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Do you have a fabulous MA student who is interested in the 1990s? Send this fully-funded 4 year AHRC doctoral studentship their way. They'll get to work with me (yay?) and the fabulous @jessamycarlson.bsky.social (yay!) www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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📢 CHS Social Media Update! The CHS sends hearty thanks to @skrtepe.bsky.social for the excellent stewardship of the Society's social media accounts these past three years, and wishes him very well with new ventures.

#Skystorians! Join me & the @historylabplus.bsky.social‬ team online on 19 June @12:30 to explore how historical researchers (across all periods) can make themselves more visible to UK policy makers. For details👉 www.history.ac.uk/events/historical-research-and-policy-making & 🧵

📚 Excited to announce the upcoming book Yet: A Story of Triumph Over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability, written by ‪@helenpdrabble.bsky.social‬. Sign up for the Kickstarter pre-launch campaign to be notified when it goes live! #histchild www.kickstarter.com/projects/hel...

Coming up on Monday: @jennycrane.bsky.social talking about her exciting new book 'Writing "gifted children" in Britain and the World: Elitism and Equality since 1945". 19/05/25, 11am, Sophia Sheppard Room Magdalen College, Oxford and online. Join us for what will definitely be a fascinating talk!

🎓New free online PGR Session! Wednesday 14th of May @ 5-6pm – Tom Cryer on ‘Schooling for Freedom: Reflections on African American Education and the Struggle for Black Citizenship in the American South, c.1867-1947’. Access the link here: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr-seminars/ #histed #edusky

History of Childhood at the Oxford Long 19thC seminar this week

Want to become a Social Media Officer? If so, there's a great opportunity from our friends at @histchild.bsky.social below! #histed #edusky 👇

Excited to announce the programme for our 2025 Colloquium: Becoming Human? Childhood, Development and the Human Sciences, 23/06, 9.15-5.30, @magdalenoxford.bsky.social and online, with keynotes from @lauratisdall.bsky.social, Bonnie Evans, and Sally Shuttleworth; registration now open.

Looking forward to this term's seminars, with talks by some of our students, @jennycrane.bsky.social and @susannahwright.bsky.social - join us!

First talk of the term at the Oxford Long 19thC seminar is a #HistChild one - @csloanox.bsky.social on children’s writing

📢 Call for Papers - Children on the Move: Histories, Experiences and Representations of Child Travellers (26-27 March 2026, University of Angers) Join for a captivating exploration of the rich histories, diverse experiences, and compelling representations of child travellers. #histchild

A productive team meeting in Wolverhampton today. Thanks to @gurpinderlalli.bsky.social for hosting! Good progress on the monograph, exhibition launch, and end-of-project conference. #histed @ioe.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social

Coming up on Monday, our last seminar of the term - in Oxford and online: Joe Leidy will be talking about Youth in Bourgeois Beirut, 1860-1880

📢 New OA project publication written by @heatherlwellis.bsky.social and Isabelle Carter! Control, Resistance, and the Senses: Neurodivergent Perspectives of the UK School Meals Service www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #histed @histedsocuk.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

A new book on the role of Apprenticeships in shaping early modern England. As someone with Apprentices, Journeymen, and Masters in my research, I'm adding this to my wish list. #Genealogy #HistChild press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

CFP: Children, Youth, and the Making of International Society. Deadline 23 April 2025 #histchild networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

✍️ Next PGR Seminar! Shu Wan - ‘Transmission and Translation: The Deaf-mute Primer (《启哑初阶》) and the Introduction of Deaf Education into Late Qing China' Wednesday 12 March 5-6pm GMT Link: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr-seminars/ OR Sign-Up: forms.office.com/e/QEDYKFAgfj #histed

📢 Call for Abstracts! 📢 Children in the Archives – A special issue of Children & Society Contributions on participatory research with children in historical archives are welcome. Submit your abstract by 30 April 2025. More detail 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... #histchild

Exciting Announcement! 📢 Join us for our second event of 2025, focused on postdoc funding schemes—perfect for postgrads and ECRs! Don't miss the chance to explore these opportunities and engage in insightful discussions on postdoc prospects. 👇 #histchild www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...

@annettejosephg.bsky.social @meghankroberts.bsky.social & I are seeking submissions for a special issue of French Historical Studies on "Children & Childhood in the French-Speaking World." We are esp interested in contributions that deal with race, empire, and colonialism. CFP here: bit.ly/3EIeVvE

Childhood history conference in Aarhus (DK)--theme "Children and Climate Change" (other topics welcome too). 📆Conference dates: 25-27 June 📆Deadline for abstracts: 4 April 👩‍🎓 Keynotes: @kalexand.bsky.social & @sheinalew.bsky.social conferences.au.dk/sscip-2025/c...

Congratulations @susannahwright.bsky.social ! 🎉 Check out 'Youth and Peace in England, 1919-1969', a fascinating read that looks at the role of young people in peace movements. It’s a brilliant analysis of an area of activism that still holds significance today. #histchild #histed

Book Launch 📢 📅 1 April 2025 🕔 5–7pm Hosted by @ucl , this event celebrates two thought-provoking books: 🔹 Revisiting Childhood Resilience Through Marginalised and Displaced Voices by Prof Wendy Sims-Schouten 🔹 Children's Life-Histories in Primary Schools by Eleanore Hargreaves et al.

The Annual Tampere IAS Call for Applications Now Open Until 3 March 2025 for nine (9) two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and six (6) three-year Senior Research Fellowships in Tampere University’s three focus areas, technology, health, and society. tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...

📚 NEW PGR SEMINAR! Wednesday 12 February 5-6pm: Chandini Jaswal on ‘Insān-i Kāmil: The ‘Perfect Woman’ of the Mughal Empire - Revisiting the Narrative of the Sufi Princess, Jahanara Begum' Go here: historyofeducation.org.uk/pgr-seminars/ OR Sign-up: forms.office.com/e/E4HuGX3hj #histed #edusky

Check out the CfP for our colloquium on ´childhood development and the human sciences’ #HistEd #HistSTEM #skystorians

Tomorrow!

SHCY is seeking expressions of interest from prospective hosts for its Biennial Conference in June 2027: www.shcy.org/news-announc...

CfP for the 2025 @histchildoxford.bsky.social Colloquium is on. Do submit your #histchild papers for this fascinating event on ‘Becoming Human? Childhood, Development & the Human Sciences’. Deadline is 7 March!

📢 Call for Submissions! Romance, Revolution and Reform are looking for journal contributions on the theme 'Play in the Long Nineteenth Century'. Very PGR/ECR friendly! Full information: www.rrrjournal.com/call-for-sub... Deadline: Friday 18 April 2025 #histed #histchild #phd #research #edusky

We are proud to announce @HEXhistory Conference 2025 - Historicizing Experiences - programme is now published. Please find it on the conference webpage. Thanks again for all our speakers for your contribution! events.tuni.fi/historyofexp...

As well as our new editorial article, this month we have a new journal publication by Beth Bhargava (University of Sheffield): '“All Adults are Paper Tigers”: Pupil Power in English Schools, 1968–1980' It is open access and can be read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…#histede#eduskyky

🎉 We're thrilled to announce we are a FINALIST for the 'Championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Children's Food' Award at the @childrensfood Awards 2025! 🍎🏆 #Childrensfood25 #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social

📢CfP deadline extended! We are extending the deadline for applications to our 2025 Conference (which takes place 7-9 July). ⏰You now have until 24 January to apply! 👉https://socialhistory.org.uk/2025/01/17/social-history-society-2025-conference-cfp-deadline-extended/

📖 New blog post! Our newest blog entry by Dr Sarah Odhner (Bryn Athyn College, USA) is now available to read! 'Was Samuel Wilderspin's infant pedagogy grounded in theory?' Read here: historyofeducation.org.uk/wilderspin-p... #histed #wilderspin #histchild #research #histblog #edusky

Looking forward to the History of Childhood seminar reading group, Monday 27/01 11am in person and online. We’ll be discussing Olsen, Alexander, Miller, et al., ‘A Critical Conversation on Agency’, Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, (Spring 2024) 169-187

Sign up for our seminar on 5th June where we share findings from our project. 'The School Meals Service: Aims, Achievements and Limitations' #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @wlvuni.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/events/schoo...

SHCY is pleased to announce that nominations are open for the best peer-reviewed journal article or book chapter on the history of childhood, children and youth published in German in 2023 or 2024: www.shcy.org/news-announc...

We (#histchild) now have a Starter Pack to help members connect! go.bsky.app/Q8pibDm If you’d like to become a member, sign up here: www.histchild.org (Membership runs from January to January.)

A hybrid workshop on 'Histories of Maternity: Ideas, Practices and Transfers' will take place on 17 January 2025, from 09:00 to 18:00 CET at the Academic Conference Center in Prague and online via Zoom. Don't miss out on this insightful workshop. More details👇 #histchild

Today, from 5–6:30 pm (UK time), we’re hosting a fantastic event on the history of children, childhood, and youth. Join us for a friendly conversation and some fun games. Everyone is welcome, so don’t miss out! See you there! 😊 #histchild

This FREE PGR History of Education Seminar happens this Wednesday at 5-6pm GMT online! Please sign up below and support PhD students in this field. You'll get the link once you sign-up! #histed #history #education #research #pgr #edusky 👇

CHS Winter Warmer! ❄️ Join us online (via Zoom) on Tuesday, 14th January 2025, 5–6.30 pm (UK time) for a cosy get-together hosted by the CHS ECR Committee! #histchild #histed

Calling all nominations for SHCY's Fass-Sandin Prize, honoring the best peer-reviewed journal article in English on the history of children, childhood, or youth (broadly construed) published in 2024! www.shcy.org/news-announc...