Harriet Atkinson
historian of art and design | researcher | writer | filmmaker | Course Leader MA Curating Collections & Heritage at University of Brighton
research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/harriet-…
On a train somewhere between London & Brighton
- Reposted by Harriet AtkinsonAt the Isokon Gallery on 20 Nov. A new short film which explores the twentieth-century designer FHK Henrion, a German-Jewish émigré, displaced many times before arriving in Britain. Followed by a discussion with the directors Sue Breakell and Harriet Atkinson. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/designing-...
- Reposted by Harriet AtkinsonA fantastic screening yesterday evening of ‘Designing from Home’, a short film about the designer FHK Henrion, followed by a discussion with directors Harriet Atkinson and Sue Breakell.
- Reposted by Harriet AtkinsonDesigning from Home: A new short film by design historian @harrietatkinson.bsky.social & Design Archives Director @suebreakell.bsky.social uncovers the domestic space which shaped the life & work of renowned graphic designer & German-Jewish emigrant FHK Henrion (1914-1990) vimeo.com/1133125381?s...
- We have three funded PhD studentships going at Brighton for projects in the arts, architecture and humanities, to start next autumn. Please do get in touch if you’re interested in discussing a potential project. www.brighton.ac.uk/research/pos...
- Reposted by Harriet AtkinsonThe International Transport Workers Federation @itfglobalunion.bsky.social have a long history of fighting against oppression and fascism – explore their fascinating history in our online exhibition: warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
- I’m really looking forward to participating in this workshop - Political Prisoners and Transnational Solidarity during the c20th - at University of Trento in mid-September eventi.unitn.it/en/political...
- Come to work with me as Research Fellow in the international team for our new project Graphic Design Histories for Creative Dissent! Deadline for applications is 7.9.25 jobs.brighton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
- I’m delighted to be part of the team for this new research project, exploring graphic objects of street protest for global movements www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- Alex Todd & I are co-chairing the Design History Society sponsored panel at CAA in Chicago 2026 on DESIGN ACTIVISM AS REPETITION, RECONSTRUCTION AND REINVENTION. Please consider submitting an abstract caa.confex.com/caa/2026/web...
- On this World Refugee Day, celebrating the strength of people forced to flee their homes, I invite you to watch my film Art on the Streets (co-directed w/ Jane Dibblin) zealous.co/harrietatkin... which tells the story of refugee artists’ creativity in Britain in the midst of World War Two
- Reposted by Harriet AtkinsonNEW book review! Jonathan M Woodham reviews Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist Exhibitions in Britain, 1933-53 by Harriet Atkinson. Read now at academic.oup.com/jdh/advance-...
- Reposted by Harriet AtkinsonAurore Damoiseaux reflects on the Domesticity Under Siege conference @uniofbrighton.bsky.social, including our own Sue Breakell & @harrietatkinson.bsky.social who presented their new film about designer FHK Henrion. Read more here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
- Reposted by Harriet AtkinsonNew exhibition now open @hornimanmuseum.bsky.social part of our @ukri.org AHRC project Mobilising Collections for Institutional Change scenenow.com/ArtsAndCultu...
- I really enjoyed talking to Malika Brown about the Britain Can Make It exhibition for her podcast series Shows That Go On, about why some exhibitions are still talked about long after they’re over. Link here: open.spotify.com/episode/55Dq...
- Held at the V&A in 1946, Britain Can Make It set out to position Britain at the forefront of global industrial design. One of the exhibits we discuss is this electric bike prototype, designed by Benjamin Bowden.
- Book Launch: Art, Feminism, and Community and Showing Resistance, 29 April 2025. Join us for a joint book launch on 29th April 5.30pm, University of Brighton (City Campus), M2, Grand Parade Main Building: 58–67 Grand Parade, BN2 0JY Free and open to all. blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordes...
- Studentship available to study MA Curating Collections and Heritage. Deadline 30th June 2025. Open to applicants from the African or Asian diaspora or a marginalised ethnicity. The course is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and University of Brighton. Further info: lnkd.in/e8CJhtey
- I’m so happy to be part of this project about activating archives for advocacy with The Advocacy Academy, Clare Cumberlidge & Royal College of Art. We’re looking for an artist/designer to work with us this summer. Please share with anyone who might be interested! www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/...
- I really enjoyed seeing Resistance, the new exhibition at Turner Contemporary Margate @turnercontemporary.bsky.social a wonderful show of photographs documenting 20th c British protest movements.
- Lots of links with my work on exhibitions as activism as explored in my book Showing Resistance: propaganda & modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933-53 (free to download here: www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...)
- And film Art on the Streets, about exhibitions as activism during World War Two (trailer here: vimeo.com/833778781)
- Mughals at the V&A is utterly breathtaking! Highly recommended
- The thrill of seeing something you’ve written in a bookshop never seems to fade: yesterday I spotted my new book “Showing Resistance” - about exhibitions as propaganda in mid-20th c Britain - in excellent company at Tate Britain. Also available to download www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
- Two brilliant-sounding, salaried PhD positions in Art History and Visual Studies are available at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, University of Oslo. One is about International and Nordic modernism, the other in Visual Studies www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
- Reposted by Harriet AtkinsonWe're pleased to share @harrietatkinson.bsky.social's new book 'Showing Resistance: Propaganda and Modernist exhibitions in Britain, 1933-53', which draws heavily on our collections & published by @manchesterup.bsky.social. Read more about Harriet's book here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...
- Reposted by Harriet AtkinsonA new starter pack to help AHRC collaborative doctoral students find one another on here! I hope there will be more of us here soon.
