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/3mywfre2duc2qComing soon (4 Nov) : Rohingya, Racial Capitalism and Inter-Asian Relations. Join Dr. Elliott Prasse-Freeman (NUS) to hear about Rohingya culture -- learned via oral histories given by elders in Bangladesh refugee camps -- and the long legacies of British imperial rule in south and southeast Asia.28 Oct 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywfre2duc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3myhoo57cic2mWhat does it mean when we subvert, deface, or obliterate images and artefacts -- and what are boundaries between things that look 'sacred' and things that look 'profane'? Check out DU history colleague @lenscales.bsky.social's new volume, ICONOCLASM & POWER. 🖼️ https://boydellandbrewer.com/book/iconoclasm-and-power-in-the-european-middle-ages-9781837655113/?v=7885444af42e22 Oct 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhoo57cic2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3myfe6wwi6c2zCheck out the ongoing work of DU History colleagues @tombhamilton.bsky.social & Lenny Hodges & Joost Oosterhuis on @imems.bsky.social Inventing Futures! Each strand addresses global challenges on the UN’s SDGs, using medieval & #earlymodern resources at Durham –& beyond– to yield new responses. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfe6wwi6c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3myepjqfm5c2wInterested in small histories that offer big insights? Check out Prof. Jonathan Saha's new chapter, 'From the Horse's Mouth: Microhistory and Animal History' in the just-published BLOOMSBURY HANDBOOK OF MICROHISTORY 🐴https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbury-handbook-of-microhistory-9781350461147/21 Oct 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myepjqfm5c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mycbgyl4uc2nExcited to welcome these brilliant scholars to our DU History Research Seminar this year: Prof @catherinefletcher.info, Dr @willpooley.bsky.social, Prof @jwhittle.bsky.social, Prof @emma-edin.bsky.social, Dr @shamaraw.bsky.social, Dr Holly Stephens, Dr @okhromeychuk.bsky.social & Prof Mark Bailey 📚20 Oct 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycbgyl4uc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3myc624asl227'It is unclear how viewing photographs, in monochrome or in colour, can shape choices that will have real-world effects' ICYMI: Prof. @christinajriggs.bsky.social's fascinating article in Visual Studies: 'Past caring: archive, affect, and whiteness in digital colourisation' https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2024.241590420 Oct 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myc624asl227https://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3myatrbyb6c2vMany congratulations to DU History colleague Dr. John Latham-Sprinkle, whose book has been shortlisted for the CESS Book Awards! Dr. Latham-Sprinkle's work explores 'the power of the foreign' in medieval state formation. https://centraleurasia.org/awards/cess-book-awards-shortlist-2027/19 Oct 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myatrbyb6c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3myat2z3q72eoCounting down to publication day for Prof. Ara Keys' SUPER K: THE MAKING, BREAKING, & REMAKING OF HENRY KISSINGER'S LEGACY @simonschusteruk.bsky.social https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Super-K/Barbara-J-Keys/978166801892719 Oct 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myat2z3q72eohttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3myasgjseo2eoWe are looking forward to welcoming @catherinefletcher.info to the first DU History research seminar of the year, on 21 Oct, where we'll hear more about her fascinating work on #earlymodern firearms. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myasgjseo2eohttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3myarseodc22iCongratulations to former DU History UG Frederick Hyde for publication of his article 'Flashman and the butcher’s boy: Chartism, print culture, and a Victorian meme' in the Journal of Victorian Culture. This article began life as a paper for one of @richardhuzzey.bsky.social's seminars!19 Oct 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myarseodc22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3myarjjhbpk2iExcited to see DU History's Prof. Giles Gasper on @looknorthbbc.bsky.social this week! Prof. Gasper's 'Jewel of the North' light & sound installation brings to life original medieval imagery and carvings @durham.ac.uk's Norman Chapel. https://www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/venues/durham-castle/visit/jewel-of-the-north-art-installation/19 Oct 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3myarjjhbpk2i