Durham University's Department of History is nestled right at the heart of this historic city, sitting alongside the World Heritage Cathedral and Castle.https://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mijeahiwck2eCall for papers: Historicizing the China–Africa Relationship, Durham, 26 August 202602 Apr 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijeahiwck2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mgupumuyx22hCover reveal for Barbara Keys' new book, Super K! The untold story of how Henry Kissinger spent five decades shaping his legacy, and the institutions that helped him do it. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Super-K/Barbara-J-Keys/978166801892712 Mar 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgupumuyx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mgpsxstdtk2bSpotlight on Professor Markian Prokopovych – advocating history’s role in supporting Ukraine's future https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2026/03/spotlight-on-professor-markian-prokopovych-/10 Mar 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpsxstdtk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mgmitxnhkc2aLatest piece in the New York Review of Books by our colleague Erin Maglaque: God's Impertinent Prophets https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/03/26/gods-impertinent-prophets-voices-of-thunder-baker/ @erinmaglaque.bsky.social09 Mar 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmitxnhkc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mg2yyftwac2lNew Open Access article by Richard Huzzey and Katrina Navickas, 'From Repertoires to Recipes: Rethinking Political Organisation in the Long 19th Century' 🧐💾👇💻🙋 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/WKHAW9PZAK2ZIXSS7JKN?target=10.1111/1750-0206.70025 @richardhuzzey.bsky.social @katrinanavickas.bsky.social @parlhistjournal.bsky.social02 Mar 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2yyftwac2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mg2xrj5ptc2lCongratulations Naomi and colleagues @parlhistjournal.bsky.social on your new special issue! Lots of current and recent Durham historians featured here including a first article out of the PhD for the now *Dr* Isaiah Silvers 🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2xrj5ptc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mehgfmvlq22pCheck out this new series of public talks for Prof. Francis Watson and Lauren Randall's deeply exciting Rivers of Ink project. For full details and to register for each talk, please see the attached poster. Registration link also available here: https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/visit-us/concerts-events09 Feb 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehgfmvlq22phttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3me75js57ms2rApplications are open for the Addison Wheeler Fellowship at Durham's Institute of Advanced Studies, a 36-month postdoctoral position – please get in touch with a potential department mentor asap if you're interested! https://www.dur.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/advanced-study/fellowships-funding/addison-wheeler-fellowship/06 Feb 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3me75js57ms2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3me74f7mr6k2rNew publication! 'Harambee Co-operative Savings and Credit Society: Wealth, Inequality, and Accumulation in 1970s Kenya' by Justin Willis, Radha Upadhyaya, and Eric Njuguna Kamau @thejah.bsky.social bit.ly/3ZlOV0k https://bit.ly/3ZlOV0k06 Feb 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3me74f7mr6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mddiklb4hs2wThe Senses and Medical Humanities – 24 February A one-day workshop exploring sensory studies and medical humanities, organised by @claireturner.bsky.social with the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University Details here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-senses-and-medical-humanities-tickets-1981566628127?aff=oddtdtcreator26 Jan 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddiklb4hs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mczd3cxvgs2mDurham History PhD candidate Ashleigh Percival-Borley will be appearing on BBC Radio 4's Free Thinking this Friday at 9pm It's about 'Double Lives', from undercover field operatives to online anonymity, via lives led in the closet and large scale infidelity: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002q36722 Jan 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczd3cxvgs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mczcuqneic2mThe latest exhibition at the Oriental Museum, Durham University is on view until 31 May 2026: 'Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum' https://www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/whats-on/events-calendar/2025/09/journey-of-a-century/ @ducollections.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @imems.bsky.social22 Jan 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczcuqneic2m