Historian of 20thC Britain, London: liberalism, capitalism, media and sexuality, 1960s-90s / new thing on late 20thC political ecologies.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/history/people/academic-staff/dr-ben-mechen
Ben Mechen
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Mind-boggling mispurposing/misunderstanding of Hartman’s fundamentally human/humane task of critical fabulation 🫠
This Wednesday at the IHR >>>
This Wednesday at the IHR >>>
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We have a new, full-time, permanent Lecturer in Global History of Science job @stsucl.bsky.social
Don't be fooled by the application of deadline of only 9 June 2026. This is an open search
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My furry editor and I are excited to announce the publication of my book, Bisexuality and Beyond: A History of Multiple-Gender-Attraction in Modern Britain!
📢 Roll Up! Two great papers for last two @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminars 2025/26 at @ihr.bsky.social. Click on the link below to find out more & come join us to hear Katja Seidel (10 June) & @ruthdav.bsky.social (24 June) speak about their current research.
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It's an honour to be shortlisted for an Orwell Prize for my article in the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social last year about my own experiences of homelessness.
Thanks to @orwellprize.bsky.social and @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social
You can read the piece here: www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
200 years ago the handloom weavers of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire engaged in a 10-day rising, destroying over 1,100 power looms. To learn more check out our interactive StoryMap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9a84...
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Ben Mechen
Ben Mechen
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
I am really looking forward to talking about my research and (so very nearly completed) book on women’s welfare activism at the CBH seminar on 24th June at IHR. If you are in London then do come along would be lovely to see you. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Very much looking forward to chairing our next @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar at @ihr.bsky.social on 🗓️Weds 10 June: 5.30pm (in-person only). Dr Katja Seidel will be sharing her fascinating research into gender, expertise & foreign policy. Click on the image below to book your free spot today!
Very much looking forward to chairing our next @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar at @ihr.bsky.social on 🗓️Weds 10 June: 5.30pm (in-person only). Dr Katja Seidel will be sharing her fascinating research into gender, expertise & foreign policy. Click on the image below to book your free spot today!
Tomorrow at IHR @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social we welcome Lukas Herde for a paper on ageing, sexuality and gender on British television from the 1970s to 1990s.
It will be on Zoom at 17.30, all welcome. Register below.
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