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Kenny Brophy @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Featuring the #KelvinWheelies skatepark excavations in episode 1!

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

⏰ Time is running out! Submit your 8–10k word essay for the Leah Leneman Prize by 22 Dec 2025. Open to students & independent scholars working on women’s or gender history. Share widely 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

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Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 01/11/2025

I'm saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Elspeth King, the legendary curator of the People's Palace, and a fierce advocate for Glasgow and its history. This was fascinating on the release of the film adaptation of Alasdair Gray's "Poor Things". yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2024/01/10/p...

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Our colleagues at @churchheritage.bsky.social have published a lovely blog from Matthew Dransfield to help ease your way into the weekend. Read their first "Heritage Spotlight" piece looking at some of Scotland's amazing post-war churches here 👇 churchheritage.scot/2025/10/22/h...

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Aaron Sheridan @acsheridan.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Had a fantastic time presenting and attending the @womenshistscot.bsky.social conference on Saturday. Congratulations to all the speakers and particularly @vawright10.bsky.social for her in depth history of women’s housing activism in Scotland. Thanks to @ymcfadden.bsky.social and the team

A group of people attending the plenary lecture at the 2025 Women’s History Scotland conference at Kinning Park Complex. Historian Valerie Wright is delivering the Sue Innes Memorial Lecture on the long history of women-led housing activism in Scotland.

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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

This year’s Sue Innes Memorial Lecture at @womenshistscot.bsky.social conference given by @vawright10.bsky.social on ‘Housing as a ‘Women’s Issue’: Women and Housing Activism in Twentieth Century Scotland.

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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

And you can hopefully read all about it in the National newspaper next Tuesday. 📰

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Really enjoyed recording this episode of Artful Inquiry with @alistairfair.bsky.social - thanks to James, Miranda and the team at @edincollegeofart.bsky.social 🗃️ (1/2)

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Alistair Fair @alistairfair.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Recently @vawright10.bsky.social and I were interviewed for a podcast about the Scottish new towns book which we recently co-wrote (and which is available Open Access for free download via bloomsburycollections, though you can also buy a copy in print if you wish!)

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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I've just submitted An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class to my publisher, Verso. My book explores how a British working class which was powerfully grounded in politics, the economy and culture has been unmade since the 1960s. An Injury to All is due for publication next year!

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Definitely - wind up very important transition for the new towns. Planning in the new towns always flexible and adaptable to respond to economic change. But arguably less of a holistic vision for the towns when they came under the control of larger local authorities. (End of Strathclyde Region too)

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

There's definitely a story to be told! We've argued that some people actively chose to 'remake themselves' in the new towns (many people interviewed at the time said they'd 'bettered themselves'). May explain changing voting behaviour too.

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Also plenty of anecdotal evidence of early support for independence in Cumbernauld especially - we didn't focus on this but that story is waiting to be told!

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

We consider some of these issues (though not from an energy perspective) in our book on the new towns in Scotland. (An early leader in motorway suburbia despite the original intentions? Early adoption of car dependent large scale private housing?) Had to plug - it's free to download

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Building Modern Scotland

Combining architectural and social history, this open access book tells for the first time the in-depth story of Scotland's new towns.One of the most significan…

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Prof Fiona Skillen @fionaskillen.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Women's Sport and Art panel with Olympic Gold Winner Rhona Howie, Imogen Gibbon Chief Curator of Portraiture and myself. Where: The National Galleries of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL When: Tuesday 24 June 2025, 12.45–1.30pm (in person & online) www.nationalgalleries.org/event/women-...

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Women in Sport | Rhona Howie (in person) | National Galleries of Scotland

Rhona Howie, skip of the Great Britain curling team that won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and deliverer of the final stone − the ‘stone of destiny’ − that sealed that famous triu...

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Kirsteen Paton @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Live Methods was partly responding to the ‘crisis in empirical sociology’. Writing this special issue we were in another crisis- the brutal destruction of the social sciences– inc Goldsmiths, the intellectual home of the collection. It makes Live Methods, its spirit and aims more important than ever

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Holly Smith @holsmith.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

My book is out on 28 October with @versobooks.bsky.social 💥 It’s available for pre-order at £20: www.waterstones.com/book/up-in-t...

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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

NEW: How do lived experience perspectives impact decisions in the Scottish Parliamentary process?💡🗣️ @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social writes about her research which aims to better understand how this evidence is used and how it influences policy decision making. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... 1/2

How do lived experience perspectives impact decisions in the Scottish Parliamentary process? Dr Clementine Hill O'Connor. Image is of the Scottish Parliament and features the University of Glasgow and Centre for Public Policy logos, and a photo of author Clementine Hill O'Connor.

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Last couple of days to submit an expression of interest to our Workshop on Emotions and Scottish History in Edinburgh on 22 July ⬇️ 🗃️

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Kieran Connell @kieranconnell.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The epilogue from my book. Siva said it best - “what Powell says today, the Tories say tomorrow and Labour legislates on the day after”

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Are you interested in Scottish History? Are you interested in Emotions History? Well, you are in luck - John McCallum and I are organising a Workshop on Emotions and Scottish History in Edinburgh on 22 July. Deadline for expressions of interest 21 May. 🗃️ All welcome and please spread the word. ⬇️

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Cfp: Workshop on Emotions and Scottish History

This Workshop aims to bring together scholars with interests in or around the intersections of emotions history and Scottish History to share ideas across periods and approaches, to reflect on common ...

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

94% of the people raped in the UK are women, and 98% of the people arrested for rape or sexual assault are men. And — to repeat — around 3% of *reported* rapes result in a conviction. If you are looking for a feminist campaign, put down the LARGE GAMETES placard and start screaming at the CPS.

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Dr Andrew Hoolachan MRTPI @andrewhoolachan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Had the privilege of attending a symposium on the launch of ‘Building Modern Scotland’ today, by @alistairfair.bsky.social @vawright10.bsky.social, Miles Glendinning and others. Was impressed by the project’s engagement with planning, and the social and political context of of the Clyde region.

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Thanks for coming Andrew and lovely to catch up.

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Laura Tisdall @lauratisdall.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Hello everyone going to the British History Today conference at @qmcbs.bsky.social at the start of May! I'm giving a paper on young people, politics & age in late 1980s Britain at the @ihr.bsky.social the night before! See details here: www.history.ac.uk/events/fancy... #skystorians #histchild 🗃️

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‘Fancy calling an election on the day of my History "O" Level’: teenagers write about age and adulthood in late 1980s Britain

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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

We are delighted to be a part of the #GeneralStrike 100 anniversary national partnership with other museums, libraries, archives and groups. Find out how you can support this partnership here: bit.ly/GeneralStrike100 #GeneralStrike100

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Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the General Strike 1926

I have just contributed to help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the General Strike 1926. Join me and support this year of celebration

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Working Class Movement Library @wcmlibrary.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

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NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

In 1982 the Cumbernauld Development Corporation reported on "the continuing success of the film ‘Gregory’s Girl’ [and that] the result has been of real benefit to the town." Come and see what you think of the film: 26 March 2025, 1.30pm NL Heritage Centre, ML1 3HU Free; to book tinyurl.com/2r84v3sh

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Elizabeth Darling @archhistdarling.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

On World Book Day & during Women’s History Month can it be 18 years since my & Lesley Whitworth’s germinal WATMOBS was published?! Still has lots of relevant & important conceptualisations re how we talk about gender & the built environment.

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Finally - 'How to spend a busy day. And still have time to yourself' and 'The weekend wonderland' Includes "A typical day in the life of a marketing executive who moved to Cumbernauld five years ago"

This page is entitled 'How to spend a busy day. And still have time to yourself'. Black text on a white background with three colour images - two to the left showing men attending a business lunch and what looks like a boxing training gym. On the top right corner is two men shaking hands. This page includes ‘A typical day in the life of a marketing executive who moved to Cumbernauld five years ago’

This page is entitled 'The weekend wonderland' - again black text on a white background. Colour images to the right and left of the page - including men playing golf, men playing football, a man playing snooker, men sailing and a man fishing.

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

A place to call home' “Choose your home in Cumbernauld, and Cumbernauld will become your home”

Page entitled 'A place to call home' - black text on white background to the left of the page. Two colour images to the right, top image is a colour photograph of the megastructure at the town centre and the bottom image is an interior photograph of the shopping centre, with people walking past a bakery.

This page continues 'a place to call home' and has black text on a white background to the right of the page and colour images to the left. These include a photograph of children pushing children's toy prams across a pedestrian walkway, an image of some housing and finally what looks like a security camera photograph of a supermarket.

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

A practical business proposition', 'Industry - The current state of play', 'Cumbernauld and your business' and 'Easy come - easy go' "So if you want to be at the centre of things, you now know where you should be"

Page entitled 'A practical business proposition. 200 Successful Businesses are already proving it' - black text on a white background surrounding images of green heavy good vehicles and a man working in some sort of engineering factory.

Page entitled 'Industry. The current state of play'. Black text on a white background on the right hand side of the page. Colour images on the right hand side of the page showing a woman working on an assembly line for electronic components, and two images showing engineering products.

Page entitled 'Cumbernauld and your business' - black text on white background to the right of the page - listing amenities for business in the town. Images on the left include a man working in an electronics factory and a man wearing a face shield in an engineering factory. On the right is a small image of men of mixed ages sitting at a table in a pub.

Page entitled 'Easy come, easy go' - outlining Cumbernauld's transport infrastructure. Black text on white background to the right hand side of the page. Left hand side has three colour images - two small images of aeroplanes at the top of the page and an aerial photograph of the new town with a focus on factory units

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

'Not a showplace, A place to live' “People who live better, work better. And people who work better, live better. Because work is an integral part of life”

inside front cover 'Not a showplace, A place to live' - image of children climbing a big boulder in the landscaping near their houses. young boy dressed in blue and another young boy with a red jacket and grey trousers. White text on navy blue background.

Colour image of Cumbernauld at night with the focus on the dual carriageway with housing in the background.

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Would you like to come on a Businessman’s Tour of Cumbernauld in 1978? (Of course you would!) #NewTownsScot 🏘️🏡🏭🏢 🧵

Front cover of 'A Businessman's Tour of Cumbernauld' - shiny navy blue background with a colour image of a dual carriageway in Cumbernauld. High flats visible on the upper left corner, grassy verge on the right side. Blue car on the bottom left corner driving along the road.

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Valerie Wright @vawright10.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

We had a book launch earlier this week expertly hosted by the team at the @RIAS Bookshop - not only does this give me the opportunity to promote our book, but I thought I'd recycle some tweets from our old project account too. #NewTownsScot🏡. First thread below⬇️

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Alistair Fair @alistairfair.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Thanks for hosting! We're hoping to organise an event in the university later in the spring, so for those who missed out (or who attended y'day and want to hear more about the new towns) watch this space!

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Alistair Fair @alistairfair.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Looking forward to tomorrow evening at the RIAS bookshop discussing 'Building Modern Scotland' with @vawright10.bsky.social. Sadly Luna (pictured) won't be joining us but she has had a good look at the book at home. Tomorrow is sold out but we are hoping to do another event - watch this space.

A small tortoiseshell cat having a look at the book 'Building Modern Scotland'

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 20/02/2025

What does #sociology have to say about #gender & #class in 2025? Join renowned feminist sociologists Bev Skeggs, @jolittler.bsky.social & @michaelacbenson.bsky.social in the first of the Foundation’s new Conversation series. 📅 12 March 18.30–20.00 UTC #online #IWD2025 🎟️ buff.ly/4gOe3TB

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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Around 400,000 people work in universities across the UK, and more then 200,000 of them are academics. The closures and job losses we’re seeing in the sector just now are a major industrial crises affecting the key workplaces and economic drivers of hundreds of towns and cities.

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Alistair Fair @alistairfair.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Publication day! A social & architectural history of post-war Scottish new towns: planning & buildings plus community, family, gender, work, education, home. The ebook is FREE via bit.ly/4hLkxn9. Print copy (more attractive!) via www.bloomsbury.com/uk/building-... - do ask libraries to purchase

Cover of 'Building Modern Scotland', listing authors (Alistair Fair, Lynn Abrams, Kat Breen, Miles Glendinning, Diane Watters and Valerie Wright) and showing a group of boys working on their bicycles amid new town housing.

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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

If you'd like to come to the launch of The Energy That Made Modern Scotland then book your free ticket here! 5pm 20 Feb at Glasgow University All welcome.

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The Energy That Made Modern Scotland

Join us as we launch a new podcast telling the story of how oil and renewable energy transformed Scotland's economy, culture and politics.

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