@cevans3

Historian of Atlantic slavery, metals, energy. I block anyone who tweets photos of cats.

 University of South Wales
pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/persons/chris-evans
Joined September 2010
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"Swansea in South Wales was to copper what Manchester was to cotton or Detroit to the automobile." Coming soon from @JHUPress
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John O’Brennan@JohnOBrennan213 Nov 2023
So, David Cameron is back, you say? Cut to Danny Dyer’s incisive summary of the man……
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🎃Some reading for Halloween / Samhain / Nos Galan Gaeaf: Five witchcraft myths debunked by an expert theconversation.com/five-wit… via @ConversationUK @USWHistory @USWResearch #Halloween #NosGalanGaeaf #witchcraft

Five witchcraft myths debunked by an expert

Witchcraft is an enduring source of fascination but also prone to popular misconceptions.

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Something about this article on copper seemed oddly familiar. I checked and parts are a reworked version of Timothy LeCain's book 'Mass Destruction'. The article even opens with the same anecdote about Steve Jobs that LeCain begins his book with: worksinprogress.co/issue/the…

Copper - Works in Progress Magazine

Today’s world requires vastly more copper than you could imagine, and the world of electric vehicles will require even more. That means finding new ways to find and extract copper from the earth.

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USW History@USWHistory25 Oct 2023
Check out Andy Croll @USWHistory writing in the new issue of @HistoryToday on pit ponies and writing animal history @USWResearch
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Here's me writing about pro-slavery Christianity in 1830s Britain theconversation.com/cardinal… @USWResearch #slavery #abolitionism #Christianity

Cardinal Newman: pro-slavery views of prominent 19th-century cleric raise questions about his...

Many Catholic schools in Britain retain the name John Henry Newman, despite his opposition to abolishing slavery.

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Cardinal Newman: pro-slavery views of prominent 19th-century cleric raise questions about his educational legacy theconversation.com/cardinal… via @ConversationUK @USWResearch @USWHistory

Cardinal Newman: pro-slavery views of prominent 19th-century cleric raise questions about his...

Many Catholic schools in Britain retain the name John Henry Newman, despite his opposition to abolishing slavery.

theconversation.com
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Heaps of puddling slag at Garnddyrys forge, operational c.1820-1860
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Looking forward to this.
Tom Cutterham@tomcutterham4 Oct 2023
We're holding a workshop! "Knowledge, Energy, and Industry in the Age of Revolution," at the University of Birmingham, 24 November 2023. More info here: hosting.northumbria.ac.uk/re…
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My eldest son is finalising his preparations for the 100km Mont Blanc ultramarathon later this week. I’m preparing in my own way.
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Today marks International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Prof Chris Evans @USWHistory dispels 5 Myths About Atlantic Slavery history.research.southwales.… #RememberSlavery
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Happy 53rd Birthday to @alanshearer 🎉 The greatest to ever do it 🐐🖤 #NUFC
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This is a massive opportunity for an up and coming scholar
Paul O'Leary@olearypaulb26 Jul 2023
The Dept of History and Welsh History Aberystwyth University, welcomes applications for the Pennar Scholarship, a fully-funded PhD on any aspect of the social/economic history of Wales, 1500-2000. Closing date 11 August. Contact me beforehand to discuss applying.
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Cancel my appointments
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What a shame ⁦@dailytelegraph⁩ chose to use genuine research on Wales & Atlantic slavery as ammunition in its confected culture war on a supposed “grievance industry”.
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Great to see this in the public domain. Sterling work by @cahammo and @ColegMenai on the history of Welsh woollens and Atlantic slavery.
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Yep, a brilliant opportunity, one that aims at the "presentation of a more decolonised, authentic, and balanced account of Welsh industrial history and its links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade". Bring it on.
USW History@USWHistory21 Jun 2023
This is some career opportunity: Senior Curator of Collection Development: Industry @The_Waterfront in Swansea
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Announcing publication of this book. It challenges accepted views of the long term impact of slavery on the British economy. Retweet and publicise to other interested parties. #economichistory #capitalism #industrialrevolution #slavery #twitterstorians @judyzara @sirgeoffpalmer
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A shameful performance from @UniSouthWales
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This is quite the place to stay on Hollywood Boulevard
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Historian @cevans3 presented a great paper "“African Markets and the (partial) Revolutionizing of Britain's Metal Trades in the Eighteenth Century” in the @TheHuntington slave trade conference, lost my picture (was chairing my panel), check his important book ⬇️ #slaveryarchive
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