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James Kneale

@jameskneale.bsky.social

Cultural/historical geographer at ucl working on drink/temperance, insurance, literary geographies, sf/fantastic/horror, &c. He/him. Author of Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918 (Bloomsbury 2026)

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Owen Davies@odavies9.bsky.social · 4d ago

So a whole lot of my talented Humanities colleagues are now unemployed as of today. A lot of understandable concern over Exeter. But for over two decades my Hums colleagues were in the top quartile for their research contribution to society. History top 10. Now gone with only a national whisper.

Mike Collins - Chair British Association for American Studies@baaschair.bsky.social · last wk.

Excited to offer a fully funded PhD with Maeve Ryan and I at KCL. Details below. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin...

CRSW / AHRC Doctoral Studentship: Narratives of Enslavement and their Legacies | King's College London

King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, jointly supervised by English and War Studies.

kcl.ac.uk

James Kneale@jameskneale.bsky.social · last wk.

Need a good news story this morning? How about the dramatic rescue - by three 'insurance gentlemen', no less - of a black cat stuck on a high ledge on Nottingham's Corn Exchange in 1901? From the Nottinghamshire Weekly Express 10 May 1901, p2, courtesy of the British Newspaper Archives.

A news story, reading "EXCITING RESCUE OF A CAT IN NOTTINGHAM.--An amusing and exciting incident (except for the chief participator) occurred at the Corn Exchange between the hours of 10 and 11 a.m. en Saturday morning. Fate, in the shape of & black cat, three insurance gentlemen, and a long ladder, which was too short, was responsible for the little previously unrehearsed drama. It appears that the black cat by some means not yet known found itself on the narrow stone window ledge which runs along the front of the Corn Exchange, from whence its piteous appeals for help resounded for a radius of a hundred yards. Attracted by the cries a number of people several hundreds strong soon collected, and speculations as to the best means of rescue soon became rife. About this time a long ladder carried by two of the previously-mentioned gentlemen emerged from the Corn Exchange. This was quickly reared against the building. The third gentleman (who had been previously calling to the member of the feline race from an adjoining window, but whose seductive overtures had not been responded to) then made his appearance, and ascending the ladder discovered that the same was somewhat short. Not deterred on his errand of mercy in the slightest, however, he balanced himself on the top rung of the ladder, the crowd below in the meantime watching with bated breath while he seized the cat, placed it in a haven of safety on his shoulders, and bore it to terra firma, amidst the cheers of the assembled crowd.
Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social · 2w ago

I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵

A photograph of multiple fire service vehicles parked on moorland. In the background, white smoke from multiple fires is rising.
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2w ago

'A restructure at London South Bank University that is dividing staff into teaching and research tracks could become a “test bed” for the wider sector, staff claim.' New staff to be employed by a subsidiary, and won't have access to TPS. 1/4

‘Nuclear’ restructure at London South Bank seen as ‘test bed’

University claims its changes will protect academic jobs and strengthen teaching but striking staff say reforms pose an ‘existential’ threat

timeshighereducation.com

Hannah Murphy@hsmurphy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Please share! A rare PhD studentship @kingshistory.bsky.social *fully* funded by @slaveryinwar.bsky.social to work with myself and Maeve Ryan, supported by a broader community of experts in Caribbean history, transatlantic slavery, and the history of war. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🗃️

AHRC Studentship: Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago | King's College London

The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, to be jointly supervised across History and War Studies

kcl.ac.uk

Dr Laura Sangha@lsangha.bsky.social · 2w ago

Last week, about a third of the History department were able to gather together on graduation day. Rather than lend our intellectual authority to the official procession and ceremony we invited our students to come and celebrate their achievements with us in a shady courtyard. They came. 1/

A group of world leading historians in their finery, some in gowns, stand together under a tree. Some carry signs saying 'Historian at risk', other raise a glass to the camera.
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2w ago

Working in partnership with the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, the Food Museum, the Glasgow Life Museum, the Hastings Museum & Art Gallery and the Museum of Free Derry, the Migration Museum (London) is seeking 10 Community Curators. Might this be you?

Migration Museum partners with museums and galleries to launch new UK-wide Community Curators programme

The Migration Museum is partnering with five museums and galleries across the UK to launch a new programme bringing diverse voices, lived experiences, and perspectives into the creation of a series of...

migrationmuseum.org

21 Group@21group.bsky.social · 2w ago

Roughly 15,000 to 20,000+ university job losses have been announced or implemented in the UK during the current higher education crisis overlapping with Bridget Phillipson’s tenure as Education Secretary She did nothing (not even token words of sympathy) We hope for better from Lucy Powell

Susan J. Smith@sjs1869.bsky.social · 2w ago

Just to be clear: replacing council tax with a fair property tax would not ruin landlords. It would, though, stop millions paying an order of magnitude more (as a proportion of the value of their homes) than others just because of where they live. www.thetimes.com/article/3393...

Why Andy Burnham’s property tax would ruin landlords

Fears that ‘preposterous’ plans to replace council tax will lead to higher rents and a shortage of homes

thetimes.com

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 2w ago

UCU has today launched a marketing boycott of London South Bank University. Prospective students deserve to know the truth. LSBU management has fired and rehired its academics and pushed new starters into a sham company with worse pensions. Staff are on strike all week, show your support! ✊

Vale Rawlings@valerawlings.bsky.social · 2w ago

News about my upcoming event for Derby Peace Week... Having a first run-through with the three actors tonight! Exciting times. supportstaffordshire.org.uk/burton-war-p... #FirstWorldWar #PeaceCampaign #ConscientiousObjector #WW1 #20thC #Staffordshire #History

Burton war protester remembered 109 years on  - Support Staffordshire

Derby’s annual peace week event in September will this year showcase the story of a First World War conscientious objector from Burton upon Trent, called Vale Rawlings. The story – called ‘Against The National Interest’ – is being taken to Derby Museum, on Sunday afternoon September 20th, by Elaine Pritchard of the Vale Rawlings Project […]

supportstaffordshire.org.uk

Jim Clifford@jimclifford.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our Timber Colonialism special issue of the Journal of Historical Geography has been assembled. Eight research articles and an introduction. The papers range from the White Sea to Sierra Leone, Lingít Aaní, Labrador, and southern Patagonia. #envhist www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Journal of Historical Geography | Timber Colonialism | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Timber colonialism emphasizes the specific nature of timber as a natural resource and commodity. Timber is a renewable resource, but trees grow slower than annual crops, and forests are complex ecosystems. Moreover, forests are a lot more than a natural resource. They are essential for biodiversity and help stabilize the climate. Forests are culturally significant for local populations, and in many cases, they provide humans with sustainable resources, including food, medicines and timber. Timber colonialism analytically encompasses two separate but often interrelated phenomena: settler colonialism and colonial extractivism. It pivots around four factors: colonial relationships, global markets and consumption, environmental change, and local social circumstances.

sciencedirect.com

Nick Hubble@thehubble101.bsky.social · 3w ago

My book Culture Wars in Britain is currently reduced again on Amazon to £14.19 (slightly cheaper on Kindle) until 29 July 2026. It doesn't just contextualise the events of the last decade but provides a longer history of culture wars in Britain since before WW1 and explains why we are where we are.

Cover of Culture Wars in Britain by Nick Hubble in the Society Now series of Emerald Publications.
Nick Hubble@thehubble101.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ch 1, ‘What are Culture Wars?’, explains what culture wars are and describes the main differences between culture wars in the UK and the US, before analysing how this gap has narrowed since Brexit and converged further following the re-election of Trump. 3/

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3w ago

What happens if we place the UK university crisis in the Humanities (and some Social Sciences) within the context of students with known disabilities? We know that regional cold spots increasingly limit HE choices for many disadvantaged students. What do the stats suggest for disability? A 🧵 1/5

David Turner@profdavidturner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My 500 year history of disabled people's political activism is out now! Thanks to The Independent for making it their non-fiction book of the month! www.penguin.co.uk/books/455782... #disabilityhistory

Northumbria UCU Branch@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social · 3w ago

@ucunorthumbria.bsky.social obviously dead chuffed that the brilliant Jill Halfpenny got an honorary degree from @northumbriauni.bsky.social. 🎭 Just a shame - a tragedy, even - the same uni is cutting Theatre and Performance... 😢 @ucu.org.uk www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2627205...

Beloved North East actress and Strictly star 'thrilled' after getting honorary degree

Award-winning actress Jill Halfpenny, who is from Gateshead, has been awarded an honorary degree from Northumbria University.

thenorthernecho.co.uk

Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is next week, come if you're in London and fancy a free lunch + great talks! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch...

Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents

Summer School on class, culture and discontents.

eventbrite.co.uk

Amit Singh@amit-singh.bsky.social · last mo.

Just over one month to go until two-day Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents All ⭐ line-up 📆 23-24 July 📍 Chestnut Grove Academy, Balham, South London Supported by @thesociologicalreview.org Come one, come all (+ free lunch!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sch... @sriucl.bsky.social