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Amy Thorpe

@acthorpe.bsky.social

PGR Northumbria ⭐ Leftist / histories of gender, visual and periodical culture, emotion, femininity and identity / museum and heritage enthusiast ⭐ BSL learner 👍 Views and grammatical errors my own.

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Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 8mo ago

Booking for the first @royalhistsoc.org Lectures of 2026 is now available: bit.ly/48N0CCY > Charles West on 'Queens & the Making of Medieval Europe’ > Vinita Damodaran on 'Decolonising the Natural History Collections of Empire' > David Stack on 'Well-being: a Historian's Perspective' #Skystorians

Royal Historical Society lectures for early 2026 - RHS

The Royal Historical Society begins its 2026 programme of lectures on Friday 6 February when Professor Charles West (University of Edinburgh) will speak on ‘”Alike in Appearance but not in Scope”: Que...

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Selena Daly@selenadaly.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Please spread this far and wide! I’m on the convening team of this exciting new IHR seminar series and we are looking forward to hearing about all the cutting-edge research being done by ECRs across the country!

HistoryLab@ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📢 New Seminar Series! We are thrilled to be working alongside @ihr.bsky.social on a brand new seminar series titled Migration and Mobility. We are coming together for a special edition of the seminar to showcase the work of PGRs and ECRs on migration and mobility history (1/3)

Migration and Mobility History Call for Papers: IHR History Lab and Migration and Mobility Seminar Taking place at the IHR Senate House and online, 10th February 2026, 5.30pm-7.30pm. The IHR History Lab and Migration and Mobility are coming together for a special edition of our seminar series to showcase the work of PGRs and ECRs working on migration and mobility history. We invite submissions of 20 minute papers from PGRs and ECRs on the topic of migration and mobility (broadly defined), focusing on any period or place. This is an opportunity to share your research with, and recieve feedback from, established and emerging scholars working on migration and mobility studies. To apply, send abstracts of under 250 words, with a short bio, to Kathleen Commons at kabcommons@gmail.com by 5pm on 15th November.
Ben Ansell@benansell.bsky.social · 11mo ago

An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’ Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'

Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@hagenilda.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I can't overstate how crucial these casual vacancy elections are. HEC is pretty much deadlocked atm, so please vote for @matthewbarnard.phd for UK wide rep and, if in the North East region (comprised of Northern and Yorkshire and Humberside) then vote for Adam Hansen too. #ucu

UCU Commons@ucucommons.org · 12mo ago

New on our Substack: two crucial casual vacancy elections for NEC/HEC open TODAY. Ballots will arrive by post. If you are in any HE institution, please vote for @matthewbarnard.phd; if in the North East region please also vote for Adam Hansen. #ucu ucucommons.substack.com/p/vote-in-uc...

Amy Thorpe@acthorpe.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Registration is open for the fantastic Women's History Scotland conference in September. I'll be delivering a paper on my new research, “‘May WE Have Huts, Too?’: Understanding Emotion, Space, and Leisure of Women at War Through the Common Cause Huts”. Sign up below!

Women's History Scotland@womenshistscot.bsky.social · 12mo ago

📢 Women’s History Scotland Conference Registration open! Join us for New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland and the Sue Innes Memorial Lecture given by @vawright10.bsky.social 🗓 Saturday 13 Sept 2025, Kinning Park Complex Book here 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/events/women...

HistoryLab@ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · last yr.

If you enjoyed our conference why not help shape our next one!? We are currently recruiting for our new committee and are looking for... ✨ Secretary ✨ Treasurer ✨ Seminar & Conference Convenors ✨ Social Media Officers ✨ Awards officer See our pinned post for more information about the vacancies!

Amy Thorpe@acthorpe.bsky.social · last yr.

This was such a fantastic conference! Thank you to all the speakers, organisers, delegates, and to @ihr.bsky.social and @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social for being such brilliant hosts.

HistoryLab@ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you to everyone who attended and presented at our conference yesterday in London @ihr.bsky.social in person and online! Each paper was truly fascinating, and we hope you all enjoyed it! Thank you @maxinebeuret.bsky.social for these pictures!

Presenters at our annual conference.
Dave Andress@davidandress.bsky.social · last yr.

Universal basic income works; giving homeless people a place to live works; treating the sick works; paying decent wages works; welcoming refugees works; decriminalisation of drugs and sex-work works. All these things work in the real world. Just not in conservative imaginations.

Jon Munitz@jonmunitz.bsky.social · last yr.

Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached. They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others. Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further. #UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.

Amy Thorpe@acthorpe.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm delighted to announce I have been elected as a Postgraduate Member of the Royal Historical Society. I'm very much looking forward to being an active member of such a brilliant community of scholars.

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · last yr.

We are very pleased to welcome today 233 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members who join the Society after their election at the latest meeting of the Society's Council bit.ly/3GQAQSW They join the Society's 6500 members who practice and promote history in 72 countries 1/2

HEADER IMAGE: Album of Tournaments and Parades in Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, late 16th–mid-17th century, Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York, public domain. and top of article announcing new elections to the Royal Historical Society on 18 July 2025.
Richard O'Brien@notrockyhorror.bsky.social · last yr.

Songwriters in Conversation returns on AUGUST 17th at Baba Yaga's Loft, North Shields, with sets from The Young Property Developers and Nicky Bray discussing 'Comedy and Music.' I'm delighted to share we've received £3000 in funding from North Tyneside Council to put on 4 more events in the series.

Richard O'Brien@notrockyhorror.bsky.social · last yr.

Each session features two artists playing for thirty minutes each, followed by an onstage Q&A about their songwriting practice. The events will be filmed for YouTube, Tiny Desk Sessions-style, by Kyle Heslop, whose great images from our first event starring Nev Clay NOVYI LEF feature in this post.

A panel of songwriters in conversationNev Clay singing and playing guitarEuan Lynn of NOVYI LEF singing and having a drinkRichard O'Brien/Groundbird singing and playing guitar
Becca@beccameriel.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m in awe of my colleague, Izzy, who created this podcast series doing all the planning, researching, writing and interviewing herself. She’s going to do (even more) great things! . open.spotify.com/show/2k1Xn50...

Leading Labour

Podcast · Izzy Conn · This unique series brings to life the stories of each of the postwar Labour Party leaders - hosted by Izzy Conn from the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. ...

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Catherine Clarke@cathamclarke.bsky.social · last yr.

Convivial, candid, incisive, revealing, humane: a privilege to be at this superb discussion to launch the new @ihr.bsky.social / @historyandpolicy.bsky.social 'Leading Labour' podcast, created by Izzy Conn. The panel: Neil Kinnock, Polly Toynbee and others (see Alt Text), chaired by Philip Murphy.

Speakers: Neil Kinnock (Labour Party leader 1983-1992), Polly Toynbee (British journalist and writer), Jonathan Ashworth (Labour MP, 2011-2024, former Shadow Health Secretary), Izzy Conn (IHR), Nick Thomas Symonds (Paymaster General, and Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations), chaired by Professor Philip Murphy (IHR)