Warwick Anderson
@wombatscholar.bsky.social
Critical histories of science and medicine, science studies, postcolonial endeavours. New book on modern excrementalities: Spectacles of Waste (Polity). Writing mostly on disease ecologies and planetary health now. Living on Wangal country.
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Honored to be awarded the 2025 Arthur J Viseltear Prize for lifetime achievement in public health history from @apha.org Sadly, wasn't in DC to receive it - worried about crossing the border. Sent a video acceptance!
#histmed #STS
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#histmed #STS
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We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
Professor of History - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
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The Academy endorses the Science20 (S20) 2025 meeting communiqué titled ‘Climate change and well-being’, calling for immediate, science-driven action to safeguard people and ecosystems.
https://bit.ly/43nVIZU
https://bit.ly/43nVIZU
Science20 statement calls for urgent, science-driven action to
Dr Surinder Singh FAA FTSE at the Science20 meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, in February 2025.
www.science.org.au
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The Academy endorses the Science20 (S20) 2025 meeting communiqué titled ‘Climate change and well-being’, calling for immediate, science-driven action to safeguard people and ecosystems.
https://bit.ly/43nVIZU
https://bit.ly/43nVIZU
Assistant Prof job in history of science (related to water?) at Madison. Strong program, nice town (aside from winter)
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
Professor of History | H-Net Job Guide
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November 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Assistant Prof job in history of science (related to water?) at Madison. Strong program, nice town (aside from winter)
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456
And I'll zoom in (again) to speak on Friday....
Some of you may be interested in this symposium on 'truth-telling' (in its many guises) being held at the University of Melbourne this week. Students and mob can attend for free, Unimelb staff get a 20% discount, and unwaged scholars get a 75% discount. I will be there for some of Friday's sessions!
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
And I'll zoom in (again) to speak on Friday....
A fascinating thread on Watson, from an expert historian - though I wonder if farce would be a more effective motif than tragedy
Okay, here are some first reflections on Watson.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A fascinating thread on Watson, from an expert historian - though I wonder if farce would be a more effective motif than tragedy
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We have two upcoming guest lectures with Professor Ghassan Hage (@manchester.ac.uk).
Wednesday, 12 Nov 2025: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
Friday, 14 Nov 2025: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
#envhum #envhist #environmentaljustice @anthroprofhage.bsky.social
Wednesday, 12 Nov 2025: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
Friday, 14 Nov 2025: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
#envhum #envhist #environmentaljustice @anthroprofhage.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We have two upcoming guest lectures with Professor Ghassan Hage (@manchester.ac.uk).
Wednesday, 12 Nov 2025: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
Friday, 14 Nov 2025: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
#envhum #envhist #environmentaljustice @anthroprofhage.bsky.social
Wednesday, 12 Nov 2025: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
Friday, 14 Nov 2025: www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/.../index.html
#envhum #envhist #environmentaljustice @anthroprofhage.bsky.social
Shocked to learn that Alison Isenberg has died, far too young. What a terrible loss. A lovely person and an outstanding urban historian. I first met her when we were graduate students at Penn, around 35 years ago. My condolences to her family
Alison Isenberg, distinguished urban historian and co-founder of Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities, dies
A public memorial and celebration of Isenberg’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the University Chapel.
www.princeton.edu
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Shocked to learn that Alison Isenberg has died, far too young. What a terrible loss. A lovely person and an outstanding urban historian. I first met her when we were graduate students at Penn, around 35 years ago. My condolences to her family
Sorry to miss this on Nov 11 - past my bedtime
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Sorry to miss this on Nov 11 - past my bedtime
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"Colonial Pathologies: American Tropical Medicine, Race, and Hygiene in the Philippines" by Warwick Anderson is a history of how U.S. science and medicine were used to control and "civilize" the Philippines from 1898 to the 1930s.
From @dukepress.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"Colonial Pathologies: American Tropical Medicine, Race, and Hygiene in the Philippines" by Warwick Anderson is a history of how U.S. science and medicine were used to control and "civilize" the Philippines from 1898 to the 1930s.
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A prince among editors!
It's such a brilliant book! The perfect illustration of the inseparability of colonial and medical histories.
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A prince among editors!
Honored to be awarded the 2025 Arthur J Viseltear Prize for lifetime achievement in public health history from @apha.org Sadly, wasn't in DC to receive it - worried about crossing the border. Sent a video acceptance!
#histmed #STS
@aahmhistmed.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social
#histmed #STS
@aahmhistmed.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Honored to be awarded the 2025 Arthur J Viseltear Prize for lifetime achievement in public health history from @apha.org Sadly, wasn't in DC to receive it - worried about crossing the border. Sent a video acceptance!
#histmed #STS
@aahmhistmed.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social
#histmed #STS
@aahmhistmed.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social
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#ResistanceRoots
Eugene V. Debs was born on this day in 1855 in Terre Haute, Ind. Debs was a prominent labor leader, political activist and five-time Socialist Party candidate for President of the U.S. He opposed capitalist wars and was a vocal advocate for workers’ rights and social justice. /1
Eugene V. Debs was born on this day in 1855 in Terre Haute, Ind. Debs was a prominent labor leader, political activist and five-time Socialist Party candidate for President of the U.S. He opposed capitalist wars and was a vocal advocate for workers’ rights and social justice. /1
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Eugene V. Debs was born on this day in 1855 in Terre Haute, Ind. Debs was a prominent labor leader, political activist and five-time Socialist Party candidate for President of the U.S. He opposed capitalist wars and was a vocal advocate for workers’ rights and social justice. /1
Eugene V. Debs was born on this day in 1855 in Terre Haute, Ind. Debs was a prominent labor leader, political activist and five-time Socialist Party candidate for President of the U.S. He opposed capitalist wars and was a vocal advocate for workers’ rights and social justice. /1
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It's been... some time in coming. But ehh it's a history book so the topics are just all a little longer ago than planned. "The Social Survey in Global Perspective." Coming soon; but for now, please recommend it to a librarian for purchase! ftp.berghahnbooks.com/title/Greenh...
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's been... some time in coming. But ehh it's a history book so the topics are just all a little longer ago than planned. "The Social Survey in Global Perspective." Coming soon; but for now, please recommend it to a librarian for purchase! ftp.berghahnbooks.com/title/Greenh...
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Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.
This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.
My father, a Marxist till his end, used to say that in his youth, radicals on the left could look to the US for political inspiration. Perhaps that day will come around again. In my life, its forces of reaction have been more impressive. But maybe the progressive engine is restarting.... We'll see
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
My father, a Marxist till his end, used to say that in his youth, radicals on the left could look to the US for political inspiration. Perhaps that day will come around again. In my life, its forces of reaction have been more impressive. But maybe the progressive engine is restarting.... We'll see
'As Eugene Debs once said...' My heart's a flutter!
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
'As Eugene Debs once said...' My heart's a flutter!
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Good to see this bad boy out in the world!! New article from me on drone delivery, AI testbeds, and the long history science and technology testing in the colony.
Online first and gloriously open access ✨
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
Online first and gloriously open access ✨
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Good to see this bad boy out in the world!! New article from me on drone delivery, AI testbeds, and the long history science and technology testing in the colony.
Online first and gloriously open access ✨
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
Online first and gloriously open access ✨
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
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Research shows that ‘Long-unburnt snow gum forests (now) comprise ~1% of snow gum forests in the Alps’. The forests that our parents knew are now largely gone.
It’s strange how quickly this calamitous state of affairs has become ‘normal’.
themountainjournal.com/2025/11/04/s...
It’s strange how quickly this calamitous state of affairs has become ‘normal’.
themountainjournal.com/2025/11/04/s...
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Research shows that ‘Long-unburnt snow gum forests (now) comprise ~1% of snow gum forests in the Alps’. The forests that our parents knew are now largely gone.
It’s strange how quickly this calamitous state of affairs has become ‘normal’.
themountainjournal.com/2025/11/04/s...
It’s strange how quickly this calamitous state of affairs has become ‘normal’.
themountainjournal.com/2025/11/04/s...
Available March 2026 from @berghahnbooks.bsky.social, but pre-order possible. The real editing has been done by Charlotte Greenhalgh and @clarecorbould.bsky.social
#histsci #histstm #STS
@austhistassoc.bsky.social
#histsci #histstm #STS
@austhistassoc.bsky.social
The Social Survey in Global Perspective, 1900-2020s | Berghahn Books
Independent Publishing since 1994
ftp.berghahnbooks.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Available March 2026 from @berghahnbooks.bsky.social, but pre-order possible. The real editing has been done by Charlotte Greenhalgh and @clarecorbould.bsky.social
#histsci #histstm #STS
@austhistassoc.bsky.social
#histsci #histstm #STS
@austhistassoc.bsky.social
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Hello it’s not just the sciences. The reason we’re in this mess is because they (and I also mean universities themselves) already killed the humanities and social sciences in subservience to the basic sciences and no one has a critical thought to bless themselves with
Meanwhile, in the real world: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hello it’s not just the sciences. The reason we’re in this mess is because they (and I also mean universities themselves) already killed the humanities and social sciences in subservience to the basic sciences and no one has a critical thought to bless themselves with
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October 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Available in paperback on 6 Nov. Nurturing Indonesia!
October 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Available in paperback on 6 Nov. Nurturing Indonesia!