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Historian & Author 📖 ‘Masquerade’ YUPL 2026 🏃🏼♀️ Mother runner, coffee enthusiast
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Well played, London Underground.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
about 1 month ago
Everything is awful but the creativity behind some of these handmade posters gives me a glimmer of hope in humanity.
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Nicole Holliday
about 1 month ago
My course syllabi now contain a link to this document, "why Professor Holliday Doesn't Use Generative AI". Feel free to share/repurpose or just check out the links for your own reference. It won't stop some of them, but I want students to know why.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Why Professor Holliday Doesn’t Use Generative “AI”
Why Professor Holliday Doesn’t Use Generative “AI” This is a (very) incomplete list of journalistic and scholarly sources that provide information about limitations and documented drawbacks of variou...
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This Author has the privilege of sharing the tale of Mrs Catherine Perceval with avid readers & riotous revellers alike. The Author hopes this will satiate the ton's boundless appetite for gossip. For now.
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Charlotte Weatherill
about 1 month ago
Whatever my uni declares, I am not going to engage with AI. I am not going to use AI or teach students to use it. I am going to continue to explain to students why it is harmful. Absolutely absurd to allow this anti-intellectual, environmentally devastating technology into the university at all.
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This works for Masquerade pre-orders too 😘
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Yale University Press London 📖
about 2 months ago
Including Novels, Needleworks, and Empire by
@chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social
, and a preview of Masquerade by
@fancyhistorian.bsky.social
! Free postage in the UK. Offer runs until 31/1/26. Not available in North/South America & Australia/NZ.
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JudithFlanders
2 months ago
This thread. The lack of acknowledgement of luck is a constant in the humanities. I have had a really successful career, made a living as a writer. And I am a pretty good researcher, I can present interesting ideas in a way people want to read them. Is that why I'm successful? 1/3
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Margot Finn
2 months ago
14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.
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Dr Helen Williams
3 months ago
We have two vacancies on the Council of the *British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies*: 1. Postgraduate Representative 2. Communications Officer Happy to answer any questions about
@bsecs.bsky.social
Council life! More info here:
www.bsecs.org.uk/the-society/...
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Evenings and mornings.
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Hetan Shah
3 months ago
We have a whole report on this
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/univers...
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University course closures leave students unable to study many SHAPE subjects close to home - report
A new report shows that students are shut out of SHAPE education in their home regions, as large swathes of the UK are ‘cold spots’ for humanities, social sciences and arts degrees.
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/university-course-closures-home-regions/
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Rebecca Rideal
3 months ago
It’s my birthday! A really wonderful gift would be if you could listen, like and share my new podcast series, Uprising: The Civil Wars (and, if you have enjoyed it, give it 5 ⭐️) In the words of Henrietta Maria, Merci. 🎧
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UCL Press
3 months ago
Congratulations to Katie Donington, Abdul Mohamud, Robin Whitburn, Nicholas Draper and their contributors! Their
#OpenAccess
book Teaching Slavery published today. Read and download free at:
bit.ly/48vnDdJ
#Education
#Colonialism
#Slavery
#Racism
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Teaching Slavery
Teaching Slavery offers ground-breaking research and practical guidance for teaching Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. Combining historical analysis with classroom strategies, it equips educato...
https://bit.ly/48vnDdJ
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Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York
3 months ago
TODAY! We’re looking forward to this in-person CECS seminar with the always wonderful Dr Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth
@carolinemccaff.bsky.social
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A movie that takes place where you're from.
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Roopika Risam
3 months ago
This is the most frustrating and exhausting thing about academia. When I mentioned it to a headhunter who was asking about things that could change, they said, “you are the first person to bring this up” — but two other women in the room backed me up.
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Citizen.Coping
3 months ago
15 depts in College of Humanities and Social Sciences will be completely eliminated and replaced by ~ School of Human Behavior & Well-Being ~ Center for Interdisciplinary Programs & Writing Studies ~ Institute for Y (e.g. Intelligence, Value, and Societal Structures) Wth? Sounds like BBC show W1A.
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Walker Bragman
4 months ago
You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not. They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today. They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
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Chloe Wigston Smith
4 months ago
For colleagues in the UK: Yale UP is running a 50% discount through November, using the promo code FIFTY. Lots of books at much better prices, including my own:
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
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Novels, Needleworks, and Empire - Yale University Press London
The first sustained study of the vibrant links between domestic craft and British colonialism Finalist, Susanne M. Glasscock Book Prize In the e...
https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300270785/novels-needleworks-and-empire/
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BSECS
4 months ago
Early Bird Registration for
#BSECS2026
closes on the ***15 NOVEMBER 2025***
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
#skystorians
#18thC
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I have fallen victim to the craze.
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Sally Oliphant
4 months ago
Had an interesting lunchtime talk today at
@yalebooks.bsky.social
from Dr Meghan Kobza about her upcoming book The Masquerade: A History of Extravagance and Intrigue. Now I want to go to a Masquerade 🎭 find out more about the book here
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
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Faine Greenwood
4 months ago
Anthony Blinken was explicitly calling the actions of the RSF and SAF in Sudan a genocide all the way back in January. Which people who’d actually been paying attention to the situation in Sudan before now (when it’s handy to use it Sudan as a rhetorical gotcha against Gaza protesters) would know.
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T H E VV O R S T
4 months ago
When no one at the école noticed your work
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Joanne Begiato
4 months ago
My review of
@benltjackson.bsky.social
's excellent book!
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Rebecca Anne Barr
4 months ago
Great to see Mary Newbould's new book on
#Sterne
and networks of reception out and open access rom
@universitypress.cambridge.org
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#18thcentury
material here, including oral recitals & naughty Sternean poetry
@shandyhall.bsky.social
@lsternetrust.bsky.social
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Networks of Reception in the Eighteenth-Century British Press and Laurence Sterne
Cambridge Core - English Literature: General Interest - Networks of Reception in the Eighteenth-Century British Press and Laurence Sterne
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Institute of Historical Research
4 months ago
🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with
@royalhistsoc.org
&
@findmypast.bsky.social
. Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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These lovely new books are for work. I promise.
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Alejandro Alvarez
4 months ago
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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PSA: I have now become THAT person who blabs on about pre-ordering her book. Tbf, it is 25% off online
@waterstones.bsky.social
w/code OCTOBER25 (only through Friday!) so you might as well treat yourself 💅🏻
#18thc
#skystorians
#history
@yalepress.bsky.social
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Chris Bertram
5 months ago
My guess is that Lord Clive lacked A-level standard in any Indian language when he went to work there
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It's not Masquerade Monday, BUT! 'The Masquerade: A History of Extravagance and Intrigue' is now available for pre-order & you can get 25% off through Friday!
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If you think Bridgerton will be juicy, just wait til you get your hands on this 😏🤫
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Greg Sargent
5 months ago
By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss. More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.
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BSECS
5 months ago
We are in the process of working our way through HUNDREDS (no exaggeration) of fabulous CFPs. If you have submitted a proposal for
#BSECS2026
, we will be in touch on or before the ***15 October 2025*** to let you know if you've been successful.
#skystorians
#18thC
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Greg Jenner (Historian)
5 months ago
The sad spectable of American comedians selling out in Saudi Arabia
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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The Sad Spectacle of American Comedians Selling Out in Saudi Arabia
It turns out that edgy free-speech warriors will scuttle their principles for a check from a brutal autocratic regime.
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/comedy-saudi-arabia-human-rights/
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Catherine Clarke
5 months ago
So the church (C of E, anyway) has finally caught up with the very first moments of Christianity as a faith, in which women were the first witnesses and teachers.
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Nothing says Christmas like a pair of pyjamas decked in chains. Now, for low price of £13, you too can be Jacob Marley.
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Gillian Branstetter
5 months ago
"In the name of 'fighting antisemitism', the Trump administration is publicly making an example out of arguably the most famous Jewish public intellectual in the country today."
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Judith Butler is being targeted by the US government. We must stand up | Joel Swanson
What is happening to Judith Butler – a Jewish intellectual – in the name of fighting ‘antisemitism’ is outrageous
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/22/judith-butler-is-being-targeted-by-the-us-government-we-must-stand-up
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BSECS
5 months ago
THIS IS IT! You have until 11.59pm TONIGHT to submit your proposals for
#BSECS2026
Ease yourself into the New Year by joining us
@pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
, 7-9 January 2026
#skystorians
#18thC
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www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
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Submit a Proposal. BSECS welcomes proposals for the Annual Conference. The deadline for submission of papers and panel proposals is usually November.
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Brooke Newman
5 months ago
holy forking shirtballs 👀
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BSECS
5 months ago
THERE IS STILL TIME TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER PROPOSAL FOR
#BSECS2026
! The deadline is MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER and there will be no more extensions! Come & share your research with us
@pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
, 7-9 January 2026. It's a lovely way to start the new year!
#skystorians
#18thC
#academicsky
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James Harland
5 months ago
I've deleted my
academia.edu
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Gross. This is shameful.
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CinnamonGirl 🇪🇺
5 months ago
Good morning. I don't know if this makes me laugh or cry, but you decide for yourself. (I decided to laugh, bc that's what I needed more.)
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Sarah Fox
5 months ago
This is your friendly reminder to VOTE in the
@royalhistsoc.org
Council elections. Not necessarily for me (though if you felt moved in that direction it would be appreciated), but for any candidates you feel represent you and your experiences of 'doing' History.
#skystorians
#academicsky
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Marcelius Braxton
6 months ago
It is impossible to talk about civility without talking about power. The people deciding what is and isn't civil are often the same people who weaponize its use and shield those seeking to oppress while silencing those seeking to speak out against oppression. Civility is used to excuse/negate harm.
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BSECS
6 months ago
***CFP DEADLINE EXTENSION TO 22 SEPTEMBER 2025*** Due to some members experiencing issues with our submission site, we have decided to extend the
#BSECS2026
#CFP
deadline by a whole week. Get scribbling
#skystorians
!
#18thC
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Corinne Fowler
6 months ago
Am particularly happy about this *11 October* Bham Lit Festival event featuring our new
#ColonialCountryside
project book (pub. by
@peepaltreepress.bsky.social
). It's the outcome of our work with the National Trust on its country houses' connections to empire
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