Prof. Catriona Pennell

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Prof. Catriona Pennell

@teachlearnwar

Prof. of Modern History & Memory Studies & Director of Research/Impact (HaSS Cornwall), Uni of Exeter. PI/Co-I on various AHRC, BA, GCRF & Leverhulme projects.

Exeter, England Katılım Mart 2013

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Prof. Catriona Pennell@teachlearnwar·17 Kas

I’m in the process of moving over to sunnier horizons @bluesky (it’ll take me a while, I’m a Luddite). I’ve been uncomfortable with this space for a some time; its relationship with a certain president-elect has confirmed my position. You can find me @teachlearnwar.bsky.social

Led By Donkeys@ByDonkeys

How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump (Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)

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British Online Archives (BOA)@boapublishing·10 Ara

@teachlearnwar Catriona and Tommy reflect upon the way in which notions of race underpinned western thought during these conflicts, instances of colonial resistance, memorialisation, and how colonial participation has been taught in British schools. Listen here: buff.ly/4e1XYbF

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British Online Archives (BOA)@boapublishing·10 Ara

In the final episode of this series of Talking History, Dr. Tommy Dolan is joined by @teachlearnwar to discuss the necessity, and challenges, of recovering colonial experiences of the wars. Their conversation focuses on the First and Second World Wars.

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Marjorie Gehrhardt@M_Gehrhardt·3 Eki

Bookings are now open for this year's Armistice guest lecture! On 14th November, Professor Heather Jones' talk will focus on 'The Forgotten Front? The civilian experience of war in the Mediterranean in the First World War'. @WW1POWs @UniRdg_Research @UniRdg_Lang

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The exile of Mosab Abu Toha: how a Gazan poet was forced to flee his home theguardian.com/world/2024/nov…

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Dreaming of a pint and a ‘girl’ back home: first world war soldier’s poignant sketches of life in the trenches theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/n…

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Prof. Catriona Pennell@teachlearnwar·5 Kas

@AdrianGregory20 @TimWilsonCSTPV @giantpoppywatch Probably earlier than 2014-18…it’s the classic ‘Help for Heroes’ tropes which (along with the ‘new’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan) see the revival of the poppy/commemoration in the late 2000s.

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Adrian Gregory@AdrianGregory20·5 Kas

@teachlearnwar @TimWilsonCSTPV @giantpoppywatch Definitely this house seems to be replete with imagery which is drawn from 2014-2018 rather than rooted in earlier practice.

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Tim Wilson@TimWilsonCSTPV·5 Kas

Genuine question: has anything been written on this trend towards mass micro-commemoration of the First World War? Any thoughts, @AdrianGregory20 ?

Flying_Rodent@flying_rodent

There were still a few WWI veterans knocking about when I was a kid, and I can imagine the reception this kind of bizarre behaviour would get. This stuff would’ve been considered incredibly crass and stupid as recently as the 80s and 90s.

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Prof. Catriona Pennell@teachlearnwar·5 Kas

@AdrianGregory20 @TimWilsonCSTPV Thanks for this. I’m not sure about actual studies on micro-commemoration but there are studies on ‘poppymania’ (in fact there’s a piece in the Guardian this week) on the subject of veneration and ‘worship’ of the poppy. @giantpoppywatch is also an interesting follow.

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Adrian Gregory@AdrianGregory20·5 Kas

@TimWilsonCSTPV @teachlearnwar might have something?

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Prof. Catriona Pennell@teachlearnwar·2 Kas

@DavidVoisey @OWALPodcast @ein_haus Completely agree David, and this has been encouraged by heritage organisations like the @CWGC doing important critical self-reflective work. We ran out of time in the podcast!

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Dave Voisey@DavidVoisey·2 Kas

@OWALPodcast @ein_haus @teachlearnwar As mentioned in the pod, every school does its own thing, but you can definitely see some trends. History teachers are often reflective of ongoing issues. The BLM movement had a huge impact, In this case, it's done well to globalise the war.

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Oh! What a Lovely Podcast (Account Inactive)@OWALPodcast·1 Kas

Happy new episode day! This month @ein_haus and @teachlearnwar join us to talk about the different ways the #FWW is taught in classrooms!

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@greg_jenner How do you teach the #FWW? We’re joined by @ein_haus & @teachlearnwar to reflect on their ‘First World War in the Classroom’ project. We discuss battlefield tours, time constraints faced by teachers, & whether the centenary changed how the war is taught ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/teachi…

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@donalhassett1 @jevershed01 Thank you very much! I’m glad that work is helpful to you. Sounds like a fascinating session.

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Was a lot of fun to spend time with @OWALPodcast folk alongside my longstanding comrade @ein_haus to reflect on our work over the past decade. Thanks for having us! @HaSSCornwall

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Push for black and Asian soldiers’ input in world wars to be taught in UK schools theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/o…

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Corinne Fowler@corinne_fowler·25 Eki

@DavidOlusoga: 'I think [the job of historians] is to try to stand there at this arsenal of dangerous ideas and to make it more difficult for people to raid that arsenal to use it for their political projects. It is to complicate the picture; it is to show that these simple assertions are much more nuanced; it is to muddy the waters and to try to de-weaponise the past.' ft.com/content/9e6b91…

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Very pleased to see one of our excellent ECRs @jin_alison @HaSSCornwall smashing it with their journal publications!

Dr Xianan Jin@jin_alison

My first single-authored paper is out in @Peasant_Journal w/#OpenAccess. It explores how land shapes women's agency across intersecting identities after the genocide in #Rwanda, and theorises the nexus between land dispossession and gendered violence👇 doi.org/10.1080/030661…

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Prof. Catriona Pennell@teachlearnwar·16 Eki

The staff and students of our interdisciplinary department @HaSSCornwall had the absolute pleasure of hosting Prof. Susan Grayzel today for our Departmental Research Seminar series. She spoke on chemical warfare and international law in the interwar period. Standing room only!

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RTÉ News@rtenews·15 Eki

A Co Roscommon man has marked his 90th birthday by completing a 165km fundraising walk along the National Famine Way. Jim Callery set out from Strokestown Park on 25 September and arrived in Dublin today. He has raised more than €50,000 for charities working with immigrants.

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Prof. Catriona Pennell@teachlearnwar·11 Eki

@DrAliceKelly @HaSSCornwall @pierrepurseigle Thank you so much for being part of it! I know our ECR colleagues found it very valuable and I appreciate everyone being willing to talk openly and supportively about their journey through academia so far.

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Alice Kelly@DrAliceKelly·11 Eki

I really enjoyed being part of a roundtable organised by @teachlearnwar for Early Career Researchers @HaSSCornwall this morning. Great to learn from others on the panel (including @pierrepurseigle) and hear about their wide range of experiences.