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🧸Exploring and sharing the diverse history of children, childhood and youth
🪁Our website: https://www.histchild.org/
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🧸Exploring and sharing the diverse history of children, childhood and youth
🪁Our website: https://www.histchild.org/
admin: Bethan Catherine Watts
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Call for papers: Childhood, Gender and Crises: Living at the End of the World. for Gender & History
January 20, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Call for papers: Childhood, Gender and Crises: Living at the End of the World. for Gender & History
We’re thrilled to share this AHRC-funded PhD opportunity from Swansea University @swanseauni
“Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to present” explores how Wales developed its own distinct stance of child’s play through the examination of postwar Welsh childhoods.
“Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to present” explores how Wales developed its own distinct stance of child’s play through the examination of postwar Welsh childhoods.
January 19, 2026 at 11:18 PM
We’re thrilled to share this AHRC-funded PhD opportunity from Swansea University @swanseauni
“Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to present” explores how Wales developed its own distinct stance of child’s play through the examination of postwar Welsh childhoods.
“Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to present” explores how Wales developed its own distinct stance of child’s play through the examination of postwar Welsh childhoods.
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📣DEADLINE EXTENDED!
We are delighted to announce that we're extending the deadline for applications to our 50th anniversary conference!
At this busy time, we want as many people as possible to have the chance to apply.
Now accepting applications until 23 Jan!
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We are delighted to announce that we're extending the deadline for applications to our 50th anniversary conference!
At this busy time, we want as many people as possible to have the chance to apply.
Now accepting applications until 23 Jan!
socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
Conference
Visit the post for more.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:07 PM
📣DEADLINE EXTENDED!
We are delighted to announce that we're extending the deadline for applications to our 50th anniversary conference!
At this busy time, we want as many people as possible to have the chance to apply.
Now accepting applications until 23 Jan!
socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
We are delighted to announce that we're extending the deadline for applications to our 50th anniversary conference!
At this busy time, we want as many people as possible to have the chance to apply.
Now accepting applications until 23 Jan!
socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
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📢Call for papers📢 for this year's Centre for the History of Childhood colloquium on Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood on 22 June 2026. Please send us your abstracts by midday on Friday 13 March. We look forward to hearing from you! More details here: www.history.ox.ac.uk/centre-histo...
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
📢Call for papers📢 for this year's Centre for the History of Childhood colloquium on Charity, Humanitarianism, and Childhood on 22 June 2026. Please send us your abstracts by midday on Friday 13 March. We look forward to hearing from you! More details here: www.history.ox.ac.uk/centre-histo...
🚨 Tomorrow!
Join Manon Pignot and the Family, Women and Children History Network in this online workshop “Génération Grande Guedes: French Children’s Experiences of the First World War” TOMORROW 14:00-15:30 EST.
Simply follow this zoom link to attend! zoom.us/j/91000559151
Join Manon Pignot and the Family, Women and Children History Network in this online workshop “Génération Grande Guedes: French Children’s Experiences of the First World War” TOMORROW 14:00-15:30 EST.
Simply follow this zoom link to attend! zoom.us/j/91000559151
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January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
🚨 Tomorrow!
Join Manon Pignot and the Family, Women and Children History Network in this online workshop “Génération Grande Guedes: French Children’s Experiences of the First World War” TOMORROW 14:00-15:30 EST.
Simply follow this zoom link to attend! zoom.us/j/91000559151
Join Manon Pignot and the Family, Women and Children History Network in this online workshop “Génération Grande Guedes: French Children’s Experiences of the First World War” TOMORROW 14:00-15:30 EST.
Simply follow this zoom link to attend! zoom.us/j/91000559151
🚨 Extended Deadline!
The Call for Papers for our Fifth Biennial Conference at the University of Sheffield have been EXTENDED until Monday 22nd December!
Get your proposals in while you still can!
Our full Call for Papers here: www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
The Call for Papers for our Fifth Biennial Conference at the University of Sheffield have been EXTENDED until Monday 22nd December!
Get your proposals in while you still can!
Our full Call for Papers here: www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
December 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🚨 Extended Deadline!
The Call for Papers for our Fifth Biennial Conference at the University of Sheffield have been EXTENDED until Monday 22nd December!
Get your proposals in while you still can!
Our full Call for Papers here: www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
The Call for Papers for our Fifth Biennial Conference at the University of Sheffield have been EXTENDED until Monday 22nd December!
Get your proposals in while you still can!
Our full Call for Papers here: www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
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The @histchild.bsky.social conference is coming to the @sheffielduni.bsky.social in July 2026. Call for papers has been extended until Monday 22nd December. Please share - especially with research students and ECRs! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society
University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026
www.histchild.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The @histchild.bsky.social conference is coming to the @sheffielduni.bsky.social in July 2026. Call for papers has been extended until Monday 22nd December. Please share - especially with research students and ECRs! www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
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Did you take part in a mock election at your UK school or college between 1983 and 2001?
Share your memories for a research project on young people and democracy in modern Britain!
Write to us about your experiences here: forms.office.com/e/FNAwjfFR7f
Share your memories for a research project on young people and democracy in modern Britain!
Write to us about your experiences here: forms.office.com/e/FNAwjfFR7f
October 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Did you take part in a mock election at your UK school or college between 1983 and 2001?
Share your memories for a research project on young people and democracy in modern Britain!
Write to us about your experiences here: forms.office.com/e/FNAwjfFR7f
Share your memories for a research project on young people and democracy in modern Britain!
Write to us about your experiences here: forms.office.com/e/FNAwjfFR7f
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There's still time to share your school mock election memories for this exciting project on young people & democracy! @histchild.bsky.social @shcy.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
Did you take part in a mock election at your UK school or college between 1983 and 2001?
Share your memories for a research project on young people and democracy in modern Britain!
Write to us about your experiences here: forms.office.com/e/FNAwjfFR7f
Share your memories for a research project on young people and democracy in modern Britain!
Write to us about your experiences here: forms.office.com/e/FNAwjfFR7f
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There's still time to share your school mock election memories for this exciting project on young people & democracy! @histchild.bsky.social @shcy.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social
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Get ready for ISCHE 2026!
The SWG History of Knowledge in the History of Education invites paper proposals for two panels:
✍️ Knowledge & Emotions in the History of Education
📚 General theme: Knowledge + Education
Full CFP: shorturl.at/4UNtC
Submit by 15 Jan 2026 via: www.conftool.org/ische47
The SWG History of Knowledge in the History of Education invites paper proposals for two panels:
✍️ Knowledge & Emotions in the History of Education
📚 General theme: Knowledge + Education
Full CFP: shorturl.at/4UNtC
Submit by 15 Jan 2026 via: www.conftool.org/ische47
December 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Get ready for ISCHE 2026!
The SWG History of Knowledge in the History of Education invites paper proposals for two panels:
✍️ Knowledge & Emotions in the History of Education
📚 General theme: Knowledge + Education
Full CFP: shorturl.at/4UNtC
Submit by 15 Jan 2026 via: www.conftool.org/ische47
The SWG History of Knowledge in the History of Education invites paper proposals for two panels:
✍️ Knowledge & Emotions in the History of Education
📚 General theme: Knowledge + Education
Full CFP: shorturl.at/4UNtC
Submit by 15 Jan 2026 via: www.conftool.org/ische47
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Deadline to submit an abstract to the always fabulous @histchild.bsky.social conference at the University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026, coming up on 14th December!* #histchild #histyouth #skystorians
*this is also a reminder to myself
www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
*this is also a reminder to myself
www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society
University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026
www.histchild.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Deadline to submit an abstract to the always fabulous @histchild.bsky.social conference at the University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026, coming up on 14th December!* #histchild #histyouth #skystorians
*this is also a reminder to myself
www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
*this is also a reminder to myself
www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
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🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
📣 Event!
Kindertransport: New Discoveries
Online and in-person | 7 December 1:00-3:30
Kindertransport: New Discoveries
Online and in-person | 7 December 1:00-3:30
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
📣 Event!
Kindertransport: New Discoveries
Online and in-person | 7 December 1:00-3:30
Kindertransport: New Discoveries
Online and in-person | 7 December 1:00-3:30
📖 New Publication!
Published by Siostry Krajewskie Press, “The Dolls We Left Behind: A Child’s Wartime Journey from Poland to Persia” tells the true story of Eugenia Marta Krajewska, deported from Poland as a child and forced to work in a Soviet Siberian labour camp.
Published by Siostry Krajewskie Press, “The Dolls We Left Behind: A Child’s Wartime Journey from Poland to Persia” tells the true story of Eugenia Marta Krajewska, deported from Poland as a child and forced to work in a Soviet Siberian labour camp.
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
📖 New Publication!
Published by Siostry Krajewskie Press, “The Dolls We Left Behind: A Child’s Wartime Journey from Poland to Persia” tells the true story of Eugenia Marta Krajewska, deported from Poland as a child and forced to work in a Soviet Siberian labour camp.
Published by Siostry Krajewskie Press, “The Dolls We Left Behind: A Child’s Wartime Journey from Poland to Persia” tells the true story of Eugenia Marta Krajewska, deported from Poland as a child and forced to work in a Soviet Siberian labour camp.
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Investigating Irish & Scottish Women Writers of Children’s Literature
12 Dec @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social – free
Exploring regional & national identities in children’s literature c.1750–1940 – an era of major cultural & political upheaval in Ireland & Scotland
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat...
12 Dec @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social – free
Exploring regional & national identities in children’s literature c.1750–1940 – an era of major cultural & political upheaval in Ireland & Scotland
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat...
Investigating Irish & Scottish Women Writers of Children's Literature
A one-day symposium on Irish and Scottish women writers of children's literature between 1750 and 1940.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Investigating Irish & Scottish Women Writers of Children’s Literature
12 Dec @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social – free
Exploring regional & national identities in children’s literature c.1750–1940 – an era of major cultural & political upheaval in Ireland & Scotland
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat...
12 Dec @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social – free
Exploring regional & national identities in children’s literature c.1750–1940 – an era of major cultural & political upheaval in Ireland & Scotland
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investigat...
📣 Check out this upcoming online workshop hosted by the Research of the Interdisciplinary Childhood Studies Team at the University of Warsaw.
Follow this link to access the workshop on Zoom and add the event to your calendar: us06web.zoom.us/j/82529424609
Follow this link to access the workshop on Zoom and add the event to your calendar: us06web.zoom.us/j/82529424609
October 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
📣 Check out this upcoming online workshop hosted by the Research of the Interdisciplinary Childhood Studies Team at the University of Warsaw.
Follow this link to access the workshop on Zoom and add the event to your calendar: us06web.zoom.us/j/82529424609
Follow this link to access the workshop on Zoom and add the event to your calendar: us06web.zoom.us/j/82529424609
📣 Seminar Tonight!
Join Professor Lynne Vallone and a team from Queen Mary’s Women’s Health Research Unit for tonight’s seminar “The Foetus and Birthing Tools Across Disciplines” 👶
The seminar takes place in-person at the Queen’s Building, Queen Mary University of London from 5:00-6:30pm tonight!
Join Professor Lynne Vallone and a team from Queen Mary’s Women’s Health Research Unit for tonight’s seminar “The Foetus and Birthing Tools Across Disciplines” 👶
The seminar takes place in-person at the Queen’s Building, Queen Mary University of London from 5:00-6:30pm tonight!
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣 Seminar Tonight!
Join Professor Lynne Vallone and a team from Queen Mary’s Women’s Health Research Unit for tonight’s seminar “The Foetus and Birthing Tools Across Disciplines” 👶
The seminar takes place in-person at the Queen’s Building, Queen Mary University of London from 5:00-6:30pm tonight!
Join Professor Lynne Vallone and a team from Queen Mary’s Women’s Health Research Unit for tonight’s seminar “The Foetus and Birthing Tools Across Disciplines” 👶
The seminar takes place in-person at the Queen’s Building, Queen Mary University of London from 5:00-6:30pm tonight!
📣 Call for Papers! 📣
Check out the call for papers for our Biennial Conference in Sheffield!
Deadline for proposals is 14 December!
www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
Check out the call for papers for our Biennial Conference in Sheffield!
Deadline for proposals is 14 December!
www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society
University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026
www.histchild.org
October 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📣 Call for Papers! 📣
Check out the call for papers for our Biennial Conference in Sheffield!
Deadline for proposals is 14 December!
www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
Check out the call for papers for our Biennial Conference in Sheffield!
Deadline for proposals is 14 December!
www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi...
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The call for papers for the @histchild.bsky.social 2026 conference at the University of Sheffield, 1-3 July, is now up on our website! Deadline 14 December www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi... #histchild #skystorians #histyouth
Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society
University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026
www.histchild.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The call for papers for the @histchild.bsky.social 2026 conference at the University of Sheffield, 1-3 July, is now up on our website! Deadline 14 December www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi... #histchild #skystorians #histyouth
📣 New Blog Post!
We were delighted to welcome the Seen and Heard project run by Investing in Children to our conference at Newcastle University last July. Seen and Heard, a child-led group aged between 7-15, identified a lack of representation of children and young people in…
We were delighted to welcome the Seen and Heard project run by Investing in Children to our conference at Newcastle University last July. Seen and Heard, a child-led group aged between 7-15, identified a lack of representation of children and young people in…
September 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
📣 New Blog Post!
We were delighted to welcome the Seen and Heard project run by Investing in Children to our conference at Newcastle University last July. Seen and Heard, a child-led group aged between 7-15, identified a lack of representation of children and young people in…
We were delighted to welcome the Seen and Heard project run by Investing in Children to our conference at Newcastle University last July. Seen and Heard, a child-led group aged between 7-15, identified a lack of representation of children and young people in…
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July 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Interested in the histories of children and youths? Follow us!🧒👧
✍️ share your research with us!
📖 stay updated with the most recent scholarship!
⭐️ widen your network and meet like-minded researchers, academics, educators and enthusiasts!
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📖 stay updated with the most recent scholarship!
⭐️ widen your network and meet like-minded researchers, academics, educators and enthusiasts!
Check out this great opportunity to get your research Spotlighted! 👧🧒
And if you have published or seen something great in the anthropology of childhood or youth, it could be our next Spotlight feature! Author guidelines here acyig.americananthro.org/spotlight-on...
Spotlight on Scholarship Author Guidelines | Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group
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July 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Check out this great opportunity to get your research Spotlighted! 👧🧒
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Do you have a fabulous MA student who is interested in the 1990s? Send this fully-funded 4 year AHRC doctoral studentship their way. They'll get to work with me (yay?) and the fabulous @jessamycarlson.bsky.social (yay!) www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
History: Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Early education, education, education: childcare in the policy and imagination of New Labour’s England, 1994-2003 (RS852) - Swansea UniversityMenu
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
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June 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Do you have a fabulous MA student who is interested in the 1990s? Send this fully-funded 4 year AHRC doctoral studentship their way. They'll get to work with me (yay?) and the fabulous @jessamycarlson.bsky.social (yay!) www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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