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Saffron East

@saffroneast.bsky.social

Historian of identities, education and social movements in modern Britain. Interested in antiracism and pedagogy. Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Humanities at Kings College London.

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · last mo.

Join 'former residents of Somerset’s Holnicote House, a National Trust building that became home in the 1940s to dozens of Britain's so-called ‘Brown Babies’ – the children born to Black American GIs and white British women during the Second World War.' 9 July 6:30 pm, IHR, London.

Britain's WW2 ‘Brown Babies’ in conversation: Remembering Holnicote House

Join us for a special evening as former residents of Holnicote House share memories of growing up as Britain’s WWII ‘Brown Babies’.

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

📣 Call for participants 📣 Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ! Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.

Green and red poster with History Workshop Journal printed in the corner, black and white illustrations in the corner, and short text under the title ‘Can you help us?’ requesting participation.
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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Caroline Dodds Pennock@carolinepennock.bsky.social · last yr.

Submitting this for publication shortly, and we're now at 2920 signatures. It would be amazing to get it over three thousand before I turn it in...

Caroline Dodds Pennock@carolinepennock.bsky.social · last yr.

There are now over 2000 UK academic signatories to our open letter in support of trans rights & inclusion, along with hundreds of other UK educators & international supporters. It's heartening to see such support from colleagues for our trans siblings. #NotInOurName docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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

'Understanding the specific history of South Asian Black politics highlights both tensions and possibilities for antiracist solidarity today.' Saffron East (@saffroneast.bsky.social) on lessons learned from the history of the feminist collective Southall Black Sisters 🗃️

South Asian Political Blackness in 1970s Britain

In April 1979, activists and locals stood up to British fascists targeting Southall’s South Asian community. Saffron East explores the politics of the Southall Black Sisters, a feminist collective tha...

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HistoryLab@ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · last yr.

History Lab is proud to announce the winner of this year's Olivette Otele Prize, Olivia Wyatt! 🏆🎉 Olivia's paper is titled "Black is Beautiful: The Politics of Pigmentation within the British Black Women's Movement". Congratulations to Olivia who joins a long line of Olivette Otele Prize winners!✨

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

In April 1979, activists and locals stood up to British fascists targeting Southall’s South Asian community. Saffron East (@saffroneast.bsky.social) explores the politics of the Southall Black Sisters, a feminist collective that arose in its aftermath.

South Asian Political Blackness in 1970s Britain

In April 1979, activists and locals stood up to British fascists targeting Southall’s South Asian community. Saffron East explores the politics of the Southall Black Sisters, a feminist collective tha...

historyworkshop.org.uk

Queen's Global History Initiative@queensghi.bsky.social · last yr.

We are pleased to share the Call for Papers for our upcoming workshop for graduate students and early career researchers. Transforming Nations and Identities in a Global World after 1945 will take place Oct 2-3, 2025 at the University of Glasgow. www.queensu.ca/ghi/events/u...

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Call for Papers Dates: October 2-3, 2025 Location: University of Glasgow Keywords: Global history, transnational, nationalism, identity, decolonization, internationalism, 20th century, state formation...

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Shirin Hirsch@shirinhirsch.bsky.social · last yr.

If anyone is about 18th March I'll be giving a public seminar for the Manchester Uni history department. The talk will be exploring photographs of industrial struggle, race and resistance and discussing 'Bolton's Grunwick', a mill strike in 1978. All welcome! events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...

History Research Seminar - 'Bolton's Grunwick': Bulmer and Lumb and Asian Working Class Resistance | Events at The University of Manchester

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Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · last yr.

Two UK (home status) bursaries available for V&A's fab MA in the History of Design for 2025-26. Bursaries cover the full £17,000 fee. Under-represented groups supported by the scheme include for example African, Caribbean, Asian backgrounds, refugee status, care-leavers, disability, & low-income.

V&A Foundation Awards - MA History of Design Programme at Victoria and Albert Museum

Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

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CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity@ethnicityuk.bsky.social · last yr.

📌Exploring carceral intersections of race, class & disability - Margarita Aragon 📆12pm 20 March 2025 (hybrid) @uomsoss.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social @racerootsresist.bsky.social @ersjournal.com @identitiesjournal.bsky.social @britsoci.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...

Exploring carceral intersections of race, class and disability

Margarita Aragon on processes of race- & class-making in the incarceration of people perceived as mentally deficient in early 20thC Britain.

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Social History Society@socialhistsoc.bsky.social · last yr.

📣We are delighted to announce the 2025 recipients of the Joint BME Small Grants! This scheme is supported by @histedsocuk.bsky.social, EHS; History UK; @historywo.bsky.social, @royalhistsoc.bsky.social; @sslh.bsky.social and @womenshistnet.bsky.social!✨ socialhistory.org.uk/2025/02/10/b...

BME Small Grants: 2025 Recipients

We are delighted to announce the results of the latest round of the BME small grants funding scheme. This scheme is administered by SHS in partnership with the Economic History Society, History UK,…

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Steve Jones@profstevenjones.bsky.social · 2y ago

New book series, UNIVERSITY REIMAGINED, edited by @sadiahabib.bsky.social and me, with thanks to @manchesterup.bsky.social, & esp. commissioning editor @lauramswift.bsky.social. BOOK PROPOSALS NOW WELCOME - please get in touch if you have an idea. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/unive...

University Reimagined - Manchester University Press

The University Reimagined series offers a home for fresh ideas about higher education and innovative solutions to the challenges it faces, both within the UK and internationally.

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

'We look forward to welcoming two fellows in the academic year 2025- 2026: both in the first semester (Sept 2025 - Jan 2026)'. Two 5-month fellowships available. Deadline 17 March 2025, 12:00 noon CET.

NIAS – NIOD – KITLV Fellowship: Moving objects, Mobilising Culture in the Context of (De)colonisation | NIAS

This fellowship is intended for researchers from formerly colonised countries – including heritage practitioners, historians, archaeologists, social scientists, artists, journalists, and/or cultural a...

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

We are deeply concerned to hear about proposed cuts and programme closures at the University of Northampton and the University of Sheffield. In solidarity with our colleagues, please join us and sign and share the two petitions below requesting URGENT action. 🚨 1/3

QMCBS@qmcbs.bsky.social · 2y ago

Another reminder that the deadline for panel and paper proposals for our conference, British History Today, 1-2 May 2025 is 24 Jan. Send to qmcbs@qmul.ac.uk

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George Padmore Institute@gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 2y ago

Are you a young Black British woman who is keen to develop skills in recording and creating the stories and histories of your community? Apply for this ground-breaking programme of training and support. speaking-volumes.org.uk/apply-women-...

Women Speak Volumes Between Generations – APPLY

Call for participants Young Black women aged 18-30 invited to join an exciting new hybrid programme for budding archivists and curators Booker Prize winning author and literary activist Professor B…

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Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 2y ago

Seema Malhotra reportedly saying people will be allowed to use "expired documents" to travel to the UK because of issues with the eVisa system, shows a dangerous lack of knowledge about systems and border checks from Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Citizenship. 1/5 #r4today