Learn to work with big historical data from newspapers & maps at a 3-day workshop in Lancaster. June 5-7 2024. Taught by Living with Machines folks! Bursaries available!! Apply now: forms.office.com/e/HnKjET1dAs
Lancaster University LancasterUniHistory The Alan Turing Institute NLS Map Collections HeritageMadeDigital

Suppose you are a student who likes digging through old letters, photographs, notebooks, diaries, media clippings and audio recordings to look for clues and unearth exciting science stories. In that case, this summer camp is for you! 1/4

Stanford University Press has released my first book’s cover. Hope you like it. I truly love it! Stay tuned. It is expected to come out in Jan 2025. Please recommend your library to purchase one if possible. Stanford Press Carnegie Mellon University Dietrich College

Two books by two Africanist historians, I can't wait to read. #slaveryarchive

Folx in the Seattle area, Divya Cherian will be down for a book talk. Important book.

Big shout out here to Bhavani Raman whose work, as a historian of 18th and 19th century South India, is elemental and instrumental in understanding how property is figured in India even today.

I wish I had recorded Thol. Thirumavalavan's first public lecture at SOAS and on the UK/EU academic campus: I organised it with support from David Mosse. He painfully detailed his everyday life political commitment that costs his well-being and physical health. Very distinctive.

Well...

The Indian Ocean is warming rapidly. It is heading towards a scary sounding situation known as 'permanent heatwave state'.

Nidhi Jamwal summarizes the findings of a study on the impact on tropical cyclones, biodiversity, and fisher folk livelihoods.

india.mongabay.com/2024/04/indian…

Never I’ve ever imagined that I would see something like this. And this says a lot coming from a Lebanese. In tears. Columbia University

*Contemporary South Asia is currently recruiting for an Editor or Editorial team*

For full details, including the application process, please visit the Taylor & Francis website:

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New fellowships at Edinburgh for ECRs (<7 years post-PhD) from any Official Development Assistance (ODA) country where the British Council operates. This includes Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Happy to have put together this celebration of David Ludden’s scholarship with Matt Shutzer over this past year. At least he’s going out with a bang, amidst the ruins of the university. Come, if you’re in NYC on Saturday May 4: wp.nyu.edu/cga/author/del…

A closed-door Royal Society workshop in London on 8th9th May on 'Colonialism and climate science', involving scholars Debbie Coen, Nayanika Mathur, Sujit Sivasundaram, Debjani Gurminder K Bhambra+climate scientists.Public panel Uni of Reading on the 10th register forms.office.com/e/kdM8yMwZw3)

How is the sexual abuse of 2800 women by a politician not bigger news in India????

Inequality has to become a mainstream political issue. So does the growth vs development debate. Are we getting there this #Elections2024 ? My short take The Hindu : epaper.thehindu.com/ccidist-ws/th/…

I've read about powerships but never seen one until now.

This is the MV Osman Khan, one of the world's biggest, supplying power to the grid in Takoradi, Ghana.

Recently learned that some of our buildings are 'riot proof'...?

Seattle area people, please do come!

The History Department at Union College is initiating a search for a one year Visiting Assistant Professor in US History. I can vouch that it’s an extremely supportive space, and would love to answer questions about the department! jobs.union.edu/en-us/job/4934…