Kiran Mehta

Events | NACBS

And check out the entire book event series happening this fall which looks really excellent: www.nacbs.org/eventshome

To Detain or Punish with Kiran Mehta | NACBS Join NACBS to celebrate Kiran Mehta’s recent publication To Detain or Punish: Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750-1840. Simon Deveraux will join Kiran Mehta in discussion.

I’ll be speaking about my book online with Simon Devereaux on 24 Sept (not the 25th as it says in some places - completely my fault for confusing the lovely @thenacbs.bsky.social organisers!). RSVP! #skystorians

www.nacbs.org/event-detail...

Events | NACBS

Also check out the entire book event series which looks really excellent: www.nacbs.org/eventshome

Poll shows decline in belief that Blacks and Asians face racial discrimination Meanwhile, about three in 10 people said DEI increased discrimination against white people.

the idea that “DEI” is to blame for racist assumptions about the ability of nonwhite people and not actual racism is such a perfect example of racecraft www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

This looks excellent!

Hiding in Plain Sight: How local jails obscure and facilitate mass deportation under Trump

🚨NEW: Local jails & police departments are playing a key role in Trump’s mass arrest & deportation agenda

The actual scope of this collaboration – and the true scale of immigrant arrests and detentions – has not been publicly available, until now 🧵

To Detain or to Punish Join us at The London Archives as Dr Kiran Mehta introduces her new book exploring the penal landscape of 18th century London.

A reminder to book in to hear me talk about London’s prisons (1750-1850) on 3 September at @thelondonarchives.bsky.social
(Link below)
www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/to-...

#skystorians #prisonhistory #archives

It’s the “pretty good” that really gets me.

“It appears Walter was acquainted with Mary about 2 years before the marriage and they used frequently to sing and dance together which is a pretty good introduction to a fair and honorable amour”

Reading through some prisoner petitions at the @thelondonarchives.bsky.social this week and came across this great defense of a prisoner’s illicit marriage (c.1690)

On the one hand, this is great. But I feel about this like I do about heartwarming "go fund me" campaigns. It's great that people are stepping up, but public goods should be supported with public funds.

WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Today’s tube reading is really really good

At the Coalface Notes from the working end of academia during the assault

sort of half wonder if "being able to read an entire book" is going to make you a philosopher-king in 30 years musgrave.substack.com/p/at-the-coa...

@historyworkshop.org.uk is looking for new editorial fellows! For early career historians with an interest in radical, public and digital histories: paid, part-time work commissioning and editing on our digital history magazine. www.historyworkshop.org.uk/article/hist...

The Past and Present of Prison Labor: Your Questions Answered A historian answers <i>Bolts</i> readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and efforts to challenge it.

Prisons across the U.S. rely on incarcerated labor, often paying people cents per hour—or nothing at all. Historian Robert Chase answered readers’ questions on how this system developed, how it works today, and efforts to challenge it. boltsmag.org/the-pas...

Came for the prison history; leaving with a questionable book recommendation #skystorians #archives

Richard could have been king but instead was imprisoned for the last 30 years of his life: “how can we come to terms with our own disappointments in life” (what an understatement)

Unlikeable Edward II’s “poor judgement” probably got him murdered: how can we help others avoid a similar fate?

Sorry but who wrote these “Pause for Reflection” sections at Gloucester cathedral??? They are incredible.

I know I should be grateful because this Gloucester clerk had such clear handwriting. But could he have written just a tiny bit bigger? My poor eyes.

Outrageously nice weather

In Gloucester for a few days to trawl through some prison records

Talking @srsrensoc.bsky.social conference tomorrow. Come along to hear about how one early Tudor scholar got interested in a mythical rock-eating worm…

#EarlyModern #skystorians

And what's more, it's published open access by @amsterdamupress.bsky.social , so you can read it now and easily teach with it in the autumn if so minded.

Info at: https://www.history.ac.uk/ihr-london-rebels

Last call for the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool - bookings close this evening! Join us for lectures, workshops, special visits and a week exploring London's rich #history through its #Rebels. From medieval uprisings to punk & much, much more...
www.history.ac.uk/ihr-london-r...

If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:

- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.

We're excited to be starting a series called #DiscoverTLA where we'll looking in-depth at some of our most important documents.

Stay tuned for our first post on one of our iconic LGBTQ+ records 🏳️‍🌈

#Archives #Skystorians #LondonHistory

Thrilled to be speaking about my recent @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social book at one of my favorite places @thelondonarchives.bsky.social which is also where I did the vast majority of research for the book. Come along!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/to-detain-...

And Suzanne Valadon!!!