I’m sharing this in recognition of Gladys Mae West’s work on GPS because it’s been a transformational technology for archaeology and that lady deserves to be lauded.

Twelve months already! Time flies when you're having fun - looking forward to 2026 and another year @openresleeds.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social 😍

Carol Ann Duffy writes ‘bombsite’ poem about Trump’s UK state visit Exclusive: Former poet laureate has reader contrasting pomp and ceremony of banquet with ruins left by war

“STATE/BANQUET
How it glitters and shines, The Grand Service,
among the rocks and the rubble,
laid out on a breezeblock horseshoe table,
six crystal glasses per setting.”
Carol Ann Duffy:
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship

Amy Sherald says the Smithsonian suggested removing a painting of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from her upcoming show at the National Portrait Gallery “to avoid provoking President Trump.” Sherald: “I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship”

White text over a photograph of a white walled gallery room reads "Closure notice"

Heads up for next week!

Our incredible FOH staff are having a training day

Which means all three of our spaces (Brotherton Research Centre, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, and Treasures of the Brotherton) will be CLOSED next Thursday 24 July

So be sure to pick a different day for your visit!

Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History at University of Oxford Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History on jobs.ac.uk!

We’re advertising for a 12 month teaching post in 20th Century US History. Deadline 28/7 (a short turn around because we need to interview in mid-August).

We’re a great, collegial and fun US history community. Happy to answer any and all questions about the role, and the RAI Bake Off.

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’ When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

'As the country’s oldest and wealthiest university, Harvard’s history is inextricable from the history of transatlantic slavery. The enslaved labored in campus buildings, university presidents and professors owned people forced into bondage'.

Creative Industries Sector Plan This Plan will ensure that the UK is the number one destination worldwide for investment in creativity and innovation and aims to significantly increase investment by 2035.

Major boost for R&D for the #creative industries - a huge win for an important #growth sector

Time now for @ukri.org to deliver the coherent strategic funding the sector needs to deliver economic benefit and scientific advance

#IndustrialStrategy

www.gov.uk/government/p...

USSO Call for Editors - U.S. Studies Online Summer 2025: U.S. Studies Online (USSO) is seeking two passionate and dedicated researchers in the American Studies community to join its friendly and hard-working editorial team.

Applications are open for two new editors to join our fabulous USSO team! Deadline 2 July. @officialbaas.bsky.social

usso.uk/home/usso-ca...

British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked Exclusive: Pass to be presented to playwright’s grandson after original cancelled over conviction for gross indecency

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

London's first Black head teacher, Dr Beryl Gilroy, honoured with Blue Plaque - Voice Online Dr Gilroy began her teaching career in Guyana before moving to the UK in 1951 - where she became London's first Black head teacher

www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Reminder re: 12 month post in American history at Cardiff University. For, erm well publicized reasons, we don't have budget for external advertising so you need access to the link below to apply. Please do think about applying/sharing with possible candidates. Happy to take queries

A series of magazines and documents, organised upright in file holders labelled 'Big Flame'

What can we learn from Big Flame's response to a rising right-wing politics? 🔥

MA student Nicole takes us through the magazine's radical legacy, through the archive of ‘Old Flamer’ Max Farrar.

Read more on her reflections on their relevance today: leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2025/05/22/b...

Many congratulations! Enjoy your first weekend without it!

100: A Century of Collections, Community, and Creativity 100: A Century of Collections, Community, and Creativity explores the Schomburg Center’s history through the prism of place, people, and material culture.

Happy Birthday Schomburg Center!! 🥳 www.nypl.org/events/exhib...

Why are staff on strike at UEA? Watch this video hear from our members on the picket line. #SaveUEA

Finding your voice in research?
#academic #science #edchat #HigherEd #University #phdchat #acwri #writing

I’m honoured to receive this award, and I’m very grateful to the judging panel for taking the time to consider my submission! 💚

A group of people are seated on pub benches writing

A little girl walks through a wooded area

The pootlers pootled at #BAAS2025. After a gentle walk through the Hertfordshire campus we stopped for a short writing exercise. We even had children join us making the walk even more special (and inclusive)
Green BAAS's 'Moving Conversations' are part of the @officialbaas.bsky.social conference

It’s finally here - #BAAS2025 begins today!

What can you expect from Day 1 in Hatfield?

👉 Early Career Academic Roundtable
👉 JAS Keynote Panel
👉 Workshop on Pedagogy & Promotion in American Studies
👉 Much more…

See more here: baas.ac.uk/conferences/...

Still time to sign up for Engaging Ethics workshop at #BAAS2025

How to... Prepare for an Academic Conference

Will BAAS 2025 be your first academic conference? Or are you yet to choose a conference & unsure where to start?

Don't worry - our How To series has you covered! In this episode, Siân Round sits down with Chelsea McNutt (Cornell University) to unpack how to prepare for conferences.

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And why work by organisations such as @makespaceforgirls.bsky.social is so important.

PhD Studentship: Exploring the Visual Record of Black Caribbean Men and Women Serving in the UK During the Second World War at University of Westminster Find a PhD Studentship: Exploring the Visual Record of Black Caribbean Men and Women Serving in the UK During the Second World War on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board in higher education. Click to view m...

PhD Studentship: Exploring the Visual Record of Black Caribbean Men and Women Serving in the UK During the Second World War- University of Westminster - School of Humanities #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH227/p...

History is under unprecedented attack from the Trump administration.

We have made free access for one month this important article on the origins & vision of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, established in 2016.

academic.oup.com/hwj...

America Has Gotten Coretta Scott King Wrong Her ghostwritten autobiography diminishes her, and I found out why.

Coretta Scott King’s story “is a reminder that many of the histories we tell, even of one of the most well-known Black families in history, are deeply inadequate.”

Jeanne Theoharis explores how America has gotten Scott King wrong:

'We can fight like the world depends on us': Academics try to stave off government attacks Duke University professor Nancy MacLean issues a call to resistance in Chicago.

At #OAH25, Duke University’s Nancy MacLean called on historians to resist attacks on education led by Trump’s DOGE. “We can fight like the world depends on us.”
🔗 Read more from @chicago.suntimes.com: ow.ly/hOxR50VxGG6

BAAS 2025 – University of Hertfordshire 23-25 April 2025 - British Association for American Studies We look forward to welcoming the American Studies community to Hatfield between 23rd and 25th April 2025 for the 70th Anniversary BAAS conference. Alongside our usual practice of accepting work in…

🤔 Did you know... In additional to our fantastic regular panels & roundtables, this year's BAAS conference will host a variety of sessions including workshops, reading groups, & interactive sessions?

Registration is open now! buff.ly/TYnqFl0

BAAS 2025 | University of Hertfordshire | 23-25 April

No Common Ground (full reading copy) : The University of North Carolina Press

My book may have been purged by the U.S. Naval Academy but you can read it for free through April 11th. @uncpress.bsky.social

www.book2look.com/book/SO9q2ZB...

What works, what goes wrong and what do we need to do better when designing and carrying out ethical #EngagedResearch? Join this interactive workshop at #BAAS2025 @officialbaas.bsky.social led by creative and heritage practitioners @jmcanderson.bsky.social and Nadia Joseph