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@hardeepdhindsa.bsky.social

art historian researching whiteness and greco-roman mythology in british history painting. curator thinking about victorian art and global connections. views my own. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ hardeepsdhindsa.wordpress.com

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Centring Migration: A Day of Dialogue on Future Museum Collecting Practices Join the Migration Museum and National Museums Liverpool for a day-long, in-person event exploring collections and community-centred work.

Of interest for UK museum staff and those working with collections relating to migration history, an in-person Migration Network event hosted by @migrationmuseum.org at the Museum of Liverpool on Wednesday 3 September 10:00-15:30.

05.08.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Looking forward to our paths crossing

26.07.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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12.07.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Its been 3 years how many did you buy 😭😭😭

12.07.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Neo-Classicist Shop | Redbubble Neo-Classicist is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

❗My shop is back❗Check out my illustrations of classical antiquities in all their polychromatic glory🏺

www.redbubble.com/people/Neo-C...

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My PhD thesis is now available online through the University of Leicester repository! 'Sociability, Provincial Antiquarianism and Networks of Knowledge in the Spalding Gentlemen's Society, 1710-1755'. figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/the...

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Westminster group took cash from Israeli state-owned arms firm Revealed: cross-party group of MPs accused of β€˜clear breach of the rules’ over donation from weapons company controlled by Israeli government.

πŸ‘‰NEW -- Westminster group took cash from Israeli state-owned arms firm

by Martin Williams

Revealed: Cross-party group of MPs accused of β€˜clear breach of the rules’ over donation from weapons company controlled by Israeli government.
www.declassifieduk.org/westminster-...

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Five cities, seven years: my life post-PhD It’s seven years today since I was awarded my PhD, and it’s also my last official day in the office at my current job. That’ll be the seventh job in seven years, the fifth city an…

It's ten years since I published this piece on my post-PhD experience of precarious employment, and I'm sad to reflect that my happy ending has become a vanishingly less likely outcome. catherinefletcher.info/2015/06/30/f...

30.06.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5

I would love to! I’ve had great experiences with several of your colleagues, so I’m eager to visit

30.06.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d love that πŸ₯Ή will let you know when I’m next up there!!

27.06.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Deeply honoured to say that I am one of the recipients of an Early Career Fellowship! From May 2026, I’ll be spending 3 years at Edinburgh’s Art History department (@edincollegeofart.bsky.social) to research Whiteness and Greco-Roman antiquity in eighteenth-century British history paintings

27.06.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

20.06.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Super pleased to announce that I started my new job as a Curator/Researcher at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery πŸŽ‰ I’ll be working on the β€˜Victorian Art & Design and the Global’ project and will get to share my expertise on all things Empire and British Art

20.06.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for having me! ❀️❀️

08.06.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hardeep stands in front of a bookcase filled with old books, with his hands in his pockets in a relaxed stance. He is wearing slacks and a checked shirt, and he also has glasses on.

Hardeep stands in front of a bookcase filled with old books, with his hands in his pockets in a relaxed stance. He is wearing slacks and a checked shirt, and he also has glasses on.

In today’s #PeoplingPodcast, we are joined by @hardeepdhindsa.bsky.social to discuss the relationship between classical culture and imperialism in the 18th and 19th centuries. Listen in to find out more about Classics, the Grand Tour, and Invented Legacies here: peoplingthepast.com/2025/06/03/p...

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Meet the Fellows: Dan Hicks FSA - Society of Antiquaries of London The Society of Antiquaries is proud to bring together a distinguished community of scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts dedicated to the study and stewardship of the material past. In our new Meet...

We're excited to present the first in a series of interviews with our Fellows. We start with @profdanhicks.bsky.social, Prof of Contemporary Archaeology at @ox.ac.uk, Curator of World Archaeology at @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social & Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford.
www.sal.org.uk/2025/04/meet...

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Very pleased that copies of our new volume with @cypriotartleeds.bsky.social & Thomas Kiely β€˜Empire & Excavation. Critical perspectives on archaeology in British-period Cyprus’ have arrived! Thanks to @sidestone.bsky.social 🏺

25.04.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Confronting the White Classical Body Published in Visual Culture in Britain (Ahead of Print, 2024)

Deeply honoured to have contributed to the relaunch issue of Visual Culture in Britain @vcib.bsky.social 🎨 My short essay uses my illustrations as a starting point to discuss the normalcy of Whiteness in the reception of Greco-Roman art and how Critical Whiteness Studies helps me articulate this

17.12.2024 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
In the centre of the image we see an image of a reconstructed temple inside a museum space. The framing text reads "Season 4 Coming Soon! Cultural Heritage and Legacies of Colonialism"

In the centre of the image we see an image of a reconstructed temple inside a museum space. The framing text reads "Season 4 Coming Soon! Cultural Heritage and Legacies of Colonialism"

HUGE NEWS! Season 4 of #PeoplingPodcast is coming soon!
In today’s preview episode, hosts Chelsea Gardner & Melissa Funke are joined by Christine Johnston (Season 4’s producer) to talk about what our listeners can expect. Listen in and find out more here: peoplingthepast.com/2025/01/14/p... /1

14.01.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

Say, hypothetically, my viva is on Wednesday. What last-minute advice would you give me? Hypothetically speaking of course πŸ«₯

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Confronting the White Classical Body Published in Visual Culture in Britain (Ahead of Print, 2024)

Deeply honoured to have contributed to the relaunch issue of Visual Culture in Britain @vcib.bsky.social 🎨 My short essay uses my illustrations as a starting point to discuss the normalcy of Whiteness in the reception of Greco-Roman art and how Critical Whiteness Studies helps me articulate this

17.12.2024 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

27.11.2024 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BSECS Conference Registration Registration for the BSECS Annual Conference is now open. Please use the form below to register for the conference.

REGISTRATION FOR #BSECS2025 CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER!!!!

We can't wait to see you all in January.
#18thC #skystorians πŸ—ƒοΈ

www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

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The Vast Early Modern Atlantic: Art History: Vol 46, No 5 Click on the title to browse this issue

This issue of Art History I co-edited with Esther Chadwick analyzed the #earlymodern Atlantic as β€˜vast’ in its complexity and its connectedness, and in its continuing effects in our world today #VastEarlyAmericas #arthistory @forarthistory.bsky.social #Americas #Africa #Caribbean #18thcentury

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Watch live at www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E7t...

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My name badge in the society’s meeting room

My name badge in the society’s meeting room

Looking forward to today’s Collections and Research Day at @antiquaries.bsky.social, where I’ll be talking about racialised touch and classical sculpture in the eighteenth century #c18

27.11.2024 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Green cover of the book 'Servants Abroad: Travel Journals by British Working People, 1765–1798'. The image shows an 18th-century caricature of a male servant carrying books and wine.

Green cover of the book 'Servants Abroad: Travel Journals by British Working People, 1765–1798'. The image shows an 18th-century caricature of a male servant carrying books and wine.

My edition of four travel journals by 18th-c servants is out now, including accounts of France, Italy, the Low Countries, Germany and the Ottoman Empire by three valets and a maid – the majority of people who went on the 'Grand Tour' #skystorians #18thc #c18th global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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