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Got to muse about the power and possibility of map collections in this special issue of TIBG, which features me and the plenary speakers ahead of #aic2024 (August 27-30 Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) ). The conference theme is mapping and it’s full of great papers and events! rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14755661/0…

Proud to see so many Brighton residents turn up to say no to far right terrorists today. They were totally overwhelmed by our peaceful demonstration. Great to see both Labour and Green united in our city on this issue. Sian Berry

*New post* by Ed Armston-Sheret (Institute of Historical Research): 'Isabella Bird Bishop: the disabled woman who navigated Victorian exploration'. blog.geographydirections.com/2024/08/12/isa…

What can we learn from studying the different aspects of Isabella Bird Bishop's identity? Ed Armston-Sheret explores the influence of Bird’s disability on her travels and highlights the often-overlooked contributions of others in a new @geogdirections post. 👇 blog.geographydirections.com/2024/08/12/isa…

Planning to attend #RGSIBG24? 🌍Please consider the 'map room conversations' at this year's Annual Conference. Two experts will briefly present a selection of maps curated from the Society's cartographic holdings. 👉Read more rgs.org/research/annua…

'Isabella Bird Bishop: the disabled woman who navigated Victorian exploration' by Ed Armston-Sheret (Institute of Historical Research). blog.geographydirections.com/2024/08/12/isa…

Thanks to ⁦MayaSallLDR⁩ & ⁦Adriana Elgueta⁩ ⁦BBC London⁩ for covering our fight to save #Hackney’s Children’s Centre #nurseries! Our case will be heard at the High Courts of Justice on the 6-7th November. ⁦SaveOurSebright⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Registration is now open for the FREE Hakluyt Society Editorial Workshop, September 5 at the Royal Asiatic Society. Learn about editing historical documents, writing a proposal, and how the Hakluyt Society works with volume editors. wp.me/p2wWVr-WE

'We should also avoid celebrating Bird Bishop as a heroic individual. Like most explorers, she also depended on lots of other people and animals.  Their labour and experiences also shouldn’t be forgotten' - Ed Armston-Sheret (Institute of Historical Research). blog.geographydirections.com/2024/08/12/isa…

'Isabella Bird Bishop: the disabled woman who navigated Victorian exploration' by Ed Armston-Sheret (Institute of Historical Research). blog.geographydirections.com/2024/08/12/isa…

If Starmer’s serious about “rooting out 14 years of Tory rot”, it’ll take more than new management - the country is crying out for a new mindset too. For inspiration & hope. The last thing we need is more austerity - policies like wealth taxes mean we *can* invest in our future

Well done for chairing such a fantastic conference.

📚 Excited to share my first book: 'On the Backs of Others.' It examines the people and animals that made explorers' journeys possible. Get 30% off with the link below! 👇 combinedacademic.co.uk/notify-me-when… #History #Exploration #OnTheBacksOfOthers #Discount

Such exciting news-congratulations, Ed!

When leaders like Starmer blather on about “tough choices”, why is it *always* code for hitting some of the poorest hardest? Where’s the “tough choice” of a wealth tax on the super-rich? Why do shivering pensioners have to pay the price for “fixing the foundations”? #bbclaurak

So pleased to see this new fellowship at Edinburgh for Palestinian artists and practitioners. Please share widely among your networks!

Read my review of ' May We be Spared to Meet on Earth: Letters of the Lost Franklin Arctic Expedition' edited by Russell Potter et al. in the 'International Journal of Maritime History.' It's a great book! doi.org/10.1177/084387…

Thrilled to get this in the post! Dr Sara Caputo wrote a brilliant, mappy book and gave me a chance to gush about it on the cover! Grab a copy and learn all about how ship tracks tell us a lot about the histories of empire and modernity. #maps #maphist #newbook #twitterstorians

I look forward to this! Currently doing some reading and writing about Isabella Bird and Malay peninsula... Can't wait to read section on Bird in South East Asia.