@nathanbossoh
Historian of science, medicine, and African collections. Research Fellow @unisouthampton.bsky.social working on the rise of herbal medicine research in Ghana. Co-curator of 'The Kola Nut Cannot Be Contained' Book Reviews Editor @advancesjournal.bsky.social
Had a great time last week Friday giving a guest session on African Traditional Medicine in the context of imperial history and contemporary Global Health. This was alongside Dr Mei Wang (Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), who gave a very engaging talk on TCM 😀
A little late to share, but I am grateful to have met Melanie Keen as Director, and that the display I co-curated at Wellcome during her time there (The Kola Nut Cannot Be Contained) is mentioned in this announcement!
Keen pushed Wellcome into the future!
wellcomecollection.org/melanie-keen...
Sure thing! Will get back to you when I get to reading
I will be reading!
📚 INCSA's Book Reviews Editor, @nathanbossoh.bsky.social, is looking for authors to review books for upcoming issues of Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research @advancesjournal.bsky.social.
Click here for more details and to view a list for books for review: in-csa.com/book-reviews/
My JRCPE article about Dr Archibald Hewan and Glasgow's medical libraries is out! You can read it for FREE via the link. Hewan was the first black physician to serve as a missionary in Africa. #histstm #histsci #hps #BookHistory #churchhistory #AfricanHistory journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Amazing stuff Matthew, an important read!
The Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research Journal is not just interested in books that deal with the (long) 19th century, but also its legacies and afterlives today.
See our current books on offer for review: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@incsa.bsky.social @advancesjournal.bsky.social
Academic book front cover with multi-coloured triangle theme at top and bottom, and large writing (the title) in black with a white background in the middle of the book cover
I was fortunate to be able to co-author a book chapter with @skidwayy.bsky.social on the topic of imperial intersections in the current historiography of science and religion, charting some new paths forward for the field!
Congrats to the editors and other contributors on the new publication 😀📚😀
A large green and brown sign post outside with the word ‘Centre for Plant Medicine Research’
A road pathway leading to a large which and brown building - the national archives of Ghana in Accra
Two black men (myself and Yaw Afrim) standing next to each other in a cafe shop wearing white and cream coloured tops and brown trousers
A plethora of black Ghanaian research and administrators standing together posing for pictures in front of an exhibition display on the topic of herbal medicine science - hosted at the University of Ghana
Back from my recent research trip to Ghana and it’s been quite a fun but busy few weeks there! Got to see many things and also definitely need to go back to see many other things 🇬🇭😆
Text box reads Thurs 19 June, 9-10am, online, with link to signup page. Image shows Dr Nathan Bossoh smiling.
Join us next Thursday for our final seminar of the academic year!
'Science, Christianity, and Representation: ethnic dimensions in past and present,' with Dr Nathan Bossoh from Southampton University. @nathanbossoh.bsky.social
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/eclas-seminars
Ahh that’s no worries! I’m sure there are other games around, those are just the two that came to my mind
Ahh great. I thought it was a good one (I watched a full gameplay stream of it on YouTube), hopefully you enjoy playing it 👾🎮
Two suggestions which might fit (both set in a version of Victorian Britain):
Alice madness returns - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice:_...
Dishonoured - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishono...
The talk will explore the creation and early years of the Garden in the 1890s, the role of the first curator, William Crowther, and two plants of significance - cotton and cocoa.
Date: Wednesday 21 May 2025
Time: 15:00 16:00
Link: Email instructingnaturalhistory@uu.se or see website for more info
I am giving a talk tomorrow for the INH series online, where I am looking at the origins of the Aburi Botanic Gardens in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) and the role that instructions and suggestions played in its management and early "success"
#botany #ghana.Bsky #HistSTM #aburibotanicgardens
Don't miss tomorrow's seminar by the fabulous @nathanbossoh.bsky.social: Making Colonial Laboratories: Investigating the Role of Suggestions and Instructions in Managing the Aburi Botanic Gardens. 21 May, 15.00-16.00 CET. Please note time dif.To register please email instructingnaturalhistory@uu.se
Is there a long 19th-century-ish book you'd like to review? Or have you written one? We've got an editor for that!
Meet Nathan Bossoh @nathanbossoh.bsky.social - book reviews editor here at Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research.
The 2025 Anniversary conference celebrates 50 years of the Science and Religion Forum. The upcoming conference doesn't pose the question of whether science and religion can interact but how and where they are in dialogue 📚
Last opportunity for (in-person) tickets!
www.srforum.org/anniversary-...
The first article is by Will Sims and Will Law (SMG), and the Second article is by Emily Dawson (UCL)
Two new significant articles have just recently been published (separately) on the topic of colonial collections, displays, and practices in the London Science Museum! 📚
The 1st:
journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/article/chal...
The 2nd:
journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/ma...
#HistSTM #GLAMS #sciencemuseum
Very happy to be able to say that the new @incsa.bsky.social academic journal 'Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research' is now live and accepting proposals!
Do get in touch with me regarding potential books for review and/or books you would like to review 😁
www.tandfonline.com/journals/ran...
Got an opinion piece on the boil?
Meet @dremilyvincent.bsky.social - our Forums Editor: she is commissioning bold, informed discussions of topical, controversial, or neglected research questions in long 19th century studies around the work.
Yeah definitely!
Sign attached to a fence on the outside of the Kew Gardens building. The sign, which has a large image of a green and red plant, describes an exhibition on the history of botany currently hosted inside Kew building.
Botany exhibition inside Kew Gardens behind a large glass with larger and smaller images, books, and text describing the history of British plant collecting practices from the 18th to 19th century
Botany exhibition inside Kew Gardens behind a large glass with larger and smaller images, books, and text describing the history of British plant collecting practices from the 18th to 19th century
Just been at Kew Gardens this week for some archival research and got to check out the awesome exhibition by
@edwinrose.bsky.social
called 'Botanical Revolutions 1776-1848' - worth a viewing if you happen to be visiting Kew anytime soon!
#naturalhistory #botany #exhibition #HistSTM #KewGardens
Excited for the publication of @jackdashby.bsky.social new book ‘Nature’s Memory’ - I’ve already read it cover to cover (& obviously loved it)
If you want to know more about natural history museums this is a must read. It’s not just bones & stones behind the scenes
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
Ahh, I would love to attend if I could have. I hope it goes well!
This is a super interesting call for papers!
As historians what do we do with the archival materials that we gather but that end up not fitting into our research narrative for a particular project?
#histSTM #environmentalhistory #archives
Looking for a venue for that inspiring 19th-century-esque article you're writing? Look no further!
Paul Watt is our General Editor with responsibility for articles - get in touch here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ran...
