Cartoonist Jon Kudelka has passed away, his wife Margaret has confirmed. www.facebook.com/margaret.kud...

New collections added! • Union of Socialist Geographers Newsletter • Limerick Socialist (Ireland 1970s) • Ann Arbor Argus (US 1960s) • Nottingham Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (UK 1960s) • Catholic Worker (US 1930s) • Opiniao Socialista (Brazil 1990s-2020s) hatfulofhistory.com/radical-onli...

For my latest paper, I experimented with taking handwritten notes of excerpts from primary sources to quote (transcribing from archival photos on Dropbox), rather than print and highlight. It took longer to do but was more portable. I concluded that my handwriting sucks, but not much more yet.

New book review published advance access by @jich.bsky.social John L. Hennessy reviews 'Neutrality’s Empire: Swedish Colonialism in the Industrial Age' by Per Högselius, David Nilsson and Hanna Vikström www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New book review published advance access by @jich.bsky.social John L. Hennessy reviews 'Neutrality’s Empire: Swedish Colonialism in the Industrial Age' by Per Högselius, David Nilsson and Hanna Vikström www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Once again, Routledge are having a sale, so you can get my book, No Platform: A History of Anti-Fascism, Universities and the Limits of Free Speech, at a discount. A few years old now, but provides a historical context to recent discourses on free speech on campus. www.routledge.com/No-Platform-...

Once again, Routledge are having a sale, so you can get my book, No Platform: A History of Anti-Fascism, Universities and the Limits of Free Speech, at a discount. A few years old now, but provides a historical context to recent discourses on free speech on campus. www.routledge.com/No-Platform-...

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Hello, I’m an elderly millennial and half of the photo roll on my phone is screenshots of my lock screen

New book review published advance access by @jich.bsky.social Joshua R. Goodman reviews “Misfire: British Empire Special Forces and Defeat in Malaya in World War II” by Brian P. Farrell www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Unexpectedly seeing your name on the feed amongst a stellar lineup rules. My piece with @drdrehistorian.bsky.social in here is maybe frozen in 2021 in some ways but I will forever stand by the underlying principle that history as a discipline has a real problem with embodiment it won't face up to.

New book review published advance access by @jich.bsky.social Joshua R. Goodman reviews “Misfire: British Empire Special Forces and Defeat in Malaya in World War II” by Brian P. Farrell www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

To celebrate the publication of @d-j-frost.bsky.social and mine’s book ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, I am giving away a copy to one randomly chosen person who reposts this post by 11.59pm ACST Sunday 1 Feb. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

On 1 February 1979, The Guardian first reported on the gynaecological examinations conducted by UK border control officials upon South Asian women. Often called ‘virginity testing’, we wrote this article on the Home Office archival records on this practice. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Cool to see a little quote from me in the promo for @yiannicart.bsky.social’s new book from @anthempress.bsky.social anthempress.com/books/ikaria...

Only one more day for this!

@hanspols.bsky.social points out that Heather's last book on Indonesian-Australian comradeship during the Indonesian revolution was published by Kompas in Indonesian last year

This is very sad to hear. Many of my colleagues who knew Heather are highlighting her generosity, enthusiasm and collaborative spirit. I only worked with her briefly when she contributed to our special issue of Labour History on Australian anti-colonial activism, which was a very good experience.

Only one more day for this!

Cool to see a little quote from me in the promo for @yiannicart.bsky.social’s new book from @anthempress.bsky.social anthempress.com/books/ikaria...

31 January, 1971 - Anti-fascists in Melbourne fight with neo-Nazis as the National Socialist Party of Australia attempt to hold a rally on the banks of the Yarra. The NSPA HQ in Nicholson Street is later attacked by protestors.

Includes Labour History Review

Not one mention of Napalm Death in this article!

Evergreen post

"Cloistered within the walls of a Catholic convent, theirs is a secret world of ancient ritual. Some revelations may shock you. The emotion will compel you..." ABC, Brides of Christ. Woman's Day, 1991.

The Society for the Study of Labour History offers #bursaries for up to £900 for PhD students, post-graduate researchers (MA and doctoral) and independent scholars engaged in postgraduate-level research in the field of labour history sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...

The Society for the Study of Labour History offers financial support for conferences and public events with a focus on labour history, broadly defined. Applications, for a maximum of £850 per event, are welcome at any time of year. sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...

Still looking for a reviewer for this book for @jich.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/au/mountbatt...

To celebrate the publication of @d-j-frost.bsky.social and mine’s book ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, I am giving away a copy to one randomly chosen person who reposts this post by 11.59pm ACST Sunday 1 Feb. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

One thing I have been thinking about for a while is whether the demand for reverence for popular culture from past decades a more recent development. Or just an expectation that pop culture is now timeless? Were people in the 1960s-80s complaining that youth weren’t into culture from 1930s-50s?

Nearly 10,000 online and open access collections of material related to radical, labour and anti-colonial history from around the world now available. Browse the full list here: hatfulofhistory.com/radical-onli...

Australia was originally in a qualifying group with South Africa, South Korea and North Korea. South Africa was eventually banned, South Korea withdrew due to logistics and North Korea/Australia played their two qualifying games in Prince Sihanouk's Cambodia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FI...

It's 60 years since the World Cup in 1966. The qualification process for the tournament was complicated, with 15 African teams boycotting the Cup, as well as other countries (South Korea, Syria) also withdrawing. North Korea was only team not from Europe/South America. www.bbc.com/news/world-a...

It's 60 years since the World Cup in 1966. The qualification process for the tournament was complicated, with 15 African teams boycotting the Cup, as well as other countries (South Korea, Syria) also withdrawing. North Korea was only team not from Europe/South America. www.bbc.com/news/world-a...

Check out our call for Book Reviews for 2026. Please get in touch with @evansmithhist.bsky.social if you have a book in mind: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

Look what arrived in the mail today! You can currently get your very own copy with a 40% discount until the end of January via the @manchesterup.bsky.social website. @d-j-frost.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

A garden and a library, Cicero? In this economy?

CFP for a Special Issue of Gender & History on childhood and crises to be edited by Katie Barclay and Emily Ward. Abstracts due 31 May 2026; then hybrid workshop; full articles due 31 Jan. 2027. Please share widely. #Skystorians #GenderHistory #HistChild 🗃️

Look what arrived in the mail today! You can currently get your very own copy with a 40% discount until the end of January via the @manchesterup.bsky.social website. @d-j-frost.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

Quoted this section from it the other day!

Still a few days left to get these two books in the @manchesterup.bsky.social sale.

Use the MUP sale to pick up our new book, ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’. @d-j-frost.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

Anybody got something bubbling on this topic? I need a replacement essay. Get in touch!

Sometimes the prohibitive cost of getting books sent to Australia saves me from buying too many books

Still a few days left to get these two books in the @manchesterup.bsky.social sale.

The drums on this song are phenomenal. Vale Rob Hirst. www.youtube.com/watch?v=16bF...

I am the book reviews editor for @jich.bsky.social and always looking for new review pitches. If you’d like to review a recently published book on imperial, colonial or Commonwealth history (broadly defined), please get in touch: evan dot smith at adelaide dot edu dot au. Authors, get in touch too!

I have done this in the past and I really should do it more. I am working my way through some very theoretical stuff at the moment so might send off a few emails to the authors who have helped me think through it.