Violent Waters: Environmental Politics in Early Modern England is out now with Cambridge University Press: www.cambridge.org/core/books/v... This watery, riotous book has been more than a decade in the making, and I'm delighted to see it out in the world to live its own life!

Last call for applications to 2 paid, part-time editorial fellowships at History Workshop. Come and work with us! Hands-on training and experience in public history within a supportive and creative team of ECRs. Deadline: this Friday

Our #OpenAccess collection on the #PowerOfPetitioning in early modern Britain has only been out for a year and amazingly it's been downloaded over 4,000 times from @uclpress.bsky.social. So pleased to see all the interest in petitioning! Get your free copy here: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-pow...

How did South African women use culture to build an international anti-apartheid movement? Kebotlhale Motseathata on life in exile with the Amandla Cultural Ensemble. www.historyworkshop....

How can we better approach the histories of Indigenous peoples? Mary Katherine Newman introduces a new History Workshop series which will introduce a range of scholars, educators, and activists and the ways in which they examine Indigenous histories. www.historyworkshop....

Speaking at the first of these events next week. Come along if you're in Oxford!

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies. Solidarity 💜 goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

The Supreme Court sided with FWS. But it didn’t hear from a single trans person. This ruling sets a dangerous precedent and erases trans women from protections. It puts trans rights back 20 years. We won't stop fighting for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️

What do you wish you'd known *before* you began indexing your book? All advice gratefully received 📖👀📝😬

I'm proud to be in a queer feminist choir. Community & queer joy feel urgent right now - but it's a struggle to sustain utopian projects when space & funding are in short supply. Today, we're launching a fundraiser to keep F*Choir thriving. Contribute what you can! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFft...

It's easy to dismiss or ridicule far-right ideology, but how do they mobilise support from women or ethnic minorities? This rediscovered talk by Martin Durham highlights important continuities between the suffragette & fascist movements in 1930s Britain - in personnel and demands.

Very excited about this new series on History Workshop - From Place to Place - curated by my colleague Vivien Chan (@inoutofpractice.bsky.social). You can read their brilliant introduction to itinerant histories here.

Writing is thinking. It’s not a part of the process that can be skipped; it’s the entire point.

Really looking forward to this conference at KCL on Tuesday. I'll be speaking about how putting the environment in the picture refigures relationships between state and society. There are still tickets available and it's free to attend: kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/confe...

Radical Reads 2024, recommended by me and fellow History Workshop editors 📚👀

59% of those consulted opposed a ban. And yet

Hello to all our new followers! We are History Workshop 👋 We seek to 🕯️ deepen understandings of the past 🔥 cast fresh light on the present ☄️ agitate for change in the world You can read & listen to cutting-edge radical history at www.historyworkshop.org.uk

NZ research funding/defunding: “The focus of the Fund will shift to core science, with the humanities and social sciences panels disbanded and no longer supported. Real impact on our economy will come from areas such as physics, chemistry, maths, engineering and biomedical sciences." Grim.

Jaw dropping

At History Workshop, we've put together a radical histories Starter Pack. It's been joyful to bring together such brilliant researchers, projects and organisations in one place - and of course, there are so many more not yet on Bluesky and not yet on this list.

Signed the contract for my book - Violent Waters: Environmental Politics in Early Modern England - with Cambridge University Press today. As my book begins its journey into other people's brains, very pleased to see that the contract includes a section titled 'Death of the Author'.

At History Workshop, we have a long history of publishing articles on the history of food and eating. From the history of the pineapple to the legacy of the soon-to-close Smithfield meat market, this🧵 is sure to make you hungry (for history)! (Part 1) 🍍 🍓 🍽️ 🥩 🍜 🍈

This v large picture of my face is a good excuse to share one of the work hats I wear. History Workshop is a digital magazine of radical history, which deepens understandings of the past, casts light on the present & agitates for change in the world today. Take a peek: www.historyworkshop.org.uk

🧵 #DisabilityHistoryMonth 🧵 “The left leg and part of the thigh of Henry Hughes Cooper was cut off & interr’d here June 18th, 1756” 🦵 📍 Ystrad Fflur ⛪️ #Wales #History

Each year, Archives and Special Collections at the University of Glasgow advertises several Fellowships for visiting researchers. The application deadline for 2025 is 6th January. It’s an amazing collection, especially for medievalists and early modernists - apply! www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/li...

Hi folks! Here's a very idiosyncratic beginning of a list of people thinking with rivers, from poets to hydrologists. Far from complete, happy to add more! go.bsky.app/EUNFWKB

The House of Commons education committee will not be looking into any higher education issues when it announces its first inquiries under new parliament, I have learned. One former DfE-er calls it "staggering" given challenges facing universities. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students. **Tell Everyone** www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...

For World Mental Health Day, Hel Spandler looks back on the origins of the radical health magazine Asylum Magazine and its influence on radical past and contemporary dialogues of 'madness' ✊🗃 www.historyworkshop.org.uk/disability-h...

How did the rise of local petitioning contribute to 'state building from below' in 16th and 17th century England? I've got a *new* post discussing this issue - and my favorite petitioner - on our #PowerOfPetitioning site: petitioning.history.ac.uk/blog/2024/07...

There's a lot going on in politics today. But politics isn't just voting; it's petitions, protest, lobbying & more. I've written a short piece about the politics that arose from anthropogenic environmental change in the 17th century. 🗃️

It's here!! *The Power of Petitioning in Early Modern Britain* Published #OpenAccess by @uclpress.bsky.social, with chapters from @lloydbowen.bsky.social, @ellyrobson.bsky.social, @sharonhoward.bsky.social & many more: petitioning.history.ac.uk/blog/2024/05... #EarlyModern #PowerOfPetitioning 🗃️

Very proud of May Robson (my sister) who has launched this brilliant podcast series today on the BBC. On the small utopias being made in the here & now across the UK - from community-owned islands to drag nights.

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Petitions, global microhistory and a very flat place: what more could you want? Very excited to see Elly Robson's new @jbritishstudies.bsky.social article on 'fen plantation' in the #EarlyModern Atlantic world! 🗃 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...