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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 17h

On Thursday, 23 October (3pm - 6pm), one of our PhD students (Pritam Singh) is hosting a round table discussion, "Freedom and Whatever that Means".

In-person registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/1bi-...

Online (Zoom) registration: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#history #LSE #india #event

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 2d

We wish a big congratulations to Dr Chloë Mayoux (one of our PhD alumni) who has won the Michael Dockrill 2025 Thesis Prize for her work 'A place in the world: negotiating nuclear power and independence in Africa (1957-63).'

#alumni #news #prize #thesis #history #lse

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to Professor Kirsten Schulze who has been elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS) in recognition of her contribution to historical scholarship.

#news #academic #fellow #royalhistoricalsociety #history #lse

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 5d

Last night we hosted the Welcome “Pub” Quiz!

All students from the department were welcome and we saw a great turn out from our UG, Masters and PhD cohorts.

We had a bunch of fun and look forward to putting on another next term 😎

#quiz #students #history #party #lse

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 7d

We are delighted to welcome Hooman Zalpour to the Department, who has been awarded the Dr Nasrollah Moghtader-Mojdehi PhD Scholarship from the Iranian History Initiative (IHI).

Read more about the IHI here: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

#iran #phd #scholar #history #LSE

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 8d

'Bonds of freedom: the long fight beyond abolition' by Dr Jake Subryan Richards has appeared in the September issue of 'Research for the World', the online social science magazine from LSE.

Read the article here: www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...

#LSEResearchForTheWorld #history #LSE

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 12d

It was great getting to meet our new Masters students at their Welcome reception last night! 🎉

It always reminds us just how international the LSE is when we get a chance to chat to so many of our students in one place.

Looking forward to a really great 2025-26! 🙌

#masters #welcome #history #lse

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 13d

We are pleased to present the inaugural call for applications for a Visiting Fellowship in the name of the late David McClure.

Full details can be found here: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

#fellowship #fellow #jobs #research #writer #scholar #history #LSE

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 13d

Welcome week is rushing by! Last night we hosted our UG reception followed by our PhD reception for all our new students.

Great to see such a strong attendance at both! Good times all round 😎

#students #welcome #freshers #party #history #LSE

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 19d

We are extremely proud to announce that LSE has been ranked no. 2 in the UK for History!

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 has also ranked LSE as the number one university in the UK. Not bad!

www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-...

#thetimes #thesundaytimes #history #lse

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 19d

Join us on Tuesday 14 October for Dr Jake Subryan Richards' book release event, "The Bonds of Freedom: Liberated Africans & the End of The Slave Trade".

See here for full event details and registration: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

#event #slavery #slavetrade #africa #history #LSE

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 22d

On Weds 8 October we host Department alumni Dr Grant Golub as he launches his new book.

"Warriors in Washington" looks at how during World War II, the US Army inserted itself into domestic Washington politics to influence the uses of American power.

www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

#history #ww2

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 27d

Dr Paul Stock has written a new review of an exhibition. The review is entitled 'Sarah Lethieullier's dolls' house at the Huguenot Museum'.

Read the review here: eprints.lse.ac.uk/129407/

#review #exhibition #academic #history #LSE

Sarah Lethieullier’s dolls’ house at the Huguenot Museum - LSE Research Online

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · 28d

A big congratulations to Dr Ron Po who will be visiting the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin this academic year as a Visiting Fellow!

Founded in 1981, the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin is one of the most renowned interdisciplinary institutes in Europe.

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · Sep 3

Professor Steven Casey has appeared on the podcast 'Heroes Behind Headlines'.

This episode, entitled 'Truman vs. MacArthur: The Media Battle Behind The Korean War' looks the fascinating media history of the Korean War.

Listen to the podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

#korea #war

Truman vs. MacArthur: The Media Battle Behind The Korean War

Podcast Episode · Heroes Behind Headlines · 09/01/2025 · 1h 21m

podcasts.apple.com

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · Sep 1

'Defending the Baltics means defending Europe' - Prof Kristina Spohr's latest El Pais column is out!

Read the article in full here: elpais.com/opinion/2025...

#news #history #europe #politics #war #germany #baltic #lithuania #LSE

Defender el Báltico es defender Europa

El despliegue militar de Alemania en la frontera báltica con Rusia indica que se dispone, por fin, a tomar las riendas de la seguridad europea y a confirmar las palabras con hechos

elpais.com

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join us on Tuesday 14 October for Dr Jake Subryan Richards' book release event, "The Bonds of Freedom: Liberated Africans & the End of The Slave Trade".

See here for full event details and registration: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

#event #book #slavery #slavetrade #africa #history #LSE

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join us on Weds 8 October as we host Dr Grant Golub's book launch, "Warriors in Washington".

Full event details and registration here: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

#history #books #ww2 #war #politics #event #LSE

Warriors in Washington: World War II and the Politics of American Power

Warriors in Washington: World War II and the Politics of American Power Dr Grant Golub book release event

www.lse.ac.uk

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · Aug 28

One of our incoming PhD candidates, Alisha Ma, is set to chair a panel at the ASECS 2026 Annual Meeting:

“Colonial Worldmaking in Eighteenth-Century European Spaces, Ideologies, and Imaginations” and the deadline to submit abstracts is 22 September 2025.

asecs.org/sessions2026...

#history #LSE

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · Aug 20

Dr Alex Mayhew's book, "Making Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness, and Morale on the Western Front", has received a new review! Check it out below 👇 📝 #books #review #history #ww1 #LSE

LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · Aug 20

NEW✨ Making Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness, and Morale on the Western Front by @alexmayhew.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org.

#Review by James Sewry

#History #FirstWorldWar

Soldiers’ strategies for survival during the First World War - LSE Review of Books

Alex Mayhew’s Making Sense of the Great War examines how British soldiers coped with the horrors of the trenches during the First World War. Delving into primary sources including letters and…

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The Historical Journal @historicaljnl.bsky.social · Aug 19

📘From our latest issue

Dina Gusejnova (@dinalog.bsky.social) (@lsehy.bsky.social) on 'Loyalty and Allegiance in Baltic German Political Thought after the First World War'

#Refugee #Intellectual #Family #Politics 🛡️📜

👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Aug 15

From the archive: Exposing the myth of Western betrayal of Russia over NATO’s eastern enlargement

Kristina Spohr @lsehy.bsky.social ✍️ in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

#USRussia #Ukraine #NATO #Zelenskyy

Exposing the myth of Western betrayal of Russia over NATO’s eastern enlargement - British Politics and Policy at LSE

Thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia still peddles the myth of Western betrayal of Russia by expanding NATO eastward after the Cold War.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · Aug 14

Dr Paul Stock has co-authored a new article which has been published in the journal 'Space and Culture' entitled 'From the Intercellular to the Extraterrestrial: The Need for Interdisciplinary Spatial Study'.

Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#history #LSE #space #academic

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LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · Aug 11

Patrick McMaster, LSE International History Masters Alumni, has published a journal article in "The Chinese Historical Review".

Read "Maoism's Window into Africa: China's Interest in Post-Independence Algeria" here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#LSE #history #china #alumni

LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Dr Ron Po's recent book receives further glowing reviews and acclaim!

Ming Qing Studies review: drive.google.com/file/d/1ECFA...
Maritime History Entangled: Networks, Frontiers, and Flows review: maritimehistoryentangled.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/r...
BookAuthority:
bookauthority.org/books/new-ma...

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