Matt Griffin

Early career historian writing on ideas about the natural world in 19th century U.S. political culture. Teacher @QMHistory. Researcher @RAIOxford. Salfordian.

[Matt Griffin @mattrgriffin]

First-rate article here, hot off the virtual presses! Essential for understanding how 19th century Americans conceived of (and fought about) nationalism and citizenship.

[Dr Hana Qugana @boholista]

The 4 (yes only 4) WOC on teaching and research staff in QMUL History (all fixed-term; 3/4 already axed or soon to be) have written a response to the principal’s proposal to ‘give our BAME community a voice’. @van___lim @asciampacone @QMULHistSoc @qm_ucu

[Matt Griffin @mattrgriffin]

A critique of the electric telegraph in 1863... Or is it social media in 2020? #FakeNews

[Matt Griffin @mattrgriffin]

@jackdsarge @Boro Got a good feeling about this... As long as we don't concede early

[Dr Agata Zielinska @AIZielinska]

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 Thread with videos of the teach out we organised @UCLWritingLab
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[Rebecca Jennings @JenningsHistory]

Been hearing from @UCL_UCU PGTA group today about why UCL should stop making excuses and give its PGTAs fair pay and employment contracts in recognition of the essential and fantastic work they do teaching and supporting UCL's UG students.

[Jonathan Dimbleby @dimbleby_jd]

I loathe pervasive term 'unskilled'. Are care-workers 'unskilled'? It is a callously bureaucratic way to describe such dedicated men and women. 'Low paid' yes, sometimes scandalously so, but skilled in so many ways that few of us could begin to emulate.

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

In the midst of a climate emergency, our hills are being burnt - roasting wildlife and soil and releasing great plumes of carbon - for the sake of an elite bloodsport. How much crazier could this get?

[The Guardian @guardian]

A tale of two cities: London’s rich and poor in Tower Hamlets https://t.co/dTgpM8j2MD

[UCL Justice for Workers @uclj4w]

Letter from Leia, an outsourced cleaning supervisor at @ucl: "I clean the hallways of one of the richest universities in the world...I haven’t had a single day off for 2 years. I’ve undergone 2 major surgeries & used up all my holiday time on recovery".

https://t.co/ioDVNE8G0f

[Matt Griffin @mattrgriffin]

Here's a thing @GraceRedhead and I (but mainly Grace) wrote about picket line solidarity across the spectrum of precarious labour ahead of tomorrow's joint @UCL_UCU @iwgbucl strike #UCUStrikesBack #EndOutsourcing #researchledstriking

[Thomas Rath @thom_rath]

Teach-out @UCLHistory right now !

Matt Griffin: “we’re not just interested in history for its own sake, but to inform the present” 👌#ucustrike

[Lee Jones @DrLeeJones]

On Day 4 of #UCUstrikes I wrote up some comments at a teach-out into a primer on the impact of marketisation on #highered in Britain.
https://t.co/fXYSC7G06p

[Matt Griffin @mattrgriffin]

Really looking forward to this, so much amazing research being done by my brilliant @UCLHistory colleagues #UCUstrike #UCUstrikesback @UCL_UCU

[Conor Bollins @ConorBollins]

Historians & The Strike
Teach out in middle of Gordon Square
Fri 29th Nov 2019, 12:00-14:00

How does thinking historically service and support our solidarity with industrial action?

#UCUstrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Sara Marzagora @SaraMarzagora]

This was incredible. "If a doctor is made in this building, we contributed to it. If an engineer is made in this building, we contributed to it. If a professor is made in this building, we contributed to it". Bring the workers in-house @ucl! Now!

[Matt Griffin @mattrgriffin]

Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon presenting my research @RAIOxford with stimulating and diverse audience questions. Thanks to everyone who showed up and to @aipsmith for organising!

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

For the first time in history, U.S. billionaires paid a lower tax rate than the working class last year https://t.co/OEX139MbAP