it's times like these (seeing the new REF proposed OA policy) where I'm really glad to have emojis, especially 😭😱😩🤪😵‍💫🤢🥴🙃 and honourable mention to 🫠

Cannot recommend this role (and this society) enough!

Lol at past Ella for her vague and useless notes - although this is a mood

The value of knowledge is such a hard-to-quantify thing. The work I’ve had the privilege of doing, on histories of suicide, has provided me with such a profound sense of human connection at the trickiest & most confusing of times.

Prize for most unhinged and nonsensical headline today:

In the archives today, I can't stop thinking about how one of the 'Supposed Causes of Insanity' given in an asylum register was: 'Cigarette smoking & reading penny dreadfuls'.

📣We're delighted to announce that our first HJ Highlight is the roundtable on 'Decolonizing Chinese History', published in our first issue in 2024! 👉Listen to Gina Anne Tam 譚吉娜 explain why this Roundtable is such an important intervention: Stay tuned for more insights tomorrow!

Had the most incredible time at SocialHistorySociety conference🥹 Legit unreal listen to brilliant papers all day - from domestic wanderings w/ kaz (she/her), parish cages w/ @AnnaRCusack, onanism w/ @ESchlappa to sartorial biographies with Marlo Avidon, so much fab history🌟

The politicians who have stoked anti-immigrant hatred for years share responsibility for the fascist rioting in the UK right now. It's beyond horrendous. In addition to the one in Lewisham on Wednesday; anyone know of anti-fascist protests in London this week?

Fash you are not welcome in Walthamstow.

The SHS is dismayed by proposals at Goldsmiths, University of London, to make further redundancies in their History Department, including the convenors of the MA Black British History, Dr Kesewa John, and of the MA Queer History, @justinbengry. Statement: socialhistory.org.uk/2024/08/09/soc…

My latest OA article is out with The Historical Journal! For this I used probably my favourite source to date: a book of sumptuary denouncements that lists guilty parties, numerous repeat offenders, and everything about infringing ensembles! cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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can't stop thinking about the Slimer doughnuts Halloween food truly gets bookier every year

Really looking forward to reading this - looks fantastic!

A reminder that I’m always on the look out for people who would be interested in writing something for SocialHistorySociety’s Community Exchange blog! You can find out more about it here: socialhistory.org.uk/exchange/

If you watch anything this year, make it this. barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/…

If you work on any aspect of social and cultural history, I majorly encourage you to submit a proposal! This is also the first SHS conference taking place in a museum/heritage institution - expect ye olde fish & chips and serious historical vibes😎

CfP open for this exciting conference on magic, monstrosity and the natural world 👻🔮🏞