Just a reminder that we will be hosting what promises to be a fascinating online discussion of support services during the Second World next Monday 6 November at 12 PM (GMT) featuring Dr Diya Gupta, Thomas P. Stephens and Dr Rishika Yadav Register at swwresearch.com/post/new-histo…

Thanks to Manchester University Press for including “The break-up of Greater Britain” in this new blog post on “the latest gems” and “new thought-provoking books that delve into imperialism’s intricate cultural webs”. More below 👇 #StudiesInImperialism @PolitiskHisSDU Alan Lester

Really exciting to hear that my book, Settlers at the End Empire, published by Manchester University Press, has made it to South Africa! Pictured here at the Cullen Library at Wits. Thanks to Caio Simões de Araújo for the pic!

This is amazing news! I’ve loved how inventive and engaging the exhibits have been so far and I’m really pleased the Migration Museum has found a permanent home.

Really pleased to be starting in a new role as a lecturer in KCL Liberal Arts today! As well as undergraduate teaching, I'll be working on the MA in Global Cultures.

An excellent essay in ⁦Byline Times⁩ on the politics of race and identity in Britain by ⁦Hardeep Matharu⁩ which notes that ‘[w]e can have multiple, conflicting and changing strands in our conception of who we are.’ bylinetimes.com/2022/08/11/the…

I was really pleased to have the chance to review 'Migrant City' by Panikos Panayi for Reviews in History Institute of Historical Research. I loved the way the book captured both the collective importance of migrants in the making of London and their individual experience. reviews.history.ac.uk/review/2461

Oh my god I effin won.

My first letter to The Times, in support of ⁦Sathnam Sanghera⁩ and ⁦Corinne Fowler⁩

Such a lovely day chatting to King's History students - lots of great questions about #museums and curating the #SecondWorldWar Galleries. Thank you @ parkesland on historians.social, bluesky.social and Jean for inviting me

King’s Colonial Past: 2x History Research PhD Studentships 2022/23 King's History!

Available in following areas:
i) KCL’s colonial and Commonwealth students during the era of decolonisation
ii) KCL and colonial India

Infos kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f…

Pls share widely and apply!

I know from designing the ‘Investigating the Colonial Past of King’s College London’ module that in the case of i) there is a virtual treasure trove of material tended to by enthusiastic, helpful and knowledgeable archivists!

I’ll be really pleased to see this in print! My chapter looks at postwar mass British migration to the Commonwealth/former empire and the subsidised schemes and the racial politics that enabled it.

🚨Book Launch 🥳

Join Becky Taylor from UEA History in conversation with Tony Kushner, Julia Laite ([email protected]), Dr Anna Maguire and Ian Patel.

Mon., 20 Sept. 2021, 4pm-5.30pm (BST).

Organised by the wonderful Camilla Schofield
💻contact for zoom link 💻

#AcademicTwitter #twitterstorians

*Makes brief return to Twitter*
My first book - Contact Zones of the First World War. Cultural Encounters across the British Empire - is now available online from Cambridge University Press - History

I’m so excited to announce that my book #TotalWar A People’s History of the Second World War is now on sale Imperial War Museums and available to pre-order online! It includes lots of amazing personal stories and intriguing objects from IWM’s new #SecondWorldWar Galleries opening 20th Oct