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Sarah Crook

@sarahcrook.bsky.social

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Senior lecturer & historian of modern Britain. Activism & experience. Books: mothering & feeling; student mental health. Director of GENCAS & Co-Ed Modern British History. Mother x 3. Book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526140128/

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@duncanbell.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 12:36 PMReposted by @sarahcrook.bsky.social

JOB:
Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese History, University of Cambridge

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

@caprosser.comOct 9, 2026, 1:20 PMReposted by @sarahcrook.bsky.social

🚨Job alert! 🚨

Come work with us on the British Election Study!

We are looking for a postdoc to join the new BES team: 5 year contract, starting in Jan 2027.

Happy to chat if you've got any questions.

Applications close 12 Nov, for details see: jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

@historyned.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:03 AMReposted by @sarahcrook.bsky.social

Say what you will about the tenets of Suella Braverman's politics, but she is making academics everywhere feel pretty good about the sales figures for their niche monographs.

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 11:35 AM

I truly admire my 6 year oldā€˜s year on year commitment to putting ā€œan airplaneā€ on his Christmas list

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:09 AM

At every performance I tried my best and every performance someone would come out holding my head. It’s actually not at all unlike academia.

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 3:16 PM

It looks like a few last minute tickets have become available — if you’re free at 6pm and in London tonight do grab one and come along! www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 7:16 AMReposted by @sarahcrook.bsky.social

So looking forward to seeing academic pals at Prof. William Whyte's Ben Pimlott Lecture on Tuesday!

(It's now sold out, so if you've reserved a ticket but happen to know you can't attend, do cancel your spot so it can be released to the waiting list)

www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 7:16 AM

So looking forward to seeing academic pals at Prof. William Whyte's Ben Pimlott Lecture on Tuesday!

(It's now sold out, so if you've reserved a ticket but happen to know you can't attend, do cancel your spot so it can be released to the waiting list)

www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...

@lmacthompson1.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 8:10 PMReposted by @sarahcrook.bsky.social

My department is hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor of Public History! I am on the committee so please let me know if you have questions and please feel free to share! Job ID 303951. campus.kennesaw.edu/faculty-staf...

@robertsaunders.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 8:47 PMReposted by @sarahcrook.bsky.social

Burnham's speech marks perhaps the best opportunity to replace First Past the Post since 1918.

I joined @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social & @lucyfisher.ft.com recently on "The Long View" to explore the history of electoral reform in Britain - & the lessons we might learn.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 8:54 PM

Let me enjoy it! it has been SO LONG

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 5:37 PMReposted by @sarahcrook.bsky.social

I have a new article in @genderandhistory.bsky.social on efforts for forge a new, popular, mainstream and appealing feminism in the 1990s and its connections to the wider atmosphere of the moment. Read it here - doi.org/10.1111/1468...

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 1:39 PM

It's supposed to be Out of Office but my brain absolutely refuses to hold that

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 11:15 AM

or like, OoO you're fancy

@royalhistsoc.orgSep 24, 2026, 4:48 PMReposted by @sarahcrook.bsky.social

New from History UK: a valuable and interesting survey of UK history students use of and attitudes towards GenAI in HE teaching - their preliminary report is published today: bit.ly/4hatsRR

The report is by Dr Sarah Jones and Dr Simon Peplow @simpep.bsky.social #skystorians

Opening page of History UK's statement on their survey and report on AI and History Students in UK universities. Full text: 

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become impossible to ignore in higher education. For historians, working in a discipline which depends on interpretation, evidence, and critical thinking, the development of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has raised particularly significant questions. In 2026, we launched a survey to gather the perspectives of people who are often overlooked in considerations of the impact of AI and appropriate responses – history students themselves.
@cordeliabeattie.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 7:59 AMReposted by @sarahcrook.bsky.social

And an #OpenAccess article by @sarahcrook.bsky.social #Skystorians #GenderHistory

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 10:42 AM

I can't be the only person who always reads OoO as a ghost noise

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 5:37 PM

I have a new article in @genderandhistory.bsky.social on efforts for forge a new, popular, mainstream and appealing feminism in the 1990s and its connections to the wider atmosphere of the moment. Read it here - doi.org/10.1111/1468...

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 9:01 PM

I think it’s generally really nicely pitched!

@sarahcrook.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 8:48 PM

agreed! My 30s diet thus far features an unexpectedly large number of Organix oat bars (dry, small, do not recommend)

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