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Out now. Our anthology of commissioned creative writing & short historical commentaries from the #ColonialCountryside project about @nationaltrust houses published by @peepaltreepress. With a photo essay by Ingrid Pollard
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Child-led history and writing project @nationaltrust funded by @ace_national & @hlf led by Prof @corinne_fowler @uniofleicester
England, United Kingdom Katılım Mart 2018
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How empire ruptured rural Britain, my article in @BBCHistoryMag
Corinne Fowler@corinne_fowler
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Nice long review of my book
thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/outdoor-book-r…
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For anyone who prefers a calmer social media space this year, consider joining Bluesky. Functionality similar to Twitter. I'm also there as @corinnefowler
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Was interviewed for this programme which aired today
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
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And my book complements @sathnam's important offering! I look at rural Britain's East India Company and slavery landscapes in my book of country walks.
waterstones.com/book/our-islan…
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In 2001 I walked from #JohnOGroats to Landsend with my friend Sally. 23 years later walking is still a big pleasure. penguin.co.uk/books/448060/o…
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1. Thread: Nottingham university slavery report. Times article below demonstrates why we have impoverished debates about UK slavery history. Like the coverage of the @nationaltrust report, this article actively discourages serious engagement with research findings.
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Saturday listening? Countryfile Plodcast with Fergus Collins. Quite a philosophical conversation while walking along the greenways of Birmingham, my home city. These lovely leafy places are our well-kept secrets
open.spotify.com/episode/351q50…
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Consider also coming onto Bluesky. It's a friendly and constructive space which works and feels like Twitter - I'm also there as @corinnefowler
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Having just returned from Ghana, where I met erudite & innovative archaeologists, curators & historians, I find the UK's preoccupation with guilt & shame about colonial history a) facile, insular & unsophisticated b) obstructive of actually focusing on the historical detail
Alan Lester@aljhlester
1/6 🧵BBC History Magazine has called upon four historians to discuss pride & shame in British history. Nothing demonstrates better the want of self-reflection habitually displayed by right wing culture warrior historians.
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Am also posting on #Bluesky as @corinnefowler so do follow me there if you're transitioning off "X
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@corinne_fowler in full flow on her book Colonial country walks in the beautiful setting of @AllSaintsKH. Introduced as “coming to Kings Heath” she in fact lives so close to the church she could’ve hopped, skipped & jumped here. Gerard event. @ColonialCountr1
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Am also posting on #Bluesky as @corinnefowler so do follow me there if you're transitioning off "X"
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Very helpful post. Am also posting on #Bluesky as @corinnefowler so do follow me there if you're transitioning off "X" or are using more than one platform
George Monbiot@GeorgeMonbiot
1. Here are my thoughts on the pros and cons of staying on this platform. Pro: We were here long before Musk took it over. We built this. Con: He has used our creation to help elect a far-right autocrat, and build his own grim political career. 🧵
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This detailed report moves beyond our old slavery ports to show how provincial England & red brick universities connect to the transatlantic slavery economy. In #Nottingham, cotton, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, banking & slavery networks= key to this story
westbridgfordwire.com/new-report-sho…
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It's not all about "us". Never was. Never will be. Those most intimately caught up in Britain's colonial story were the colonized. Their voices, & those of their descendants give alternative perspectives on empire. Something historians have said for decades.
Robert Jenrick@RobertJenrick
I’m not ashamed of our history. dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…
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Hilary Beckles (decades' long research on Barbados & transatlantic slavery = world renowned) vs a researcher on...Gulags. Hmmmm... now which one might be a genuine authority on this topic? Beckles is influential so he's targeted with pseudo-tables & claims that any expert knows are wrong-headed
Alan Lester@aljhlester
Giles, you have accused Hilary Beckles of getting the figures for British importations of enslaved people wrong on the voyages.org database. He hasn't. Let me explain:
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Out now. Our anthology of commissioned creative writing & short historical commentaries from the #ColonialCountryside project about @nationaltrust houses published by @peepaltreepress. With a photo essay by Ingrid Pollard
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1 of 5. Reflections on the reparations conversation:
STARMER saying no apology, no reparations: he needs to read the room in Samoa BUT he is speaking to his own electorate which has not yet heard a detailed case for reparations
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Brilliant to see #Diwali being celebrated @KedlestonNT Hall, beautifully done thanks to the fantastic Simran Sandhu, Senior Programming & Partnerships Officer @nationaltrust. On till *10 November* @CeliaRichards0n
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