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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our first seminar of the new term is this evening from 17:30 to 19:00 BST. Join us online or in person at the IHR to hear @historymatt.bsky.social talk about Georgian children's clothes. To attend, please register through the link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Children’s shoes, material culture and the Georgian body

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tomorrow evening, at 17:30 BST, join us for the first of this year's seminars. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @historymatt.bsky.social will be our speaker, talking about objections to children's shoes in eighteenth century Britain. Register through the link.

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Dr Pam Mansell will be giving a talk on 30th September for the Surrey History Centre, via Zoom. The Woking County Secondary Schools: opening up a grammar school education for the children of Woking, 1868-1939 - Surrey County Council. To book: customer.surreycc.gov.uk/article/2368...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It is nearly time for the first seminar of the new term! Join us on Tuesday 29th September at 17:30BST to hear @historymatt.bsky.social present 'Children’s shoes, material culture and the Georgian body'. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... We'll be at the IHR and online.

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Children’s shoes, material culture and the Georgian body

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Jack Cox @jackandrewcox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Please share: I am working on the History Lab + & History UK ECR Survey with @kerrymlove.bsky.social . We collating contacts to disseminate the survey to later this year. The survey examines support received by ECRs post-PhD in history or related subjects (such as archaeology and art history). (1/3)

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Our sister group, @histchild.bsky.social, had their fifth biannual conference last week. Huge thanks to @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social and @drjuliabish.bsky.social for planning a wonderful conference and providing a space for people at different career stages to share their work for us all to enjoy.

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This evening's seminar is cancelled. Apologies. Hopefully it can be rescheduled for the new academic year.

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Re. 'Girls at the Margins in Renaissance Florence', 23rd June, 17:30 BST. It is far too hot to go into London so tomorrow's seminar with @drgillhistory.bsky.social will be Zoom only. You will need to register through the below link for the Zoom link. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Girls at the Margins in Renaissance Florence

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Once again we are at the last seminar of the year. @drgillhistory.bsky.social is the last speaker this year, with 'Girls at the Margins in Renaissance Florence'. Come along, on Zoom or to the IHR, to join us from 17:30 BST on 23rd. June. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

history.ac.uk

Girls at the Margins in Renaissance Florence

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Dr Gillian Jack @drgillhistory.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I'm talking at the IHR Life-Cycles seminar later this month (23 June) about girls at the margins of Florentine society c.1350-1550. Online and in person (London): www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Girls at the Margins in Renaissance Florence

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 10/06/2026

The Royal Historical Society is now on Instagram! Follow us at instagram.com/royalhistsoc @royalhistsoc as another site for updates on our events, funding opportunities, prizes and more.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 09/06/2026

Join us at 1pm this Friday for 'Historical Context: Labour in Crisis': bit.ly/4ns6yGZ Specialist historians set the UK's changing political landscape in historical context. With expert insight from @emilyrobinson.bsky.social, @lisebutler.bsky.social and Rohan McWilliam 1/2

Banner with text: Historical Context: Labour in Crisis? RHS Panel 12 June 2026

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Today at 17:30 BST, Oliver Mumford will present work from his doctoral research. Join us at the IHR or through Zoom to hear 'Intergenerational links between Catholic university students in the twentieth century'. Every one is welcome! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Intergenerational links between Catholic university students in the twentieth century”

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Tuesday 9th. June at 17:30. We'll be joined by Oliver Mumford to hear an aspect of his doctoral research: "Intergenerational links between Catholic university students in the twentieth century”, focusing on the Catholic Mount Pleasant Training College in Liverpool. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Tuesday 9th. June: the penultimate seminar of the academic year. Join us from 17:30, online or at the IHR to hear Oliver Mumford's paper, 'Intergenerational links between Catholic students in Liverpool in the twentieth century'. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Women university graduates in their robes, Liverpool, 1929.

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Tomorrow evening (26/5/26) from 17:30, join us at the IHR or online to hear @catgqf.bsky.social present "The managers have sanctioned swimming lessons": Girls' swimming lessons in England, c.1890-1914'. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Tuesday 26th. May, 17:30-19:00. @catgqf.bsky.social will present her work on girls' swimming lessons from c.1890 to 1914. The research was inspired by comments in a National School logbook about the girls starting swimming lessons, and flowed from there. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Female swimming session at the People’s Palace, Mile End Road, Stepney, East London. Photograph: Bedford Lemere, 12th. June 1888.
Copyright: Historic England (Media ID 1280890)

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

If you work in #histed, the deadline for submitting abstracts for this year's History of Education Society conference is 25th. May. The conference will be at Maynooth University, near Dublin on 13th-15th. November. There will be some PGR bursaries. hes2026.wixsite.com/hes2026mayno...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Our next seminar is on Tuesday, 26th. May at 17:30. @catgqf.bsky.social will present work on swimming lessons for girls from different class backgrounds in England between 1890 and 1914. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Next Tuesday, 26th. May, we are going swimming. This doesn't necessarily involve getting wet as dry swimming lessons will be included. @catgqf.bsky.social will present her findings from school records and newspapers detailing girls' swimming lessons, 1890-1914. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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"The managers have sanctioned swimming lessons": Girls' swimming lessons in England, c.1890-1914 | Institute of Historical Research

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This evening at 17:30 BST, come to the IHR for a peek inside @lauratisdall.bsky.social's new book. Laura will be with us to present 'Adulthood, Maturity and Chronological Age in Cold War Britain (c.1956 to c.1989)' & we have a discount code for the book. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Tomorrow, 12th. May, from 17:30 BST at the IHR! @lauratisdall.bsky.social will present 'Adulthood, Maturity and Chronological Age in Cold War Britain (c.1956 to c.1989)'. This work is taken from her new book, for which we have discount codes to share with attendees. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Our next seminar is on 12th. May from 17:30 BST. We are looking forward to welcoming back @lauratisdall.bsky.social to hear about her new book, We Have Come to Be Destroyed. @yalepress.bsky.social have given me a discount code for the book to share with attendees! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Are you a History GCSE teacher keen to engage students with the deeper past? A reminder that this and other articles in @royalhistsoc.org 's Transactions are now published open access, so they're free for you (and your students) to read and download. @histassoc.bsky.social #Skystorians

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Bede or Beowulf? Reflecting on the Constructed Narratives of Teaching Medieval History in Schools in England | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core

Bede or Beowulf? Reflecting on the Constructed Narratives of Teaching Medieval History in Schools in England

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 07/05/2026

Applications are now invited for the Society's 2026 Funded Book Workshops - for historians currently writing a 2nd or 3rd monograph bit.ly/4uwep8C. Grants enable authors to hold a day workshop with upto 6 specialist readers to discuss a MS in detail before submission to a publisher #Skystorians

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Applications now invited for the Society's 2026 'Funded Book Workshops' for mid-career historians - RHS

The Society’s Funded Book Workshops Grants support historians, currently working on a second or third major research project, and which will lead to publication of a monograph. The Book Workshops enab...

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History: The Journal of the Historical Association @hisjournalha.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

#History #Skystorians New article klaxon! Ed Green's 'School Board Elections in England and Wales, 1870-1902: An Electoral Experiment?', OA, doi.org/10.1111/1468... Enjoy!

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Next Tuesday, 12th. May, we will hear from @lauratisdall.bsky.social. Laura will speak about their new book, We Have Come to Be Destroyed. Same time as usual - 17:30 to 19:00, at the IHR or online. Details on registration are in the link. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 28/04/2026

A reminder that our new funding programme for Fellows & Associate Fellows of the Society resident outside the UK & Ireland closes a week on Friday bit.ly/3PtDQZu Grants support research in UK/Irish archives for international historians. Deadline 8 May to allow research from summer 2026 #Skystorians

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Society launches new funding programme for International Fellows and Associate Fellows - RHS

The Royal Historical Society is pleased to launch a new programme, from today, to support the work of International Fellows and Associate Fellows. Recipients will be members of the Society, resident o...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Today! From 17:30 to 19:00, join us to hear David Killingray's paper, 'The Exceptionalism of Black Children in Britain, 1500-1850'. We will be in the IHR. You are very welcome to join us there or online. Register through the link for further details on finding us. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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Sarah Wise @misssarahwise.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I’m one of the speakers at the Society of Genealogists’ online mental health family history day, Mon 11 May, 1pm-9pm. I’ll be talking about people wrongly certified into asylums, c1830-1890. Open to non-SoG members. Full details: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Only three days 'til our next seminar! Join us on 28/4 from 17:30 BST at the IHR or online to hear David Kilingway present 'The Exceptionalism of Black Children in Britain, 1500-1850'. Further details can be found in the link. Everyone is welcome. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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The Exceptionalism of Black Children in Britain, 1500-1850

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Stephanie Olsen @stephanieolsen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

2.5 year postdoc opportunity at CoE NARS, Tampere University. The focus is on the history of everyday nationalism and we encourage applications dealing with the history of childhood and youth. Please distribute far and wide and encourage great scholars to apply. tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...

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Postdoctoral Researcher (History of Everyday Nationalism, CoE NARS) / Tutkijatohtori

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History of Education Society UK @histedsocuk.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📖 Check out some of the recent book reviews in the History of Education Journal. In the first, Antoine Marquis discusses Briony Neilson's "Dangers of Youth" and its broader implications for class, age, the role of the state, and 'young offenders'. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Dangers of Youth: Age, Criminality, and Juvenile Justice Reform in Third Republic France

Published in History of Education: Journal of the History of Education Society (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

News of our seminars for this summer term is available! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... Which ones will we see you at?

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The last seminar of the term is tomorrow! That is, 24th. March. Jillian Southart will be our speaker from 17:30 GMT, presenting 'Just ‘a heap of rags and tangled hair’? : identifying the female scholar in London’s ragged schools, 1840-1870'. Join us for history fun! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Just ‘a heap of rags and tangled hair’? : identifying the female scholar in London’s ragged schools, 1840-1870

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 23/03/2026

Today we launch a call for the Society's next round of 'Public History Grants' and 'Conference Panel Grants', 2026-27: bit.ly/4lNt8ck Public History Grants support collaborative projects by historians working in / outside HE; Panel Grants enable conference attendance on a shared theme #Skystorians

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RHS / Scouloudi grants for public history and conference panels, 2026-27: applications now invited - RHS

The Royal Historical Society is pleased to launch the latest round of grants supporting collaborative public history and panel conference formation. Both grants for 2026-27 are made possible thanks to...

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

On Tuesday 24th. March at 17:30 GMT, join us online or at the IHR to hear Jillian Southart present, 'Just ‘a heap of rags and tangled hair’?: identifying the female scholar in London’s ragged schools, 1840-1870.' Anyone interested is welcome, register in the link. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

history.ac.uk

Just ‘a heap of rags and tangled hair’? : identifying the female scholar in London’s ragged schools, 1840-1870

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Interested in environmental history? The IHR is offering a summer 2026 internship with the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). Apply by 15 April 2026, 11:59 pm BST. More details at: buff.ly/Vzpz6G3.

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IHR Internships

IHR Internships support new researchers to develop their skills and broaden their experience within and beyond the historical research community.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 17/03/2026

In addition to today's guide to national history societies in the UK and Ireland, we also have listings of c.100 Record Societies. These societies are central to our research culture, with a focus on regional history / primary source publications. Here is England: bit.ly/4sPSwk3 1/2 #Skystorians

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English Regional History and Record Societies - RHS

About this listing The following is a listing of English record societies specialising in historical research and publishing in selected regions. If you are member of one of the following societies, a...

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History of Education Society UK @histedsocuk.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🗣️ CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS! 🇮🇪 The History of Education Conference is back for 2026, and will be held at Maynooth University, Ireland. 📆 Now, you can submit your 250-word abstracts - you have until 25 May 2026! 👇 More here: hes2026.wixsite.com/hes2026mayno...

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Call for Papers | HES2026

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

We are approaching the last seminar of the term! On Tuesday 24/3/26 from 17:30 GMT, Jillian Southart will be our speaker. Register below to hear 'Just ‘a heap of rags and tangled hair’? : identifying the female scholar in London’s ragged schools, 1840-1870'. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Just ‘a heap of rags and tangled hair’? : identifying the female scholar in London’s ragged schools, 1840-1870

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Are you a mid-career historian researching 17th & 18th-century British Protestant dissenting traditions? 🏛️ Apply for the Dr Williams's Trust Library Bursaries at the IHR! Three awards of £3,500 are available to support your research in London libraries and archives www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...

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The Dr Williams’s Trust Library Bursaries for Mid-Career Researchers

The Dr Williams’s Trust has generously provided funds to support the work of mid-career historians researching the British Protestant dissenting traditions.

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Later this afternoon, we are off to the Middle Ages with @elenarossi.bsky.social to hear about families dealing with their children going to university. Come along with us! You may join us online or in person at the Institute of Historical Research in Bloomsbury. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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‘I would be pleased if he did not pursue his studies further, but instead came home’: The Impact of University Studies and their International Character on Family Relations in the Middle Ages

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History of Education Society UK @histedsocuk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

📚 Nominations for our book prizes are OPEN! See below how to nominate a book that was published in 2023, 2024, or 2025, with our winner to be announced at our annual conference in November. 👇 historyofeducation.org.uk/book-prizes/

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Book Prizes - History of Education Society

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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

@elenarossi.bsky.social will be our speaker tomorrow at 17:30. Join us at the IHR or online to hear her talk about the impact on families of offspring going off to university in the Middle Ages. Every one is welcome. The registration details are in the link. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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SHCY @shcy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Check out this week's interview on Digital Childhoods with Bianca Premo on the tragic case of the "youngest mother in the world" and what it teaches us about time, maturity, and Peruvian history: shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/jumping-...

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Jumping Over Childhood - Digital Childhoods

Most of us conceive of childhood and maternity as separate, linearly progressive stages of life. First comes childhood, then comes puberty, then comes adulthood and reproduction. However, scholars con...

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