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Department of History @AberdeenUni. Tweets by faculty. Also ♥️ @AberdeenVikings @abdnRIISS @medievalabdn @abdn_arthistory @abdnDivinity @Philosophy_Abdn .
Aberdeen, Scotland
Joined September 2015
The new issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish explores North East Scotland's colonial connections. Congratulations to @matthewlee2, @desha_osborne and Eloise Grey for shepherding this important work into the world.
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Wonderful to see Aberdeen's Dr Andrew Dilley & our University Librarian Simon Bains named to the #REF2029 People, Culture and Environment pilot panels. https://t.co/ML6OZnRx6e
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After graduating from the University of Aberdeen with his MSc Policy Evaluation, Theo Williamson has accepted a role in the School of Divinity, History, Philosophy and Art History. Read about his time studying with the School: https://t.co/PrN56n9EcV
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Online seminar 28/11, 5pm GMT: 'The Christianization of Scandinavia: Three Possible Ways of Approaching a Complex Theme', by Prof. Lukas G. Grzybowski (Londrina). All welcome; sign up here to join via MS Teams: https://t.co/U7nLVLhVTs
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We welcomed some furry friends to campus this week as part of our graduation celebrations! Snapped by the puparazzi, these canine companions were on hand to give their owners a round of "ap-paws" 🐾
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Fabulous papers, discussions and a beautiful view over wintry Aberdeen yesterday for Convictions and Suspicions in Early Modernity: A Symposium in Honour of Professor William G. Naphy . https://t.co/1J6rVDb3MI
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We are now hearing quick rundowns of the @sgsahblog and SGSAH Research sites from student blogger @strutzenbladh and Digital Curator @EmilyHay2 Don’t forget to keep your questions coming if you’re joining us via zoom 🖥️ @RoyalSocEd
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We are now hearing our SGSAH Welcome Keynote presented by Dr @ceciliabrioni who is discussing the PhD journey and cross-disciplinary opportunities 📝 Feel free to ask questions if you are joining us via zoom
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We were saddened to learn of the death of Dmitry Fedosov, an Honorary Fellow of our institute and editor of the 6-vol Diary of Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries published by Aberdeen University Press. Fedosav passed away in the early days of 2024, aged 61.
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Our @history_uk Disability and History Project needs you #twitterstorians We welcome responses from disabled and non-disabled staff and students to contribute to our report. Thank you to everyone who has responded already! Please share widely!
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Thank you to Refuge Film 31 for turning my living room into a TV studio. I like the mission of Refuge31 Films (based onPs31) to use film to take others out of their present moment and instil hope&inspiration in the world&to encourage ppl to provide refuge. https://t.co/WUYJdntw3P
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Many thanks to the National Center for Jewish Film & to Brandeis’ Center for German and European Studies for being such great hosts last night and to the audience for a lively and great discussion following the screening of ‘Goebbels and the Führer’
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🎙️Prof. Jackson Armstrong talks about Carlisle Castle with Dr. @MattLewisAuthor – catch their discussion on the @HistoryHit podcast, in Gone Medieval’s castles mini-series. ⤵️ https://t.co/b6arGNrENF
Gone Medieval's exploration of the life cycle of castles continues with a look at the role for which castles were explicitly designed - as fortresses to protect those within. Today @MattLewisAuthor speaks to Prof. Jackson Armstrong about Carlisle Castle: https://t.co/oyqxBQksZT
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Before Black History month is over we want to announce our next issue of JISS will be tracing the connections between Scotland and the slave trade. This special issue is being lead by Early Career Researchers, based on the work in a recent conference https://t.co/JXoT8xtdcd
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Today, in @Wonkhe, RHS President Emma Griffin discusses 'The Value of History', @RoyalHistSoc's new briefing: https://t.co/4BQIjtAArF. Emma's article introduces the findings of a recent RHS survey of UK #history depts and why many now face cuts & closures #twitterstorians 1/5👇
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🎙️Dr. William Hepburn talks about @stirlingcastle with Dr. Eleanor Janega (@GoingMedieval) – catch their discussion on the @HistoryHit podcast, in Gone Medieval’s castles mini-series. ⤵️ https://t.co/5WMvIb1Tpx
Today Dr. Eleanor Janega and Dr. William Hepburn discuss one of Scotland's most iconic and strategically important fortresses - Stirling Castle - which was transformed into a Renaissance palace with a flourishing court life: https://t.co/m4Ov4KFhJZ
@GoingMedieval @stirlingcastle
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Dr Joan MacCormack Lecture – 17:45-18:45, Thursday 24 October 2024, King's Conference Centre. Join Alexandra Walsham, Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge, for this year's Dr Joan MacCormack Lecture. Find out more and book here: https://t.co/CyRaTK9xOv
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1/2 📜 #MedievalAberdeen ✒ The Green Belt & four other stories, more exciting work by Ebba Strutzenbladh! Read @strutzenbladh's new writing here: 🔗 https://t.co/dXEW3S4CQL 🔗 https://t.co/dw8HQBm8Q0
#Scotland #CreativeWriting #HistoricalFiction #History
My 5 Medieval Aberdeen stories are snapshots of lives, inspired by objects owned by women. I wrote them with the mentorship of @forthygreatpain, whose own work has so elegantly represented medieval women’s voices in fiction. My stories on display here: https://t.co/G32ePhbS8I
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2/2 ❤️@sgsah @sgsahblog @AbdnArchives @AbdnArtMuseums 🔗 https://t.co/e2HrVcosQ7
#UNESCOintheUK #DocumentaryHeritage #Aberdeen
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To conclude her recent SGSAH internship, resident blogger Ebba reflects on her creative work at the Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives. She discusses how the City’s historical women ins…
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