Brian Ward

One week until I get to speak with @ianleslie.bsky.social about his fabulous book, John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs, as part of the Durham Book Festival. 6.30pm on Friday October 10 at the Gala. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. More details: galadurham.co.uk/galapost/ian...

Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940 - University of London Press The west has long gripped the imagination. In Atlantic Isles, Gareth Roddy examines the cultural and political prominence of the ‘westward gaze’, which flourished in late-nineteenth century Britain an...

📖 Forthcoming this month, a new book from our colleague, Dr Gareth Roddy (@grod.bsky.social), "Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880-1940." Pre-order your copy now from @uolpress.bsky.social!
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A young woman sits at a stall, turned towards the camera and smiling. The desk in front of her has a purple tablecloth and is covered in society material and swag (stickers, Haribo, etc). Behind her is a panel with a large sign reading "History Society."

The Northumbria History Society is recruiting new members for the year ahead! Find their stall in the city campus Students' Union (in Escape).

This was a lot of fun. Thanks to @newwritingnorth.bsky.social, the Tyneside Cinema, an engaged audience, and the inimitable @stuartmaconie.bsky.social for a terrific event on July 15, discussing Stuart’s latest @harpercollins.bsky.social book: With A Little Help From Their Friends.

Job Vacancy at Edge Hill University: Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in American History We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.About the RoleAs Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in American History, you will be required to make a significant contributio...

WE ARE HIRING @edgehist.bsky.social!!! For a PERMANENT American historian (broadly defined). Quite a tight turnaround (institutional processes) but no internal candidate/nefarious intent. GORGEOUS campus, lovely team, amazing students. APPLY! #skystorians 🗃️
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Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History at University of Oxford Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History on jobs.ac.uk!

We’re advertising for a 12 month teaching post in 20th Century US History. Deadline 28/7 (a short turn around because we need to interview in mid-August).

We’re a great, collegial and fun US history community. Happy to answer any and all questions about the role, and the RAI Bake Off.

women's franchise in the UK. My work examines the largest suffrage organisation, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, who are rarely mentioned or represented in these contexts. There is so much more to do to shift wider understanding from this one dimensional militant-only perspective.

Welsh group makes 264 sashes for female MPs to mark women's vote Each MP received a sash to mark 97 years of women being given the right to vote.

Okay, this is obviously lovely in lots of ways. However, the homogenisation of the British suffrage movement to only include the WSPU and their colours does an unacceptable disservice to the diverse and hugely significant contribution the many suffrage organisations who fought for (cont.)

10 days to go before I’ll be at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle discussing this fab new book on the Beatles with author-broadcaster #StuartMaconie. The event includes a book signing and a screening of the biopic Nowhere Boy. Tickets: tynesidecinema.co.uk/book-online/...

#History #SkyStorians 2025 @hisjournalha.bsky.social Research Bursary scheme is now open! Available: 1 ECR award & 1 mid-career researcher award, each worth up to £1,500. Deadline *15 August*. For further particulars & downloadable application form, see www.history.org.uk/higher-ed/re...

Well this is a very nice surprise! Thanks to the folks @kyhistsoc.bsky.social for running the Derby Day competition and for all their help preparing the special issue of the Register on Kentucky’s Medical History in which my article on Loretta Lynn appeared.

How exciting. Thrilled to see my Loretta Lynn article and the famous claret & blue silks in such august scholarly company for the Kentucky Derby article run-off.

Many thanks to the @kyhistsoc.bsky.social for such a fun event. @nuamstudies.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social @hotcus.bsky.social

No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice Podcast Episode · The Academic Life · 04/29/2025 · 56m

Just dropped. If you haven’t read the book you might listen to this. Thanks.

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There is just a little over a week to go before the launch of "Green and Blue" at New York University's Glucksman Ireland House, where I'm delivering the annual Ernie O'Malley lecture. If you are interested in signing up, you can do so here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ernie-omal...

This is awesome - honoured to have my Loretta Lynn essay included among such fine scholarship in the 2025 Register of Kentucky History Derby - and bowled over by the West Ham-leaning silks! @northumbriauni.bsky.social @nuamstudies.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social
@hotcus.bsky.social

YouTube video by NHC Education Programs Country Soul: Music and Race in the American South

Hey gang, here's the recording of the talk I gave for the National Humanities Center a few weeks ago. It was a real thrill, and I so appreciated the good questions. Check it out!

Exhibition showcases Newcastle's African American music legacy The exhibition features artists who visited Newcastle, such as Jimi Hendrix and Ella Fitzgerald.

@northumbriauni.bsky.social history student Lily Usher-Unsworth continues to rake in the plaudits for her exhibition @toonlibraries.bsky.social. Runs at Newcastle City Library until April 28.

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Congratulations, Damian. Truly and Green & Blue letter day…

#CrossToonTraffic - a fab, student-curated mini-exhibition celebrating some of the African American musicians who appeared in Newcastle during the 1950s and 1960s is on at Newcastle City Library until April 28. Nostalgia-a-GoGo! @northumbriauni.bsky.social. @nuamstudies.bsky.social.

Countup Countdown to TEATLES 5

The Teatles Book 20 - the Beatles and Tea

February 2023

Made by me (with a lottle help from my (Teatle) friends.)

I have an expanded version of this in mind. Let’s see.

Hello Boys Why are young men turning away from human rights? A commentary by Brian Dooley (GGI Visiting Scholar) and Tom Pegram (GGI Director)

Hello Boys:
Prof Tom Pegram of @ucl.ac.uk & myself ponder why young men aren’t studying human rights at universities
@cjharvey1.bsky.social @ecmassimino.bsky.social @brian222ward.bsky.social
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The EO that included restoring monuments/memorials on federal property is a full-on embrace of Confederate ideology. Beginning Monday @uncpress.bsky.social will make my book No Common Ground available to read FOR FREE for the next two weeks. Educate yourself about what this embrace means. ✊

YouTube video by Irish in the American Civil War Recovering the Voices of West Cork in the American Civil War

I'm speaking in Clonakilty Thursday, a deep dive on what American Civil War pensions tell us about Irish life and emigration, using letters from 4 families. In advance, I've just uploaded my last talk there, on the impact of the Civil War on West Cork: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRLC...

The cover of the book Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South, by Charles L. Hughes. It features the title in multi-colored type, along with a photo of musicians working in a recording studio.

Happy 10th birthday to Country Soul. Still proud of it. Grateful that it's changed my life in the ways it has. Very glad that it's resonated with folks over the years. A lot's happened since that's changed this story and how I think about it. At least one new chapter to be written. Maybe someday.

The implications of polycrisis for higher education This event is part of the #HigherEdSeminarSeries

Sign up here for "The Implications of Polycrisis for Higher Education," an online event co-organized by the CHES@UCL and CHET@Bristol. Panellists are Sharon Stein, Basma Hajir and me; the discussant is Richard Hall. #HigherEd, #UKHE, #AcademicSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-implic...

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We join with @historians.org, @oah.org & others to denounce US goverment's efforts to censor historical content in public resources.

These mandates are deeply antithetical to our community's work of stewarding & preserving the integrity of the scholarly record.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4hxQHlu

Great to see this from the @englishassociation.bsky.social.

On #IWD find out about deserted 19thC wives who regained their legal autonomy 💪🏻(also great for anyone interested in magistrates courts!)

KHS Podcasts | Kentucky Historical Society Stream Kentucky history from your favorite podcast platform. Selections from a variety of Kentucky history content and formats.

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We have corrected a mistake in the on screen text of the YouTube version of your episode, and uploaded a corrected video, available here: history.ky.gov/khs-podcasts

Please accept our apologies for the mistake, and thank you very much for a great interview!

After the podcast, read the full #RegisterKHS article, "Sex, Drugs, and Country Music: Loretta Lynn, Gender Politics, and the Health Environment in Mid-Twentieth Century Rural Kentucky" by @brian222ward.bsky.social here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/142/arti...