Louise Earnshaw

Battle of Holbeck Moor, Leeds, UK (1936):
30,000 anti-fascists with red flags and trade union banners turfed out Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts, who'd hoped to foment hatred against Jewish immigrant workers in the area.
#riots #FarageRiots #history #Fascism

14.09.2025 06:19 — 👍 46    🔁 19    💬 4    📌 0

Research Fellowships

Unsurprised, but disappointed, to see that Newnham College's JRFs are being defined as explicitly trans-exclusionary: newn.cam.ac.uk/research/res...

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Congratulations Molly!

29.07.2025 11:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Join me and the other #PGR and #ECA reps at @wigsblog.bsky.social and @ags-gbi.bsky.social online TOMORROW (17th June), 5-6pm to hear about careers outside academia open open to PhD graduates.
Free to attend and all welcome!
Register here for the link to join: shorturl.at/KdDL7

16.06.2025 15:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

White background with the following text: AGS and W+IGS 'Careers Beyond Academia' Roundtable Discussion When: Tuesday 17th June 2025 Time: 5-6pm Where: Microsoft Teams; Register via Eventbrite for the link! In the centre there is the AGS and W+IGS logos.

📣 Calling all #PGR and #ECA members!
Curious about where a German Studies PhD can take you beyond academia?
Join your reps Louise, Lara, and Liza — along with our friends at @ags-gbi.bsky.social — on Tuesday 17th June to hear from three PhD graduates who’ve built exciting careers outside academia.

05.06.2025 15:30 — 👍 3    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

It’s a bio-secure pig research facility so I waved hello from afar! 🐖

29.05.2025 12:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What a lovely spot for a writing retreat! Thanks to the organisers for creating the space to deep dive into writing, and to the funders for making it possible!

29.05.2025 10:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

✨There's still time to submit your abstract for our Special Issue! ✨
If you're a #PGR or #ECA working on #Emotions in the #FirstWorldWar please do get in touch!
We're a team of PGRs who want to build something genuinely collaborative and offer diverse perspectives and fresh voices-- join us!

13.05.2025 11:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...

See also the letters from:
-Historians For Trans Rights (tinyurl.com/879vuver)
-Gender & Sexuality Research Centres (docs.google.com/document/d/e...)
-Feminist Academics and Educators (docs.google.com/document/d/e...)

08.05.2025 13:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In my role as PGR Rep, I'm proud to share the below statement from W+IGS and stand with all those advocating for inclusivity in academia.

As a non-binary PhD student, W+IGS has always been a welcoming space where I feel supported and valued.
#SupportTransScholars #InclusiveAcademia

08.05.2025 12:56 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

In response to today's supreme court ruling, we want to urge any researcher in Trans Histories to consider a proposal to our new Queer & Trans Histories series - because research into Trans histories will help to shape Trans futures: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...

#TransRights

16.04.2025 10:51 — 👍 213    🔁 133    💬 1    📌 2

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
Excited to share a #CfP for a collaborative special issue exploring empathy during and after the #FWW!
Especially keen to hear from #PGRs & #ECAs and non-European perspectives! 🌍
Deadline for Abstracts 15 May 2025.
Please do get in touch if you’re interested/have any questions!

28.04.2025 12:00 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2