Can't wait to read and teach this - Alma Igra's forthcoming book The Lion's Share on how science of nutrition emerged out of turn-of-the-century British imperial management. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Sam Wetherell
Reminder that the deadline to submit a proposal for Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn' is 15th May - details below:
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...
#DidYouKnow Britain recruited thousands of nurses from the Commonwealth after WWII?
In the 2024 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted book 'Our NHS: A History of Britain’s Best-Loved Institution’, Andrew Seaton brings together an engaging account of the institution. ⬇️
bit.ly/4kU2gXz
🔔⏰Just over 1 month to go! ⏰🔔
Call for papers: Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'
A two-day workshop organised by
@andrewseaton.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.
Details in poster below!
On Thursday I will be chairing our online session on writing history aimed at a wider audience with guests Elliot Prior and Sabhbh Curran from Curtis Brown Literary Agency. All welcome - sign up here:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
This is exciting to see! #Envhist was only just beginning to appear at Cambridge when I was a grad student there in the late 2000s, although (as the organizers note) British historians have long thought about human-environment relations in other guises (landscape/economic history, hist. geography).
We are pleased to be supporting the "Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'" worshop at Lincoln College, University of Oxford @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social) on 16 - 17 September 2026
See call for papers (closes 15 May 2026) below:
pastandpresent.org.uk/call-for-pap...
Andrew Seaton
An academic from The University of Manchester has been shortlisted for one of Britain’s most prestigious awards for political writing after publishing a deeply personal account of his experiences of h...
@newcastleuni.bsky.social will be hosting the British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research conference on 7-8 May. Tickets (no charge) for the event go live today at 9am. We have an excellent programme of speakers.
Supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk
@sslh.bsky.social
@ialhi.bsky.social
Shortlisted for the 2024 Wolfson History Prize, Our NHS is an engaging, inclusive history of the NHS, exploring its surprising survival – and the people who have kept it running.
Received from Dr. Max Long (Lincoln College, University of Oxford) and Dr. Andrew Seaton (University of Manchester) Modern British History and the ‘Environmental Turn Taking place: Lincoln College, Ox...
🔔⏰Just over 1 month to go! ⏰🔔
Call for papers: Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'
A two-day workshop organised by
@andrewseaton.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.
Details in poster below!
CALL FOR PAPERS - Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'.
A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.
Details in poster below, please share.
Max Long
Andrew Seaton
Max Long
Claire Langhamer
Tina Adcock
Past and Present
Joe Redmayne
Very excited to announce this workshop on environmental approaches to modern British History taking place this September at @lincoln.ox.ac.uk. Please share!
Very excited to announce this workshop on environmental approaches to modern British History taking place this September at @lincoln.ox.ac.uk. Please share!
Max Long
Max Long
CALL FOR PAPERS - Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'.
A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.
Details in poster below, please share.
CALL FOR PAPERS - Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'.
A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.
Details in poster below, please share.
