Dr. Elisabeth M. Yang
@emyang.bsky.social
Philosophically-bent, historian/childhood studies PhD, Wellcome Trust Fellow, history of medicine, material culture/moral babies & children/amateur thespian/tea snob
Based in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at University of Leeds
Based in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at University of Leeds
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Dr. Elisabeth M. Yang
@emyang.bsky.social
· Jun 25
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow
Constructing Moral Babies: The Science of Infancy in Nineteenth-Century America and Britain explores the dynamic interface between philosophy, theology, science, and medicine that gave rise to a cultu...
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Public Policy Research Fellow position ('25-'27) at the Centre for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds! Come work with me on my Wellcome Research Project on 'Moral Babies' and the 'Science' of Infancy in 19th-century America and Britain.
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Sweltering heat high 30s in Paris, but you're in Paris!! Oui, oui!
July 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Sweltering heat high 30s in Paris, but you're in Paris!! Oui, oui!
Public Policy Research Fellow position ('25-'27) at the Centre for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds! Come work with me on my Wellcome Research Project on 'Moral Babies' and the 'Science' of Infancy in 19th-century America and Britain.
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow
Constructing Moral Babies: The Science of Infancy in Nineteenth-Century America and Britain explores the dynamic interface between philosophy, theology, science, and medicine that gave rise to a cultu...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
June 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Public Policy Research Fellow position ('25-'27) at the Centre for History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds! Come work with me on my Wellcome Research Project on 'Moral Babies' and the 'Science' of Infancy in 19th-century America and Britain.
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Impending and Exciting News! Job Opportunity as a Research Fellow for my Wellcome Trust Research Project in Medical Humanities and HPSM at the University of Leeds soon to be posted!
June 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Impending and Exciting News! Job Opportunity as a Research Fellow for my Wellcome Trust Research Project in Medical Humanities and HPSM at the University of Leeds soon to be posted!
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BREAKING: pope studied existentialism and phenomenology
May 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
BREAKING: pope studied existentialism and phenomenology
I'm looking forward to speaking at the University of Exeter for the Joint Egenis and Centre for Cultures & Environments of Health (formerly Wellcome Centre) seminar on 12 May. Hybrid format; registration link: www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
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May 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm looking forward to speaking at the University of Exeter for the Joint Egenis and Centre for Cultures & Environments of Health (formerly Wellcome Centre) seminar on 12 May. Hybrid format; registration link: www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
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Just went to a SUPER interesting seminar by Louis Platman from @museumofthehome.bsky.social, on how the home has changed over time (and continues to change!).
H/t to Healthy Buildings Network Leeds / @horizonsinstitute.bsky.social for hosting, and to @emyang.bsky.social for introducing me to Louis!
H/t to Healthy Buildings Network Leeds / @horizonsinstitute.bsky.social for hosting, and to @emyang.bsky.social for introducing me to Louis!
April 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Just went to a SUPER interesting seminar by Louis Platman from @museumofthehome.bsky.social, on how the home has changed over time (and continues to change!).
H/t to Healthy Buildings Network Leeds / @horizonsinstitute.bsky.social for hosting, and to @emyang.bsky.social for introducing me to Louis!
H/t to Healthy Buildings Network Leeds / @horizonsinstitute.bsky.social for hosting, and to @emyang.bsky.social for introducing me to Louis!
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‘More than ever, history and historians need a collaborative and co-ordinated approach' bit.ly/4iddCU8
In advocacy, the Royal Historical Society works closely with fellow #history organisations. Today we release a statement with @histassoc.bsky.social, @ihr.bsky.social and History UK.
#skystorians
In advocacy, the Royal Historical Society works closely with fellow #history organisations. Today we release a statement with @histassoc.bsky.social, @ihr.bsky.social and History UK.
#skystorians
February 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
‘More than ever, history and historians need a collaborative and co-ordinated approach' bit.ly/4iddCU8
In advocacy, the Royal Historical Society works closely with fellow #history organisations. Today we release a statement with @histassoc.bsky.social, @ihr.bsky.social and History UK.
#skystorians
In advocacy, the Royal Historical Society works closely with fellow #history organisations. Today we release a statement with @histassoc.bsky.social, @ihr.bsky.social and History UK.
#skystorians
Much-needed respite and retreat in English country---one that was much too short. Glorious sun, a symphony of birds, and the treading of pheasants, squirrels, and badgers amid centuries-old churches, cottages, and calming streams...
April 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Much-needed respite and retreat in English country---one that was much too short. Glorious sun, a symphony of birds, and the treading of pheasants, squirrels, and badgers amid centuries-old churches, cottages, and calming streams...
Come join us on this Children's History Society-UK PG/ECR event on 13 March, 17.00-18.00 (UK time) to hear three postdoctoral scholars, including myself, share insights into applying for and attaining competitive postdoctoral fellowships.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
February 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Come join us on this Children's History Society-UK PG/ECR event on 13 March, 17.00-18.00 (UK time) to hear three postdoctoral scholars, including myself, share insights into applying for and attaining competitive postdoctoral fellowships.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
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Exciting Announcement! 📢
Join us for our second event of 2025, focused on postdoc funding schemes—perfect for postgrads and ECRs! Don't miss the chance to explore these opportunities and engage in insightful discussions on postdoc prospects. 👇 #histchild
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
Join us for our second event of 2025, focused on postdoc funding schemes—perfect for postgrads and ECRs! Don't miss the chance to explore these opportunities and engage in insightful discussions on postdoc prospects. 👇 #histchild
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
Select tickets – CHS Postdoc Funding Panel – Zoom
The CHS ECR Committee is delighted to announce the second event for 2025. Due to popular demand, we are running a panel on post...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Exciting Announcement! 📢
Join us for our second event of 2025, focused on postdoc funding schemes—perfect for postgrads and ECRs! Don't miss the chance to explore these opportunities and engage in insightful discussions on postdoc prospects. 👇 #histchild
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
Join us for our second event of 2025, focused on postdoc funding schemes—perfect for postgrads and ECRs! Don't miss the chance to explore these opportunities and engage in insightful discussions on postdoc prospects. 👇 #histchild
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
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Excited to be starting the new year with news to have received funding from @sshmedicine.bsky.social for a little something on Childhood Histories of Medicine that @emyang.bsky.social and I have been cooking up - watch this space for more (soon)! #histmed #histSTM
January 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Excited to be starting the new year with news to have received funding from @sshmedicine.bsky.social for a little something on Childhood Histories of Medicine that @emyang.bsky.social and I have been cooking up - watch this space for more (soon)! #histmed #histSTM
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Which academic are you?
November 29, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Which academic are you?
Cannot believe this was six years ago! Serenity in the strident sea of sounds that is the metropolis called New York. Cannot wait to visit there, yet again, amidst the relentless waves of perennial sounds here and there!
November 25, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Cannot believe this was six years ago! Serenity in the strident sea of sounds that is the metropolis called New York. Cannot wait to visit there, yet again, amidst the relentless waves of perennial sounds here and there!
Just reposting this here: www.su.se/centre-for-t...
Call for papers: “The Poetics and Politics of Child Culture(s)” - Centre for the Studies of Children's Culture
“The Poetics and Politics of Child Culture(s)” in Stockholm May 8-9, 2025
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November 13, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Just reposting this here: www.su.se/centre-for-t...
Looking forward to presenting my work on the material world and mythologising of babyhood in C19 and early C20 American home nurseries or the 'kingdoms of babes'! www.museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
Reframing Home, Race, Art and Empire | A Symposium | Museum of the Home
Reframing Home, Race, Art and Empire: A Symposium - Join us for a one-day symposium inspired by the acquisition of Rebecca Solomon’s ‘A Young Teacher’ (1861) by Museum of the Home and Tate.
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October 30, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Looking forward to presenting my work on the material world and mythologising of babyhood in C19 and early C20 American home nurseries or the 'kingdoms of babes'! www.museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
Thrilled to share that I have been elected to be an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society!
October 10, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Thrilled to share that I have been elected to be an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society!
Basilica of Sacré-Cœur and paying respect to the philosopher of Sacré-Cœur. This is a dream.
September 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Basilica of Sacré-Cœur and paying respect to the philosopher of Sacré-Cœur. This is a dream.
Barcelona---una ciudad maravillosa where the history of science, medicine, arts, and the sense of the divine converge in such dynamic ways. Lovely time at #ESHS Conference 2024! Looking forward to coming back again! 556 conference participants at a successful #ESHS conference!
September 9, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Looking forward to the 11th European History of Science Society Conference here in Barcelona Maravillosa! eventum.upf.edu/94068/detail...
Science, Technology, Humanity, and the Earth. 11th ESHS Conference, 4-7 September 2024
The Eleventh Conference of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) will take place in Barcelona (Spain), from 4 to 7 September 2024. The theme will be Science, Technology, Humanity, and...
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August 31, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Looking forward to the 11th European History of Science Society Conference here in Barcelona Maravillosa! eventum.upf.edu/94068/detail...
My morning saunter around Barcelona without a map or agenda! Cafe latte con leche de coco, anyone? I even saw some gargoyles in the morning! Lovely little characters!
August 31, 2024 at 4:06 PM
My morning saunter around Barcelona without a map or agenda! Cafe latte con leche de coco, anyone? I even saw some gargoyles in the morning! Lovely little characters!
My most recent article, 'From Medical Expert to Mother: Health Advice for Tiny Moral and Spiritual Agents in Late-Nineteenth Century and Early-Twentieth Century America' is featured in Women's History Today - Summer 2024 Edition: womenshistorynetwork.org/womens-histo...
Womens History Today – Summer 2024 Edition
The Summer 2024 issue of Women’s History Today is now available for purchase or downoad. This special issue is focused on childcare and includes rich and varied themed contributions across continen…
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August 17, 2024 at 6:20 AM
My most recent article, 'From Medical Expert to Mother: Health Advice for Tiny Moral and Spiritual Agents in Late-Nineteenth Century and Early-Twentieth Century America' is featured in Women's History Today - Summer 2024 Edition: womenshistorynetwork.org/womens-histo...
Thrilled to have contributed my article to this special issue of Women's History Today journal on childcare and the Women's History Network. Article engages with issues of scientific gazes, theological discourse, babyhood, moral agency, and C19 American Protestant motherhood!
August 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Thrilled to have contributed my article to this special issue of Women's History Today journal on childcare and the Women's History Network. Article engages with issues of scientific gazes, theological discourse, babyhood, moral agency, and C19 American Protestant motherhood!
Historians having fun...just attending a fancy dress-up Georgian Ball in Bath...Jane Austen would have been impressed by our dancing and merriment!
June 18, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Historians having fun...just attending a fancy dress-up Georgian Ball in Bath...Jane Austen would have been impressed by our dancing and merriment!
Confirmed my intuition about the connection between mathematics and music! www.npr.org/2024/05/29/n...
May 30, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Confirmed my intuition about the connection between mathematics and music! www.npr.org/2024/05/29/n...
Felt a bit patriotic this visit to the States! Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend in the States with my beloved folks and siblings! Air Show at Jones Beach and then a visit to the Intrepid in Manhattan!
May 30, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Felt a bit patriotic this visit to the States! Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend in the States with my beloved folks and siblings! Air Show at Jones Beach and then a visit to the Intrepid in Manhattan!