Here's the preview of the book cover... it's not out yet, but you can now pre-order The Dum-Dum Bullet: A Lethal History, 1850-1950

Lectureship in the history of Aotearoa New Zealand at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland! Come join me and my wonderful colleagues! jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...

You know your society is in trouble when your government's only priority in its Tertiary Education Strategy is economic growth. Universities are so much more than skills' training schools. New Zealanders should want to fund universities that teach and research in all areas of societal relevance.

It's true - Luxon & National want to sell or exchange up to 67% of NZ's conservation lands The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment states: “This proposal would represent a major change to New Zealand conservation law...The vast majority of this land is of high ecological value.” #nzpol

Why David Seymour’s latest online campaign is so very dangerous … the ever erudite Dame Anne Salmond explains

Dame Anne Salmond, erudite as ever ...

Hot off the press! See the Open Access paper 'The Dum-Dum Controversy: Rifle Ammunition in British Politics at the Turn of the Twentieth Century' by Maartje Abbenhuis: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

If you are interested in the politics of arms supply, check out my latest article: ‘The Dum-Dum Controversy: Rifle Ammunition in British Politics at the Turn of the Twentieth Century’ published in the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History #History @jich.bsky.social

The assault on universities is ramping up in Aotearoa NZ - this will need a country-wide robust response

We’re in a timeline where I agree with Mike Pence 🤯

Hmmm… 🤷🏻‍♂️ www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

Excuse me, Chernobyl, what??!!: It seems that Russia is getting out of hand in their war with Ukraine. Here is the latest stupidity. Last night the Russians went after Chernobyl. With a drone attack. Yes, *that*Chernobyl. The one where the sarcophagus was just completed in 2017. The one where the…

Last week, when some of NZ’s school children were either served slop or left waiting for meals that arrived well past lunchtime – if at all – the country’s elite dined on 220 crayfish; 65 dozen oysters; 200kg of lamb, beef and pork, and 60kg of fresh fish. #nzpol www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3605...

Mediaeval history PhD scholarship opportunity at Flinders. lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...

if canada burns the whitehouse down *again* that's going to be really awkward.

Let’s applaud the courage to speak truth to power and defend the down trodden.

I finally made it here and am happy to share the CfP for a small workshop I am hosting @coloniallegacy.bsky.social in Hamburg in March. Anyone working on "Animals and Empire" with methods of provenance research is welcome to apply until January 19. kolonialismus.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/2024/12/20/c...

Call for proposals for a new Handbook of the Histories of Internationalism, deadline 1 March 2025. Looking forward to your proposals! More info here: csi.bbk.ac.uk/blog/call-fo...

Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian. And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.

Stealing this method!

Please spread the word #WW1 #milwelfhist @maartjeabb.bsky.social @matteatonmedia.bsky.social @marybrazier.bsky.social @michaeldoidgephd.bsky.social

Nope-universities are not neutral. They're evidence-led. They stand for rigorous, evidenced claims, openness to scrutiny but consensus on facts. "Institutional neutrality" is a calling-card of rightwing orgs in the US, leading to policing classrooms & breaches of academic freedom. Don't fall for it

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Credit where credit is due, this is what we need to see from all our institutions where attacks on research are occurring 🧪

"in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the Royal Society Te Apārangi’s president, Distinguished Professor Dame Jane Harding, said the risks of not investing in social sciences and humanities would be “substantial”. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/marsden-f...

Very glad to see the AAEH a signatory to this.

Like the New Zealand Historical Association and my esteemed colleagues who signed this letter, I am dismayed at the disbanding of Humanities and Social Sciences funding by the RSNZ Marsden fund @marsdenfund.bsky.social #History #AcademicSky #Marsden

Beggars belief that the Min. of Tertiary Education has not considered what the loss of Marsden funding means for our universities. By cutting these funds, we will not attract world-leading academics to our universities, we will lose the ones we have, drop in rankings, lose students … a travesty!

Funding the whole pie - by @julietgerrard.bsky.social "A Marsden Fund that is hamstrung by government priorities will struggle to foster this community in a future that needs our best minds chasing their boldest ideas to benefit us all in the long term" thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...

My government de-funding the mind … the ever erudite Anne Salmond on the de-funding of humanities and social science research in #NZ #AcademicSky #History

So many disciplines that are necessary for a civil society functioning well fall under the humanities - this not just an attack on the university and knowledge, it’s an attack on the idea of society itself.

UK, Aus, and NZ HE: world-leading in self destruction.

Universities are in crisis. We have forgotten that the only way to prepare for the future is to imagine the human in situations yet unknown and to explore the boundaries of the human condition. A focus on economic gain loses sight of all that might be possible.

A shameful day for the gov’t. Imagine believing you are qualified to lead a country whose arts, history, culture & society you relentlessly demean and undervalue www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...

Appalling and ridiculous. "The focus of the Fund will shift to core science, with the humanities and social sciences panels disbanded and no longer supported." www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...

No more RSNZ funding for the Humanities or Social Sciences! How can we possibly serve the world of tomorrow if we do not fund the critical thinkers of today? I am so sad. #AcademicSky #History

Happy to announce the birth of a new book! How/why did empires relentlessly expand - and worked together? Not competition but transaction and cooperation was key to the Age of Empires in the long 19th century. With brilliant colleagues Erik de Lange & Ozan Ozavci: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/securing-...

Missed AHA President Michelle Arrow (@michellearrow.bsky.social) on ABC Radio National talking about the future of history at university? Listen here: https://buff.ly/3ZuSIbx

A French child wears a rudimentary gas mask, WW1.

Fellow historians! It’s not too late to submit an abstract for the 2025 AAEH conference to be held in Auckland 8-10 July next year. www.aaeh2025.com. Deadline 30 November!

@maartjeabb.bsky.social terrific article in the new First World War Studies Journal. Really creative. Hope all is well there!