Delighted to share that my first book The Experience of Work in Early Modern England (co-written with the fantastic @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, and Hannah Robb) has been published and is available free and Open Access! doi.org/10.1017/9781... #earlymodern #economic #history

One of the reasons I think Madueke has found his feet so readily at Arsenal is he’s such an individualist that he’s less reliant on forming understandings with his team mates, but even then they need to develop anticipation of his final ball which this also sets back.

OTD in early British television Over the weekend of Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September 1938, the BBC’s mobile unit made a return visit to Pinewood film studios for three OB broadcasts. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/otd-in-early...

I DON’T UNDERSTAND IT! WHY THE F*CK WOULD SOMEBODY BREAK INTO A HOUSE JUST TO STEAL A REMOTE CONT...Never mind, I found it.

📣🏳️‍⚧️ Call for Papers We are inviting papers for our special issue, “Feminist Responses to the Regression of Trans Rights: Strategies, Alliances, Hope.” The issue will be dedicated to trans-inclusive feminist legal analysis that addresses attacks on trans rights & lives. Details below. Please share.

#skystorians British/London Historians - Back in the late 1950s, The Center for Urban Studies put together a symposium "London People & Places" covering Irish, Jewish, Polish and West Indian migration. I've the book Ruth Glass wrote on West Indian - Can't find rest or symposium o/p - any pointers?

Managed to spill a bit of my first coffee of the day on my sweater and am beginning to think my uncle was onto something about the κακό μάτι. 🧿

All well and good, Ed, but the last government you were in well and truly fucked over the sector you’re expecting to employ them.

I wrote something quite personal about what use trans history In These Times:

Welcome to the Bluesky page for the Sport in History journal, the official journal of @bssh.bsky.social that covers all eras & contexts of sports history. If you want to find out more about the journal or submit a piece, please check our website: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rsi...

Spinazzola scored for Napoli tonight. The player with a name that would have been absolutely made for a late 80s Italo-house artist.

ICYMI: My piece on how changing UK children’s TV theme tunes capture transformations in their protagonists, the communities they represent, and the impact of globalisation. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x

When your da sees one of them small boats he’s been reading about

It's been too long since I've shared a blog series featuring recently scholarly books that have stood out to me. But there's no time like the present--& since the present time is so damn fraught & frustrating & fragile & fucked-up, I'm focusing this week's series on books that offer inspiration. 🗃️

Strike starts TODAY!!! Branch members will be picketing from 8 to 11 today, tomorrow, and Wednesday at UP's west, south, and north entrance and Jubilee's main entrance on Derby road. Come show your support! #StopTheCuts #SaveHE

If you appreciate my coverage and analysis— would appreciate some support!

ICYMI: My piece on how changing UK children’s TV theme tunes capture transformations in their protagonists, the communities they represent, and the impact of globalisation. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x

History curious? You don't need to be in London (or the UK) to attend many Institute of Historical Research seminars, although if you're in Bloomsbury you'll enjoy doing so. Most are hybrid (online/in person). They're free, usually fortnightly and open to the public. Starting this week:

TO THE WINDOWWWWWWWWWW, TO THE WALLLLLLLLLLLL

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I have uploaded to ResearchGate my chapter on the history of the British border control system from 1905 to the present. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

The first results of my FIFA-funded project are out in the world! ⚽ Why the FA's takeover of women's football from the WFA in 1993 was a "Hobson's Choice" for the WFA, & a moment of disempowerment for #womensfootball ⚽ It's open access & available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Why is someone barking in the coffee shop…oh, it’s a dog.”

The problem Starmer has on standing up to racism is the most resonant form of racism in the country at the moment is specifically targeted against migrants and he’s been an ardent participant in that since before the election.

Running against Mussolini by agreeing with him on everything except the org-chart of his proposed train reform taskforce.

Another review in for Integration and Collaborative Imperialism in Modern Europe! "... an important voice in the discussion about European identity in relation both to itself, its constitutive parts, and the outside world", writes Marta Grzechnik. The full book is OA here: doi.org/10.5040/9781...

He scored a hat trick for Spain a fortnight ago. When Arsenal have the ball his game consists of getting himself in positions to work interchanges with teammates or position himself to get on the end of crosses and cutbacks. A friend of mine quite fairly compared him to Tim Cahill yesterday.

This is an excellent piece by @amylawrence.bsky.social on Arsenal’s early season challenges.

I think a big part of where you’ll stand on the government’s (and others) intervention this weekend is whether you’re more upset by the tainting of the flag by association with racism or the actual racism (and the government’s unashamed dalliance with it).

Re-upping my latest set of article and podcast recommendations for the Sunday crowd. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x

Not played especially well or badly really. Need more creativity (City have maybe surprised us by playing as deep as they have). Disappointing goal we conceded. Ref needs to apply the same standards as he would anyone else, e.g. booking Donnarumma for the eighth time he time wasted on a goal kick.

So much chatter about Arsenal picking a midfield of Merino, Rice, and Zubimendi is about how conservative Arteta is and never about him trying to compensate for Havertz’s absence (he’d absolutely have started today) without using Merino as a makeshift 9 and instead continuing to play Gyökeres there.

From Nashville for one more Family Weekend, here’s my 242nd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...

I don’t like to pick out individual writers, especially when they’re trying to do the needed work of re-establishing antiracist norms, but there’s one loads of people are sharing and applauding which draws a rather weak comparison between far right uses of the flag and left-wing activists chanting…

You want a meaningful positive story about Arsenal and Spurs fans putting differences aside for England, how about Spurs fans applauding Bukayo Saka at WHL after his 2020 Euros final miss, because of the racist abuse he’d suffered. One that also acknowledges the dark side of the footballing nation.

This is too late and disingenuous because he’s spent much of his premiership stoking these flames. I get the role of national myth-making and symbolism but ‘Euro 96 was a moment of national unity…even Arsenal and Spurs fans came together’ is insulting. That’s the equivalent of racial divides?

Re-upping my latest set of article and podcast recommendations for the Sunday crowd. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x

I wrote about the noticeable Vibe Shift around Keir Starmer's viability as PM: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

I don’t know how long Keir Starmer lasts but I reckon it’s odds against Morgan McSweeney making it through the Autumn.

I also like how it gives the impression that sanctions against Hamas have something to do with Sarah Ferguson. Maybe they’re proscribing Budgie the Little Helicopter.

Again I get this but if you come to areas like mine that’s exactly what it is being used for, that’s what it means right now, and no amount of waving it with good vibes is going to change that

My latest (50th!) weekly round-up of reading and listening recommendations, taking in colonialism and conflict in the Middle East, professional football, and the relationship between American film and politics. 🧵 #menasky #polisky #filmsky #skystorians🗃️ #envhist #litsky

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40. Maybe you'll dance the Funky Chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much. Or berate yourself either.

Love that guy so much.

Wrong wrong wrong. X's algorithm and pay-for-play was already shrinking audiences and collapsed click-through to links. It hasn't been a level playing field for a long time. If you want to play poker when the deck is stacked against you, it's your right, but don't lecture others for choosing not to.

Lots of people saying they’ve got bumper crops of apples and such atm. If you’ve too many and don’t know what to do with them, ask your local Foodbank or cooperative pantry if they could use them! Dad got 2kg to the Fishguard Foodbank earlier.

Stop wishing people a "happy belated birthday." Your wishes are late; their birthday occurred right on schedule.

It does seem a bit of an omission to me that they don't have VAR look at second yellows.

My latest (50th!) weekly round-up of reading and listening recommendations, taking in colonialism and conflict in the Middle East, professional football, and the relationship between American film and politics. 🧵 #menasky #polisky #filmsky #skystorians🗃️ #envhist #litsky

My most Greatest Generation complaint? More films should end like they did in the 1940s: the minute the action ends, someone says something witty like 'next time, let's take a cab', followed by big orchestral 'dun dunnnnn DUNNNNNNN' and 'THE END'.