Economic and social historian of the early modern world, innovation, industrialisation and all things cotton. Assistant Prof @UCL History. Chair of the Women’s Committee @Economic History Society, Associate Editor @Industrial History Review.
Alka Raman
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What does memory and its commemoration entail in the context of plurality of experiences? Fascinating discussion between students, alumni and academics and @eicathomefinn.bsky.social Matt Smith @cslbs.bsky.social and Benedetta Rossi @uclhistory.bsky.social
As part of the @echistsoc.bsky.social centenary, the Women’s Committee will screen a retrospective, featuring women economic historians, in their own words, on the past, present and future of women in EH. Screening Friday, 10 April, 18:25, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, LSE. Short clip 👇
Compiling and editing the second volume of the Special Issue on Global Economic History sparked new ideas and conversations, especially related to the linkages between the local and the global👇
@uclhistory.bsky.social
I had the best time giving a talk at CHSTM @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social on knowledge transfer in printing-dyeing from India to Europe. Nothing like a rigorous discussion when the audience comes with annotated copies of your papers! Thanks Elise Smith and Michael Bycroft for the invitation!
It was a real pleasure to guest edit the second volume of the Special Issue on Global Economic History, and an even greater pleasure to see it published and share it here, open access! 👇
How do historians use textiles as sources? Come to our public event where 2nd year students present their research on the social, economic and technological significance of cloth-making in history using textiles as sources. Free but booking is essential 👇
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The @ehswomcom.bsky.social organised a roundtable @echistsoc.bsky.social #EHS100 on ‘Women in Economic History’ with a rich discussion on the value of community and initiative!
How does one do historical research using textiles as sources? What are its advantages and limitations? We had an insightful public discussion following student presentations @uclhistory.bsky.social
Cricket, migration, empire, and postwar Britain: join Guy Ortolano (NYU) and Michael Collins (UCL) for the 60-minute Zoom launch of Windrush Cricket on Wednesday 13 May 2026🏏
🕛 12pm New York
🕔 5pm London
🕤 9:30pm Delhi
👉 Free RSVP below 👈
Join the Department of History’s Second Year Research Seminar: Textiles as Sources. Explore linen and cotton in Eurasian history at our engaging Public History Showcase.
www.ucl.ac.uk
Alka Raman
Alka Raman
Alka Raman
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Alka Raman
How do historians use textiles as sources? Come to our public event where 2nd year students present their research on the social, economic and technological significance of cloth-making in history using textiles as sources. Free but booking is essential 👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
UCL History
Join the Department of History’s Second Year Research Seminar: Textiles as Sources. Explore linen and cotton in Eurasian history at our engaging Public History Showcase.
📢Online book event!
Join us next week to hear more about Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England by Michael Collins.
📅May 13
⏰12pm noon ET
Free and open to the public
Info and RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
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Join NACBS to celebrate the publication of Michael Collins' recent book Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England.
Vol. 35, No. 96 (2026) of @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is out! Vol. 2 of New Perspectives in Global Economic History, edited by @alkaraman.bsky.social, examines global-local interactions via migration in Shanghai, migrant remittances, poor relief, and US debt diplomacy. revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...
We are proud to present the opening article of Vol. 35 No. 96 of @rhi-ihr.bsky.social: @alkaraman.bsky.social's introduction to Part II of the special issue New Perspectives in Global Economic History (19th-20th c.), on the interplay between global forces and local lineages. doi.org/10.1344/rhi-...
@ehswomcom.bsky.social our session at the @echistsoc.bsky.social #EHS100 is a study of how unity around shared interests mitigates compound discrimination. Hats off to @alkaraman.bsky.social for a great panel
