OTD 1976, the novel Roots was published by Alex Haley. It traced his family lineage from Kunta Kinte, kidnapped from 18th-century Africa and transported to America as a slave. From the archive, Laura King on the radical potential of family history. historyworkshop.org.uk/family-histori…

The Haitian Revolution began on this day in 1791 and culminated in the establishment of the world's first black republic. We republish C.L.R. James' iconic account of how the slaves overthrew their masters. tribunemag.co.uk/2021/08/rememb…

From today all articles published in the Society's journal, 'Transactions of Royal Historical Society', will be available fully Open Access - with no charge to readers or authors: bit.ly/46Uf35j Transactions welcomes articles from historians #twitterstorians Cambridge University Press - History

#ThisDayInHistory 1959, Hawaii became the 50th State. Here, J. Kēhaulani Kauanui reflects on the lingering legal implications of the U.S.’s apology to the Hawaiian people in an interview with John David Waiheʻe III. doi.org/10.1093/jahist…

If you'd like to join Royal Historical Society, we welcome applications as Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members or PGR Members at any time. Our next closing date is Monday 14 October 2024. More on the benefits of joining the Society here: bit.ly/45lOzr0 #twitterstorians

Nominate now for our Impact Prize celebrating outstanding impact - gatescambridge.org/about/news/gat…

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🚀Join our team as a Research Assistant! Passionate about public policy? Work with leading experts @MichaelKenny_ & Diane Coyle in research areas such as institutions, governance, devolution, & public administration. Find out more & apply by 23 Sep👇 bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about-us/vacan…

🌍 Ready to make a real impact on sustainable food systems? 🌱 Join ThinkLab and Cambridge Sustainable Food for an 8-week research project tackling the barriers to climate-friendly diets in Cambridge! 🌾 🌟Apply by September 20th, 5pm GMT. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

New book prize offered by the Association for the History of Political Thought. politicalthought.org/book-prize

📢 CTH will hold the 4th session of its Meet the Author Series with Dr Chris Suh as a guest speaker! 🗓️Wednesday 11th September, 3 pm (GMT) [4 pm (BST), 5 pm (CEST), 10 am (EDT), 0 am (JST - NB: 12th in Japan)] To attend this online event, sign up here: forms.gle/KWsmXbytjQPitm…

🚨 Reminder: West Hub Small Grants Programme 🚨 There’s 10 days left to submit your proposals! The deadline is fast approaching on 16th September. ⏰ This is your chance to bring your innovative ideas to life and make a real impact in our community. Don’t miss out—submit your

⚠️ Applying to Cambridge for undergrad? Check whether your course has an admissions test and if you need to register for it in advance. For example, if you're applying to Engineering you must register by 16 September. Check now 👇 undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/how/admi…

Calling all UK-based researchers in humanities & social sciences, don’t miss our next upcoming webinar on the ERC Synergy Research Grant. Learn how to strengthen your proposal and boost your chances of success. Register now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/europ…

‘Why don’t you send me your draft? I’m happy to read it’

Every student who’s had an English class at my school has seen this on repeat. I guarantee you at least one graduate’s told their professors they don’t know what a paragraph is 😂🤣

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Throwback to our staff and fellows BBQ last week. A great chance for our College community to celebrate before term starts. Seems like nobody got the memo about not walking on the grass... 🙃 #StaffBBQ #CollegeCommunity #CommunityGathering #KeepOffTheGrass

NEW ISSUE from Du Bois Review - Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race - Volume 21 - Issue 1 - cup.org/3zusGfm