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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dr Jane Hindley and Professor Nadine Rossol represented Essex at the City of the Future conference hosted by YUFE partner Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, discussing local sustainability and European educational cooperation. More information: www.yufe.eu or dphayes@essex.ac.uk.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Exciting news! "Countdown to Dictatorship," featuring Prof Nadine Rossol, has now been nominated for a German TV award in the category of best documentary series!

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Professor Lucy Noakes chaired a panel at the Chalke History Festival on 23 June on America 250, joined by Anne Applebaum, Sarah Churchwell, Nicholas Guyatt and James Naughtie. Great to see so many people there despite the hot weather.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Dr William Carruthers will be speaking at the “Situating universalisms. The transnational construction of Homo sapiens in the XX century” conference in Rome next week, where he will present his research on UNESCO, Nubia, and the persistence of race in global heritage debates. tinyurl.com/y6ntfcxm

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Situating universalisms. The transnational construction of Homo sapiens in the XX century 

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

New module The Holocaust in History and Memory (HR206) examines the history of the Holocaust and the challenges of its memory in the digital age. Students collaborate with the Wiener Holocaust Library to produce public‑facing educational work. Here's Profs Lucy Noakes and Nadine Rossol on a visit.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Congratulations to one of our former PhD Philosophy students, Jakub Kowalewski, who has been selected as one of five AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinkers for 2026: www.ukri.org/news/bbc-and...

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BBC and AHRC select New Generation Thinkers 2026

Five of the UK’s most promising early-career academics have been selected as this year’s New Generation Thinkers to help shape Radio 4 programming.

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Lisa Smith @historybeagle.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Had a fantastic day at an #earlymodern workshop for PhD students @phaisessex.bsky.social . Lots of discussion of power, disability/embodiment, witches, and networks. Wonderful cohort of researchers. Days like this make for the best work days!

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The Dora Love Prize is now in its 14th year, with local schools sharing what they’ve learned from studying the Holocaust. This year our MA student Francesca and PhD student Louise ran a workshop for pupils. Essex finals: 17 June, 5pm. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dora-l...

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The Dora Love Prize 2026 Essex final

Join us in Essex for The Dora Love Prize 2026 final—fun, flair, big enthusiasm and fierce competition in person!

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

PHAIS PhD Curating student Sarith Ratnayake is raising funds for her upcoming exhibition, (Be)longing, investigating how grassroots art exhibitions can foster a sense of belonging for queer South Asian communities in London. Click below for details and to donate! click.hubbub.net/p/belonging/...

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(be)longing

Grassroots art exhibitions as sites of belonging for Queer South Asians

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

A reminder of the below event - look out for another talk from Professor Gurney coming soon!

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Join Professor Peter Gurney at the Essex Record Office for The Chartist Revolution - exploring the world’s first mass movement for democratic reform and its roots in Essex & Suffolk. 🗓️ 28 April 2026, 10:40–12:00 🎟️ Tickets: shorturl.at/R4Mly

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ERO Presents: The Chartist Revolution:

the world’s first mass movement for democratic reform

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Join PhD Art History & Theory student Solange Gulizzi for a talk at The Minories, Colchester, on 'Women, Power, and the Spaces We Inhabit' - 14 May, 7pm. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-powe...

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Women, Power, and The Spaces We Inhabit

An evening talk on Home, Power, and the Hidden Politics of Everyday Space. The Minories, May 14th, 7pm

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

DW’s Unmasking Revolutions series features Professor Nadine Rossol in its latest episode, where she contributes her expertise on the German Revolution of 1918 in From Kaiser to Republic: Why Sailors Overthrew the German Empire in 1918. youtu.be/vwGxn_4a_uw

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From Kaiser to Republic: The German Revolution 1918 that Started with Sailors

YouTube video by DW History and Culture

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The author copies of the paperback of my book just arrived! Available now @cornellupress.bsky.social and others: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

A box with eight copies of my book Flooded Pasts

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

New podcast episode! Prof. Lucy Noakes and Prof. Nadine Rossol join Toby Miller’s Cultural Studies series to discuss how Britain and Germany remember WWI and WWII — the overlaps, the contrasts, and how states and individuals shape commemoration. Listen here: tinyurl.com/2mxfyp47

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Nadine Rossol/Lucy Noakes: German/UK commemoration/memory of WWI/II

Nadine Rossol and Lucy Noakes on German and British commemoration and memory of WWI/II You can read about their work here: https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/ROSSO94807/Nadine-Rossol https://www.essex.ac....

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Really engaged review of my book that understands what I was trying to do exactly.

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I have a new article out (open access!) about what the Archaeological Survey of India was doing in Nepal in the 1960s, with thoughts about the global complexity of post-war archaeological knowledge and the categories we use to understand it: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Developing Indian pasts? The Archaeological Survey of India, ‘postcolonial’ archaeology, and technical assistance in Nepal - William Carruthers, 2026

This article examines archaeological assistance provided to Nepal by the Archaeological Survey of India as part of India’s aid efforts there in the 1960s. It de...

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

A quick snap of Professor. Nadine Rossol on German TV last week. You can catch up online now: shorturl.at/jdxuj

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Join Professor Tracey Loughran for "Staying In and Coming Out: Oral Histories of LGBTQ+ Women’s Lives in Britain, c. 1960-2020," exploring oral history interviews with LGBTQ+ women born 1940-1970 - part of the Students Union #LGBTHistoryMonth. Monday 9 February, 5-6pm CTC.2.01 (Colchester Campus)

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

New podcast: Professor Alison Rowlands discusses her landmark book Witchcraft Narratives in Germany, 1561–1652. The book explores the social and psychological forces behind witchcraft cases and explores early modern views of conflict, magic, family life and illness. 🎧: shorturl.at/Llr9L

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Alison Rowlands, "Witchcraft Narratives in Germany: Rothenburg, 1561-1652" (Manchester UP, 2026) - New Books Network

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Join us and the Centre for Public History TOMORROW, Weds 28 Jan, for a talk with Dr Andy Pearce on 'Knowing, remembering, and forgetting the Holocaust in 2026.' #HolocaustMemorialWeek www.essex.ac.uk/event-series...

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University of Essex Holocaust Memorial Week | University of Essex

Each year the University of Essex run a week of events throughout Holocaust Memorial Week. Find out more about Holocaust Memorial Week at Essex.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Prof Nadine Rossol (History) features as an expert in “Countdown to Dictatorship,” a new 4‑part documentary on the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazism. The series will air on 3 Feb 2026 on ZDF Info, but you can watch online now: shorturl.at/jdxuj

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Countdown zur Diktatur

Warum lassen die Deutschen die Weimarer Republik, ihre erste Demokratie, zugrunde gehen? Wer trägt die Schuld am Sturz in Tyrannei und Terror?

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The first paperback copy of my book Flooded Pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the Recolonization of Archaeology just arrived! Available on the 15th March from @cornellupress.bsky.social: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Did you catch Prof. Lucy Noakes on Inside the Factory on Monday evening? Lucy joined fellow historian Ruth Goodman to discuss the vital role of the Women’s Voluntary Services, and especially their mobile canteens, during and after air raids in the Second World War. BBC iPlayer: shorturl.at/WDt4F

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BBC One - Inside the Factory, Series 10, Jammy Biscuits

Paddy McGuinness visits a huge factory producing 4.4 billion biscuits a year.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A new article, 'Normal Sickness in our Psychiatric Present,’ from PHAIS's Professor Fabian Freyenhagen and Dr Polona Curk tells the story of the rise of “normal illness” and of what they call our “psychiatric present”. lestempsquirestent.org/en/numeros/n...

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Prof. Nadine Rossol joins Louise Quick of History Hit and Prof. Matthew Feldman to uncover who was truly responsible for the rise of the Nazis. Was it all down to Hitler? The notorious propaganda machine? The economic chaos of the 1930s? Or something darker in human nature? shorturl.at/d6mSB

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- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Postgraduate Research Opportunity Collaborative Doctoral Award: Fulfilling the Broken Promise of Support for Mental Capacity in an Era of Assisted Dying: A Comparative, Applied-Philosophy Approach More info here: www.essex.ac.uk/postgraduate... Deadline for applications: Monday 9 February 2026.

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Fulfilling the Broken Promise of Support for Mental Capacity in an Era of Assisted Dying: A Comparative, Applied-Philosophy Approach | University of Essex

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

New York University’s La Maison Française is hosting an online event, ‘(Anti-)Psychiatry and Democracy’ featuring a talk by Professor Fabian Freyenhagen on ‘Against Psychiatric Power: Basaglia and Foucault’. 21 November, 3pm (UK time) - Fabian's talk begins at 4pm! as.nyu.edu/research-cen...

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(Anti)-psychiatry and Democracy

In what ways can the critics of psychiatry and psychiatric institutions teach us new ways of thinking about democracy today?

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Did you know you can start a Masters in Western Marxism in January 2026? Whenever you start, you'll qualify with the exact same degree. Applications are now open! The deadlines are: 1 Dec 25 (student visa needed) OR 19 Dec 25 (no student visa needed) www.essex.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

A 1960's space age inspired silver dress is the centrepiece of a new exhibition curated by research student Amber Butchart. The Synthetic Revolution at Haworth Art Gallery and Artists' Studios charts the history of polyester, from its Lancashire roots to fast fashion. brnw.ch/21wWFk2

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Exhibition celebrates space age synthetics | University of Essex

Find out how the development of polyester and the space race revolutionised mid-20th century fashion at the latest exhibition curated by research student Amber Butchart.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Fabian Freyenhagen is speaking this week at a conference on Franco Basaglia, the Italian psychiatrist who worked from within psychiatry to abolish asylums in Italy. Find out more: www.go2025.eu/en/whats-up/...

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Events - International Conference Franco Basaglia: Beyond the Borders - Gor

Upcoming events in Gorizia, University, Aula Magna; EPICenter in Super Osmica, Nova Gorica. International Conference Franco Basaglia: Beyond the Borders: dates,

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

History PhD student Louise Rodwell is presenting at the Cambridge University Modern British History Workshop TODAY at 5:00pm with a paper titled 'Imagined Landscapes of the First World War.' See details below or join online here: bit.ly/47saG3x

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

TODAY @ 3pm: Dr Jörg Schaub discusses 'Two Models of Aesthetic Freedom: Schiller, Hegel, and the Freedom of the Whole Human Being.' Join us in TC1.10 or online (email phaispg@essex.ac.uk for link)

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 04/10/2025

This week, the Society's President Lucy Noakes wrote in response to Bridget Phillipson's Labour conference speech - and its implications for history and the humanities in UK higher education bit.ly/3KBX7Fw #Skystorians

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 05/10/2025

Booking is now open for this year's Royal Historical Society Public History Lecture, with @greshamcollege.bsky.social: 'Minor Criminal: The Trial of the Man Who Murdered My Grandmother', with Daniel Finkelstein bit.ly/4op6Wpd 6-7pm, Tuesday 4 November: in person and online #Skystorians 1/2

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Minor Criminal: The Trial of the Man Who Murdered My Grandmother

This is the annual Royal Historical Society Lecture.

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Please join the University of Essex Centre for Environment and Society on Wednesday October 15th for a panel discussion and Q&A: Renaturing: Experiences, Practices, Challenges. Dr Jane Hindley will be on the panel. Don't miss it!

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Virtual reality can be a healing tool for disaster-hit communities, according to new research by the REPLACE Project: www.essex.ac.uk/research-pro...

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Emotion, agency and identity. Professor Nadine Rossol examines flag conflicts in Germany during the 1920s and 30s, and what we can learn from history about current English 'flag wars'. Read the @royalhistsoc.org article: brnw.ch/21wVYZq

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

FINAL REMINDER to our PGR students - survey closes on 31 August!

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Congratulations to the class of 2024! Sam Robertson is graduating with a BA in History, and we're delighted that he's decided to stay in PHAIS and begin an MA in Heritage and Museum Studies in October! Read about his story here: www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/07...

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Class of 2025 Sam Robertson | University of Essex

Find out how BA History graduate Sam Robertson made the most of a placement at Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences in Cambridge to ensure he leaves university with the skills and experience to help him ...

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PHAIS Essex @phaisessex.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Don't forget to register for the 3rd CICSI Summer School - the early bird discounted rate ends on 5 July 2025!

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