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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 2h

In dispatches from insane prices in central London, please say hello to the £12.75 sourdough loaf.

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 4d

You can find plenty of that stuff in Rome, if you have regrets later.

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 5d

Very glad to have managed to see Thessaloniki in the sunshine after two days of rain! Interesting mix of Byzantine architecture, Roman ruins and container ships heading into the port! It’s been a great location for the First World War Studies conference with wonderful hospitality.

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 7d

Was very sorry to miss the inaugural meeting of the new IHR Migration and Mobility seminar series (greetings from Greece!) but glad to see that it got off to such a cracking start. Looking forward to the rest of the events this year.

Ben Gidley @bengidley.bsky.social · 7d

Enjoyed first seminar of @ihr.bsky.social Migration + Mobility seminar series led by the fantastic @kabcommons.bsky.social, starring legend @profpanayi.bsky.social and great presentations by @endeeekay.bsky.social (see pic for book out soon w/ @punctumbooks.bsky.social) & @marcloureiro.bsky.social

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 7d

Very pleased to be officially beginning my Leverhulme Research Fellowship year at the International First World War Studies conference in (a rainy) Thessaloniki. Three days of talk about war at sea!

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 8d

I spoke about Giorgia Meloni's complicated relationship with 25 aprile and anti-fascism, the weakness of legal means to combat displays of the saluto romano, and the ubiquity of traces of Fascism in Italy's built environment.

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 8d

A few weeks ago I was interviewed by the Danish newspaper Politken about the memory of Fascism in Italy today, inspired by the debut of Mussolini's great-grandson's in the Serie A (paywalled unfortunately). politiken.dk/internationa...

Diktatorens oldebarn holder sig fra at have sit efternavn på ryggen

Internationalt | Seneste internationale nyheder og begivenheder som f.eks. tsunamien i Stillehavet, krigene i Ukraine og Gaza. Vi dækker, hvad der sker.

politiken.dk

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 8d

A great roundtable about how we teach and assess public history in UK universities today. I definitely agree that it’s easier to do public history if your specialism is the country in which you work. Trying to find the Italian angle for UK institutions is often a challenge!

David Geiringer @davidgeiringer.bsky.social · 9d

How do we teach public history today? Pleasure to join @julialaite.bsky.social, @ktrcarpenter.bsky.social & Anna Maguire in this roundtable for @historyworkshop.org.uk. Image from @qmul.bsky.social qHeritage project with @museumofthehome.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...

Teaching Public History in Britain Today: A Roundtable Discussion

Abstract. ‘What is Public History Now?’ This was the question posed by the 2022 AHRC Network led by Julia Laite. The network culminated in a conference of

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UCL European Institute @uclei.bsky.social · 12d

This book by the excellent @selenadaly.bsky.social, published with @universitypress.cambridge.org, looks really interesting. Come celebrate its launch!

@uclselcs.bsky.social, @artshumsucl.bsky.social

UCL Institute of Advanced Studies @ucl-ias.bsky.social · Jul 11

IAS Book Launch: Emigrant Soldiers
15 October 2025, 5:30pm-7:30pm
We are delighted to host Selena Daly and the launch of her book 'Emigrant Soldiers. Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War'
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

IAS Book Launch: Emigrant Soldiers

We are delighted to host Selena Daly and the launch of her book 'Emigrant Soldiers. Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War'

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 14d

Please spread this far and wide! I’m on the convening team of this exciting new IHR seminar series and we are looking forward to hearing about all the cutting-edge research being done by ECRs across the country!

HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 14d

📢 New Seminar Series!

We are thrilled to be working alongside @ihr.bsky.social on a brand new seminar series titled Migration and Mobility. We are coming together for a special edition of the seminar to showcase the work of PGRs and ECRs on migration and mobility history (1/3)

Migration and Mobility History

Call for Papers: IHR History Lab and Migration and Mobility Seminar

Taking place at the IHR Senate House and online, 10th February 2026, 5.30pm-7.30pm. The IHR History Lab and Migration and Mobility are coming together for a special edition of our seminar series to showcase the work of PGRs and ECRs working on migration and mobility history.

We invite submissions of 20 minute papers from PGRs and ECRs on the topic of migration and mobility (broadly defined), focusing on any period or place.

This is an opportunity to share your research with, and recieve feedback from, established and emerging scholars working on migration and mobility studies. To apply, send abstracts of under 250 words, with a short bio, to Kathleen Commons at kabcommons@gmail.com by 5pm on 15th November.

Migration and Mobility History

About the Seminars

History Lab is the national network for postgraduate students in history and related disciplines. Based at the Institute of Historical Research, it serves as an intellectual and social forum that connects, empowers, and supports the postgraduate community.

The IHR Migration and Mobility seminar provides a space for historians and scholars from other disciplines to come together to discuss migration and mobility in history. The seminar seeks to attract papers on a diverse range of themes and periods in migration and mobility history, including the emerging field of pre-modern migration histories, and histories of migration within the Global South. We will take an interdisciplinary approach, working with sociologists, legal scholars, and geographers with an interest in historical migration and mobility.

if you have any queries about this seminar, contact Kathleen at kabcommons@gmail.com

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 14d

I’m en route to Oxford to present one of the keynotes at this conference on return migration to Italy. Alice Gussoni & Fanny Clemente have curated an excellent programme full of papers I’m excited to hear. It promises to be a stimulating couple of days! migration.web.ox.ac.uk/event/return...

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · 16d

Today is the first time in 10 years that I’m not about to start a new year of teaching as I’m starting a year-long Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship. Strange not to be in the thick of induction but very grateful to have my first uninterrupted research time in a decade!

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Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Sep 1

Registration closes 7 Sept. 35th Irish Conference of Historians, 12-13 Sept. @maynoothuniversity.ie

Please share widely. @muahi.bsky.social @muresearch.bsky.social @mu-ssi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social

Irish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · Aug 13

We are delighted to release the full conference programme for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Full details and registration available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...

35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities

The 35th annual Irish conference of historians hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Dept. of History

www.eventbrite.com

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Aug 20

Looking forward to reading this Niamh!

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Vanda Wilcox @vandawilcox.bsky.social · Aug 18

Good morning! If you want to start your week listening to my thoughts on Mussolini, and why wouldn't you, you can hear me chat with Iain Dale on his Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs and Dictators podcast here or wherever you usually find your podcasts

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

215. Benito Mussolini – Italy (1922-43)

Podcast Episode · Presidents, Prime Ministers, Monarchs & Dictators · 10/08/2025 · 58m

podcasts.apple.com

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jul 11

Excited to be part of the convening team of this new IHR seminar on Migration and Mobility History. It’s a great team of colleagues from all career stages with a huge disciplinary, geographical and temporal range of expertise. Congrats to Kathleen for bringing us all together.

Kathleen Commons @kabcommons.bsky.social · Jul 11

Really pleased and proud to announce a new @ihr.bsky.social seminar - Migration and Mobility History. We want to cover migration across time and space and speak with colleagues across disciplines. If you're interested in attending/presenting, get in touch: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Migration and Mobility History

The IHR Migration and Mobility seminar provides a space for historians and scholars from other disciplines to come together to discuss migration and mobility in history.

www.history.ac.uk

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jul 8

I’ve just been told that my book has its own little display in the window of the CUP bookshop in Cambridge! Not something i ever thought would happen! @universitypress.cambridge.org

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thanks! I’m really pleased with it - the designer did a great job.

Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thank you! It’s been a long time coming!

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jun 26

It's officially publication day! Hooray! Thanks to all who helped me get Emigrant Soldiers out into the world. :-)

cambridgebookshop.bsky.social @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social · Jun 26

It's new release day! 🙌

From Witchcraft in Mexico in 'The Women Who Threw Corn' by Martin A. Nesvig, to Italian soldiers in the World War in 'Emigrant Soldiers' by @selenadaly.bsky.social, we have exciting new books on our website! 📚

Take a look: 🔗 www.cambridgebookshop.co.uk/collections/new-books

hand holding book titled "Emigrant Soldiers" by Selena Daly with a blurred background of bookshelves

hand holding book titled "The Women who threw corn" by Martin Austin Nesvig with a blurred background of bookshelves

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jun 17

Very pleased to see this article appear in the July issue of @historytoday.com
The article explores the clash between expectation and reality for Italy's emigrant soldiers when they returned to fight in the First World War. Pick up a copy of History Today to find out more!

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jun 12

The Italian author of this article has two unhappy children, a son in Dublin, a daughter in London. The son wishes the British would invade Ireland, though based on his sister's experience, the vegetables would still be tasteless & the climate certainly wouldn't improve www.ilpost.it/2025/06/07/c...

Di figli all'estero, zucchine e referendum - Il Post

Discutere sul Sì e sul No è un modo per discutere dei problemi che abbiamo. Invece questa volta il problema è se andare o non andare a votare

www.ilpost.it

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Vanda Wilcox @vandawilcox.bsky.social · Jun 9

So excited to see this finally out in print! If you're interested in the global history of the First World War, in migration history, or in the many variants of Italian identity, you should pre-order this right away!

Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jun 9

It exists! I finally got my unboxing moment today! A short article to introduce my book Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War. Available for pre-order now.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/emigra...

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you! Your input was invaluable! X

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Selena Daly @selenadaly.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thank you! There will be a launch in Dublin in November so hoping to see you at that (details coming soon!).

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