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Simon Hall

@simonhallwriter.bsky.social

Historian and writer. Author of Three Revolutions: Russia, China, Cuba and the Epic Journeys That Changed The World. Previous books include 1956: The World in Revolt and Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s.

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Jo Wolff@jowolff.bsky.social · last wk.

The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out.

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 2mo ago

In late 2023, the Society spent a day with Hertfordshire’s historians. We saw the quality, creativity and distinctiveness of teaching, research and engagement. We were told by a (now departed) senior manager that History was ‘a portfolio the university will guard very carefully’. bit.ly/4hLediN

Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)

Roxane Gay@roxanegay.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Just walked by a colleague's classroom after my class finished and he was talking about Elvis, getting blank stares and so he had to ask "Does anyone know who Elvis Presley is?" It's rough out here on these teaching streets.

John Grindrod@grindrod.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Let's take a ride... My next book is coming out with @faberbooks.bsky.social. Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains will be published March 12 2026. Preorder links in profile, and lots more on the book and the remarkable stories people told me to come over the next few months...

Cover of a book: Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains by John Grindrod
Simon Hall@simonhallwriter.bsky.social · 12mo ago

It is US publication day for Three Revolutions! You can find out more by listening to the @theresthistory.bsky.social bonus episode (if you're not already, sign up for membership) www.barnesandnoble.com/w/three-revo...

Three Revolutions: Russia, China, Cuba and the Epic Journeys that Changed the World|Hardcover

The gripping, untold story of how six epic journeys launched the three communist revolutions that changed world history forever.From the streets of Petrograd during the heady autumn of 1917, to Mao&#8...

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Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · last yr.

Some incredibly good news: One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print. In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast. In short, it’s working. So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.

Exclusive | The Onion Brought Back Its Print Edition. The Gamble Is Paying Off.

Publications turn to the old-style products to appeal to nostalgic readers and stand out in a crowded digital-media landscape.

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺@katherineschof8.bsky.social · last yr.

When I pointed out King’s will lose 90% of its AHRC student-led places under the new scheme, I got piled on by the AHRC Chair claiming I was wrong and scaremongering. It wasn’t quite 90%. This year King’s students got 27 AHRC student-led scholarships. Next year they’re giving us 3. So 89% then.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · last yr.

'The number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is set to fall by 60 per cent when new doctoral training arrangements come into effect next year, new figures show.' 1/3

Simon Hall@simonhallwriter.bsky.social · last yr.

Obviously, you should first read Three Revolutions, but then follow up with some great books on the revolutionary history of the 20th century!

Faber Books@faberbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

'These social and political upheavals, in turn, have inspired some terrific writing by protagonists, eyewitnesses, journalists and historians.' Find @simonhallwriter.bsky.social's Twentieth-Century Revolutions reading list here: faber.co.uk/journal/simon-hall-twentieth-century-revolutions/

Faber Books@faberbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

'These social and political upheavals, in turn, have inspired some terrific writing by protagonists, eyewitnesses, journalists and historians.' Find @simonhallwriter.bsky.social's Twentieth-Century Revolutions reading list here: faber.co.uk/journal/simon-hall-twentieth-century-revolutions/

Simon Hall: Twentieth-Century Revolutions

The history of the twentieth century was marked decisively by revolutions. These social and political upheavals, in turn, have inspired some terrific writing by protagonists, eyewitnesses,…

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