Head of School, PHAIS, University of Essex. Political Cultures of War, Cold War, and Postwar. Tweets in personal capacity. he/him/his

Joined August 2010
Coming in February!
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And yes, it’s open access! Link here & first page taster below: doi.org/10.7765/978152617067…
Chapter 16: Tracey Loughran, ‘Cultivating vulnerability: power and the emotional ethics of oral history practice beyond the interview’
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Chapter 16: Tracey Loughran, ‘Cultivating vulnerability: power and the emotional ethics of oral history practice beyond the interview’
Publishing today - the next in our #SocialHistoriesofMedicine series 🏥 What is the history of 'everyday health' in the post-war world, and where might we find it? Edited by @bodyselffamily and @KateFMahoney Research supported by the @wellcometrust tinyurl.com/s6bkh3m5
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Eat, drink, and be merry. For tomorrow we may become Head of School…
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Matthew Grant retweeted
Some of our amazing academic staff at the PHAIS graduation ceremony this morning!
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Congratulations to Professor Pam Cox @essexsociology @Uni_of_Essex who is the new MP for the Colchester constituency. Read more in the Gazette: gazette-news.co.uk/news/2443…
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Proofs
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I’m beginning to suspect entering a marathon was a mistake
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6 weeks out of training with injury means that I’ll be hobbling rather than running most of this tomorrow … but there’s still time to perform an act of random kindness if you want to … justgiving.com/fundraising/T…
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Matthew Grant retweeted
New article! @johntieday discusses his research on how runners interpret ambiguous bodily sensations and why enjoyment of running is so important runbundle.com/articles/runni… @uni_essexhealth @EssexIPHW @Uni_of_Essex #runchat #ukrunchat #running
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Patriotic Volunteers: Britain’s Cold War Home Front 🎟️ 26 April, 12.00pm, FREE Hear from Dr Matthew Grant, @mgrnt, as he discusses the role of civil defence groups in Britain during the Cold War. Book here: nam.ac.uk/whats-on/patriotic…
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April’s building on the @bluecrowmedia Brutalist Calendar is the Monitor Building, Beckton Sewage Works. Newham representing!
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It's Down's Syndrome Awareness week, so no better time to flag that I'm running the Edinburgh Marathon for Down's Syndrome Scotland in memory of my uncle Jim - donations v gratefully received. Thank you! justgiving.com/fundraising/T…
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After teaching tomorrow I’m off to London for an evening and a day’s annual leave for what is now being called the All Out Birthday Celebration.
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This was an amazing talk - brilliantly working through the complexities and difficulties of women’s political lives
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On Clacton beach - anyone have any idea what it is?
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Esoteric request: any recommended reading on the concept of People’s Democracy from a political thought perspective (ie taking it seriously and not just pointing at it and saying ‘Stalinism’)
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