Louise Miskell
@louisemiskell
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Swansea University historian interested in towns and industries from eighteenth to twentieth centuries, especially communities built around copper and steel.
Swansea, Port Talbot, Aberdare
Joined February 2011
I’ve recently joined @olearypaulb & Prof Huw Pryce as co-editor of this terrific journal. Have an idea for an article, review essay or special issue?I’d love to hear from you. @UniWalesPress @UWPcommission The Welsh History Review | UWP
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Published by the University of Wales Press since its inception in 1960, The Welsh History Review has established itself as the most authoritative journal in
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Joining @VaughanRoderick on #sundaysupplement at 8am @BBCRadioWales tomorrow are @MadeleineMoon @deianhopkin @Alex__Clegg from @resfoundation @RhunapIorwerth @Plaid_Cymru and @JamesEvansMS @WelshConserv. Papers with @Byron_Davies @louisemiskell Listen in!
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Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a review of the Sunday papers
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What a book! My copy arrived yesterday and I am hooked. A must-read for anyone interested in 20C British history.
I made an excellent last minute decision to go to Liverpool to see @samwetherell launch his new book, a history that treats racialised experiences of obsolescence - not the welfare state - as the twentieth century lesson for us now. Read read read!
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For St David’s Day we present our latest Channel 4 News/BBC News long-distance musical collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins (cello) is in Glasgow and I’m in Moscow (on the piano). Together we play Myfanwy. @C4Ciaran @BBCNews @Channel4News @BBCRadio3 @BBCBreakfast @BBCWales
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Pls repost: It's Legless in London launch week!!! Check out the trailer for @FocusGames new #disability #history role-and-move strategy #boardgame below and join us at Common Meeple #Swansea on Wednesday (26 Feb) from 7pm to play for FREE and enjoy some complementary refreshments
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Travelling to Leicester today to contribute to this great looking seminar series…
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The latest issue of Welsh History Review is out now, featuring some great articles and reviews, including studies of the Russian Flu pandemic, the anti-Jewish Riots of 1911, and Gruffudd ap Llywelyn:
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Very sad news. I was lucky to have been taught by him - a kind and encouraging teacher who knew how to get the best out of his students. Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
We are very saddened by the death of Prof Geraint H. Jenkins who taught in our Dept of Welsh History from 1968-93. A greatly respected Welsh historian and a prolific writer, he will also be remembered as a witty and entertaining lecturer. Our heartfelt condolences to his family.
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This charter is our link with the Welsh Lordship of Afan, 200 years after the Norman invasion Glamorgan. Granted in 1308 by Lord of Afan Leysan ap Morgan, it is the only local example of a borough being created by a Welsh lord.
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Pls RT: Here we go! @FocusGames and my #Disability #boardgame Legless in London is available on pre-sale from today! To celebrate @UKDHM, we are offering a 15% discount on the RRP. To find out more, please visit https://t.co/PZc3yojb5O.
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So pleased to see this article, which I co-wrote with two terrific colleagues, out in print. And it’s open access: Art as industrial heritage: deindustrialisation and public sculpture in Britain’s steel-making regions, 1976–2020
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This study analyses the emergence of steel industry-related public sculpture in Britain in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The creation of these sculptures is viewed as part of...
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Very pleased to announce that this year's @SWalesRecordSoc volume, edited by Kirsti Bohata, will be published soon: 'The Diary of Amy Dillwyn, 1863-1917'! 😀📚🏴
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This morning @BBCRadioWales Breakfast with Dot Davies and @jamswilliams85 comes live from Port Talbot on an historic day. Reaction from @SteffMess @huwthomas @CommunityUnion @SKinnock @louisemiskell and those at the heart of the steelworks. 0700-0900 📻 https://t.co/Ubu0dMeQky
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The site's blast furnaces will eventually be replaced with electric arc furnaces.
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Coming soon in Open Access! ‘Welsh Not’ by @martinjohnes is a study of how and why children were punished for speaking Welsh in nineteenth-century Wales, and the role of education in spreading the English language in Wales. For more information, visit: 📕 https://t.co/sY9iXfeMgo
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Huge thanks to everyone who attended the workshop for contributors to the Routledge Handbook of Welsh History, held @SwanseaHistory yesterday. There was some great discussion and plenty of exciting plans for the future. Watch this space!
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It's a tough day for the British steel industry with the confirmation that around 2,500 jobs are to be lost at the Port Talbot works in South Wales. It's just the latest chapter in a long story of decline at the site, according to historian Dr Bleddyn Penny👇
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Q for the historians: Can anyone recommend publications dealing with the housing of car factory workers in inter war / post war Britain?
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Please join us for our Annual Conference! There will be a variety of papers by experienced and new historians and an opportunity to hear about our latest projects. Programme and booking are available on our website: https://t.co/D3gWCvaM2p
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Just spent a lovely couple of hours speaking to some of the new students who will be coming to @SwanseaHistory in Sept. Well done to everyone who has a place. If you’re still considering your options why not give our clearing team a call. We’d love to hear from you!
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Still deciding on your next step? Discover new opportunities through clearing at Swansea Uni! 🌟 Explore our wide range of course vacancies and find the perfect fit for your future. 👉 https://t.co/7o6cgYOnhP
#Clearing #SwanseaUni
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One last plug of my dissertation survey! I’m only 10 responses away from my target. If you support any of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Man United, or Spurs and could fill it out I’ll be super grateful! It’ll only take about 4 minutes, thank you
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