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gender, museums and collections, outreach

Talking about the book

September 6, 2024June 12, 2025 fluff35

(updated updated May 2025) Getting out the message about a new book mostly means podcasts, I've found. That's great because you can do the recording from your home, and also podcast hosts are generally very lively and so the level of energy is high. So here is a short list of the ones I've done… Continue reading Talking about the book

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Bad History, internet, outreach, pregnancy, teaching

Getting the story out

August 28, 2023August 25, 2023 fluff35

Over the past few days I've been linking to some short pieces I have written for The Conversation UK. I'm a fan of this platform, and not just because of the extraordinary number of 'reads' one gets - although those are impressive. Of course, these are really hits rather than reads, and many who click… Continue reading Getting the story out

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