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Dan Hicks

@profdanhicks.bsky.social
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Museum Curator and Professor of Contemporary Archaeology, Oxford University • Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford • Tutor Art/Anthropology • linktr.ee/danhicks

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MHoussayH @mhoussayh.cpesr.fr · 29/09/2026
#readinglist for next summer. What a fabulous title.
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
like many that conference speech brought tears to my eyes, in a good way—thank God we finally have some real leadership in this country #Burnham
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As the academic year begins, I’m happy to report it’s been a very productive summer. Yesterday I finished a very intense round of edits for my next book, my most ambitious to date. I can’t wait to share it — out next June 💫
World war zero—how colonial wars made our world printed out
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hello all — Back from the summer, back on social media after a little writing break — which included some great events (including this talk in Berlin), but mainly finishing the next book, which is very almost there, and on which more v soon—out next June, stay tuned! 💫
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
💫 www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
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Government launches review of human remains guidance for museums - Museums Association
Legal, ethical and moral conversations 'have evolved significantly', says arts minister
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Today, 18.00, Berlin — Looking forward to giving my keynote talk at the Ecommemoration Transgressive Memory Festival—free entry, details >> www.transgressivememoryfestival.com#programme
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Transgressive Memory Festival 2026 – 12–13 Sept, Berlin
Transgressive Memory Festival, 12–13 September 2026 during Berlin Art Week at silent green Kulturquartier Berlin. Exhibition, performances, films and talks on memory, archives and digital media. Free ...
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A real triumph @1972shp.bsky.social this summer, Dan, I agree! Like you, I'll still thinking through the very powerful ideas that the conference shared (I'm blown away by @profdanhicks.bsky.social book, not least!). Thank you for curating this powerful learning experience for us all so expertly!
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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Dear BBC News, If you'd like to actually fulfill your mandate to inform the public of the reasons people take small boats please feel free to invite me onto any of your shows. I'm a world expert in this with an award winning book on the topic. Or you can just have a man stood shouting in the sea.
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
👀 www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry
Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum
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Minx Marple @minxmarple.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#Academics let's celebrate the edited book chapter! What is an edited book chapter that you're particularly proud of, or one you think deserves more readers? Mine is this one... The Money Shot: falling, burning, vanishing in manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719096259/
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Manchester University Press - Show me the money
Show me the money - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Show me the money by Paul Crosthwaite
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
this is an excellent and clear piece from @stephenkb.bsky.social on Jason Arday
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The difficult truth about Jason Arday
From the beginning, investigations were accompanied by a cloud of excessive references to his race
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026
This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.
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Jason Arday found dead
2 hours ago — Mr Arday was found •unresponsive• at an address in Battersea. south London. on Froy
afternoon. He was uter pronounced dead at the scene. A Read rnore
Jason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. His .
6 hours ago — Jason Arday says he was an i&erate. mute child. Cambridge's youngest-ever black
professor in 2023. Arday attended from the age of four to 11
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A PhD is no longer a sign of brilliance — take it from Dr Arday
1 day aeo — Juon Arday resigns from the Unwersity of Cambrdge after The Telegraph reports he had
falseb• claimed to have pubåshed a book
We are all Jason Arday now
S days ago — Jason Arday resons from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph reports he had
falsew cGimed to have published a book Aug 7.2028. Read more
Cambridge professor claimed he was on Seven Up..
2 Aug 2026 — He was not bom until 1985. Prof Arday is at the centre of a row about academk
plagiarism after The Tekgragh that he had been accused
The Jason Arday 'memoir' that now appears to be more .
7 days ago — Instead of tales of triumph over adversity. the now-fomer Cambridge professors
autob"qraphy is a case study in self-rnythobgising,
Arday failed to mention 'months-long coma' in autobiography
8 days ago — Jason Arday toz publishers he was k•ft a three-month coma fohwhg a car gash. but
never wrote about the ordeal his memoirs_
Jason Arday is living proof that you reap what you sow
6 Aug 2028 — The Cambridge professor feed plagiarism alegations and made fantastical clä'ns about
his life. so what did he expect woUz happen? Read rmre
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Arday 'accused student of Miite privilege' after she
4 days ago — Forrner Cambrdge professor alleged* htplied that Roehamptm student was racist after
cornplaint about essay SOOre.
Jason Arday is rnerely a symptom of the Leffs corruption
Aug 2026 — Lab-curs on school standards is on the same toxic assumptions that created his
academic career.
Cambridge hired Arday after 'listening to black stu…
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
we need to talk about the limits to academic freedom in our national museums any culture of closing down the full range of debate about legacy colonial museums and their collections would always have no place in a bona fide research institution www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/20/h...
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Head of V&A’s academic programmes resigned citing ‘racist’ and ‘culturally insensitive’ behaviours, letter reveals
Yuko Kikuchi wrote a letter to the museum’s leadership that was supported by 12 academics and included student testimonials
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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
@danlyndon.bsky.social speaking to @profdanhicks.bsky.social about his route into history. Highlighting the interdisciplinarity which has underscored so much of this #SHP26 conference. #historyteacher @1972shp.bsky.social
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
👀 www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusi...
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Exclusive: MPs demand investigation into British Museum’s 'erasure' of Palestine
Call for independent inquiry cites 'deeply troubling' MEE investigation, which revealed changes followed months of lobbying by pro-Israel activists
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(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Brilliant journalism here from @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social: www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/ex... I hate to say I told you so but I told you so. Many, many times and in the face of enormous criticism. It was historical accuracy, it was audience testing… as I said all along: it was Zionism.
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Exclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays
Internal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics
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Archaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide @archagainstaparth.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Exclusive: @britishmuseum.bsky.social director Nick Cullinan made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays | Middle East Eye www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/ex...
middleeasteye.net
Exclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays
Internal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Exclusive: How British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays - www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/exc…
middleeasteye.net
Exclusive: How British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays
Internal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
“Dan Hicks said, ‘A clear, substantive, comprehensive, and fully transparent statement about the timeline, rationale, and process for these changes to public-facing signage is now urgently needed.’. “What could there possibly be to hide?’” full story >> www.middleeasteye.net/news/campaig...
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Campaigners and scholars demand answers from British Museum following disclosures
Activists warn that museum may have breached code of ethics following false claims about its removal of 'Palestine' from exhibits
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
a little louder for those at the back — the issue addressed here is one of the most important arts, culture and museums stories in 2026, exposing crucial and unanswered questions about process, transparency, and influence
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
👀 www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/ex...
middleeasteye.net
Exclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays
Internal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics
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cabinetstories.bsky.social @cabinetstories.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thanks for this link as well. @profdanhicks.bsky.social writes brilliantly about this subject as an academic and museum professional, but also in the very accessible non-academic book 'The Brutish (sic) Museum'
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Dan Coxon @dancoxon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Coming 10th September - the FIFTH book in our Writing... series for Dead Ink Books! This one's on creative non-fiction, including memoir, autofiction and personal essays, from the likes of Kit de Waal, Kirsty Logan, Nikesh Shukla & many more Open for preorders now: deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
One week left to book your ticket for the SHP Conference! 40 wonderful workshops, 2 kicking keynotes, 1 raucous roundtable, fabulous fringe sessions, beautiful bildung sessions, and an exhilarating exhibition! If you can't make the whole weekend, then why not join us just for the Saturday!
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Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Shoutout to Dan Hicks for the concept of “necrography,” which I use in this article @profdanhicks.bsky.social
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Sam Coates of Sky News went to Manchester (43% Black and Asian) to do a piece on Andy Burnham’s prospects and in his 17 minute video interviewing residents failed to interview a single Black or Asian person news.sky.com/video/sam-co...
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Special report: Burnham's Manchester blueprint
Greater Manchester, where Andy Burnham has been in power for nine years, gives clues to his ideology, known as Manchesterism.
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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Under 16s to be banned from social media, and a white supremacist who fuels riots on our streets, still allowed to run a whole platform.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/06/2026
NOOOOOO! Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv‑Pechersk Lavra — a UNESCO World Heritage site and priceless cultural landmark — has been struck and is burning.
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Thank you Toronto! An amazing few days giving four talks in five days about #everymonumentwillfall, culminating in a wonderful at-capacity talk at Toronto Public Library last night 💥💫
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Marie VC, PhD @marievc.eurosky.social · 02/06/2026
J’espère que l’étudiante de @sandeepbak.bsky.social fera de la recherche sur sa remarque lors du séminaire avec @profdanhicks.bsky.social, sur l’usage des AI qui maintient/remet des statues/objets qu’une communauté peut avoir décidé de détruire (parce que colonialisme).
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
💥 TORONTO and PRISTINA—three upcoming #everymonumentwillfall book events ✨ Wed June 3 Toronto's Type Books with Ilana Shamoon 💫 Fri June 5 Toronto Public Library with Sameer Farooq & Tandazani Dhlakama 🔥 Wed 10 June Pristina National Library of Kosovo with Francoise Vergès 👉 www.danhicks.uk/talks
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
💥 TORONTO and PRISTINA—three upcoming #everymonumentwillfall book events ✨ Wed June 3 Toronto's Type Books with Ilana Shamoon 💫 Fri June 5 Toronto Public Library with Sameer Farooq & Tandazani Dhlakama 🔥 Wed 10 June Pristina National Library of Kosovo with Francoise Vergès 👉 www.danhicks.uk/talks
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The far right is being racist. Here's why it's the left's fault. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
💥Toronto! See you there www.eventbrite.ca/e/sameer-far...
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Sameer Farooq and Dan Hicks: Restitution and Reimagining Collections
Artist Sameer Farooq and curator Dan Hicks consider new ways of building and exhibiting collections, with host Tandazani Dhlakama
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We’re thrilled that @profdanhicks.bsky.social will be a keynote speaker at the SHP Summer Conference this year (July 10-12, Leeds Trinity University). His books The Brutish Museums & Every Monument Will Fall challenge us to think critically about empire, museums, & the stories we choose to preserve.
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
💥 Every Monument Will Fall is an experiment that asks the question: Is it possible to build a community by writing a book? 💫 tonight in Bristol that felt possible 🙏 thank you so much to @drmaimusie.bsky.social and everyone who came to our sold-out event in Bristol tonight ✨ links in my bio
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
💥TOMORROW (Tues) — after selling out we now have a new venue with a few more tickets available (next door) for our #everymonumentwillfall event at East Bristol Books www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/eas...
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Dan Hicks & Mai Musié: *Every Monument Will Fall* at East Bristol Books / IC Visual Lab
This event is co-hosted by East Bristol Books and IC Visual Lab. Dan Hicks' new work tears through the polished facades of museums and monuments to expose a grimy world of colonial loot, skull collec...
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Zena Kamash @zenakamash.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
It is with deep sadness that Dr Marianne Moen and I resigned our positions as Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Archaeology this morning. What follows is the letter we sent to the EAA's executive board, outlining the reasons for our resignation 1/n
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
good riddance Wes Streeting
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
crucial context: Peter Mandelson was sacked from the first New Labour government for having a £373,000 *loan* (not a gift) from a Labour colleague (Geoffrey Robinson) to buy a house
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
there’s no such thing as a “post-colonial museum” — but nonetheless this is an interesting development www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republi...
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Post-colonial museums should return ‘plunder’ to Ireland, minister says
“Plunder” stolen from Ireland and stored in museums of former colonial powers should be returned, the Culture Minister has said.
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
👀 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British Museum
Objection after museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panels
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...
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Why Did the British Museum Remove References to Palestine?
Experts have been surprised by a lack of open engagement on the issue, which has been raised with the UK Foreign Office by the Palestinian ambassador
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Spotted in the wild at @blackwelloxford.bsky.social #everymonumentwillfall
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Leire Olabarria @leireolabarria.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
What a privilege to have @profdanhicks.bsky.social and @corinnefowler.bsky.social with us at @unibirmingham.bsky.social today. It was a thought-provoking conversation about reshaping memory culture and staying with the fragments
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The paperback of Every Monument Will Fall is published today, with a new preface titled "Militarist Realism 2.0". You can download the pdf for free here >> www.danhicks.uk/essays
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Leire Olabarria @leireolabarria.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
This free in-person event with @profdanhicks.bsky.social and @corinnefowler.bsky.social is happening tomorrow! Join us in this conversation about memory, heritage, and colonialism
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
💫Thank you Siena! Wonderful to be there to talk about Every Monument Will Fall — now on to Birmingham tomorrow, then Oxford, Manchester and London next week www.danhicks.uk/talks
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Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Last chance for Early Bird Tickets for #SHP26 we move onto Tier 1 tickets on Friday. Don't miss out on a great deal for our fantastic conference - 46 wonderful workshops for primary and secondary history teachers, 2 superb keynotes from @marnieh-w.bsky.social and @profdanhicks.bsky.social +
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