SSHM has been asked to share a call for submissions for a special issue for Black Histories: Dialogues journal Editors Simon Buck and Ogundiran Soumonni Abstracts by 1 September with manuscripts due by 31 January 2027 All details 👇 #histmed #histSTM @eahmh.bsky.social

If you missed it, why not also read my excellent colleague @d-oneill.bsky.social blog about tobacco sponsorship from a few weeks ago: kickingthehabit.uk/blog/cavalie... My other excellent colleague @fabiolacreed.bsky.social's blog about gambling to follow shortly!

Cavaliers, Cars, and Cancer: a short history of tobacco sponsorship in British sport - Kicking The Habit

Smoking remains a pressing public health issue in Britain, with the NHS estimating that there were 74,600 deaths attributable to smoking in England in 2019

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Finally after editing & refining, my article was published online today. Many thanks to Prof Hilary Marland, @fabiolacreed.bsky.social for your invaluable help ‘Kind, Judicious Treatment’: Infanticidal Mothers, Criminal Insanity, and Institutional Care, 1895 to 1919 academic.oup.com/shm/article/...

‘Kind, Judicious Treatment’ 1: Infanticidal Mothers, Criminal Insanity, and Institutional Care, c. 1895 to c. 1919

Abstract. Between 1895 and 1919, 185 women were admitted to Broadmoor and Rampton State Criminal Lunatic Asylums for the murder or attempted murder of thei

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Just in time for the final on Sunday, have a read of our latest blog post about the history of 'addictive sponsorship' (tobacco/alcohol/gambling) at the World Cup: kickingthehabit.uk/blog/all-the...

‘All the World’s a (Sales) Pitch’: A History of Addictive Sponsorship at the World Cup - Kicking The Habit

Just before the start of this year’s FIFA World Cup, Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé made headlines for objecting to the use of his likeness by the French

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In the first of three blogs exploring each of the project’s strands, @d-oneill.bsky.social takes us through a short history of tobacco sponsorship in British professional sport. Read more about Dan’s research here: kickingthehabit.uk/blog/cavalie...

Cavaliers, Cars, and Cancer: a short history of tobacco sponsorship in British sport - Kicking The Habit

Smoking remains a pressing public health issue in Britain, with the NHS estimating that there were 74,600 deaths attributable to smoking in England in 2019

kickingthehabit.uk

Next up in our series of project blogs, Jamie (@milkwknives.bsky.social) explores the history of alcohol sponsorship in British sport. You can read about it below: kickingthehabit.uk/blog/adverti... Whilst you’re there, check out our digital map too!: kickingthehabit.uk/digital-map/

Advertising, Angling, and Alcohol-Free: a short history of alcohol sponsorship in British sport. - Kicking The Habit

In contrast to tobacco, the genesis of alcohol sponsorship in British sport stemmed from market forces rather than legislative necessity. Against a backdrop

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If you're interested in learning about the history of tobacco sponsorship in British sport, you're in luck! @d-oneill.bsky.social has written all about it in a great blog (linked below). Stay tuned for mine & @fabiolacreed.bsky.social upcoming blogs about alcohol and gambling sponsorship.

Kicking the Habit@kthabitproject.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In the first of three blogs exploring each of the project’s strands, @d-oneill.bsky.social takes us through a short history of tobacco sponsorship in British professional sport. Read more about Dan’s research here: kickingthehabit.uk/blog/cavalie...

We held our first project workshop @lshtm.bsky.social a fortnight ago. If you're interested in finding out more about it, as well as some of the wonderful papers we had the pleasure of hearing, you can read the blog on our website below: kickingthehabit.uk/blog/kicking...

Kicking the Habit’s First Workshop – “Historicising Commercial Determinants of Health” - April 17, 2026 - Kicking The Habit

Two weeks ago, the ‘Kicking the Habit’ project team hosted the first of three workshops at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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Emeritus Professor Hilary Marland’s latest article, ‘Like sausages in a sausage machine’: medical resistance to the dehumanisation of obstetrics in postwar Britain (Morris 1960, 913)', has been published in Medical Humanities: mh.bmj.com/content/earl... Funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social

📙 My book has been longlisted for the BSHS (British Society for the History of Science) Pickstone Prize! I'd also like to thank Dr Harriet Palfreyman and Dr Beth Parkes for their kind book reviews in both: 📘 Technology and Culture: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/journa...

Excellent project led by our gambling harms experts @fabiolacreed.bsky.social @shwardle.bsky.social with @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social that's asking the public to share their branded sports memorabilia - please help out and shatre!

Kicking the Habit@kthabitproject.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're delighted to announce the launch of our project website! This includes a Digital Map, using public submissions to chart ‘addictive sponsorship’ in British sport through branded memorabilia. Please visit us/circulate widely/repost/make a submission! kickingthehabit.uk/memorabilia-...

We've launched our project's Digital Map, which lets people submit sports-branded memorabilia from 1960 onward. We welcome clothes, programmes, toys, posters, photographs, etc. Your submissions will help us map the history of unhealthy sponsorship to create a shared public resource!

Kicking the Habit@kthabitproject.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're delighted to announce the launch of our project website! This includes a Digital Map, using public submissions to chart ‘addictive sponsorship’ in British sport through branded memorabilia. Please visit us/circulate widely/repost/make a submission! kickingthehabit.uk/memorabilia-...

📕 Delighted to present all things SSHM through the new Gazette newsletter - including several insightful reports on last year's supported conferences: sshm.org/cp/ If you would like to share your CfPs or other events/networks via the SSHM website and The Gazette, feel free to email or message me ✍

Conference Reports

Conferences Supported by SSHM in 2025 15-16 November, ‘Representing, Reshaping Reenacting’, Charité Museum of Medical History in Berlin.6-7 November, ‘War, Trauma and Emotional In…

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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)@sshmedicine.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The Gazette is back! With a new look and new editor @fabiolacreed.bsky.social With members' reports from global #histmed conferences in 2025. Plus latest issue of Social History of Medicine and book in the Social Histories of Medicine series published by @manchesterup.bsky.social

Made my day to read this great post and see this!

Historical Games Network@historygamesnet.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Some Sunday ready over on the HGN blog! Today’s new post from @xurvermilion.bsky.social explores the potential of videogames as a way of engaging students with historical research, and key skills in critical analysis: www.historicalgames.net/students-his...

The beautiful cover for my new book: "The Broken Machine: Histories of Technology, Social Order, and the Self." Coming June 2026. (mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...). @mitpress.bsky.social

In our new journal article, @tomhulme.bsky.social and I chart the biographies of three queer men who lived in N. Ireland between the 1900s and the 1970s. We show how their lives and sexual subjectivities were shaped by knowledge from beyond Ireland. muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/artic...

I greatly enjoyed filming for this series. If you want to know which notorious gangster lived with #syphilis for many years, check out #OriginalGangsters with Sean Bean. Starts Tuesday 4 November 9pm on Sky HISTORY. (Catchup afterwards on Now TV and Apple TV+)

Do men rely only on women to prevent pregnancies? How do masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraception intersect? Our project's final paper is part of this month's issue of Culture, Health, and Sexuality. Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @tandfresearch.bsky.social

‘How do I really want to be as a man?’ Masculinities, critical consciousness, and contraceptive decision-making – findings from an interview study in Germany

This paper examines how men in Germany reflect on (their) masculinities in the context of contraception and family planning. Through twelve qualitative interviews, three of which were couple interv...

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The 2026 SSHM Conference will be @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The theme will be In/Out and we are inviting papers that consider experiences of being in and/or out of health or health care in any period or geographical location. #HistMed #HistSTM sshm.org/sshm-2026/

SSHM 2026: In/Out

Location: University of Leeds Dates: 30 June to 3 July 2026 Submission Deadline: 5.00pm (GMT) 11th January 2026 Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling Conference Co…

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Delighted that my new book on the Argentine national team, including chapters on the women's team from the 1971 World Cup, is being published next May and is available for pre-order now

🚨Published in the American Historical Review!🚨 My article argues that historians can treat the body as an archive. Using my own training alongside J.C. Hise’s 1930s squat experiments, I explore how fitness culture reshapes bodies, identities & anxieties. 👉 bit.ly/46xlcVw

Mistakes I Carried: Building Strength in a Time of Crisis

Abstract. My critical mistake as a historian was ignoring the physical body as a site of knowledge production. For years, I analyzed fitness history in arc

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We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference! 📍Online via Zoom 🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026 ⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025 See our website for full details 👇 voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project

Fascinating topic and by a brilliant presenter, plus it's at www.silverstonemuseum.co.uk/whats-on/eve...

Dan O'Neill@d-oneill.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I'll be presenting at @silverstonemuseum.bsky.social on Saturday 18 October as part of their annual research forum. Hear me talk about the history of tobacco sponsorship in Formula One and the challenges this posed for public health. Info and tickets here: www.silverstonemuseum.co.uk/whats-on/eve...

Exciting News! The project's very own @d-oneill.bsky.social will be talking about tobacco sponsorship in F1 and its associated public health challenges at the Silverstone Museum next weekend. Do consider attending if interested. Info is in the linked post.

Dan O'Neill@d-oneill.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I'll be presenting at @silverstonemuseum.bsky.social on Saturday 18 October as part of their annual research forum. Hear me talk about the history of tobacco sponsorship in Formula One and the challenges this posed for public health. Info and tickets here: www.silverstonemuseum.co.uk/whats-on/eve...

📙 Bluesky is the only platform where I haven’t circulated my book, as I’d recently joined and was waiting for the physical copy. So here it is (last book post, I promise) 📙 ☀️ Sunbed in Britain: Tanning Culture from Fad to Fear is free to download via: dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781...

🧠 Prof. Marga Vicedo warns: "At the end of the day, saying it's a mother's fault is a very strong and powerful way of keeping mothers as the main caretakers." www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n... Must-read piece from @npr.org #Autism #Tylenol

'Long history of blaming mothers': Trump's Tylenol warning echoes past misconceptions

Medical scholars say that efforts to find a singular cause for autism have historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma about autism

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1/3 Great day at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social yesterday for the 1st Advisory Board meeting for @kthabitproject.bsky.social . This is a @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded project on the history of addictive sport sponsorship in UK 1965-2025, with strands on alcohol, tobacco, and gambling

Such a pleasure to visit Kett’s Books in Wymondham on Friday. You can now buy Cutting the Mustard there. Great community bookshop to support.

Thank you to everyone who came to our first project Advisory Board meeting yesterday. We had some really fantastic conversations about our research, and meaningful ways of disseminating it. Really looking forward to everyone's input over the course of the project.

They believe that personal letters from other academics explaining how they value the established services of the Written Archive Centre and how they are concerned about the changes would be very helpful.