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Elly Robson Dezateux

@ellydezateux.bsky.social

Historian of environmental politics and Atlantic colonialism | early modernist | Research Fellow in Legacies of Colonialism at Christ Church, Oxford | editor at History Workshop & History Workshop Journal (she/her)

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Elly Robson Dezateux@ellydezateux.bsky.social · 3d ago

What can anthropogenic interventions – set in a wetland backwater of England, long before the industrial era – tell us about the Anthropocene? My article for the 100th issue of @historyworkshop.org.uk asks how we might use environmental history in turbulent times. academic.oup.com/hwj/article-...

Locating Geological Agency in a ‘Small’ Early Modern Anthropocene

Abstract. What can anthropogenic interventions – set in a wetland backwater of England, long before the industrial era – tell us about the Anthropocene? Ho

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Elly Robson Dezateux@ellydezateux.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Come join our friendly team to do radical history online. History Workshop is recruiting one editorial fellowship this year, with specialism in pre-1800 history in any part of the globe.

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 3mo ago

📣 Call for Applications 📣 History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe. This is a part-time, paid role. Application deadline: 7 August 2026. Please share widely!

Elly Robson Dezateux@ellydezateux.bsky.social · last yr.

Last call for applications to 2 paid, part-time editorial fellowships at History Workshop. Come and work with us! Hands-on training and experience in public history within a supportive and creative team of ECRs. Deadline: this Friday

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · last yr.

📣We're into the FINAL WEEK for applications for two Editorial Fellowship positions 2025-27!📣 Deadline is midnight 15th August (that's this Friday!), and the fellowships are open to any early career historians. See the post below for the full details: www.historyworkshop....

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · last yr.

How can we better approach the histories of Indigenous peoples? Mary Katherine Newman introduces a new History Workshop series which will introduce a range of scholars, educators, and activists and the ways in which they examine Indigenous histories. www.historyworkshop....

Indigenous Historical Practices

Delve into Indigenous history with our History Workshop series, highlighting complex systems of historical knowledge and their significance.

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Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · last yr.

The Supreme Court sided with FWS. But it didn’t hear from a single trans person. This ruling sets a dangerous precedent and erases trans women from protections. It puts trans rights back 20 years. We won't stop fighting for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️

Elly Robson Dezateux@ellydezateux.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's easy to dismiss or ridicule far-right ideology, but how do they mobilise support from women or ethnic minorities? This rediscovered talk by Martin Durham highlights important continuities between the suffragette & fascist movements in 1930s Britain - in personnel and demands.

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 2y ago

Why are women drawn to fascist ideologies and movements? Daniel Jones (@narson.bsky.social) reflects on his timely rediscovery of a History Workshop talk given by the late Martin Durham in 1983.

Elly Robson Dezateux@ellydezateux.bsky.social · 2y ago

Very excited about this new series on History Workshop - From Place to Place - curated by my colleague Vivien Chan (@inoutofpractice.bsky.social). You can read their brilliant introduction to itinerant histories here.

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 2y ago

What radical histories can be found in 'working and wandering'? Editorial Fellow Vivien Chan @inoutofpractice.bsky.social introduces a new History Workshop series on itinerant histories called From Place to Place: www.historyworkshop....

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 2y ago

Hello to all our new followers! We are History Workshop 👋 We seek to 🕯️ deepen understandings of the past 🔥 cast fresh light on the present ☄️ agitate for change in the world You can read & listen to cutting-edge radical history at www.historyworkshop.org.uk

History Workshop

History Workshop is a digital magazine of radical history. It seeks to deepen understandings of the past, cast fresh light on the present and agitate for change in the world we live in now.

historyworkshop.org.uk

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2y ago

NZ research funding/defunding: “The focus of the Fund will shift to core science, with the humanities and social sciences panels disbanded and no longer supported. Real impact on our economy will come from areas such as physics, chemistry, maths, engineering and biomedical sciences." Grim.

Katie Barclay@katieebarclay.bsky.social · 2y ago

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.

Elly Robson Dezateux@ellydezateux.bsky.social · 2y ago

At History Workshop, we've put together a radical histories Starter Pack. It's been joyful to bring together such brilliant researchers, projects and organisations in one place - and of course, there are so many more not yet on Bluesky and not yet on this list.

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 2y ago

Looking for radical histories on Bluesky? We've made a Starter Pack of people & organisations who stretch our idea of what history is, who it is made by & what it is for. Please share and let us know if you'd like to be added. 🗃️ & ✊🗃️ go.bsky.app/Bb57VmV

Elly Robson Dezateux@ellydezateux.bsky.social · 2y ago

Signed the contract for my book - Violent Waters: Environmental Politics in Early Modern England - with Cambridge University Press today. As my book begins its journey into other people's brains, very pleased to see that the contract includes a section titled 'Death of the Author'.

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 2y ago

At History Workshop, we have a long history of publishing articles on the history of food and eating. From the history of the pineapple to the legacy of the soon-to-close Smithfield meat market, this🧵 is sure to make you hungry (for history)! (Part 1) 🍍 🍓 🍽️ 🥩 🍜 🍈

Elly Robson Dezateux@ellydezateux.bsky.social · 2y ago

This v large picture of my face is a good excuse to share one of the work hats I wear. History Workshop is a digital magazine of radical history, which deepens understandings of the past, casts light on the present & agitates for change in the world today. Take a peek: www.historyworkshop.org.uk

History Workshop

History Workshop is a digital magazine of radical history. It seeks to deepen understandings of the past, cast fresh light on the present and agitate for change in the world we live in now.

historyworkshop.org.uk

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 2y ago

Elly Robson Dezateux (she/her) is the Managing Editor of History Workshop. She is a historian of early modern Britain and its Atlantic world. Her research examines the environmental politics generated by projects of agricultural improvement and colonial plantation. @ellydezateux.bsky.social