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Meredith Carroll

@historicalmeredith.bsky.social

Senior Commissioning Editor, Manchester University Press. Modern history and history of medicine. Michigander, lover of food and cats.

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Very excited to be working with @richmondbridge.bsky.social on this! Publishing in our Queer and Trans Histories series.

12.12.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely to see Exhibiting Irishness at the @manchesterup.bsky.social table at #NACBS2025

15.11.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ #NACBS2025 πŸ“£ Don’t forget to pick up your Manchester UP book if you reserved one. And there’s still a few unclaimed ones up for grabs. @thenacbs.bsky.social

16.11.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Table with books propped upright on medical history themes.

Table with books propped upright on medical history themes.

Very excited to see a hard copy of @victoriabates.bsky.social new book β€˜Feeling Blue’ on the MUP stand at #eahmh25 - and in great company too 🀩

28.08.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

MUP books have arrived at #eahmh25! Thanks to the organisers for their help locating and transporting them. Come check them out, including Heidi Hausse’s prize winner and many more brand new titles. @manchesterup.bsky.social

27.08.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello everyone in Berlin for #eahmh25. I don't have a stall yet (stuck in customs) but will hopefully have some lovely MUP books to show you tomorrow. Send me a message if you'd like to have a chat. @manchesterup.bsky.social

27.08.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

What a great way to start #eahmh25! Huge congratulations to Heidi Hausse πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ @manchesterup.bsky.social

27.08.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Publishing today - Feeling blue by @victoriabates.bsky.social πŸ’™

The first book-length history of colour in modern hospitals, thinking expansively about the role of colour in shaping how hospitals felt.

Now #OpenAccess on manchesterhive.com πŸ”“ - from our @sshmedicine.bsky.social series.

#histmed

19.08.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

'Feeling blue: Colour and the modern British hospital' is out! And it's free online (or a relatively affordable Β£25 hardback if you prefer print)! Thanks so much to everyone who helped with the research for this, from supporting site visits to reading drafts. www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...

19.08.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

Afterlives of war is also available Open Access at www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...

08.07.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge congratulations to Mike Roper for winning the Social History Society book award for β€˜Afterlives of war’. It was a great book to work on and the award is much deserved. πŸ‘ @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social

08.07.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Hello Social History friends! Come say hello at our stand. Unfortunately not all of our books arrived, but you can find a full list of new titles below. @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social

08.07.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

All set up here at Britain and the World. Looking forward to meeting everyone and talking books πŸ“š

@batw.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social

25.06.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Not far to travel today. @darkpublisher.bsky.social and I are at MMU talking Manchester, music and subcultures for the Neither Factory Records nor Madchester: Rethinking Manchester’s Musical and Subcultural Histories conference. Come say hello πŸ‘‹

19.06.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Always great to meet our authors in the wild! Thanks #aahm2025
@mstanleybaker.bsky.social’s book is out in paperback next month manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191120/

04.05.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello again AAHM! Lots of new history of medicine books to show you at the MUP stand. Come say hi πŸ“š

#aahm2025 #histmed

02.05.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In response to today's supreme court ruling, we want to urge any researcher in Trans Histories to consider a proposal to our new Queer & Trans Histories series - because research into Trans histories will help to shape Trans futures: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...

#TransRights

16.04.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Excited to be at @esshc.bsky.social conference this week! Come by the MUP stall to see all our lovely new titles and talk books πŸ“š

26.03.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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See the latest additions to our Modern History list ⬇️

From youth culture in post-war Britain and sex in England 1950-80, to Smallpox and Nepal - new titles out now!

@drsarahlkenny.bsky.social
@hannahcharnock.bsky.social
@historicalmeredith.bsky.social

#ModernHistory #NewinHistory #MUP

17.03.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Collaborative Doctoral Awards – student recruitment - LAHP Information Sessions Information sessions have now taken place. If you would like to catch up on the LAHP CDA Information Session held on 9 December 2024, please find below the recording and presentat...

VERY SHORT DEADLINE (Feb. 26) for a FANTASTIC opportunity for a student to do a fully funded PhD with the amazing Elaine Leong on "Translating Monstrosity: Constructions of Difference in Early Modern England and France"
Full details here. Please pass on or repost!
www.lahp.ac.uk/prospective-...

13.02.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hear more about our new Queer and Trans Histories series from editor @psimonetto.bsky.social

13.02.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We join with publishers, authors, booksellers & librarians to affirm that the White House executive order recognizing only two sexes constitutes censorship and has no place in a free society.

University presses strive to give voice to the breadth of human knowledge & experience.

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12.02.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 289    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6
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Queer and Trans Histories - Manchester University Press The Queer and Trans Histories series aims to serve as a go-to place for cutting-edge stories on earlier and existing LGBTQ+ formations, and encourages work on queer and trans lives that challenge iden...

It is launch day!!! We can finally announce the new book series with @manchesterup.bsky.social on Queer and Trans Histories. Help spread the word!

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...

12.02.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

So excited and proud to announce our new book series: Queer and Trans Histories! It couldn’t be a more important time to tell these stories. Help us spread the word and get in touch if you have an idea for a new book. We can’t wait to hear from you
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...

12.02.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy publication day @drsarahlkenny.bsky.social! Excited to see this out in the world πŸ“š

12.02.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Calling all French History ECRs! 6 weeks left to apply for the book development fellowship. Includes a grant and mentoring sessions to work on proposals. We’d love to hear from you!

07.02.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited by what we’ve got planned for LGBTQ+ History month. First up is our discounted reading list. More announcements to come so watch this space!

30.01.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed we would! Always interested to hear about new book projects or ideas in gender history.

22.01.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #nacbs2024 great to see you again! Lots of new books to show you at the MUP stall πŸ“š @manchesterup.bsky.social @thenacbs.bsky.social

15.11.2024 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Hello! Fizzle and I are looking forward to connecting with everyone here

14.11.2024 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0