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Darius Wainwright

@dariuswainwright.bsky.social

Lecturer in Post-1945 U.S. History, University of Bristol (UK). Soft power; cultural diplomacy; transnational exchanges; international expos; Cold War; Middle East.

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Medically Manufactured: The Story of Retrolental Fibroplasia By Jenny Hutton ~ When Lula Hardaway was told her 6-week-old baby Stevie was blind, doctors were unable give her an answer as to why. Born two months early in Saginaw, Michigan in May 1950, Stevie โ€ฆ

Congratulations to Bristol PhD student, Jenny Hutton, on her recent NLM blog posting about her historical research. @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social

Medically Manufactured: The Story of Retrolental Fibroplasia
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16.06.2025 09:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

thinking again about how unwelcome and inappropriate it is to find our jobs
now also supposed to comprise counselor and border guardโ€ฆ as well as teacher, manager, researcher, editor, writer, fixer. these things are not compatible! the conflicts of interest are not resolvable!

23.05.2025 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 168    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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NEW PUBLICATION ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ I'd been reflecting for a while on the ways the United States peddles historical narratives about itself to foreign audiences, so I'm thrilled to see this in print. Thanks to @USAbroad for agreeing to publish! usabroad.unibo.it/article/view...

21.05.2025 08:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

UK university policy seems gripped by some sort of death wish or collective madness.

06.05.2025 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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