Arts Council England Subject Specialist Network supporting museums, libraries and archives with crime and punishment collections.
Joined November 2015
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🧐We're looking for volunteer organisations for our Collection of the Month feature. Custodians of Crime and Punishment #collections please get in touch 👉 capcollections.org.uk
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Still getting used to being a @BBCWomansHour and @ahrcpress New Generation Thinker 👇
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We have a fabulous line up of plenary speakers for the conference. Remind yourself of who to expect, and check out the full programme in the link below!
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📣New blog!
How can a map of medieval homicides help teach about law, violence and society?
@StephEmmaBrown shows how mapping coroners’ rolls from London, York & Oxford can give new insights into the realities of medieval urban life 📜
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The first article relating to the Medieval Murder Maps has been published today.
Check out "Spatial dynamics of homicide in medieval English cities: the Medieval Murder Map project" by Manuel Eisner, @StephEmmaBrown, @EisnerNora, and Ruth Schmid Eisner
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Join us on 14 November to hear more about the Victorian Poor Law Project!
Find out more, here: ow.ly/BNcB50TOaWG
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
ALT An image relating to the Victorian Poor Law, showing a drawing of a guardian of the workhouse at the door and those hoping to receive care at the bottom of the steps.
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Our bursary scheme is now open for applications! £750 available to early career researchers, independent scholars, or PhD students working on women's studies in our period (1558-1837). Deadline: 15 Dec 2024. Please spread the word! #funding #ECR #PhD womensstudiesgroup.org/bursa…
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Baroness Hale is coming to Liverpool for the @SeldensSister inaugural annual lecture next Thursday 14th November at 3pm. Sign up to attend, in person or online, here:
seldenssister.com/events
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Three medievalists @RozierHistorian, @StephEmmaBrown, & @latemedievalist discuss book reviews on the latest episode of @ecrpodcasters
#ECR #AcademicChatter #AcademicHelp
Episode 18: Academic Book Reviews is available on our *free* Spotify feed. We discuss:
- What role they play in the field
- How to get involved in writing them
- What makes good/bad reviews + our tips for writing
- How to decide whether to review or not
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Super talk by Terry Deary on the writing of Horrible History series & more. #Tasmania & #Australia got a few mentions - the desperate need to educate a wider audience on the shocking story of what #British colonisers did to #Aboriginal peoples. #Women in #history also mentioned.
📚 Horrible Histories for grown-ups is now here!
Join us online next week to hear author Terry Deary discuss his new book for adults - a whistle-stop tour of the history of Britain told with his inimitable wit. Book your free ticket now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history…
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Have you thought about doing a book review? Our lecturer @StephEmmaBrown joins @ecrpodcasters to talk through tips and experiences of book reviews.
Episode 18: Academic Book Reviews is available on our *free* Spotify feed. We discuss:
- What role they play in the field
- How to get involved in writing them
- What makes good/bad reviews + our tips for writing
- How to decide whether to review or not
open.spotify.com/show/7vbaa4…
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Some great research @Hullhistorynews on local witch trials
Read our latest contribution to @StoryHull on the witches of Hull, East Yorkshire and beyond! tinyurl.com/4bzvsa9y @hull_libraries @Hull_Museums @HullMaritime
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Are you thinking about contributing to an edited collection, or editing one yourself? You need to listen to the latest episode @ecrpodcasters featuring our very own @StephEmmaBrown
Episode 17: Edited Volumes! Join @RozierHistorian @RosieBonte and @StephEmmaBrown as we talk about what essay collections are for, how to put them together, and (crucially) how to finish the work to publication!
Listen for free on our Spotify
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Cultures of Incarceration Centre @CrimSocHull first seminar: "Letters from Lock-Up; Rethinking Women’s Prisons in Finland in the Long 19th Century" by Dr Johanna Annola chaired by @ourcriminalpast
Attendance in-person or ONLINE:
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Roll up, roll up - last chance to sign up
Sign up for our online symposium Crime, Death and the Gothic Imagination, 9 September 2-6pm BST @DeathandCulture eventbrite.co.uk/e/crime-dea…
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Great first week as Lecturer in Criminology @UniOfHull. Met some fab colleagues @CrimSocHull & looking forward to connecting with @HistoryatHull & @Hullhistorynews
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Summer holiday activities begin TODAY! Join us for crafts and puppet shows, explore our amazing collection, and take part in our toy town trail. We're open Wednesdays to Fridays, 10am to 4pm. #SummerFun #FamilyActivities
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If you are booking online this week & will visit on Fri 9th or Sat 10th we are offering a discount to celebrate 10 years of our little volunteer run museum! thebradfordpolicemuseum.com/
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You're wasting your own time! Yes, you!
Discover how to make the most of your visit to Shrewsbury Prison this summer with our guide. Check out the amazing freebies included with your admission!
Time's ticking: shrewsburyprison.com/news/yo…
#ShrewsburyPrison #Prison #SummerHolidays
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Extending the deadline for submission for another week. Submit your abstracts by 23 July
Submit your abstracts for an online symposium on Crime, Death and the Gothic Imagination with @DeathandCulture and me, 9 September 2024. Pls RT
ALT Cfp for online symposium Crime, Death and the Gothic Imagination, 9 September 2024. Organised by Professor Ruth Penfold-Mounce and Professor Lizzie Seal. Interdisciplinary aspects of this topic. Abstracts of 100 words to [email protected] by 15 July 2024 for presentations, proposals for panels and roundtables also welcome. Include name, affiliation and contact email.