Michael Lawrence
@mpalawrence.bsky.social
Queer Historian 🌈| PhD: Male Homosexuality and Irish Migration 1880-1960 @ QUB | Views expressed are not only my own, but are objectively correct 🇮🇪🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Got a hankering for health history? We are looking for a brilliant historian to join us at Strathclyde on our *FUNDED* PhD studentship researching post-1948 unorthodox health activism in Britain. Design a project & apply by 30 October 2026! #AcademicSky #HistMed www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Eduwis Preschool: We're Hiring
Alt: We're Hiring
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I had a great time at Critical Enough?, talking about working-class sexual morality in early-twentieth-century Ireland - congrats to the organisers for putting on a great lineup!
Excited to announce that myself and @altirishhistorian.bsky.social are organising a Queer Studies Symposium in the University of Galway on August 4th 2026. See the Call for Papers below if you'd like to get involved! For any questions, please DM me or email d.gallen2@universityofgalway.ie.
📣 Call for Papers: QHCN Symposium 2026 🗓️ 10-11 Nov 2026 We're inviting proposals from heritage professionals, researchers, artists & community organisers working with queer collections, stories & spaces. 📥 Deadline: 14 Aug 2026 📌 Full details & how to apply: queerhcn.org/symposiums/s...
happy worker’s day to those who celebrate (everyone should celebrate workers)
*drum roll* Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026! I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...
So happy to have our exhibition on home turf for me! @qubhistory.bsky.social
Cara-Friend@cara-friend.bsky.social · 7mo agoOur ‘Founding Cara-Friend’ exhibit will be in display at QUB’s McClay Library for LGBTQIA+ History Month, honouring Cara-Friend long-standing links to QUB! The exhibit is open to all — just ask at the front desk and find the display of portraits and materials in front of the short loan section!
Cara-Friend were happy to join our sector partners, The Rainbow Project and HEReNI , and many other important organisations for the Cancer Champions'sLGBTQIA+ Cancer Information Café at @themacbelfast 🏳️🌈🎗️🏳️⚧️ #worldcancerday
What a great way to end this semester’s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar series tomorrow with @niamhcullen.bsky.social, chaired by @elainefarrell.bsky.social! Drinks and snacks provided as usual. For more information and to sign up to attend online see: www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
Feeling incredibly proud of Dr @mpalawrence.bsky.social, who has passed his PhD viva with no corrections! An outstanding thesis on queer Irish culture and migration c. 1880 to 1960. Examined by Matt Cook and Fearghal McGarry!
I talked to the History Extra pod about the ideas behind MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN and how they relate to today’s grim politics Listen on Spotify oR wHerEvEr yOu gEt yOur PoDcAsTs open.spotify.com/episode/4Zey...
A new history of multicultural Britain
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Huge Congratulations to Our Own Gemma Kelly! Cara-Friend is incredibly proud to congratulate Gemma Kelly on winning the Motivation Award at this year’s GNI Awards! Gemma’s passion, commitment, and unwavering dedication to our community are truly inspiring. Gemma, we’re all so proud of you!
Cara-Friend staff had a fantastic time tonight at the @rainbowrefugeesni Halloween meet up! 🎃
Looking forward to this week’s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar this Friday from QUB’s @jamielukas.bsky.social. Do note the room change for this week only. Honoured to be asked to chair the seminar this week. More details & sign up to join online via link below: www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
Nearly four years of work wrapped up with one e-mail! The thesis is officially off my desk 😌🎉
How I feel visiting my family in the rural West Midlands
Had a great week doing thesis edits in pubs and bars around London! And yes, I giggled at the last picture because I have the humour of a 12 year old.
reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
The hugely successful 'Founding Cara-Friend' exhibition will be hosted by the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland for the month of July! This exhibition features a selection of portraits and stories of some of the volunteers who worked to establish Cara-Friend in the 1970s and 1980s!
A long time ago we used to have a lecture room with maps of Ireland on the wall, this would have been a great addition! Well done to all involved and hope your map finds a good home: www.rte.ie/news/ireland... PS: We would also have gladly helped 'empty' the Smarties tubes used for Giant's Causeway
Home sought for massive knitted map of Ireland
A huge wool map of Ireland, which took four years of knitting and crocheting to complete, is in search of a new home to go on public display.
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A reminder that an annual salary on minimum wage is now £25,396.80
History Lab Plus@historylabplus.bsky.social · last yr.💼 Job spotlight of the week: Curator, Second World War and Mid Twentieth-Century Conflict at the Imperial War Museum, London (FT, £31-34k, Permanent) imperialwarmuseums.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
Intention to submit posted. Caffeine guzzled. Edits in progress.
Been working with these folks for a while now (although officially for the last few weeks) and it's a great environment!
Cara-Friend@cara-friend.bsky.social · last yr.We are seeking to recruit a Community Engagement Officer to join our team! This post will have a key role in the Belfast LGBTQIA+ Community Engagement Project, funded by #PEACEPLUS, in partnership with The Rainbow Project and HereNI. For an application pack, please contact: admin@cara-friend.org.uk!
Had a great time presenting in the @ssnci.bsky.social conference! Aberdeen, as a city, is often taken for granite in my opinion.
Someone needs to stop me sending this to my friends every time I do something mischievous
“It is only by searching far and wide, and stitching many queer fragments back together, that we can create new and often hopeful tapestries of local queer life.” Next up in our #Pride month series @tomhulme.bsky.social discusses unexpected archival paths for investigating queer history.
Urnings, in Ireland and Illinois
"It is only by searching far and wide, and stitching many queer fragments back together, that we can create new and often hopeful tapestries of local queer life."
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