Thanks very much for the invite, Niamh, I’m very much looking forward to it and hearing all of the other talks!

I’m so looking forward to speaking at this fantastic conference organised by @niamhroisin.bsky.social. Wonderful line-up of speakers working on infertility from the early modern period to the present. I’ll speak about Irish women’s experiences of pregnancy loss & infertility in late 20th century.

The problem when I graduated was that there were 200 modern British history PhDs putting in applications for every job, you had to apply for like 50 jobs to get one, and a fair few people left academia before they did. That was unpleasant in its own way, but it wasn’t a death spiral like it is now.

Noticed this too. I think there are lots of errors with transcription. In one record I looked at for my own family, a visitor was listed as brother and given surname Kelly even though it was clearly Collins in the original. Doesn’t seem to be option to submit corrections to transcriptions either?

Happy 1926 Irish census day! This is an amazing resource, huge undertaking by the NAI. Managed to find all eight of my great-grandparents. Interestingly, my great-grandmother’s father had filled their form in Irish so took a bit longer to locate them. nationalarchives.ie/collections/...

We didn't deserve this day.

#DIBLives Known to a generation of Dubliners as 'The Diceman', street performer, gay activist & icon Thom MgGinty (b. #OTD 1952) introduced a high level of theatricality and wit that spawned a legion of imitators. He often appeared in character at political protests. www.dib.ie/index.php/bi...

Banner image for new issue of Oral History journal. The image lists the contents of the journal and has a photo of the cover on the right hand side.

New article in Oral History by me, Sarah Mason & @livideehistory.bsky.social based on our experiences of research with Irish women: ‘Out in the open:reflections on researcher well-being and emotional honesty in oral histories of trauma’. DM if you don’t have access! Thanks @oralhistsoc.bsky.social.

It turns out, when you make the claim that life begins at conception, you can make all sorts of slippery slope arguments that lead to scary places.

Completely agree. I’m not sure this type of article would have found a home in many other journals either and as authors we appreciated the support and encouragement of the journal. Plus the conference last year was fantastic!

100% agree with Craig and appreciate the support @oralhistsoc.bsky.social showed my co-authors and I with this article, which was originally presented as a panel at the OHS conference last year. I’d encourage anyone working on oral history to join and publish in their journal: ohs.org.uk/join/

That goes without saying!

Banner image for new issue of Oral History journal. The image lists the contents of the journal and has a photo of the cover on the right hand side.

New article in Oral History by me, Sarah Mason & @livideehistory.bsky.social based on our experiences of research with Irish women: ‘Out in the open:reflections on researcher well-being and emotional honesty in oral histories of trauma’. DM if you don’t have access! Thanks @oralhistsoc.bsky.social.

The Politics of Personal Experience | Writing a History of Munchausen How should a historian with personal experience of their topics write about them? Exploring the author’s own experiences with Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen

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...

Congrats, Anna, brilliant news!

Naomi Samake-Backert standing in front of a PowerPoint in a lecture theatre.

Fantastic presentation by Naomi Samake-Backert of the RE:SHaRE team as part of the @cshhh.bsky.social seminar series this evening. Naomi spoke to us on her important research on virginity testing and reproductive surveillance at Heathrow airport in the late 70s. #histmed

David Byrne and his band on stage in Glasgow. They are all dressed in blue workwear. There is an orange/red backdrop.

David Byrne in Glasgow last night. Just incredible! 🥹🤩

PANEL DISCUSSION: CITY SICKNESS - IN SEARCH OF LONDON'S HEALTH HISTORY Join us for a panel discussion on the history of health and disease in London. Ross Macfarlane is joined by Elma Brenner and Richard Barnett

Unmissable event coming up in London on 24th of March on the city’s histories of health in disease. Dream panel of Ross MacFarlane, Elma Brenner, and Richard Barnett. Details and link to tickets below. #histmed

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

Remembering Mark E. Smith on his birthday. Here are The Fall performing Big New Prinz live on Tony Wilson's The Other Side of Midnight in 1988

Interested in learning more about the history of health and medicine? Curious about doing a Master's degree? Please fill out the survey link below about a part-time and online Master's course we are developing at the University of Strathclyde. Deadline 18 March
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Haha, brilliant! Thanks a million for reading!

Youth Defence, young people and anti-abortion activism in Ireland, c.1992–97 This article explores the first five years of the Irish young people’s anti-abortion group Youth Defence. Using newspaper articles and archival sources, I illustrate how the group effectively mobil...

I have a new OA article out on the early history of Irish young people’s anti-abortion group Youth Defence. It’s part of a special issue by Agata Ignaciuk and Sylwia Kuzma-Markowska on anti-abortion activism in Europe.Thanks to reviewers and the RSE for funding.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thanks Emmet. Managed to get a copy of ‘Truth’ off Discogs in the name of research. The musicianship was surprisingly decent and one of the songs was actually pretty catchy. 😂 I appreciated the use of a “hidden track”, had forgotten about that trend on cds from the late 90s.

Hi Tom thanks for a fantastic paper this evening. Really fascinating to hear about the different activist groups organising on this issue and the personalities involved. Sorry I had to leave before the Q&A. Looking forward to reading the book!

Thanks so much, Brian!

Youth Defence, young people and anti-abortion activism in Ireland, c.1992–97 This article explores the first five years of the Irish young people’s anti-abortion group Youth Defence. Using newspaper articles and archival sources, I illustrate how the group effectively mobil...

I have a new OA article out on the early history of Irish young people’s anti-abortion group Youth Defence. It’s part of a special issue by Agata Ignaciuk and Sylwia Kuzma-Markowska on anti-abortion activism in Europe.Thanks to reviewers and the RSE for funding.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Looking forward to hosting Tom White next week for a co-hosted seminar with the Scottish Oral History Centre, Tuesday 3rd of March 4-5.30pm Graham Hills Building Room 222. Everyone welcome!

Irish history talk next week @unistrathclyde.bsky.social: Prof Enda Delaney (Edinburgh) ‘Out of Time: Ireland and Modernity,’ Wed 18th February from 1pm to 2.30pm at the Scottish Oral History Centre, Graeme Hills 222, 40 George St. All welcome, tea and coffee will be served.

Strikes likely at Strathclyde University as staff vote for industrial action Staff at Strathclyde University have backed industrial action in a dispute about job cuts and the failure of management to rule out compulsory redundancies.

UCU - Strikes likely at Strathclyde University as staff vote for industrial action www.ucu.org.uk/article/1440...