@rpiggott.bsky.social
Historian. Researching a disparate mix of voluntary action, medical, religious, and media histories in modern Britain.
OUR NEXT TALK - in person. Monday 23 Feb at the University of Huddersfield, Oastler building. All welcome
Full details Here: tinyurl.com/4a2khbtz
ποΈOur next seminar is in 12 days time!
Wendy Wiertz (Utrecht University) will be sharing her research on Belgian War Lace and tracking its change from luxury item to humanitarian handicraft.
23 February, 6pm Online via Zoom.
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As ever, it's free...
ποΈOur next seminar is next week!
Delzar Sadiq (Salahaddin University in Erbil) will be talking about his use of Geographic Information Systems to reconstruct forgotten volunteer networks in 19th-century London.
6pm, Monday 9 February, Online via Zoom
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ποΈ The video for last night's seminar is now online youtu.be/_TbdujOX2Kc
27.01.2026 09:44 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0ποΈTonight! There's still time to sign-up - www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
26.01.2026 12:11 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Our first talk of the season, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN'S THRICE CHAMPIONS: 100 YEARS ON revisits the glory years of Huddersfield Town FC in the 1920s.
Monday 26 January, Oastler building, Huddersfield University, 7.30pm. All welcome - more details here: www.huddersfieldhistory.org.uk/event/hudder...
Looking forward to this!
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It's publication day! My new article in Northern History builds on work by @millieqed.bsky.social to produce a study of the League of Hospital Friends in Halifax mostly using local newspapers.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
π£Our next seminar is less than two weeks away! ποΈ
Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
Online via Zoom
As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
ποΈTwo weeks to go until our next seminar!
Marty Sulek (LCC International University) will discuss:
Humanities and normative theory scholarship in philanthropic studies, as viewed through a Kuhnian philosophical lens
17 Nov - 6 to 7.30pm
Online
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ποΈICYMI! The recording of last night's seminar is now available on YouTube:
Ruth Hansen, University of Wisconsin
'Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era: A Historical Case Study of Gary, Indiana's Neighborhood House'
youtu.be/OM6cblHhrX8?...
A slightly grainy picture of the speaker, Ruth Hansen.
Time flies! Our next seminar is in 1 week ποΈ
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online Via Zoom
As ever its free.
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*Calling PhD students of modern British and imperial history in London*
The @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social's first session this Thursday (9 Oct.) is dedicated to PhDs, at any stage, for elevator pitches and meet-and-greet. Do come along! Details in the link.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
A picture of the speaker, Ruth Hansen.
Aaaaand we are BACK!
Our next seminar is in 3 weeks time:
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online
Via Zoom
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
As ever its free.
Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Thank you! I'll have a look π
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Green and red poster with History Workshop Journal printed in the corner, black and white illustrations in the corner, and short text under the title βCan you help us?β requesting participation.
π£ Call for participants π£
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice?
Weβd love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
Front page of 'Yorkshire Miner', no.25, April 1979, on the upcoming general election. It includes the headline 'Keep them out' and a cartoon which shows men marching under the banner of the Jarrow Crusade, with Margaret Thatcher wielding an eraser, changing the caption 'At a stroke - 1980s' to 'At a stroke - 1930s'.
Front page of the 'Yorkshire Miner', special edition from March 1983 produced as part of the campaign against pit closures. It includes the headlines 'Stop the rot! Join the fight!' and 'Vote 'Yes' for jobs', with a photo of South Wales miners lobbying the Yorkshire NUM Area Council for support.
Front page of the 'Yorkshire Miner', no.20, November 1978, published to mark the Bentley colliery disaster, in which 7 men died and a further 19 were seriously injured. It includes the headlines 'Yorkshire mourns' and 'Bentley', with a photo of people in grief after the disaster.
Front page of 'Yorkshire Miner', no.6, July / August 1977. It includes the headline 'Incentive to dig and let die', about fatalities amongst contract workers, and a photograph of Tom Baker (in full Dr Who gear) with the Yorkshire Coal Queen.
Yorkshire Miners online!
74 editions from 1977-1983 - read the NUM Yorkshire Area newspaper in full through our online catalogue at mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/YMA/...
Possibly the only publication to feature both Arthur Scargill and Dr Who (Tom Baker era)
π¨Call for papers on voluntary action history. π¨
The Voluntary Action History Society 8th holds its 8th International Conference at the University of Liverpool, 2-4 July 2025.
Abstract deadline 15 March 2025. β¬οΈβ¬οΈβ¬οΈ
www.vahs.org.uk/events/confe...
Our next seminar is in two weeks! ποΈ
Alex Murdock (London South Bank University), Liz Thackray (u3a) will be sharing their research on the history of the University of the 3rd Age
Monday 3rd March, 6pm
Online, via Zoom
As ever it's free to attend. Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/events/u3a-y...
A picture of George Severs
Our next seminar is two weeks away! ποΈ
@georgesevers.bsky.social (Geneva Graduate Institute) will share his research on voluntary action, paid work and the constellation of HIV/AIDS activism in England.
3 February 2025, 6pm Online via Zoom
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A picture of the speaker, Ann Hindley
π¨Our next seminar is just a week away! ποΈ
πAnn Hindley will be talking about the history of community centres!
β²οΈOnline! Monday, 2 December, 6pm to 7.30pm
πSign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/events/bingo...
Call for Papers! The Voluntary Action History Society is returning to Liverpool for our 8th international conference in July next year ποΈ
Papers on ways of doing voluntary action history are particularly welcomed!
More information can be found on our website: www.vahs.org.uk/events/confe...
Our next seminar is tonight! There's still time to sign-up ποΈ
πMichael Romyn (Queen Mary University of London) will be speaking about Womenβs Space and Community Action in the Neoliberal City.
β²οΈ6pm to 7.30pm.
πAs ever it's free!
π www.history.ac.uk/events/women...
ICYMI!ποΈ
13.11.2024 15:50 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0ποΈ #LabourHistory
Our starter pack includes historians, archivists, librarians and writers working on labour history. Let us know if weβve missed anyone
go.bsky.app/CUqdx9a
Just under two weeks to go till our next seminar! ποΈ
πMichael Romyn (Queen Mary University of London) will be speaking about Womenβs Space and Community Action in the Neoliberal City.
β²οΈ18 November, 6pm to 7.30pm.
πAs ever it's free!
πSign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/events/women...
β°This is tonight!
πDon't forget to sign-up: www.history.ac.uk/events/commu... ποΈ
Housing activists in London - Bartlett students led a squatting campaign to save Tolmers Square c.1970
Dr Holly Smith
Our next seminar is next week! #skyhistorians ποΈ
Dr Holly Smith will be sharing her work on 'Community Architecture in Post-War Britain'.
4 November, 6pm (in-person at the IHR and online via zoom)
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PhD studentship in History at the University of Hertfordshire. Do share among anyone who might be interested.
www.herts.ac.uk/research/res...
