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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · 1d

*Call for papers!* The Children’s History Society, Fifth Biennial Conference
'Space, Place, Belonging and Identity in Intergenerational Histories of Childhood and Youth '
To be held at the University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026.
Details here: www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...

Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society

University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026

www.histchild.org

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jun 13

More excellent work from Berry - all welcome to join this event

King's College London, History Department @kingshistory.bsky.social · Jun 13

@berrypillot.bsky.social will also be speaking online on 25 June at 1pm @sheffielduni.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/no-place-t...

No Place to be a Child? | Children's Play during the Second World War

Berry Pillot de Chenecey joins us for an online seminar on the persistence and peculiarities of children's play in WW2.

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King's College London, History Department @kingshistory.bsky.social · Jun 13

@berrypillot.bsky.social just published a blog post based on her dissertation shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/the-curr...

The Currency of Wartime Childhood - Digital Childhoods

During the Second World War, the material worlds and realities of children were transformed entirely, from the everyday spaces they occupied to the objects they encountered on their way to school. Alt...

shcydigitalchildhoods.org

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jun 10

Join us this evening for Emma's talk, which promises to reveal a hidden and often very difficult history #histchild

IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · Jun 9

Join us tomorrow evening to hear Emma Bradley tell us how "post-war Mother and Baby Homes systemically addressed young unmarried motherhood through age-coded institutional practices".
We'll be online and at the IoE. Follow the link for more details.
www.history.ac.uk/events/it-yo...

‘It is the young unmarried mother who goes into a Mother and Baby Home’: child mothers and institutional cultures of containment

www.history.ac.uk

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jun 7

#histchild folks will be interested in this! All welcome

Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jun 6

Try this link instead! www.history.ac.uk/events/it-yo...

‘It is the young unmarried mother who goes into a Mother and Baby Home’: child mothers and institutional cultures of containment

www.history.ac.uk

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jun 6

Try this link instead! www.history.ac.uk/events/it-yo...

‘It is the young unmarried mother who goes into a Mother and Baby Home’: child mothers and institutional cultures of containment

www.history.ac.uk

Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jun 6

Next week's 'Life-Cycles' seminar addresses Mother and Baby Homes: ‘It is the young unmarried mother who goes into a Mother and Baby Home’: child mothers and institutional cultures of containment
Online & room 537, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way www.history.ac.uk/events/mothe... ALL WELCOME!

www.history.ac.uk

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jun 4

It was a real pleasure to be involved with this, helping Will to trace his family story. Will was also very affable, and the BBC production team super impressive! What a story, too...!

King's College London, History Department @kingshistory.bsky.social · Jun 4

Last night, our colleague Simon Sleight @slowhistorian.bsky.social was on #WhoDoYouThinkYouAre with Will Young! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 22: 7. Will Young

Will Young learns about his grandfather’s time as a prisoner of war in World War II. Delving further back, Will finds a connection to one of medieval history’s biggest villains and a king.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · May 29

Another great crop of third-year UG dissertations, all now marked! Here is a selection of what came in for the module 'Young Lives: Growing Up in Liverpool, London, Melbourne and Sydney, 1870-1970' at King's College London. Lots of pioneering work among the group :) #histchild

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Mar 29

Many congratulations to Dr Elena Patrizi for the viva defence of her PhD thesis here in Switzerland! It was a pleasure to be part of the panel and to participate in the public discussion of this important work, which passes with the highest honours in the Swiss system, summa cum laude #histchild

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Mar 26

Very good news indeed!

Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Mar 26

Deserved recognition of a terrific piece of work! Well done, Berry!

King's College London, History Department @kingshistory.bsky.social · Mar 26

Congrats to Berry Pillot de Chenecy who was awarded the 2024 Batman Prize for her undergraduate dissertation 'No Place to be a Child? The Persistence and Peculiarities of Children's Play during the Second World War in London and Liverpool' under the supervision of @slowhistorian.bsky.social

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Feb 20

Hi Helle - yes of course :) @skrtepe.bsky.social - could you add when you have a moment?

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Feb 18

Join us this evening in person or online for our latest seminar paper addressing age as a category of historical analysis

IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · Feb 17

Tomorrow! 18th February, 17:30 to 19:00. Join us to hear Berry Pillot de Chenecey present 'No Place to be a Child? The Persistence and Peculiarities of Children’s Play during the Second World War in London and Liverpool'. We'll be at Senate House but you can also join us online.

No Place to be a Child? The Persistence and Peculiarities of Children’s Play during the Second World War in London and Liverpool.

www.history.ac.uk

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jan 24

Next week's 'Life-Cycles' IHR seminar with Tahaney Alghrani will be online - details and registration here. All welcome! www.history.ac.uk/events/waywa...

Wayward Girls in Victorian and Edwardian England, Pathways in and out of Juvenile Institutions,1854-1920

www.history.ac.uk

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thanks Mel - and @skrtepe.bsky.social can add you :)

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jan 14

P.S. Thanks to Sait Kirtepe, our Social Media officer, for setting this up!

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jan 14

Look out, too, for future ECR/PGR events, including in March :)

Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jan 14

The Children's History Society (#histchild) now has a Starter Pack to help members connect! go.bsky.app/Q8pibDm If you would like to become a member, head here www.histchild.org (Membership runs from January-January each year.) Happy New Year to one and all!

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Jan 6

Many thanks!!

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Dec 3

Really looking forward to reading this new book edited by history chums Maria Cannon and Laura Tisdall. It's free to access via the link (hooray!) and set to be launched in London at the IHR in January :) Congrats to all the authors! uolpress.co.uk/book/adultho...

Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z - University of London Press

Adulthood has a history. This book explores how concepts of adulthood have changed over time in Britain and the United States from 1350 to the present day through eleven case studies. Ideas of adultho...

uolpress.co.uk

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Stephanie Olsen @stephanieolsen.bsky.social · Nov 26

FINAL REMINDER:
Conference 2025 - Historicizing Experiences - Call for Papers deadline on Friday 29 November.
Please find the full CfP and more info on the conference website events.tuni.fi/historyofexp... @hexhandbook.bsky.social @ttepora.bsky.social @raisatoivo.bsky.social

Call for Papers | History of Experience | Tampere Universities

Historicizing Experiences Seventh Annual Conference March 10-12, 2025 Research Council of Finland’s Centre of Excellence in the History of Experiences Tampere University, Finland

events.tuni.fi

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Nov 22

*Pleased to report that The Children’s History Society is now on Bluesky!* 🎉 Follow us at @histchild.bsky.social to stay updated on all things related to the history of children, childhood and youth. As before feel free to use #histchild to flag relevant interests. Also check out www.histchild.org.

Children's History Society | Home

A platform for all interested in the history of children and youth

www.histchild.org

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Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Nov 22

Ah many thanks - much appreciated!

Slow Historian (Dr Simon Sleight) @slowhistorian.bsky.social · Nov 22

What a great idea! Could you add me to the second (or even third!) list? Thanks indeed if so!

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