The cover of THE FACE featuring a sculpture of a face on its side against a blue background.
Happy #PubDay to @fayboundalberti.bsky.social! THE FACE is a brilliant, wide-ranging look at how we interpret faces—and what those interpretations say about us. I didn’t even know about face blindness until reading this. You’ll never look at first impressions the same way. shorturl.at/3AbAG
New book by @selenadaly.bsky.social :
Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War (Cambridge University Press, 2025)
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Philip Harling reviews 'The Overseer State: Slavery, Indenture and Governance in the British Empire, 1812–1916', by Sascha Auerbach @saschaauerbach.bsky.social
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NEW ISSUE OUT NOW The Lion and the Unicorn 48.2, Apr 2024 #S2O #OpenAccess at Project MUSE CONTRIBUTORS Rebekah Fitzsimmons, Vanessa Joosen, Paavo Van der Eecken, Brianna Anderson, Amy Webster, Yi Li, Melissa Terras, Yongning Li, Yauheniya Lekarevich, Sergei Pashakhin, Justin Wigard, Agnes Brauer, Felix Giesa, Michelle Kamolz, Mary Rizzo, Joshua Altshuler, Sara L. Schwebel, Elena Baibikov, Raffaella Baccolini, Áine McGillicuddy, Keith O'Sullivan, Roberta Pederzoli, Julia Beck, Lena Kåreland, Simon Springare, Åsa Warnqvist, Olle Widhe, John A. Walsh, Sasha Goryl, Kate Long, Glen Layne-Worthey, Kylee Green, Maryam Khorasani, Lorinda B. Cohoon, Katharine Slater, Stephen Dudas, Dainy Bernstein HOPKINS PRESS JOURNALS www.press.jhu.edu/journals/lion-and-unicorn
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
The Lion and the Unicorn
48.2, Apr 2024
#S2O #OpenAccess at Project MUSE
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CONTRIBUTORS
Rebekah Fitzsimmons, Vanessa Joosen,
Paavo Van der Eecken, Brianna Anderson,
Amy Webster, Yi Li, Melissa Terras,
Yongning Li, Yauheniya Lekarevich,
Mary Rizzo & more
Call for symposium papers: "Digital Geographies of Childhood and Youth."
The international symposium will take place at Heidelberg University (Germany) from 22 to 24 June. Among the organizers is our member, Peter Kraftl.
Abstracts are due by 8 March.
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Closing date for the Society's PhD funding scheme: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Closing date for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships, jointly with @ihr.bsky.social and DC Thomson: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
🎓Less than a week to go to submit your abstract for 'Marital Breakdown in the English Common Law World 1801-1969'.
We've had some cracking submissions & (along with a keynote from the inimitable Lady Hale) it is shaping up to be a brilliant event!
💰speaker bursaries available
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We're hiring!
Join our team on a project to share stories from our rural film archives with different audiences.
Find out more and apply today:
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Very good to see Heather's research on the history of school meals provision being widely shared today. An excellent example of the value and application of historical research in contemporary policymaking.
@heatherlwellis.bsky.social was a superb guest lecturer at a recent RHS visit #Skystorians
Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
Fantastic sounding CfP for our next Special Issue of @genderandhistory.bsky.social on "Childhood, Gender and Crises: Living at the End of the World" ed. @katieebarclay.bsky.social & Emily Ward!! Abstracts due 31 May 2026, hybrid workshop, then full articles due 31 January 2027. Please do share!! 🌟📄
The IHR’s January bulletin is out now! Read about events, training, fellowships, jobs, workshops, and other news. To subscribe visit www.history.ac.uk/about-instit...
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The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) has extended the deadline of the #cfp for their 2026 conference. You now have until 30th January to submit your abstract!
Check out our Free Online Resources page for #FamilyHistory, including the England's Immigrants 1330-1550 database www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/free-online-...
📷 Portrait of Young #Bulgarian Women in Macedonia, 1904.
Are you studying, researching or teaching a history topic and not sure where to start? Try a search using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
If you're looking for #history networks on BlueSky in 2026, our Starter Pack - recently updated - has details of 150 leading societies, organisations and groups active in the UK and Ireland bit.ly/4ptl0On
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Call for papers: special issue of @tandfresearch.bsky.social Black Histories Dialogues on 'Transnational histories: the global African presence', edited by Chris Zembe @dmuhistory.bsky.social and William Henry. Deadline 30 April 2026 #blackhistory think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
✍️ Call for Blog Posts!
We’re always keen to hear new voices on the HES UK blog — from early career researchers to established scholars. Short pieces, works-in-progress, and reflections all welcome.
📩 Get in touch if you’d like to contribute.
Blog: historyofeducation.org.uk/blog/
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Want to learn more about how we look at townscapes as a tool to understand urban & human histories of place?
Join us on 4-6 March with expert guidance on a range of themes, exploring sources, what statutory protection means and how it works and access to the resources of @ihrlibrary.bsky.social. 🗃️
Looking After the Archivist: Reducing Risks of Secondary Trauma
This talk explores trauma in archives and records work and highlights trauma-informed approaches institutions can adopt to better support staff.
Book your space: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/looking-af...
AHA members: The AHA is accepting applications for the 2026-27 research grants until February 15, 2026. Preference will be given to advanced doctoral students, nontenured faculty, and unaffiliated scholars and to those with specific research needs. 🗃️
I used to be the go-to glass reconstructionist back in my archaeology days. Did some pretty big pieces, though none as old as this.
I am the book reviews editor for @jich.bsky.social and always looking for new review pitches. If you’d like to review a recently published book on imperial, colonial or Commonwealth history (broadly defined), please get in touch: evan dot smith at adelaide dot edu dot au. Authors, get in touch too!
Shopkeeper washing her doorstep, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963, photo by Colin Jones.
Looking for an intensive learning experience? 📚
Make your summer unforgettable and study at Oxford's oldest and most beautiful colleges. Details for our academic and professional summer schools have now been announced!
🔗 Spaces are limited—secure your place today: buff.ly/rWPNhZi
Our podcast returns this Thursday for our first ep of 2026!
As this month marks our 75th anniversary, this time we're delving into the story of our founding, and the decisions taken in our earliest history.
Catch up on previous episodes:
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