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Beth Wyatt

@wyattbeth.bsky.social
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Historian of modern Britain. PhD pending viva. PGTA teaching film studies, museum studies, and modern British history.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 10/10/2026
I need your help to help trans people. Please share this around and add your voice 🏳️‍⚧️
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Beth Wyatt @wyattbeth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It really has been a cinema kind of week (even more so than usual). Sense and Sensibility on Sunday, Digger Tuesday, Hope today. And teaching my first film seminar of this academic year tomorrow (very excited!)
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Lisa Godson @lisagdub.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Jeffrey Archer dead - letter from the English Collective of Prostitutes following his conviction for perjury and a few months after Monica Coughlan's death
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Buster Keaton's birthday! Famed actor, director, and writer. Best known for his silent films, he worked into the 1960s. Drafted into the AEF he went to France in 1918. Already well known, the AEF decided not to risk his life in the trenches and used him as an entertainer. #WW1 #FWW #GreatWar
Black and white close up of Keaton's face. Earnest and solemn look directly into the camera. Gray background. He wears a dark suit with a black bowtie and white shirt.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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Dr Will Wyeth @willwyeth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Leaving the UK with a heavy heart
Today, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves. For the past 7 years we have look…
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Society for Army Historical Research @societyarmy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In our next online talk, at 7.00pm on 29 October, @draefox.bsky.social will be speaking on the Life and Times of Major General Guy Dawnay. Open to members and non-members alike; sign up for free at: my.demio.com/ref/ix0f7YFz...
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International Society for First World War Studies @fwwsoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We are excited to announce that the call for papers for our 15th Conference is now live! It will take place on 29 Sep-1 Oct 2027 at the University of Kyoto, Japan. The theme is 'Observation'. The deadline for paper and panel proposals is 1 May. firstworldwarstudies.org/kyoto-2027/
The World Watches the European Conflagration, Itō Chūta, 13 September 1914
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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New episode day! This month we discuss the work I've been doing with @blackmillgames.bsky.social on 'Gallipoli: Ottoman Fronts'!
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Two forthcoming events are available to book now... 🗓️ Oct 19, 3 - 4pm Virtual PhD and a Cup of Tea – Reconstructing a Sense of ‘Home’: Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Yorkshire, with Hannah Buckley buff.ly/ftthfEO
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Virtual PhD and a Cup of Tea – Reconstructing a Sense of ‘Home’: Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Yorkshire, with Hannah Buckley
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European Review of History @euroreviewhistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🏛️ CALL FOR PAPERS What happens when we look beyond the country house? We are delighted to be working with Alyssa Myers @alyssamyers.bsky.social on a conference exploring the houses, structures and spaces often overlooked by traditional country house studies.
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Beth Wyatt @wyattbeth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
PhD submitted!
Screengrab of the line 'Cause we survived the Great War', with we crossed out and I written above, from the song The Great War by Taylor Swift.
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm having to read this story in little snippets, as it's so distressing -- more incredible reporting by @samirashackle.bsky.social who is doing the best work exploring the treatment of international pupils and students in the UK at the moment.
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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨🚨IT’S OFFICIAL! 🚨🚨 WW1TV is returning with GWG at the helm. First episode drops next week, with self and Henry Spilberg but you can visit the link below to see what’s scheduled/subscribe! www.youtube.com/@WW1TVchannel Thank you @ww2tv.bsky.social!
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good news. With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Ministers abandon plan to make overseas visitors pay for England’s top museums
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says the 15 national museums and galleries ‘must be free, forever, for everyone to access’
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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Day 2 of the UCU workers' strike at the University of Edinburgh. The 1,800 jobs UCU estimates will be cut is unprecedented in Scottish higher education. It is happening in the wealthiest Scottish university, and the third richest in the UK, currently sitting with over £3billion reserves.
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's European Day of Languages, so here are some of our favourite untranslatable and wonderfully-specific words from across Europe that we wish we had in English ✨
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Beth Wyatt @wyattbeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Now this has got me thinking about the Casualty/The Bill/Midsomer Murders pipelines for Brits (Orlando Bloom on Midsomer is an experience)
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Vanda Wilcox @vandawilcox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
resharing this as well in case people missed it... do think about applying, or share with your networks! last time we advertised, only men applied, so I would especially encourage women to think about applying as we would like to have a diverse group of editors
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Vanda Wilcox @vandawilcox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
please share with anyone who might be interested!
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33
Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top
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Dr Julia Ribeiro Thomaz @juliarsct.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So excited to see this in print! You can also catch the recording here if you prefer a different medium: youtu.be/yoaRVrmjDLw?...
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Dennis Showalter Lecture 2025 by Julia Ribeiro Thomaz: 'Poetry under fire'
YouTube video by International Society for First World War Studies
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Beth Wyatt @wyattbeth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A great review. Can't wait to see this!
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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 21/09/2026
Na Hong-jin returns with the most expensive Korean film ever made, a rip-snorting creature feature with eccentricity and action to burn. Hope review: lwlies.com/reviews/hope
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Hope review – a rip-snorting creature feature
Na Hong-jin returns with the most expensive Korean film ever made, a rip-snorting creature feature with eccentricity and action to burn.
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 21/09/2026
The Society is pleased to launch a new programme to support research bit.ly/4iFNuF0 The RHS / Social History Archive Partnership offers free access to resources in @socialhistarchive.bsky.social, published by DC Thomson. Applications for 6-month access to Archive content invited #Skystorians 1/2
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Society launches new programme for researchers, in partnership with The Social History Archive - RHS
The Society is pleased to launch a new programme for researchers, in partnership with The Social History Archive, published by DC Thomson. The Social History Archive is a comprehensive online archive ...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We really need a comprehensive (government funding bodies, charitable funders, universities, learned societies and ECRs) summit and plan for maintaining postdoctoral pipelines AND not letting the crises simply re-inscribe extant inequalities in the system.
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 18/09/2026
Completely unironically, CS Lewis would’ve loved this shit
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 18/09/2026
'Why Does Academic History Matter?' bit.ly/4yB8MYQ With contributions from historians Martha Vandrei, Susan-Mary Grant, Joy Porter and @davidandress.bsky.social Free to read for 7 days @historytoday.com #Skystorians
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Why Does Academic History Matter?
The study of history at UK universities appears to be under existential threat. Should anyone care?
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Beth Wyatt @wyattbeth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have so many happy memories of the PGR centre in Lipman from the early years of my PhD (before said storm). Actually sad to see this.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Quite sad to see the old Lipman Building, where my office was when I started at Northumbria in 2017 until the roof blew off in January 2025, being finally torn down today.
Northumbria University’s Lipman Building - a five-storey tower block - being demolished by a mechanical digger.
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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📣 Excellent new resource for academics, ECRs, PGRs & students interested in #historyofexperience. Fully OA & drawing on rich experience of colleagues in @hexhistory.bsky.social it includes oral history, ego documents, institutional records, fiction & photos. #skystorians 📣
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Sources and Methods for the History of Experience
This open access book explores what kinds of sources and methodologies are needed for a history of experience.
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour.
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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is more or less how I feel about the whole mess. I like Ed Sheeran just fine. I do not admire his choice to cave to billionaire pressure instead of going "LOL" and sending his lawyers in over the breach of contract. I admire the hell out of the supporting acts & HIS BAND taking a stand.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 14/09/2026
Macklemore defended his remarks last week, saying, “Wanting all humans to be treated equal should never be controversial.”
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Macklemore Removed From Ed Sheeran's Tour After 'Free Palestine' Remarks, Report Says
Macklemore defended his remarks last week, saying, “Wanting all humans to be treated equal should never be controversial.”
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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We are recruiting new Associate Editors! First World War Studies, the interdisciplinary journal of the International Society for First World War Studies, published by Taylor & Francis, is seeking to expand its editorial team.
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Rebecca Rideal @rebeccarideal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Pregnant woman among more than 10 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Pregnant woman among more than 10 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Woman’s family says she died of injuries after being shot in the head while sitting inside a tent near Khan Younis
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Sight and Sound magazine @sightsoundmag.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love wins the Grand Jury Prize at #venicefilmfestival Read Jonathan Romney’s review of the film here. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
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Possible Love review: Lee Chang-Dong’s marriage story
Lee Chang-Dong’s first feature in eight years examines the social and psychological effects of labour exploitation in South Korea with an intricate story about two married couples who cross paths for ...
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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So, last month, apparently through sheer force of will, I somehow made myself heard, and the universe is providing me w/ just the movie adaptation I want to see. (See my prophetic post below, from early Aug.) (Thanks to @drbeard79.bsky.social for alerting me.) deadline.com/2026/09/hans...
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Renate Reinsve, Johnny Flynn & Vicky Krieps Set For Mia Hansen-Løve’s Mary Wollstonecraft Picture ‘If Love Should Die’ As Goodfellas Boards Sales – TIFF
Renate Reinsve, Johnny Flynn, Vicky Krieps Join Mia Hansen-Løve’s Mary Wollstonecraft Picture 'If Love Should Die' As Goodfellas Boards Sales - TIFF
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Little White Lies @lwlies.com · 06/09/2026
A new Lee Chang-dong film is always a major event, and his expertly executed relationship drama Possible Love is no exception lwlies.com/venice-film-...
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Possible Love – first-look review
Two couples from contrasting social classes brush up against each other in Lee Chang-dong's relationship drama.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
So many brave women in Iran - the world must acknowledge their courage and speak up about their fate #WomeninPolitics #WomensHistory www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests
Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confession
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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I am hiring another postdoc for BLOCKADE's Freiburg team. A 4-year, full time position to explore the impact of blockades in the Americas in both world wars "from below". Please share! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @historians.org @royalhistsoc.org www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-1...
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Making sure you're not a bot!
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Michelle Henning @michellehenning.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We’re hiring! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSU894/l... This is the post replacing mine at the University of Liverpool as I start my 5 year ERC funded research
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Lecturer in Media and Culture - Grade 7/8 at University of Liverpool
Apply for the Lecturer in Media and Culture - Grade 7/8 role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
OK, when is James Orr going to leave his role with Cambridge University? Are we still doing that?
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Dr Adam Prime @primeadam.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It is that time of year again! The Western Front Association's PhD Grant Scheme is open for 2026. We want to hear from anyone studying any aspect of the Great War! #fwwhist #phdchat #ww1 #greatwar #grant
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Applications open for the WFA’s 2026 PhD Grant Scheme | The Western Front Association
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Beth Wyatt @wyattbeth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
All of this. Such an enjoyable watch.
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Happy birthday to Mary Shelley, born on this day in 1797 📕 At 18, she began writing Frankenstein, helping to invent a whole genre and giving us one of literature’s most iconic monsters. Not a bad legacy.
Black and white etching portrait of Mary Shelley. Her portrait is set in an oval, she is wearing a black off the shoulder gown. Her hair appears to be a dark brown and falls around her jawbone.
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Beth Wyatt @wyattbeth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
All of this. I loved it.
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Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A reminder that Wham! 10 Days in China is on BBC 2 this evening, 9pm UK time: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... And if you want to read something (non-spoilery) about the documentary and the China trip, I wrote a piece about it when it premiered at the cinemas a few weeks back.
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Wham! 10 Days in China
This documentary about Wham!’s 1985 visit to China captures the complex combination of late Cold War politics, commercial imperatives, and cultural exchanges that the episode encapsulated.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 28/08/2026
“Losing a loved one to online harms in 2022, I’ve witnessed firsthand the most devastating impacts of unregulated social media”: @adelewalton.bsky.social on the bittersweet spectacle of Meta’s historic $18bn lawsuit www.thenerve.news/p/adele-walt...
Meta helped destroy my generation’s sense of self. An $18bn settlement is not punishment enough. By Adele Walton. Stylised image of a child looking at a phone, with the logos of Facebook and Instagram floating around, against a light blue and yellow background
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