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Dave Hitchcock
@Hitchcockian
Historian of poverty and Course Director. Looking at Dying Homeless & eventually a next book: 'The Ends of Poverty, 1600-1800'. Utopian Socialism. 🇨🇦 he/him.
Jun 13, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Calling all historians, please take a moment to read the @RoyalHistSoc statement today about History provision in the UK. We're seeing a significant acceleration of destruction and closure. We need to act.

royalhistsoc.org/policy/history… @RoyalHistSoc I think I am right in seeing this as a strong statement in support of distributing students and funding much more appropriately across the UK HE ecosystem.
Jun 11, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Just reflecting on how generous fellow historians can be particularly around early stages research.

I gave a "working on book" IHR seminar paper a few years ago; I really ought to go again because I got some of the best advice and suggestions over email after. I'm sure I'm not alone in really struggling over the past 2-3 years to make any serious headway on a longer monograph project. It feels increasingly difficult in HE to make space to do it properly, and I won't want to do it any other way.
Aug 10, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Manufactured culture war nonstory now front page, chosen above price cap rises.

This 'news' is based on two (2) books being removed from two (2) modules, and on some other books becoming optional as part of a larger list.

The times has headlined it using the word 'blacklist'. Its increasingly clear that academics and universities cannot safely interact with newspapers because there appears to be zero obligation for them to... tell the truth? Speak in good faith? Provide a sense of due proportion?

You can't work with that sort of publication.
Aug 8, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
"Student Poverty: A Short Practical Guide for Lecturers" v1.0 is ready.

My thanks to everyone who commented on the twitter thread. I hope its useful and gets academics thinking about student poverty & their teaching.

Here it is as a google document:
docs.google.com/document/d/1mZ… and here is a version as a PDF that you can view and download.

dropbox.com/s/smh3wluqvzot…