I’ve been to two of these conferences and they’re very lovely! They’re also super welcoming to children’s literature so if you don’t think of yourself as a historian don’t automatically count yourself out!

The @histchild.bsky.social conference is coming to the @sheffielduni.bsky.social in July 2026. Call for papers has been extended until Monday 22nd December. Please share - especially with research students and ECRs! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...

All set up for our zine-making workshop for children and families today at @britishacademy.bsky.social Summer Showcase

Very excited that ‘Black History for Every Day of the Year’ has been shortlisted by @sla.org.uk ‘s Information Book Awards. Thank you to @panmacmillan.bsky.social for the chance to co-author this book with my siblings @davidolusoga.bsky.social and @kemiolusoga.bsky.social

As part of our Folklore Reimagined season, Yinka Olusoga and Catherine Bannister discuss how children are recreating festival traditions and seasonal customs in online spaces, and what lessons this can teach us about children’s digital play and wellbeing. Watch the full video here:

Meet our second co-host, @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social ... (THREAD)

Meet our first co-host, @davidolusoga.bsky.social ... (THREAD)

Explore the sides to history that you never even thought existed... 📜 Join our hosts @davidolusoga.bsky.social and @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social on 20th March as they tell the story of one of the greatest acts of sabotage ever to rock New York City.... Watch the trailer now 👇

🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 From the makers of The Rest Is History, The Rest is Politics, and Empire, comes… Journey Through Time, hosted by @davidolusoga.bsky.social and @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social . Launching 20th March…

While it's open access, there's something satisfying about owning a physical copy of this amazing book ed by @drjuliabish.bsky.social and Anna Beresin, with a chapter with @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social I'm super proud of.

Can I have a minute of your time? For the third year running, the Eighty Percent Mental Podcast has been shortlisted for a Sport Podcast Award! You can vote using the link in the next post, and promise I'll love you forever!

@cathbannister1.bsky.social 👇🏽

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨 On this episode of the #EightyPercentMental podcast, we welcomed Prof Rob Schinke to talk about mental health and about finding ways to harness our natural gifts and truly live up to our human potential Listen now at eightypercentmental.com or wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️🎧

Back down there doing that again!

We’re thrilled to announce ‘The Age of Mistrust?’, our next event season! In an era rife with misinformation, political tension and the rise of AI, are we living in an Age of Mistrust? And if so, what can we do about it? Explore the season and book now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/age-of-mistrust

Travelling to London for today’s Advisory Board meeting of our British Academy Research Project ‘Childhoods and Play: The Iona and Peter Opie Archive’ @britishacademy.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social

Dr Yinka Olusoga’s podcast with Tapestry explores contemporary digital childhood and children’s play. Well worth a listen. fsf-podcasts.simplecast.com/episodes/exp...

"*Write everything that comes into your head, but only in the first draft.* ... Your thesis exists to prove the hypothesis that you devised at the outset, not to show the breadth of your knowledge." 

 Want more? This excerpt’s for you: thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/umberto-eco-...

Sneaking stuff over here I like so I don't lose it part 1: this #FolkLands podcast on playground lore I took part in with fabulous colleagues Julia Bishop and @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social shows.acast.com/folklands/ep...