The feed of the History team located within the School of Humanities, Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester, England.

Leicester, England
Joined September 2012
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Calling all MA Sports History and Culture graduates over the last 30 years. Do get in touch. And remember, applications for October entry are still open - details here - dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/post…
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Delighted to have received my 35 year @dmuleicester long service award. Thank you to all staff and students who have helped me on the way.
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DMU History retweeted
My new book 'From Moore to Messi' on the history of the Argentine national team is coming out in May 2026 and you can pre-order now via Waterstones and save 25% Use the code 'OCTOBER25' at the checkout to redeem between 14th and 16th October waterstones.com/book/from-mo…
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In the 1970s and 1980s #Wimpy faced off with McDonald’s in a battle over what it meant to eat British. 🔓 Danielle La Scala-Lewins’s new History Matters is free for 7 days buff.ly/94QgBHF
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A reminder that the Leicester Branch's first free talk of the year will take place online at 6pm on Tuesday 9th September. Andy Chapman, the Hon. Secretary of the Northamptonshire Archaeological Society, will be speaking about Excavations at St James’s Abbey in Northampton.
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All hands on deck defend work at DMU #Leicester community
The education sector is under threat from pre-schools and nurseries up to post graduate and adult education. The trade unions are leading the fight back. Join us at the DMU Rally.
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Surely the longest running sports history MA in the world? And it’s still going strong. dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/post…
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This year is the 30th anniversary of @ICSHC @DMUHistory MA in Sports History and Culture. Was lucky to be involved in creating it at the very beginning (when it was MA Sport and Recreation: Historical and Cultural Appraisals).
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A fabulous gathering of scholars who have played key roles in the history of @DMUHistory @ICSHC over the years and helped shape British (and World) sports history - at Martin Polley and Neil Carter’s leaving dinner last night.
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Research by DMU historian Dr Dave Dee has been instrumental to the success of a recent play exploring racism in boxing: ow.ly/KFHL50UGI1n
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Listen to my podcast with Ann Carroll of @WCCLibraries on ‘The Migrant Story’, in which I discuss several of my books and Paul Cohen-Portheim’s ‘Time Stood Still’. open.spotify.com/episode/2q2…
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Great to see World of Sport out today. Of interest to students (and scholars) of transnational/ global history as well as those interested in sports history and the origins of C21st global sport #sportshistory #globalhistory
Out Today 🚨 Critically probing existing studies and offering new insights, ‘World of Sport’ is a must-read for students and researchers interested in the place of sport in the interconnected modern world 🌎 Find here: spr.ly/6011QVGYL
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ICYMI: Exciting Opportunity to work with us: ACE Summer Internship 2025 🗓 Closing Date: 11th Dec 2024 ⏰ Hours: 18.5 hpw 💷 Pay: £11.91 ph See here for more & how to apply: ow.ly/hKG850UfTHO @dmuleicester @dmuengage @DMUHistory @DMUwriters @dmufashion @librarydmu
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Book Review: Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain: Oral Histories 1930s-Present Day by Eithne Nightingale - Panikos Panayi, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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It’s great to be back in Poitiers and the archives. It’s even great to spend time working through receipts for deliveries of grains, wine and firewood to soldiers quartered in Poitiers in 1569, from the cathedral (forced levy).
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Exciting Opportunity to work with us: ACE Summer Internship 2025 🗓 Closing Date: 11th Dec 2024 ⏰ Hours: 18.5 hpw 💷 Pay: £11.91 ph See here for more & how to apply: ow.ly/hKG850UfTHO @dmuleicester @dmuengage @DMUHistory @DMUwriters @dmufashion @librarydmu
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On November 28, 6pm, Prof. Rob Waters from @QMUL will delivery a lecture at @dmuleicester to commemorate Joy Gardner and unpack the history of violent practices by which UK police and immigration officers deported migrants deemed illegal. For tickets⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/rememberi…
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One week to go! The launching event for "Jummah Aesthetic - British Muslim Men Sartorial Choices," a collaboration with @BritishAcademy_, will be on November 12 at @oxhse London, 6pm. Tickets&Info⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/jummah-ae… @dmuleicester @DMUresearch @sldayfdn
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