J. Connell Stryker

Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park Following the revelation in 2011 that the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was sitting on the migrated archives of dozens of colonial governments, almost 20,000 files were transferred from s...

British colonial officials destroyed countless files before decolonisation. But one colony has been neglected by the literature: Hong Kong. My latest paper in @jich.bsky.social examines the past, present and future of Hong Kong colonial government migrated archives: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Despite Greene report warnings, N.L.'s 'perilous' tide of red ink continues to swell | CBC News Four years ago, there was a move to address the province's "unprecedented" financial challenges. But those vows of action do not appear to have altered Newfoundland and Labrador's fiscal trajectory — ...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

‘How do I really want to be as a man?’ Masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraceptive decision-making – findings from an interview study in Germany This paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning. Through twelve qualitative interviews, three of which were couple interv...

Do men rely only on women to prevent pregnancies? How do masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraception intersect? Our project's final paper is part of this month's issue of Culture, Health, and Sexuality. Check it out here:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@tandfresearch.bsky.social

Wonderful opportunity for scholars, activists, and artists engaging with early Black presences in Europe🗃️

Open-rank Assistant, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at USC Open-rank Assistant, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at USC

We're hiring. It's a real needle-in-a-haystack search for an experienced teacher who can help reimagine our flagship (i.e., huge) intro course for a new era. 3/3 load. Convenient to Hollywood and Holbox.

usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.

Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.

Do apply and spread the word!

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

People in my phone!! I will be giving a talk at Harvard’s Mahindra center on Oct 23, at 6pm:

“Aphra Behn’s White Female Pen”

It’s about Oroonoko (1688) and the nominal emergence of the racial category “white” in the late 17th C.

(from my book, which I’m still revising, still eager for feedback…)

bsky.app/profile/full...

Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at Dublin City University Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Job Opportunity!

Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History
Dublin City University - School of History & Geography

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...

Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at King's College London Recruiting now: Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Job Opportunity!

Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World
King's College London - Department of History

Fixed-Term/Contract
Closes: 13th October 2025

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU182/l...

ICYMI: Important new open access publication ...

Documenting the profession: Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology
tinyurl.com/2s3wsym6

A pin on a desk, it has a codfish silhouette holding a library card, with the words "having fun isn't hard when you've got a library cod"

The Newfoundland and Labrador public libraries continue to make the absolute best free pins that you can just have if you go to borrow a book

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920 at University of Cambridge Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920 on jobs.ac.uk!

Job Opportunity!

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920
University of Cambridge - Faculty of History

Permanent
Closes: 27th October 2025

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT902/a...

As Chair of the 2025 @clahistorians.bsky.social
Bolton-Johnson Prize I congratulate historians Brooke Larson & @thehistoriann.bsky.social CO-WINNERS with The Lettered Indian and Piracy & the Making of the Spanish Pacific World. Was a pleasure to work with jurors Jonathan Ablard & Kaysha Corinealdi

I’m no Tudor nerd but this is a biggie. Of course note the ‘public’ - scholars have undoubtedly engaged with it for a long time. But this is the sort of stuff that really should be easily accessible, so it’s good news.

I'm so happy to see one of my favourite books come out in English next week! Jeanne takes readers on an incredible journey through a Spanish Commune-style revolution that lasted much longer than its Paris counterpart, with impressive details on the lives and ideas of its everyday supporters.

The Experience of Work in Early Modern England I: Winter is Coming This post is part of a series that marks the publication of The Experience of Work in Early Modern England. The book is co-authored by monster head Mark Hailwood, along with Jane Whittle, Hannah Ro…

As you dig out your chunky knitwear from the back of the draw, I know you are wondering: 'How did people prepare for winter 400 years ago?'

Read today's post to find out (and whet your appetite for our new book The Experience of Work in Early Modern England)

manyheadedmonster.com/2025/10/07/t...

#JobFairy - if you really are looking to get out, get away, the University of the South Pacific is looking for a historian. 5 years in the first instance, looks like mostly remote teaching though?
recruitment.usp.ac.fj/job/e57a20fd...

Project Officer (Geophysics) - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: £32,879.23- £36,489.50 (depending on experience) + generous benefits packageClosing Date: 05/11/25Location: Based in Yorkshire & North office, Cleckheaton or Boxworth, Cambridgeshire although ...

Project Officer (Geophysics)
Headland Archaeology
Salary: £32,879.23- £36,489.50 (depending on experience) + generous benefits package
Closing Date: 05/11/25
Location: Yorkshire & North office, Cleckheaton or Boxworth, Cambridgeshire - travel nationwide will be required
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

Supervisors (Geophysics) - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: £28,801.50 – £30,248.89 (depending on experience) + generous benefits package Closing Date: 05/11/25Location: Based at Yorkshire & North office, Cleckheaton or Boxworth, Cambridgeshire althoug...

Supervisors (Geophysics)
Headland Archaeology
Salary: £28,801.50 – £30,248.89 (depending on experience) + generous benefits package
Closing Date: 05/11/25
Location: Yorkshire & North office, Cleckheaton or Boxworth, Cambridgeshire - travel nationwide will be required
www.bajr.org/job-ad/super...

Publication pending – co-author & I heave a sigh of relief.
#NavalHistory
"Congratulations on the acceptance of your paper 'Hospital Ships of the Royal Navy in World War One: From Pre-war Planning to the Aftermath of Jutland'."
In the International Journal of Military History – some time soon.

Please welcome @noorhashmi.bsky.social, who is joining @globalmarhist.bsky.social as our Manchester Correspondent. We're very pleased for her to come aboard.

How Important Was the Battle of Lepanto?

The #OttomanEmpire was defeated by a Christian alliance at the Battle of Lepanto #OnThisDay in 1571.

The great sea battle was seen as a pivotal moment in history. Have its consequences been exaggerated?

🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days

www.historytoday.com/archive/head...

Author holding copy of book

Page with birds on left, text on right

Double page spread with a photo of diorama

Chapter 3 Cursed treasures on left, lion on right

It’s real!!
I just got my first copy of Ghosts Behind Glass and it is beautiful. You all really need to order your copies. You will not regret it. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Someday Some days we are storm-borne on the honest ocean. Some days we are spat up on the sand. But someday... Someday we will meet the far horizon where the stars are all extinguished in the sea, and we will find our solace there within the endless arc of slowly breathing sky. -- John Wyatt Greenlee

A poem for this evening

Assistant Professorship in Early Medieval Literatures and Cultures, Fordham University | MEMOs Early Modern Literatures and Culture, Fordham University (NYC)

Assistant Professorship in Early Medieval Literatures and Cultures, Fordham University:
memorients.com/news/assista...

Old coloured sketch of two smilodon heads facing right. The top one is smiling happily, the bottom one is not smiling and looks annoyed.

Smilodon

Smilodon't

Teaching about Zheng He today, always fun

The weird and wonderful history of dice And what they say about us.

Dice are a beautiful example of how games connect us through time.

"Dice were a Roman obsession. This was a culture intimately acquainted with their heft and bounce, the hollow, toothy rattle of the dice box and the clatter of knucklebones on marble."

newsletter.readcurious.xyz/p/the-weird-...

#SkyStorians, I'm looking for #MedievalSky and #EarlyModern paintings, engravings & other visual sources that depict screws.
(N.B. I'm not looking for depictions of screws in technical sources on this topic).
If anyone has come or comes across them, I'd love to know! #HistSci #HistTech #ArtHistory