@wugolini
Professor of Second World War Studies (Edinburgh Uni). Co-founder of RSE-funded Second World War Network (Scotland); PI on AHRC project 'Beyond Borders: The Second World War, National Identities and Empire in the UK'; Author of Wales in England 1914-1945
Before I left London many moons ago, I went to an exhibition of Lucian Freud's 'recent work' at Whitechapel. It seems fitting that now I'm visiting my daughter - in London - that we should see Freud's early drawings 😍
‘Ugolini’s close personal connections with her subject matter shine through the pages….’
Louise Miskell reviews Wendy Ugolini’s Wales in England, 1914-1945. (2024).
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Daly has produced a highly readable, and often poignant, account of those Italian emigrants...'
Wendy Ugolini reviews Selena Daly’s Emigrant Soldiers. Mobilising Italians abroad in the First World War (2025).
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Delighted to be included in the @thenacbs.bsky.social "30 for 75" list: articles celebrating the contribution of the Journal of British Studies to the field #SWW
Thrilled by this insightful review of 'Wales in England 1914-1945' by Louise Miskell for Immigrants & Minorities journal. It was, indeed, 'a labour of love'! ❤️
Goodbye St Andrews!
This is very much on my PhD reading list - someday soon 🤞
Have received a generous review of my book 'Wales in England 1914-1945' in The Welsh History Review:
✍️ a seminal study
✍️ an essential text which opens up a whole new field of Welsh cultural study
Thank you Simon Brooks!
Tom Chadwick's 'The Christ Child'. Chadwick was killed at El Alamein in 1942, 2 days after his brother Hector. He'd set out to find Hector's grave when his scout car was hit by shell fire. @CWGC inscription: 'In Their Death They Were Not Divided' © @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
A beautiful piece of writing by @danigaravelli.bsky.social which reminds me that my original fascination with the Second World War began sitting at the feet of various great aunts & uncles visiting my nana's bungalow.
Many congrats to our wonderful PhD student, Dr Avril Newton, on her formal graduation yesterday. Her excellent thesis focuses on the banking/insurance sector in #FWW Britain.
What do you call a cluster of #SWW historians @thenacbs.bsky.social?
Arrived for @thenacbs.bsky.social
at Montreal last night. Looking forward to an exciting few days of papers and my panel with Juliette Pattinson & @linseyrobb.bsky.social #FWW ##SWW
Thanks to Drs George Hay @cwgc.bsky.social & Talat Ahmed @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social for speaking to the CWGC #SWW report, 'Remembering the Dead of the British Empire' at our round table event.
Early morning @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
Tomorrow! Commemorating the dead of the Second World War – Commonwealth War Graves Commission round table. More information and tickets (free): edin.ac/4pOlSyx
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #SWW #WWII #War #CWGC
My book, 'Wales in England 1914-1945', is available at its lowest price yet: a whacking ✨️65% off✨️. How ideas of Wales and Welshness influenced two generations of English soldiers, writers, and politicians:
www.amazon.co.uk/Wales-Englan...
A favourite pic from my recent inaugural @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social - with my gorgeous friend and colleague @agroundwater.bsky.social Thanks to everyone who came ❤️
Remembrance #Edinburgh
View from teaching room @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social #AutumnLeaves
Thanks to everyone who came long to my inaugural lecture last week @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social : friends, family, and colleagues. It was a wonderful evening!
Reflections from Singapore on the 80th anniversary of when the Imperial Japanese Army formally surrendered to the Allied forces:
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Move over, Miss Marple.
Thank you Charlie! And hopefully it will introduce Urquhart's work to a wider audience.
Not for a while yet - I have another book to finish first!
Delighted to have signed a contract with @edinburghup.bsky.social to produce a scholarly edition of Fred Urquhart’s war-time letters. Urquhart, an accomplished writer, was a lover of men and admirer of flamboyant women. His letters offer a Rabelaisian account of the British #SWW home front.
Slightly belated, but I have a promotion code from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social for my book, Wales in England 1914-1945:
fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...
The Imperial War Museum has digitised interviews with women who served in the #SWW Auxiliary Services:
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
Amazon UK is apparently 'price pulsing' my book. This means some days it is £90, but today it is £31!!! Grab this bargain whilst you can 😁