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The volume offers a reappraisal of British boxing history by revealing how migrants and minority communities transformed the sport, using the prize ring to explore race, migration, identity, prejudice, belonging, and the making of modern Britain from the nineteenth century to today. (2)

OUT TODAY in hardback/e-book - 'Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing: Insiders, Outsiders, and Ringsiders' by our Dr Dave Dee, published by @academic.oup.com and with research funded by @gerda-henkel-stiftung.de (1) global.oup.com/academic/pro... play.google.com/store/books/...

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Our Dr Dave Dee's new book with @academic.oup.com, 'Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing' is now available electronically (subscription required), prior to the publication of the hard copy in July 2026: academic.oup.com/book/62965?s... global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing: Insiders, Outsiders, and Ringsiders

Abstract. This book provides the first sustained historical analysis of migrant and minority participation in British boxing from the eighteenth century to

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‘A highly informative historical perspective on the factors that drove Caribbean migration to post-war Britain’. Read Karl Arthur’s review of Ryan Walmsley’s Oceans of feeling: an emotional history of Caribbean migrants in post-war Britain (2025). www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Oceans of feeling: an emotional history of Caribbean migrants in post-war Britain

Published in Immigrants & Minorities: Historical Studies in Ethnicity, Migration and Diaspora (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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'Protecting what matters': a new government policy paper identifies history as central to social cohesion. At the same time, history teaching and research, in our schools and universities, is at risk as never before. To ensure cohesion, we must protect what matters: bit.ly/3QyZQCO #skystorians

'Protecting what matters': a statement from the Royal Historical Society, Institute of Historical Research, History UK and Historical Association - RHS

The following is a joint statement from the Historical Association, History UK, Institute of Historical Research, and the Royal Historical Society following the most recent meeting of this quartet of ...

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Celebrating 30 years of excellence in Sports History! We’re catching up with our @icshc.bsky.social alumni for our 30th anniversary. If you studied on our MA Sports History & Culture, we want to hear about your professional journey! Share updates here - forms.office.com/e/AiZqd6yzxz #sportshistory

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Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk dmu.ac.uk/study/course...

Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk dmu.ac.uk/study/course...

Keen on History study at University? Come along this Saturday (7th) to the @dmu.ac.uk #DMUOpenDay where you can find out more about our BA History and speak to our Dr Dave Dee (+ student Ambassador Evelyn): 👉 Book Here - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/underg... 👉 Course Info: www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...

Did you know, DMU is 155 years old? As #ExploreYourArchive week begins, we caught up with Katharine Short, the manager of DMU Archives and Rare Books find out how they’re using the week to celebrate DMU’s long and rich history. More: https://ow.ly/CHGY50Xz2eg

Call for papers: special issue of @tandfresearch.bsky.social Black Histories Dialogues on 'Transnational histories: the global African presence', edited by Chris Zembe @dmuhistory.bsky.social and William Henry. Deadline 30 April 2026 #blackhistory think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk

Sports History and Culture MA

Explore the process of sports development through a number of themes, including social and cultural history and the relationship between sport and politics.

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Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk

Sports History and Culture MA

Explore the process of sports development through a number of themes, including social and cultural history and the relationship between sport and politics.

dmu.ac.uk

Delighted to have received my De Montfort University 35 year long service award. Thank you to all staff and students who have helped me on the way.

If you're interested in our MA Sports History and Culture programme and want to find out more, our Dr Dave Dee will be at the Postgraduate Open Evening this Thursday (27th). Bookings here: www.dmu.ac.uk/study/postgr... www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course... @dmu.ac.uk #pgstudy #postgraduate

Need help with academic skills? Our drop in sessions give you the opportunity to get help with your work, including: 🖋️Academic writing and study skills 📖Referencing 💻Finding information 📐Maths You can attend in person or online. More info here 👉 library.dmu.ac.uk/dropins

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A new show from DMU graduate Peter Robinson, “the world’s greatest living football photographer” opens at DMU’s Leicester Gallery this week. His new exhibition ‘Keep off the Grass’ showcases over 200 images across fifty years of his work. Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm until 17 Jan. https://ow.ly/zmkq50Xfro4

DMU will be celebrating Leicester's diverse culture and the city's rich heritage as part of this year's Being Human Festival. DMU is one of five Festival Hubs and has curated its own programme of events - open to the public - to inspire people to explore cultural identities. ow.ly/FoKg50XaYnF

Episode 4 of 'Glimpses of German History' is now LIVE! In this episode @profpanayi.bsky.social shows us a picture book depicting the work of German missionaries in nineteenth century India. Check out the video on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/IPHH-uPr8KA

We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social

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Next lecture: Cynthia Brown will talk on Edwardian Leicester. 16 October, 7.30pm. De Montfort University, Clephan Building, 0.01. Free entry. For more details see: lahs.org.uk/events/edwar...

A reminder that the Leicester Branch's first free talk of the year will take place online at 6pm on Tuesday 9th September. Andy Chapman, the Hon. Secretary of the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society, will be speaking about Excavations at St James’s Abbey in Northampton.

🎓Our Academic Skills Refresher workshops start today! 🎓 Use this selection of workshops to get your next assignment or dissertation in shape for submission, or just top up your skills ready for the year ahead. To see the full programme visit: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...

Our Dr Dave Dee features in this Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry (Tel Aviv University) article on 'Offside: British Jews and Football' by Noah Abrahams, which explores why so few British Jews have become professional footballers: cst.tau.ac.il/perspectives...