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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Have a good weekend

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025. The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War. Where will our grant take you? See website for full details 👇🏻 www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/... #Fwwhist #phdchat

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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Really classy Daily Mirror front page on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. This Philip Zec celebrated cartoon was in the paper on this day in 1945

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Sylvia Booth @smfbooth.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Starmer needs to unequivocally tell the British people that Brexit has made them immeasurably poorer and that Farage has been the chief advocate of their losses .

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

British Steel employs 3.6k people. Coventry Uni group, which auditors say may not survive, employs 7.7k. But there is an emergency debate in parliament for British Steel and nothing for the whole HE sector imploding

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Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I know I'm a terribly tedious war bore, but it is utterly nauseating that - within living memory of the Second World War and innumerable other wars - for the president of a country as territorially secure as the US to speak like this.

The US president accused other nations, including allies, of “looting, pillaging, raping and plundering” the US, as he announced tariffs on economic rivals including 20% on the EU and 34% on China.

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Today UK authors are protesting against Meta for stealing our work to train their AI model. Authors earn an average of £7000 per year, we are not rich, and yet a trillion dollar company decided it didn’t want to license our work fairly as it was “too expensive” Theft is not a valid alternative.

META BOOK THIEVES - They Must Do The Write Thing

The Society of Authors are protesting Meta’s HQ today

This image shows illustrations of authors holding placards saying “make it fair” and “do the write thing”

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International Society for First World War Studies @fwwsoc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We are hugely excited to launch this new prize. The International Society for First World War Studies is absolutely dedicated to supporting ECRs and we view this as an amazing opportunity to start inspiring the next generation of scholars examining the First World War! 🗃️

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/03/2025

It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein

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Jonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

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Eddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Paging @thetattooedprof.bsky.social and @kevinmkruse.bsky.social Hoping you aren’t the end of the video just yet.

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Nina Régis @nina-regis.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Do you know a fantastic tool to keep up with publications about #FWW? @fheimburger.bsky.social will present it during the Society Bibliography Event @fwwsoc.bsky.social with over 20,600 references! Join us on Friday 21st March at 1pm CET ! Suscribe here : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1279469510...

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Society Bibliography Event

Discussion with Franziska Heimburger and Nina Régis about the Society Bibliography

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Alison Atkin @alisonatkin.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I'm pretty sure this is called the discipline of history.

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Sofya Anisimova @sdanisimova.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Dear everyone! The CfP for the 2025 conference of @fwwsoc.bsky.social is still ongoing. The deadline for proposals is 1 May. This year's conference will take place in Thessaloniki and the theme will be 'Seas' (interpreted as broad as possible) www.firstworldwarstudies.org/conferences....

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I can't let this reality-inverting BS go. The US was a proponent and architect of the EU—in particular, its antecedent the ECSC—because Europe caused massive wars that killed millions (including hundreds of thousands of Americans) and integrating their economies would prevent another. A big success

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Absolutely excellent piece and resonates with my experiences at a post-92 institution too. We are at the frontline of what's going to happen to our sector, but it's happening at supposedly "safer" institutions too. Some key points to pull out:

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The UK university sector is on fire. This is happening virtually everywhere -- job cuts, hiring freezes, department closures, PhD funding programmes... full blown crisis

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University of Hull @uniofhull.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

ColliderFest is right around the corner 👀 From getting hands-on with Supercomputers to visiting our simulated crime scene, there's so much to see and do. 🗓️ 13th - 16th March 📍 Across Hull, including some events on our campus Find out more and book your tickets: events.colliderfest.co.uk

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Dr Jenny Macleod @jennymacleod.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

My new article was published today: Chanak and the Memory of Gallipoli: A British Crisis of Cultural Demobilisation Open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... It links British imperial and political history into the idea of a Greater War which finished at Lausanne.

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Chanak and the Memory of Gallipoli: A British Crisis of Cultural Demobilisation

The Chanak crisis of September-October 1922 brought the British government to the brink of international warfare. Although Britain observes 11 November 1918 as the end of the First World War, perha...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 18/02/2025

The answer was not the point. The answer was never the point. The process of searching is the process of learning.

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Why are those who are so obviously benefitting from the status quo so angry about it? There has never been a better time to be a rich white guy. These maniacs are sitting on 20, shouting ‘twist.’

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I am delighted to announce the Call for Papers of the next @fwwsoc.bsky.social Conference to be held at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki on 1-3 October 2025. We are also hosting an open online Q&A event with the organisers on Mon 3rd Feb at 5pm GMT: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-co...

Call for Papers International Society for the First World War Studies Conference, 1-3 October 2025
SEAS
The International Society for First World War Studies and the Department of Balkan, Slavic & Oriental Studies at the University of Macedonia are delighted to announce ISFWWS’ 11th conference, to be held at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki on 1-3 October 2025. The city Thessaloniki played a very special role in the history of the First World War both as a base of the Entente, Serbian and Greek troops and as a port. However, as often happens with the naval dimension of the First World War, its maritime role often remained overlooked. To rectify that, this year the conference will focus on the naval side of the war with the broad theme of ‘Seas’.
We will be happy to consider proposals touching on any maritime aspects of the war, in the broadest possible sense and we would like to encourage historians, who do not usually focus on the naval side of the war, to find connections with it in their own research. Potential subjects may include, but not limited to:
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naval and maritime history of the war
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amphibious operations
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port cities and coastal areas
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maritime journeys during the war
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economics and logistics (supply, naval blockade and its effects, etc)
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naval and maritime technology
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naval thinking and naval theories developed during and after the war
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social and cultural histories of all belligerent navies
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civilians at sea during the war
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commemoration and memory of maritime aspects of the war
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representation of naval aspects of the war in art, literature, film, computer games, etc.
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environmental history of the seas and coastal areas during the war

We are also happy to inform applicants that for those willing we will be able to organise a thematic field trip to the island of Lemnos on 4-5 October (for additional fee).
We particularly welcome proposals from early career researchers. There will also be a mentoring programme to help postgraduate and early career researchers develop their papers for publication.
Accommodation for all participants will be generously provided by the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki. There will also be several bursaries available for the early career scholars and independent researchers.
All presenters will be expected to become members of the Society before the conference date. The working language of the conference and all submissions is English. The organisers intend to publish the proceedings of this conference.
Paper Selection: Potential presenters are encouraged to submit a 300-word abstract of their paper accompanied by a one-page CV to isfwws2025@gmail.com by 1 May 2025. If you have any questions about the conference, please, email Dr Sofya Anisimova at sofya.anisimova@ucd.ie.
If your proposal is accepted a 2500-3000 word short paper will be due 1 September 2025 in order for papers to be pre-circulated and have as much time as possible dedicated to discussion.

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Stephen Clarke @stephenclarkenz.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

War, Memory & Diplomacy: celebrating the career of Professor Joan Beaumont Following Professor Beaumont's retirement from the ANU, the symposium will celebrate her distinguished career as a scholar and academic leader on 14 Feb 2025 in Melbourne #History www.eventbrite.com.au/e/war-memory...

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War, Memory & Diplomacy: celebrating the career of Professor Joan Beaumont

We are delighted to host this symposium to celebrate Joan Beaumont's distinguished career as a scholar and academic leader

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

If you don't abolish OfS and bring back a proper planning body for Higher Education, cap numbers at the biggest institutions, and help more with high-cost subjects, there's no point bothering with HE policy. Because whatever you do will throw good money after bad. wonkhe.com/blogs/there-...

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There are cold spots in arts, humanities, and social sciences provision

New British Academy interactive maps reveal cold spots in social sciences, humanities and arts in UK higher education – especially affecting disadvantaged students. Ruairí Cullen explains

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

At the end of a badly bruising week for UKHE, a reminder that even when measured in the narrowest economic terms, UK universities are stonkingly good value for money. 2021-22 for example saw a return on government investment in 1st degree students' teaching of £13 for every £1 spent. (page 3) #UKHE

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Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

We're still recovering from the ransomware attack but did you know that you can now search the 'main' British Library catalogue again? bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/disco…

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Dr Jenny Macleod @jennymacleod.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

A long time ago when I had a part time fellowship at an Australian studies centre but didn’t yet know much about Australia … Colleague: could you do a radio interview about Miles Franklin Me: er, who is he? Colleague: *she* is one of our greatest authors Me: better not then

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Dr Jenny Macleod @jennymacleod.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

This is also perfect for our module next trimester on public history, ‘World War Tudors’ - it’s all about the myths that Britain tells itself and what they miss out. The module is fun because we look at computer games, films, and documentaries, and how those genres shape public history.

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Dr Jenny Macleod @jennymacleod.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I’ve joined the great migration to Bluesky and just learning the ropes. Seems like l’m supposed to introduce myself. I’m a historian of war and memory at the University of Hull, long term Gallipoli obsessive. Think I’ve managed to mention it in all but one of my lectures this term …

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

What a coincidence, the only thing missing from your article is a citation of me, your reviewer

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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

🚨 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is still open for applications 🚨 There is no limit to topic, if you are researching the First World War as part of your PhD we want to hear from you! #fwwhist bit.ly/WFAPhDGrantS...

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