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Coreen McGuire @coreenanne.bsky.social · 7d

Oh it's because of seaplanes

Coreen McGuire @coreenanne.bsky.social · 7d

Reading a 1922 government report that refers to 'Air stations' and wondering why on earth we didn't go for plane stations as the preferred term? Petition to change all the airports to plane stations forthwith!

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 17d

I'm very pleased to announce that the call for proposed Special Issues of the Historical Journal is now live, with a deadline of 12th December. Please do spread widely among your networks — @saracaputo.bsky.social and I look forward to reading your submissions! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Historical Journal Call for Special Issues

Welcome to Cambridge Core

www.cambridge.org

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Aimee Middlemiss @almiddlemiss.bsky.social · 9d

Fabulous job for a death studies ECR in Manchester.

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate - Uncovering Hidden Inequality:Oxford Road

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Research Associate to work on the ESRC-funded project, ‘uncovering hidden inequality: developing new ways of doing death administration’ directed by Professor Kate Reed in the Department of Sociology, University of Manchester.

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Lucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social · 19d

Come and work with our fab Americanists - a dynamic (and super nice!) group within @camhistory.bsky.social. We're hiring for a permanent position in twentieth century US history.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920

The Faculty of History is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in post-1920 U.S. political history and/or the history of the United States in the World since 1920, beginning 1 October, 2026. The

www.cam.ac.uk

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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 22d

I wrote about why it is imperative that we make fun of the maniacs who govern us and their billionaire friends

app.thenewworld.co.uk?article=page...

Henri Bergson and why vanity makes us laugh
Uniting in collective mockery of self-obsessed billionaires can help us to remain sane
Emily Herring

A black and white photo of Henri Bergson

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History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 22d

Last chance to book for this evening’s special online seminar @ihr.bsky.social at 5.30pm BST. It will reflect on what we can learn from the history of equal pay legislation, with the help of Sally Brett and Megan Fisher. Please register below to join us. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Equal pay – a long time coming. Reflections on the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act

www.history.ac.uk

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · Aug 14

Defective data: statistics, disability, and eugenic sterilisation in interwar Britain

"Eugenics - academic and practical - has always been a numbers game"

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Defective data: statistics, disability, and eugenic sterilisation in interwar Britain | Medical History | Cambridge Core

Defective data: statistics, disability, and eugenic sterilisation in interwar Britain

www.cambridge.org

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Salman Khan @salmankhilji.bsky.social · 27d

Pleased to share that after a long, at-times difficult review process, 'Attuning to Uncertainty: Enacting Health in Platformised Taxicab Driving' w/ @tiagoemoreira.bsky.social is out now!

Available open-access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Attuning to Uncertainty: Enacting Health in Platformised Taxicab Driving

Increasing use of digital platforms for coordinating and organising work processes has drawn research interest in and policy concern about conditions …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Coreen McGuire @coreenanne.bsky.social · 28d

Could you do an ocean liner though?

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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 28d

I wrote about my first ever package holiday and the beauty of experiencing weirdness with a dear friend

app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/141629...

A picture of Epicurus wearing sunglasses.

Title: When Epicurus took an all-inclusive holiday
A package resort deal reminded me of one of the most important things in life – the ancient Greek philosopher would have approved

Emily Herring
10 Sep 2025 12:00 AM

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Coreen McGuire @coreenanne.bsky.social · 29d

Thinking of you xx

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Barry Doyle @profbarrydoyle.bsky.social · Sep 4

Save the Dates in your planners!
The dates and host institution for the Society for the Social History of Medicine Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are now confirmed.

Tues 30 June - Fri 3 July 2026
University of Leeds
@sshmedicine.bsky.social

Theme and CFPs to follow later
#histmed

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Claire Turner @claireturner.bsky.social · Sep 5

Very excited to be giving a Thackray Insights lecture on February 7 with the wonderful @victoriabates.bsky.social! Our event is titled 'The Sick Sense', and will centre on the significance of the senses and colour in experiences of illness and recovery.

thackraymuseum.co.uk/event/thackr...

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Ria Cheyne @riacheyne.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is excellent:

Coreen McGuire @coreenanne.bsky.social · Aug 29

New review article, 'disability history gets to work' www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Disability History Gets to Work | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core

Disability History Gets to Work

www.cambridge.org

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Coreen McGuire @coreenanne.bsky.social · Sep 3

This was the first time I've done a review essay ft multiple books and I found it very challenging but very rewarding!

Coreen McGuire @coreenanne.bsky.social · Aug 29

New review article, 'disability history gets to work' www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Disability History Gets to Work | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core

Disability History Gets to Work

www.cambridge.org

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Aug 30

UC Berkeley Depart of History tenure-track asst prof job in Global History of Technology. History of technological artifacts & infrastructures through a global & transnational lens. All fields, areas, & periods of #HistTech considered
For more info:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05065
#HPS 🗃️

Assistant Professor – Global History of Technology - Department of History

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Coreen McGuire @coreenanne.bsky.social · Aug 29

New review article, 'disability history gets to work' www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Disability History Gets to Work | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core

Disability History Gets to Work

www.cambridge.org

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Aug 27

Two tenure track/ tenured positions--one Assist Prof & one Assoc Prof in Philosophy of Science &/or Technology at @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social

philjobs.org/job/show/29502

philjobs.org/job/show/29506

Areas include phil of social science, Native American philo, phil of race
#philsci #philtech #philjobs

Assistant Professor - Philosophy of Science and/or Technology, University of Toronto - PhilJobs:JFP Assistant Professor - Philosophy of Science and/or Technology, University of Toronto

An international database of jobs for philosophers

philjobs.org

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Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · Aug 27

YES EXACTLY:

'Publishing is so attached to the idea of a narrative arc that peaks with healing that it simply cannot encompass the truth: if it were that simple, no one would be ill. If we could all walk or swim or wild ourselves better, one in five of us would not be disabled'.

Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Aug 26

@pollyrowena.bsky.social on nature writing, chronic illness, and the controversy surrounding Raynor Winn’s memoir, The Salt Path.

Nature is Not Going to Cure You: On Raynor Winn’s Fabricated Memoir

Like many writers, I have been following the unfolding revelations about Raynor Winn and The Salt Path with great interest, and a degree of self-interest. I am a memoirist and nature writer, and I …

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Coreen McGuire @coreenanne.bsky.social · Aug 21

I found this helpful tenbluelinks.org

How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default

tenbluelinks.org

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Laura C Forster @lauracforster.bsky.social · Aug 20

Full text here:

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Maurice J. Casey @mauricejcasey.com · Aug 20

My first piece in the TLS — a review of a fantastic and pioneering new study of the Paris Commune’s afterlives in Britain and Ireland by @lauracforster.bsky.social

www.the-tls.com/history/the-...

The experiences of Communard refugees in Britain and Ireland

In 1886, Paschal Grousset, once a member of the executive committee of the Paris Commune, found himself troubled by Victorian Dublin’s food options.

www.the-tls.com

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Aug 19

New in Transactions: 'George Alfred Walker’s Public Health Campaign for Burial Reform, 1839–1852' by Richard T. Bellis & Thomas J. Farrow bit.ly/46Xzssq

In this article, Richard and Thomas consider the intersection of sanitary and burial reform in the career of George Alfred Walker #Skystorians 1/2

Transactions article, first page: 'George Alfred Walker’s Public Health Campaign for Burial Reform, 1839–1852' by Richard Bellis and Thomas Farrow.

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Richard Bellis @richardtbellis.bsky.social · Aug 20

Delighted that this has been published. It resulted from my residency on the wonderful @thehumanremains.bsky.social . Tom was an excellent collaborator, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to grips with medical debates over burial reform in the mid-nineteenth century.

Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Aug 19

New in Transactions: 'George Alfred Walker’s Public Health Campaign for Burial Reform, 1839–1852' by Richard T. Bellis & Thomas J. Farrow bit.ly/46Xzssq

In this article, Richard and Thomas consider the intersection of sanitary and burial reform in the career of George Alfred Walker #Skystorians 1/2

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