Really enjoyed presenting my paper on reminiscences of childhood leisure in working-class autobiographies today as part of the SocialHistorySociety conference! It was a very interesting panel

Finally got round to changing my Twitter handle, that feels more official than changing the title on my driving licence 😂

Excited to be speaking at the University of Wolverhampton's History, Politics and War Studies seminar with Dr Edda Nicolson on the 21st of October! I will be discussing the influence of post FWW rhetoric on autobiographical reminiscences of the conflict: eventbrite.co.uk/e/wolverhampto…

PhDone! Had a lovely day at graduation on Tuesday, it was worth the wait! Well done class of 2021!!

Excited to say that I have signed a book contract with Palgrave Macmillan to turn my thesis into a monograph! Now I had better get writing! 📖

I already find it fascinating to read the autobiographies of everyday people, but it adds a little something extra when you find one signed by the author!

Enjoying a sunny visit to London to record another video for Kapow Primary. I thoroughly enjoyed recording two other videos on evacuation in the Second World War and History in Action for them and today we are discussing the topic of 'historical significance'!

Really enjoyed giving my talk 'Daddy, what did you do in the Great War? - English Working Class Fathers in the First World War' for the Merseyside branch of the Western Front Association tonight! Pretty fab venue as well!

If you are near Chesterfield (or even if you're not!) on 4 July, our very own ex-PhD student 😀Dr Rebecca Ball is speaking to the WFA on 'Daddy, what did you do in the great War?' 👏👏👏More information here 👉westernfrontassociation.com/branches/unite…

Lovely scenic drive through the countryside before presenting at the Western Front Association Chesterfield branch!

On my way to talk at the York branch of the Western Front Association!

Looking forward to speaking at the Lancashire Branch of the WFA tonight! westernfrontassociation.com/branches/unite…

Had a busy but very exciting week! I submitted a complete draft of my book to Palgrave Macmillan and started a year-long teaching post at Manchester Metropolitan University as a Lecturer in Modern British History! 🥳

I am excited to announce that I am now a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)!! Advance HE - A huge thank you to those who supported my application.

Enjoyed presenting on my experiences as a Year Two Tutor for History, Politics, and Philosophy at the MMU LEED conference today! #leedconference2024

Excited to be speaking tonight at the Cumbria Museum of Military Life!! This is a fascinating museum with an amazing collection! Cumbria's Mil Museum

Received my copies in the post!! It feels very real now that I have the physical version!

Enjoyed taking part in my first ever podcast with Dave O'Brien as part of his NB Critical Theory 📚 series! Listen now to hear about my recent book (A Hundred English Working-Class Lives, 1900-1945)!