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Dr Lizzy Spencer's (Lecturer in Eighteenth Century and Public History) book 'Describing Womenâs Clothing in Eighteenth-Century England' was published this week! Please follow this link to find out more: boydellandbrewer.com/9781837650347/⊠Dr Lizzy Spencer

Excited to announce the publication of two volumes, Histories of Solitude and Histories of Perplexity that offer fresh perspectives on Colombia's past and present. Dr Ana Otero-Cleves Ana MarĂa Otero-Cleves (Lecturer in the History of Latin America) contributed to this collective project





Join us for the next IPUP seminar on 8th May, a collaboration with Centre for the History of People Place & Community. York History MA students will be reflecting on their experiences of Doing Public History in York. When: 5.30pm-7pm Where: V/N/123 and online -register to attend online bit.ly/3Qqn2A4

Well done British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies on a fantastic annual conference! Over 50 speakers & 2 keynotes, Prof Jiang Jiehong + Assoc Prof Jennifer Altehenger, came together over 2 days to explore âBraving the Tides: Chinese Individuals Navigating Social Changesâ.







"New Open Access Article - 'Chronic challenges: picturing chronic disease by the World Health Organization'. Co-authored by the Department's own Alexander Medcalf and Prof Karl Atkin (Sociology), the article in Medical Humanities is available to view/download: bit.ly/3XKFyaz

There are two fully-funded PhD opportunities with the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity at York, with supervisors in the History Department Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity KewGardens Sabine Clarke Deadline: 2nd February 2025. See the VLE for details and LCAB's recruitment website.

Join us next week for the History Research Seminar University of York History Department, Beth Wilson, BA Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Oxford, will be talking about âSlavery, Emotions and Gender in the US Southâ. 20 November 2024, 5:30 -7:00 PM. All welcome! For more details: shorturl.at/dIlfX

Professor Helen Cowie's book, Animals in World History is out now with Routledge Books. If you're interested in panda diplomacy, celebrity kakapos or cocaine hippos, you can find out more here: routledge.com/Animals-in-WorâŠ. Some chapters available Open Access.

Join us next week for the History Research Seminar at University of York History Department. Dr Claudia Soares @claudiajsoares.bsky.social will share her research on empire, emotions, and welfare, 1860-1900. 4 Dec, 5:30 -7:00 PM. All welcome! For more info: york.ac.uk/history/about/âŠ