British Society of Sports History #BSSH25 roundtable to celebrate 30 years of the @icshc.bsky.social Sports History and Culture MA. Left to right are Dr Heather Dichter, Emeritus Prof. Richard Holt and PhD graduate Dr Mel Reid + former student Tom Fabian joining online. #sportshistory
"Surely it is high time we have some kind of dress reform in hockey? Divided Skirts and Women's Field Hockey Uniforms in the 1930s". British Society of Sports History #BSSH25 paper by @icshc.bsky.social PhD student, Emmy Sale. #sportshistory
3 Amazing Days in beautiful #Belfast 💜 for #BSSH25 @bssh.bsky.social Taken to #MollySeaton grave by friends on way home 💚 @cyclingpasts.bsky.social @sophienoble.bsky.social @rafnicholson.bsky.social @footballandwar.bsky.social Memories will stay with me for long time ❤️
And thanks to @physcstudy.bsky.social for his wonderful work in organising #bssh25. It was an enlightening and informative 2+ days in Belfast.
Really interesting panel at #BSSH25 on publishing with Rob Lake, Alex Hurley and Sam Oldfield.
Thoughtful questions and interaction with great advice on publishing either books, articles and papers both from the panel and from the floor
I enjoyed it very much
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A curse tablet and a contract to lose a wrestling match from 3rd cent CE - examples of decline from this year's Derek Burley lecture by Sofie Remijsen
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#BSSH25 World's Friendliest Conference 💚 in beautiful city #Belfast 💚 with Old Friends 💚 @bssh.bsky.social @whuhistorian.bsky.social @fionaskillen.bsky.social @justaballgame.bsky.social @kelceyervick.bsky.social @playingpasts.bsky.social
"Keep the Chess Flag Flying: British Chess Goes to War, 1939-1945". British Society of Sports History Conference #BSSH25 paper by @icshc.bsky.social PhD student, Mike Dougherty. #sportshistory #Chess
Enjoyed chairing this session, great papers from all three presenters
Mat - Reframing Local Heritage through the Drehberg Games
Jim - Rufus Harris’s Failed Attempt at Reform during World War II
Sam - ‘Don’t worry!’: The rise of netball & international governance 1926-63
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Really enjoyed Conor's talk on Weightlifting in the US services around the time of WWII
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Pleasure to chair the panel
𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 at #BSSH25
with Mateusz Rozmiarek, Jim Watkins and Sam Oldfield
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We’re underway here at @ulsteruni.bsky.social for the 2025 @bssh.bsky.social conference with Matthew Brown of Bristol University discussing South American Sports History and his book as part of the #BSSH25 Lord Aberdare lecture.
We’re back from lunch at #BSSH25 and we’ve been joined by Heather Dichter of @icshc.bsky.social talking to us about submitting articles from the perspective of the reviewer and giving the PhD/ECR students in attendance great tips on how to get their work published.
Up next at #BSSH25 is Siobhan Doyle from the National Museum of Ireland talking about material culture and its importance to our understanding of sports history
The @bssh.bsky.social conference is underway with the PhD/ECR workshop taking place today!
Up first at #BSSH25 is @rafnicholson.bsky.social, Katie Holmes & Hayley Kilgallon discussing publishing for both academic & public audiences with their recently published or soon-to-be publications
The podcast will be covering the @bssh.bsky.social conference at @ulsteruni.bsky.social over the next few days.
Keep an eye out on our social media channels to see all our coverage of #BSSH25 which you can access via the link in our bio.
