2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the North American Conference on British Studies. As part of our celebration of this important milestone, we are proud to share Celebrating 75, a special collection from the Journal of British Studies.
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Posting describing available PhD and MA opportunities with the Department of History at Queen's University, Kingston.
The Department of History is now accepting applications for one PhD and two MA studentships in the area of the Global British Empire starting in September 2025. If interested, please contact Professor Lisa Pasolli at lisa.pasolli@queensu.ca. Applications are due by April 25, 2025.
Take care both of you! I haven’t seen freezing rain like this since 2015.
The Department of History is now accepting applications for a PhD studentship with Professor Lisa Pasolli. If you are interested, please contact Professor Pasolli at lisa.pasolli@queensu.ca to discuss. Applications are due by April 25th!
The author gave me a copy sometime back. Highly recommend.
We are pleased to share the Call for Papers for our upcoming workshop for graduate students and early career researchers. Transforming Nations and Identities in a Global World after 1945 will take place Oct 2-3, 2025 at the University of Glasgow. www.queensu.ca/ghi/events/u...
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Alex Martinborough argues that settler constitutions were a tool of conscience management.
They facilitated a vision of a legal empire defined by morality that could not and never did exist.
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Have a PhD in the area of global indigeneity? Consider applying to this postdoctoral fellowship in the Queen's University History Department. www.queensu.ca/history/abou...
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I also occasionally faff about in Blender, where I made this map of the solar system for @dagomardegroot.bsky.social and this wall map of a land parcel in New Mexico for a friend.
#gischat #cartography #maps #geosky
What kind of ethics do we need for artificial historians, and to support AI safety? My approach through mixed logic—statements, possibilities, and question-based elements—will appear in History and Theory in June 2025. Thanks to Joan Wallach Scott, Ethan Kleinberg, Hans Ruin, Jo Guldi and reviewers!