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Alison Carrol

@alisoncarrol.bsky.social
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Historian at Brunel Uni of London working on borders in modern Europe. Author of The Return of Alsace. Current project: the idea of the Channel tunnel.

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you are around central London on Monday evening, I’ll be speaking at the IHR French History Seminar in Senate House about once-democratic socialists who saw progressive potential in Nazism. Do come along!
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Andrew WM Smith @smidbob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Looking forward to welcoming @dmk1793.bsky.social to the @ihr.bsky.social Modern French History seminar this Monday 5 October at 17h30. David will be giving a paper on 'Collaborationist Socialism in Nazi-Occupied France.' Please do join us or sign up online: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... 🗃️
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Collaborationist Socialism in Nazi-Occupied France
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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ditto 30,000 roles in universities in the past three years.
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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
One in four academic history positions in post-92s are gone since 2019 alone. One in four. We don't have data for 2025-6 and I doubt it magically got better.
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This is one of the dumbest and saddest things I've ever seen. We should not think of universities in this way, and if we do that'll destroy everything that is both useful and good about them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Find out which university degrees could earn you most across your lifetime
New data suggests which university degrees have the highest and lowest financial returns over a lifetime.
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Elsa Devienne @elsadevienne.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
📣 People are understandably up in the arms about this (it is horrible). But just want to wave a hand out there 👋 as we're going through the same thing in Humanities at Northumbria (1 out of 5 staff need to go by end of July). 1/?
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Sarah Arens @saraharens.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
"For the fellowship’s inaugural year, we ask applicants to explore French-language collections as part of their research, and are particularly but not exclusively interested in projects which focus on the artistic and visual aspects of our printed collections."
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Siobhán Hearne @siobhanhearne.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The @conteurohistory.bsky.social article prize opens for submissions on 1 July. The prize aims to recognize and promote high-quality research among PGRs and ECRs working broadly in the field of contemporary European history. You can find the full announcement here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The Contemporary European History Prize
A prize aimed at encouraging, recognizing and promoting high-quality research among postgraduate and early career historians.
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Unfortunately today's event in Manchester has been cancelled due to illness. We hope to reschedule for next academic year
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
On 10 June the @ihr.bsky.social Modern French History seminar heads to Manchester. Dr Sarah Frank (Sheffield) will talk on ‘Contested Returns: Repatriation, Veteran Agency, and the Crisis of Imperial Legitimacy’
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Will Clement @historywill.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
My first book, "Inspecting the home: Urban poverty and public health in nineteenth-century France", will be published by @manchesterup.bsky.social in February 2027 To find out more (or to add it to your wish lists...) see the link below: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526183149/
A book cover showing a shaded pencil illustration of a well-dressed man with a cane who has stopped in the street, bent down and raised his hat to another man, whose head is visible at street-level in the window to a cellar of the nearby building.

Text on the cover reads 'Inspecting the home. Urban poverty and public health in nineteenth-century France' Will Clement
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Will Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
UUK, VCs, etc need to be on the barricades here pointing out 1) they cannot control the labour market for grad jobs 2) most evidence suggests people do in fact benefit financially from degrees and 3) the universities did not want, did not introduce, and do not benefit from the current loan system.
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Historians slam ‘marketisation and neglect’ of higher education. Royal Historical Society issues stinging rebuke of English model amid escalating cuts. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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Hannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“Westminster needs to wake up…” An important statement from the RHS today on the unfolding situation in UKHE.
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 07/05/2026
We are dismayed by news regarding UG History, and other subjects, at Hertfordshire. This follows recent job losses at Essex and elsewhere, and makes clear the crisis in UK HE. The Society is in touch and working with historians at UoH. As ever, we invite contact from others affected #Skystorians
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
'In one history department, the situation is even worse: “Seeing colleagues in despair crying at their desks, as well as talking about suicide in meetings, was a particular low point,” a respondent said.' 2/3
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Teaching in one science department is “now bare-bones, with our pro vice-chancellor using the term ‘minimum viable product’ as the goal”. A politics academic keeps “trying to be positive, but it is exhausting. I moved my whole family here for this job; the guilt is horrendous." 1/3
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‘HE has given me a good career. But, my word, it’s in a terrible situation now’
The second part of Times Higher Education’s UK University Redundancy Survey examines the impact that the waves of layoffs have had on those left behind – and reveals a sector riven by rock-bottom mora...
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 30/04/2026
This evening @petermandler.bsky.social gives the 2026 UCL Neale Lecture: ‘Eight Reasons to Study History: The Rise (and Fall?) of History as an Undergraduate Degree’. In-person and online from 6pm bit.ly/4n8KcKE #Skystorians @ihr.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social
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Neale Lecture 2026: Professor Peter Mandler
This year's UCL History Neale Lecture will feature Professor Peter Mandler (University of Cambridge) on ‘Eight Reasons to Study History: The Rise (and Fall?) of History as an Undergraduate Degree’.
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Claire Langhamer @clairelanghamer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
On protecting what matters. @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @histassoc.bsky.social History UK www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Protecting What Matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHR
Protecting what matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHR
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This is tonight, and it promises to be a great session!
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Tomorrow 23 March @ihr.bsky.social IHR Modern French History Seminar, Julian Jackson will talk on 'The Homosexual Politics of Andre Gide,' 17.30 (London time) (Senate house/zoom). Register at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... All welcome! @hfrancewebsite.bsky.social @frenchhistory.bsky.social
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Ducklings on campus this morning
Some ducklings on the grass
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This is tonight! I have enjoyed the book so much and am really looking forward to the discussion. Register below- it's hybrid (@ihr.bsky.social and on zoom)
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
This is next week and it's hybrid (at the IHR and on Zoom). All welcome- it's a great book and I'm really looking forward to the discussion! The registration link is below ⬇️
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Dr Sara Barker @sarakbarker.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Hello, fellow historians, especially those in the north of the UK! Booking is open for the second of our events on Second Projects, organised by me and Tracey Loughran and supported by History UK - details of speakers and registration link below! ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
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Workshop: Second Projects
A roundtable and discussion sponsored by History UK.
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Raphael Samuel History Centre @rshc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
History PhD students and postdocs: join us for ‘How to Publish Your Research: a workshop for Early Career Researchers’ with Profs Stephen Legg, Elisabeth Leake, Matthew Hilton & Erez Manela 18 March, Birkbeck, Bloomsbury More info here www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event... @jessicareinisch.bsky.social
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How to Publish Your Research: a workshop for Early Career Researchers
With Prof Stephen Legg, Prof Elisabeth Leake, Prof Matthew Hilton and Prof Erez Manela
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Andrew WM Smith @smidbob.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Looking forward to my book launch at @ihrlibrary.bsky.social Modern French History seminar on 9 March. I'm honoured to have @alisoncarrol.bsky.social, @vbivar.bsky.social & Sarah Farmer speaking. You can attend in person or online, sign up below: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... 🗃️ #skystorians
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Book Launch for Make Cheese not War. Transnational Resistance and the Larzac in modern France
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This is tonight! All welcome- registration link for zoom joining is below⬇️
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French History (Journal) @frenchhistory.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Last but not least, **free to read for the next few weeks** a forum from @lmebroch.bsky.social @alisoncarrol.bsky.social feat. @lrbobrien.bsky.social Daniel Gordon and @willpooley.bsky.social ‘Blogging French History’ celebrating 10years of the French History Network doi.org/10.1093/fh/c... 🗃️ (7/7)
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Blogging (French) history: conversations and reflections amongst historians
Abstract. In 2014, the French History Network Blog was launched with the aim of ‘connecting people and ideas’. Ten years later, it has shared hundreds of b
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Join us at 17.30 on Monday 23 February 2026 @ihr.bsky.social #modernfrenchhistory when Kevin Passmore (Cardiff) will speak on 'The French Extreme Right in the age of Fascism and National Socialism, 1919–1945.' Hybrid (zoom/senate house). All welcome. Register: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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The French Extreme Right in the age of Fascism and National Socialism, 1919–1945
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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Find out what the #Bronte children read and how it influenced their mayor novels, including #WutheringHeights www.bronte.org.uk/exhibitions/...
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The Colonial Brontës | The Brontë Parsonage Museum
Our 2026 exhibition examines the period of exploration, conquest and intercultural encounters of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and shows the exten
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International Society for First World War Studies @fwwsoc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Our next PGR/ECR event, “How to write a book review” with guest Dr. Daniel Steinbach, will take place on Wednesday, 18 February at 12:30pm EST/ 5:30pm GMT/ 6:30pm CET. Any member wanting to register for the event can do so here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-wri...
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How to write a book review
Learn how to write a book review from Daniel Steinbach, book-review editor of First World War Studies.
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Spring term @ihr.bsky.social Modern French History Seminar got off to a great start tonight with Sarah Gensburger's fascinating talk 'Parisian Homes as Witnesses of the Holocaust.' The book is out next year & I'm so looking forward to it. The rest of the programme: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This roundtable from @lmebroch.bsky.social @alisoncarrol.bsky.social Daniel Gordon and Laura O’Brien on blogging French History is free to read until the end of February doi.org/10.1093/fh/c... Come for ‘blogs build academic communities’, stay for the COVID diaries. 🗃️
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Blogging (French) history: conversations and reflections amongst historians
Abstract. In 2014, the French History Network Blog was launched with the aim of ‘connecting people and ideas’. Ten years later, it has shared hundreds of b
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 01/07/2025
Natalie Zemon Davis, 1996: “I still find history full of wonders; I still find in the differences in past societies a way to take stock of the present—a source of sober realism, but also a source of hope." Read more about why history matters and the importance of historical thinking in public life.🗃️
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Why History Matters - AHA
Why Study History Historical Thinking in Everyday Life The AHA offers resources for educators and students on the importance of studying history, and reflections on why learning about the past helps u...
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Tonight’s huge climbdown is testament to the countless disabled people who have tirelessly fought these cuts. Yes, UC was a loss and there’s more to do on PIP, but let’s not underplay this: a government with a vast majority has been forced to u-turn. Because of the disabled community.
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Tonight at the IHR Modern French History Seminar @juliekalman.bsky.social (Monash) will be talking on 'The Asterix Series as National Myth in Postwar France.' Join us in person (Senate House, room 243) or online at 17.30. Register through here for zoom codes: www.history.ac.uk/events/aster...
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The Asterix Series as National Myth in Postwar France
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Tom Hamilton @tombhamilton.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
If you published your first book in French history in 2024 and have an affiliation with a UK or Irish university, then please consider submitting to next year's prize! Details will be updated here shortly: frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/ssfh-book-pr...
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SSFH Book Prize – SSFH
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Leon Hughes @leonhughes.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Very excited to (re)start the PGR-ECR spotlight on the SSFH Blog - here's Anthony Chapman-Joy's to kick it off! frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6530/
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PGR-ECR Spotlight: Anthony Chapman-Joy – SSFH
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Tom Hamilton @tombhamilton.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
And congratulations to the shortlisted authors for the SSFH First Book Prize: Benjamin Darnell, *Maritime Power and the Power of Money in Louis XIV’s France*; Alex Paulin-Booth, *Time and Radical Politics in France*; and Gemma Tidman, *The Emergence of Literature in Eighteenth-Century France* 🙌 👏 🙌
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Tom Hamilton @tombhamilton.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Congratulations to Lewis Wade (@wadehistory.bsky.social), winner of the Society for the Study of French History First Book Prize for *Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France* – announced at the SSFH (@frenchhistory.bsky.social) Douglas Johnson Lecture yesterday
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Alison Carrol @alisoncarrol.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Fully funded AHRC techne PhD studentship at Brunel (Uni of London) in History/Media Studies based on the archive of the Wapping Post and in collaboration with the Marx Memorial Library. Please feel free to get in touch with any questions. And please share widely! www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Res...
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AHRC Studentship Collaborative Doctoral Award - The Wapping Post - A partnership between BUL and Marx Memorial Library
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
'We welcome applications from anyone with relevant lived or academic experience who can demonstrate a commitment and ability to undertake independent research.'
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Fellowships at Royal Museums Greenwich
Apply for funding to support research at Royal Museums Greenwich through our Caird Research Fellowships
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Andrew WM Smith @smidbob.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Upcoming SSFH & ASMCF Annual Douglas Johnson Memorial Lecture, 13 January 2025. Details are on the SSFH site, tickets to go live soon. Prof Hanna Diamond will be speaking on 'Discovering Josephine Baker's War' frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/douglas-john...
Poster for Annual Douglas Johnson Memorial lecture 2025
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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Applications now open for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship to study for the MSc Diplomacy and International Security at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social. Application details: cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2
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The academics who helped breathe new life into Notre-Dame
Five years after a devastating fire, the Paris cathedral has finally reopened, with the help of a vast team of researchers
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Amanda Lanzillo @amandazillo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
For History Compass, I wrote about new directions in the study of the history of technology in modern South Asia. I explored the potential of these historiographic trends through poetic laments of an early 20th-century railway carpenter named ‘Abdul ‘Aziz in Lahore...
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A Railway Carpenter in the History of Technology?: New Opportunities From Modern South Asia
This article examines interconnected questions that are central to new scholarship on the history of technology in modern South Asia. Which communities, groups and individuals have formed and sustain...
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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Next History on the Edge/Zgodovina na Špici series will take place on 11 December at 13:00 (at the INZ and online). The lecture "Understanding and Opposing Fascism: The Political and Intellectual Experience of the Interwar Exile" will be given by Marco Bresciani More info: www.inz.si/en/Events/Un...
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