I’m pleased to report that my thesis has been included in a recent review of PhDs in urban history and heritage in the journal Urban History. Tosh Warwick of the University of Glasgow engaged very thoroughly with my work in this piece and considers it within wider trends in the study of postwar landscapes and their … More PhD review in Urban History journal
My 1980s British badge collection has been continuing to grow. Recent acquisitions include a number of general political badges from a single collection in Northamptonshire. These appear to be from between the 1983 election and 1986 – “Save Jobs: Sack the Tories,” “I didn’t vote Tory”, and a “save the GLC” badge. Possibly these could … More Historical lapels: 1980s politics edition
It’s been a very busy semester, but I managed to fit in a few days at this year’s Australian Historical Association conference, which was held at the Australian National University in Canberra between 2-6 July. This year’s theme was “The Scale of History” and the conference itself was certainly on a massive scale, with a … More Australian Historical Association 2018
