Reposted by Dan HicksMHoussayH @mhoussayh.cpesr.fr · 29/09/2026#readinglist for next summer. What a fabulous title. 1145
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026like 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 051
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As 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 💫 5788
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026💫 www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...museumsassociation.orgGovernment launches review of human remains guidance for museums - Museums AssociationLegal, ethical and moral conversations 'have evolved significantly', says arts minister 0217
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Today, 18.00, Berlin — Looking forward to giving my keynote talk at the Ecommemoration Transgressive Memory Festival—free entry, details >> www.transgressivememoryfestival.com#programmetransgressivememoryfestival.comTransgressive Memory Festival 2026 – 12–13 Sept, BerlinTransgressive 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 ... 050
Reposted by Dan HicksArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A 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! 031
Reposted by Dan HicksPolly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Dear 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. 16879250
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026👀 www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...theguardian.comBritish Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestryConcern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum 2163
Reposted by Dan HicksMinx 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/manchesteruniversitypress.co.ukManchester University Press - Show me the moneyShow me the money - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Show me the money by Paul Crosthwaite 192
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026this is an excellent and clear piece from @stephenkb.bsky.social on Jason Ardayft.comThe difficult truth about Jason ArdayFrom the beginning, investigations were accompanied by a cloud of excessive references to his race 1265
Reposted by Dan HicksKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026This 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. 17455962065
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026we 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...theartnewspaper.comHead of V&A’s academic programmes resigned citing ‘racist’ and ‘culturally insensitive’ behaviours, letter revealsYuko Kikuchi wrote a letter to the museum’s leadership that was supported by 12 academics and included student testimonials 2172
Reposted by Dan HicksAlex 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 172
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026👀 www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusi...middleeasteye.netExclusive: MPs demand investigation into British Museum’s 'erasure' of PalestineCall for independent inquiry cites 'deeply troubling' MEE investigation, which revealed changes followed months of lobbying by pro-Israel activists 0115
Reposted by Dan Hicks(Mar)Chella Ward @luxmea.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Brilliant 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.middleeasteye.netExclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displaysInternal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics 0137
Reposted by Dan HicksArchaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide @archagainstaparth.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Exclusive: @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.netExclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displaysInternal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics 0911
Reposted by Dan HicksMiddle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Exclusive: How British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays - www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/exc…middleeasteye.netExclusive: How British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displaysInternal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics 0108
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...middleeasteye.netCampaigners and scholars demand answers from British Museum following disclosuresActivists warn that museum may have breached code of ethics following false claims about its removal of 'Palestine' from exhibits 091
Reposted by Dan HicksDan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026a 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 2103
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026👀 www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/ex...middleeasteye.netExclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displaysInternal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics 12817
Reposted by Dan Hickscabinetstories.bsky.social @cabinetstories.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Thanks 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' 341
Reposted by Dan HicksDan Coxon @dancoxon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Coming 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... 0175
Reposted by Dan HicksDan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026One 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! 179
Reposted by Dan HicksRobbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Shoutout to Dan Hicks for the concept of “necrography,” which I use in this article @profdanhicks.bsky.social 151
Reposted by Dan HicksM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Sam 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...news.sky.comSpecial report: Burnham's Manchester blueprintGreater Manchester, where Andy Burnham has been in power for nine years, gives clues to his ideology, known as Manchesterism. 621265
Reposted by Dan HicksSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Under 16s to be banned from social media, and a white supremacist who fuels riots on our streets, still allowed to run a whole platform. 411408444
Reposted by Dan HicksOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/06/2026NOOOOOO! Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv‑Pechersk Lavra — a UNESCO World Heritage site and priceless cultural landmark — has been struck and is burning. 22927451274
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Thank 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 💥💫 0102
Reposted by Dan HicksMarie VC, PhD @marievc.eurosky.social · 02/06/2026J’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). 131
Reposted by Dan HicksDan 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 032
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 032
Reposted by Dan HicksMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026The far right is being racist. Here's why it's the left's fault. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 1194633545
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026💥Toronto! See you there www.eventbrite.ca/e/sameer-far...eventbrite.caSameer Farooq and Dan Hicks: Restitution and Reimagining CollectionsArtist Sameer Farooq and curator Dan Hicks consider new ways of building and exhibiting collections, with host Tandazani Dhlakama 062
Reposted by Dan HicksDan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 20/05/2026We’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. 1119
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 071
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...headfirstbristol.co.ukDan Hicks & Mai Musié: *Every Monument Will Fall* at East Bristol Books / IC Visual LabThis 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... 161
Reposted by Dan HicksZena Kamash @zenakamash.bsky.social · 11/05/2026It 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 2018374
Reposted by Dan HicksJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 14/05/2026crucial 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 481478583
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 09/05/2026there’s no such thing as a “post-colonial museum” — but nonetheless this is an interesting development www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republi...belfasttelegraph.co.ukPost-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. 14810
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026👀 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...theguardian.comPalestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British MuseumObjection after museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panels 0137
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...newlinesmag.comWhy 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 11411
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Spotted in the wild at @blackwelloxford.bsky.social #everymonumentwillfall 080
Reposted by Dan HicksLeire Olabarria @leireolabarria.bsky.social · 30/04/2026What 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 052
Dan Hicks @profdanhicks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The 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 191
Reposted by Dan HicksLeire Olabarria @leireolabarria.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This 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 062
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 041
Reposted by Dan HicksDan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Last 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 + 199