Edd Mair

Palestinian statehood is not a bargaining chip.

It is not a threat.

It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.

Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.

Good luck, Zack! Finally joined the party yesterday because of this.

Yet another example of the intellectual dearth that defines UK news media.

🔊 I'm as shocked as anyone that Rogue Agent is available from today in a convenient, hand-held form. I believe the kids call this a "paperback"
#history #historybookchat #writing #writingcommunity 🗃️📝

American Imperialism in the Long Nineteenth Century: A Documentary History, 1775–1919 This four-volume collection brings together a diverse array of primary sources that help contextualise the impacts of American imperialism across the long nineteenth century. These fascinating volumes...

Surreal to finally see our edited collection on US imperialism in the long nineteenth century up on Routledge’s website, with a list of the sources we’ve compiled.

Out in December - nothing says Christmas like overpriced academic books!

www.routledge.com/American-Imp...

I’m in The Times today defending Universities against bad faith narratives:

www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-uk...

The Transatlantic Slave Trade This course explores the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries from the perspective of those who were forcibly uprooted and enslaved on European ships...

Now live! I'm teaching a five week course on the Transatlantic Slave Trade (November-December 25). This is an exciting opportunity to engage with an array of primary materials and to consider slavery from the perspective of those forcibly enslaved. Please share!

www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-...

Justice for the Edifice: Praying Compensation for Rhode Island College, 1770–1800 In 1770, Rhode Island College, now Brown University, erected the biggest building in Providence. Donations tied to the slave trade funded the College Edifice, now University Hall. Some donors grew ric...

My latest article just published and is open access, for now at least.

It’s about how Brown got reparations for property made by slaves after the American Revolution. 🗃️
direct.mit.edu/tneq/article...

“i asked chatgpt” “i asked grok” well i asked brian wilson and he showed me the sound of god

YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic I'll Bet He's Nice (Remastered 2000)

Brian Wilson was one of the best. I don’t think one artist has made more of an impact on me. youtu.be/EPSDiUL25JU?...

Lecturer in African History (Fixed term for 12 months) at Liverpool John Moores University Discover Lecturer in African History (Fixed term for 12 months) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

📢 #Academic #Job Klaxon 📢 - @ljmuhistory.bsky.social is hiring a #historian of modern #Africa. The application deadline is very tight on 15 June, though!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNH697/l...

Harrison Tyler, preservationist and grandson of 10th president, dies at 96 He restored a Civil War fort and the Virginia home of his grandfather President John Tyler, who served from 1841 to 1845.

Between this and Grover Cleveland losing his status as the only president who served non-consecutive terms, it's been a devastating year for inane facts I tell students in seminars.

www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Feels a bit absurd to be promoting this, but there's a 12 month 18/19th C American history post at Cardiff. Deadline 15.06.25. Feel free to msg or contact me via email - doddingtond@cardiff.ac.uk - for further information: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

Little Britain will replace Adolescence as something schools can stream for free.

Every time I open a dissertation to mark, Adobe Acrobat suggests 'This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a summary.' Very cool! And certainly not something we should be worried about!

There's no comparison. I'd like to see Dylan and The Band turn in a virtuoso performance on Hal's Famous Ashtray.

Bruce Springsteen says Trump is running ‘rogue government’ and ‘siding with dictators’ Rock’n’roll legend makes series of blistering speeches on stage in Manchester, targeting ‘corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration’

Not a bad first Springsteen concert for me, all in all. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

Lecturer in Modern Irish History (Fixed term for up to ten months) at Liverpool John Moores University Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer in Modern Irish History (Fixed term for up to ten months) opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

If you're a historian of modern Ireland, we are currently welcoming applications for a temporary position in @ljmuhistory.bsky.social. This is to cover my esteemed colleague @gillianobrien.bsky.social, who will be on research leave in AY2025-26.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNB992/l...

Thank you for presenting and contributing so much throughout the day! So much we can build on from the event.

A real joy to co-organise and host this event. We discussed shared struggles in teaching history, but also talked about solutions and positive strategies. Given the current atmosphere of hostility towards the Humanities, I think events like this will become more important.

Historians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPs In light of the recent and incessant attacks on the trans community in the UK by the UK government and legal system, a group of UK-based historians have drafted the letter linked below. Our aim is to ...

OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS

Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!

Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn

Congrats on the book, Vicky! Great to see a fellow Hull alumnus doing so well.

Let trans people live their lives you ghouls!

Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

I was lucky enough to visit Joshua Tree yesterday and thankfully no one mentioned U2.

Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England - University of London Press This ambitious and interdisciplinary book redraws the history of early modern Englishwomen’s reading, exploring the connections between gender, reading habits and genre throughout the seventeenth cent...

My good (and social media shy) friend Hannah Jeans has had her book published today - which is also open access! An important intervention for anyone working on gender and the construction of identity in the early modern world.

uolpress.co.uk/book/reading...

Front cover of 'Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England' by Hannah Jeans, which shows a line drawing of a woman reading

On 10 April we publish 'Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England', by Hannah Jeans bit.ly/4c7Oufy

Hannah's is the next (and 22nd) title in the RHS New Historical Perspectives book series for early career historians, with @ihr.bsky.social & @uolpress.bsky.social

#Skystorians 1/2

A photo of the Munger Research Centre.

First day of my Huntington Fellowship, doing research into abolitionist correspondence. If you’re in Pasadena, let’s meet up (particularly if you have a car)!

Maybe I'm old fashioned but I would have thought this was like Christmas morning for conspiracy dorks, you get to pore over all these old unredacted files and see stuff nobody's ever seen - isn't that why you get into this stuff? But no, they want a speak and spell to give them a third grade summary

The abandonment of Palestine and the abandonment of the disabled at home. These things should be theorised together as part of the slow redefinition of whose lives matter and whose are surplus in the long aftermath of welfare and empire.

Donald Trump fait entrer James K. Polk, champion de l’impérialisme américain, dans le Bureau ovale Un nouveau portrait vient d’être accroché dans le Bureau ovale de la Maison Blanche : celui du onzième président des États-Unis, James K. Polk. Un hommage rendu par Donald Trump à l'un de ses lointain...

Potentially big news for my French speaking fans: I spoke about the Trump administration's interest in the Polk presidency for this piece from France24. www.france24.com/fr/am%C3%A9r...