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Dr Robert James

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Social and cultural historian focusing on twentieth-century British society's leisure activities #CinemaHistory #CoastalHistory #CoastalStudies

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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 8h
Good morning #Portsmouth #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #ThursdayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Welcome to the new working week #MondayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend
Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide under a mainly clear sky. The sun is shining above the horizon and a shingle spit leads out to sea in the centre of the frame
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling
Image shows Langstone harbour at mid tide under a partially cloudy sky. The sun is shining through the clouds
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uopmaritime @uopmaritime.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today is #WorldMaritimeDay! To honour its theme of 'from policy to practice - powering maritime excellence', listen to @uopmaritime.bsky.social's recent podcast interview with Alison Clausen, Deputy Coordinator of the UN's #OceanDecade www.port.ac.uk/news-events-... @uophistory.bsky.social
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The Ocean Decade, 2021-2030: Its aims, importance and progress so far
Listen to the eighth episode of the Port Cities and Maritime Cultures podcast series
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes
Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide under a mainly clear sky. The sun is shining through light cloud cover
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #TuesdayMotivation
Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide under a clear, sunny sky. The sun is just above the horizon
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Welcome to the new working week #MondayMotivation
Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide just after sunrise. A shingle spit leads out to sea in the centre of the frame
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling
Image shows Langstone harbour at near low tide under a mainly cloudy sky. Water fills channels in the mudflats.
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #ThursdayMotivation Grey
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jerrystokes.bsky.social @jerrystokes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
See also Unkind Hearts & Coronets, Bigotry Galore, the Lavender Hill Pogrom, the Man in the Black Shirt and the Refugeekillers...
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Echoing these congratulations, and we're really looking forward to reading their work. It's always rewarding to see the results of all the hard work they've put in to their projects
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #TuesdayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Welcome to the new working week #MondayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thrilled to be the top-ranked History course in the South in today's Guardian league tables @theguardian.com
Image shows our Open Day subject stand with admissions lead, Lee
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling
Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide under a clear, sunny sky. A shingle spit leads out to sea on the right hand side of the frame
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #ThursdayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #TuesdayMotivation Wet today
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Welcome to the new working week #MondayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We had a great time attending our first autumn Open Day. It was great meeting potential students & their guests & hear about their interests. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us www.port.ac.uk/study/course...
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend
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Dr Robert James @robtjames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
These are always enjoyable events. I won't be at this one, but my fab colleagues Brad and Lee will be there to give everyone a warm welcome
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #ThursdayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Welcome to the new (shorter)working week #TuesdayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Wishing everyone a lovely Bank Holiday weekend
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes
Image shows Langstone harbour at low tide under a mainly clear sky. The sun is partially obscured by light cloud
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #TuesdayMotivation
Image shows Langstone harbour at near low tide. The sky is clear and the sun is in the centre of the frame and reflecting in water in the channels
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Welcome to the new working week #MondayMotivation
Image shows Langstone harbour at low tide under a mainly clear sky. The sun is shining through small, thin clouds
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend
Image shows Langstone harbour at low tide under a clear sky. The sun is shining in the centre of the sky
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #ThursdayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #TuesdayMotivation
Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide under a mainly clear sky. Clouds line the left-hand side of the frame and a shingle spit leads out to sea on the right-hand side of the frame
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
NEW HISTORY BLOG POST We asked first-year students what they made of AI. The answers may surprise you! history.port.ac.uk?p=4083
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What first-year history students think about Artificial Intelligence
In February our own Dr Jodi Burkett posted this article on the problems of relying on AI for the study of history.  So we thought it would be interesting to follow up with some of our students’ vie…
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Welcome to the new working week #MondayMotivation
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend
Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide under a partially cloudy sky with the sun shining through the light cloud cover. Wildflowers line the foreground of the frame
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Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Re-upping this for the Friday crowd: My piece on competing Ugandan Asians narratives, questions of contextualisation and apologism, and the significance of rhetoric and emotion. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x
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‘I Think That’s Deeply Immoral...’
A sharp disagreement between Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Manzoor Moghal illustrated what was at stake in narrating the Ugandan Asian experience.
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling
Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide under a mainly clear sky. A shingle spit leads out to sea in the centre of the frame
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Congratulations to everyone getting their results today, and well done for all the hard work you put in that got you to this stage 👏
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Good morning #Portsmouth #ThursdayMotivation
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