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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 18h

On every subject, there's always a way to throw a Romani stereotype in - even on Bluesky.

Bluesky post from Karate Bullfighter commenting on the recent pictures of Susan Dell 'Maybe an old Gypsy rubbed her cheek and whispered 'Thinner'

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 22h

Whether deliberate or ignorance SRS act as though scholars who have to see stuff like this everyday don't suffer from barriers or discrimination like other ethnic minorities. Its why there's no serious British Romani history funded or position ever created - racism is acceptable if its Romanies

X post from Schwibz saying 'Just heard the term 'Sweating like a gypsy with a mortgage' when challneged on it not making sense Schwibz justifies it with 'Gypsys can't read bro'

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 17h

It has occurred to me that I should be telling the racist academics I come across that I've put a curse on them - they might be racist enough to believe it....but it does kind of undermine what I do 🤣

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 18h

On every subject, there's always a way to throw a Romani stereotype in - even on Bluesky.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 23h

A £6.5m redevelopment of a Gypsy Traveller site near Perth has left some residents fearing for their cultural rights. They say new fixed homes and restrictions on sleeping in caravans threaten their way of life. Read the full story: www.theferret.scot/scotland-has...

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Rhys Kaminski-Jones @rhyskamjones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sign up to the online portion of our Welsh Tour edition launch next Thursday! I'll be speaking (in Welsh, with translation) about the "Tyger Cat" of Bryn-y-Pys, and the most spoiled Agouti in eighteenth-century London

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

2 weeks in public, 3 months privately no response other than they refuse to talk about it. The stone wall of silence suggests to me that this is deliberate discrimination. That's really worrying

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boonque שארלוט משאול @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This connects with why I would really love to see multidisciplinary work on Romani and Jewish experiences of Diaspora.

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

2 weeks in public, 3 months privately no response other than they refuse to talk about it. The stone wall of silence suggests to me that this is deliberate discrimination. That's really worrying

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The best place to see how effective disinformation can be is Romanies in Britain Stereotypes have been so effective that legislative repression has never stopped & their ethnocide has been so comprehensive they get thrown together with other ethnicities as 'GRT' Disinformation bends reality

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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"the “celebration” of BHM in UKHE can be accurately described as a pseudo-celebration that only nods vaguely & imperceptibly at something considered nebulously to be “Black culture”. But this is not backed up by an entrenched study of African history or engagement with African-produced knowledges."

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Burnham's speech gave me clarity over policy to cu the humanities - his focus on 'working class ambition' There's no path to working in humanities if you're working class - as this scheme shows you're better off studying in Russia than a UK university as its background not ability that's judged

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Borrowing costs of 6% were imposed on newly independent Caribbean & African countries by British administrators, creating a debt trap they’ve never been able to escape: alanlester.co.uk/blog/britain... www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Global bond sell-off intensifies, as UK long-term borrowing costs pass 6%

Fears that US deficit is unsustainable drive Britain’s 30-year bond yield to level not seen since 1998

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I fundamentally disagree with the government But that humanities scholars thought expansion was about more opportunities for already over represented scholars & not bringing view point diversity to their fields or spreading opportunities is sad

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Think I asked this a while back but it anyone has any reading on auctioning the goods of the dead in 16th- and 17th-century London, and/or the role of bellmen and criers around deaths and auctions, I'd be very grateful for recommendations!

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An interesting interview with Welsh landscape & documentary photographer Pete Davis on his collaboration with the Strata Florida archaeological team looking at the past woodland management by the Cistercian monks. His exhibition at MOMA Machynlleth finished 2 weeks back youtu.be/dcrxsgrCyBI?...

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Pete Davis - Strata Florida photographs and exhibition, 2026.

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Day 9. Classism is far too common in HE That St Andrews will respond to refute classism but academics of SRS haven't & won't speaks volumes I would argue it says everything about how deliberate this is to ensure the 'right' backgrounds receive their funding news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/clas...

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Classism has no place at the University of St Andrews | University of St Andrews news

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Classism has no place at the University of St Andrews | University of St Andrews news

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Week 2. Rather than just be my own specific critiques of SRS - how this has been dealt with speaks to the terrible culture across HE There is a culture of fear of complaining for ECRs & students because it feels more consequential to raise issues than cause them.

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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 27/09/2026

Gypsy Travellers have been persecuted for centuries. But despite a Scottish Government apology last June for the Tinker Experiment – which tried to assimilate them into settled culture – some claim their cultural rights are still being denied. shorturl.at/FUXpV

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Iriss @irissorg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Too often, services only meet people at crisis point. This animation from Proud Gypsy Traveller CIC reflects on what Gypsy and Traveller community members have been carrying long before they reach services. A strong prompt for teams to reflect on barriers to asking for support. buff.ly/aGi4dTn

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The Weight We Carry

The Weight We Carry is a short animation exploring the often unseen pressures affecting mental health within Romany Gypsy, Irish Traveller and Scottish Gypsy Traveller communities. It was created…

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Joe Saunders @joesaunders1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For anyone without access via university affiliation then membership to the British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social entitles you to a discounted subscription of this fantastic database of published historical research. www.history.ac.uk/resources/on...

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That's quite off putting for a variety of scholars whether working class or carers or a variety of precarious scholars. There seems to be a pattern of what in my opinion is bias against certain groups & I'd hoped for answers when raising it privately

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And I'd agree with that if they were constructive but instead they've banned members from talking to me about it & said they won't talk to me about if further - that's suspicious behaviour. The issue with the £15k fellowship is more the asking how you can afford it than just the money. 1/2

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And in a way that's fair but to bring up issues of racism & classism in an organisation and the official response is not to deny it or explain it but say they might talk about it in private isn't really acceptable. Surely they'd say they are reviewing it if they took it seriously?

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I brought it up to the chair who said they'd discuss it at council in September. The response from that was no answer but they'll consider it as part of normal working & they refuse to talk to me about it in future

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is all the more significant an exclusion as it speaks to an attitude that is against Romanies & Romani history The Renaissance saw laws that demanded execution & deportation based on Romani ethnicity. Renaissance Romaphobia began a successful process of ethnocide SRS think that's unimportant

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

2yrs after I finished my MA History at Goldsmiths, my research rights were bought and I was hired to work as historical consultant on this TV show. It's had BAFTA and International Emmy nominations. I got a book deal, too. Goldsmiths: "No point in MA History, let's fire everyone and delete it."

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Dr Adam James Smith @elementaladam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Join my students and I for a #BHM26 event exploring the life & writing of Ignatius Sancho, including his letters to Laurence Sterne. 12 October 2026, 6–7.15pm Free to attend: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-hist... The first 20 to book get a free printed copy of our edition. #18c #18thCentury

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I want to make clear that @srsrensoc.bsky.social official reply on this was 'We note your concerns and will consider them as part of our normal working processes. No further communication will be entered into on this matter.' Their council know & is comfortable with what they are doing

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is very cool. My sister is currently looking into the Boswells in Cornwall and trying to see if there is any link to our Boswell ancestors! Thank you so much for sharing!

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Day 2 @srsrensoc.bsky.social Your chair has refused to address concerns of racism, classism & bias. Dr Hannah Murphy is an expert in race-making & is Irish - is it realistic that they wouldn't understand that Irish Travellers are white? Or is this a deliberate policy of racism?

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I also brought up their hostility to working class & precarious scholars & was ignored SRS offer 2x £15k postdoc fellowships & make you justify how you could afford to live on such little money In my opinion this is to deliberately put off/identify working class or precarious scholars. If not why?

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Having raised it with them privately & been blown off I publicly ask @srsrensoc.bsky.social why has SRS chosen to exclude Romanies & Irish Travellers by branding its postgraduate award for 'People of Colour'? Does SRS ignorantly assume they are included or is it deliberate discrimination?

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Are Romanies & Irish Travellers excluded from this too?

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm really glad you've mentioned this as I really felt that the way this fellowship was structured was to ensure all those scholars you've mention are less likely to apply or be successful if they did

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Evan Hayles Gledhill @gothicbodies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Most of my adult life, my annual income has been under £20k, pre & post PhD. Careers are increasingly inaccessible - to the disabled, carers, people without support networks like family etc. And it's no guarantee of a better life now, gig work is hollowing out the middle class.

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I wish that weren't the case. I'd be able to deal with my own lack of opportunities if the opportunities were fairly given. I'm really happy for you though - its a win

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thank you! I'm sick of everything being judged on background not ability - its rife but SRS are terrible & need highlighting The advantage of knowing & accepting your background blacklists you from academia is that you can can highlight discrimination without being blacklisted again

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Dr James Peate @jamesepeate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is such an important thread - thank you so much for sharing & so much solidarity for everything you've been through. It hits very hard & I really appreciate you sharing

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

When I was doing my PhD and picking up teaching as well as working several jobs outside of academia (tutoring, bookshop, Spanish classes, proofreading), a full time member of staff, irritated at me asking for teaching, asked 'Wasn't I happy' and 'Were they not paying me enough.' 1/

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