Kate Smith
@kateesthersmith.bsky.social
Historian of eighteenth-century Britain at University of Birmingham. Walker, swimmer, dog-lover, reader. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/history/smith-kate
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A new, special issue of "Representations," 'Techniques of Legal Personhood' (edited by Lindsay O’Connor Stern and Julie Stone Peters), is available online now. online.ucpress.edu/representati...
Volume 172 Issue 1 | Representations | University of California Press
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November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A new, special issue of "Representations," 'Techniques of Legal Personhood' (edited by Lindsay O’Connor Stern and Julie Stone Peters), is available online now. online.ucpress.edu/representati...
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I teach this article EVERY time I teach philosophy of tech.
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I teach this article EVERY time I teach philosophy of tech.
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I’ll be speaking about the very object featured below - the Le Vacher machine - and how mothers in Georgian England used devices like it to 'straighten' children’s bodies. #HistMed #MaterialCulture #MedicalHumanities #18thCentury
Less than a month to go until our free online workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine, 1700-1900*. Friday 5 December from 10am GMT. Tickets available through this link!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I’ll be speaking about the very object featured below - the Le Vacher machine - and how mothers in Georgian England used devices like it to 'straighten' children’s bodies. #HistMed #MaterialCulture #MedicalHumanities #18thCentury
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Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov.
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
October 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov.
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
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If I was in London, I would do this. It should be fascinating if you're in the area.
Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov.
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If I was in London, I would do this. It should be fascinating if you're in the area.
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CFP: “Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World”
Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
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Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
1/6
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
CFP: “Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World”
Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
1/6
Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
1/6
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Join us next Thursday (30/10, 5.30 pm) for Dr Emily Vine’s (@emilymayvine.bsky.social) talk on ‘Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London’! You can sign up to join in-person (IHR Wolfson Room, NB02) or online via Zoom here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London
Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800 Seminar- Session 2
www.history.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us next Thursday (30/10, 5.30 pm) for Dr Emily Vine’s (@emilymayvine.bsky.social) talk on ‘Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London’! You can sign up to join in-person (IHR Wolfson Room, NB02) or online via Zoom here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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We’re hiring! We are recruiting for Associate Professor in the Material and Public Cultures of Science to join our Department from January 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: http://bit.ly/48Ll8nU
Closing Date: 9th November 2025
#WeAreSTS #education #lecturer
Closing Date: 9th November 2025
#WeAreSTS #education #lecturer
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
We’re hiring! We are recruiting for Associate Professor in the Material and Public Cultures of Science to join our Department from January 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: http://bit.ly/48Ll8nU
Closing Date: 9th November 2025
#WeAreSTS #education #lecturer
Closing Date: 9th November 2025
#WeAreSTS #education #lecturer
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Great 12-month opportunity for an historian. Salary: £36,799 (Grade 5: Development Worker grade). Edinburgh/hybrid. Closing date 21 October.
Vacancy: Legacy of Slavery Research Project Officer - The Scottish Episcopal Church
Salary: £36,799 (Grade 5: Development Worker grade)Contract: Fixed term for 12 months Hours: Fulltime, 35 hours a week (.8 FTE or 28 hours will also be considered). Some occasional evening or weekend ...
www.scotland.anglican.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Great 12-month opportunity for an historian. Salary: £36,799 (Grade 5: Development Worker grade). Edinburgh/hybrid. Closing date 21 October.
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I had a stroll round Seven Dials with historian Matt Houlbrook (@tricksterprince.bsky.social) to talk the locations, people and stories behind his fantastic new book, Songs Of Seven Dials. www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
A Seven Dials mystery: the dark history of a chic London village
Before it was the home of expensive cheese and toiletries, the area near Covent Garden had a reputation for crime, poverty and racism
www.thetimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I had a stroll round Seven Dials with historian Matt Houlbrook (@tricksterprince.bsky.social) to talk the locations, people and stories behind his fantastic new book, Songs Of Seven Dials. www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
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📅 Save the Date!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
October 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📅 Save the Date!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
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There’s still time to sign up in person or online to hear Amy Wilson talk about pastoral dress & ideas about female fertility, pregnancy, and maternal identity in eighteenth century elite culture 👇
Our next seminar will be with @amywilsonstorey.bsky.social on Tuesday 7th. October '25 from 17:30BST. Amy will present '‘Good’ Mothers and Fashionable Dress in Eighteenth-Century Elite Culture'. The abstract and details about attending can be found through the link:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
‘Good’ Mothers and Fashionable Dress in Eighteenth-Century Elite Culture
www.history.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
There’s still time to sign up in person or online to hear Amy Wilson talk about pastoral dress & ideas about female fertility, pregnancy, and maternal identity in eighteenth century elite culture 👇
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RHS Funding opportunity: Postgraduate and Early Career Research Support Grants.
Grants of up to £1000 for graduate and early career historians to undertake research projects bit.ly/4nWLNlI
Closing date for the next round: 5 December 2025
Grants of up to £1000 for graduate and early career historians to undertake research projects bit.ly/4nWLNlI
Closing date for the next round: 5 December 2025
Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: current programmes - RHS
The Society currently invites applications for the following three schemes — open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds — with closing dates from 5 December 2025 onwards. For f...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
RHS Funding opportunity: Postgraduate and Early Career Research Support Grants.
Grants of up to £1000 for graduate and early career historians to undertake research projects bit.ly/4nWLNlI
Closing date for the next round: 5 December 2025
Grants of up to £1000 for graduate and early career historians to undertake research projects bit.ly/4nWLNlI
Closing date for the next round: 5 December 2025
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Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field.
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
September 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field.
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
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RHS funding opportunity: David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Society's Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date for the 2026 Fellowship: 6 March 2026
The Society's Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date for the 2026 Fellowship: 6 March 2026
David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People - RHS
Launched in 2023, the David Berry Fellowship provides an annual award of up to £2,500 to undertake research on the history of Scotland and the Scottish people worldwide. Applications for the 2026 Fell...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
RHS funding opportunity: David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Society's Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date for the 2026 Fellowship: 6 March 2026
The Society's Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date for the 2026 Fellowship: 6 March 2026
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How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?
In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️
In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️
Changing The Record
How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?
In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️
In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️
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Join @kingsdllc.bsky.social for a seminar on the early modern invention of the southern world. LLC will be welcoming Dr. Juan Carlos Mantilla to hear about his project, Cosmographia Antarctica.
Tomorrow at 16:00!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/cosmo...
Tomorrow at 16:00!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/cosmo...
Cosmographia Antarctica: The Early Modern invention of the Southern World between the Andes and the Mediterranean | King's College London
Juan Carlos Mantilla explores how between the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Andean and Mediterranean intellectuals reinvented global cosmography from the equinox southward.
www.kcl.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Join @kingsdllc.bsky.social for a seminar on the early modern invention of the southern world. LLC will be welcoming Dr. Juan Carlos Mantilla to hear about his project, Cosmographia Antarctica.
Tomorrow at 16:00!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/cosmo...
Tomorrow at 16:00!
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/cosmo...
Reminder that the deadline for proposals is Monday 6 October!
Delighted to share our Call for Papers for the workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine 1700-1900*. Taking place online on 5 December. Pls share and consider submitting an object story! @rebeccawhiteley.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
Object Stories in Health and Medicine, 1700-1900 - University of Birmingham
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www.birmingham.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Reminder that the deadline for proposals is Monday 6 October!
Huge congratulations to our University of Birmingham colleague Andrew Bayliss on the publication of Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower!
September 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Huge congratulations to our University of Birmingham colleague Andrew Bayliss on the publication of Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower!
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Are you starting a research degree in history and/or history-related fields in 2025? If so, please join us on 8 October to learn about the wide range of resources we have on offer to support postgraduate students. Meet our staff and fellow PhD students too.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
IHR Workshop for New Research Students in History | 2025
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www.history.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Are you starting a research degree in history and/or history-related fields in 2025? If so, please join us on 8 October to learn about the wide range of resources we have on offer to support postgraduate students. Meet our staff and fellow PhD students too.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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The launch of my new @manchesterup.bsky.social book Songs of Seven Dials will be at 6pm, Tues 21 Oct, at Waterstones Covent Garden. I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social.
Please do come along. Free tickets, but register in advance
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...
Please do come along. Free tickets, but register in advance
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...
September 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The launch of my new @manchesterup.bsky.social book Songs of Seven Dials will be at 6pm, Tues 21 Oct, at Waterstones Covent Garden. I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social.
Please do come along. Free tickets, but register in advance
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...
Please do come along. Free tickets, but register in advance
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...
Such exciting news!!
Some big news: the University of Birmingham is launching a new MA in Gender & Sexuality. It's interdisciplinary, with a focus on combining theory & practice. It's going to be amazing. I'm convening it: message or email with questions. www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgr... @unibirmingham.bsky.social
Gender and Sexuality MA - University of Birmingham
Course information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA History taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Such exciting news!!
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'And to make it more complicated, there are the non-financial benefits such as evidence of longer lifespans and better personal wellbeing than for non-graduates.'
If universities had spokespersons who understood what we do, somewhere in this article there might be a mention of the life of the mind.
If universities had spokespersons who understood what we do, somewhere in this article there might be a mention of the life of the mind.
We ask the experts: does it still pay to go to university? ‘It’s complex’
The time and money you invest in education should be repaid by a rewarding career, but is that always the case?
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
'And to make it more complicated, there are the non-financial benefits such as evidence of longer lifespans and better personal wellbeing than for non-graduates.'
If universities had spokespersons who understood what we do, somewhere in this article there might be a mention of the life of the mind.
If universities had spokespersons who understood what we do, somewhere in this article there might be a mention of the life of the mind.
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Delighted to share our Call for Papers for the workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine 1700-1900*. Taking place online on 5 December. Pls share and consider submitting an object story! @rebeccawhiteley.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
Object Stories in Health and Medicine, 1700-1900 - University of Birmingham
x9artsandlaw-event,x9history-event,x9historycultures-event,x9clemt-event
www.birmingham.ac.uk
September 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Delighted to share our Call for Papers for the workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine 1700-1900*. Taking place online on 5 December. Pls share and consider submitting an object story! @rebeccawhiteley.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
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For the weekend crowd: CFP for online workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine 1700-1900*, deadline for abstracts Monday 6 October 💫
Delighted to share our Call for Papers for the workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine 1700-1900*. Taking place online on 5 December. Pls share and consider submitting an object story! @rebeccawhiteley.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
Object Stories in Health and Medicine, 1700-1900 - University of Birmingham
x9artsandlaw-event,x9history-event,x9historycultures-event,x9clemt-event
www.birmingham.ac.uk
September 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
For the weekend crowd: CFP for online workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine 1700-1900*, deadline for abstracts Monday 6 October 💫