Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

Going forward, I'm going to be using Bluesky - same handle - @sysgak.bsky.social

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

As our @LeverhulmeTrust project comes to a close, read this fascinating blog by Lorraine M. Paterson - reflecting on surprising discoveries in exilic life histories. *We* *can't* *wait* for Lorraine's book .... https://t.co/748gKTeX5Q @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

I'm in conversation with the brilliant Sabrina Tirvengadum and Esme Cleall 11 March 6pm @AttenboroughAC. We'll be discussing identity, ancestry and hidden histories. https://t.co/abF4nxs8oa @LeicsIAS @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH #Mauritius https://t.co/JxXI2Fs9Zx

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

I enjoyed recording this podcast recently - do check it out if you want to learn more about my prize-winning book "Convicts: a global history". https://t.co/BCFdml3X71 @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH @ERC_Research

[HistoryExtra @HistoryExtra]

On the podcast | @sysgak dives into lesser-known aspects of the history of convict transportation, revealing more about how the labour of those transported shaped empires: https://t.co/Ow6ttORasQ

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

Take a look at our latest @LeverhulmeTrust blog. It presents work completed with community partners in #Penang #Malaysia. Shout out to @LeicesterSocSci IAA for generously funding this work. @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH https://t.co/7IWlzG8nV2

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

I am *so* happy for our @Midlands4Cities funded PhD student Charlotte Johnson, who has published a brilliant *open access* article on Lord Curzon's Asian collection. https://t.co/Bg2USzQ51y @ahrcpress @nationaltrust @historyleic @History_Bham

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

"Colonialism and its aftermaths in prisons in Guyana" - special issue of @howard_journal is now out. Open access. Shout out to funders @ESRC @BritishAcademy_ & our colleagues across Leicester & Guyana https://t.co/kW3wInX2c6 @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

Our new @LeverhulmeTrust funded project blog presents Part 2 of our exhibition on exiles and prisoners from French Indochina in New Caledonia. https://t.co/W8zT29dYLT @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH #twitterstorians

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

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[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

Our @ESRC project @howard_journal special issue articles on prisons, drugs & mental health #Guyana are starting to appear - open access. @historyleic @CriminologyLeic @LeicesterCSSAH

https://t.co/hSF066YNRu

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

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[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

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[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

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[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

Our @ESRC project @howard_journal special issue articles on prisons, drugs & mental health #Guyana are starting to appear - open access. @historyleic @CriminologyLeic @LeicesterCSSAH

https://t.co/hSF066YNRu

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

Our @ESRC project @howard_journal special issue articles on prisons, drugs & mental health #Guyana are starting to appear - open access. @historyleic @CriminologyLeic @LeicesterCSSAH

https://t.co/hSF066YNRu

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

Our latest @LeverhulmeTrust project blog presents Part 1 of our exhibition on Vietnamese prisoners and their descendants in New Caledonia.
https://t.co/ckkEMSiW5o @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH @LeverhulmeTrust #twitterstorians

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

This exhibition shows Leicester's global connections in the early 1900s, through collecting and business interests. The project is awesome and the objects gorgeous. Go! Go! Go! @leicestermuseum @coolasleicester @historyleic @Midlands4Cities @LeicesterCSSAH @uniofleicester

[Maria Chiara Scuderi, PhD @MariaChiaraScu]

Over the moon to see my PhD research taking the shape of an exhibition at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery! I own deep thanks to my advisors, @sysgak & Kate Smith, for their invaluable guidance. 'Dryad Basketry: A Global Collection' runs until 9 March 2025
https://t.co/wvh48sHgQu

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

@MariaChiaraScu Such an exciting exhibition. Congratulations, Maria!

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

JCCH has a brand new cover design! This issue: articles on orphans & caretaking Senegal (@abbeywarchol), photography Cameroon (Jürg Schneider), Creole migration in the Pacific (Karin Speedy) inc. French version + 5 book reviews (paywall) @JHUPress @ProjectMUSE @historyleic

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

Our graphic novella is out! It's on the history of Penang's Makam Dato Koyah shrine. A community co-creation, illustrated by Amy McKay. https://t.co/ZOpameQUWL @ESRC @LeverhulmeTrust @LeicesterSocSci @LeicesterCSSAH @historyleic #Penang #Malaysia #twitterstorians

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

Huge congratulations to @EllenCSSmith - joint winner of the @RoyalHistSoc Alexander Prize 2024. She joins fellow @historyleic PhD graduate students @Milk_w_Knives & @DrAnnaLoisMckay in this huge honour 🍾🎉 @uniofleicester @LeicesterCSSAH

[Dr Ellen Smith @EllenCSSmith]

So happy to hear that my @GenderHistory article has been awarded the 2024 @RoyalHistSoc Alexander Prize. Started as a Masters thesis and refined into an article with the wonderful support of @sysgak & Kate Smith @historyleic. Judges are far too kind here: https://t.co/2gFArtLAig

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

@GhoshAmitav @socialhistsoc @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH @CambridgeUP @ERC_Research So nice to hear from you! How are you, Amitav? I hope all are flourishing.

[Professor Clare Anderson FBA FAcSS @sysgak]

My book "Convicts: a global history" has won the
@socialhistsoc Book Prize 2024! My first ever big conference was @socialhistsoc 1999, and here I am 25 years later receiving this massive honour. https://t.co/fShCrgafqd…
@historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH @CambridgeUP @ERC_Research