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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 3h

TODAY @ 3pm: Dr Jörg Schaub discusses 'Two Models of Aesthetic Freedom: Schiller, Hegel, and the Freedom of the Whole Human Being.'

Join us in TC1.10 or online (email [email protected] for link)

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 4d

This week, the Society's President Lucy Noakes wrote in response to Bridget Phillipson's Labour conference speech - and its implications for history and the humanities in UK higher education bit.ly/3KBX7Fw

#Skystorians

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 4d

Booking is now open for this year's Royal Historical Society Public History Lecture, with @greshamcollege.bsky.social:

'Minor Criminal: The Trial of the Man Who Murdered My Grandmother', with Daniel Finkelstein bit.ly/4op6Wpd

6-7pm, Tuesday 4 November: in person and online #Skystorians 1/2

Minor Criminal: The Trial of the Man Who Murdered My Grandmother

This is the annual Royal Historical Society Lecture.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 2d

Please join the University of Essex Centre for Environment and Society on Wednesday October 15th for a panel discussion and Q&A: Renaturing: Experiences, Practices, Challenges.

Dr Jane Hindley will be on the panel. Don't miss it!

PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 6d

"More than just sportswear" - read former MA Heritage & Museum Studies student Stijn van Gerrevink's article on football shirts as heritage:

footballmakeshistory.eu/football-shi...

Football Shirts as Heritage: Archiving Identity - Football Makes History

This article examines the approaches of three English clubs to archiving football shirts, highlighting their heritage value as symbols of identity, memory, and community.

footballmakeshistory.eu

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 6d

Virtual reality can be a healing tool for disaster-hit communities, according to new research by the REPLACE Project: www.essex.ac.uk/research-pro...

Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco @pdifranco.bsky.social · 7d

Our recent publication was featured in The Conversation (bit.ly/4gTEVU0).

This piece discusses four ways in which Virtual Reality can help communities heal after disasters.
Check our paper published in the International Journal of Heritage Studies: lnkd.in/dZ3qkXes

Four ways virtual reality can help communities heal after disasters

New research shows VR can produce immersive digital environments that provide a space where people can mourn, reflect, reconnect and share.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 15d

Emotion, agency and identity.

Professor Nadine Rossol examines flag conflicts in Germany during the 1920s and 30s, and what we can learn from history about current English 'flag wars'.

Read the @royalhistsoc.org article: brnw.ch/21wVYZq

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 26d

Don't miss this screening of 'Wind, Tide & Oar' by one of our Philosophy students!

Saturday 13 September, 7:30pm, William Loveless Hall (Wivenhoe)

www.movingimage.org.uk/events/wind-...

Wind, Tide & Oar | MOVING IMAGE

This is a charity event in support of The Ferry Trust, with profits going towards the purchase of a new boat and in celebration of Wivenhoe's sailing history. The cost of tickets will be £10 each. Win...

www.movingimage.org.uk

PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Sep 3

Spaces still available for the 3rd CICSI Summer School, "SICK NORMALITIES: CHANGING PRACTICES, CHANGING SELVES"! To book your place or for more information, please click here: www.cicsi-uni.org/summer-schoo...

PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Aug 28

FINAL REMINDER to our PGR students - survey closes on 31 August!

PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Jun 3

PHAIS PGR students, we need your help! Please complete the PGR Student Voice Survey to have your say on what works, and where we could make improvements.

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · Jul 15

From the current issue: “Shaking Hands and the Politics of Touch in Early Modern England”

by John Walter (@phaisessex.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

Shaking Hands and the Politics of Touch in Early Modern England*

ABSTRACT. Drawing on work in the social sciences on the handshake, this article examines the role of the handshake as a form of gestural communication and

doi.org

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Jul 10

Congratulations to the class of 2024!

Sam Robertson is graduating with a BA in History, and we're delighted that he's decided to stay in PHAIS and begin an MA in Heritage and Museum Studies in October!

Read about his story here: www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/07...

Class of 2025 Sam Robertson | University of Essex

Find out how BA History graduate Sam Robertson made the most of a placement at Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences in Cambridge to ensure he leaves university with the skills and experience to help him ...

www.essex.ac.uk

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Jun 30

Don't forget to register for the 3rd CICSI Summer School - the early bird discounted rate ends on 5 July 2025!

PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Jun 19

Essex Philosophy proudly presents the 3rd CICSI Summer School on Mental Distress and Its Social Contexts, “Sick Normality: Changing Our Practices, Changing Our Selves” held 18-19 September 2025 on Colchester Campus. Register here: www.cicsi-uni.org/summer-schoo...

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Jun 27

Jess Twyman, Curator of Art Exchange, is leaving Essex after 30 years. Click below to read about her final exhibition, Into the Woods, which is on display at Art Exchange until Friday 5 July:

www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2...

Into the Woods | Blog | University of Essex

Art Exchange curator Jess Twyman takes a deep dive Into the Woods, the current exhibition taking place in our on-campus gallery, and Jess's last at Essex.

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Peopling The Past @peoplingthepast.bsky.social · Jun 24

In today’s #PeoplingPodcast we are joined by @williamcarruthers.bsky.social to talk about the construction of dams on the Nile. Listen in as we explore what it means to move entire temple complexes & whole towns while preserving the tourist’s view from the Nile: peoplingthepast.com/2025/06/24/p...

William is standing against a white wall and is photographed from the shoulders up. You can see that he is wearing a white shirt featuring a pattern of colourful flowers.

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · Jun 20

From the current issue: “Shaking Hands and the Politics of Touch in Early Modern England”

by John Walter (@phaisessex.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

Shaking Hands and the Politics of Touch in Early Modern England*

ABSTRACT. Drawing on work in the social sciences on the handshake, this article examines the role of the handshake as a form of gestural communication and

doi.org

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Jun 19

Essex Philosophy proudly presents the 3rd CICSI Summer School on Mental Distress and Its Social Contexts, “Sick Normality: Changing Our Practices, Changing Our Selves” held 18-19 September 2025 on Colchester Campus. Register here: www.cicsi-uni.org/summer-schoo...

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Jun 17

Featuring quotes from Art Historian Dr Michael Tymkiw, @huffpost.co.uk discusses Donald Trump's ability to aestheticize his politics through “social media and celebrity culture” as a uniquely American and 21st-century manifestation of authoritarianism.

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Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Fever Dream Is All About 1 Thing

Trump has pinned his political career on projecting a certain kind of image. His military parade, the kind usually seen in dictatorships, is the latest and most blatant attempt at enacting his vision ...

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · Jun 7

Weekly reminder that I direct our MA in Heritage and Museum Studies and am very happy to answer your questions about it!

PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · May 23

Ever wondered what it’s like to be an MA student in PHAIS? Join MA Heritage & Museum Studies student Scarlett Angove for “a day in the life of!”

#heritage #mastudy #masters #curating #museumstudies #postgraduate #essex

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · Jun 3

PHAIS PGR students, we need your help! Please complete the PGR Student Voice Survey to have your say on what works, and where we could make improvements.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · May 23

Ever wondered what it’s like to be an MA student in PHAIS? Join MA Heritage & Museum Studies student Scarlett Angove for “a day in the life of!”

#heritage #mastudy #masters #curating #museumstudies #postgraduate #essex

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · May 20

Join us TOMORROW, 21 May, for the first of our Essex Lectures in Art History with Professor Caspar Pearson, on "Space, Time and Representation in the Sassetti Chapel."

www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...

The Essex Lectures in Art History: Professor Caspar Pearson Lecture 1 | University of Essex

Space, Time and Representation in the Sassetti Chapel

www.essex.ac.uk

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · May 15

From the current issue: “Shaking Hands and the Politics of Touch in Early Modern England”

by John Walter (@phaisessex.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...

Shaking Hands and the Politics of Touch in Early Modern England*

ABSTRACT. Drawing on work in the social sciences on the handshake, this article examines the role of the handshake as a form of gestural communication and

doi.org

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · May 16

In today’s world, misinformation spreads rapidly, making critical thinking even more essential. This lecture challenges prevailing assumptions about critical thinking and explores why this fundamental skill set is vital in our daily decision-making.

📅 22 May 2025, 2pm
📍 4SW.6.18

lnkd.in/eWJanh6s

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · May 16

Join UoE Alumni on 22nd May at 1pm in-person or on Zoom for insights into creative careers, networking, and speculative applications.

Reserve your place via CareerHub: bit.ly/creativecare...

CareerHub Login

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