Archivist by day, author by night. Latest: Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand. He/him. https://jared-davidson.com/https://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3mv2qqoezvc2uSo thrilled to have been featured on Drafting the Past. If you like hearing about *how* people write and organise their craft (as well as geek out on books), this is the podcast for you [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 04:56 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2qqoezvc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lr7xutt5rc26A month late, but the news is still sad. And considering LA right now, 'Riot. Strike. Riot' remains crucial reading. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/joshua-clover-obituary-uc-davis/10 Jun 2025 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7xutt5rc26https://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lla2hxa5u22jI've begun researching a new book, 'Farms Aflame: The Secret History of Rural Arson' (working title). Still very much at the gathering archives phase, but I can already see this is going to be interesting mahi! #envhist #radicalhistory25 Mar 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lla2hxa5u22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lhak63b42s2dSome pics from a recent research visit to Ōamaru, where I visited the Waitaki Archives as well as some historic estates (Totara, Windsor Park)03 Feb 2025 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhak63b42s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lfnrctldnk2wThe closure of The Desert Road (SH1) will see people diverted onto highways first made by prisoners - SH4, 46, 47 and 48. I've written about these highways and work that went into their making here: https://garagecollective.blogspot.com/2024/11/heavy-metal-forced-labour-commodity.html13 Jan 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnrctldnk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lfl5xp5dts23Hey team. What is the technical term for this way of laying out a chapter's content? You see it in lots of 19th and early 20th century work...12 Jan 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfl5xp5dts23https://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lf4kruxfec2yBack at work and reading (and very much enjoying) 'Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class'. I love how Kelley weaves her own family story into the many lives she shares in the book https://wwnorton.com/books/978163149655407 Jan 2025 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf4kruxfec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lekuyxesbk27I read some great historical fiction this year. These were my favourites31 Dec 2024 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lekuyxesbk27https://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3ldpbmtuvy22iAlso, very happy to announce that I've received a Whiria Te Mahara New Zealand History Grant for my next book, 'Farms Aflame: The Secret History of Stack Burning'. Turns out incendiarism in the NZ countryside was a thing... Congrats to the other recipients! #envhist #radicalhistory #labourhistory https://www.mch.govt.nz/news/whiria-te-mahara-funding-awarded-histories-society-and-creative-legacies20 Dec 2024 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldpbmtuvy22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3ldp6fairqc2fMade my submission opposing the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. Nothing flash but sharing in case there's something of use to people. You can oppose the Bill here: https://www.parliament.nz/en/ECommitteeSubmission/54SCJUST_SCF_227E6D0B-E632-42EB-CFFE-08DCFEB826C6/CreateSubmission20 Dec 2024 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldp6fairqc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3ldmre3gvwk22'It is not often that a book can challenge the way you see the world around you. Jared Davidson’s Blood and Dirt does precisely this... Davidson effortlessly outlines how fundamentally the historical toil of incarcerated workers shapes NZs contemporary economy and relations of power.' 😍📕🔥 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/94697919 Dec 2024 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldmre3gvwk22https://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3ldcssnsnec2uNice to get a mention in this round-up of reads. Thanks @brannavan.bsky.social (and cool to learn about your reading process as well) https://www.anzliterature.com/feature/i-became-obsessed/15 Dec 2024 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldcssnsnec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3ldamfu2o2227Some snaps from this week: Ōnuku, Takapūneke, and the Coronation Library, Akaroa. Ngāi Tahu and colonial history.14 Dec 2024 05:55 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldamfu2o2227https://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lcgsd23gvs2ePunk bands everywhere scrambling to claim 'Brain Rot' for next EP. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/535554/what-is-brain-rot-the-oxford-dictionary-s-word-of-the-year03 Dec 2024 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgsd23gvs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lceyrg322c2j'Maíllo says that, to his knowledge, no case such as this has been successful but Busquets, a lifelong anarcho-syndicalist, is not deterred. “It’s not about the money,” he said. “It’s about justice. This country hasn’t made reparations to the victims.' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/03/its-about-justice-fighter-from-guerrilla-war-sues-spanish-government-for-1m03 Dec 2024 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lceyrg322c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lbswjsulas2cFor those interested in learning more about 'history from below', this was something I wrote back in 2019 for History Workshop @historywo.bsky.social. With thanks to Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social and others writing from the bottom up! https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/activism-solidarity/history-from-below-a-reading-list-with-marcus-rediker/26 Nov 2024 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbswjsulas2chttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lbq2xekooc2jYes! Can't wait to read this! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20612022724 Nov 2024 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbq2xekooc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lbnjeg2ku22dIf I had time I'd love to write a maritime history research guide for the Turnbull. Would def include this neat logbook of the New Bedford whaling ship 'South Carolina'. Doodles! Ref: qMS-1855 #MaritimeHistory23 Nov 2024 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnjeg2ku22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/anrchivist.bsky.social/post/3lbltkz5kjc2iNot sure if it's the times but I've been listening to a heap of sludge (and doom) lately. Fav albums so far: - Grief, 'Come to Grief' - Noothgrush, 'Erode the Person' - Body Void, 'Ruins' https://youtu.be/M09hXbzXW5I?si=z7wVMESFTO3F5XWu23 Nov 2024 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:fa2wc4qlx7ybmf5jbjf5cl7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbltkz5kjc2i