Historian of empire, monarchy & cultural politics in UK/S Asia. Community History Fellow @ Oxford Uni. Views are my own.
Book & contact info here: https://linktr.ee/drpriyaatwal
Dr Priya Atwal
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Go @saimanasar.bsky.social! This new exhibition about Black & Asian women’s activism in Britain looks amazing! Excited to go check it out in #Bristol soon…
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Thanks so much for sharing, Saima, was such a joy to spend the day with you! And such an amazing experience to work on this exhibition over the past year - hope you enjoy it, everyone!
This is really promising news!
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My book on the history of British South Asian political activism is out this September!
Available to pre-order now from all good bookshops and online.
Definitely ordering a copy of this revelatory new book!
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Been catching up on today’s news about Reform’s plans to introduce a ‘patriotic’ British history curriculum. Can I point you all to my BBC radio series, which explored just how problematic state-led national history textbooks can be? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
Come help out at the #Wytham village big dig this weekend, on 2 & 3 May! The community archaeology team are looking for volunteers. Equipment & training will be provided, so beginners are welcome! #Oxford
www.communityhistory.ox.ac.uk/event/wytham...
Well here I am at a very bright but blustery UWE in Bristol to talk about my new book on the Blair years! Did I mention I've got a book out? manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526146328/
📢 APPLY NOW!: DPIR seeks to appoint two full-time fixed-term Departmental Lecturers in International Relations - one with expertise in international political economy and one in historical and interpretive approaches and methods.
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Period blood has long been thought of as ‘stinky and useless’, but startups are exploring using the fluid to test for a wide range of health conditions – including difficult-to-diagnose endometriosis
Thrilled to have been invited to Kensington Palace to hear the brilliant @priyaatwal.bsky.social talk about ‘The Last Princesses of Punjab!’ Very much enjoyed learning about their activism. The exhibition is up until November, go see it! www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-p...
Greg Jenner (Historian)
Reform's plans for a new school curriculum sounds like it is essentially designed to put a whole generation of students off learning history.
