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Congrats to Sarah Elvins and @historian-kparkin.bsky.social — 2026 Philip Scranton Best Article Prize winners at #BHC2026! Their article on cross-border #abortion referral services @entandsoc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/eso....
Honorable mention to Robert Kaminski.
#Bizhis

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The latest edition of The Exchange April 2026 BHC 2026 is now out: mailchi.mp/thebhc/the-e... with a full recap of #BHC2026 awards, along with recent announcements, fellowships, publications, and community updates.

#BHC2026 #bizhis #BusinessHistory #AcademicCommunity #History

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Looking forward to seeing all my BHC colleagues in London later this week. Safe travels everyone! #BHC2026

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#BHC 2026 is coming up! Don't forget to register by March 16 and get that ETA for the UK. Looking forward to talking about the early modern #offshore and seeing everyone in London. #bizhis #econsky #history #18thc

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Call for BHC - Sponsored Session Proposals | #OAH2027

Deadline ‼️ March 30, 2026 thebhc.org/cfpsponsored...

The BHC has limited funds 💰️ to support members participating in the sponsored session.
🙏 BHC’s Scholarly Liaison Committee

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Call for BHC - Sponsored Session Proposals | #OAH2027

Deadline ‼️ March 30, 2026 thebhc.org/cfpsponsored...

The BHC has limited funds 💰️ to support members participating in the sponsored session.
🙏 BHC’s Scholarly Liaison Committee

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'Berwick Street Market, Soho' (c.1920s) by Rex Vicat Cole

(Private Collection)

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The escalators of Bermondsey Station!

#photography #art #train #weather #streetphoto #candidphoto #streetshot #candid #streetphotography
#streetphotographer #streetphotography #Street
#Fenerbahce #cityscape #bnw #landscape #photo #lumix #London

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UT Austin consolidates ethnic and gender studies, causing uncertainty for hundreds of students | Houston Public Media The affected departments include African and African Diaspora Studies; Mexican American and Latina/o Studies; Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; and several others, UT faculty said in a press rele...

The impact on gender and ethnic studies is the big story, but lost in the shuffle is also @utexas.bsky.social's fabled American Studies program -- where I earned my PhD -- which is also being consolidated out of existence.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/edu...

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Can Department Stores Ever Be Fun Again?

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'Fortnum & Mason' (2026) by Rachel Harris
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Announcing our Spring 2026 catalog! Browse our exciting new and upcoming releases in US history and politics, medieval and early modern studies, indigenous studies, world history, Jewish studies, anthropology and human rights, and more! bit.ly/4k8Q3hr

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The program for the BHC 2026 Annual Meeting in London is now available‼️

You can view the full meeting program here: thebhc.org/meeting-prog...

Note that there are visa requirements to enter the UK for most nationalities -- ETA application form: www.gov.uk/eta

#BHC2026 #bizhis #BHCLondon

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'The Market Porter pub in Borough Market' (2019) by Liam O'Farrell
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'London Market', Brixton (1973) by James Fitton

(Private collection)

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'Christmas Shopping in Regent Street' by Luke Martineau
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How Sears Industrialized, Suburbanized, and Fractured the American Economy | Essay, Who We Were | Zócalo Public Square The lifetime of Sears has spanned, and embodied, the rise of modern American consumer culture. The 130-year-old mass merchandiser that was once the

From the archives: www.zocalopublicsquare.org/sears-indust...

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Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized

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The December 2025 issue of The Exchange is now out!
mailchi.mp/thebhc/the-e...
#BHC #BHC2026 #bizhis

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Traveling to #BHC2026 in London?

A quick overview to help you plan:
• Most travelers need an ETA (gov.uk/eta)
• Book early in South Kensington, Victoria, or Earl’s Court. More ℹ️ thebhc.org/2026-bhc-mee...
• Conference venue: Imperial College London
• Dates: March 26–28, 2026

#bizhis #conferences

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Why the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Marches On | Essay The Department Store Is Struggling, But Its Century-Long Tradition Still Sells America on Spectacle

From #retail innovation to cherished #ustradition

Our reading rec #bizhis #thanksgiving w #BHC @retailhistorian.bsky.social @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social

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Happy Thanksgiving to my followers in the US! 🦃🥧

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#Booksky Happy birthday to author/agent @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social today! We published Jennie’s hilarious talking corgis from space/roadtrip gone awry novel, OBVIOUSLY, ALIENS, and we think you should give it a read this holiday season! queenofswordspress.com/product/obvi...

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'Pomp and Circumstance', Brixton (2021-2022) by Adrian Coleman
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La Gracieuse: the ambiguous marketing success of a Swedish corset brand, 1880–1900 The corset La Gracieuse was advertised for the first time in August 14, 1880, by the well renowned fashion retailer Henric Labatt in Stockholm. The product was a novelty in Swedish marketing: the f...

Pleased to share another open access article from a journal I co-edit with Jon Stobart. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Shop-keeping in Birmingham, 1796–1831: Allin at ‘The Flag’ Two generations of Birmingham shopkeepers, the Allins, are traced between 1796 and the 1830s. Initially the business stocked a miscellany that ranged from clothing and shoes to prints, books, child...

A new open access article at HRC. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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#MacysThanksgivingDayParade #Macys #Thanksgiving #Parade @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social

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Why the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Marches On | Essay The Department Store Is Struggling, But Its Century-Long Tradition Still Sells America on Spectacle

www.zocalopublicsquare.org/why-the-macy...

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Prizes | The Business History Conference For scholars who have contributed in major ways to the field of business history

Important Call for Submissions – Business History Conference 2026 Awards
thebhc.org/prizes

The Herman E. Krooss Prize honors the best Ph.D. dissertation in business history completed within the past three years. Proposals are due November 14.

#bizhis #phd #doctoral #BHC2026

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The November 2025 issue of The Exchange is now out!

#BHC #BHC2026 #bizhis

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