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Clarity Records in the city, or Mr V at Semaphore. Alongside Oxfam on Hutt, there’s Imprints on Hindley.

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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A reading pile for those interested in the history of anti-fascism in Britain

A People’s History of the Anti-Nazi League - Geoff Brown
Physical Resistance - Dave Hann
Our Flag Stays Red - Phil Piratin
London Jews and British Communism 1933-1945 Henry Felix Srbernik
When We Touched the Sky - David Renton
Black Star - Anandi Ramamurthy
Racism, Class and the Racialized Outsider - Satnam Virdee
British Antifascism and the Holocaust, 1945-79 - Joshua Cohen
Never Again - David Renton
Say it Loud - edited by Brian Richardson
Beating the Fascists - Sean Birchall
No Platform - Evan Smith
The 43 Group - Morris Beckman
No Free Speech for Fascists - David Renton
Remembering Cable Street - edited by Tony Kushner & Nadia Valman
We Fight Fascists - Daniel Sonabend
Anti-Fascism in Britain - Nigel Copsey

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It's well known that today Australia goes from having 3 main time zones to 5. But one state just went from having 3 time zones within its borders to two: NSW Most of the state advanced from +1000 to +1100, Yancowinna County (Broken Hill) from +0930 to +1030, and Lord Howe Is from +1030 to... +1100

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Australia has entered its daylights savings period (not applicable in Queensland) so have to do a whole lot of new calculations for zoom meetings with overseas colleagues, and the watching of football.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Our latest issue - 54(5) - is out! Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5... Many thanks to the whole team and everyone involved!

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Volume 54, Issue 5 of The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Book review published! Alexander Insley reviews 'The Overseer State: Slavery, Indenture and Governance in the British Empire, 1812-1916' by Sascha Auerbach (Cambridge University Press, 2025): doi.org/10.1080/0308... @universitypress.cambridge.org

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The Overseer State: Slavery, Indenture and Governance in the British Empire, 1812-1916

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New book review! Asadullah Raisani reviews 'Axis of Empire: A History of Iran-US Relations' by Afshin Matin-Asgari (Verso, 2026): doi.org/10.1080/0308... @versobooks.bsky.social

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Axis of Empire: A History of Iran-US Relations

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Latest book review! Jakob Burnham reviews 'By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire' by Mélanie Lamotte (Harvard University Press, 2026): doi.org/10.1080/0308... @harvardpress.bsky.social

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By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire

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European Review of History @euroreviewhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Got a Google alert that some of my publications had been recently cited and saw that my citations had now reached over 1000 (according to Google Scholar). As someone who has been in and out of academia many times and in a field (History) which is slower to acquire citations, that's pretty neat.

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📢 We’re hiring a Junior Associate Editor! We’re looking for a current or recent PhD researcher in European history to help manage our Special Issues. Gain academic publishing experience, work with an international editorial team, + receive a £1,500 annual stipend! See below for more info:

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We're Hiring! | Euroreviewhistory

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Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hey everyone, I currently have availability for freelance writing, researching, and/or teaching work between now and the end of the calendar year. Please see this document for further details, and share with anyone else who you think might be interested.

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AVAILABILITY FOR WORK

Hello everyone, This is just a notice to say I'm available for freelance paid work in the following areas until the end of 2026: WRITING: Whether for academic or public-facing audiences, in the areas ...

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Yes, I have had that with some journals, but not many. Should be more of the norm.

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Send me an email! Evan [dot] smith [at] Adelaide [dot] edu [dot] au

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I am genuinely curious in the publication process so I do try to keep my eye out for articles that I have peer reviewed (and very rarely would suggest an article is unpublishable). But I acknowledge that not all peer reviewers might have the same inclinations

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When I peer review an article, I think it would be good to get a notification when that article is eventually published. I am interested in seeing how the article ended up and curious how much of my feedback the author(s) took on board. Although there are probably some drawbacks to this too...

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"Hello. I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It's all lies. But they're entertaining lies. And in the end, isn't that the real truth? The answer is: No."

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"true stories about the past"

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thanks for your interest. I have already invited someone to review it, but if they are unavailable, I am happy to consider other reviewers. If there are any other recently published books that you would like to review, do let me know. Email me at Evan [dot] smith [at] Adelaide [dot] edu [dot] au.

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I can't DM unfortunately, but just need the page number for the interview with Hans Eysenck which was published on 10 May, 1973. I have the clipping, but no page number!

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Does anyone have access to the Daily Mail digital archive and can look up one article for me from a specific date?

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Has that disappeared? I was using the Google Newspaper Archive to access the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age before ProQuest finally put them in a database.

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There must be a German word for the feeling that historians get when they realise that a hard copy source that they used extensively in their past research is now digitised and easily searchable/accessible. Spent so many hours looking through old copies of THES. Now it’s all online!

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Quoted the ‘ideology’ section in many an undergrad essay!

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just found out that I now have access to the digital archive of the Times Higher Education Supplement from the 1970s to 2000s. So much downloading to be done!

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If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Would anyone be interested in reviewing this OA book for The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History? Usually with OA books, a hard copy cannot be provided, but it is free to download. If interested, please get in touch! @jich.bsky.social www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hope it goes well! And if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Moving house and office at same time back in 2023, I finally decided to get rid of all my ‘just in case’ books I’d acquired, mainly because I thought I might need them for teaching. Put them all out in the office corridor to be taken and they all went. I haven’t regretted giving away any of them!

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The only acceptable iced coffee to rock up to a job interview with

Two litre bottle of Farmers Union Iced Coffee

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The only acceptable iced coffee to rock up to a job interview with

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I am just a researcher, sitting at my laptop, trying to convince this website that I am not a bot and want to read this obscure journal article from the 1970s.

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Whenever Lachie Neale pops up today

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