"An opportunity."
Today's #history article pick from Damn History, a free newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writers @coreenanne.bsky.social / Alex Aylward & @aeon.co!
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'ignoring the temporal and geographical specificity of ‘science’ as a way of organising that labour divests us from intellectual resources vital for understanding its power in today’s world.'
Live from New York, because #ScholarSunday travels, here’s my 272nd thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +
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Apparently what use this site for now is posting book reviews.
The latest of Peter Dear’s The World as We Know It.
No acknowledgments allowed in press, but thanks due to @coreenanne.bsky.social and Ludmilla Jordanova.
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'ignoring the temporal and geographical specificity of ‘science’ as a way of organising that labour divests us from intellectual resources vital for understanding its power in today’s world.'
In the story of eugenics, disabled people are often depicted as passive victims. But for some it seemed an opportunity. An Essay by @coreenanne.bsky.social & Alex Aylward
"We think of the eugenicist and the disabled person antagonistically, as perpetrator and victim. But it turns out their aims and interactions have long been entangled."
Today's #histSTM lunch read: @coreenanne.bsky.social & Alex Aylward's @aeon.co essay on disabled views of #eugenics in the UK 🗃️📜
It is surprising how so few of the many histories of eugenics centre the voices of disabled people. Uncovering these perspectives contradicts all previous narratives of eugenics in interwar Britain
A brilliant OA article by @manoncwilliams.bsky.social in BJHS @bshsnews.bsky.social on: Diagnosing the dead: post-mortem examinations and medical ship culture in the Royal Navy www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
📖 New issue of the BJHS now out!
This issue brings together a rich set of contributions that explore how scientific knowledge is produced, communicated, and imagined across different contexts.
BSHS members enjoy full access to all articles!
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Here's a weird one. Wired headphone sales are exploding right now. I dug into it for my column this week and people told me... it's because of AI??
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My university: "Copilot is Microsoft's AI-powered productivity service that uses large language models (LLMs) to help you create content, analyze information, summarize documents, and complete tasks more efficiently."
Microsoft: LOL
⏳ Two days left
The BSHS Small Grants deadline is 31 March - don't miss the chance!
Grants of £50–£500 are available to support research activities such as archival visits, research trips, or remote archive assistance.
More info & application: bshs.org.uk/grants/#rese...
A lot of very good food for thought here of where population and quantitative/statistical genetics have room for improvement in thinking about, performing, and communicating their research
Hey look - a lovely review in the @lrb.co.uk of @lauracforster.bsky.social's magnificent book about the exiles of the Paris commune! www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Researchers in Museums: Collections and Archives Workshop Series. Thackray Museum of Medicine, Leeds. 13 May; 18 June; 9 July; 1-4pm. I am delighted to be working with Thackray Museum of Medicine to host three workshops for ‘Researchers in Museums’. These interactive workshops offer early career researchers an opportunity to learn about the potential of museum collections to enrich their research. Each workshop will include: ‘Cancer in the Collections’: a unique insight into how one researcher, Dr Claire Turner (Durham University) uses Thackray’s extensive collections and archives to support her own research. Stores Tour: an exclusive guided tour of Thackray’s stores by its Collections Team, with the opportunity to learn more about the history of the museum and the objects, books, and archival materials it holds. Research Room Time: a chance to look in greater depth at books, objects and archival materials drawn from the museum’s collections. Personal Research: option to request and view an object related to your own research. Each session can accommodate up to 8 attendees, each of whom will receive a £20 bursary towards travel to the workshop. To be eligible to attend, you must be: An early career researcher (MA, PhD, or within two years of finishing the PhD) Working broadly within the field of medical humanities Expressions of interest should include a short summary of your research, how you meet the workshop criteria, and your preferred workshop date (max 250 words). All EOIs should be submitted to claire.o.turner@durham.ac.uk by 5pm on Friday 17 April.
I'm delighted to finally share details of a workshop series I'm hosting with @thackraymuseum.bsky.social! 'Researchers in Museums' is open to a wide range of early career researchers and offers the opportunity to go 'behind the scenes' in a fantastic medical museum. Please share widely!
Oh my god it is actually out - like actually now. Over a week early! They snuck it out without telling me! lol.
Well, here it is people, and you can download the whole thing for free - thanks to @wellcometrust.bsky.social
Fill your boots: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
The Disability History Association awards are open! One of the best parts of serving in this organization is getting to celebrate the amazing new scholarship happening in our field. Please consider nominating your work from this past year - and feel free to reach out with any questions! #dishist
“Several years ago, nephrologists attempted a first-of-its-kind effort: remove race from a key clinical algorithm, and attempt to undo the harms… A new study found the change had big results, impacting 27% of Black patients and resulting in 5.3 more transplants per 1000 Black candidates.”
We're excited to share a programme preview for our Measurement Heretics workshop! Starting tomorrow, this 3-day workshop brings together international & interdisciplinary perspectives to guide the future of ethical, meaningful health data.
You can still book 👇
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My toddler consistently subjects me to epistemic injustice
I've got a new article out @parlhistjournal.bsky.social 💥 It's about late 19thC socialist caravan tours & the production of everyday forms of cross-cultural connection & provincial internationalisms that were vital for the development of socialist ideas in this period
An array of illustrated postcards on a table. The central one is purple and has the words 'ReaderBank'
What kind of reader are you? On #WorldBookDay, take a deep dive into the mysteries of the reading imagination with @thereaderbank.bsky.social
👉 readerbank.org
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The Reading Room at Wellcome Collection. A room with objects and artefacts in display cases, as well as bookshelves, desks and chairs. Image credit: The Reading Room, Benjamin Gilbert. Source: Wellcome Collection.
🏛️ 📚 Read this Open Letter! @harrietbarratt.bsky.social @drfijohnstone.bsky.social & @coreenanne.bsky.social respond to the recent Wellcome report on the use of archives, manuscripts and material cultures in health research.
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This is going to be brilliant. I can't wait to discuss all things measurement with this incredible line up of speakers!!
This is going to be brilliant. I can't wait to discuss all things measurement with this incredible line up of speakers!!
Excited to host the Measurement Heretics Workshop: Being Meaning and Measuring Well on March 11-13, at the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University. The keynote will be hybrid so register for this free event!
@durhamimh.bsky.social
#histsci #histmed #hps #philsci #medhums #histtech #sts
The opposite of ai is not no ai, the opposite of ai is 'here and now:the steps musical'
Cannot wait to discuss