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Queen Mary Centre for British Studies
Website being developed at: https://projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/qmcbs/
Will be of interest to @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social @cammbhw.bsky.social and those heading to this year's Birmingham conference
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February 3, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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There are a couple events discussing it scheduled for the spring in London:

The first at QMUL on Tuesday 24 March (5-7pm) with a panel comprising Ria Kapoor; Kavita Datta; David Williams

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Book Launch: Charity After Empire
British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development
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January 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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FREE TO READ: Paul Kirby traces the history of Labour's long-standing feminist ambitions in the international sphere, and laments their apparent death amidst swingeing aid cuts
The Strange Death of Feminist Internationalism
07 Renewal 33.3-33.4_Kirby07 Renewal 33.3-33.4_Kirby.pdf105 KBdownload-circle The history of Labour’s international development policy has long been intertwined with its views and aims on gender eq...
renewal.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
First out is Leslie James' history of Black political thought: The Moving Word: www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
The Moving Word — Harvard University Press
A revelatory account of Black Atlantic political thought in the era of decolonization, revealing how West African and Caribbean newspapers invigorated debates about imperialism, capitalism, and Black ...
www.hup.harvard.edu
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM