Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This alone should be all the evidence needed to relegate Arsenal from the Premier League 000
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If you want to be part of a brilliant History department and work with some fantastic students, then apply for this asap - deadline closes on 21 September 000
Reposted by Dean ClayHannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Please share! A rare PhD studentship @kingshistory.bsky.social *fully* funded by @slaveryinwar.bsky.social to work with myself and Maeve Ryan, supported by a broader community of experts in Caribbean history, transatlantic slavery, and the history of war. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🗃️kcl.ac.ukAHRC Studentship: Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago | King's College LondonThe Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, to be jointly supervised across History and War Studies 0196243
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 20/07/2026RIP to the most influential figure in the history of #NUFC. A man who implemented a unique and brilliantly entertaining brand of football that almost brought the greatest reward to the Toon. Truly an icon - supremely talented as both player and manager and humble with it. Sad news indeed. 0101
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Ah, England - plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose 000
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026#OTD in 1873, Edmund Dene Morel was born. One of the leading figures in the campaign against the atrocities of Leopold II’s Congo Free State, exposing a system of violence & exploitation. Yet his legacy is more complicated than the heroic reputation suggests. I explored those contradictions here:theconversation.comThe contested legacy of Edmund Dene Morel – the man who exposed the murderous exploits of King Leopold II in the Belgian CongoMorel made public the now notorious abuses of Belgian rule in the Congo. 010
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Yea don’t understand that one either - surely needs to get into the game and a feel for it rather than coming in cold and straight into the shootout?! Strange one. 000
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I find it bizarre that they let him take one given the fact there were lots of experienced players on the pitch. I admire his bravery for stepping up but that shouldn’t have happened. 100
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 02/07/2026…is also good with lots of detail, but a little dated (published in 1980). Maybe it’s time for an updated, warts and all account of Morel and his activities? Just need someone with the time to write it… 010
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Thank you and apologies for the delayed reply. Surprisingly few, actually - Donald Mitchell’s biography of Morel, ‘The Politics of Dissent’, is good if a little too pro-Morel (it’s the most recent work, published in 2014). Catherine Ann Cline’s ‘E. D. Morel, 1873–1924: The Strategies of Protest’… 110
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Always confident in England but impressed by Congo! 010
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Published on my birthday, no less. An England win tonight alongside this - the perfect birthday? Well, probably not, but still nice to get this article over the line and out there anyway. 100
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 23/06/2026New from me in The Conversation: a piece on the contested legacy of Edmund Dene Morel - the campaigner who helped expose King Leopold II’s murderous regime in the Congo, but whose later politics leave a far more troubling legacy. theconversation.com/the-conteste...theconversation.comThe contested legacy of Edmund Dene Morel – the man who exposed the murderous exploits of King Leopold II in the Belgian CongoMorel made public the now notorious abuses of Belgian rule in the Congo. 110
Reposted by Dean Claydaviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · 18/05/2026British American 19th C Historians (@branchuk.bsky.social) is looking for new co-editors of its journal, American 19th C History (@anchistjournal.bsky.social) Applications due: 01.06.26. Pls share widely! @officialbaas.bsky.social @oah.org @royalhistsoc.org @historians.org @ihr.bsky.social 02425
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Wishing all future historians who will one day write about this the very best of luck 010
Reposted by Dean ClayThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/04/2026An Earthset, captured by the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission during Monday’s lunar flyby. See more photos released on Tuesday by NASA. nyti.ms/47IKYHQ 28734172
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 04/04/2026His work in the Congo reform movement helped crystallise his views on imperialism & the international struggle oppressed peoples faced. His speech from the dock in 1916 had a profound impact that still resonates for many today. A truly impressive speech: www.nootherlaw.com/archive/case...nootherlaw.comRoger Casement — Speech From The DockRoger Casement was the last of the leaders of the 1916 Rising to be executed. An Irishman captured in Ireland, he was tried for high treason in London, convicted by an English jury, and hanged at Pent... 011
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The screen on a smartphone is too small for major purchases, right…? 000
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Roger Casement getting a shout out here for his work in the Congo reform movement #CongoReformAssociation #Imperialism 000
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 25/02/2026We all know where this road leads, don’t we…(if you know, you know)media.tenor.coma blue background with a few dots and lines on itALT: a blue background with a few dots and lines on it 000
Reposted by Dean ClayNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026: Half of UK universities face a deficit next year. Up to 50 could close. That is a sector in crisis. Simply blaming a tuition fee freeze and nudging fees up with inflation is not a plan. Where is the long-term strategy for higher education? #Universities #HigherEducation 13243114
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Ok so morbidly curious as to what the explanation is here but also aware that I may never be the same person again if I hear it 000
Reposted by Dean ClaySarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Yet again Michael is posting this photo of women from North Shields, who were arrested at different times for petty crimes, and telling people on social media that they were the Forty Elephants. They are not 😂 Clue's on the boards - it says North Shields, because they were taken in North Shields. 916845
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 20/02/2026New from me on how rising protest in the US is increasingly treated as data for the state - monitored, analysed, and managed rather than answered. 011
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 05/02/2026New from me: When protest gets treated as foreign policy, solidarity stops being neutral and starts carrying political risk, often for the protesters themselves. A short piece for Foreign Policy In Focus on how states instrumentalise global protest. fpif.org/when-protest...fpif.orgWhen Protest Becomes Foreign Policy - FPIFSolidarity spoken from afar is never neutral, and the costs of its consequences are rarely borne by those who speak the loudest. 010
Reposted by Dean ClayJohn Lyon @johnlyon.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Think of all the tips lost. 37705152
Reposted by Dean ClayHOTCUS @hotcus.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The CfP is now open for the 2026 HOTCUS Annual Conference (University of Manchester, 1-3 July 2026). Please email all submissions to events.hotcus@gmail.com by midnight, UK time on 25 March, 2026. 136
Reposted by Dean Clayredstateprof.bsky.social @redstateprof.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I am always obligated when Niall Ferguson is mentioned to point out that he encouraged some of his students to go after another student whose politics he didn't like. One of the most unethical things I've ever seen an "educator" do. www.theguardian.com/media/2018/j...theguardian.comNiall Ferguson quits Stanford free speech role over leaked emailsBritish historian resigns after urging ‘opposition research’ be done on a leftwing student 12650149
Reposted by Dean ClayDan Feather @danieljfeather.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Pleased to see the written evidence I co-produced with members of the Historians of Cultural Diplomacy research network (sites.google.com/ucm.es/hcd) has been published as part of the government enquiry Soft power: a strategy for UK success? committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...sites.google.comHCD NETWORKABOUT US 022
Reposted by Dean ClayRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 22/01/2026PhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate. Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT. Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians 17392
Reposted by Dean ClayProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 20/01/2026"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse" - wow, the wording in this isn't pulling its punches 6256169
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 17/01/2026A great article about a fantastic TV series. I rewatched it last year and, Daniel Craig’s Geordie accent aside, it was as brilliant as I remember it being when I watched it with my mam in the 90s. 122
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 13/01/2026‘The price of progress we must never forget: The true cost of a key moment in Liverpool's history’ Nice to get something published in a newspaper in the city where I did my PhD. Apologies in advance for my mugshot being the story image (a little strange…) www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/news-op...liverpoolecho.co.ukThe price of progress we must never forgetThe story of the railway and its birth on Merseyside show the contradictions at the heart of 19th-century Britain, writes historian of activism and empire Dr Dean Clay 000
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 08/01/2026‘Human Rights Watch and Justice say recent legislative changes have had a chilling effect and should be repealed.’ Good morning from the UK, everyone. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comRight to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warnHuman Rights Watch and Justice say recent legislative changes have had a chilling effect and should be repealed 000
Reposted by Dean ClayKarl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Attention scholars: to mark the 20th anniversary of Patrick Wolfe's "Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native," SETTLER COLONIAL STUDIES is soliciting reflections/ critiques for a special issue on Wolfe and his influence. Details below. Please circulate widely! 13227
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 05/12/2025It’s shambolic. The only way they can save themselves is to get Diana Ross back for the opening ceremony to score the penalty she missed in the opening ceremony of USA ‘94. That’s the redemption story we all need. youtu.be/BAKsGT9-XB0?...youtu.be 110
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 24/11/2025I mean it was hard to keep scrolling once I saw Wayne’s World at 99 but having Eddie Murphy Raw in ahead of Delirious is cultural vandalism. Probably can’t argue with number 1 though so I now feel conflicted. 020
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Is this the grift going up yet another notch or has it just kind of settled in the stratosphere? 000
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Would you also mind adding me too please? Im a historian of US activism and empire. 130
Reposted by Dean ClayWarwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL... 3925561595
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Played the role in the same way as Daniel Craig but better. 010
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Should’ve just hired Madness to do it. Would’ve been more popular, surely?media.tenor.coma man is walking out of a gentleman 's hairdresserALT: a man is walking out of a gentleman 's hairdresser 260
Dean Clay @drdeanclay.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Just getting from A to B on time and at a reasonable price would be better… 020
Reposted by Dean ClayAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 28/03/2025I’ve been saying since the beginning of this admin that they’re going to start putting those statues back up. New Confederate statues would serve similar purposes to their boom time of 1900-20: statements of physical dominance of public space, designed to unite in-groups and intimidate out-groups. 12379131