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…deflect their suspect working practices and also held deeply problematic views of Africans generally, referring to them as ‘black savages’ and considering them less “civilised” than white people. I should hopefully have an article coming out soon that unpacks this darker side!
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…defeating Winston Churchill in the process. Shortly after his reelection in 1924, Morel suffered a fatal heart attack. He is often remembered as a great humanitarian and human rights activist for his work on the Congo issue. Yet Morel also worked alongside big business to…
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…for breaching the Defence of the Realm Act and spent six months in Pentonville Prison, seriously damaging his health. After the war, Morel entered politics himself, joining the Independent Labour Party. In the 1922 general election, Morel won the second seat in Dundee…
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…region was annexed, Morel shifted his focus to foreign policy and campaigned for neutrality in the run up to the First World War. Falling short in this aim, Morel cofounded the Union of Democratic Control to press for a more responsive foreign policy. He was later imprisoned…
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…that contributed to the death of around 10 million Congolese. Alongside Sir Roger Casement and Liverpool businessman John Holt, Morel founded the Congo Reform Association to raise public awareness of the atrocities and influence foreign policy on the issue. Once the Congo…
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Edmund Dene Morel, born #OnThisDay in 1873. A French-born journalist, activist, & MP, Morel came to prominence through his leadership of the Congo reform movement in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century. Morel worked to expose Leopold II’s brutal system in the Congo…(🧵)
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Join us at our 33rd annual conference (#BIHG2024), this time at @KingsCollegeLon! Our #callforpapers is open until Fri 18th July - please email [email protected]
All aspects of #InternationalHistory are welcome. Registration link will be posted shortly.
#twitterstorians
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We are delighted to announce that the 32nd annual British International History Group Conference will take place at King’s College London from 5-6 September 2024. Please submit a 250 word abstract and a one-page CV by Sunday 30 June to: [email protected].
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Delighted that my article exploring the role of race (and racism) in the US relationship with the #CongoFreeState & subsequent ‘humanitarian’ reform movement is now available as first view with @jnlamstudies. Check it out here cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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🚨NEW ISSUE OF @IntHistReview PUBLISHED🚨
Looking at:
▶️🇬🇧policy to #Apartheid 🇿🇦
▶️🇯🇵 as a non-nuclear weapon state
▶️🇦🇺 #ForeignPolicy under #GoughWhitlam
▶️🇬🇧consul in Iran during the #70s
▶️And much more...
🔗tandfonline.com/toc/rinh20/4…
#OpenAccess @HistoryDarius
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Cool paper alert ⚠️ 📢
The evolution and emergence of fan activism by the great @jaludvigsen and @DrMarkTurner.
Banging piece 👌
Read the new article by @DrMJTurner and @jaludvigsen which examines the political consciousness and long-term mobilisations of a generation of football supporter activists.
#EarlyView in the #BJS➡️bit.ly/49CGCkw
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AVAILABLE NOW! My piece for @IntHistReview on @BritishCouncil and #Iran in 1970s - shorturl.at/jnENW. I focus on the 1977 Festival of Britain - the factors driving the event, the exhibits, and organisers' approach. #ColdWar #softpower @BIHGroup @IntHistDip @UoBrisHistory
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On this day in 1891, George Washington Williams died in Blackpool, UK. Williams was an US Civil War soldier, Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer who, in the late 1880s, turned his interest to Europe and Africa to connect larger stories of global racism.
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Since the review on sport and diplomacy, 89 more journal articles! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
A lot to unpack and a lot going on 😄e.g.:
@leogoretti SI tandfonline.com/toc/rspe20/c…
@GavinMPrice / @Ima_Galdos event uik.eus/en/activity/challeng…
My recap @IntHistDip
veritypostlethwaite.com/2023…
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Great to see @seamusobeirn and mine new article on sport, safety and human rights is now online in @ESL_Journal - @LJMUIR5
entsportslawjournal.com/arti…
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Really pleased to see my essay on the history of the @BritishCouncil in South Africa has been published in the #Culturalrelationscollection. It can be viewed open access at britishcouncil.org/sites/def…
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Congratulations to @DanielJFeather (from @LJMUhistory) who has been awarded a @BritishAcademy_ /@LeverhulmeTrust small research grant for his project ‘Engaging with a Pariah State: British Cultural Diplomacy in Rhodesia, 1965 to 1980'.
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My book launch is on 30th June at the Bristol Central Library in the beautiful Holden Foyer 🌟 Please come along for and introduction to the book, as well as a roundtable discussion on internationalism, peacekeeping, and decolonisation: eventbrite.co.uk/e/blue-helm…
Book cover finalised by @cambridgeUP this morning ❤️🔥getting very real now!!!
Launch on 30th June. Please encourage your librarians/rich distant relatives to preorder Blue Helmet Bureaucrats 🙏: cambridge.org/core/books/blu…
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ATTENTION ALL PhD STUDENTS/ECRs: We are relaunching our ‘Guest Contributions’ series, where we publish 1000-word articles on the website based on your research. Therefore, if you would like to submit a piece, please send it in to us at [email protected] #IHD
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Want to share your work with other PhD students and early career researchers working in global history? If so, there is still plenty of time to apply to present at the Edinburgh Graduate Workshop in Global History. Just over three weeks until the deadline! docs.google.com/document/d/1…
