Philosopher Jason Read on our attachment to work, the corrosive individualism that has replaced collective organising and how this has given rise to a race to the bottom mentality.

Come and join us at this online event in the Centre for the History of People Place & Community seminar series - all very welcome!

For anyone watching #Defiance on Channel 4 by Rogan Productions Rajesh Thind, here’s a 🧵of some context to understand the groups and events mentioned in more detail and what life was like for Brown and Black people in the 1960s-1980s.

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Discover more TORCH Oxford Humanities Division Research, engaging with the public and projects to explore - like April Fakes Day! Oxford Students University of Oxford Ethox Centre Pitt Rivers Museum Oxford University Museum of Natural History History of Science Museum Bodleian Libraries
torch.web.ox.ac.uk/discover

Excited for our next #WhoMakesHistory event on 25 April!

We'll be focusing on #local history in #Oxford & #Oxford shire: how is the field changing for those interested in learning, researching & teaching about History?

Book your FREE tickets now: communityhistory.ox.ac.uk/event/making-h…

Fellowships and scholarships are being announced in support of scholars and students from Gaza (and elsewhere in Palestine.) They are mainly in Europe. Below are two with deadlines soon. Here is a link to a list of others: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

While watching #Defiance , you will see the parallels with the rhetoric we hear from our political and media class today. The same headlines. The same talk of 'floods' & 'invasions.'

The racist siege our elders faced was unleashed, fuelled and backed up by rhetoric from the top.

Just saw the 1st ep of this great new series about Asian struggles against racism & the far-right in the UK. Such an important history that we don’t talk about enough! For anyone keen to learn more, I highly recommend Preeti Dhillon’s book on the topic: dialoguebooks.co.uk/titles/preeti-…

This is very kind, Kiran - thank you!

I’d also recommend books by J.S. Grewal, Indu Banga, Jean-Marie Lafont, Fauja Singh & Ganda Singh for anyone who would like to deep-dive into this history. Their works & many others are listed in the bibliography of my book.

Can’t wait to start watching this new series tonight!

Really looking forward to the #people , #place & #community seminar series this term. We’ll kick off on 24.04.24 with a conversation about #digital #community #archiving

Pleasantly surprised to see female scientists on the #BBC #boatrace coverage just now, discussing how #periods & the menstrual cycle impact athletic performance! Really interesting stuff.

Can't wait to watch this documentary. Tales of resistance are as relevant today as they were then.. Rajesh Thind #excited #Defiance

We must not be complicit in Israel's war crimes.

But Israel uses British-made arms in Gaza & our government still sells it weapons.

That's why today – alongside 134 MPs & Lords from Labour, the Conservatives, SNP, Lib Dems & more – I have called for arms sales to be suspended.

We are delighted to announce the schedule for the #summer term of our Institute of Historical Research #people , #place & #community seminar series. Seminars include collaborations with IPUP YORK OCMCH Brookes University of Wales Trinity Saint David IHR LGHG Seminar Wiltshire History - VCH Join us from 24.04.24.

Open Access!

My article on the British empire, compensation policies that make us rethink reparations, & the Punjab Atrocities, including Jallianwalla Bagh, is out today on First View with The Historical Journal
Let's historicize the intersection of law, economy, human life, & empire.

🔴 ‘Rishi Sunak is “Living Proof” a Prime Minister of Colour is No Evidence of a Britain Beyond Racism’

“Using politicians of colour as a shield against legitimate scrutiny of its record on racism has become a Tory strategy of choice” Hardeep Matharu

bylinetimes.com/2024/03/01/ris…

The web of ideology, cover ups , nepotism, the governments far right bed fellows and deep rooted bigotry is starting to unravel.
It’s time for Conservatives UK Prime Minister to come clean , policy making must be fact and evidence based , announcements cannot simply be political…

In that last of NACBS roundtable on the future of British studies, Stanford historian Priya Satia makes the case that we've got to get out there writing and fighting for both universities and our discipline. You can read the piece here: nacbs.org/post/a-way-for…

This is a great opportunity I can personally vouch for many of the team it will be a supportive and stimulating place to work.