fiercely Harvard

YouTube video by FreddeTl

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · May 18

For some (maybe a bit idiosyncratic) reason, I feel very strongly about this one! Always whole collection in chronological order, helps to understand context more fully!

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · May 15

Absolutely loved doing this @railway200.bsky.social at @astonuniversity.bsky.social event with @railwayhistorian.bsky.social‬! Looking forward to more in this series to come!

David Turner @railwayhistorian.bsky.social · May 15

An excellent @railway200.bsky.social at @astonuniversity.bsky.social event yesterday, run by the history team.

@ilariascaglia.bsky.social discussed rlys and international unity, and their role in partition

Stefan Manz shared a VR film "Empire Soldiers:A Caribbean Story" that featured rail travel

A lecture theatre with a lot of people in. Many are wearing Virtual reality headsets.

Ilaria Scaglia presents to an audience in a lecture theatre. There is a screen behind her on which is a book. The cover shows men gathered around a table.

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · May 12

Wonderful initiative to honor an outstanding historian, colleague, and friend who left us all too soon. Please help to spread the word!

JP @pliley.bsky.social · May 9

@womenknowhistory.bsky.social @jwomenshistory.bsky.social

theccwh.bsky.social @theccwh.bsky.social · May 9

🌟 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🌟 Are you ready to make your mark and be recognized for your incredible achievements? The Sandra Dawson Award is now open for applications! Don’t miss your chance to shine! @nimishabarton.bsky.social @pliley.bsky.social

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · Apr 28

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.

We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Apr 10

Call to all, esp. #Birmingham area: we have old SONY U-matic S SP video cassettes, which we believe may contain valuable material relating to the history of the university. Do you have, or do you know who might have, a machine that can play them?

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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · Mar 31

Final deadline is tomorrow (April 1). Don't miss it!

Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Mar 20

Don't miss this opportunity! Previous participants, including myself, found it a game-changer!

SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Mar 19

Deadline for the 2nd book workshop extended to April 1!! Get your applications in.

tinyurl.com/duxn3rtv