'Digital history offers promising avenues into exploring and highlighting the incredible diversity of participants in peace internationalism.' Henrike Vellinga on the collaborative methods of The Peace Movements & Decolonisation Project at the University of Leiden.

How are researchers using digital history methods to write new global histories of peace internationalism? Henrike Vellinge discusses the collaborative methods of The Peace Movements & Decolonisation Project at the University of Leiden.

'Digital history offers promising avenues into exploring and highlighting the incredible diversity of participants in peace internationalism.' Henrike Vellinga on the collaborative methods of The Peace Movements & Decolonisation Project at the University of Leiden.

How are researchers using digital history methods to write new global histories of peace internationalism? Henrike Vellinge discusses the collaborative methods of The Peace Movements & Decolonisation Project at the University of Leiden.

OTD in 1965 the Dhufar revolution was launched. From the HW archives @marralsham.bsky.social examines the solidarity network that exposed Britain's "secret" counterinsurgent war against the revolutionaries in Dhufar. www.historyworkshop.org.uk/activism-sol...

A day to celebrate?

OTD in 2020 the statue of Edward Colston was toppled in Bristol as part of the Black Lives Matter protests. From the HW archives Madge Dresser revisits the statue's particular history. www.historyworkshop.org.uk/slavery/cols...

My dad wrote his MA dissertation about the Flemish version of this, and while —like a good daughter— I will keep nagging him that it is not really history but glorified journalism, that Catholic social teaching around the dignity of work remains so fascinating to me. Troubles all the binaries.

"Although officially apolitical, the JOC energetically evangelised its economic vision in factories and tenements, portraying social Catholicism as the ‘human’ alternative to capitalism, communism and fascism." Sam Young on the Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne.

Really enjoyed editing this piece on Catholic labour in interwar France, which seems all the more relevant given the Pope's recent statements on the dignity of human work.

Very pleased to have published my first article with @historyworkshop.org.uk!

How did the Catholic Church respond to the challenges of industrial life? Sam Young explores the complex history of the Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne, which used Christian values to advocate for a more humane economy.

"[...] the work of building internationalist solidarity within an imperial social formation is the work of epistemic and affective claim-making" Sneha Krishnan explores the history of the Women's Christian College in colonial India.

"[...] the work of building internationalist solidarity within an imperial social formation is the work of epistemic and affective claim-making" Sneha Krishnan explores the history of the Women's Christian College in colonial India.

This is such fascinating work from @snehakrishnan.bsky.social 😍

What do frictions in the founding story of a missionary women's college in colonial India reveal about Indian women's struggles for education and internationalism? Sneha Krishnan unpacks the history of the Women's Christian College in Madras.

What do frictions in the founding story of a missionary women's college in colonial India reveal about Indian women's struggles for education and internationalism? Sneha Krishnan unpacks the history of the Women's Christian College in Madras.

John Gregorson Campbell, a nineteenth-century folklorist who interviewed people across the Highlands and Islands, similarly reported that tenants scattered oats as an offering to fairies. Such seed offerings were an important part of the worldview of Gaelic tenants.

Just caught up with this fascinating article on how traditional Highland farming practices preserved farm security and stability, while the "modernisers" just wanted to chase profits: we'd call it today #agroecology

Adam and I can stand up now and say "We are children of Section 28. It harmed us. Don't do that again." @tashwalker.bsky.social and @adamzmith.bsky.social on the importance of recovering queer history via the first LGBTQ+ helpline in the UK.

This is so good and I’m not just saying that because my name appears in the footnotes.

"History repeats itself. People tell us this. But if you do not know that history in the first instance, then how the hell do you know that it's repeating?" @tashwalker.bsky.social and @adamzmith.bsky.social on recovering queer history in the log books of the LGBTQ+ helpline, Switchboard.

The undisputed power of meat to anchor national identity and stoke a political fever around one's self as a meat worker and eater truly astounds. Excellent article!

This is a great article. Recommended.

"History repeats itself. People tell us this. But if you do not know that history in the first instance, then how the hell do you know that it's repeating?" @tashwalker.bsky.social and @adamzmith.bsky.social on recovering queer history in the log books of the LGBTQ+ helpline, Switchboard.

What can we learn about queer lives and queer history from the call logs of the UK's first LGBTQ+ helpline? @tashwalker.bsky.social and @adamzmith.bsky.social discuss their award-winning podcast The Log Books with @marybethhamilton13.bsky.social 🎙️

Listen to our great conversation with @marybethhamilton13.bsky.social - such insightful and thoughtful questions! Thank you @historyworkshop.org.uk 📚

What can we learn about queer lives and queer history from the call logs of the UK's first LGBTQ+ helpline? @tashwalker.bsky.social and @adamzmith.bsky.social discuss their award-winning podcast The Log Books with @marybethhamilton13.bsky.social 🎙️

OTD in 1977, The Sex Pistols released 'God Save the Queen' which was an instant hit for its controversial lyrics and anti-monarchy message. In this piece from our archive, Matthew Worley argues that revisiting the emergence of British punk reveals deeper, more varied triggers of creative antipathy.

OTD in 2020, Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the world following the murder of George Floyd. To mark this date we have chosen some pieces from our archive which explore and celebrate Black history. First up is Emma-Lee Amponsah's reflection on Black Cultural Memory.

OTD in 2020, Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the world following the murder of George Floyd. To mark this date we have chosen some pieces from our archive which explore and celebrate Black history. First up is Emma-Lee Amponsah's reflection on Black Cultural Memory.

'The idea of bodies marked by their relationship to the land, whether rough hands or a weathered face, helped forge connections which bridged spatial, economic, and cultural divides.' Andrew WM Smith on rural solidarities in the late twentieth century.

'From undertaking drought relief work in Burkina Faso, to planting a tree at Hiroshima, peasants from the Larzac plateau travelled to support causes far beyond their own.' Andrew WM Smith on the global activism of French farmers.

This article is part of our new featured series, Rethinking Internationalisms, in collaboration with the AHRC-funded Rethinking Internationalism: Histories and Pluralities (2024-2026) project.

How do interpersonal encounters shape grassroots internationalism? Andrew Smith on the Larzac struggle.

I wrote up a blog for this @historyworkshop.org.uk series on internationalisms about how this sketch helped me understand grassroots internationalism. When a French sheep farmer & a Kanak autonomist met at a sheepfold described as a cathedral, handshakes said more than hello ##twitterstorians 🗃

How do interpersonal encounters shape grassroots internationalism? Andrew Smith on the Larzac struggle.

A brilliant article on queerness, power and privilege in Edwardian Chelsea. I loved working on this with @jo-bd.bsky.social!

'The very freedom that many of these individuals possessed to evade scrutiny in their personal lives was only ensured by their connections to the most exploitative machines of empire.' @jo-bd.bsky.social on lavender marriages within Britain's Edwardian elite.

'[Singer's] reputation as the lesbian lothario of London and Paris was secured both by the sheer quantity of her known partners and the indiscretion that allowed so many of these relationships to be publicly known.' @jo-bd.bsky.social on the history of queer non-monogamy.

How did a group of queer artists and aristocrats use their power and social privilege to experiment with non-traditional relationship structures? Jo Brydon-Dickenson (@jo-bd.bsky.social) explores lavender marriages in early-twentieth century London

OTD in 2017, a multistory building collapsed into Colombo's Kirulapone Canal. In this post from the archives, Sujit Sivasundaram traces the canal's twisted histories, to show how it became a space of colonialism, industry, labour disputes, leisure, and pollution.

Back in January I wasn’t able to attend the launch party for Issue 100, but behind the scenes I was busy preparing a new series of digital articles and podcasts to celebrate this HWJ milestone 🎉 It turns out doing what you love can pull you through dark times and help you navigate grief...

This is a core argument of my new book on self determination. Excited to see what comes of this.

Check this out! The introduction to a series that will feature some truly brilliant pieces from @smidbob.bsky.social @carolienstolte.bsky.social @sulinlewis.bsky.social @snehakrishnan.bsky.social and more!

"Chronological age is rarely a good proxy for anything." - Helen Kingstone good read 👇

“The aim is to write back in geographies, actors and settings that have fallen out of scholars’ sight, even when their activities have had tangible international ramifications. Yet if these voices are not part of the discourse, how can we recover them?”

How does our understanding of internationalism change when we look to the margins? Today, we launch a new featured series called Rethinking Internationalisms, introduced by Ria Kapoor, Jessica Reinisch, Margot Tudor and Daniel Laqua.

Today, we launch a new featured series called Rethinking Internationalisms. In this introductory article, Ria Kapoor, Jessica Reinisch, Margot Tudor and Daniel Laqua ask, how can marginalised stories of internationalism be recovered?

Very excited for this!