Professor Clare Anderson FBA
@sysgak
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Director @LeicsIAS. Empires and aftermaths, inc. prisons, mental health, drugs. PI @LeverhulmeTrust project. Trustee @RMGreenwich. Ed. #JCCH @uniofleicester
Leicester
Joined September 2009
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". @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH @ERC_Research
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:
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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
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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. @ahrcpress @nationaltrust @historyleic @History_Bham
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"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 @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH
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Our new @LeverhulmeTrust funded project blog presents Part 2 of our exhibition on exiles and prisoners from French Indochina in New Caledonia. @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH #twitterstorians
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Our @ESRC project @howard_journal special issue articles on prisons, drugs & mental health #Guyana are starting to appear - open access. @historyleic @CriminologyLeic @LeicesterCSSAH
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Our @ESRC project @howard_journal special issue articles on prisons, drugs & mental health #Guyana are starting to appear - open access. @historyleic @CriminologyLeic @LeicesterCSSAH
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Our @ESRC project @howard_journal special issue articles on prisons, drugs & mental health #Guyana are starting to appear - open access. @historyleic @CriminologyLeic @LeicesterCSSAH
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Our latest @LeverhulmeTrust project blog presents Part 1 of our exhibition on Vietnamese prisoners and their descendants in New Caledonia. @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH @LeverhulmeTrust #twitterstorians
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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
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
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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
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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. @ESRC @LeverhulmeTrust @LeicesterSocSci @LeicesterCSSAH @historyleic #Penang #Malaysia #twitterstorians
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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
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:
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@GhoshAmitav @socialhistsoc @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH @CambridgeUP @ERC_Research So nice to hear from you! How are you, Amitav? I hope all are flourishing.
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I am absolutely delighted to announce that my book "Convicts: a global history" has won the @AustHistAssoc's Kay Daniels Award 2024. This is a career-defining honour. @historyleic @LeicesterCSSAH @CambridgeUP @ERC_Research
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Take your mind off the (UK) general election with a look at the English translation of our exhibition on Vietnamese prisoners in New Caledonia Generously funded by @ESRC impact fund via @LeicesterCSSAH @historyleic #twitterstorians #NewCaledonia #Vietnam
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@PrfAnnaJohnston I will be in Brisbane in September. We *must* drink something bubbly in celebration of our books and fan-girldom.
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