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Lynn Abrams

Lynn Abrams is a historian and Professor of History at the University of Glasgow, and a Fellow of the British… more

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Political science 36%
History 31%
helenbarnard.bsky.social
Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
adambienkov.bsky.social
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations

When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?

by Lynn AbramsReposted by: Lesley A. Hall

lynncabrams.bsky.social
The BBC is a publicly funded service. Its archive should be open to anyone and researchers should not be beholden to the bbc to choose what we see. And not on only 2 days a week either.
Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to...
Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research
observer.co.uk
zoejardiniere.bsky.social
100 Women's Rights Organisations, including
@rapecrisis.bsky.social, @refugecharity.bsky.social, & @evawuk.bsky.social have signed a letter warning that attempts to link rape & violence against women & girls to immigration is a racist distraction.

They urge the govt to address dangerous narrative
screen shot from Mirror story covering the letter

Reposted by: Lynn Abrams

unrwa.org
#Gaza:
People are being starved, while a few kilometers away supermarkets are loaded with food.

UNRWA has thousands of trucks in neighbouring countries, loaded with food and medicines.

We are just waiting for the green light.

Lift the siege and let aid in at scale.
historyworkshop.org.uk
Join us! We are advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop in 2025-27.

Our fellowships support early career historians to develop expertise in public, radical and digital history & to gain experience of working in an editorial team.
www.historyworkshop....
Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025
History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
lynncabrams.bsky.social
I can’t wait for this to arrive here!
lynncabrams.bsky.social
Two fabulous books written by two fabulous historians
tortietabby.bsky.social
Thrilled to have been runner-up for the Social History Society Book Prize for ‘Contraception and Modern Ireland’! Thanks so much to @socialhistsoc.bsky.social for this massive honour and congrats to the winner Michael Roper. #SHSConf2025 @universitypress.cambridge.org @strathhumanities.bsky.social
louisebell.bsky.social
Also huge congrats to @tortietabby.bsky.social for being runner up for the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Book Prize, and Michael Roper for winning! #SHSConf2025
norocel.bsky.social
My department at Lund University recruits 3 Associate Senior Lecturers (BUL) Gender studies: lnkd.in/dPzNNC7G; Social anthropology: lnkd.in/deXFaPXf; Sociology: lnkd.in/dK5BnZxz. Positions correspond to tenure-track (50/50 research/teaching) w/h permanent employment after 4 yrs.
Apply by 31 August!
lynncabrams.bsky.social
And a huge thank you to everyone who organised @socialhistsoc.bsky.social 2025 conference, strand leaders, speakers, chairs, our fab keynote @kharveyhistory.bsky.social and the staff at the venue Black Country living history museum. Next time I’m dressing in appropriate period costume.
lynncabrams.bsky.social
A rather special venue for @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference - Black Country Living History museum. A unique vibe and a great event

by Laura KellyReposted by: Lynn Abrams

tortietabby.bsky.social
Thrilled to have been runner-up for the Social History Society Book Prize for ‘Contraception and Modern Ireland’! Thanks so much to @socialhistsoc.bsky.social for this massive honour and congrats to the winner Michael Roper. #SHSConf2025 @universitypress.cambridge.org @strathhumanities.bsky.social
louisebell.bsky.social
Also huge congrats to @tortietabby.bsky.social for being runner up for the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Book Prize, and Michael Roper for winning! #SHSConf2025
Three people standing on a stage. The man to the right is holding a mic and speaking.
lynncabrams.bsky.social
And come talk to me if you have an idea for MUP Gender in History series
historicalmeredith.bsky.social
Hello Social History friends! Come say hello at our stand. Unfortunately not all of our books arrived, but you can find a full list of new titles below. @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social
Table displaying Manchester University Press books

Reposted by: Lynn Abrams

louisebell.bsky.social
Have you done some fun work with museums/archives/cultural spaces (anything beyond the academy, essentially) and want to tell people about it? Please do consider writing something for @socialhistsoc.bsky.social’s Community Exchange blog! #SHSConf2025
Screenshot for the Social History Society’s Community Exchange blog, which says:

Our Community Exchange aims to foster links across history-making spaces-from museums and archives, streets and groups, stage and screen - and to open up dialogue between the many different audiences for social history. We welcome contributions showcasing public history events, as well as think pieces on community history, co-production, or how scholarship can be transformed by conversations beyond the academy.

Reposted by: Lynn Abrams

historicalmeredith.bsky.social
Hello Social History friends! Come say hello at our stand. Unfortunately not all of our books arrived, but you can find a full list of new titles below. @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social
Table displaying Manchester University Press books
lynncabrams.bsky.social
So true but post Covid cuts and closures make research harder especially for people needing to travel to an archive.
vch-home.bsky.social
Local archives, run - mostly - by or on behalf of local authorities across England, are the backbone of our work.

Most of what appears in our footnotes, and in our text, is derived from them, they contain multitudes. Cherish them.

Reposted by: Lynn Abrams

vch-home.bsky.social
Local archives, run - mostly - by or on behalf of local authorities across England, are the backbone of our work.

Most of what appears in our footnotes, and in our text, is derived from them, they contain multitudes. Cherish them.

Reposted by: Lynn Abrams

jennycrane.bsky.social
Triple book launch for myself, @drsarahlkenny.bsky.social, and @hannahcharnock.bsky.social! Thanks to @lauratisdall.bsky.social for chairing.

Please do join if you're interested in social and cultural approaches to young people's lives and leisure spaces.

12 June, 12-1, tinyurl.com/mryazrew
Book launch poster for book launch with Jenny Crane, new book Gifted Children in Britain and the World, Sarah Kenny, new book Growing up and going out, and Hannah Charnock, new book Teenage intimacies - all in discussion with Laura Tisdall. Date is 12 June, 12-1, via teams https://tinyurl.com/mryazrew

Reposted by: Lynn Abrams

mrfw17thc.bsky.social
There's no doubt that editors for academic publishing need more help and support to keep things going.

But my god, this isn't it.

I've published in a number of OUP outlets. This would force me to reconsider. I suspect other #SkyStorians will, too.
Oxford University Press and Hum sign agreement to pilot Alchemist Review
Oxford University Press partners with Hum to pilot Alchemist Review, an AI-based editorial assistant that will enhance manuscript assessment while reducing a...
www.alpsp.org

Reposted by: Lynn Abrams

caitbeaumont.bsky.social
📢 Fee waiver PhD at #LSBU. Led by Dr Chris Cowell (+ me as 2nd super), the project investigates colonialism's historical legacies across architectural geographies & peoples connecting Britain with Asia. History/Architecture/Geography what's not to like? 🙂. #skystorians
www.lsbu.ac.uk/research/res...
lynncabrams.bsky.social
This was a fun gig with the legend Jackie Bird
uofgnews.bsky.social
How did life on the home front change during #WW2 - National Trust for Scotland's Love Scotland podcast goes back in time via Tenement House owner Agnes Toward. @uofglasgow.bsky.social @lynncabrams.bsky.social joins host Jackie Bird & Tenement House's Shania Buckley. www.nts.org.uk/stories/for-...
Three woman sit at a table covered in a dark table cloth with micropohones and papers across the table. Credit National Trust for Scotland Love Scotland podcast

Reposted by: Lynn Abrams

uofgnews.bsky.social
How did life on the home front change during #WW2 - National Trust for Scotland's Love Scotland podcast goes back in time via Tenement House owner Agnes Toward. @uofglasgow.bsky.social @lynncabrams.bsky.social joins host Jackie Bird & Tenement House's Shania Buckley. www.nts.org.uk/stories/for-...
Three woman sit at a table covered in a dark table cloth with micropohones and papers across the table. Credit National Trust for Scotland Love Scotland podcast
womenshistscot.bsky.social
📢 Calling all researchers! Women's History Scotland offers a Research Bursary to support work on women’s and gender history in Scotland. 📝

Applications close 31 May 2025 – don't miss out!

🔗 Apply here: womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

#WomensHistory #ScotHist #ResearchFunding
WHS Research Bursary – Women's History Scotland
womenshistoryscotland.org
arianeophir.bsky.social
🚨 Come research singlehood with me! I’m hiring a 3-year Postdoc w/interest in Family Demography to start this Fall. Please share!

📍 Barcelona (@cedemografia.bsky.social)
🔎 ERC-funded project 'SINGLE'
📅 Deadline – April 24, 2025
🔗 More info: shorturl.at/400eo
#Postdoc #Demography
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