Dr Hannah Charnock
Historian researching sexuality, youth, gender & education in C20 Britain. Book ‘Teenage Intimacies’ out now! Editor of 'Modern British History'. Often still thinking about the pop culture of the 00s/10s. She/her.
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockWe're looking to capture experiences of what it means to be queer in the UK today! To do that we're collecting day diaries for 12th February. It doesn't matter what you get up to, or how you record it, we'd love to have it!🧵 (1/4) #LGBTplusHM #lgbthm26
- In 1982, inspired by the work of MO the National Lesbian and Gay survey began, it sought to capture what everyday life was like for queer people living in the UK. For our latest open call we're continuing the work of NLGS and asking what does it mean to be queer every day? #lgbtqhistory
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock18 month postdoc at the lovely IHR in London, $41,740. Deadline 7 March. 'The Fellow will play a key role within the IHR team responsible for hosting the 2027 North American Conference in British Studies (NACBS)' in London 2027. Repost to spread the word. #Skystorians
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockHappy abseiling lesbians day to all who celebrate!!!
- #OtD 2 Feb 1988 4 lesbians abseiled into the UK House of Lords in protest at the homophobic section 28. In 2017, 4 other lesbians climbed onto the Houses of Parliament in order to put up a blue plaque commemorating the 1988 action stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9181...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockI wonder if they knew when they were filming this scene that it would end up being a classic.
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockLet's talk about the Aylesbury tunnels.
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockPhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate. Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT. Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockThis photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock#TheTraitors cast members as UK railway liveries. Stephen as an Avanti West Coast Class 805
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockHurrah!!! The brilliant Sumita Mukherjee has a new book out about the lives of South Asian children in Modern Britain in just a few weeks. I love the cover photo! A must read so now would be a great time to preorder and commission reviews. www.hurstpublishers.com/book/imperia...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockOh, man. I love this guy. 'All we want is a little sun on our face.'
- 🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockIf you are in Oxford next Tuesday and histories of ageing, work, race and migration are your thing, do come to my paper: Grey Escape: Britons Retiring Overseas, c. 1980-2010. It may make you think twice about chasing the sun in your sixties... Details here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/90a...
- Looking forward to this History UK event on Second Projects tomorrow. If you’re in/can get to London tomorrow and would like to attend do let us know!
If you or anyone you know might be interested, it is still possible to sign up for and attend this workshop on second projects tomorrow: www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-uk-r...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockBirkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended. They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision. Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock@mbsbirmingham.bsky.social Modern British Studies Conference 2026 CfP is live. Deadline for proposals 31 January 2026. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockJOB ALERT! 3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community. PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock🚨Special announcement: our annual conference will be 3–4 Sept 2026 at LSE Library, in collaboration with @lselibrary.bsky.social, & Friends House, London. Theme: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library: One Hundred Years of Women’s History. Call for Papers coming mid-Jan! #WomensHistory
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockWhat I'm saying is, we need to hope that AI comes for the athletes, so that we can finally take down this fake dumbass industry once and for all
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockTwas the night before Christmas, and throughout the land The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockHere, for @historyworkshop.org.uk I discuss the history of a refuge for trans women. I show women’s shared experiences of violence across the spectrum of cis and trans. I highlight histories of solidarity against male violence by feminists and trans women. academic.oup.com/hwj/advance-...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockPretty birds and silly moos - the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockWhen Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock‘A legend. No doubt about it.’ A beautiful read from @sepinwall.bsky.social on Rob Reiner www.whatsalanwatching.com/rob-reiner-w...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockLast week we launched 'Imagining Tomorrow: The Artefacts of Prediction' at the Manchester Museum, an exhibition exploring how physical objects from 1900 to the present - from bomb shelters to board games - have expressed visions of the future. www.imaginingtomorrow.org.uk
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock📢Upcoming Event! 💻JBS Listening Session for UK-based Scholars 📅January 8 ⏰4pm GMT/ 11am EST/ 9am MST/ 8am PST Info and RSVP here: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockReading Rooms at the British Library are closed *all week* because so many of its workers refuse to work for pitiful wages in a contemptuously authoritarian and obliviously managed environment. We need leaders who get it and are big enough to sort it out! It’s a mess and a disgrace. Lift it up!!
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock02.12.25 Most Christmas lights are turned on by the mayor or local panto star. Not in Paris. youtu.be/ivVPqwFiocg?...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockStella Dadzie will be giving a guest lecture on Thursday 27th November! She will also be signing copies of her new book! Please join us - all welcome!
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockBooks We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockTo “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.” www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockSince Yesterday: the Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/11/19/s... by @carlajeaston.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockPope Leo absolutely cooking
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockCall for chapters! Amy Tooth Murphy and I are editing the Routledge Handbook of Oral History Theory, and we are seeking contributions from a range of scholars and practitioners. See our full call here. oralhistory.org/2025/11/11/c...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockThirty years ago today, Doug Ross saved a boy trapped in a storm drain, and George Clooney became the biggest star in the world: youtu.be/bMxr5oM9GFI?...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockSome thoughts on why Remembrance is so important, and why attempts to police it should be resisted.
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word! www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockEverytime I think about this I get so angry. Not just my wasted time but the ~20 other ppl who helped me with this internally & externally, the fricking community partners who put in time and got NOTHING. For a 1-2% success rate. How on EARTH is this good use of tax funding? Wish I hadn't bothered.
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- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockAn academic career in the UK - constant anxiety. Every moment of every day you're thinking, oh **** I need to do that, and that too, and oh **** that too, and **** I've forgotten that, & that, & that... And still you're working flat out... #academia
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock🐏 New Absolute Units 🐏 Same-sex relationships have always been part of rural England, but they've been underrepresented in our collections. In the first of 2 episodes, @timjerrome.bsky.social shares his work tracing queer rural lives in The MERL archives. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockWe're excited to announce the call for papers for #MBS26, the next Modern British Studies conference, at Birmingham in June 2026. We'll be launching the #MBS Association at this event, to support further regular conferences in Modern British Studies. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock'The British Library...has taken years to recover from a major cyberattack that disrupted its services and restricted access to its collections. The walkout is set to take from 27 October to 9 November, coinciding with the two-year anniversary of the cyberattack.'
- ‘Livid’ British Library staff vote to strike over pay. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockFantastic piece by Kate Murphy responding to the devastating change of policy at the @BBC Written Archives Centre, which will make it impossible to undertake new independent research using the collection. cstonline.net/defending-th... #mediahistory
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock“I knew that homosexuality was a sin - I didn’t want to be homosexual. I went to my G.P and said I had read Freud’s book on dreams, that I suffered from homosexuality, and that I would like to change.” My new article now out in Irish Historical Studies: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockThe British Newspaper Archive now includes Jackie and I was delighted to note problem pages in prominent position blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2025/10/06/j...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockI have a new article out. TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee. academic.oup.com/past/advance...
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock'It is not easy and never has been to show how one person might reproducibly read a sonnet of Shakespeare. Indeed to some extent the fact that we are still reading and rereading suggests that some art cannot be read reproducibly precisely because it is itself not reducible to a single reading.'
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockI cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is? It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockWhat a beautiful essay.
- Reposted by Dr Hannah CharnockThe call for papers for the @histchild.bsky.social 2026 conference at the University of Sheffield, 1-3 July, is now up on our website! Deadline 14 December www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi... #histchild #skystorians #histyouth
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnock“When Kyle Abbott pins me on the shin or Jonny Bairstow deposits me into the car park, I’m consoled by the knowledge that we are still paying the same at Fleet Pret A Manger”
- Reposted by Dr Hannah Charnockpitch perfect
