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The official account of the Children’s History Society 👧🧒 🧸Exploring and sharing the diverse history of children, childhood and youth 🪁Our website: www.histchild.org admin: @bethanwatts.bsky.social

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Stephanie Olsen @stephanieolsen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still time (until Sept 15) to send us your proposals for the SHCY conference in Montréal! www.shcy.org/news-announc... @shcy.bsky.social @histchildoxford.bsky.social @histchild.bsky.social @clpn.bsky.social @hexhistory.bsky.social #coenars
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Call for Papers: SHCY 2027 in Montreal! - Society for the History of Children and Youth
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Stephanie Olsen @stephanieolsen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth (JHCY) is looking for a new editor or co-editors. Details below. Please share widely! @shcy.bsky.social @histchildoxford.bsky.social @histchild.bsky.social @clpn.bsky.social
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Applications for JHCY Editorship Are Open! - Society for the History of Children and Youth
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Laura Tisdall @lauratisdall.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New on the @histchild.bsky.social website, access a bibliography of works published in the history of childhood in the past c.15 years, and contribute yourself. Thanks so much to @karl-haohaozhang.bsky.social www.histchild.org/resources/co... #histchild #skystorians
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Contribute to a history of childhood bibliography
Check out this working bibliography and add more resources yourself
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Stephanie Olsen @stephanieolsen.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Very happy to be co-organizing the SHCY conference in Montreal. Please send us your proposals by Sept 15! @shcy.bsky.social @histchild.bsky.social @histchildoxford.bsky.social @hexhistory.bsky.social #coenars
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Canadian Network on Humanitarian History @aidhistory.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
New @aidhistory.bsky.social blog by @dominiquemarshall.bsky.social on the wealth of historical information in the Canadian Junior Red Cross now available at the @lpcchildrights.bsky.social : aidhistory.ca/50-years-of-... @redcrosscanada.bsky.social @shcy.bsky.social @histchild.bsky.social
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50 Years of Canadian Junior Red Cross Magazine at the Landon Pearson Centre – Canadian Network on Humanitarian History
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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Our sister group, @histchild.bsky.social, had their fifth biannual conference last week. Huge thanks to @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social and @drjuliabish.bsky.social for planning a wonderful conference and providing a space for people at different career stages to share their work for us all to enjoy.
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Yinka Olusoga @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
That’s a wrap on the @histchild.bsky.social conference. Thank you delegates & keynote speakers, & the many academic & professional services colleagues @sheffielduni.bsky.social who helped it happen, especially @drjuliabish.bsky.social Glorious weather, fabulous papers. 🎤⬇️ #histchild26
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Yinka Olusoga @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
In our final keynote session Dr Becky Parry & young Heritage Producers Maisie, Harry & Olivia introduced delegates at the @histchild.bsky.social conference to the incredible work and archival legacy of @rotherhamcouncil.bsky.social‘s Children’s Capital of Culture 2025. #histchild26
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
That's a wrap for the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! We've had a great few days hosting each panel and delegate, sharing our research, catching up with old friends, and making new connections. Thank you to every attendee for making our Fifth Biennial Conference a success!
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It's time for our final panels of the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! We hope you've found them as informative and enlightening as we have.
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Institute of the History of Medicine at JHU @histmedjhu.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We are hiring for an Associate or Full Professor (Tenure-Track) in History of Medicine: Pre-Modern! Please circulate widely - apply.interfolio.com/182469
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Please join us for our third and final Keynote 'Children's Capital of Culture: Reimagining Rotherham' (11:00-12:00) at The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02, presented by Becky Parry, Kathryn Reaney, Harry Wright, Maisie Dorlin and Olivia Downton.
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It's the final day of the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! We have another great lineup of panels and speakers today.
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Yinka Olusoga @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We had perfect weather to enjoy views of Sheffield on our walk up to the conference dinner of the @histchild.bsky.social at the iconic Park Hill Flats last night. Fabulous food and great company. Thanks to South Street Kitchen for hosting us. #histchild26 @uoscollections.bsky.social
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
For those of you who have pre-booked the Conference Dinner at South Street Kitchen, here are all the details you'll need: Dinner Venue: South Street Kitchen, located in Park Hill Flats, 19-20 South St, Sheffield S2 5QX
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thank you to all delegates, participants, and attendees for another fantastic day of CHS Sheffield 2026! We're looking forward to seeing you all again for our final panels tomorrow 🧒 #histchild26
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Yinka Olusoga @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I had the pleasure of chairing today’s #histchild panel ‘Girls and Girlhoods’ Thank you for three fascinating and thought provoking papers Jordyn Beaupré , Taylar Carty and @agneshamberger.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histchild.bsky.social
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Yinka Olusoga @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Prof Caroline Bressey UCL has just expertly delivered our second keynote at #histchild26 & I am in awe. Such a powerful & considered (re)telling of archival encounters & the power of names, & an inspirational example of methodology & delivery. @histchild.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Welcome back to our final set of papers for Day 2 of CHS Sheffield! Panel N The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 CHILDHOODS AND FAMILIES Chair: Agnes Hamberger
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We are pleased to welcome Caroline Bressey (UCL) as our keynote speaker for Day 2 of CHS Sheffield, with her lecture "Archival Scenes and Critical Fabulations of Family and Place Intergenerational Stories of Maddison, from Enslavement to the London County Council".
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Claire Phillips @clartyclara.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Great first day at #histchild26. Looking forward to presenting on siblings in Welsh Workhouses tomorrow. The panel is part of our forthcoming special issue on siblings in institutional care.
Part of a conference programme showing a panel on Sibling Relationships in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century British and Australian Care Institutions.
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Yinka Olusoga @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A fantastic first keynote at #histchild26 from @darrenchetty.bsky.social & @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social providing rich & critical historical & philosophical perspectives on the child characters of children’s literature & adult fears & desires around childhood, belonging & identity, past & present
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our second set of panels (11:00-12:10) are about to begin! Panel L The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 DISPLACEMENT, BELONGING AND IDENTITY Chair: Rhianedd Collins .
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our jam-packed day of papers begins with three fantastic panels. Just like yesterday, you can read more about each speaker and their papers in your Conference Programme or by reading the comments below. Panel I The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 GIRLS AND GIRLHOODS Chair: Yinka Olusoga
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Welcome back to Day 2 of the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! Registration is now open for Day 2 - head over to the Ground Floor Exhibition of the Diamond to sign-in.
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rhianeddcollins.bsky.social @rhianeddcollins.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I'm having a fabulous time at the Children's History Society Conference, University of Sheffield. That's no wonder, considering the friendly and supportive environment and high quality of papers! Presenting yesterday was a highlight. Proud to be a part of this academic community #histchild26
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Yinka Olusoga @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Fascinating papers in Panel D ‘ Multigenerational Perspectives on Childhoods’ on day 1 of the @histchild.bsky.social conference @slowhistorian.bsky.social @shirleene.bsky.social Harriet Bee & @rhianeddcollins.bsky.social expertly chaired by @lauratisdall.bsky.social #histchild26
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Thank you to all the wonderful delegates, speakers, and attendees for the first day of our CHS Sheffield Conference 2026. We've had a great day of fascinating papers and can't wait to do it all again tomorrow! 🧒
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Dr Jessamy Carlson @jessamycarlson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Am up in Sheffield at the moment for the @histchild.bsky.social conference. Have enjoyed various papers, stretching from Lincolnshire Poor Law to teenage romance in 1960s Liverpool. Looking forward to more to come.
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We're delighted to welcome Professor Karen Sands-O'Connor and Dr Darren Chetty to CHS Sheffield 2026, where they'll be presenting the first of our Keynote Lectures "The Child Inside, Outside, and Breaking Down the Walls of Children’s Literature’s Secret Garden" (16:15-17:15).
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
For our final group of papers today, we have two panels of fantastic speakers and discussions (14:15-15:45). #histchild26 Panel G The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 ACTIVISM Chair: Catherine Freeman
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our next talks are again spread over three panels (11:30-13:00). Head to the comments for speaker profiles and abstracts!
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Kicking off our first papers, we have 3 panels in Session 1 (9:30-11:00). Read more about each speaker and their paper abstract in the conference programme, or head to Facebook to read them in full. #histchild26
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Head over to Lecture Theatre 02 in The Diamond for our Introduction & Welcome to the Conference (9:00-9:30am) Don’t forget to use #histchild26 to keep updated with the conference proceedings!
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Registration is now OPEN for our conference! Head to the Ground Floor Exhibition Space, The Diamond, to sign-in. You can also find maps of The Diamond within our Conference Programme, or you can use the interactive maps of the University of Sheffield linked below.
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Yinka Olusoga @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A huge thanks to @robbannister.bsky.social and The House Skatepark for hosting our pre-conference social event ahead of the @histchild.bsky.social conference at @sheffielduni.bsky.social Great to learn of the history of skateboarding in Sheffield and to see delegates getting to know each other
A view of a large indoor skatepark with ramps and railings taken from a raised viewing platform. Three people are skateboarding in the distance. A group of people sitting around a tables on the viewing platform above an indoor skatepark
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Here’s the programme for our Sheffield Conference 2026! Which papers take your interest? 🧒 hubble-live-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/children-s-h...
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Bethan Catherine Watts @bethanwatts.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Looking forward to keeping everyone up-to-date with posts from our Fifth Biennial Conference at the University of Sheffield, beginning tomorrow and ending on Friday. Please do follow us @histchild.bsky.social on our social media pages, or use the hashtag #histchild26 to never miss a post 🧒
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Our Fifth Biennial Conference begins tomorrow! Keep your eyes on our social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky and X - all linked below) for constant updates across the three days on every paper, presenter, and event.
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Yinka Olusoga @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
We are proud to host the 5th biennial conference of @histchild.bsky.social at @sheffielduni.bsky.social from 1-3 July. We have 20 panels & 3 fabulous keynotes presenting work from across the world. Read the programme at www.histchild.org/pages/confer...
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Conference programme | Children's History Society
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Dominique Marshall @dominiquemarshall.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A big hello - and thank you! - to all our new followers! 👋🧒 Here’s a reminder to follow us on our other social media platforms to stay up-to-date with our work: Facebook: The Children’s History Society Instagram: @histchildsociety X: @histchild
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Julia Bishop @drjuliabish.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Only a week left to register for the Children's History Society @histchild.bsky.social conference on Space, Place, Belonging and Identity in Intergenerational Histories of Childhood and Youth. Register by 1 June to join us at the University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social on 1-3 July!
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Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society
University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🧒 Our website detailing information about our upcoming conference “Space, Place, Belonging and Identity in Intergenerational Histories of Childhood and Youth” is now LIVE!
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Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
PEEP PEEP! New post on Thomas the Tank Engine, the 1946 book by the Rev W. Awdry that was the second entry in the Railway Series, and introduced its most iconic character. A 🧵 on how he and the book fitted into this emerging fictional moral universe. #skystorians 🗃️
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Thomas the Tank Engine (1946)
The second book in The Railway Series introduced its most iconic character, whose childlike qualities appealed to a young audience even as they routinely resulted in chastening experiences.
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A fantastic full-time salaried Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity has just gone live from Tampere University on the history of nationalism and childhood. International applications are encouraged. Check it out! 🧒👧 tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...
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Postdoctoral Researcher (History of Everyday Nationalism, CoE NARS) / Tutkijatohtori
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Stephanie Olsen @stephanieolsen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
2.5 year postdoc opportunity at CoE NARS, Tampere University. The focus is on the history of everyday nationalism and we encourage applications dealing with the history of childhood and youth. Please distribute far and wide and encourage great scholars to apply. tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_...
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Postdoctoral Researcher (History of Everyday Nationalism, CoE NARS) / Tutkijatohtori
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Sharing on behalf of @newcastleuni the Call for Papers for their upcoming conference “Caring Communities: Rethinking Care, Class, and Kinship, 1800-Present”, taking place at Newcastle University on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 of September 2026.
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Call for articles: "Putting Babies at the Centre: Pedagogies of Care." For a special issue of the Journal of Childhood, Education & Society, co-edited by our member Jane Dorrian. Abstracts are due by 15 November. www.j-ces.com/index.php/jc...
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2027: Call for Papers for Thematic Issue | Journal of Childhood, Education & Society
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Children’s History Society @histchild.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
📣 Call for Papers! Macquarie University and the Society for the History of Emotions invite paper proposals for their upcoming conference, held both in-person, hybrid and online at Macquarie University, Sydney on Thursday, 26th November 2026.
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