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Speech, rather than hearing, has long been at the heart of deaf exclusion. Embracing sign language changed that.

The following is a joint statement from the Historical Association, History UK, Institute of Historical Research, and the Royal Historical Society following the most recent meeting of this quartet of ...

If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick admin@sshm.org Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context Loca…

Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context Manchester Metropolitan University | Tuesday 21st July 2026 (Plus, a second reserve day of Wednesday 22nd July, subject to ...

This article develops academic literature on the history of the Hospital League of Friends, using the Halifax League as a case study. The League of Friends of the Halifax Hospitals was one of the f...

If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick admin@sshm.org Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context Location:…

Recovery and rehabilitation are highly charged terms in contemporary mental health, with their meanings and implications contested by professionals and survivor...

If 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…

In Our Own Words brings together a collection of essays from a group that became affectionately known as LD (Learning Disability) Club. The project arose from a Knowledge Transfer Partnership …

“The Extraction of the Stone of Madness”, Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1494, Museo del Prado Call for Papers –  International conference Who Cares ? Psychiatry in the English-speaking world  #2 Theories and P...

Vacancy: Co-Editor for Social History of Medicine Social History of Medicine (SHM) seeks a new co-editor to join Dr Elma Brenner (co-editor), Professor Flurin Condrau (co-editor), Dr Janet Greenlee…

Rates of mental illness are rising, waiting lists are lengthy and recent BBC programmes have revealed scandalous conditions and abuse at psychiatric facilities. Apart from demanding more funds to supp...

Yorkshire Cricket Heritage is excited to announce our second year partnering with students to research, develop, discover and curate an exhibition centering around underrepresented and marginalised gr...

The History UK Disability and History Project was launched in November 2023 in response to the History UK EDI report which identified disability as an important aspect of EDI work worthy of further…

Historical texts rarely supply enough detail for a definitive diagnosis, so medical historians need to proceed with caution.

Alt: Tinted (?) Dixon of Dock Green footage - mid-century British TV series - showing a police officer wearing a helmet with chin strap, saluting, with the words 'Evening All' on the gif.