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Events & Awards - The Modern British Studies Association
Explore our annual conference, prizes & early career awards. Join scholars sharing research on modern Britain.
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Today marks 10 years since the historic Brexit referendum. In a new article in The English Historical Review, @robertsaunders.bsky.social explores how Brexit became a crisis of democracy, reshaping debates over Parliament, “the people,” and political authority. oxford.ly/3Sr1SFU
Permanent lectureship in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. FT, £42-58k, closing date 30 June 26, starting Sept 26 onwards. For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #SkyStorians
Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800):Oxford Road
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Histories from Here, the MBSA blog, offers reflections on a variety of 'heres' - different points in time and space, career stage, life course and identity. We're delighted to launch with contributions from @kieranconnell.bsky.social and @owenjdowling.bsky.social modbritstud.org.uk/blog/
Histories from Here | The Modern British Studies Association
Read accessible, original research on modern Britain from scholars worldwide. Explore Histories from Here, or pitch your own idea for a blog post.
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Would you like to join the Raphael Samuel History Centre mailing list and hear about our forthcoming events? Contact Katy via the website www.bbk.ac.uk/research/cen...
Raphael Samuel History Centre - Birkbeck, University of London
The Raphael Samuel History Centre is an outreach and research centre supported by a two-way partnership between Birkbeck and Queen Mary.
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Matthew Hilton's Charity after Empire: British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development (Cambridge UP, 2026) launches at the IHR in London (and online) this Thursday at 5:30pm. Free (the launch, not the book). Be there or be under-illuminated. #Skystorians @universitypress.cambridge.org
Book launch of Charity after Empire: British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development
Britain at Home and Abroad since 1800 Seminar
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A delightful Sunday just got better. I have a copy of Matthew Hilton's book Charity After Empire. I look forward to reading about what Catherine Hall describes as 'the messy, complicated, ambivalent, classed, racialised and anti-racial histories of charities ... from post-1945 [onwards]'.
Great QMCBS reading group today of the wonderfully stimulating Contested Commons by @katrinanavickas.bsky.social. Send a DM if you're interested in coming future discussions at Mile End
MBS2026 is next month! Please note that registration closes on May 12. The conference and registration link is available here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
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I'm really looking forward to chairing this launch for Matthew Hilton's excellent new book, Charity After Empire, for the @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social, on 14 May. Come one come all! Details and sign up are included in the link below.
QMCBS@qmcbs.bsky.social · 3mo agoRoundtable on Matthew Hilton's Charity After Empire, with Susan Pedersen, @asobocinska.bsky.social, @emma-edin.bsky.social; and Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite, chaired by @colmpm.bsky.social 5.30pm, 14 May at IHR @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
On advance access: "Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973" by @riakapoor.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...
Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973*
Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported
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Roundtable on Matthew Hilton's Charity After Empire, with Susan Pedersen, @asobocinska.bsky.social, @emma-edin.bsky.social; and Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite, chaired by @colmpm.bsky.social 5.30pm, 14 May at IHR @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Book launch of Charity after Empire: British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development
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I'll be participating in this discussion of the 1926 General Strike @qmul.bsky.social @mileendinstitute.bsky.social on 5 May. Do come along. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-edge-o...
The Edge of Revolution: The 1926 General Strike 100 Years On
Join Mile End Institute to celebrate the publication of David Torrance's new history of the General Strike that shook Britain 100 years ago!
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Wonderful news that our patron Lord Hennessy has been made a Knight of the Order of the Garter. Over 50 years in public life, Peter has made a unique contribution to journalism, academia and government and we're very lucky to have him at @qmulsse.bsky.social Congratulations from @qmul.bsky.social!
Registration for MBS2026 is now open! Registration link and the conference programme can be found here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
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Anyone working in history of comedy/satire, television, modern British politics - there's a fully funded PhD to research the Spitting Image archive @theul.bsky.social, with supervision at Exeter Uni. All disciplines considered, pls do share widely. www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
PhD: AHRC CDP Studentship | University of Exeter
The University of Exeter (UoE) alongside University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives (CULA) are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from 1 October 2026, under the...
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John Davis reviews 'Colonized by Humanity: Caribbean London and the Politics of Integration at the End of Empire', by Rob Waters @qmcbs.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @academic.oup.com
Colonized by Humanity: Caribbean London and the Politics of Integration at the End of Empire, by Rob Waters
This subtle and original work is the first focused analysis of those men and women who responded to the tensions created by large-scale immigration in the
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QMUL is advertising an exciting opportunity: a fully funded PhD studentship, working on European politics, ideology, and political 'myths' with @karlpike.bsky.social and @timbale.bsky.social. Details below. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRB421/p...
PhD Studentship: Politics and Mythmaking: Disentangling Myth from Ideology at Queen Mary University of London
Explore a PhD Studentship: Politics and Mythmaking: Disentangling Myth from Ideology. Apply today and discover more PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.
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This was a really fun episode to take part in. The "Parliament Matters" podcast is really good - do give it a try if you're looking for something new!
Hansard Society@hansardsociety.bsky.social · 4mo ago5 top episodes to try...... 1/ Is being Prime Minister an impossible job? A conversation with political historian Dr Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social 🎧 buff.ly/gxanXtN
Friends front out. Keeping good company in Waterstones Birmingham. (Not the Turner book: that’s awful).
“It is a social history of charity; charity cannot just be a thing but has to be a relationship. So the book tries to understand the dynamics of that relationship.” — Matthew Hilton
A few places remain! Join us for Charity After Empire: British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development 24th March, QMUL, London E1 Book here eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-charity-after-empire-tickets-1981162909594 @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @qmcbs.bsky.social
Reposting a reminder - next Tuesday (24th), 6pm
QMCBS@qmcbs.bsky.social · 5mo agoBook launch 3. Matthew Hilton’s Charity After Empire, Tues 24 March 6pm, Arts 2, @qmul.bsky.social, with @rshc.bsky.social, @riakapoor.bsky.social, David Williams, Kavita Datta and Bill Schwarz: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Don’t miss ‘Rethinking Internationalism’ and celebrate research on histories of internationalism 📚 Starts: 19 March 2026, 10:00 Finishes: 20 March 2026, 14:00 Venue: Birkbeck Central 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4bjh8uh
Rethinking Internationalism conference
This conference presents exciting new research on the role and nature of internationalism and international organisations in modern history.
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‘The Polycrisis? Historical Roots & Critical Perspectives in Modern British Studies' programme is looking very exciting; we'll be writing to speakers next week, & launching the lineup soon. Huge thanks to @britishacademy.bsky.social for supporting #MBS2026 www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
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This is a fascinating looking paper by @benjamin-bland.bsky.social, on processes of racialisation in the popular culture of late C20th Britain. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Book launch 3. Matthew Hilton’s Charity After Empire, Tues 24 March 6pm, Arts 2, @qmul.bsky.social, with @rshc.bsky.social, @riakapoor.bsky.social, David Williams, Kavita Datta and Bill Schwarz: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Book Launch: Charity After Empire
British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development
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Book launch 2. Andrew Smith's @smidbob.bsky.social ky.social Make Cheese not War. Transnational Resistance and the Larzac in modern France, 9pm, 5.30pm at @ihr.bsky.social in conversation with @alisoncarrol.bsky.social, @vbivar.bsky.social & Sarah Farmer : www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Book Launch for Make Cheese not War. Transnational Resistance and the Larzac in modern France
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Book launch 1. Leslie James' The Moving Word: How the West African and Caribbean Press Shaped Black Political Thought: this Thursday 4 March, 6pm QMUL Graduate Centre, 7th Floor in conversation with Musab Younis (Oxford)