👏 Another amazing #SSHM2026 keynote! Professor Stefanie Ganger, Universitat Heidelberg ‘Never yet recovered any tolerable degree of health’. Histories of Fevers and Lingering Illness 1750-1830’ Chaired by Prof. Jonathan Reinarz of @eahmh.bsky.social @feverprojecthd.bsky.social #histmed

A career and project highlight to see our @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social special issue 'Medicine, Race, and Slavery' appear - the result of workshops, conversation and many, many emails over the past four years. So grateful to the inspiring contributors and the editorial team. #EarlyModern #HistSTM 🗃️

See all articles here. So delighted it’s out! They are currently free to read.

Woke up to the news that my article has been published in @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social edited by @hsmurphy.bsky.social! It’s an honour to be featured alongside historians whose work I’ve admired for years. Thanks to @feverprojecthd.bsky.social it's open access! 🤩

"la microhistoire de Carlo Ginzburg " Une masterclasse histoire de l'Université Paris Cité youtu.be/8J0sx3u6-W4?...

There are still a few days left to apply and become part of an exciting #summer #school that brings together people from different disciplines! ❗️Extended deadline: 1 July 2026❗️ @feverprojecthd.bsky.social

Today’s #Fever-Lecture-Series features Annika Raapke (@mouseemperor.bsky.social) Curious? The lecture will take place online, join us at 16:15 for an exciting talk on fever(s) in the French and Swedish #Caribbean colonial contexts! 📍 us06web.zoom.us/j/8377870749... @feverprojecthd.bsky.social

There was a lot being discussed and presented over the past days in #Geneva! Take a look at the programme put together by the organisers to discover amazing research and current projects in the field of slavery studies: esclavages.cnrs.fr/atelier-inte...

" Esclaves en Méditerranée : sculpter les vies, écouter leurs voix " Émission de Patrick Boucheron sur @franceculture.fr Avec @gcalafat.bsky.social parmi les invités ➡️ share.google/FM8pH2cgKEEZ...

New #Book #Review! @teresagoeltl.bsky.social has reviewed *The Overseer State: #Slavery, #Indenture and Governance in the British Empire, 1812–1916,* by Sascha Auerbach @universitypress.cambridge.org brill.com/view/journal...

Yellow #fever apparently also troubled the English and French Anti-Slavery Societies in the 1830s! Fascinating finds in Oxford’s archives and libraries. Time to explore these historical documents, thanks to @feverprojecthd.bsky.social 📚☺️

Feel the heat? Join us in Heidelberg for an interdisciplinary summer school on FEVER. Stefanie Gänger, Ulrich Schwarz and Freddy Frischknecht welcome 30 participants and speakers incl. science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt to our Institute of Advanced Studies. Info & registration: lnkd.in/d7Yt5tf9

“‘The Wisest Man Nevertheless Knows Not the Nature of A Fever.’ Epistemic Geographies and Enlightened Disputes.” Very much looking forward to presenting under those ceilings! www.college-de-france.fr/en/agenda/sy...

Am 24.06.26 wird Dr. Jonas Osnabrügge (Universität Heidelberg) i. d. Reihe "Heidelberger Vorträge zur Landesgeschichte" über "Sprechende Steine. Neue Forschungen zu den Inschriften Obergermaniens" sprechen; mehr Infos zur Reihe gibt es auf der FPI-Homepage: www.zegk.uni-heidelberg.de/de/institute...

Join us today for Stefan Lüder's talk on volcanoes as environmental global actors at the Lecture Hall of Heidelberg's history faculty!

Friesel-, Tertian-, Sumpf- und Katarr- halfieber, remittierende, Nerven- und Kindbett- fieber; Scharlach-, Gallen-, und Gelbfieber – wie bringt man Ordnung in diese Masse an Fiebern, die das 18.Jhdt kannte? Was unterscheidet sie von unserem heutigen Fieber? S. Gänger im Athene-Magazin. t1p.de/wekg2

We had a great time yesterday @uniheidelberg.bsky.social talking about Sue Peabody's latest book 'Madeleine's children', which has also recently been translated into French! Thanks for coming by and sharing fascinating aspects of your research. 📚 #furcy @feverprojecthd.bsky.social

On advance access: "Colonial world-making and global knowledges at the early modern Cape of Good Hope" by @gianamar97.bsky.social (@uvahumanities.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...

The Balzan–FRIAS Project in Global History invites applications from early-career researchers for a two-day masterclass and lecture on the history of capitalism from a global perspective featuring Professor Patricia Clavin (University of Oxford), to be held on 16–17 July 2026.

Join us for an engaging discussion with Sue Peabody, who will share insights from her recent book and reflect on the writing process, exploring questions such as: Which narrative style is most effective - #biography, #microhistory, or #fiction? @feverprojecthd.bsky.social

We are excited to announce the second FEVER lecture series for the summer term 2026, with different talks relating to the history of fevers, medicine, and science. Feel free to join us in person at the Lecture Hall of Heidelberg's history faculty (Grabengasse 3-5)!

Superbe visite guidée organisée par @fondationme.bsky.social à l’Institut du monde arabe ! L’exposition consacrée à l’esclavage en Méditerranée est gratuite. N’hésitez pas à aller la découvrir à #Paris.

Had the pleasure of reviewing Sascha Auerbach’s latest book for @journalslavery.bsky.social! He offers a compelling reinterpretation of late-stage slavery and indenture in the British Empire. brill.com/view/journal...

I cannot recommend highly enough this free, open access resource for anyone teaching about slavery in the UK uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...

🔔 L'appel à candidatures pour le Prix de thèse 2026 de la Fondation est lancé 🔔 Depuis 2005, un prix récompense une thèse en SHS, portant sur l'histoire de la traite, de l'esclavage et des abolitions à l'époque coloniale ou sur ses conséquences dans le monde actuel. 1/5

Tomorrow! gsws.sas.upenn.edu/events/2026/...

Already looking forward to presenting one of the chapters of my dissertation at the #Africana-ENS research seminar! Do come along if you happen to be in Paris in April 🇫🇷📚

📢 Join us at Notre Dame London to celebrate 20 years of the Journal of Global History! JGH is hosting an ECR workshop and a Guest Lecture with Prof. Stefanie Gänger. In person and online. Find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/distinguis...

I wrote about enslaved people in Hamburg, flight attempts, and the city's free-soil law of 1837. It's an open-access publication: 🗃️

PhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate. Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT. Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians

Interested in the politics of #remembering in the #Caribbean? Fresh of the press: a new collective volume by Sinah T. Kloss, Andrea Gremels & Ulrike Schmieder is now freely accessible: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... @dependencybonn.de

Go and check out our new blog post! 🥳 #Fever #Histories

I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)" Department of Global Health and Social Medicine King's College 3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29 Deadline: 01/02/26 shorturl.at/KZ6Vh

Und noch ein CfP des @dhi-paris.fr: "Doing #MigrationHistory with Digital Methods". Summer School 2026 in Paris, deadline: 15 January 2026. #MigHist #DigHum: dhdhi.hypotheses.org/12659

📢 We are thrilled to announce the #CfP for the Sixth International Seminar in Historical #Refugee Studies, which will be held at the University of Vienna, Sept 28-Oct 1, 2026! Deadline is December 20, 2026. For more information, see rhs.hypotheses.org and CfP below:

Definetly worth a visit: #Sveriges #nationalbibliotek in Stockholm! 📚

We are thrilled to announce this year's rendition of the Prize Papers Talks Special Edition - an online lecture series organised by the German Maritime Museum and the Prize Papers Project! The first talk will be on November 10th, with Jane Ohlmeyer, Tom Truxes, and John Shovlin on the Amity Papers!

From #Copenhagen to #Uppsala! The past two days were full of engaging discussions and insights into diverse, and yet often mutually constitutive colonial legal systems and their influence on family formation in the Caribbean. Many thanks for the invitation! @mouseemperor.bsky.social

It’s always great to return to Copenhagen and reconnect with @inthesamesea.bsky.social. Inspiring talks and people!

The Balzan-FRIAS Project in Global History is hosting a masterclass for (post-) doctoral researchers with Ulinka Rublack (Cambridge) on global cultural history, set to take place 22-23 Jan 2026. Spread the word! www.hsozkult.de/searching/id...

The stories of enslaved African people and more than 1,000 British plantation owners who were compensated after abolition have been brought together in a searchable archive for the first time. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Have you heard of #socare? It’s the only society for #Caribbean research in Germany, connecting people interested in the region’s history, languages & cultures. This year’s conference focused on #WomenInTheCaribbean. Come join our community and next events: caribbeanresearch.net/en/about-soc...

Film- und Vortragsreihe: Das Mittelalter auf der Leinwand – Veranstaltungsreihe des Historischen Seminars geht der Frage nach, wie eine vergangene Epoche zur Projektionsfläche für das Kino wird www.uni-heidelberg.de/de/newsroom/... #universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #mittelalter #film #kino

📖 In a new post on our FEVER-blog, our very own Lea-Marie Trigilia takes a look at the tensions between learned medicine and medical charlatanism during the petechial fever epidemics that affected Italy in the early 19th century. Happy reading! www.hist.uni-heidelberg.de/en/the-most-...

CfP is out for next year’s #Socare Early-Career-Symposium! Know someone researching the #Caribbean or related regions? Spread the word and share this call! 🌍 www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...

It's time to look back on our FEVER conference which took place in early July at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences! To learn more about the tropics discussed, take a look at the conference proceedings at our FEVER-blog: www.hist.uni-heidelberg.de/en/workshop-... Huge thanks to everyone that joined!

Das 5. Heidelberger Stadtgespräch des FPI zum Thema "Die digitale Darstellung von Stadtgeschichte" findet dieses Jahr in Kooperation mit den Staatlichen Schlössern und Gärten Baden-Württemberg am 24.09.2025 auf Schloss #Heidelberg statt.

Am 11./12. September 2025 findet unsere Tagung "Stenographie und karolingische Schriftkultur" in Lorsch statt. Es geht u.a. um jüngste Forschung zu tironischen Noten und neue Erschließungsmethoden. Mehr Infos & Tagungsprogramm: heibox.uni-heidelberg.de/f/514068c807... #medievallatin #palaeography

If you want to know how an elephant from the Zoological Garden in Cologne ended up as a skeleton in the zoological collection of the University of Heidelberg check out the second blog entry on the history of the collections of the university of Heidelberg: www.hist.uni-heidelberg.de/en/from-capt...

During the semester we delved into the history of the university's collections with our undergraduate students. The result are some exciting blog posts. You can check out the first one here: www.hist.uni-heidelberg.de/en/colonial-...