Erika Dyck
@erikadyck.bsky.social
Historian of health & social justice. Mostly psychedelics, madness, eugenics and birth control; essentially I enjoy studying who gets to make the rules and why we let them.
Shouldn't this whole shitshow be called "Operation Just Cuz"? In my latest post, I offer a few thoughts on that and on the dangers and benefits of cocaine. shorturl.at/zPPqv @zoedubus.bsky.social @erikadyck.bsky.social
82. Getting back to Cocaine vs Mary Warner, via Venezuela
And, somehow, a quick return to "Hot Stuff"
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New podcast episode with drug historian Paul Gootenberg. Great stories about the 1960s hitchhiking across America, a showdown with Studs Terkel, and more. Apple: shorturl.at/teBMf Spotify: shorturl.at/yr6lr @erikadyck.bsky.social @zoedubus.bsky.social
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh go léir. Looking forward to great talks next Monday on the Psychedelic Humanities from the amazing @erikadyck.bsky.social, respected Plains Cree elders Kelly and Reanna Daniels and the inimitable @manchanmagan.bsky.social, among many talented others.
"The pandemic temporarily created the political will to confront the relationship between health and poverty, recognizing for a moment that “we are all in this together”." @erikadyck.bsky.social and @jimclifford.bsky.social's essay is live today. activehistory.ca/blog/2024/11...
The Global Pandemic in Saskatchewan: a history to remember
Erika Dyck and Jim Clifford The COVID-19 pandemic tested healthcare systems worldwide and pushed many of them to the breaking point. Canadians experienced the pandemic in diverse ways depending on …
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The Alcohol and Drug History Society (ADHS) is seeking applications for their Dissertation Prize. Committee: @erikadyck.bsky.social, Stephen Snelders, Aileen Teague Submit by 1 March 2024. Read the full call here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #histmed #histdrugs #histstm
The intro to our Chacruna Global History of Psychedelics series written by @erikadyck.bsky.social is now available in Spanish! chacruna-la.org/historia-glo... #histmed #globalhistory #histdrugs #psychedelics
Historia global de los psicodélicos: Una serie de Chacruna
Nuestra nueva serie Chacruna destacará la historia global de los psicodélicos. Pondrá de relieve algunas de las formas dinámicas en que las tradiciones históricas, las culturas y los espacios de....
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Today in our Chacruna Institute Global History of #Psychedelics series, through the story of ergot, Beat Bächi shows how the history of LSD is connected to the history of agricultural industrialization and the reorganization of seed breeding in Switzerland. chacruna.net/agricultural... #aghist
Psychotropic Drugs from and in the Fields. Rural Roots and Collective Effects of LSD
Ergot is a parasitic fungus that grows on rye and serves as the raw material for lysergic acid (LSD). Through the story of ergot, Beat Bächi shows how the history of LSD is connected to the history o...
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Today on Chacruna Institute we have "On Racial Trauma, Social Justice, Mentorship, and Psychedelic Healing for People of Color," an interview conducted by Ali McGhee, PhD with Sonya Faber. chacruna.net/sonya-faber-...
On Racial Trauma, Social Justice, Mentorship, and Psychedelic Healing for People of Color
Sonya Faber, member of Chacruna's Board of Directors, sits down with Ali McGhee to discuss her experiences as a Black woman in pharmaceutical and psychedelic spaces. Faber touches on topics ranging fr...
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Today on Chacruna, Gautier Dassonneville explains why describing Sartre's mescaline experience as a "bad trip" is inaccurate for the time period. chacruna.net/is-it-accura... #medhist #histdrugs #histpsych #psychedelics
Mescaline, Between Psychopathology and Phenomenology: Sartre and Experimentation in 1930s France
Jean-Paul Sartre’s famous bad trip took place in February 1935, but is it accurate to call it a bad trip when this language didn't exist yet? Gautier Dassonneville shows that Sartre's story fits int...
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Today on Chacruna, @erikadyck.bsky.social introduces our new Global History of Psychedelics series! This series will publish weekly through the beginning of March! chacruna.net/global-histo...
Global History of Psychedelics: A Chacruna Series
Our new Chacruna series will highlight the global history of psychedelics. It will highlight some of the dynamic ways that historic traditions, cultures, and research spaces have contributed to the fi...
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Interested in the history of drugs and alcohol? Come check out this cool conference! networks.h-net.org/node/73374/a...