Corinne Fowler
@corinnefowler
Prof. of Colonialism & Heritage @ University of Leicester UK. Penguin author of Our Island Stories. 10 Walks through Rural Britain & its Hidden History of Empire (2024) repd by. Emma Bal @ Madeleine Milburn agency. @OnlyinBirmingham podcast On Substack
Campaigning with @hackedOff & Tulisa for fair press regulation. In my case as author of the National Trust report, the press did not report the story but became a mouthpiece for the powerful
#OnwardsWithHope Gypsy Roma Traveller History month, links below #GRTHM26
Industry Empire & Slavery @ Birmingham Cathedral. Learning about new research into gun-makers etc & others commemorated on the church walls with indirect slavery links. Good to see the work being done here.
Love this image from yesterday's 1st Birmingham Council meeting. Green councillor, Hamzah Sheikh, hand-in-paw with a guide dog belonging to a Lib Dem councillor. A touching plea for connection & kindness: a timely reminder to unite around everything that inspires us, including our fellow creatures.
New-ish film I participated in about colonial Yorkshire. See thread for link and password to see the film @themerl.bsky.social @handhyorkshire.bsky.social
The only thing I'd say - policy makers - is why not distribute money to several towns instead of wasting money making it a competition? Have lower-key, simpler year-long events in *several* places. And ensure it's a nuanced history of each town that's told. This, for eg. In #BuryStEdmunds
I'm speaking about some new projects and research findings this evening in Leicester at 7:30pm. www.leicesterlitandphil.org.uk/events
My take on the Lenny Henry reparations news item today profcorinnefowler.substack.com/p/reparation...
1. On political gaslighting. Yesterday Jenrick defended his comments on Handsworth by lashing out at 2 pieces of work I was centrally involved with to imply it's people like me who are divisive, not him...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @ZackPolanski your message of hope is the way to go. Would be amazing if you could now visit #Handsworth to counter Jenerick's misrepresentation of our global society here in #Birmingham
Do any #Arthur Wellesley #DukeofWellington expert/enthusiasts know where he writes about the 4 yr old Salabat Khan who he left money for after his troops defeated the boy's father Dhoondiah on 10 Sept 1800?
Am particularly happy about this *11 October* Bham Lit Festival event featuring our new #ColonialCountryside project book (pub. by @peepaltreepress.bsky.social). It's the outcome of our work with the National Trust on its country houses' connections to empire ticketsource.co.uk/bhamlitfest/...
On Monday, we report our findings on this major study of how racism is experienced in the countryside. Contact me for more info. le.ac.uk/hate-studies/r…
Freelancers: in your experience what percentage of event organizers care about your convenience, comfort or wallet? (The latest suggested train time by a low-paying organization, hours after my speaking event ends, on a dark Autumn night).
2. As I show in my book, slavery profits are the missing piece in our so-called domestic story of enclosure and the loss of the commons.
My final commute today. Took voluntary redundancy from the University of Leicester where I'll remain an Honorary Professor.
Was a pleasure to speak at your oxford launch @profdanhicks.bsky.social EVERY MONUMENT MUST FALL is an imp. new book which expands the definition of monuments & enlarges the discussion while remaining forensic
3 years ago today I was walking in the Lakes with Ingrid Pollard for my book of country walks through colonial Britain. This was the opium walk waterstones.com/book/our-islan…
#Wordsworth's #RydalMount is well worth saving and is featured in my opium walk about William Wordsworth & his retirement plans in Our Island Stories: 10 Walks Through Rural Britain and its Hidden History of Empire penguin.co.uk/authors/289672… #R4PM
My paperback out 1 May. Heartfelt & compassionate walks through rural Britain and its hidden history of empire.
CHIPPINGCAMDEN festival Sat 10 May @chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social
Anti-racist work in museums - case studies downloadable at the link below: gem.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Free tickets to hear @carolinelucas.bsky.social talk to me about her book *Another England* at Literary Leicester, 19 March. Going like HOT CAKES! www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...