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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · 8d

The Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research Journal is not just interested in books that deal with the (long) 19th century, but also its legacies and afterlives today.

See our current books on offer for review: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

@incsa.bsky.social @advancesjournal.bsky.social

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Sep 8

I was fortunate to be able to co-author a book chapter with @skidwayy.bsky.social on the topic of imperial intersections in the current historiography of science and religion, charting some new paths forward for the field!

Congrats to the editors and other contributors on the new publication 😀📚😀

Academic book front cover with multi-coloured triangle theme at top and bottom, and large writing (the title) in black with a white background in the middle of the book cover

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Aug 19

Back from my recent research trip to Ghana and it’s been quite a fun but busy few weeks there! Got to see many things and also definitely need to go back to see many other things 🇬🇭😆

A large green and brown sign post outside with the word ‘Centre for Plant Medicine Research’

A road pathway leading to a large which and brown building - the national archives of Ghana in Accra

Two black men (myself and Yaw Afrim) standing next to each other in a cafe shop wearing white and cream coloured tops and brown trousers

A plethora of black Ghanaian research and administrators standing together posing for pictures in front of an exhibition display on the topic of herbal medicine science - hosted at the University of Ghana

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ECLAS Project @eclasproject.bsky.social · Jun 12

Join us next Thursday for our final seminar of the academic year!

'Science, Christianity, and Representation: ethnic dimensions in past and present,' with Dr Nathan Bossoh from Southampton University. @nathanbossoh.bsky.social

Sign up here: tinyurl.com/eclas-seminars

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Jun 6

Ahh that’s no worries! I’m sure there are other games around, those are just the two that came to my mind

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Jun 6

Ahh great. I thought it was a good one (I watched a full gameplay stream of it on YouTube), hopefully you enjoy playing it 👾🎮

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Jun 6

Two suggestions which might fit (both set in a version of Victorian Britain):

Alice madness returns - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice:_...

Dishonoured - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishono...

Dishonored - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · May 20

The talk will explore the creation and early years of the Garden in the 1890s, the role of the first curator, William Crowther, and two plants of significance - cotton and cocoa.

Date: Wednesday 21 May 2025
Time: 15:00 16:00
Link: Email [email protected] or see website for more info

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · May 20

I am giving a talk tomorrow for the INH series online, where I am looking at the origins of the Aburi Botanic Gardens in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) and the role that instructions and suggestions played in its management and early "success"

#botany #ghana.Bsky #HistSTM #aburibotanicgardens

Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · May 20

I argue that, as an experimental laboratory, the early success of the Aburi Botanic Garden played a key role in plans to permanently expand botanic stations across West Africa. Colonial “successes” however, did not come without its failures. instructingnaturalhistory.com/events/makin...

Nathan Bossoh (Southampton University) - Making Colonial Laboratories: Investigating the Role of Suggestions and Instructions in Managing the Aburi Botanic Gardens — Instructing Natural History

In his 1887 publication Sketch of the Forestry of West Africa , Cornelius Alfred Moloney, British Governor of the Lagos Colony, provided “suggestions” for the development of a network of botanic gard...

instructingnaturalhistory.com

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · May 20

Don't miss tomorrow's seminar by the fabulous @nathanbossoh.bsky.social: Making Colonial Laboratories: Investigating the Role of Suggestions and Instructions in Managing the Aburi Botanic Gardens. 21 May, 15.00-16.00 CET. Please note time dif.To register please email [email protected]

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Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research Journal @advancesjournal.bsky.social · May 6

Is there a long 19th-century-ish book you'd like to review? Or have you written one? We've got an editor for that!

Meet Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social - book reviews editor here at Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research.

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · May 5

The 2025 Anniversary conference celebrates 50 years of the Science and Religion Forum. The upcoming conference doesn't pose the question of whether science and religion can interact but how and where they are in dialogue 📚

Last opportunity for (in-person) tickets!

www.srforum.org/anniversary-...

SRF 50th Anniversary Conference

The Anniversary conference is taking a broad look at the the ongoing points of connection and dissonance between science and religion. This includes questions on the interaction of indigenous knowledg...

www.srforum.org

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · May 2

The first article is by Will Sims and Will Law (SMG), and the Second article is by Emily Dawson (UCL)

Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · May 2

Two new significant articles have just recently been published (separately) on the topic of colonial collections, displays, and practices in the London Science Museum! 📚

The 1st:
journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/article/chal...

The 2nd:
journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/ma...

#HistSTM #GLAMS #sciencemuseum

Challenging museum narratives: the case of a Rhodesia Railways carriage - Science Museum Group Journal

This article examines the history of a former Rhodesia Railways carriage in the Science Museum Group’s collection to ask what stories it can tell beyond the narrative of its return. The article argues...

journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Apr 25

Very happy to be able to say that the new @incsa.bsky.social academic journal 'Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research' is now live and accepting proposals!

Do get in touch with me regarding potential books for review and/or books you would like to review 😁

www.tandfonline.com/journals/ran...

Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research

Explore the latest peer-reviewed articles and learn how to publish your work in Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research.

www.tandfonline.com

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Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research Journal @advancesjournal.bsky.social · Apr 25

Got an opinion piece on the boil?

Meet @dremilyvincent.bsky.social - our Forums Editor: she is commissioning bold, informed discussions of topical, controversial, or neglected research questions in long 19th century studies around the work.

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Apr 25

Yeah definitely!

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Apr 24

Just been at Kew Gardens this week for some archival research and got to check out the awesome exhibition by
@edwinrose.bsky.social
called 'Botanical Revolutions 1776-1848' - worth a viewing if you happen to be visiting Kew anytime soon!

#naturalhistory #botany #exhibition #HistSTM #KewGardens

Sign attached to a fence on the outside of the Kew Gardens building. The sign, which has a large image of a green and red plant, describes an exhibition on the history of botany currently hosted inside Kew building.

Botany exhibition inside Kew Gardens behind a large glass with larger and smaller images, books, and text describing the history of British plant collecting practices from the 18th to 19th century

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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · Apr 23

Excited for the publication of @jackdashby.bsky.social new book ‘Nature’s Memory’ - I’ve already read it cover to cover (& obviously loved it)

If you want to know more about natural history museums this is a must read. It’s not just bones & stones behind the scenes

@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Apr 17

Ahh, I would love to attend if I could have. I hope it goes well!

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Apr 17

This is a super interesting call for papers!

As historians what do we do with the archival materials that we gather but that end up not fitting into our research narrative for a particular project?

#histSTM #environmentalhistory #archives

NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Apr 16

We've got a new NiCHE series CFP!!

Call for Submissions – Archival Outliers, Invented Ephemerals in Constructing Environmental Histories
Proposal Deadline: 7 May 2025
Editor: @nulybranch.bsky.social

niche-canada.org/2025/04/16/c...

#envhist #envhum #archives

Call for Submissions - Archival Outliers, Invented Ephemerals in Constructing Environmental Histories

Authors are invited to submit an abstract and image of the “thing” from their research projects that they have not found a place for within a broader project.

niche-canada.org

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Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research Journal @advancesjournal.bsky.social · Apr 16

Looking for a venue for that inspiring 19th-century-esque article you're writing? Look no further!

Paul Watt is our General Editor with responsibility for articles - get in touch here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ran...

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Apr 15

How is the crisis in higher education impacting history and historians in the UK?

Lucy Noakes on the scale of cuts and closures, and how the Royal Historical Society (@royalhistsoc.org) can advocate for our discipline.
www.historyworkshop....

Making the Case for History: A View from the Royal Historical Society

Lucy Noakes on how the crisis in UK higher education is impacting history and historians, and how the Royal Historical Society can advocate for our discipline.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social · Apr 10

Ahh thanks for sharing and not to worry at all, I will hopefully make the next one which looks like a great initiative Re the special issue!

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Richard Fallon @richardfallon.bsky.social · Apr 4

It's here.

Box of copies of Contesting Earth's History in Transatlantic Literary Culture, 1860–1935, sitting on a bench.

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