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Rochelle Rowe

@drrochellerowe.bsky.social

Author & historian of race, gender, beauty & performance. Lectures in Black British History at University of Edinburgh Book: Imagining Caribbean Womanhood: race, nation and beauty competitions agent: @WatsonLittle

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Thanks! I'd recommend The Business of Beauty by Jessica Clarke.

14.07.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved being on the #BetwixtTheSheets podcast!

@k8lister.bsky.social and I had a great conversation about Victorian ideas of race and beauty. Do give it a listen...
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@hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @blackhistoryuk.bsky.social @pbhosu.bsky.social @historyworkshop.org.uk

23.05.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ“š BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS πŸ“š

Really interesting selection of books available for review. Check them out and get in touch with Sam πŸ‘‡

12.04.2025 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey congrats! I have my copy!

19.05.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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London friends! On May 13th I’m going to be in conversation with @johnmerrick.bsky.social about Liverpool, obsolescence and what it means to write history at our present moment at the amazing Pelican House in Bethnal Green. There will be a bar and everything. pelicanhouse.org/event/liverp...

29.04.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Excited to share the cover for my debut non-fiction book WE WERE THERE, which is out 17 April 2025 via The Bodley Head + is a cultural history of Black Britain in the Thatcher era.

Please pre-order it via the link if you feel inclined!

www.penguin.co.uk/books/453942...

23.11.2024 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
The changing philosophy of education in 20th Century Jamaica
YouTube video by SchAdvStudy The changing philosophy of education in 20th Century Jamaica

Our latest @ilcs.bsky.social Caribbean seminar 'The changing philosophy of education in 20th Century Jamaica' w/ @deannalyncook.bsky.social & Sabrina Bowen (chair) is now available to watch online.

You can sign up for our next session on 29 April: shorturl.at/RweQd

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H19r...

08.04.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Poster image displaying an image of Ussher Fort with information on the exhibition below

Poster image displaying an image of Ussher Fort with information on the exhibition below

Starting this week, MBC's website will host an online exhibition exploring the afterlives of colonial incarceration sites in Africa.

06.05.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Publication Day for my article tracing Black women in famous British art.

'Black Modernist Muses in Jacob Epstein's Art'

Read full article hereπŸ‘‡πŸΎ

doi-org.eux.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/0961...

image: 'Roma of Barbados' Fitzwilliam Museum/Jacob Epstein
@womenshistoryrev.bsky.social

16.04.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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LSE Fellow in The History of Latin America and the History of the Caribbean at London School of Economics and Political Science An academic position as a LSE Fellow in The History of Latin America and the History of the Caribbean is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic ...

JOB! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMC677/l...

03.03.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PhD Studentship: Exploring the Visual Record of Black Caribbean Men and Women Serving in the UK During the Second World War at University of Westminster Find a PhD Studentship: Exploring the Visual Record of Black Caribbean Men and Women Serving in the UK During the Second World War on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board in higher education. Click to view m...

PhD Studentship: Exploring the Visual Record of Black Caribbean Men and Women Serving in the UK During the Second World War- University of Westminster - School of Humanities #skystorians πŸ—ƒοΈwww.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH227/p...

18.03.2025 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We're hosting a workshop on 'South Asian Women's Activism and Agency' on Thursday 8th May (draft programme below). We're delighted to have a brilliant group of speakers joining us. Our keynotes will be Amrit Wilson and Samita Sen. If you would like to join us, please get in touch to register.

24.03.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy publication day to @hdiamond.bsky.social! JOSEPHINE BAKER'S SECRET WAR is out from Yale Books today

08.04.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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