Social History Society

BME Small Grants: 2026 Recipients We are delighted to announce the results of the latest round of the BME small grants funding scheme. This scheme is administered by SHS in partnership with the Economic History Society, History UK,…

📣We are delighted to announce the 2026 recipients of the Joint BME Small Grants!

This scheme is supported by @histedsocuk.bsky.social; EHS; History UK; @historyworkshop.org.uk; @royalhistsoc.org; @sslh.bsky.social and @womenshistnet.bsky.social!✨

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Festival of Social History To celebrate 50 years of the Social History Society, we’ve teamed up with the Institute of Historical Research to host a Social History Festival! The festival will feature two expert discussion pan…

📣Bookings now open!

👉Celebrating 50 years of the Social History Society with our 'Festival of Social History' @ihr.bsky.social

Panels, zine-making stall, tours, lunch, a roundtable, & keynote by Naomi Tadmor

📅 24 Apr 2026
💷 from £10 for members

All welcome!
socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...

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Politics, Media, and the Representation of Chinese Youth Suicide and Melancholy (1930–1937) In the 1930s, Chinese media extensively reported on youth suicides, commonly attributing them to patriotism, academic pressure, and economic hardship. Adult commentators overwhelmingly condemned th...

Great to see my PhD student @jianhaoxu.bsky.social's first article out in @cultsochistory.bsky.social! It's a fascinating analysis of media reporting of young people's suicides in 1930s China & how young people themselves responded to this www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #histchild #skystorians

Silence and Plurality: Emotions of Adolescent Suicide under 1930s Chinese Political Culture Jianhao Xu, Newcastle University. This blog accompanies Xu’s forthcoming article in Cultural and Social History.  The historical context examined in this study is the profound social and poli…

Jianhao has also written a short introduction to his article on the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social blog here: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

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Termination of Twitter Posting The Social History Society’s committee has unanimously voted to leave X (formerly Twitter) due to ethical concerns about its culture. Over recent years, our members have become increasingly uncomfo…

📣The Social History Society’s committee has unanimously voted to leave X (formerly Twitter) due to ethical concerns about its culture.

For more information about this, please read our statement here: socialhistory.org.uk/2026/02/11/t...

We are organising a big "Festival of Social History" at the IHR, Friday April 24. The ticket price is an absolute steal for SHS members (join!). Trust me when I say this one's built different, it will be a hands-on day demonstrating how vibrant and engaged UK social history is. ONLY £10!

I'm delighted to be taking part in the Festival of Social History at Senate House in April.

With Professor Naomi Tadmor giving a keynote, my own panel on sources of social history, and plenty of time for discussion and interaction it will be great day.

Do join us! 🗃️

Social History Society Conference 👇🏾

Festival of Social History To celebrate 50 years of the Social History Society, we’ve teamed up with the Institute of Historical Research to host a Social History Festival! The festival will feature two expert discussion pan…

📣Bookings now open!

👉Celebrating 50 years of the Social History Society with our 'Festival of Social History' @ihr.bsky.social

Panels, zine-making stall, tours, lunch, a roundtable, & keynote by Naomi Tadmor

📅 24 Apr 2026
💷 from £10 for members

All welcome!
socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...

Crossing Borders: Expressing National Identity Through Headstones in the Bradford Reform Jewish Cemetery, 1877 to 1935 Until reading this blog, many of you have probably never heard of the Bradford Reform Jewish community. They are Britain’s third oldest Reform Jewish community and are still active today. Bra…

📣New blog!

Sophia Lambert (@sophialambert100.bsky.social) on 'Crossing Borders: Expressing National Identity Through Headstones in the Bradford Reform Jewish Cemetery, 1877 to 1935'

#History #Memorial #Migration #Bradford 19thc 20thc 🗃️

👉Read online here: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...

Small Grants The Social History Society maintains a Small Grants Fund to support our members to carry out research activities and hold events. We give priority to activities and event that would otherwise remai…

📣Apply for Small Grants Funding!

Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment?

⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March

socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...

Small Grants The Social History Society maintains a Small Grants Fund to support our members to carry out research activities and hold events. We give priority to activities and event that would otherwise remai…

📣Apply for Small Grants Funding!

Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment?

⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March

socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...

📣You now have until Friday 23 January to get your proposals in - we look forward to seeing many of you in Lancaster in July!✨

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The @socialhistsoc.bsky.social have extended their CfP for their 50th anniversary conference until 23 January! 🌟Do submit your paper or panel and join us at Lancaster University, 1-3 July 2026 📄 There's 8 different strands to choose from that can be applied to 😀 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...

If you've been sitting on the fence about submitting a paper to SHS, guess what?! You have a whole week more to decide and I'd strongly encourage you to submit that paper! It is such a supportive, friendly and fun conference to be part of! Come and join us!

Deadline extended until 23 Jan! Do put in an application for this conference - it's one of the warmest, loveliest and social (fittingly!) conferences there is in History, and it's especially welcoming to ECRs and PGRs!

You now have a whole extra week to get abstracts in!

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📣DEADLINE EXTENDED!

We are delighted to announce that we're extending the deadline for applications to our 50th anniversary conference!

At this busy time, we want as many people as possible to have the chance to apply.

Now accepting applications until 23 Jan!

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📣The deadline for applications to our 50th anniversary conference closes TOMORROW!

We really look forward to seeing many of you there!

3 days to submit those abstracts! Get them in! It's going to be a wonderful conference!

This is a great conference for ECRs, postgrads, mid career and senior - lots of lively exchange and fun too

The Industrial Revolution, AI, and the Past and Future of Leisure Blog by Dr Nicholas Collins, relating to his recent Open Access article in Cultural and Social History – read here! I’ve always been fascinated by a deceptively simple historical question: wh…

📣New blog!

Nicholas Collins reflects on 'The Industrial Revolution, AI, and the Past and Future of Leisure'

This blog gives insight into Collins' latest article published in @cultsochistory.bsky.social!

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📣3 days to go until the deadline - we can't wait to see you for our 50th anniversary in Lancaster!

What's your favourite thing about the SHS Conference?

As our applications are currently *OPEN*, we look back at what some of 2025's attendees loved about the SHS Conference!

(No fairground this year, but lots of 50th anniversary celebrations!)

What's your favourite thing about the SHS Conference?

As our applications are currently *OPEN*, we look back at what some of 2025's attendees loved about the SHS Conference!

(No fairground this year, but lots of 50th anniversary celebrations!)

A happy fiftieth to our friends at @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

SHS Annual Conference 2026 Our 50th anniversary conference will be held at Lancaster University, the academic home of the Social History Society. A Significant Milestone The Social History Society was founded at Lancaster Un…

📣You have just under a month to send in your proposal for our 2026 Social History Society Conference - where we will be celebrating out 50th anniversary!

👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...

SHS Annual Conference 2026 Our 50th anniversary conference will be held at Lancaster University, the academic home of the Social History Society. A Significant Milestone The Social History Society was founded at Lancaster Un…

📣You have just under a month to send in your proposal for our 2026 Social History Society Conference - where we will be celebrating out 50th anniversary!

👉Find out more here: socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...