Alexia Moncrieff
@historynerdess.bsky.social
Historian of medicine, disability, the body, gender, empire and modern warfare. Australian in Yorkshire. Knitter and wannabe pastry chef. Trying to develop greener thumbs.
The new book is go after a couple of days spent writing here. I’m writing biography for the first time, so am keen to hear suggestions of interesting, innovative, or creative examples of the genre, or writing that thoughtfully engages with the methodological questions involved.
Registration is go for SSHM2026! Looking forward to discussing the theme of ‘In/Out’ with 250 historians @universityofleeds.bsky.social over the next few days! @sshmedicine.bsky.social
Have you used the disability history ‘state of the field’ piece I co-authored with @danielblackie.bsky.social in History (2022) with students/on reading lists or in your research? doi.org/10.1111/1468... We’re revisiting it and are keen to hear what people have found useful and how it has been used.
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Deadline approaching for 'In/Out' SSHM2026 at University of Leeds! Submit your paper or panel proposals by 5pm GMT, 11 Jan 2026 to sshm2026leeds@leeds.ac.uk More details at: sshm.org/sshm-2026-in... @sshmedicine.bsky.social @historynerdess.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social #histmed
a black and white alarm clock shows that it is almost 5:00
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There's still time to submit your paper proposals for SSHM 2026 In/Out @universityofleeds.bsky.social Submission deadline: 11 Jan 2026 5.00pm GMT sshm.org/sshm-2026/ @historynerdess.bsky.social #HistMed #HistSTM
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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Spending the day with my global First World War special subject students at The Green Howards Museum in Richmond
Looking forward to co-convening this with Kat Rawling and an awesome bunch of colleagues.
Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)@sshmedicine.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe 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/
A system already exists to over-confidently state incorrect facts to women, thanks, we don’t need another one
Amanda Marcotte@amandamarcotte.bsky.social · last yr.Counterpoint: Women are ahead of the curve on knowing AI is bullshit. www.ft.com/content/7f0f...
Adding this to my reading list for my module on the body in Australian history.
Emily Cock@emilyncock.bsky.social · last yr.doi.org/10.1111/1468... Publication day! ‘Disability, Gender and Segregation in the Britain–Australia Convict System’ #OpenAccess in a @genderandhistory.bsky.social sky.social special issue on Gender and Segregation. How did disability affect prisoners’ fates? Was it gendered? 1/6
Sharing how I teach using Lego in my Level 2 module on Australian social history, ‘The Lucky Country?’
My new article, co-authored with Bart Ziino, was published over the break! The first from our British Academy Small Research Grant. First World War letters and post-war resilience in the lives of two Australians. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Chronologies of Coping: Veterans, Experience and Resilience in Australia After the Great War
This article investigates the modes in which two Australian veterans of the First World War sought to manage their experiences of service in the decades after the war. Building on a literature that...
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Microsoft Word developers. ‘No-one wants to write comments on footnotes.’ PhD Supervisors. ‘?????’ Microsoft Word developers. ‘No-one WHO MATTERS wants to write comments on footnotes.’
A sad day for my fellow brunch lovers out there.
Bill Granger, the chef who lit up a room like a Bondi Beach sunbeam
Following the death of Australia’s superstar restaurateur, Kathy Lette bids farewell to the long-time friend she helped introduce to London society – a ‘gastronomic love god’ who single-handed...
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Some afternoon fun with a dissertation workshop in Special Collections in the Brotherton Library for students on the MA in Social and Cultural history - getting them to think about topics, sources and the research they can do without even leaving campus
We're new on BlueSky! Follow us for news and announcements from the International Society for First World War Studies. We've set up two custom feeds: A first one which collects all posts with the #fwwhist hashtag bsky.app/profile/did:...
Aaaand the academic year is go! Just finished my first class (an introductory seminar for students on the MA in Social and Cultural History), so the semester feels properly underway.
New piece by me in Overland, on university management’s solidarity and the history and politics job cuts at ACU (full disclosure, it includes my job). overland.org.au/2023/09/soli...
Solidarity but only among managers, or the future of the university sector - Overland literary journ...
The process continued during Covid. Jobs were being cut due to the threats posed by the pandemic, yet more scholars were being recruited. Nice people, good at their job. But why are we doing this, we ...
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Join us on October 4th for a *Virtual* Open House to learn about the MA in Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds! 9am for US West Coast | 12pm for US East Coast ZOOM LINK: zoomto.me/WDB8F
Historians please help us spread the word: Colgate History is hiring an Assistant Professor in History of Health, Medicine, & the Body. We will consider applicants whose research is focused on Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, or South America. Full ad here, due 10/2! https://apply.interfolio.com/130212
