Ria Kapoor

Also go see the Treasures of the Bod exhibit at the Weston. Is VERY good.

Second this!

get a gelato at I-scream at the covered market. The fresh fruit ones are incredible - recently the raspberry has been mind boggling.; my long time fave was the peach. Old fave for a sit down is Pierre Victoire. Barefoot bakery still going strong.

Friends, did anyone send me a very delightful mug? I picked it up from our post room today, it is brilliant. But it did not come with a note.

‘More enthusiasm and hearty concord it was never my pleasure to witness’: Lucy Parsons's Propaganda Tour of Britain, November–December 1888 Lucy Parsons was one of the most famous radical orators of the United States, but little has been written about her visit to Britain. This article investigates Parsons's lecture tour of Britain in th...

Exciting news! The first publication for our 'Counter-Hegemonic Internationalisms' SI with @hisjournalha.bsky.social is available to read! Pls check out Aileen Lichtenstein's great article on 'Lucy Parsons's Propaganda Tour of Britain, November–December 1888' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Brilliant opportunity, do consider applying!

What a cool project!!!!

I was going to use my Sunday to do a little writing, but my muse tells me it is too warm for her to help.

Come to the next one (maybe even present?), would be so great to have you there! Another online one in November, and we meet in person in March in London.

@stephenlegg11.bsky.social @snehakrishnan.bsky.social @sulinlewis.bsky.social @carolienstolte.bsky.social @asobocinska.bsky.social @smidbob.bsky.social @lydiawalker.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org

(2/2) Participation is free, just sign up so we can send across the link to the right email address. Organised by @jessicareinisch.bsky.social @drmargottudor.bsky.social , Daniel Laqua and me.

New Methods for New Histories (Online) Workshop 2: Rethinking Internationalisms: Histories and Pluralities

(1/2) The second workshop in the AHRC-funded Rethinking Internationalisms series titled 'New Methods for New Histories' will take place via zoom on 9-10 July – reflective panels followed by an open discussion. Audience-participants can sign up here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...

You two know each other?! Excellent

I think these last few weeks and months have highlighted how important it is to have a better, more lucid conversation about migration. Do come along to this @rshc.bsky.social event on the 5th.

Papuan Petitions as an Archive of Decolonisation In 1961, West Papuan leaders declared their intent to become an independent nation in opposition to both Dutch colonial control and Indonesia’s campaign to incorporate the territory into its Republ...

My article 'Papuan Petitions as an Archive of Decolonisation' is online and open access! It's part of an upcoming special issue on petitions. I explore West Papuan petitions written in the lead up to the Act of 'Free' Choice and the significance of this archive.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Looks amazing!

Sorry, that should read *divorce skills and value FROM the humanity*

Am presenting tomorrow at this IHR seminar on the Ugandan Asians, to see the ways in which applying categories of migration can divorce skills and value the humanity of people who hold them - and so from notions kin, community, language, of fears and of dreams.

Tragically well timed, alas.

Come by for this Raph Sam event on archives - organised by @onslies.bsky.social and featuring an all star cast!

I got distracted trying to secure a cuddle. I have an older one of her basking in the sun:

Refugee World(s): a Twentieth-Century Retrospective Professor Peter Gatrell delivers the 2025 Royal Historical Society Prothero Lecture, followed by the Society's annual summer party.

Booking is also open for the Society's 2025 Prothero Lecture, on Weds 2 July, with Prof Peter Gatrell.

Peter will speak on 'Refugee World(s): a Twentieth-Century Retrospective' and reflect on an academic career dedicated to refugee and migration history bit.ly/44Q4MYT All welcome.

#Skystorians

Still time to send in your proposals! @bbkhistorical.bsky.social

This is very much "can clever people just talk about the stuff I really enjoy for a couple of hours so I can have a lovely evening".

Grateful to those participating and to the Raphael Samuel Centre for indulging me :) #YayArchives #SkyStorians #HistArchives #BookHistory

A useful reminder that understanding verifiable sources, building plausible arguments and interpreting varied information about human experiences - the bread and butter of the Humanities, and certainly of History - is more necessary than ever.

Making the Case for History: A View from the Royal Historical Society Lucy Noakes on how the crisis in UK higher education is impacting history and historians, and how the Royal Historical Society can advocate for our discipline.

How is the crisis in higher education impacting history and historians in the UK?

Lucy Noakes on the scale of cuts and closures, and how the Royal Historical Society (@royalhistsoc.org) can advocate for our discipline.
www.historyworkshop....

Yayyyyyy!!!!

It is a thick-skinned criminal of a vegetable… sympathies.

What were you trying to make? If it had onions in it, there is no way 30 minutes cuts it!

New Methods for New Histories 9-10 July 2025 Online workshop that encourages new approaches to internationalism’s histories that go beyond the confines of traditional, state, and institution-centred archives in the Global North so as to bring understudied networks and processes into focus. Main goal is to consider how we can write histories of internationalism that acknowledge the instrumental roles played by postcolonial, grassroots, marginalised, or simply unconventional actors, organisations and places. Does the meaning of internationalism itself change depending on where, when and how we look for it? We invite team roundtable proposals and/or ideas for individual short presentations that reflect on new methods for histories of internationalism, drawing on historical case studies that emphasise underused archives, use old sources in new ways, consider alternative methods, and permit reflection on ethical and practical considerations. Our priority is to feature contributions from those who have considered a plurality of international participants and international forums. Examples may include refugee, indigenous, queer, feminist, agricultural, anti-colonial/postcolonial, racially hierarchical, anarchical, dissident, reactionary, radical and minority internationalisms. We also hope that the online format permits global participation. The conference is part of the AHRC-funded ‘Rethinking Internationalism: Histories and Pluralities’, led by Jessica Reinisch (Birkbeck), Ria Kapoor (QMUL), Daniel Laqua (Northumbria) and Margot Tudor (City St George’s). It seeks to build a community of scholars beyond (sub-)disciplinary silos and across different career stages to decentre histories of internationalism dominated by Anglo-American liberal internationalism. The project includes a mentoring scheme, plus ‘buddy’ mentoring for more established scholars If you are interested in sending a participating, please contact ria.kapoor@qmul.ac.uk by 5 May 2025.

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Hot on the heels of the first AHRC Rethinking Internationalisms conference on ‘Counter-hegemonic Internationalisms’, here is the CfP (5 May deadline) for our next ONLINE workshop ‘New Methods for New Histories’, with @jessicareinisch.bsky.social , @drmargottudor.bsky.social , Daniel Laqua and me.