A Wikipedia-style guideline page on avoiding exaggerated wording by LLMs, with two sections titled Undue emphasis on symbolism and importance and Promotional language. Each section lists “words to watch” in a beige box, such as "stands as a testament", "plays a vital role", "rich cultural heritage", "breathtaking", and "must-see". Below, example sentences are shown with problematic phrases highlighted in yellow, including "enhancing its significance", "captivates both residents and visitors alike", "stands as a symbol", "reflects the evolving identity", "vibrant town with a rich cultural heritage", "fascinating glimpse into the diverse tapestry", and "value-driven experiences".

This is really fascinating

Wikipedia's list of linguistic and stylist "tells" of AI writing, the better to help editors recognize it

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The number of people arrested in UK Labour's deranged authoritarian crackdown has risen to 532.

The average age of those arrested is 54. 147 of the people arrested are aged between 60 and 69.

The Met counter-terror unit is working flat out bringing charges against them.
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Senior Research Associate: Plants, Enslavement, and Public History at University of Bristol Recruiting now: Senior Research Associate: Plants, Enslavement, and Public History on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Job researching plants and enslavement
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New Methods for New Histories (Online) Workshop 2: Rethinking Internationalisms: Histories and Pluralities

✨Don't forget to sign up to our upcoming ONLINE conference on 'New Methods for New Histories (Online)' - we've structured the whole workshop as a virtual space; benefitting from global speakers, a roundtable structure and regular breaks! Pls get tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...

One Special Forces officer blocked 1,585 Afghans from settling in UK Documents shown to court by MoD show the officer rejected every application referred to him in the summer of 2023.

Hundreds of former Afghan commandos & their families were refused relocation by a UK Special Forces officer with possible links to a war crimes enquiry where they could’ve been witnesses.

At least five were later murdered by the Taliban.

The MoD then lied about this to Parliament & the courts.

The Way We Eat Is About To Change — Whether We Like It Or Not Oxford’s Paul Behrens says global diets will shift toward plant-based foods as a structural response to rising environmental and economic risks.

'In response to these trends, Behrens argued that a shift toward more plant-based diets is not simply advisable, but likely inevitable. This view is grounded not in consumer preference, but in biophysical constraints and economic modeling.'

Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated on this day in 1968.
R.I.P. 🕯️✊🏽

Thank you, darling!

I'm rather thrilled with this review of my book in the journal American Historical Review! @cityhistory.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social #india #WW2 #emotionalhistory

Thanks to all that attended our event on telling difficult histories with award-winning BBC podcasters Kavita Puri and Ant Adeane and our brilliant colleague @diyagupta.bsky.social!

Here she is sharing her own experiences of researching and teaching the 1943 Bengal Famine.

How do we tell difficult histories? I am delighted to interview Kavita Puri and Ant Adeane, the makers of the brilliant BBC Radio 4 podcast 'Three Million', on #1943BengalFamine on 18 March @cityhistory.bsky.social . Join us! @bbcradio4.bsky.social

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Finsbury Institute + Europe Politics Cluster @citystgeorges.bsky.social + @clsisel.bsky.social invite you at lecture by Ambassador Pedro Serrano @eudelegationuk.bsky.social
"The Balancing Power of the EU" tomorrow, Tue 25 Feb,5-6pm, B104, Northampton sq, London
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Our wonderful colleague @diyagupta.bsky.social will interview journalists Kavita Puri and Ant Adeane about the making of their acclaimed @bbcradio4.bsky.social podcast on the famine. It will be an important event for all historians of India, British colonialism, and humanitarianism.

City’s Cluster for Modern History is hosting lots of exciting events this semester! 📣

First up we have a fascinating event on 18th March at 4pm on “Narrating Difficult Histories to a Broad Audience: the @bbcradio4.bsky.social podcast ‘Three Million’”. www.city.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

I am loving teaching Ambedkar and Gandhi to my second-year undergraduate students for my South Asia module. You can tell from their faces that both Gandhi and Ambedkar's philosophical positions resonate with them, and with the inequalities they witness everyday. @cityhistory.bsky.social

History Matters - The 1943 Bengal Famine: Emotional Landscapes of Hunger Diya Gupta| 10 January 2025 ◇ British History | Colonial History | South Asian History

I am delighted to have this blog post on #1943BengalFamine and #emotions published by History Matters, Sheffield University's research blog. It feels like a promising start! Please do read and let me know your thoughts. historymatters.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/blog-archive... @cityhistory.bsky.social

Today, I spoke about #india #SecondWorldWar #emotionalhistory at City & Islington sixth form college. The students were wonderful! I'm still thinking about their questions. My resolution: keep talking about my work to young people. @cityhistory.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

Conflict of Interest: Susan Wokoma explores The Home Front How did British society react to the sudden increase of women in the workforce during the First World War? Or the thousands of colonial volunteers brought over to fight Nazism?   Susan Wokoma (Che...

Really delighted to have taken part in #ImperialWarMuseum's
latest podcast 'Conflict of Interest' on art and photography, with Susan Wokoma. Listen here: podfollow.com/1566841158/e... @cityhistory.bsky.social

CDA War, Photography & Empire: Visual Propaganda and British India, c.1941-47 | SWWDTP Studentship The AHRC funds postgraduate training and research in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to design and dance

A new and exciting funded PhD opportunity in photographic history starts in October 2025. “War, Photography & Empire: Visual Propaganda and British India, c.1941-47”
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Deadline: 20 January 2025. International applicants welcome! Please circulate far and wide!

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If you'd like to join @royalhistsoc.bsky.social - as a Fellow, Associate Fellow, Member or PGR Member - we welcome applications at any time bit.ly/45lOzr0

Membership is for #History professionals in Higher Education - worldwide, at all career stages - and in related sectors. Next deadline: 13 Dec.

Women Speak Volumes Between Generations – APPLY Call for participants Young Black women aged 18-30 invited to join an exciting new hybrid programme for budding archivists and curators Booker Prize winning author and literary activist Professor B…

Are you a young Black British woman who is keen to develop skills in recording and creating the stories and histories of your community? Apply for this ground-breaking programme of training and support. speaking-volumes.org.uk/apply-women-...

Today, Prospect announced our 2025 World’s Top #Thinkers shortlist.

Here are the five nominees in our #climate category. 🧵

For the thinkers in our other categories—economics, freedom, geopolitics and technology—and to vote for your favourite, click here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/worlds...

Book Review: Women and Politics in Wartime China: Networking Across Geopolitical Borders by Vivienne Xiangwei Guo Reviewed by Dr Diya Gupta, Lecturer in Public History, City St George’s, University of LondonAbingdon and New York: Routledge, 2019, ISBN 9781138080645, £119.48 hardback“I do not know what is leftist and what is rightist. I have always believed in peace, independence, democracy and freedom for my country, no matter whether it means that I am a leftist or rightist.” (p. 194) These words were spoken in 1947 by the Chinese female politician Tan Tiwu, who served as both a Kuomintang (KMT) legislator

Very happy to have my review of Vivienne Guo's excellent book 'Women and Politics in Wartime China' published! Here's to foregrounding marginalised histories of #WW2
@cityhistory.bsky.social
@swwstudiesedin.bsky.social
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At History Workshop, we have a long history of publishing articles on the history of food and eating.

From the history of the pineapple to the legacy of the soon-to-close Smithfield meat market, this🧵 is sure to make you hungry (for history)!

(Part 1)

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I’ve begun a historians of South Asia (broadly defined) starter pack, let me know if you want to be added
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Exit Jekyll, enter Hyde Trump’s lewdly playful face now fills our screens as Biden’s frail visage recedes. Not forever; there will always be a Jekyll impersonator in America’s political repertory

Mukul Kesavan on the US election: www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/exit...

I am so pleased to be interviewed in this documentary where journalist Mobeen Khan traces the journey of his grandfather Nawab Din's experiences in the Indian Army in #WW2. Do watch!

Dalrymple has done a lot of good for public knowledge of South Asian history — He has published a ton, drawn attention to Indo-Muslim cultures, and all in an accessible writing style.

But he has been criticized for not grasping historical causality at times. Very much on display here—

Fellow RHS Fellows! A quick reminder that I am running for Council amongst some other excellent colleagues. If you haven't voted yet, don't forget or check your junk mail!