Associate Professor in Modern British History @ Northumbria University. Likes to talk about WW2. Scotswummin.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined February 2009
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British Humour and the Second World War: ‘Keep Smiling Through’ edited by Juliette Pattinson & @Linseyrobb is a collection of essays on the neglected but important topic of humour in Britain in WW2 edited by established scholars.
Out now in paperback! bit.ly/3OJynKi
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We're hiring! Just advertised a new Research Fellow post - 3 years, £40,247/annum - funded via the AHRC-DFG project ‘University Students as Migrants: A New History of Educational Mobility in Western Europe, 1960s–1980s’. Deadline for application is 2 Jan. work4.northumbria.ac.uk/#en/…
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CALL FOR INTERVIEWEES
I'm looking to conduct research interviews with people who were involved in Anti-Apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, &/or Chile solidarity politics in Britain, for my PhD on international solidarity & the Cold War-era UK left (see below).
PLEASE SHARE/get in touch!
ALT A call for research interview participants for my History PhD research project, 'Anti-Imperialism after Empire: International Solidarity Campaigns and the British Left, 1960-1990.' At the top are contemporary posters by the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, and Chile Solidarity Campaign respectively. The main body of text asks for people who were involved during this period with: 1) an Anti-Apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, or Chile solidarity campaign; 2) a left-wing political party or progressive organisation & were active in international solidarity; 3) or otherwise have personal experience or memories of these international solidarity campaigns, to get in contact with me for more information on my PhD project and the possibility of arranging a research interview. A sidebar on the right includes my photo, my name (Owen Dowling), my institution (University of Cambridge), my university website profile, & my email contact ([email protected]).
I'm thrilled to have begun my @OOCDTP-funded PhD @CamHistory on 'Anti-Imperialism After Empire: International Solidarity Campaigns and the British Left, 1960-1990'—exploring Cold War Britain's anti-apartheid, anti-Vietnam War, & Chile solidarity movements.
hist.cam.ac.uk/people/owen-d…
Thanks largely to the hard work of @rgethompson91 our co-authored article on the post-war memorialisation and cultural representations of WW2 COs is now out in @JWCS_Journal. Open access here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Delighted to see this out!
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🚨CFP "Counter-Hegemonic Internationalisms" @NorthumbriaUni, 20/21 March 2025. Pls send abstracts by 20 Nov to Daniel Laqua. This is the 1st of our @ahrcpress 'Rethinking Internationalism' events - we're looking forward to your proposals and esp. encourage PGRs/ECRs submissions!
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CFP: 1945/2025. Reflections on the Second World War.
One-day colloquium @SWWStudiesEdin Edinburgh, 9 May 2025. Keynote @CPenistonBird. Deadline for abstracts 6 Dec 2024; details below:
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Our conscientious objectors of WWII database project featured in The Friend, as did the paper presented by @JuliaHope2 and me at the Protesting War conference at @NorthumbriaUni - 'Friends compile CO database' #wwii #pacifism #peace thefriend.org/article/friend…
An excellent opportunity to work with a fantastic colleague on an excellent project.
Great job opportunity - please share widely: two-year post on the project 'Global Governance, Trust and Democratic Engagement in Past and Present'! work4.northumbria.ac.uk/#en/…
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A week left to apply to the Research Fellow position on “Carbon Bodies” (deadline the 12th). If you are interested in energy, the body, and its relationship to public health policy, do consider applying. jobs.ac.uk/job/DIR074/resear… #envhist #envhums #histtech #medhums #healthhums
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CALL FOR PAPERS:
"'Demobbed': The Social, Cultural, Political, and Economic Legacies of Military Service" - examining the experiences of veterans in the post-service landscape, 30-31 May 2025.
Details below 👇
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Wonderful to see that our former PhD student, Dr Ann-Marie Foster's debut monograph is coming out next month. 'Family Mourning After War and Disaster in Twentieth-Century Britain' is published by @OUPAcademic. global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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We are recruiting participants for a Disability Focus Group to create a forum for discussion about what can make research at IWM more accessible. xitter.cf/I_W_M/status/181057100…
There's just a few days left to sign up. Find full details here: iwm.org.uk/research/accessib…
A new research project based at IWM - 'Accessible Pasts, Equitable Futures' - is recruiting participants for a disability focus group to improve how researchers can access our heritage collections.
Learn more and find the call for group members here: bit.ly/3WbG40E
ALT IWM’s sleek reading room. The room is full of long white desks with swivel chairs. Running along one wall are shelves full of reference books for consultation.
Come work with our fantastic colleague on a really exciting and relevant project!!
We are currently advertising for a Research Fellow post on Dr Rebecca Wright's @wellcometrust-funded project, ‘Carbon Bodies: Warmth and Fuelling Health in Britain, 1918 to 2022’. 36 month post from October 2024, full-time, £39,347 to £44,262. jobs.ac.uk/job/DIR074/resear…
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PhDs and ECRs, come join us at MMU in March next year and present your research on conflict 👇
We're holding a workshop on 'Histories and Cultures of Conflict', for Early Career Researchers in March 2025. For recent PhDs/those nearing completion, to present their research. More information here: hacc.mmu.ac.uk/event/histori…
A small number of travel bursaries will be available.
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This Thursday Northumbria's Dr Felicia Gottmann will deliver the first lecture in an exclusive series linked to her @UKRI_News-funded project 'Migration-Adaptation-Innovation, 1500-1800'.
Crimes of Fashion
Thursday 6 June, 2:30
Don’t miss this exclusive talk on the untold story behind French printed and painted textiles which led to a revolution in fashion and industry. In collaboration with @NorthumbriaUni and @UKRI_News.
🔗🎟️rb.gy/t1xbv8
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PERMANENT FT lectureship just advertised at @historyNCL! We're looking for a historian of the post-1700 period, ideally in one of these subfields: history of race (British or European); OR revolution, ideology, empire, or war (European). #twitterstorians jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle…
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This Conscientious Objectors Day - if your ancestor was a CO during the Second World War, you can add their details to a database that is being created here sites.google.com/view/consci… This is a project to learn more about COs in the Second World War.
Today marks International Conscientious Objectors day, a day to remember all those now and in the past who refused to bear arms. It was often a divisive choice - you can read a little bit of what it was like for Second World War COs here - bit.ly/4aC1rfz #coday
