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"A radical horizon instead invites us to question the limit: it asks if our horizon is indeed the limit & if we could situate it somewhere else. The history of disability offers a particularly relevant & interesting way into this question." So good to see Paul's brilliant work in Radical Horizons!

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'For some, revolution meant seizing state power, for others, it meant overcoming poverty, ending the historical subordination of indigenous peoples, and pursuing broader social transformations.'

Mercedes Crisóstomo examines the experiences of Peru's militant women.

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Can the ideas of a controversial trans Marxist be recovered? Rebecca Jane Morgan on Rachael Webb's (1940-2009) class-based coalition politics.

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Transforming the world around us begins with learning to see and inhabit it differently. Shahrzad Mojab reflects on her political education in the 1970s Iranian student movement in the United States.

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I’ve written a piece for History Workshop reflecting on mass activism and direct action - as Marral says, we first met when a group of members of the late 1960s LSE Socialist Society supported today’s Palestine activists in the School, who were under threat from the LSE authorities.

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A pleasure to publish Martin’s reflections for this series! Fitting that we first met as a result of his and other 1960s LSE activists’ support for the LSE encampment.

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How might mass politics and direct action work together?

Martin Shaw reflects on his experience in the student protests and antinuclear movement of the 1960s to the Palestine solidarity campaign of the 2020s.

historyworkshop.org.ukOn Mass Politics and Direct ActionHow might mass politics and direct action work together? Martin Shaw reflects on his experience in the student protests and antinuclear movement of the 1960s to the Palestine solidarity campaign of the 2020s.
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A pleasure to publish Martin’s reflections for this series! Fitting that we first met as a result of his and other 1960s LSE activists’ support for the LSE encampment.

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Martin Shaw is best known for his research and advocacy as a genocide scholar. In this piece, he reflects on a lifetime of activism - from the student and antinuclear movements of the 1960s to the Palestine solidarity campaign of the 2020s.

historyworkshop.org.ukOn Mass Politics and Direct ActionHow might mass politics and direct action work together? Martin Shaw reflects on his experience in the student protests and antinuclear movement of the 1960s to the Palestine solidarity campaign of the 2020s.
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Such a great opening piece by @marralsham.bsky.social, including discussion of Doreen Massey's wonderful 1995 HWJ article on places & their pasts 🧡 Really looking forward to reading the rest of the series

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How have different radical and internationalist traditions attempted to overcome forms of domination and move towards alternative, emancipatory futures? Marral Shamshiri, our current managing editor, introduces new History Workshop series called 'Radical Horizons'.

historyworkshop.org.ukRadical HorizonsThis article is the introduction to a new History Workshop series called ‘Radical Horizons’.
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I’ve launched a new series, Radical Horizons, for History Workshop today! Excited to share some great pieces over the next month.

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'The aim is to help us understand the challenges that may lie ahead, the roads once travelled or missed, and the ones we might carve out and take, in trying to overcome the many obstacles we face'. @marralsham.bsky.social introduces our new HW series. www.historyworkshop.org.uk/activism-sol...

historyworkshop.org.ukRadical HorizonsHow have various radical and internationalist traditions attempted to overcome forms of domination and build alternative, emancipatory futures? Marral Shamshiri introduces a new History Workshop serie...
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Final call! We are hiring a new Editorial Fellow who specialises in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe 🌍 👉 this 2-year fellowship runs from October 2026 - September 2028 👉 this role is paid and part-time (3 hours per week) 👉 the application deadline is tomorrow, Friday 7 August

historyworkshop.org.ukCall for Applications: Editorial Fellowship at History Workshop, 2026History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe.
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'The thread that runs through the exhibition is this: no matter the context [...] as individuals, as people, we can come together, we can organise, and there's power to that.' Historians and archivists on the LSE Library's new exhibition on trades union history.

historyworkshop.org.ukReimagining Trades Union HistoryWhat does a new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history reveal about the triumphs and challenges of collective action?
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