When we write anything even vaguely academic, we kill ourselves citationing the fuck out of everything, while 18th/19th century dudes were just there publishing five volumes of ‘Here are some Thoughts I had in the Bath’.

Seeing videos like these remind you how aggressively intentional colonialism was

James McAvoy talking about how more than 2 whiskies change his demeanour is absolutely me 🤣 “That will make me fight people.”

Every time I hear “they were a product of their time,” to justify racism, I think to this piece by Barbarity vs Civilisation by René Georges Hermann-Paul. Clearly “the time” (1899) had anti-racist sentiment, too. “The era” is no excuse.

This is spectacular. Right on the money. Whoever wrote this absolutely understands our popular culture.

“Art makes you see beyond your own limitations and horizons. It’s a system of control to keep people where they are to cut funding to the arts in education” 🎯

Baaaaaaars 🔥🔥

Oh boy. This shows takes me back. Definitely one of the Cartoon Network greats 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The Onion has still got it.

C. S. Lewis, 1935

Think "place" is not only finding where your work fits, but also thinking about your literal place. For me, one reason why I chose to do my PhD on Black Rural History is I didn't see myself or my family in the literature (feel there's a double-meaning in this tweet) ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Palestinians have been gathering evidence of Israel’s crimes for decades.. one day it will pay off…. Fantastic analysis by Sultan Barakat

One thing that gives me PhD joy is adaption potential (dreams lol) From stumbling on African-American GIs in Kettering to a Rastafarian youth centre in Northampton, "Subnormal" in Wellinboro, + a 🇯🇲 woman moving from S. London to a 1980s village. I'd love to script this! 🥰😂

When it comes to friendship age shouldn’t be a barrier, Young lady shares her bizarre friendship with an elderly man.

my first time watching season 8 of dr who : a thread (it will be chaotic and sorry not sorry)

CALL FOR PAPERS: 'British History Today' Conference, 1-2 May 2025. Great to see this initiative from colleagues in the new Queen Mary Centre for British Studies. See the link and below for details. Proposals due on 24 January 2025. projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/qmcbs/

Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism:

I will always thank Black Twitter for the phrase, " is this a paid opportunity?" There are many more phrases that Black X has taught me but that one really cuts through the fat. Mi nuh work for free. 😁