Considered thinking - Sustainable scholarship - Artisanal histories. Reading / writing / teaching / mentoring. @King's College London. Occasional history musings on cities, memory, youth, Australia. https://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3melwajb4ok2jNotifications are going out regarding acceptances of the Children's History Society biennial conference this summer in Sheffield. Check your emails for messages! The conference website is here: https://www.histchild.org/pages/sheffield-26 and the organisers are Dr Yinka Olusoga and Dr Julia Bishop :)11 Feb 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3melwajb4ok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3me2c4dtoe223Next week at the 'Life-cycles' history seminar in Bloomsbury, this paper from Magdalene Klassen (Johns Hopkins University): https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/friendly-warnings-youth-protection-british-sexual-surveillance-international-travel-1885-1914. All welcome04 Feb 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2c4dtoe223https://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3mbttrjhq4k24Routledge Studies in the Histories of Children and Youth - expressions of interest welcome for book publications! All the details are here https://www.histchild.org/articles/publish-on-the-history-of-children-and-youth- #histchild07 Jan 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbttrjhq4k24https://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3m3mwcnu3ks2jWell done indeed, Berry! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mwcnu3ks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3m2mluv47ec2n*Call for papers!* The Children’s History Society, Fifth Biennial Conference 'Space, Place, Belonging and Identity in Intergenerational Histories of Childhood and Youth ' To be held at the University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026. Details here: https://www.histchild.org/pages/sheffield-2607 Oct 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mluv47ec2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lrhxjtmpjk2lMore excellent work from Berry - all welcome to join this event [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2025 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrhxjtmpjk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lragmvtjgk24Join us this evening for Emma's talk, which promises to reveal a hidden and often very difficult history #histchild [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2025 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lragmvtjgk24https://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lqyuz5fpnk2i#histchild folks will be interested in this! All welcome [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2025 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqyuz5fpnk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lqwxdjyxps2pNext week's 'Life-Cycles' seminar addresses Mother and Baby Homes: ‘It is the young unmarried mother who goes into a Mother and Baby Home’: child mothers and institutional cultures of containment Online & room 537, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way https://www.history.ac.uk/events/mothers-and-babies-homes-post-ww2 ALL WELCOME!06 Jun 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwxdjyxps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lqrhgn24tc2aIt was a real pleasure to be involved with this, helping Will to trace his family story. Will was also very affable, and the BBC production team super impressive! What a story, too...! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2025 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrhgn24tc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lqceevjq3s2lAnother great crop of third-year UG dissertations, all now marked! Here is a selection of what came in for the module 'Young Lives: Growing Up in Liverpool, London, Melbourne and Sydney, 1870-1970' at King's College London. Lots of pioneering work among the group :) #histchild29 May 2025 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqceevjq3s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lljvxyrfks23Many congratulations to Dr Elena Patrizi for the viva defence of her PhD thesis here in Switzerland! It was a pleasure to be part of the panel and to participate in the public discussion of this important work, which passes with the highest honours in the Swiss system, summa cum laude #histchild29 Mar 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljvxyrfks23https://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3llbt5drlds2dDeserved recognition of a terrific piece of work! Well done, Berry! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbt5drlds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3ligy34krtc2uJoin us this evening in person or online for our latest seminar paper addressing age as a category of historical analysis [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2025 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3ligy34krtc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lgixecxt4c2zNext week's 'Life-Cycles' IHR seminar with Tahaney Alghrani will be online - details and registration here. All welcome! https://www.history.ac.uk/events/wayward-girls-victorian-and-edwardian-england-pathways-and-out-juvenile-institutions185424 Jan 2025 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgixecxt4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lfpskduqms2aThe Children's History Society (#histchild) now has a Starter Pack to help members connect! go.bsky.app/Q8pibDm If you would like to become a member, head here www.histchild.org (Membership runs from January-January each year.) Happy New Year to one and all! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpskduqms2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lcgcs5zzfk2sReally looking forward to reading this new book edited by history chums Maria Cannon and Laura Tisdall. It's free to access via the link (hooray!) and set to be launched in London at the IHR in January :) Congrats to all the authors! https://uolpress.co.uk/book/adulthood-in-britain-and-the-united-states-from-1350-to-generation-z/03 Dec 2024 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgcs5zzfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/slowhistorian.bsky.social/post/3lbl5kptbps2n*Pleased to report that The Children’s History Society is now on Bluesky!* 🎉 Follow us at @histchild.bsky.social to stay updated on all things related to the history of children, childhood and youth. As before feel free to use #histchild to flag relevant interests. Also check out www.histchild.org. https://www.histchild.org/22 Nov 2024 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:f2hxi7akaib6xtajffo7p3ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbl5kptbps2n