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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you to our amazing speakers and to all who joined us for this fascinating conversation. We look forward to sharing this conversation in written form in due course. Watch this space!

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 9

Speakers:
• Karen Logan, Senior Curator of History (National Museums NI)
• James Inglis, Assistant Curator, Bodmin Keep, Cornwall's Army Museum
• Laura Patrick, PhD, Regimental Heritage Officer for The Royal Irish Regiment
• Elspeth Vischer, the Northern Ireland Now Project, Nerve Centre

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 9

Speakers explored:
• Strategic/curatorial decision-making inc representing archival material + oral histories.
• Co-designing with communities in the context of a sensitive ongoing political situation.
• To what extent they situate their exhibitions as furthering community reconciliation.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 9

Co-hosted by our #JWACS Editors Maria-Adriana Deiana and Hannah West, we brought together museum professionals to reflect on the curation of exhibitions representing conflict in Northern Ireland.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 9

#BISA2025 saw us host a public panel on 'Contested heritage: Curating conflict in and about Northern Ireland' hosted at the Royal Ulster Rifles Museum in Belfast (and site of the future UNTOLD The Museum).

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 11

STAR supports researchers in eligible countries who don’t have access to the resources of a university or research institution, including independent researchers, retired academics, and professionals working for NGOs.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 11

Have you heard of Taylor and Francis' STAR initiative? It stands for Special Terms for Authors & Researchers (STAR) and provides eligible individual authors and researchers based in many resource-constrained countries with free access to articles from their leading journals.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 10

Check out their blog to hear our top tips for early career researchers starting out on their publication journey. You can also watch a recording of the webinar, if you missed it. defenceresnet.org/meet-the-edi...

Meet the Editors Webinar

Read on to catch up on our Meet the Editors webinar and check out the top tips from our speakers.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Jun 10

We enjoyed speaking alongside colleagues from Civil Wars, BMJ Military Health and Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health at this 'Meet the Editors' webinar convened by @Defence Research Network.

Meet the Editors Webinar

Read on to catch up on our Meet the Editors webinar and check out the top tips from our speakers.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · May 21

Happening tomorrow: Meet the Editors Webinar! Still time to sign up.....
(If you are having difficulties with the QR code just click on this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1359063327...)

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · May 14

We'll be happy to answer your questions and talk about the process of submitting your first journal article: what to expect, what to avoid, what to pay attention to and, most importantly, what we wish we had known.

Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · May 14

We are thrilled to be taking part in this 'Meet the Editors' @DefenceResNet webinar on Thursday 22 May 1200-1300. Come and join us to hear from a panel of Editors representing a cross section of journals.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · May 6

Thinking of authoring your first article or want to brush up your skills? Have you checked out the author resources available on the Taylor & Francis website?

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A host of amazing guides await to help you through the authoring journey.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · May 1

What a demonstration of the breadth of our aims and scope with this fantastic list of our latest articles....

Read them all in full here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ywa...

Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 30

It is free to attend and you do not need to have a ticket for the conference to join us. Places are limited so early registration is advisable and necessary.

Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 30

The panel will be hosted at No.28 Bedford Street, the future home of UNTOLD which will give the opportunity to share the plans for the new museum and explore The Royal Ulster Rifles collection.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 30

We'll be joined by:

Laura Patrick, Regimental Heritage Officer for The Royal Irish Regiment
Karen Logan, Senior Curator of History, National Museums NI
Elspeth Vischer, the Northern Ireland Now Project, Nerve Centre
Helen Bishop-Stevens, Director + James Inglis, Assistant Curator, Bodmin Keep

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 30

The panel will be sponsored by the @jwcsjournal.bsky.social who will be funding an accompanying drinks reception. It will be chaired by @drdeiana.bsky.social (Queens University Belfast) and @drdeiana.bsky.social (Anglia Ruskin University).

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 30

We can't wait to host this public panel 'Contested heritage: Curating conflict in and about Northern Ireland' as part of the programme for #BISA2025. It will be held on 19 June 1830-2030. Don't forget to register (www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...) and join us for a fascinating conversation.

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Dr Maria A. Deiana @drdeiana.bsky.social · Nov 23

I am the co-editor of the Journal of War and Culture Studies. www.tandfonline.com/journals/ywa...
Get in touch if you have an idea for a Special Issue. We are keen to support research by ECRs & amplify the work of scholars from underrepresented fields & backgrounds.

Learn about Journal of War & Culture Studies

Learn about Journal of War & Culture Studies aims & scope, editorial board, journal metrics and more.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 15

Did you know we have podcasts and interviews with our Special Issue Guest Editors? Visit our webpage and check out the 'Journal news and offers' for links to our Soundcloud.

Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 11

To find out more about our Editorial Board and how to contact our Co-Editors, please check out this webpage: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ywa....

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 11

Her inter-disciplinary research employs creative methods to explore military cultures/behaviours, women’s military history and counterinsurgency/human security. She is a former Naval Air Engineer and Co-Chair of the Defence Research Network.

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Journal of War and Culture Studies @jwcsjournal.bsky.social · Apr 11

Hannah is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for Equity in the Uniformed Public Services (CEEUPS) and the Centre for Military Women's Research (CMWR) at Anglia Ruskin University.

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