Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarIHR Black British History Seminar @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We’re kicking off our semester with a fantastic paper! Join us next Thursday to hear from Annette Walker: “A History of Tap Dance Practice in the Dance Studio: Examining the Buddy Bradley Method” 📍 Online 📆 Thursday 15th October, 2026 ⏰ 17:30 🔗 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... 256
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarOlivia Wyatt @oliviawyatt1999.bsky.social · 10/08/2026My article — “Black is Beautiful”: Gender, Pigmentation, and Political Blackness in Modern Britain — is now available to read! It reinserts the politics of complexion into our narratives of the Black Power and Black Women’s movements. #BlackBritishHistory academic.oup.com/histres/adva...academic.oup.com‘Black is beautiful’: gender, pigmentation and political blackness in modern Britain*Abstract. By examining political literature, ephemera and oral histories, this article investigates the politics of pigmentation within the Black Power and 57147
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarModern British Studies Association @modbritstud.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The Modern British Studies Association is looking for volunteers to join its steering committee. We're keen to appoint a representative for independent scholars, for early career researchers, & co-editors for our blog. More details below; expressions of interest by 7 Sept. modbritstud.org.uk/join/modbritstud.org.ukJoin the MBSA | Membership from £10Become a member from just £10. Attend our annual conference, enter prizes & join a growing network of scholars. Join the MBSA today. 0610
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarDuncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I ran a workshop on jobs in history outside universities for PhD students at the University of Vienna earlier this year and got very good feedback from participants, so I'm looking to run it again later this year. Please get in touch if this would interest your students or department. 11210
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarHistory Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 26/06/2026📣 Call for Applications 📣 History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe. This is a part-time, paid role. Application deadline: 7 August 2026. Please share widely!historyworkshop.org.ukCall for Applications: Editorial Fellowship at History Workshop, 2026History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe. 184100
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026UK-based early career historian in need of up to £2,000 to complete a project? Deadline for the Royal Historical Society's scheme is 4 September: royalhistorical.smapply.io/prog/early_c...royalhistsoc.orgEarly Career Fellowship Grants - RHSThe Society's Early Career Fellowship Grant scheme provides grants of £2,000, maximum, for discrete research projects lasting no more than six months. In 2026, two rounds of grants will be awarded by ... 04674
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 23/06/2026The new Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social offers connections and companionship for the many historians who research and promote #history in arenas other than higher education. They're holding a first meeting on 1 July. Website: bit.ly/4uPzB9u #Skystoriansbit.lyIndependent Historians NetworkThe place for independent and freelance historians to connect 14431
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarManchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Our Summer Sale is now on! For TWO WEEKS ONLY, every single book on our website is 50% OFF. No code needed, discount applies automatically at checkout. Shop now: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk Must end 9th July! #SummerSale #booksky 0129
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarCiara Breathnach @ciarab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026So this was a nice surprise to wake up to, thanks to all Cambridge University Press & Assessment and series editor @woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social Delighted that it is Open Access doi.org/10.1017/9781... @researchireland.ie @ucc.iedoi.orgAbsence in the ArchivesCambridge Core - Global History - Absence in the Archives 1818571
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarDr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Teaching Fellow in English Literature. Department of English. Royal Holloway, University of London Salary: £41,374 per annum - including London Allowance #HigherEd #EduSky www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRX684/t... 11215
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarSophie Cooper @sophcocooper.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Only 10 (or so) years after I first started drafting it, I’m very excited that I have a new article out in @irishhiststudies.bsky.social! ‘He became Irish in death: the Rafferty-O’Meara murder trials and press representations of Irishness in 1870s Chicago’ is out! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgHe became Irish in death: the Rafferty-O’Meara murder trials and press representations of Irishness in 1870s Chicago | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge CoreHe became Irish in death: the Rafferty-O’Meara murder trials and press representations of Irishness in 1870s Chicago 2449
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarLaura Kelly @tortietabby.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I have a new article out on miscarriage in late twentieth-century Ireland. Special thanks to @delaycara.bsky.social for organising a 2024 workshop from which this & the other articles in the special issue stemmed, and for all the support through to publication. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.com‘It’s a really empty feeling’: women’s experiences of miscarriage and pregnancy loss in late twentieth-century IrelandThis article explores women's experiences of miscarriage and pregnancy loss in late twentieth-century Ireland. Drawing on oral history interviews, newspaper and magazine articles, the newsletters o... 24514
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarSaima Nasar @saimanasar.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I’m really pleased to see my article on “The Asian Mother and Baby Campaign” in the @jbritishstudies.bsky.social Many thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding this research. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgThe “Asian Mother and Baby Campaign”: Race, Healthcare, and Citizenship in late Twentieth-Century Britain | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge CoreThe “Asian Mother and Baby Campaign”: Race, Healthcare, and Citizenship in late Twentieth-Century Britain - Volume 65 56936
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarManchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 04/06/2026We’re halfway through the #MBS2026 (3-5 June, University of Birmingham) and celebrating with 30% off a curated reading list of key titles in the field. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/05... 077
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarModern British Studies Association @modbritstud.bsky.social · 03/06/2026A reminder that you can join the hybrid keynote #MBS2026 tomorrow June 4, 5.30pm: Catherine Hall, 'Laying an axe to the roots': history writing for the present. Sign up link below, free to all www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...birmingham.ac.uk 144
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarModern British Studies Association @modbritstud.bsky.social · 03/06/2026#MBS26 is about to begin, and if you want to join today's panels remotely, or Catherine Hall's keynote tomorrow, you can register via this page below. A big welcome to all our hybrid guests www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...birmingham.ac.ukModern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of BirminghamConference information 123
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarModern British Studies Association @modbritstud.bsky.social · 03/06/2026First up, our first panel of the day: Capital and Capitalism Featuring: Erika Rappaport (UC Santa Barbara); @tsasson.bsky.social (Tehila Sasson, Oxford); @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social (Kevin O’Sullivan, Galway); Jonathan Saha (Durham); Matthew Hilton (QMUL) #MBS2026 163
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarGeorge Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · 02/06/2026My latest article has just been published in The Historical Journal. It looks at the ways in which HIV/AIDS was positioned as not just an urban problem, but one that was antithetical to rural spaces. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgHIV/AIDS and the English Countryside | The Historical Journal | Cambridge CoreHIV/AIDS and the English Countryside 04722
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Call for Papers (deadline 15 June 2026). #Skystoriansrmg.co.ukCall for Papers | Maritime Histories from the Margins: People, Places, and Practices, 1500–PresentAn interdisciplinary conference co-convened by Royal Museums Greenwich and the Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures, University of Portsmouth 01314
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarMartha Robinson Rhodes @mrobinsonrhodes.bsky.social · 19/05/2026My furry editor and I are excited to announce the publication of my book, Bisexuality and Beyond: A History of Multiple-Gender-Attraction in Modern Britain! 45120
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarTom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Note: relatively stable institution; HAPP's a supportive (even harmonious) School; there's another Ancient History colleague; and pay at Queen's is now relatively high (starting salary is junior; post confirmation-in-post, lecturer starts c. £52k, SL starts c. £66k). www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRP030/l...jobs.ac.ukLecturer in Ancient History at Queen's University BelfastLooking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Ancient History on jobs.ac.uk! 12934
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarHannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social · 16/05/2026In case you missed news of this: David Feldman bringing important new insights into the history of antisemitism in Britain. @ihr.bsky.social @thenacbs.bsky.social 044
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarLiam J. Liburd @liamliburd.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Help stop another attempt to use the present crisis in higher education to roll back the academic study of black history and culture in the UK.c.orgSign the PetitionSave Black Studies at Birmingham City University 01210
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarMatt Houlbrook @tricksterprince.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Sign please folks c.org/pcXwsDxRM4c.orgSign the PetitionSave the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire 05351
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarCentre for Modern British Studies @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Registration closes for MBS2026 tomorrow at 5pm! We are aware of an issue with the online shop that means people aren't currently able to access the registration form. If you would like to register and are unable to, please email mbs2026@contacts.bham.ac.uk. We hope this will be resolved shortly. 013
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarChris Moores @mooresci.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Periodic reminder from ex-journal editor that if we all turn down peer review requests, nothing will be reviewed and things grind to a halt. Clear that job losses, workload in the sector are having a pinching effect. Any room for (£££) publishers to hire human reviewers to help? 172
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarHilary Buxton @hbuxton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Shamelessly getting back on the social media to say that my imperial history of military medicine is imminently about to be published: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...press.uchicago.eduDisabled EmpireExplores the minute interactions between military servicemen and medical caregivers during World War I to tell a broader story about race, colonialism, labor, and global health. Disabled Empire exami... 54313
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarIHR Black British History Seminar @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Join us next Thursday to hear from Dr Michael Collins: “Rethinking black British history: perspectives from the (cricket) field.” 📍 N304, Third Floor, IHR, Senate House (and online) 📆 Thursday 7th May, 2026 ⏰ 17:30 🔗 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... 084
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarJohn Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Interested in the relationship between social movements and the politics of mobility? Movements & Mobility is looking for writing, video, and multimedia guest posts from activists, artists, academics, and students. Get in touch!movementsmobility.comMovements & Mobility 077
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarIHR Black British History Seminar @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Join us next Thursday to hear from Dr Rochelle Rowe: “The 'West African Village': romancing Scottishness at the National Exhibition of 1911” 📍 N304, Third Floor, IHR, Senate House (and online) 📆 Thursday 19th March, 2026 ⏰ 17:30 🔗 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... 067
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarHannah Elias @hannahelias.bsky.social · 10/03/2026🔔 Next Thursday 19 March: Dr Rochelle Rowe (Edinburgh) will be speaking @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social seminar on ‘The ‘West African Village’: Romancing Scottishness at the National Exhibition of 1911.’ In person and online. Book now and join us if you can! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... 1149
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarModern British Studies Association @modbritstud.bsky.social · 06/03/2026‘The Polycrisis? Historical Roots & Critical Perspectives in Modern British Studies' programme is looking very exciting; we'll be writing to speakers next week, & launching the lineup soon. Huge thanks to @britishacademy.bsky.social for supporting #MBS2026 www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...birmingham.ac.ukModern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of BirminghamConference information 0125
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarSaima Nasar @saimanasar.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Thanks to everyone who came to the ‘Women Strike Back! exhibition launch. And to the team that made this possible: Abi Freeman, Sarah Howard, Sreenanti Banerjee & Siza Dube. It will be up for a few weeks at St Paul’s Learning Centre and Bristol Central Library. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...bristol247.comNew exhibition to explore histories of Black and South Asian feminist pioneers"Women Strike Back!" 1156
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarTaj Ali @tajali1.bsky.social · 09/03/2026My book on the history of British South Asian political activism is out this September! Available to pre-order now from all good bookshops and online. 15424
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarSaima Nasar @saimanasar.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Please join us for the launch of our 'Women Strike Back!' exhibition on Monday 9th March. The wonderful Vanessa Kasuule will be joining us for a poetry reading. You can book your tickets via: ticketpass.org/event/ELVTJM... 12011
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarKate Smith @kateesthersmith.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Publication day! My book Keeping Hold: A Cultural and Social History of Possession in Eighteenth-Century Britain is out now. 20% discount code KEHO2026. www.cambridge.org/core/books/k... 118834
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarInstitute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026More Research Training from the IHR . The term 2 calendar is now live. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini... 01213
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarEmily Mark-FitzGerald @emilymfg.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Very pleased to share details of a new permanent academic job opportunity in Creative & Cultural Industries at University College Dublin. We are seeking candidates with a PhD whose work engages with the commercial creative industries. Deadline: 6 March 2026 universityvacancies.com/university-c.... 13759
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 03/02/202618 month postdoc at the lovely IHR in London, $41,740. Deadline 7 March. 'The Fellow will play a key role within the IHR team responsible for hosting the 2027 North American Conference in British Studies (NACBS)' in London 2027. Repost to spread the word. #Skystoriansjobs.london.ac.ukJacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - HybridThe University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions. 03667
Reposted by Shahmima Akhtarnataliethomlinson.bsky.social @nataliethomlinson.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Three scholarships for PhD in Arthur Scargill Archive - quite the opportunity. Believe me when I say that I am sure that some of the stuff in here will be quite the eye-opener! (if the good stuff hasn't been already shredded or slapped with an embargo)findaphd.comFindAPhD : PhD Studentships to support doctoral research in the Arthur Scargill Archive at the University of Sheffield at University of SheffieldApply for a PhD: PhD Studentships to support doctoral research in the Arthur Scargill Archive at the University of Sheffield at University of Sheffield 22442
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarYoung Historians Project @younghistorians.bsky.social · 02/02/2026The full episode is available to watch by clicking on the link below! Please watch and share widely! #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿 www.younghistoriansproject.org/documentary-...younghistoriansproject.orgDocumentary Series | YHP 013
Shahmima Akhtar @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Hello! Does anyone have any reading on climate related migration from the Caribbean? Any recommendations would be gratefully received! 001
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarQMCBS @qmcbs.bsky.social · 16/01/2026QM's Deanna Lyncook @deannalyncook.bsky.social speaking at Black British History seminar on 22 Jan about Norman Manley's visits to Britain and transnational care www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...history.ac.uk“You are not to allow yourselves to be frightened”, Norman Manley’s Visits to Britain and Transnational Care in Post-war Britain 066
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarManchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 05/01/2026HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉 To celebrate the start of a new year, we are currently offering 40% OFF EVERY SINGLE BOOK on our website, until 31st January 2026. Head to our website (link in bio) to shop now. #booksky 02420
Shahmima Akhtar @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social · 16/12/2025My book is coming out in paperback in the new year for £25! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526194930/manchesteruniversitypress.co.ukManchester University Press - Exhibiting IrishnessExhibiting Irishness - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Exhibiting Irishness by Shahmima Akhtar 072
Reposted by Shahmima Akhtarlucynoakes1.bsky.social @lucynoakes1.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk 31236287
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 08/12/2025History UK has today released its 'History UK Disability and History Report' (2025): bit.ly/44PH51Z The report aims to raise the profile of issues relating to disability and history in UK Higher Education. Its research and writing were co-funded by the Royal Historical Society. #Skystorians 03528
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarThe English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Michael de Nie reviews 'Exhibiting Irishness: Empire, Race, and Nation, c.1850–1970', by Shahmima Akhtar @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @manchesterup.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comExhibiting Irishness: Empire, Race, and Nation, c.1850–1970, by Shahmima AkhtarOver the past thirty years, there has been a vast expansion in the literature on Irish imperial sensibilities and belonging, as well as numerous works reco 021
Reposted by Shahmima AkhtarInstitute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 18/11/2025In this On History blog, @lucy-mccormick.bsky.social and Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal discuss how the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) can be used to research and teach the histories of social class buff.ly/ZDbRcur 01210
Shahmima Akhtar @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Lovely to see Exhibiting Irishness at the @manchesterup.bsky.social table at #NACBS2025 1418