Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease
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The ERC project lead by Stefanie Gänger, with Yijie Huang, Teresa Göltl, Jenny Sure, and Lea Trigilia at Heidelberg University explores the history of fever in societies within or tied to the Atlantic World. https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/fever-project
Emile Chabal, The Age of Hobsbawm: The Life of a Revolutionary Historian - @harvardpress.bsky.social, August 2026 www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067... Interview about writing the book www.hup.harvard.edu/features/who...
The Age of Hobsbawm — Harvard University Press
An intellectual biography of Eric Hobsbawm, one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century.Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012) was one of the foremost European intellectuals of the twentieth cent...
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What a privilege and pleasure to attend yet another Balzan-FRIAS Masterclass in Global History, this time with the utterly brilliant Prof Patricia Calvin, who came over to Freiburg to talk about "Human Security and the History of Capitalism".
👏 Another amazing #SSHM2026 keynote! Professor Stefanie Ganger, Universitat Heidelberg ‘Never yet recovered any tolerable degree of health’. Histories of Fevers and Lingering Illness 1750-1830’ Chaired by Prof. Jonathan Reinarz of @eahmh.bsky.social @feverprojecthd.bsky.social #histmed
📣Registration is now open 📣 for #SSHM2026 The Society's biennial conference In/Out will be held at University of Leeds 30 June -3 July 2026 #histmed
SSHM 2026: In/Out University of Leeds 30 June – 3 July 2026
Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling and Conference Committee: Dr Alex Bamji, Professor Shane Doyle, Megan Graham, Professor Robert Hornsby, Dr Will Jackson, Dr J…
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Deadline extended! Applications open until 1 July 2026!
Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)@sshmedicine.bsky.social · 2mo agoA multidisciplinary summer school that brings together perspectives from the life and natural sciences and the humanities to re-examine the multifaceted nature of fever. Deadline: 14 June 2026 #histmed #medhumanities For more details 👇 www.marsilius-kolleg.uni-heidelberg.de/de/studium/i...
Applications are now also open to master's students!
Ulrich Schwarz@ulrichschwarz.bsky.social · last mo.Feel the heat? This question could not be more fitting than in the current heat wave 🤒🌡️. If interested in the role of temperature for biological organisms, apply for our International Marsilius Academy Sept 20-25 at Heidelberg. We still have open slots 😀. New deadline July 1st. lnkd.in/ez2SMg7J
Our 2026 Supplement (#18) "Medicine, Race, and Slavery in the Transatlantic World, 1600–1850" Edited by @hsmurphy.bsky.social (@kingshistory.bsky.social @cemskcl.bsky.social) Has now been published by @academic.oup.com academic.oup.com/past/issue/2...
Woke up to the news that my article has been published in @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social edited by @hsmurphy.bsky.social! It’s an honour to be featured alongside historians whose work I’ve admired for years. Thanks to @feverprojecthd.bsky.social it's open access! 🤩
‘But Their Mouths are Sealed’: Medical Practitioners in French Colonial Courtrooms, 1828–1848∗
Abstract. This article sheds light on a previously overlooked aspect of medical practice in colonial contexts: the involvement of medical practitioners in
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Sem: Feel the Heat: Science and Histories of Fever https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-163023 Heidelberg, 20.09.2026-25.09.2026, Stefanie Gänger / Yijie Huang / Jenny Sure, Department of History / Ulrich Schwarz / Julian Voits, Institute for Theoretical Physics / Friedrich Frischknecht, …
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Feel the heat? This question could not be more fitting than in the current heat wave 🤒🌡️. If interested in the role of temperature for biological organisms, apply for our International Marsilius Academy Sept 20-25 at Heidelberg. We still have open slots 😀. New deadline July 1st. lnkd.in/ez2SMg7J
There are still a few days left to apply and become part of an exciting #summer #school that brings together people from different disciplines! ❗️Extended deadline: 1 July 2026❗️ @feverprojecthd.bsky.social
Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)@sshmedicine.bsky.social · 2mo agoA multidisciplinary summer school that brings together perspectives from the life and natural sciences and the humanities to re-examine the multifaceted nature of fever. Deadline: 14 June 2026 #histmed #medhumanities For more details 👇 www.marsilius-kolleg.uni-heidelberg.de/de/studium/i...
Deadline extended! Applications open until 1 July 2026!
Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)@sshmedicine.bsky.social · 2mo agoA multidisciplinary summer school that brings together perspectives from the life and natural sciences and the humanities to re-examine the multifaceted nature of fever. Deadline: 14 June 2026 #histmed #medhumanities For more details 👇 www.marsilius-kolleg.uni-heidelberg.de/de/studium/i...
Today’s #Fever-Lecture-Series features Annika Raapke (@mouseemperor.bsky.social) Curious? The lecture will take place online, join us at 16:15 for an exciting talk on fever(s) in the French and Swedish #Caribbean colonial contexts! 📍 us06web.zoom.us/j/8377870749... @feverprojecthd.bsky.social
Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease@feverprojecthd.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe are excited to announce the second FEVER lecture series for the summer term 2026, with different talks relating to the history of fevers, medicine, and science. Feel free to join us in person at the Lecture Hall of Heidelberg's history faculty (Grabengasse 3-5)!
Final week to register for #SSHM2026! Registration Closes 15 June The Society’s biennial conference takes place 30 June - 3 July at University of Leeds The theme is In/Out
SSHM 2026: In/Out University of Leeds 30 June – 3 July 2026
Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling and Conference Committee: Dr Alex Bamji, Professor Shane Doyle, Megan Graham, Professor Robert Hornsby, Dr Will Jackson, Dr J…
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A multidisciplinary summer school that brings together perspectives from the life and natural sciences and the humanities to re-examine the multifaceted nature of fever. Deadline: 14 June 2026 #histmed #medhumanities For more details 👇 www.marsilius-kolleg.uni-heidelberg.de/de/studium/i...
Organized together with @feverprojecthd.bsky.social and @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social. Many thanks to our sponsors, including @dzif.bsky.social, DFG-priority program #SPP2332 "Physics of Parasitism" and the cluster of excellence #SynthImmune.
“‘The Wisest Man Nevertheless Knows Not the Nature of A Fever.’ Epistemic Geographies and Enlightened Disputes.” Very much looking forward to presenting under those ceilings! www.college-de-france.fr/en/agenda/sy...
"The Wisest Man Nevertheless Knows Not the Nature of A Fever." Epistemic Geographies and Enlightened Disputes | Collège de France
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Feel the heat? Join us in Heidelberg for an interdisciplinary summer school on FEVER. Stefanie Gänger, Ulrich Schwarz and Freddy Frischknecht welcome 30 participants and speakers incl. science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt to our Institute of Advanced Studies. Info & registration: lnkd.in/d7Yt5tf9
Join us today for Stefan Lüder's talk on volcanoes as environmental global actors at the Lecture Hall of Heidelberg's history faculty!
Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease@feverprojecthd.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe are excited to announce the second FEVER lecture series for the summer term 2026, with different talks relating to the history of fevers, medicine, and science. Feel free to join us in person at the Lecture Hall of Heidelberg's history faculty (Grabengasse 3-5)!
Friesel-, Tertian-, Sumpf- und Katarr- halfieber, remittierende, Nerven- und Kindbett- fieber; Scharlach-, Gallen-, und Gelbfieber – wie bringt man Ordnung in diese Masse an Fiebern, die das 18.Jhdt kannte? Was unterscheidet sie von unserem heutigen Fieber? S. Gänger im Athene-Magazin. t1p.de/wekg2
We had a great time yesterday @uniheidelberg.bsky.social talking about Sue Peabody's latest book 'Madeleine's children', which has also recently been translated into French! Thanks for coming by and sharing fascinating aspects of your research. 📚 #furcy @feverprojecthd.bsky.social
The Balzan–FRIAS Project in Global History invites applications from early-career researchers for a two-day masterclass and lecture on the history of capitalism from a global perspective featuring Professor Patricia Clavin (University of Oxford), to be held on 16–17 July 2026.
Join us for an engaging discussion with Sue Peabody, who will share insights from her recent book and reflect on the writing process, exploring questions such as: Which narrative style is most effective - #biography, #microhistory, or #fiction? @feverprojecthd.bsky.social
We are excited to announce the second FEVER lecture series for the summer term 2026, with different talks relating to the history of fevers, medicine, and science. Feel free to join us in person at the Lecture Hall of Heidelberg's history faculty (Grabengasse 3-5)!
Had the pleasure of reviewing Sascha Auerbach’s latest book for @journalslavery.bsky.social! He offers a compelling reinterpretation of late-stage slavery and indenture in the British Empire. brill.com/view/journal...
📢 Join us at Notre Dame London to celebrate 20 years of the Journal of Global History! JGH is hosting an ECR workshop and a Guest Lecture with Prof. Stefanie Gänger. In person and online. Find out more and register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/distinguis...
📢 New on First View! Paul Blickle explores the nineteenth-century history of ship’s ballast to study global maritime mobility ‘from below’. #ballast #historyfrombelow #ports #ships #shipping #nineteenthcentury #environment #steampower #tranist #trade Read Open Access: doi.org/10.1017/S174...
CFA: Geschichte Lateinamerikas / Historia de América Latina https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-160015 Köln, 21.01.2026-31.03.2026, Universität Köln, Bewerbungsschluss: 31.03.2026 Jahrbuch für Geschichte Lateinamerikas / Anuario de Historia de América Latina
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