James Howe
@JHowe1996
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PhD Candidate @uniofstandrews - Oral Historian, researcher of travel and everyday life in 20th-century dictatorships - he/him
Joined February 2021
Please RT!. There's still time to participate in an online oral history interview. If you lived, worked, or travelled to Spain or Portugal prior to 1975 then I'd love to hear about your experiences. Email jh278@st-andrews.ac.uk for more info #Twitterstorians #OralHistory
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RT @HistoryEpoch: 😱Hard to believe that Issue 12 has been out for two weeks now! . This issue explores #PopularCulture throughout history,….
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RT @HistoryEpoch: 🎬'Pan's Labyrinth and the Franco Dictatorship' by James Howe (@JHowe1996) of @univofstandrews. Read it here:.[ https://t.….
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In October 2022, Spain's Democratic Memory Law quietly came into effect. This law was the culmination of years of effort by Spain’s coalitio
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RT @SAEarlyModern: We're very excited to announce the launch of St Andrews Early Modern Workshop!! .Please follow to stay posted about our….
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RT @will_garbett: How do you talk about the legacy of dictatorship?. It was a pleasure to edit @JHowe1996's article on representations of F….
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In October 2022, Spain's Democratic Memory Law quietly came into effect. This law was the culmination of years of effort by Spain’s coalitio
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Thrilled to contribute to @HistoryEpoch again! Read my article on film and ongoing battle in Spain over the memory of the Franco dictatorship. Many thanks to @will_garbett and @Karianne_R_ for all of their help.
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In October 2022, Spain's Democratic Memory Law quietly came into effect. This law was the culmination of years of effort by Spain’s coalitio
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Please RT! . Hi #twitterstorians did you or someone you know travel from the UK to Spain prior to 1975 for any reason? If so why not participate in a #oralhistory interview about your #travel experiences. Email jh278@st-andrews.ac.uk for more info
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I’m recruiting one more round of participants for my Oral History PhD on British people who lived, worked and travelled to Spain or Portugal prior to 1975 then I’d love to hear about your experiences. Email jh278@st-andrews.ac.uk for more info #Twitterstorians #OralHistory
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RT @StAndrewsHist: Exciting News: The “Esperanto Wor(l)ds: Scotland, Postcards, and the Creation of an International Language” exhibition c….
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RT @StAndrewsHist: It's safe to say 2022 was a great year for the School of History! Learn what happened last year in our latest blog by Ph….
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2022 was another excellent year for the School of History. Staff and students fully returned to the classroom in person as the final Covid restrictions were relaxed. This round-up will briefly touc…
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RT @JonPiccini: The movie Home Alone was released in November 1990, at the start of the US-led Gulf War. It was #1 at the box office until….
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RT @universalstc: Worrying over the authenticity of news reports is not a modern phenomenon. It is, in fact, old news, as demonstrated by….
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Jacques Tati's genius visual comedy Playtime was voted as the 23rd greatest film of all time in the decennial #SightAndSoundPoll Here I briefly explore how mass tourism fits into Tati's particular vision of modernity.
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In Playtime (1967), Jacques Tati constructs a vision of modern Paris in stark contrast to the city’s medieval origins. Winding narrow streets are replaced with wide boulevards, identical glas…
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There's been a lot of debate on sports washing in the media recently. Take a look at my latest piece on the 1936 Berlin Olympics which delves into the fascist origins of the Olympic torch relay and the 1938 film Olympia.
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On the 1st of August 1936, the procession of nations entered the Berlin Olympic Stadium and paraded around the field like modern gladiators. The Hindenburg airship floated peacefully above the crow…
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RT @JHowe1996: Please RT!. Hi #twitterstorians did you or someone you know travel from the UK to Spain prior to 1975 for any reason? If so….
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Please RT!. Hi #twitterstorians did you or someone you know travel from the UK to Spain prior to 1975 for any reason? If so why not participate in a #oralhistory interview about your #travel experiences. Email jh278@st-andrews.ac.uk for more info
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Recorded another fantastic #oralhistory interview today. #twitterstorians If you or someone you know travelled from Britain to Spain or Portugal before 1975 why not participate in an online interview? Email jh278@st-andrews.ac.uk for more info
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RT @culturaltutor: Why there's no such thing as art:. (and why art has never actually existed, anyway)
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