Historical Association
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https://historyjournalorguk.wordpress.com
Posts by Historical Association:
- Role Theory and Protestant Spirituality in Early Modern Scotland
- A Global History of Sex and Gender
- Heritage or Highway: York’s city walls as tourist and civil infrastructure
- John Stearne’s Confirmation and discovery of witchcraft
- Reading Russian Sources
- Britain First: The official history of the United Kingdom according to the Home Office – a critical review
- Print Culture and the Formation of the Anarchist Movement in Spain, 1890-1915
- Print Culture and the Formation of the Anarchist Movement in Spain, 1890-1915
- Lucy Jane Santos’ ‘Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium’
- James Forbes’ Mango and the Art of British Indian Empire
About Us
History Journal is the official journal of the Historical Association. Hosting a range of accessible research-driven features written by academic researchers from all stages of career and study, archivists, and practitioners, our online offering is an extension of the Historical Association’s work in public history, and aims to make high quality cutting-edge research accessible to the general public.
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Two new posts on our #blog this week, both on the theme of teaching and learning the history of emotions. Follow the link in our bio to catch up!
Will Africa be included in a #globalhistory of Covid-19? Doctoral researcher Anna Adima asks a poignant question on our blog this week that challenges the nature of global history, scrutinises how the history we live through is being recorded, and questions how it will be retold.
We are very excited to share details of this year’s ECR Editorial Internship. Generously supported by a stipend of £2000 from the @histassoc, this is a great opportunity for an ECR historian who has submitted their PhD thesis and is within three years of their viva. Follow the link in our bio for more information.
‘Lacquer as art and medicinal material in early modern England’ 🎨 🌱 💊
📣 New on our blog! 📣 Jutta Lamminaho writes on representations of disability and status in the early Middle Ages... and why they still matter. Follow the link in our bio to read the full post!
New on the #history #blog: Jean-Michel Johnston introduces their new book ‘Networks of Modernity: Germany in the Age of the Telegraph, 1830-1880’. A reflection on the positives and frustrations of technology in the past (and today!) and how they help shape the societies we live in. Link in bio!
New #history #podcast! Hear Karin Bowie discuss her new book ‘Public Opinion in Early Modern Scotland, c.1560-1707’. Thinking about her work’s wider and interdisciplinary relevance, Karin chats about print, protests, petitioning and what we even mean by “public opinion”
On our blog this week, PhD student Daniel Adamson reflects on representations of the Holocaust with the iconic 1973 TV documentary ‘The World at War’. Daniel considers the series’ scope, methodology, and impact on public consciousness.
The Battle of Culloden was fought #otd in 1746.
We have another call for reviewers!
Stitches of Resistance: Reclaiming the Narratives of the Enslaved Seamstresses in Martha Washington’s Purple Silk Gown
Calling historians of medicine!
Our PODCAST is here!
On our blog this week, we hear from MA Public History student Aaron Shulman who considers digitisation and the archive through the lens of anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s “crucial moments” of historical silence.
New on our blog! Sasha Rasmussen introduces her research on the sensory experience of women in early-twentieth century Paris.
This week’s #blog post comes from Tim Thornton and addresses one of the English history’s most infamous whodunnits... what happened to 12-year old Edward V and his younger brother, Richard, in 1483? Did Sir Thomas More know the answer?
What do you collect?
Our blog post this week comes from PhD student Kerry Love, who writes on 'Material Culture and Identities: The Case of the eighteenth century Toby Jug'. Follow the link in our bio to read all about Kerry's research and the use of material objects to study the past.⠀
