Dr Jessica Douthwaite

Oral history, post-war Britain and the Cold War. Post-doctoral Research Fellow @ustirhistpol. MSc @lsehistory PhD @strathhistory London-based. All views my own.

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

Glad to share my new article in @GenderHistory
It's been the most positive review process I've experienced.
‘Is Radioactive Iodine Present Equally in the Cream on Milk as in the Milk Itself?’: Lonely Sources and the Gendered History of Cold War Britain' https://t.co/IzSJxtT3XR

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

Hi 👋 taking a break from here indefinitely. Catch me via traditional channels if you need or want to!

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

@britishlibrary @BLpressoffice thank you to the kind security staff who looked after me 8 months pregnant & needing my bags from the locker during the fire incident today. I don't know their names but they were lovely & deserve a drink #BeKind

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Released today @NtlMuseumsScot
3 films featuring unique archives, collections, footage, & expertise to explore how the Cold War impacted & influenced Scottish lives, politics, landscapes & tech.
https://t.co/k3fNLyFcvO
🙏 @SarahAHarper @Holger_Nehring @sjmm_alberti @RadarArchive

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

Baffling to think this is the first time the Troubles have been addressed uniquely @I_W_M but an impressive first. Especially appreciated the curation notes from Craig Murray - self-reflective & honest about narrative choices.

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@Rosamund_Lil This is beautiful! So glad it's still there... Even if the pies are gone 😞

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@DrJennie_Morgan just heard an interview with Barbara Iweins on @BBCWomansHour It has Profusion and Domestic collecting written all over it! In case you haven't seen already: https://t.co/ERzPVPiUzn

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@Flyingarchivist @HornimanMuseum @SheffMuseums @JenniDutton I wondered about that too but the text didn't explain...

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

Antidote to all things Barbie - Hair: Untold Stories from @HornimanMuseum currently @SheffMuseums
Right to left: human hair Victorian wedding cake (perhaps for widower?), WW1 German ad for hair donations to make transmission belts for submarines, blond hair dress by @JenniDutton

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

Saturday, 'me day', at a spa.

Still manage to spot a missile 🙉

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

@ProfThomasDixon I'm *really* enjoying all of your career change reflections ✊👏😅 (and memes)

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

This is so depressing. As are the sincere comments trying to come to a conclusion, as if there's a correct answer...

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Last week my daughter was sent home from school with a worksheet about WWII, including the question - who were the two main countries?

I’ve been pondering it ever since. Any Twitter wisdom?!

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

This really is a #1 documentary. It takes an interview methodology of the highest standards to weave together a history of such complexity and still have room for difference, dissonance and personality. The archival work is excellent too @OpenUniversity
https://t.co/wowlTpG8Tb

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@bostonoxford @V_and_A @ParisNoire

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A constellation of icons @V_and_A #Diva #exhibition

Including actress Ellen Terry's 'Women's speech' book, 1911 from which she regaled audiences with her thoughts on Shakespeare's triumphant women 💪💋

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

@theAliceRoberts His use of capital letters is infuriating, amongst much else.

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@Holger_Nehring I'm assuming you've seen this film but if not you might enjoy the 60s graphics & explanation of TAT cable: https://t.co/qeBuK6A3Hj

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

@DrJennie_Morgan @ustirhistpol Thank you as ever! I'm more interested in the use of the word/idea of interpretation in museums so I'll check the ref you just sent me. Have mined your reading lists too 👍

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Hi twitter ✋best, all-time favourite books on the word 'interpretation' and it's usage in museums? Thanks!

#museumstudies #museology #heritagestudies

Via @ustirhistpol
@DrJennie_Morgan - any thoughts?

[Dr Jessica Douthwaite @immaterial_me]

@Holger_Nehring I used to work at the royal society! The staircases with marble sheep details inside are also interesting - the result of the sheep farming magnate who decided it's interior decoration.