Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I mean delay repay is all well and good but I would actually really like is to book a train, get on it and reach my destination on time. A woman can dream. 030
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Why is the train service between Derby and Sheffield so terrible these days?! Consistently genuinely a massive challenge to get to where I need to be now! 011
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I was once about to order what sounded like a lovely meal with eggs in an American restaurant, and then read the disclaimer that eating it risked food poisoning. Totally put off. Imagine a UK vendor saying, 'Well, you did choose to eat our eggs. We did warn you they might make you violently ill!' 010
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheUCU Commons @ucucommons.org · 26/06/2026PETITION: www.change.org/p/stop-redun...change.orgSign the PetitionStop Redundancies at the University of Exeter 01110
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I've recently held a casual research contract at Hertfordshire, collaborating with a social scientist. If universities benefit from humanities research, there's a case for them offering training in those disciplines! It's a real shame to see plans of closing humanities courses. c.org/fkmz9dSDn2c.orgSign the PetitionSave the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire 010
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheTORCH The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities @torchoxford2013.bsky.social · 28/04/2026 📅 Join us tomorrow! Be part of an engaging event on Tuesday 28 April at 5:30pm: “Healing in a Technological Age: Spirituality, Religion, and the Practice of Medicines” org by @oxmedhum.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yn5828vu @albertogiubilini2.bsky.social @ethoxcentre.bsky.social #Humanities #Healthtinyurl.comHealing in a Technological Age: Spirituality, Religion, and the Practice of Medicine 022
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Charity has played a role in the NHS since its foundation in 1948. How and why? This is the latest article from a research project on voluntarism in Britain's nationalised health service charityandthenhs.glasgow.ac.uk?page_id=546 #skystorians #healthpolicy #hospitals #histmed #philanthropycharityandthenhs.glasgow.ac.ukPublications – Border Crossings 061
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheDr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026New @mbhjournal.bsky.social article, co-written with Martin Gorsky, is out! ‘Free From Doubt’? The border between charity and the state in the British National Health Service 1948–74 Quant & qual analysis of charitable spending in 3 early NHS hospitals #histmed #skystorian doi.org/10.1093/tcbh...doi.org‘Free From Doubt’? The border between charity and the state in the British National Health Service, 1948–74Abstract. Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is widely regarded as epitomizing statist healthcare. However, before its launch in 1948, Britain had a ‘ 042
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheKristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Good morning all! For those who can't wait any longer: our book PERFORMING MAGNETISM is already available in open access, with huge thanks to @leuvenup.bsky.social Read it here: openresearchlibrary.org/content/d7d0... Or here: www.jstor.org/content/oa_b... 35819
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026New @mbhjournal.bsky.social article, co-written with Martin Gorsky, is out! ‘Free From Doubt’? The border between charity and the state in the British National Health Service 1948–74 Quant & qual analysis of charitable spending in 3 early NHS hospitals #histmed #skystorian doi.org/10.1093/tcbh...doi.org‘Free From Doubt’? The border between charity and the state in the British National Health Service, 1948–74Abstract. Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is widely regarded as epitomizing statist healthcare. However, before its launch in 1948, Britain had a ‘ 042
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Some MA funding at Leeds School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science! #Masters #HistSci #Theology #PhilSci #skystorians 054
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This blog is part of @torchoxford.bsky.social The Public's Health project, which looks at the history and ethics of moving images in public health, in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI) www.torch.ox.ac.uk/bfi-collabor... #mentalhealth #fim #skystorian #medhums #publichealthtorch.ox.ac.ukBFI collaboration: The Public's Health 000
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheDr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026What can the British Film Institute's archive tell us about public mental health messaging? I think about this in my latest blog for @torchoxford.bsky.social, considering comms re MMR vaccines & autism, in-patient hospitals, electro-convulsive therapy & more torch.ox.ac.uk/article/the-...torch.ox.ac.ukBlog Post | The Publics of Mental Health and the British Film Institute (BFI) National Archive 024
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheDr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Latest blog on public mental health messaging and the British Film Institute’s archive #history #healthhumanities #mentalhealth #vaccines #publichealth torch.ox.ac.uk/article/the-...torch.ox.ac.ukBlog Post | The Publics of Mental Health and the British Film Institute (BFI) National Archive 144
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Latest blog on public mental health messaging and the British Film Institute’s archive #history #healthhumanities #mentalhealth #vaccines #publichealth torch.ox.ac.uk/article/the-...torch.ox.ac.ukBlog Post | The Publics of Mental Health and the British Film Institute (BFI) National Archive 144
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026What can the British Film Institute's archive tell us about public mental health messaging? I think about this in my latest blog for @torchoxford.bsky.social, considering comms re MMR vaccines & autism, in-patient hospitals, electro-convulsive therapy & more torch.ox.ac.uk/article/the-...torch.ox.ac.ukBlog Post | The Publics of Mental Health and the British Film Institute (BFI) National Archive 024
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheLSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · 28/01/2026The Centre is delighted to invite applications for the Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson studentship, allowing the successful applicant to undertake a three-year PhD in the History of Public Health. Please circulate widely. More details can be found via the link below. www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...lshtm.ac.uk2026-27 Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Studentship | LSHTMThe London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is pleased to invite applications for a three-year full-time PhD studentship, starting in September 2026, funded by a donation from 047
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 23/02/2026This looks like an amazing opportunity and a fascinating project #histmed #phd 020
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheLSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Join us for our next seminar on 26 February, when @olibasciano.bsky.social (author of Outcast, F&F:2025) will be discussing the cultural legacy of leprosy (Hansen’s disease). Details below: Location: G08/ Hybrid (link below) Time: 12:45 - 14:00 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...lshtm.ac.ukLeprosy, stigma and the fight for patient agency | LSHTMThis presentation examines the cultural legacy of leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and its stigmatisation in the 19th century onwards, using 20th century Brazil as a case study. Its target audience is 011
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheFelicity Callard @felicitycallard.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Please circulate. Our deadline for our ECR Prize at @histhum.bsky.social is approaching (30 January 2026) 1917
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Sounds like a great idea to make use of these wonderful rooms 030
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheDr Kat Rawling @katrawling.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Deadline 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 #histmedmedia.tenor.coma black and white alarm clock shows that it is almost 5:00Alt: a black and white alarm clock counting down 0810
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheVoices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 11/12/2025We are delighted to share the programme for our upcoming conference! We will be running fourteen panels across two days in early February - all online and open to everyone 😊 please see our website for more details on speakers, panels and how to book.voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk‘The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering’ Conference Programme – Voices of Motherhood 26139
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 04/12/2025And here is David W. Jones’s Bluesky @davidwynj.bsky.social 000
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Very good question. I really hope this material remains accessible. 000
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 04/12/2025It's advent, so here's a blog I wrote last year about how NHS hospitals have used charity to observe Christmas @bharchives.bsky.social www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/archives-blo...bartshealth.nhs.ukEssential Comforts | Blogs from the Archives-Barts Health NHS TrustChristmas Charity in the Early NHS 021
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 04/12/2025I did not know this! Do you know where it will be dispersed to? I really love this article - so many fascinating threads for further research come out of it too. 111
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025#mentalhealth #healthhumanities #history #psychosocial #recovery #rehabiliation #psychology #psychiatry #survivor #charity 020
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Sixth article is by Jeanette Copperman and Sarah Chaney @kentishscribbler.bsky.social The politics of recovery: Women’s mental health activism in the UK, 1986–2002, with a focus on Bristol Crisis Service for Women journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 121
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Fifth article is by Ulrich Koch @ulikoch.bsky.social ky.social Abandoning rehabilitation and reclaiming recovery: Methadone maintenance treatment and the undoing of a ‘boundary object’, 1966–74 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...journals.sagepub.comAbandoning rehabilitation and reclaiming recovery: Methadone maintenance treatment and the undoing of a ‘boundary object’, 1966–74 - Ulrich Koch, 2025This article uses the early history of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) as a lens to draw out the epistemic and ethical-political stakes of rehabilitation ... 111
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Fourth article is by Rachael I. Rosner Leon J. Saul, Aaron T. Beck, and the story of recovery inside the Beck Depression Inventory journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 111
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Third article is by Grace Whorrall-Campbell @whc-grace.bsky.social Rehabilitation at Roffey Park: Management and psychiatry in occupational mental health, 1943–83 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 111
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Second article is by David W. Jones and Craig Fees @cfees.bsky.social Making space for ‘THOSE OTHERS’: The Q Camps Committee's cross-disciplinary exploration of disturbance and rehabilitation in 1930s Britain journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 321
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025First article is by me: Mental recovery, citizenship roles, and the Mental After-Care Association, 1879–1928 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comMental recovery, citizenship roles, and the Mental After-Care Association, 1879–1928 - Hannah Blythe, 2025This article argues for the importance of studying life after mental illness. A significant proportion of people who experience mental illness recover, but the ... 100
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Special issue of @histhum.bsky.social co-edited by me and @sarahvmarks.bsky.social is out! There’s an Intro and six further articles. Recovery and rehabilitation in mental health: Historical perspectives Here’s our co-authored Intro: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 153
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Latest writing, with @sarahvmarks.bsky.social. Intro to our special issue of @histhum.bsky.social: Recovery and rehabilitation in mental health: Historical perspectives journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 031
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheDurham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Applications are now open for our 2026 International Medical Humanities PhD Summer School! The Summer School is held jointly with the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics at @liu.se. Apply by 16 February 2026 👉 tinyurl.com/Phd-summer-s... 083
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 20/11/2025I’ve be co-editing a special issue of @histhum.bsky.social with @sarahvmarks.bsky.social on Recovery and rehabilitation in mental health: historical perspectives Our Intro article is available now! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comRecovery and rehabilitation in mental health: Historical perspectives - Hannah Blythe, Sarah Marks, 2025Recovery and rehabilitation are highly charged terms in contemporary mental health, with their meanings and implications contested by professionals and survivor... 0106
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheHistory of the Human Sciences @histhum.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Recovery and rehabilitation in mental health: Historical perspectives Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social and Sarah Marks @sarahvmarks.bsky.social’s introduction to their special issue journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comRecovery and rehabilitation in mental health: Historical perspectives - Hannah Blythe, Sarah Marks, 2025Recovery and rehabilitation are highly charged terms in contemporary mental health, with their meanings and implications contested by professionals and survivor... 054
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I did end up with amazing supervisors, plus an affiliation with a London uni. But if I’d not secured funding elsewhere, finances would have been very scary! 010
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 19/11/2025The cost of living in London (six years ago) was the primary reason I did not do my PhD in London. Even with a stipend more generous than the UKRI’s, it would have been financially a ludicrous, practically unviable, decision. PhD students need to be treated and paid like independent adults 161
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheSociety for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Check out new new #histmed CFPs added to our page: 'Life Histories in Mind: Mental ILL Health and Learning Disability in Context' Manchester Metropolitan University, 21 July 2026 Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2026 Organised by Rob Ellis and Rebecca Ball @re-histories.bsky.social #DisHistsshm.orgHistory of Medicine CFPsIf you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick admin@sshm.org Intimate States: New Histories of Medicine, Welfare, and Care under Socialism Location… 01515
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheDr Rebecca Hutten @rhutten.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Thanks @berghahnbooks.bsky.social @mkbruun.bsky.social and I are of course delighted to see it out in the world. 084
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheKate Smith @kateesthersmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Reminder that the deadline for proposals is Monday 6 October! 012
Reposted by Dr Hannah BlytheJanet Weston @janetweston.bsky.social · 08/08/2025~ Public Health Humanities Toolkit ~ Are you a researcher / educator / practitioner with overlapping interests in public health, and the arts/humanities/social sciences? Have a look at our call for proposals (non-text based modes of presentation very welcome!) www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...lshtm.ac.ukPublic Health Humanities | LSHTMUnderstanding, developing, and advocating for the arts and humanities within public health research, training, and practice. 074
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Great to be in Berlin for #EAHMH25. Lots of fascinating papers in the programme! 060
Reposted by Dr Hannah Blythewhc-grace.bsky.social @whc-grace.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Excited that my article on occupational psychiatry and management science at Roffey Park is out in History of the Human Sciences! Read if you're curious about how different 'mental health awareness' at work could have been... Thanks to editors @hanblythe.bsky.social and @sarahvmarks.bsky.social 164
Dr Hannah Blythe @hanblythe.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Coincidentally, the article analyses a film about Roffey Park that features in this recent BFI blog post. Full film available via this link! www.bfi.org.uk/lists/mental...bfi.org.ukMental Health Awareness Week: 10 films showing the evolution of mental healthcare in the UKOutdated attitudes but also pioneering compassion abound in these 10 path-finding documentaries about mental health from the 1940s to the 1990s. 020