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The Drinking Studies Network is an interdisciplinary and international research group that connects scholars working on drink and drinking cultures. We are free to join and welcome all. More info at https://drinkingstudies.wordpress.com/
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Ad for talks on '20th Century pubs in 21st Century Bristol' with authors Jess Boak and Ray Bailey and on 'The Vulcan Hotel: rebuilding an iconic Cardiff pub' at The Greenock in Easton, Bristol, on June 24. Part of the Think While You Drink series organised by Good Chemistry Brewing and the Drinking Studies Network.
May 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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It's almost here! Our online event organised with @britbeerwriters.bsky.social ft @professorpub.bsky.social @culturalclare.bsky.social @thurnellreadsoc.bsky.social and Dr Rob Deakin revealing their latest findings on the evolution of the pub. Get your ticket now: www.beerguild.co.uk/events/the-p...
Ad for 'The pub: evolving not dying?' with photos of speakers on the panel.
May 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Think While You Drink series of talks coming up in Bristol organised by @goodchembrew.bsky.social in conjunction with @bristoluni.bsky.social and @drinkingstudies.bsky.social ft @braciatrix.bsky.social @boakandbailey.bsky.social and @philmellows.bsky.social @beerbreaks.bsky.social
Ad for Think While You Drink series of talks: April 30 A History of Beer in Ireland at the Robin Hood, St Michael's Hill; June 24 20th Century Pubs in 21st Century Bristol at the Greenbank, Easton and July 22 Beer Breaks in Britain at the Famous Royal Navy Volunteer, King Street.
April 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Workshop: Thinking About Drinking – Philosophical Contributions to Human-Alcohol Interaction | Centre for Philosophy of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Public Health cpemph.org/2025/02/10/w...
Detail from the Plague of Ashdod by Poussin.
March 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Podcast: Prof Carol Emslie on gendered alcohol marketing: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...
March 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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March edition of DDN: www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/ddn-march-20...
Cover of a magazine with colourful birds and the cover line 'Better Together: peer support and the strength of the flock.
March 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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CFP (by Jan 25): Victorian studies of Ontario Spring Conference 2025 - Victorian Conviviality and Entertainments vsao.apps01.yorku.ca/spring-confe...
A musical recital in a parlour
January 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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X vs Bluesky, as seen by Hogarth
Gin Lane Beer Street
December 2, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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DSN Bristol Event: Hoppiness: Brewing in Care Homes (4 Dec, 4.00pm UK time). This event will be hybrid so you can join us in person (43 Woodland Road, G.10) or online (ask @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social for link).

For more info about the project go to: hoppiness.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
How might a seasonal programme of activities all about growing hops, brewing, drinking and the cultural heritage of beer support the wellbeing and social connection of care home residents, including those living with dementia? And how might such activities challenge or disrupt dominant cultural representations of life in a care home? Researchers Karen Gray (School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol) and Martin Preston (School for Education, University of Bristol) with horticultural therapist and activity leader Guy Manchester will share insights from their experience during the Hoppiness: Brewing in Care Homes project, along with emerging findings from observation and analysis. Hoppiness was a collaborative research project involving researchers at the University of Bristol and Alive Activities, a charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for older people and their carers. It was funded by Brigstow Institute.
November 29, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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Identities and Diveristy Cluster Seminar (4 Dec, 3pm, UK time) welcome Steven Taylor (UCD) and Victoria Ellis-Vowles (Lincoln). Details attached. To get the link and/or join the cluster email Samantha.wilkinson@mmu.ac.uk.
Seminar 3: Wednesday 4 December at 15:00 (GMT) Steven Taylor, University College Dublin ““The drunken Irish”? A comparative analysis of Irish drinking in New York and London, 1950-1970” The Irish have shaped New York’s drinking culture since the first Irish immigrants arrived in the 1820s. In the century that followed over 4.5 million Irish arrived in the city, equating to a quarter of the population. In the post-World War II decades New York City, alongside London, was the most common destination for Irish migrants. This history has resulted in there being more than 120 Irish pubs in New York today, St Patrick’s Day being the city’s biggest drinking day after New Year’s Eve, and a ubiquity of advertisements for Irish whiskey. Yet, unlike London in the post-war years, Irish drinking in New York City was never defined as problematic. Using a comparative approach to concerns about alcohol in the second half of the twentieth century, this paper explores the “drunken Irish” trope and its absence from the archival record in New York. Writing in 1976 the sociologist Richard Stivers argued that the Irish in America “cured themselves of their stereotype as drunkard by accepting it” and subsequently fulfilling the role of the happy drunk. Whereas in London, English prejudice towards Irish nationalism stressed the negative aspects of Irish drinking such as violence, lewd behaviour, and crime. While elements of Stiver’s argument are compelling, historical investigation reveals a parallel in concerns about drinking in London and New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. The former blaming the Irish for increased drunkenness and the latter completely overlooking them, despite the culture of Irish drinking across the city. This paper addresses the commonalities and disparities across the two cities and aims to develop and challenge Stiver’s ideas to present a nuanced understanding of Irish drinking in the second half of the twentieth century. Dr Victoria Ellis-Vowles, Universi…
November 29, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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November 15, 2024 at 4:11 PM