Elle Larsson
@ellelarsson.bsky.social
Historian of animals and science with a particular interest in natural history collections and zoos. Dabbles in public history. A co-founder of Animal History Group & Meetings Secretary @sochistnathist.bsky.social
Reposted by Elle Larsson
Our second event of the year is next Wednesday at 8pm! Come along to a book release talk for @s-pooley.bsky.social's DISCOVERING THE OKAPI
Attendance is free, all are welcome, sign up on the Eventbrite link below. 📗🦓💚
Attendance is free, all are welcome, sign up on the Eventbrite link below. 📗🦓💚
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our second event of the year is next Wednesday at 8pm! Come along to a book release talk for @s-pooley.bsky.social's DISCOVERING THE OKAPI
Attendance is free, all are welcome, sign up on the Eventbrite link below. 📗🦓💚
Attendance is free, all are welcome, sign up on the Eventbrite link below. 📗🦓💚
Reposted by Elle Larsson
📢 Call for Papers! 📢
We're excited to announce that in 2026 we will again be hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium, and that this time it will be a partnership with @linneansociety.bsky.social!🙌🏻
We'd love to hear from all ECRs, so find how to submit a proposal 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/news/cfp-ear...
We're excited to announce that in 2026 we will again be hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium, and that this time it will be a partnership with @linneansociety.bsky.social!🙌🏻
We'd love to hear from all ECRs, so find how to submit a proposal 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/news/cfp-ear...
September 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📢 Call for Papers! 📢
We're excited to announce that in 2026 we will again be hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium, and that this time it will be a partnership with @linneansociety.bsky.social!🙌🏻
We'd love to hear from all ECRs, so find how to submit a proposal 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/news/cfp-ear...
We're excited to announce that in 2026 we will again be hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium, and that this time it will be a partnership with @linneansociety.bsky.social!🙌🏻
We'd love to hear from all ECRs, so find how to submit a proposal 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/news/cfp-ear...
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Announcing the new Animal History Group seminar series for the 2025-26 academic year! - All seminars held online at 8pm UK time. 🎉 The details are here: animalhistorygroup.org/seminar-seri...
And here is a list for your calendar! 🧵💚
And here is a list for your calendar! 🧵💚
Seminar Series
Term One Our Seminar Series is back for 2025/2026. Seminars will be held at 8pm (GMT). Please sign up using the links below. Joining information will be sent shortly before the event. 15 October 20…
animalhistorygroup.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Announcing the new Animal History Group seminar series for the 2025-26 academic year! - All seminars held online at 8pm UK time. 🎉 The details are here: animalhistorygroup.org/seminar-seri...
And here is a list for your calendar! 🧵💚
And here is a list for your calendar! 🧵💚
Reposted by Elle Larsson
I enjoyed reading this piece by Josephine Koopman on the SHNH summer conference. It offers a wonderful summary of the presentations we heard, and teases out the shared themes our papers raised. Thank you Josephine!
shnh.org.uk/the-sense-of...
@sochistnathist.bsky.social
shnh.org.uk/the-sense-of...
@sochistnathist.bsky.social
The Sense of Nature: SHNH Summer Meeting, June 2025 by Josephine Koopman - Society for the History of Natural History
SHNH Summer Meeting by Josephine Koopman, Researcher (Department of History, European University Institute) “The senses,” Michel de Montaigne wrote in 1588, “are the beginning and the end of human kno...
shnh.org.uk
July 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I enjoyed reading this piece by Josephine Koopman on the SHNH summer conference. It offers a wonderful summary of the presentations we heard, and teases out the shared themes our papers raised. Thank you Josephine!
shnh.org.uk/the-sense-of...
@sochistnathist.bsky.social
shnh.org.uk/the-sense-of...
@sochistnathist.bsky.social
Reposted by Elle Larsson
I had a great time talking about the optics of microscopy at this year's SHNH conference! 🔬 I come away feeling enriched by the papers we heard and the conversations we shared.
Thank you to @ellelarsson.bsky.social and @sochistnathist.bsky.social for organising such a fantastic conference!
Thank you to @ellelarsson.bsky.social and @sochistnathist.bsky.social for organising such a fantastic conference!
Here we go! 🎉
We've all gathered in Glasgow, and have a full few days lined up exploring and celebrating the intersection between our senses and natural history!
From touch to temperature, it's sure to be fascinating 🪶🐌🐻❄️
We've all gathered in Glasgow, and have a full few days lined up exploring and celebrating the intersection between our senses and natural history!
From touch to temperature, it's sure to be fascinating 🪶🐌🐻❄️
June 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I had a great time talking about the optics of microscopy at this year's SHNH conference! 🔬 I come away feeling enriched by the papers we heard and the conversations we shared.
Thank you to @ellelarsson.bsky.social and @sochistnathist.bsky.social for organising such a fantastic conference!
Thank you to @ellelarsson.bsky.social and @sochistnathist.bsky.social for organising such a fantastic conference!
Reposted by Elle Larsson
Here we go! 🎉
We've all gathered in Glasgow, and have a full few days lined up exploring and celebrating the intersection between our senses and natural history!
From touch to temperature, it's sure to be fascinating 🪶🐌🐻❄️
We've all gathered in Glasgow, and have a full few days lined up exploring and celebrating the intersection between our senses and natural history!
From touch to temperature, it's sure to be fascinating 🪶🐌🐻❄️
June 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Here we go! 🎉
We've all gathered in Glasgow, and have a full few days lined up exploring and celebrating the intersection between our senses and natural history!
From touch to temperature, it's sure to be fascinating 🪶🐌🐻❄️
We've all gathered in Glasgow, and have a full few days lined up exploring and celebrating the intersection between our senses and natural history!
From touch to temperature, it's sure to be fascinating 🪶🐌🐻❄️
Reposted by Elle Larsson
✨Booking is OPEN✨
Join us for our Summer Meeting in Glasgow on the theme A Sense of Nature! Two days of talking about history and nature, including museum tours 🥰
📅19-20 June
🏦Kelvin Hall, University of Glasgow
Follow the link for the list of speakers and how to book 👇
shnh.org.uk/news/booking...
Join us for our Summer Meeting in Glasgow on the theme A Sense of Nature! Two days of talking about history and nature, including museum tours 🥰
📅19-20 June
🏦Kelvin Hall, University of Glasgow
Follow the link for the list of speakers and how to book 👇
shnh.org.uk/news/booking...
Booking open: 'A Sense of Nature', SHNH International Summer Meeting, University of Glasgow, 19-20 June 2025 - Society for the History of Natural History
A Sense of Nature The ‘sensory turn’ in a range of humanities and social sciences disciplines has led to innovative research exploring how sensory experiences shape cultural and historical narratives....
shnh.org.uk
April 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
✨Booking is OPEN✨
Join us for our Summer Meeting in Glasgow on the theme A Sense of Nature! Two days of talking about history and nature, including museum tours 🥰
📅19-20 June
🏦Kelvin Hall, University of Glasgow
Follow the link for the list of speakers and how to book 👇
shnh.org.uk/news/booking...
Join us for our Summer Meeting in Glasgow on the theme A Sense of Nature! Two days of talking about history and nature, including museum tours 🥰
📅19-20 June
🏦Kelvin Hall, University of Glasgow
Follow the link for the list of speakers and how to book 👇
shnh.org.uk/news/booking...
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Every day's a @vchlondon.bsky.social research day! Spotted in Palace House on the #Beaulieu estate today - *the* celebrity #flamingo famous from its entry in the #VictoriaCountyHistory #NaturalHistory of #Hampshire (published 1901) - shot in 1883 at the mouth of the Beaulieu river.
April 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Every day's a @vchlondon.bsky.social research day! Spotted in Palace House on the #Beaulieu estate today - *the* celebrity #flamingo famous from its entry in the #VictoriaCountyHistory #NaturalHistory of #Hampshire (published 1901) - shot in 1883 at the mouth of the Beaulieu river.
Reposted by Elle Larsson
Just come across this really useful list on the links between natural history and empire, featuring moi as ‘essential reading’. Perfect if you’re interested in museums or science more broadly too. Also ideal for passing to students as a starting point.
daily.jstor.org/natural-hist...
daily.jstor.org/natural-hist...
Natural History: A Reading List - JSTOR Daily
This annotated bibliography samples scholarship on the rich—and difficult—history of natural history.
daily.jstor.org
March 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Just come across this really useful list on the links between natural history and empire, featuring moi as ‘essential reading’. Perfect if you’re interested in museums or science more broadly too. Also ideal for passing to students as a starting point.
daily.jstor.org/natural-hist...
daily.jstor.org/natural-hist...
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📢One week to go!
If you want to join us in Glasgow this year for our Summer Meeting on the theme of A Sense of Nature, then we can help!
📚Current doctoral or post-doc researcher within 2 years
💵Receive between £300-400
📅Deadline Friday 5 April 2025
More information in the link below 👇
If you want to join us in Glasgow this year for our Summer Meeting on the theme of A Sense of Nature, then we can help!
📚Current doctoral or post-doc researcher within 2 years
💵Receive between £300-400
📅Deadline Friday 5 April 2025
More information in the link below 👇
✨Conference bursary!✨
Are you a current doctoral researcher or post-doctoral researcher within 2 years of completion wanting to attend our Summer Meeting in Glasgow? We can help!
We offer bursaries for those who need it, check out the link for criteria & how to apply 👇
shnh.org.uk/a-sense-of-n...
Are you a current doctoral researcher or post-doctoral researcher within 2 years of completion wanting to attend our Summer Meeting in Glasgow? We can help!
We offer bursaries for those who need it, check out the link for criteria & how to apply 👇
shnh.org.uk/a-sense-of-n...
March 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
📢One week to go!
If you want to join us in Glasgow this year for our Summer Meeting on the theme of A Sense of Nature, then we can help!
📚Current doctoral or post-doc researcher within 2 years
💵Receive between £300-400
📅Deadline Friday 5 April 2025
More information in the link below 👇
If you want to join us in Glasgow this year for our Summer Meeting on the theme of A Sense of Nature, then we can help!
📚Current doctoral or post-doc researcher within 2 years
💵Receive between £300-400
📅Deadline Friday 5 April 2025
More information in the link below 👇
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The Animal History of 20th Century Palestine. 🇵🇸🐾
Wednesday 19th March at 7pm GMT (+0). ⏰
We'll be reading historical primary sources and discussing what we make of them. 🤓🐐
Online event hosted by @animalhistories.bsky.social. Entry is free, all welcome. 👍🏻
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ahg-readin...
Wednesday 19th March at 7pm GMT (+0). ⏰
We'll be reading historical primary sources and discussing what we make of them. 🤓🐐
Online event hosted by @animalhistories.bsky.social. Entry is free, all welcome. 👍🏻
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ahg-readin...
AHG Reading Group - The Animal History of 20th-century Palestine
Join us for a reading group on animal history: The Animal History of 20th-century Palestine, led by Lee Raye.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Animal History of 20th Century Palestine. 🇵🇸🐾
Wednesday 19th March at 7pm GMT (+0). ⏰
We'll be reading historical primary sources and discussing what we make of them. 🤓🐐
Online event hosted by @animalhistories.bsky.social. Entry is free, all welcome. 👍🏻
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ahg-readin...
Wednesday 19th March at 7pm GMT (+0). ⏰
We'll be reading historical primary sources and discussing what we make of them. 🤓🐐
Online event hosted by @animalhistories.bsky.social. Entry is free, all welcome. 👍🏻
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ahg-readin...
Reposted by Elle Larsson
📢Calling all natural historians!
This year our Summer Meeting is exploring the ✨senses✨
So we want to hear from you! We're looking for papers that explore the intersections of the senses - including sight, sound, smell, taste and touch - with the history of natural history.
This year our Summer Meeting is exploring the ✨senses✨
So we want to hear from you! We're looking for papers that explore the intersections of the senses - including sight, sound, smell, taste and touch - with the history of natural history.
March 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
📢Calling all natural historians!
This year our Summer Meeting is exploring the ✨senses✨
So we want to hear from you! We're looking for papers that explore the intersections of the senses - including sight, sound, smell, taste and touch - with the history of natural history.
This year our Summer Meeting is exploring the ✨senses✨
So we want to hear from you! We're looking for papers that explore the intersections of the senses - including sight, sound, smell, taste and touch - with the history of natural history.
Reposted by Elle Larsson
📢Early Career Researcher Symposium
Later this month we have a range of ✨FREE✨ online talks covering a huge range of topics on the history of natural history.
📅Thursday 20 February
🙌Free
💻Online
Check out the link below for more information, including how to book your ticket! See you there! 🥰
Later this month we have a range of ✨FREE✨ online talks covering a huge range of topics on the history of natural history.
📅Thursday 20 February
🙌Free
💻Online
Check out the link below for more information, including how to book your ticket! See you there! 🥰
🚨 Registration now open for our Early Career Researcher Symposium on 20 February! 🚨
Join online to listen to talks ranging from the Language of Flowers to the Secret Face of Isaac Newton 🌸🕵️
For more information, including full programme & how to book your FREE ticket 👇
shnh.org.uk/shnh-early-c...
Join online to listen to talks ranging from the Language of Flowers to the Secret Face of Isaac Newton 🌸🕵️
For more information, including full programme & how to book your FREE ticket 👇
shnh.org.uk/shnh-early-c...
SHNH Early Career Researcher Symposium 2025 - Society for the History of Natural History
For this symposium we have welcomed papers from across the field which speak to any aspects of the history of natural history. The speakers have been drawn from individuals registered for PhD programm...
shnh.org.uk
February 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📢Early Career Researcher Symposium
Later this month we have a range of ✨FREE✨ online talks covering a huge range of topics on the history of natural history.
📅Thursday 20 February
🙌Free
💻Online
Check out the link below for more information, including how to book your ticket! See you there! 🥰
Later this month we have a range of ✨FREE✨ online talks covering a huge range of topics on the history of natural history.
📅Thursday 20 February
🙌Free
💻Online
Check out the link below for more information, including how to book your ticket! See you there! 🥰