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Matthew Hurst

@mrmhurst.bsky.social

PhD @york.ac.uk on the influence of Hong Kong people upon the handover • Studentship from WRoCAH • Graduate: @ox.ac.uk @manchester.ac.uk

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ActiveHistory.ca@activehist.bsky.social · 4w ago

"This project builds on a lineage of place-based public history and crowdsourcing projects that bring the public into the research process." Amelia Palacios, Molly Blake, Jenny McBurney and Kirsten Delegard, the co-founders of Save Our Signs, discuss the importance of it and public history.

Save Our Signs: Preserving Censored Histories in America’s Largest Outdoor Classroom

By Amelia Palacios, Molly Blake, Jenny McBurney and Kirsten Delegard; co-founders of Save Our Signs On the corner of Sixth and Market streets in Philadelphia sits a contested site at the heart of t…

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Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · last mo.

Stephanie's article, ‘Rereading Ujamaa, rethinking freedom’, bit.ly/4vHlvZ3 is described by the judges as 'an outstanding article which provides a bold and highly original re-assessment ... intellectually ambitious and methodologically innovative.' @stephaniewanga.bsky.social 3/4

Rereading Ujamaa, Rethinking Freedom

This article examines the compatibility of Ujamaa's conceptualization of freedom with the limits of the sovereign state. This is done by examining popular enactments of Ujamaa in Tanzania in the 1960...

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Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · last mo.

Gianamar's article, ‘Colonial world-making and global knowledges at the early modern Cape of Good Hope‘, bit.ly/4vcU20i is described by the judges as 'a brilliant article that fundamentally challenges our understanding of early modern geography and knowledge production.' @gianamar97.bsky.social 2/4

Colonial world-making and global knowledges at the early modern Cape of Good Hope*

Abstract. As the Cape of Good Hope was integrated into early modern colonial world-making projects, it came to be regarded as ‘the western part of the East

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Matthew Hurst@mrmhurst.bsky.social · last mo.

Honoured that the Royal Historical Society has shortlisted my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ for the Early Career Article Prize. Open Access in @jich.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... About the shortlist blog.royalhistsoc.org/2026/05/18/r...

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

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Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · last mo.

Over the next week, we feature the 8 articles shortlisted for the Society's 2026 Early Career Article Prize. Today: 'Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park' by Matthew Hurst, bit.ly/4g7J60e published in the 'Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History' #Skystorians 1/2

Image the journal 'Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History' and text: 'Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park' Matthew Hurst Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History SHORTLISTED Royal Historical Society Early Career Article Prize, 2026
Matthew Hurst@mrmhurst.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Took advantage of @hurstpublishers.bsky.social's flash sale and bought a library of titles that I've had my eye on for some time at almost half price (post not sponsored and no relation, despite the surname)

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Hurst Publishers@hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Father’s Day Flash Sale: 45% off any available title when ordering direct until 13/6. At Hurst, there's a book for any dad who likes to sound smart! www.hurstpublishers.com Discount applied at checkout. @shannonmonaghan.bsky.social @rigbysherrings.bsky.social @florencegaub.bsky.social

Book covers of 'Rigby's Encyclopaedia of the Herring,' 'The Future,' 'The New Byzantines,' 'Italy in a Wine Glass,' and 'To Die with Such Men.'
Jeppe Mulich@jmulich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you work on HK history or politics and haven't yet seen @mrmhurst.bsky.social's article on the 88,000 colonial government files stuck at Hanslope Park, do yourself a favour and read it.

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

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Helen McCarthy@historianhelen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A terrific article about the politics of colonial record-keeping and official memory. Congrats to @mrmhurst.bsky.social

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History@jich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The article 'Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park' by @mrmhurst.bsky.social published in JICH has been shortlisted for the @royalhistsoc.org Early Career Article Prize. Read the article here: doi.org/10.1080/0308... blog.royalhistsoc.org/2026/05/18/r...

Matthew Hurst@mrmhurst.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Honoured that my paper ‘Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park’ published in @jich.bsky.social has been nominated for the @royalhistsoc.org’s Early Career Article Prize. Published open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park

Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

tandfonline.com

Royal Historical Society@royalhistsoc.org · 3mo ago

The Society is pleased to publish today the Shortlist of its 2026 Early Career Article Prize: bit.ly/4wEuVoW This year's list includes eight articles published in 2025 and follows an open call for submissions. Our two winners for this prize will be announced in July #Skystorians 1/2

Image of papers with text: Royal Historical Society Early Career Article Prize, 2026. Shortlisted Titles.
The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History@jich.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We would like to congratulate our inaugural prize winners for best articles of 2025- Alex Sutton (Stockwell-Burroughs Prize) and Anna Vangelatou (Murphy-Howe Postgraduate Prize). Read the winning and commended articles here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...

Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History Best Paper Award

Explore the article collection: Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History Best Paper Award. Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History.

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Matthew Hurst@mrmhurst.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Pleased to read this positive review by Stephen Vines of our edited volume 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨: “At a time when Hong Kong’s history is under siege [...] a book which helps to preserve the record is to be welcomed.” doi.org/10.1080/0035...

A new documentary history of Hong Kong 1945–1997

Published in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies (Vol. 114, No. 3, 2025)

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Matthew Hurst@mrmhurst.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I have passed my PhD viva with no corrections for my thesis, ‘Hong Kong People and the Sino-British Joint Declaration’. I am grateful to my supervisors, examiners, funders including WRoCAH and the dozens of people who have helped and supported me on my PhD journey.

Matthew Hurst holding his PhD thesis in front of a bookshelf.
Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤@ryanhk.blue · 6mo ago

In more promising HKU news, the School of Chinese is also launching a new Master of Arts in Hong Kong Culture Studies. It is "the first postgraduate programme devoted to HK Cultural Studies, emphasizing humanities disciplines such as language, literature, cinema, media, and creative industries."

MA in the field of Hong Kong Cultural Studies | School of Chinese | HKU

Established in 2025, the Master of Arts in Hong Kong Cultural Studies (MAHKCS) is a pioneering postgraduate programme offering an interdisciplinary exploration of Hong Kong’s language, literature, cul...

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Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤@ryanhk.blue · 6mo ago

HKU's journalism school (now School of Future Media) continues to go full-tilt in AI, launching Asia's first master's degree in "AI filmmaking & media."

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP@hongkongfp.com · 7mo ago

David Webb, a Hong Kong activist investor who campaigned for market transparency and democratic accountability, died on Tuesday aged 60, according to a statement posted on his social media. In full: buff.ly/1WFZY7N

Hong Kong shareholder activist David Webb dies aged 60 | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

By Holmes Chan David Webb, a Hong Kong activist investor who campaigned for market transparency and democratic accountability, died on Tuesday aged 60, according to a statement posted on his social media....

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Matthew Hurst@mrmhurst.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Today, I submitted my PhD for examination. Across 1,206 days, innumerable individuals have supported me with conversations, archival access, interviews, funding, opportunities and supervision - I thank you all. Following viva and corrections, the final version should be available later this year.

Printed thesis titled: 'Hong Kong People and the Sino-British Joint Declaration, 1978-1984'.Screenshot showing a thesis having been uploaded.
Matthew Hurst@mrmhurst.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Each new year brings a tranche of record openings at The National Archives. However, following reassessment in 2025, most of the files pertaining to the future of Hong Kong that had been scheduled for 1 Jan 2026 release have been given extended closure periods, all but one withheld until 2049. (1/3)

Martin Rosenbaum@mrosenbaum.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The ICO has issued an enforcement notice against the FCDO because of its persistently "unacceptable" delays in processing FOI requests and its failure to improve properly, despite the ICO's previous more limited interventions. Good - the FCDO's track record on FOI is terrible.

The Commissioner considers it unacceptable for a government department’s compliance with the timeliness obligations of FOIA to be so far removed from the law set by parliament and his minimum expected standard for compliance, as well as the average performance for that sector. As the data in Annex 4 demonstrates the FCDO’s performance has been at such a level for a number of years and the Commissioner’s previous interventions and engagements with the FCDO have not led to sustainable improvements, but have demonstrated that better performance has been possible when sufficient focus has been applied to this area. The Commissioner agrees with recent comments by the First-tier Tribunal that compliance with the statutory timetable is vital and that “Significant delays can cause real difficulties to applicants, who often need information within a particular period of time for important reasons”.