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@adambiggsphd.bsky.social

Historian of race, civil rights, and medicine. Assistant Professor in the Dept of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. #RacialJusticeLab

566 Followers  |  185 Following  |  19 Posts  |  Joined: 25.08.2023  |  2.29

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It’s the technicalities… ! πŸ˜‚

08.07.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jim Crow in the Asylum | Kylie M. Smith | University of North Carolina Press There is a complicated history of racism and psychiatric healthcare in the Deep South states of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The asylums of the Jim Cro...

Y’all! My book is available for pre order now from @uncpress.bsky.social So excited! uncpress.org/book/9781469...

25.04.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 425    πŸ” 147    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 6
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Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: β€˜We found too many slaves’ When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...

21.06.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Victims of Biomedical Research under National Socialism

A bit late announcing it, but delighted to say the project I worked on @leopoldina.org funded by @maxplanck.de is now available online! The database of the victims of biomedical research under National Socialism is open access, including biographies ns-medical-victims.org/mpg-project

15.06.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote this recently as part of the new Emergency Response series at @nursingclio.bsky.social being edited by my friend and colleague @cethompson.bsky.social Read more here: nursingclio.org/2025/05/21/i...

25.05.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Great news, Alex. Congrats!

22.05.2024 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Sharrona!!!

14.05.2024 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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13.05.2024 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re with you, Kylie! πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ€—

06.05.2024 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Want to Write for the AHA?: Apply to Become a Perspectives Summer Columnist Submit your application by Sunday, April 21!

Graduate students: looking to hone your writing skills? Apply by April 21 to be an #AHAPerspectives summer columnist! Columnists will write about a theme of their choosing in two related columns. Columnists will receive a 1-year AHA membership and honorarium. πŸ—ƒοΈ

19.04.2024 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

🚨 POSTDOC in #histmed 3+ years!🚨

πŸ“ in beautiful ZΓΌrich
🌾 open field
βœ‰οΈ only cover letter and CV to apply
πŸ’° generous Swiss salary
πŸ‘₯ with wonderful colleagues @fcondrau.bsky.social Yvan Prkachin

(don't be put off by the "60-80%", that's just the Swiss way of calculating salary)

20.04.2024 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Postdoc in #histmed at @UZH_en - 3 years initially, open search, any topic. Check us out and talk to me or
#YvanPrkachin via mail if interested. Details:
jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...

19.04.2024 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Maybe he thought you were volunteering for a clinical study…

03.04.2024 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel a Francis Dalton quote coming on…

β€œThough there is a great difference between a good physician and a bad one, there is hardly any between a good doctor and none at all…”

Pay your money, take your chances… πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™‚οΈπŸ₯‘πŸ₯“πŸ»

02.04.2024 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Not even turkey or vegan bacon? Are you sure you’ve read your own work? Hmmm… πŸ€”

02.04.2024 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Avocados and bacon always go well together, you know? πŸ₯‘πŸ₯“πŸ₯‘

02.04.2024 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, for what it’s worth, I’ve felt this way about you for some time. Do with that what you will. 🍻πŸ₯‘πŸ₯“

02.04.2024 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Place for Emotions in the History of Science and Medicine Classroom? In The Cultural Politics of Emotion, Sara Ahmed argues that Enlightenment and modernity are not just about reason’s triumph over emotion but also about the ability to have the β€œappropriate” emotions (...

Grateful for the opportunity to contribute this short reflection on the place of emotions in the history of science and medicine classroom to this special section of Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences on pedagogy.

12.03.2024 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Who? Me? Some people call me the space cowboy. Some call me the gangster of love…

11.01.2024 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But, Joe, do any of us know who you are? I mean, know who you are *really*… πŸ€”πŸ™ƒ

11.01.2024 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

today.wayne.edu/news/2022/12...

13.12.2023 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

50 hires in African American studies… 🀯
waynetalent.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

13.12.2023 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My book is available at a 30% discount from UNC Press! @uncpress.bsky.social Discount code 01UNCP30

12.10.2023 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Details - Open Rank T/TT position in Science and Technology Studies: Community Engagement and Commun...

We’re hiring!!

careers.rpi.edu/en-us/job/49...

07.10.2023 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s a great time to donate to the AAHM. Check out Barron’s presidential message… histmed.org/newsletters/...

24.09.2023 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Katherine Carroll will be sharing her work at RPI tomorrow connecting the architectural design of medical schools with the racial politics of β€œmodernizing” medicine!

19.09.2023 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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