Daniel Blackie
@danielblackie.bsky.social
Disability history's my thing at Tampere University.
https://www.tuni.fi/en/people/daniel-blackie
Disability in the Industrial Revolution (OA): http://bit.ly/2QCobZO
https://www.tuni.fi/en/people/daniel-blackie
Disability in the Industrial Revolution (OA): http://bit.ly/2QCobZO
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As a disabled historian I am so pleased that History UK (co-funded with @royalhistsoc.org) have published their report on disabled student & staff experiences of #highereducation & history. It makes for a difficult reading at times, but none of it is surprising. www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...
History UK Disability and History Project
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…
www.history-uk.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
As a disabled historian I am so pleased that History UK (co-funded with @royalhistsoc.org) have published their report on disabled student & staff experiences of #highereducation & history. It makes for a difficult reading at times, but none of it is surprising. www.history-uk.ac.uk/projects/his...
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We are starting to plan our monthly events schedule for next year and we would love your input! Would you like to lead one of our sessions? Or do you have any ideas for speakers/themes that you would like to see explored? Please do get in touch! #DisHist
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We are starting to plan our monthly events schedule for next year and we would love your input! Would you like to lead one of our sessions? Or do you have any ideas for speakers/themes that you would like to see explored? Please do get in touch! #DisHist
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Records of the International Federation of Persons with Physical Disability available at @archivum.org
Great holdings, and they also offer fellowships with stipend. #dishist
archivum.org/news/executi...
Great holdings, and they also offer fellowships with stipend. #dishist
archivum.org/news/executi...
Executive Board Records of FIMITIC Now Open for Research
The first series of the Records of the International Federation of Persons with Physical Disability (FIMITIC) is now open for research.
archivum.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Records of the International Federation of Persons with Physical Disability available at @archivum.org
Great holdings, and they also offer fellowships with stipend. #dishist
archivum.org/news/executi...
Great holdings, and they also offer fellowships with stipend. #dishist
archivum.org/news/executi...
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#DisabilityHistoryMonth starts today!
The Railway Work, Life & Death project is an important resource for understanding occupational disability in the past, via the railways.
Read more about just a few of the people whose life stories we've explored:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk?s=disability
The Railway Work, Life & Death project is an important resource for understanding occupational disability in the past, via the railways.
Read more about just a few of the people whose life stories we've explored:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk?s=disability
You searched for disability - Railway Work, Life & Death
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#DisabilityHistoryMonth starts today!
The Railway Work, Life & Death project is an important resource for understanding occupational disability in the past, via the railways.
Read more about just a few of the people whose life stories we've explored:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk?s=disability
The Railway Work, Life & Death project is an important resource for understanding occupational disability in the past, via the railways.
Read more about just a few of the people whose life stories we've explored:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk?s=disability
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A reminder that this is happening on Wednesday!
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A reminder that this is happening on Wednesday!
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Check 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
#DisHist
'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
#DisHist
History of Medicine CFPs
If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick [email protected] Intimate States: New Histories of Medicine, Welfare, and Care under Socialism Location…
sshm.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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A reminder that this is happening THIS Wednesday! #DisHist
We’re excited to announce that we will be joined by @annasusanf.bsky.social for our October monthly event! Join us at 5pm on the 29th October for a discussion on “Disability History Potentials in the Andes: Archives, Archaeology and Indigenous Knowledge” #DisHist
October 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A reminder that this is happening THIS Wednesday! #DisHist
Hi #DisHist / #DisabilityStudies Folks!
If you've been awarded a PhD in the last 5 yrs (or due to get one in 2026!) & would like to publish an open access book, this might be of interest:
www.peterlang.com/for-authors/...
DL: 31 Jan 2026.
Seems books can be in English, French, Spanish or German!
If you've been awarded a PhD in the last 5 yrs (or due to get one in 2026!) & would like to publish an open access book, this might be of interest:
www.peterlang.com/for-authors/...
DL: 31 Jan 2026.
Seems books can be in English, French, Spanish or German!
2026 Emerging Scholars Competition
Peter Lang Publishing is delighted to announce the 2026 Peter Lang Emerging Scholars Competition in Disability Studies.
www.peterlang.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Hi #DisHist / #DisabilityStudies Folks!
If you've been awarded a PhD in the last 5 yrs (or due to get one in 2026!) & would like to publish an open access book, this might be of interest:
www.peterlang.com/for-authors/...
DL: 31 Jan 2026.
Seems books can be in English, French, Spanish or German!
If you've been awarded a PhD in the last 5 yrs (or due to get one in 2026!) & would like to publish an open access book, this might be of interest:
www.peterlang.com/for-authors/...
DL: 31 Jan 2026.
Seems books can be in English, French, Spanish or German!
Been dipping into this OPEN ACCESS offering by @parkerchronicle.bsky.social recently and there's lots here that will interest #DisHist folks working on any period, not only those in the #MedievalSky crew.
www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
Light of the Everlasting Life: Disability and Crip Eschatology in Old English Literature
<P> From disability metaphors to narratives structured around bodies presented as aberrant, early medieval English thoughtworlds conveyed the promise of resurrection and the hope of salvation through ...
www.fulcrum.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Been dipping into this OPEN ACCESS offering by @parkerchronicle.bsky.social recently and there's lots here that will interest #DisHist folks working on any period, not only those in the #MedievalSky crew.
www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...
www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...