Ella Sbaraini

@ellasbaraini.bsky.social

Fellow in History at King's College London. Historian of suicide, mental health, death & emotions. Comms @ Social History Society & social media @ The Historical Journal.

Fantastic, rather heart-breaking piece. 'It can be a radical position simply to repair what is broken and to preserve what is valuable from crude financialisaton or elite indifference, rather than to reimagine it wholesale.'

History Workshop@historyworkshop.org.uk · 2y ago

UK universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock (@davehitchcock.bsky.social) on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be approached as an interdependent system. www.historyworkshop....

Would be so grateful if anyone was able to help me transcribe this letter from 1849... I think it begins 'Dearest Mama', and there's 'I could not account for it' in the middle, but I'm struggling with the rest - any thoughts massively appreciated 🗃️

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I have taken the resources that were in the budget and which you were probably saving for higher education Forgive me they were needed to feed the AI bubble and to dismantle the humanities

📢Panel CfP for 'Everyday Environments'! The convenors of the Heritage, Environment, Spaces & Places strand are looking for papers on the theme of 'Everyday Environments'. ⏰Outline proposal due by 9 December; abstract 10 Jan. More info here: socialhistory.org.uk/2024/11/28/p... 🗃️

Panel CfP: Everyday Environments

Where does the ‘environment’ fit in social history? It is now nearly two decades since Stephen Mosely’s article ‘Common Ground: Integrating Social and Environmental History’ appeared in the Journal…

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If you work on any aspect of social and cultural history, I majorly encourage you to submit a proposal! This is also the first SHS conference taking place in a museum/heritage institution - expect ye olde fish & chips and serious historical vibes😎

Social History Society@socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢The call for papers for our 2025 conference is now ✨LIVE✨ We are the biggest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK and will be at the @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social from 7-9 July 2025! Call is open until 17 January 2025🌟🗃️ Please share widely! socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...

Last year's Olivette Otele Prize winner Tionne encourages eligible students to submit for our prize based on her own experience 🏆 Tionne submitted a fantastic paper which she presented at our annual conference & discusses below the advantages of submitting for the prize #skystorians #cfp

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'a bursary of £750 to an early career researcher*, independent scholar or PhD student who is a member of the WSG. The bursary is intended to support research in any aspect of women’s studies in the period 1558-1837 for new or continuing interdisciplinary or single-discipline projects.'

Louise Duckling@louiseduckling.bsky.social · 2y ago

Calling all women's studies scholars: please spread the word about the bursary from the Women's Studies Group 1558-1837. £750 available to fund research in the field. #funding #ECR #PhD #AcademicWriting Applications open until 15 December. See website for details. womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/

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