Chris Moores

Sounds great. Yeah - I'm sure there's absolutely loads to say about it. Look forward to learning more at some point.

It takes a broad interpretation of 'political' (which I would obviously like), but are you writing about the U3A? Always thought that would be a great bit of work. At various points, it positions itself as a movement and has those roots with activist voices.

I am aware that I have fallen directly into this newspapers' make people who work in universities tetchy on a Sunday morning fun.

From what I've seen, I'd say coursework and online exams have made ChatGPT look pointless. It's basically shit at these things.

Does Economic Nationalism Empower People? Evidence from East Central Europe Professor Klaus Richter Inaugural lecture - Does Economic Nationalism Empower People?

Feels like a timely moment to be thinking about 'economic nationalism' (again), so I am looking forward to my splendid colleague Klaus Richter's lecture next week: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/hist...
I imagine registration is still open!

I'd welcome that.

Cant help but think four films on Yoko, Linda, Mo, and Pattie would be way more interesting than the Beatles films. Ideally, keep Sofia Coppola away.

Genuinely sinister

Some madness well updates. Seeing as I know some of my department enjoyed seeing these.

Day of Action: Solidarity Picnic. Trade Unions for Trans Rights. Wednesday 7th May 12:30-2pm at the Green Heart by the Main Library. Bring your lunch, a picnic blanket and any pride flags you have. Unison University of Birmingham Branch and UCU.

Tomorrow, Wednesday 7th May 2025, Unison and UCU will be hosting a Solidarity Picnic for Trans Rights on the Green Heart outside the Main Library from 12:30–2pm. Please come along, bringing your own lunch, to this relaxed and casual event to show solidarity and allyship to trans+ staff and students.

My town is having it's annual 'normal one' and I'm absolutely into it.

You should chat to Emma Barrett here. You have a shared former supervisor (👋) in common...https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/history/barrett-emma

If I were redoing my book I think I'd develop the longer history of privacy campaigns and their connection to minority rights protection much more central.

And as with the hostile environment a zealous policing of vulnerable minorities inevitably extends beyond those being targeted in all sorts of unanticipated ways.

This is worth reflecting on for anyone less directly impacted by the supreme court verdict last week. It's already clear that harm is being done here.

Book launch poster for book launch with Jenny Crane, new book Gifted Children in Britain and the World, Sarah Kenny, new book Growing up and going out, and Hannah Charnock, new book Teenage intimacies - all in discussion with Laura Tisdall. Date is 12 June, 12-1, via teams https://tinyurl.com/mryazrew

Triple book launch for myself, @drsarahlkenny.bsky.social, and @hannahcharnock.bsky.social! Thanks to @lauratisdall.bsky.social for chairing.

Please do join if you're interested in social and cultural approaches to young people's lives and leisure spaces.

12 June, 12-1, tinyurl.com/mryazrew

Learning the Labour, McRobbie, Hobson, Dyer, Gilroy etc... CCCS looms large. But I'm into what would become Inlogov too!

Thanks to @johnmunro.bsky.social and @ncardon.bsky.social for reminding me (indirectly) of this as a massive area maybe eclipsed by decades assault on local govt...

One more round. Despite the various responses the CCCS feels really significant in terms of books. I'd add bham centres more generally feel distinct. Been thinking about John Stewarts work on local govt as a non glamorous massive contribution from bham www.theguardian.com/society/2023...

There's lots of events around my University's 125 anniversary. I was chatting with a colleague about the most well-known books written at/within the University. What would folk suggest? We started with the following (which reflected our own areas of research as much as anything):