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Promoting the research, teaching and sharing of social and cultural history since 1976.
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Maisie Jepson (she/her)
2 days ago
Fantastic start to the second day of the
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on Print Media and Communities and Making and Breaking Marriages in the UK and Ireland. Yesterday also featured an amazing discussion on social history past, present and future. Looking forward to the rest and presenting tomorrow!
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Laura Kelly
2 days ago
Strathclyde history represent! Really enjoyed hearing two excellent papers this morning by my colleagues
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(on the Women’s Guild of Empire) and Fearghus Roulston (on anti-dampness campaigns in early 80s Britain).
#SHS2026
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Christina de Bellaigue
2 days ago
So many very very impressive early career scholars at
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conference - original, rigorous, inspiring & beautifully constructed papers
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Dr Jennifer Evans
2 days ago
The
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50th anniversary conference is exploring a whole range of interesting issues about what the past, present and future of social history is.
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Nicola Edwards
2 days ago
Very sad to be leaving Lancaster and the
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conference early, but thank you
@manchesterup.bsky.social
for the book for the train ride home!
#shs2026
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Katherine Mackinnon
2 days ago
This has been a great conference
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! Photos from Fearghus Roulston paper on social histories of mould and anti dampness and
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paper on anti-communist activism and the Women’s Guild of Empire
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Dr Claire Markham
1 day ago
Whilst I wasn’t able to attend this years annual 2026 Social History Society conference I am delighted to confirm I’ve been elected as a Committee Member for the Society. One happy and smiley Claire 🙂
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Dr Jennifer Evans
1 day ago
As always the
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conference has been the most welcoming and engaging discussion of a wonderful variety of topics. If you do social history do think about joining and getting involved!
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Sinead Carter
about 21 hours ago
Presented at
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's 50th anniversary conference yesterday! Was a little nervous as it's impossible to do Greenham and indeed heterotopias justice in ~20 minutes but it was so well received and was a very positive experience!
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Aliyah Kerr
about 19 hours ago
Presented my first ever conference paper yesterday at the
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Annual Conference! As an MA student at
@ljmuhistory.bsky.social
, I’m so grateful for all the thoughtful conversations and kind feedback on my research, it was all very encouraging! I had a brilliant time
#SHS2026
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Jack Cox
about 18 hours ago
Day 3 of
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Annual Conference. Great papers by
@davehitchcock.bsky.social
on imperial charitability,
@ellasbaraini.bsky.social
on historicising suicidal feeling. As well as a panel with
@louisebell.bsky.social
, David Cox, Susan Barton & Lucy Barton on conflict and disability
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Dave Steele
2 days ago
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
@drmichaelreeve.bsky.social
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Mike Reeves giving his paper on smoking
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Yale University Press London 📖
2 days ago
The Social History Society 50th anniversary Conference is in full swing! To celebrate, take 30% off a wide range of social history books with free UK postage until 31/8 here:
yalebooks.co.uk/social-histo...
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#SkyStorians
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SOCIAL HISTORY SOCIETY 2026 - Yale University Press London
Browse our highlighted middle eastern studies books with 30% off.
https://yalebooks.co.uk/social-history-society-2026/
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Jack Cox
3 days ago
Great first day at
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50th Anniversary Conference
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. Presented my paper today and looking forward to hearing some more tomorrow and Friday.
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Christina de Bellaigue
3 days ago
Urgent & thought-provoking convo at
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conf today betwn
@davehitchcock.bsky.social
,
@lucydelap.bsky.social
Pat Thane & JC Niala on why we need social history now, and the solidarities, communities, & exchanges it fosters - with JC Niala demonstrating here one such exchange
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3 days ago
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
cracking panel discussion at SHS Conference on Social History: Its Pasts and Futures; a call to action for all Social Historians
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Anita Hoffmann
3 days ago
And we are off!
@historianjen.bsky.social
starting Panel 1 at
#SHS2026
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⚔️The conference has got off to a cracking start with some medieval re-enactment out on the lawn! We'd love to hear about your conference (panels, papers, entertainment etc.!) - please
#SHS2026
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Laura Kelly
3 days ago
Excited to be en route to Lancaster for the
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
50th anniversary conference. I’m particularly looking forward to the 70s disco tomorrow night! 🕺 I’m speaking on Friday at 11.15 about my research on Women’s Information Network as part of this fab panel on Feminist Politics.
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Alun Richards
3 days ago
@manchesterup.bsky.social
is all set up for
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
! Drop by and take a look at some recent titles. Plus, if you recommend our new imperialism and colonialism collection to your librarian you can take a book away for free.
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Kit Barton
5 days ago
Putting the finishing touches to my paper for
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conference later this week, excited to be talking as part of this great panel on women's networks and communities! Thursday Panel 3 11:15-12:45 if you're around and about and keen to talk bedding
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Aliyah Kerr
4 days ago
Looking forward to attending the
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
conference this week. I'll be presenting my paper on Liverpool’s Anti-Apartheid Movement on Thursday. Looking forward to meeting fellow historians and hearing some fascinating papers!
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Anna Lively
3 days ago
Really looking forward to this and to speaking tomorrow on the Women’s Guild of Empire and women’s anti-communist activism
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📣We're so excited to welcome you to our 50th anniversary conference today!✨ Check out our fabulous programme here:
socialhistory.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Nicola Edwards
8 days ago
Looking forward to presenting my paper at the
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
Conference next week, about the experiences of working-class girls in the Tripartite Secondary School System in the West Mids during the late 1950s-1960s… not least because the weather in Lancaster is looking wonderfully mild…
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Dr Carrie Long
9 days ago
Looking forward to presenting a paper based on my latest Caird Fellowship research on Greenwich Hospital School at
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
for the
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50th Anniversary conference next week ⚓️
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Voices of Motherhood
8 days ago
One week to go until our Voices of Motherhood panel! Many thanks to
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
for organising such a fantastic conference and we hope to see lots of you there 😊
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Alasdair McNeill
9 days ago
Looking forward to the
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50th anniversary conference next week
@lancasteruni.bsky.social
where I will present a paper on eighteenth century female London cheesemongers. This will be the a first public outing for research from my latest chapter. How exciting (for me)!
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📣Less than a week to go until our 50th anniversary conference! Our full programme is out now, please find it here:
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Voices of Motherhood
11 days ago
We're very excited to be sharing our research at this conference next week! Our panel is on Friday afternoon, chaired by
@girlinthewrongera.bsky.social
and we'll be presenting on three different strands of our project. First up is Anna Muggeridge whose paper is titled…
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📣Are you ready to get your disco on? After our conference's anniversary gala dinner (2 July), we will be having a 70s-themed disco to celebrate our 50th anniversary! Flares, long-collars and tie-dye encouraged!!🪩
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Lou Bell
26 days ago
Our final session before the conference is the 26th June (at 4pm)! It would be lovely to see as many people as possible there - so if you’re having any last minute panics about your conference paper, this is the place to come and discuss them!
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Joe Saunders
about 1 month ago
My new blog for the Social History Society on the loss of adult education centres in universities, with particular focus on history and the closure of the Centre for Lifelong Learning at York. 🗃️
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Amanda Mason
about 1 month ago
It is no exaggeration to say York's Centre for Lifelong Learning changed my life. A creative writing course led by
@sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social
has resulted in novels published, new friends, and later this year, I very much hope, a PhD. It's such a loss.
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Sarah Wride
about 1 month ago
📣 Book launch & exhibition! 📖 Information at War: A Communication History of the Ministry of Information 1939–1946, ed by Simon Eliot & Henry Irving 🕰️ 17:45, 22 June 📍 Senate House As the indexer, happily I was one of this essay collection's first readers, & I couldn't recommend it more highly!
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Information at War: A Communication History of the Ministry of Information 1939–1946
https://ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/information-war-communication-history-ministry-information-1939-1946
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Ann Walker
about 1 month ago
Symptomatic of a long, slow slide into cultural decline over decades since university extramural courses began to be run down.
#LifelongLearning
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📣New Social History Society blog Joe Saunders
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on 'Losing Lifelong Learning' 👉Read online here:
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Losing Lifelong Learning
Joe Saunders, University of York
[email protected]
@joesaunders1.bsky.social I am a research student at the University of York and have for several years undertaken teaching work at the unive…
https://socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange/losing-lifelong-learning/
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📣Statement from the Social History Society about the proposed cuts at the University of Hertfordshire 👉Read here:
socialhistory.org.uk/2026/05/15/h...
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History at the University of Hertfordshire
The University of Hertfordshire has announced that it intends to make cuts across a range of humanities subjects, including the end of its taught history provision. The Social History Society is de…
https://socialhistory.org.uk/2026/05/15/history-at-the-university-of-hertfordshire/
about 2 months ago
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Northumbria UCU Branch
about 2 months ago
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Liverpool University Press
about 2 months ago
Celebrating 40 years of Continuity and Change. 🎉 Explore a curated selection of free‑to‑read articles spanning four decades of research on past societies. Read more 👇️
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40th Anniversary of Continuity and Change: Explore Free‑to‑Read Articles from the Archive
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Continuity and Change: A Journal of Social Structure, Law and Demography in Past Societies. Explore free-to-read articles from the archive selected by journa…
https://liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2026/05/14/40th-anniversary-of-continuity-and-change-explore-free-to-read-articles-from-the-archive/
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Olivia Formby
2 months ago
Thank you to everyone who contributed to 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' research workshop at Emmanuel College last week! My brain is still absolutely buzzing with inspiration from all the incredible papers! ☀️
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The deadline for this has been extended to this Friday (1 May) - we would love to have you join the team!
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The Material Culture of Wills Project
2 months ago
Last week we participated in the 'Festival of Social History' - an event organised by
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
&
@ihr.bsky.social
In the morning, co-investigator
@lsangha.bsky.social
spoke about the project's use of AI transcription and working with volunteers 🧵1/3
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Helen McCarthy
2 months ago
Our display on the material culture and history of retirement gifts is ready for visitors at the
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Festival of History, happening today
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Lou Bell
2 months ago
Excited to be in London today for
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
’s Festival of Social History!
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Julia Laite
2 months ago
Here in sunny London at the Social History Festival organised by
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
, listening to Laura King identify a crucial and massively overlooked methodology for social history and family history: "the magic happened over tea and biscuits".
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Royal Historical Society
2 months ago
We are delighted to be taking part in today's Festival of Social History, organised by
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
in its 50th year, at Senate House, University of London. If you're attending, please do come and say hello and pick up a badge or three
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UK Disability History and Heritage Hub
2 months ago
We’re at
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’s Festival of Social History today! If you’re here, please do come say hi!
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Julia Laite
2 months ago
So proud to represent History Workshop Journal
@historyworkshop.org.uk
at the
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
Festival of Social History with
@lauracforster.bsky.social
! Issue 100, our amazing digital magazine, and Jonathan Saha's wonderful HWJ prints all on display!
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Digital Humanities Research Hub
2 months ago
How do you bring a MakerSpace to a Festival of Social History? Here's our try 🙂
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