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Dr Hannah Charnock

@hannahcharnock.bsky.social

Historian researching sexuality, youth, gender & education in C20 Britain. Book ‘Teenage Intimacies’ out now! Editor of 'Modern British History'. Often still thinking about the pop culture of the 00s/10s. She/her.

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Gender & History Journal @genderandhistory.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hot off the press! Our new Open Access article by Joel Mead explores the relationship between food, gender and domesticity in wartime Britain. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #SkyHistorians #GenderHistory #WWII #Britain

‘The Housewife's Greatest Standby’: Dried Eggs, Gender and Domesticity During the Second World War

This article examines the previously underexplored connections between dried eggs, women and domesticity in Britain during the Second World War. It argues that newsprint and advertisements framed the....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

@nataliethomlinson.bsky.social · last wk.

Chuffed to see my article on feminist responses to the unemployment crisis of the 1980s out in JBS:

“Women, Where Are Your Jobs Going?”: Feminism and the Problem of Unemployment in Thatcher’s Britain | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core

“Women, Where Are Your Jobs Going?”: Feminism and the Problem of Unemployment in Thatcher’s Britain - Volume 65

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 4w ago

Thank you to the @royalhistsoc.org for sharing @mbhjournal.bsky.social's forthcoming Pimlott memorial lecture, given this year by Prof. William Whyte on 6 October at KCL - join us! royalhistsoc.org/calendar/the...

The Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture 2026 - William Whyte: The Future of National Biography - LECTURE - RHS

The Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture 2026 - William Whyte: The Future of National Biography Tuesday 6 October 2026, 6pm The Ben Pimlott Lecture is hosted by the journal Modern British History, Oxford Univ...

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Dr Hannah J. Elizabeth @sexhistorian.bsky.social · last mo.

The deadline for our funded PhD studentship on the history of unorthodox health activism in Britain is tomorrow! #HistMed www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

Unorthodox health activism in Britain after 1948 | University of Strathclyde

strath.ac.uk

Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#jobfairy lectureship (permanent post) in Modern (post-1800) British History at the University of Manchester, SHORT deadline 30 June 🗃️cc @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800):Oxford Road

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 2mo ago

For further details of 100+ UK subject societies in history, please see our new resource bit.ly/43xhXw6 All are membership groups, offering support for historians from a wide range of backgrounds. If you seek fellow researchers in your field, we hope this guide proves useful #Skystorians.

Guide to UK history societies and networks, with text:

"The Royal Historical Society works closely with a number of other UK and Irish societies dedicated to the study, communication and promotion of historical knowledge and understanding.

Once a year, the Society hosts a half-day meeting of heads of UK history societies to discuss subjects of shared interest, such as publishing, membership and advocacy for the discipline. The Society also holds regular online meetings with its equivalent national organisations worldwide."

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 2mo ago

This afternoon @royalhistsoc.org hosts its annual meeting of heads of UK #history societies. We'll be joined by representatives of 35 subject societies which support and champion historians and our discipline. They, and other societies, are a vital part of UK scholarly and civic life #Skystorians

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 2mo ago

There is something in here for everyone: Marxists, logistics obsessives, obsolete-software enthusiasts, and those are all the kinds of people I know about. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Seeing Like a Supply Chain

A history of the technology of supply-chain management from punch cards to neural nets, and how the ambiguity built into that technology helps companies and ...

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It is wild to me how many people there are who are doing "dream" jobs like being a writer, a lawyer, a professor - vocations that require a lot of luck & personal investment to get into, and which have 100s of would-bes for every actual success - who hate their job & want a machine to do it instead

Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 2mo ago

Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes

Because the truth is, tech doesn't have an image problem. It doesn't have a message problem. It has an intention problem. What's wrong with the axe murderer who broke into my house is not that he hasn't successfully persuaded me to buy into his narrative. What's wrong is that he's trying to kill me with an axe. Similarly, when you launch a product that's designed to put millions of people out of work, block access to sources of verifiable truth, replace human creativity with slop, and lower the barriers to every sort of atrocity, the problem isn't that you haven't told the public a good story about those things. The problem is that you are trying to do them. (
There are things in the world that are more important than money. The fact that you seem not to believe this, that you seem to think any motive beyond ruthless acquisitiveness is fake, dishonest, or childish, is the heart of your problem. Your attitude is not by any means unique to tech, but the

Modern British Studies Association @modbritstud.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Histories from Here, the MBSA blog, offers reflections on a variety of 'heres' - different points in time and space, career stage, life course and identity. We're delighted to launch with contributions from @kieranconnell.bsky.social and @owenjdowling.bsky.social modbritstud.org.uk/blog/

Histories from Here | The Modern British Studies Association

Read accessible, original research on modern Britain from scholars worldwide. Explore Histories from Here, or pitch your own idea for a blog post.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 2mo ago

How do we enhance the engagement of history students in their degree programmes? A new article - 'Rethinking Engagement: Insights from UK History Departments' - bit.ly/4viEKru, by Sarah Jones and Simon Peplow offers discipline-specific proposals. Latest Open Access article in 'Transactions' 1/2

Front page of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society article: 'Rethinking Engagement: Insights from UK History Departments', by Sarah Jones and Simon Peplow.

Full abstract: 'This comment examines the shifting landscape of student engagement in UK history departments, drawing on research conducted at the universities of Bristol and Warwick. Moving beyond narrow definitions of engagement as attendance, the study explores the complex interplay of workload pressures, relationships and community, and the cultures and environments of learning that shape students’ everyday experiences. Student testimony highlights how financial precarity, mental‑health challenges and competing demands on their time profoundly influence how (and indeed if) they engage. At the same time, factors – ranging from staff/student interactions to seminar atmosphere and assessment design – are powerful determinants of whether students feel able and motivated to participate fully. While acknowledging the broader socio‑economic forces that constrain both staff and students, the comment proposes a set of principled, discipline‑specific approaches centred on reflection, communication, adaptability and compassion. It argues that, although no single solution can resolve the problem of engagement, history departments can meaningfully support students by cultivating inclusive, responsive and relational learning environments.'

Joe Beda @h.olysh.it · 3mo ago

If a Croque Madame talked to another Croque Madame about anything other than a Croque Monsieur Would they have passed the Béchamel test?

Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It’s diary day today! Submit your diary here! ☀️

Mass Observation Archive@massobsarchive.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It was a busy 12th May for this particular diarist! Don't forget that tomorrow is our national diary day! We welcome contributions from all ages, especially when they are recounting days as busy as this one! Find out more about how to submit your diary at massobs.org.uk/12th-may/

Chris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Periodic reminder from ex-journal editor that if we all turn down peer review requests, nothing will be reviewed and things grind to a halt. Clear that job losses, workload in the sector are having a pinching effect. Any room for (£££) publishers to hire human reviewers to help?

Justin Hancock @justinhancock.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The top page at BISH for over 10 years has been my How To Have Sex article. However Google has been messing around with the algorithm (enshittification) and so it's not being ranked like it used to. Can you please share it and post about it for me? www.bishuk.com/sex/how-to-h...

How To Have Sex - how to make it safe and pleasurable

This expert guide teaches you how to have sex that is safe *and* pleasurable. Learn how to make it feel good for both of you.

bishuk.com

Claire Langhamer @clairelanghamer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

On protecting what matters. @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @histassoc.bsky.social History UK www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Protecting What Matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHR

Protecting what matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHR

history.ac.uk

Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A very happy St George's Day, to all who celebrate.

A picture if George Michael our lord and saviour, looking like a snack. He's all pensive, there's a shadow over his face. Cross earring is on. The works.

Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My article on 1970s feminists, spycops, and if feminist historians can use materials extracted by undercover police officers is out in History Workshop Journal doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...

The Women’s Liberation Movement and the Gendering of Undercover Police Surveillance in 1970s Britain: the Public Inquiry as (Un)Ethical archive

Abstract. In the 1970s a female police officer went undercover in the feminist movement in Britain. Across two years, she shared plans, conversations, and

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Mass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Our national diary day is getting closer! This year we are keen to hear thoughts and feelings about nature and wellbeing, in addition to the day to day. We accept handwritten and typed diaries, but also photography and sketches, or other creative approaches! #diary #sketch #photography #journalling

Dr Hannah Charnock @hannahcharnock.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I have a new article in @historyworkshop.org.uk that explores the resourcing of feminist activism in the 1970s. Come for the rants about typing, stay for the study of jumble sales as feminist praxis! 🗃️ academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...

Labours of Liberation: Resourcing Feminist Activism in 1970s Bristol

Abstract. This article uses a case study of Bristol Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) to interrogate the bureaucratic, administrative and material logistic

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 4mo ago

100% this.

Mikki Brock@mikkibrock.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I don't see this said enough: the widespread use of generative AI is not only making our jobs as educators harder logistically, but also emotionally. It is genuinely sad to be suspicious of students when you have spent so much time building a pedagogy based on trust and not being a cop. It sucks.

Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Yep. In fact, the real failing of students was when we stopped requiring them to regularly search a library catalogue for their reading and instead produced lists with hyperlinks that students simply had to click. As soon as they have to go off list, they’re lost.

Lauren Fraser@walkyouhome.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Controversial but - students *perceive* they have been failed when what has happened is they have failed to understand information retrieval is a skill requiring effort. I don't believe a zero friction experience is realistic or desirable in learning, actually.

Onni Gust @onnigust.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"More alignment between university and national attitudes. This includes a legitimacy observatory to track public trust and gaps between university culture and wider public attitudes." This reads ominously, another way of stifling academic freedom to address injustices & uncomfortable truths.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

'“Questions about universities’ role, purpose and value for money are resurfacing, alongside renewed scrutiny of the student experience and graduate outcomes. In short, the sector’s storytelling is about to face its toughest audience yet,” it says.' 2/2

Elwin Hofman @elwinhofman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

With @tijmenelias.bsky.social I'm hoping to organize a panel on *The History of Queer Nightlife* for @esshc.bsky.social in Lyon (21-24 April 2027). If you want to be part of the fun, get in touch by 1 April! (Reposts also appreciated!) #QueerHistory

Panel proposal ESSHC, Lyon (France), 21-24 April 2027
The History of Queer Nightlife: Spaces, Feelings and Transformations

‘Queer nightlife’, as the introduction to a recent special issue of The Sociological Quarterly notes, ‘is having a moment’. In the past five years, social scientists and cultural theorists have published more than ten book-length studies of queer bars, nightscapes, dancefloors and parties. Many of them focus on the ‘closure epidemic’ facing gay bars, or highlight the recent transformations of queer nightlife. They often intersect their analyses with arguments about urban redevelopment and gentrification, changing queer identities, and the digitalization of queer life.
However, a longer-term historical perspective is often missing in these studies. For example, is the ‘closure epidemic’ that sociologists observe a recent phenomenon or have spaces of queer nightlife always been precarious? What other transformations has queer nightlife gone through over the past decades and centuries?
This panel will discuss queer nightlife from a ‘longue durée’ perspective, covering different periods and regions to nuance and make sense of the recent developments social scientists are describing. Throughout the different papers we will explore topics such as inclusion, exclusion, spaces, bodies, emotions and experiences as relevant points of discussion on queer nightlife’s history. We propose that nightlife has been essential for the development of queer spaces and communities, for stimulating transnational mobilities and exchanges, and for shaping identities and subjectivities. By giving nightlife its due place, we will gain a new understanding of these foundational topics in queer history.

We are looking for participants who can present a paper as part of this panel: if you are interested, please contact e.l.hofman@uu.nl and t.e.vanvoorthuizen@uu.nl before 1 April 2026.
More information on the conference can be found at https://esshc.iisg.amsterdam/

Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm one of many professors quoted in this report from Alice Speri. I really appreciate The Guardian taking an angle which has basically eluded every other major outlet.

‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI

As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities - and society at large

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...

An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants

To everyone at Grammarly, I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a profes...

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Peter Mandler @petermandler.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Final lecture online - www.history.ox.ac.uk/event/self-v... - on all the concepts stacking up in the late 20th century, not superseded by ‘neoliberal’ or economic ones. Feedback welcome for the book now in progress. And farewell with warm thanks to all in Oxford.

Self vs. Society

The Ford Lectures - The Language of Social Science in Everyday Life

history.ox.ac.uk

Peter Mandler@petermandler.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Fifth lecture now online - www.history.ox.ac.uk/event/self-a... - about self-assertion, identity and rights talk from the '50s to the '70s, and clashes over it from the late '60s. Final lecture on those continuing clashes & whether neoliberalism overrode them this Thursday 5pm Exam Schools Oxford.

Nick Clarke @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New paper: Mass Observing British Politics On what Mass Observation might contribute to political studies (and what political studies might contribute to Mass Observation). With @jmoss88.bsky.social and Alex Hill. Also paging @massobsarchive.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Mass Observing British politics - British Politics

British Politics - The current political moment in Britain is characterised by disaffection, affective polarisation, and populist mobilisation of these (dis)affections. How best to research these...

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🧢@abebeame.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I wrote about old rap magazines, the fight for the future of hip hop’s past, and the impact the digital age has had on history, for @defector.com defector.com/lost-recipes

Lost Recipes | Defector

In 1991, Spin magazine took the Compton rap collective N.W.A out to eat for a profile at the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan. The white author presents gangsta rap as a cynical enterprise, no different ...

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Saima Nasar @saimanasar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Happy publication day to @uobrishistory.bsky.social’s Professor Sumita Mukherjee!