Very pleased that this is now published open access. “Fire in Jamaica, 1831-32” in Journal of British Studies doi.org/10.1017/jbr.20…. The politics of fire and habitation in the largest uprising in the British Caribbean colonies.

maggie smith vs the swivel chair. a true comedy queen

Our latest The Leverhulme Trust project blog presents Part 1 of our exhibition on Vietnamese prisoners and their descendants in New Caledonia. convictscc.le.ac.uk/2024/09/30/exh… History at Leicester College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities The Leverhulme Trust #twitterstorians

Not the best weather, but reflecting on a warm welcome from my new academic home Historians @ Bristol last week, to mark the start of my research postdoc. Project explores the social, economic and cultural value/experience of writing in colonial South Asia

📢Looking for a book series to publish a salty monograph or edited collection? Amsterdam Univ Press 'Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800' welcomes proposals on globalization, post-colonialism, eco-criticism, environmentalism & histories of science & technology aup.nl/en/series/mari…

New profile info for my Historians @ Bristol post research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/ell…

Had a blast this summer researching The Wolfsonian–FIU in Miami Beach, as part of their fellowship programme. They interviewed me about my findings here: wolfsonian.org/blog/2024/11/

📣From our latest issue, 'Global Social History: Class and Social Transformation in World History' Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks (UW-Milwaukee) on 'Gender, Intersectionality, and Global Social History' #Social #Gender #Hierarchy #Race #Class 👉Read open access here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

🏆Prize announcement! #CFP #History We're excited to announce that submissions are open for our Olivette Otele Prize for Black, UK-based PhD students. This is an opportunity for academic excellence to be recognised and showcased! Please keep reading... #OlivetteOtelePrize (1)

Intellectual History and the Problem of Conceptual Change by Elías J. Palti. This study reassesses the main concepts of Intellectual History, offering a new framework for understanding past systems of knowledge. 📚 cup.org/3UmSfWU #intellectualhistory #historyofideas

Our bursary scheme is now open for applications! £750 available to early career researchers, independent scholars, or PhD students working on women's studies in our period (1558-1837). Deadline: 15 Dec 2024. Please spread the word! #funding #ECR #PhD womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/

I’m on New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) this week, talking about my forthcoming book, Fragmentary Forms: A New History of Collage ✂️✨💚 Listen here - open.spotify.com/episode/6m4Qij…

This #openaccess book outlines the ways in which smell can be used as a research tool for historians, uncovering an olfactory experience of archives to better understand historical narratives and arguments. Smell and the Past by @WillTullett is out in PBK bit.ly/4eeRGpj

This is finally out, open access: Biocultural Empire - New Histories of Imperial Lifeworlds bloomsbury.com/us/biocultural…

I am *so* happy for our Midlands4Cities funded PhD student Charlotte Johnson, who has published a brilliant *open access* article on Lord Curzon's Asian collection. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Arts and Humanities Research Council National Trust History at Leicester History Department

Also now on @ellencssmith.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/ellenc…