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@sochistorywar.bsky.social

SHoW is an academic society aimed at understanding the history of war across time, spaces & cultures. https://www.show.org.uk

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We are enormously thankful for the equally enormous response our call has generated: we have recieved ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ paper proposals and ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ three-to-five person panel proposals!

03.07.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@sshmedicine.bsky.social @sochistorywar.bsky.social @vahs.bsky.social @aahmhistmed.bsky.social @eahnursing.bsky.social

Members and Followers, be sure to follow the #milwelfhist tag over the next three days to stay up to date with the wonderful goings-on @uni-graz.at for the 2026 MWHN conference

08.07.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Society for the History of War Welcome to the Society for the History of War, a new academic society for academics interested in the History of War.

Last call for abstracts for SHoW 2025!

Find the full CFP here: www.show.org.uk

30.06.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please repost folks! Deadline is fast approaching!

29.06.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Society for the History of War Welcome to the Society for the History of War, a new academic society for academics interested in the History of War.

๐Ÿ“ข FINAL CALL ๐Ÿ“ข

๐ŸšจAbstracts due tomorrow!!๐Ÿšจ

SHoW's heading to Potsdam!

๐Ÿ“ข Call for Papers โ€“ SHoW 2025
๐Ÿ—“ 27โ€“28 November 2025
๐Ÿ“University of Potsdam
๐Ÿ“ Abstracts due: 30 June

Find the full call for papers here: www.show.org.uk

29.06.2025 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Just a couple of days left to send in your paper, panel or roundtable abstract and join our keynote speaker @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social in Postdam!

27.06.2025 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿšจ one week left! ๐Ÿšจโ€ผ๏ธ

Donโ€™t forget folks, abstracts for SHoW 2025 are due on 30 June!!

All the details can be found here:
www.show.org.uk

23.06.2025 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿšจ๐ŸšจAbstracts are due on 30 June! Get them in folks! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ

20.06.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Join @sochistorywar.bsky.social in Potsdam for our annual conference.

This time Prof Beatrice de Graaf will give the keynote and the theme of the conference is โ€œCultures of War and Violenceโ€.

20.06.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿšจ Time is running out! ๐Ÿšจ

Get your abstracts in for SHoW 2025!

Deadline: 30 June

All details below!

18.06.2025 10:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pints on Matthew is a great reason to submit an abstract!

17.06.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Come on Folks, let's see you in Potsdam!!! I have a bet with @warmatters.bsky.social as to the number of papers. So let's have some more!!! You all know you want Matthew to buy me a pint...........

17.06.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“ฃ โ€ผ๏ธ REMINDER โ€ผ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ฃ

Abstracts are due 30 June!

All the details are below โฌ‡๏ธ

06.06.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The programme for the 4th international Military Welfare History Network conference (9-11 July) is now live. Full details can be found at militarywelfarehistory.com/2025-confere.... Book your place now by emailing the organisers #milwelfhist

03.06.2025 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Beatrice de Graaf will deliver the keynote at SHoW in Potsdam this year!
@beatricedegraaf.bsky.social is a historian and researcher of security, crisis & terrorism at Utrecht University.

Don't forget to get your abstracts in - the deadline is 30 June!

14.05.2025 08:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Society for the History of War Welcome to the Society for the History of War, a new academic society for academics interested in the History of War.

SHoW's heading to Potsdam!

๐Ÿ“ข Call for Papers โ€“ SHoW 2025
๐Ÿ—“ 27โ€“28 November 2025
๐Ÿ“University of Potsdam
๐Ÿ“ Abstracts due: 30 June

Find the full call for papers here: www.show.org.uk

#SHoW2025 #HistoryOfWar #CallForPapers #MilitaryHistory
#WarStudies #CFP

14.05.2025 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Beatrice de Graaf will deliver the keynote at SHoW in Potsdam this year!
@beatricedegraaf.bsky.social is a historian and researcher of security, crisis & terrorism at Utrecht University.

Don't forget to get your abstracts in - the deadline is 30 June!

14.05.2025 08:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@uni-graz.at @sochistorywar.bsky.social @smh-historians.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

The 4th international Military Welfare History Network conference takes place this July (9-11). Watch this space for the programme and more information on accommodation, transportation, etc. #milwelfhist

12.05.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Select tickets โ€“ CEMS KCL Colloquium: Early Modern War Narratives โ€“ King's College London This year,ย KCL's Centre for Early Modernย Studies' Annual Colloquium will be on Early Modernย Warย Narratives. Join us for a day o...

Happy Friday! you can now register for our @cemskcl.bsky.social colloquium on Early Modern War Narratives! June 6th in person and online! Keynote by Andrew Hopper and Ismini Pells, funded by KCL, CEMS, & @srsrensoc.bsky.social. Register here (and pls repost!) โ€” www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...

09.05.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Two great opportunities for researchers interested in global wartime history!

The ERC Synergy project BLOCKADE is hiring:

๐Ÿ”น 1 Postdoctoral Researcher (3 years)
๐Ÿ”น 1 PhD (4 years)

More details here: www.blockades.eu

#AcademicChatter #Postdoc

09.04.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On to Panel 2, which begins with @donalh.bsky.social who is discussing medical care for French African war wounded #WW1 #milwelfhist

11.04.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All the best conferences are in November! ๐Ÿ˜‰

10.04.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SHoW's heading to Potsdam!

๐Ÿ“ข Call for Papers โ€“ SHoW 2025
๐Ÿ—“ 27โ€“28 November 2025
๐Ÿ“University of Potsdam
๐Ÿ“ Abstracts due: 30 June

How do societies understand, justify, and remember war and violence? And how do cultures resist, represent, or misrepresent it?

All details can be found below! โฌ‡๏ธ

27.03.2025 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Two great opportunities for researchers interested in global wartime history!

The ERC Synergy project BLOCKADE is hiring:

๐Ÿ”น 1 Postdoctoral Researcher (3 years)
๐Ÿ”น 1 PhD (4 years)

More details here: www.blockades.eu

#AcademicChatter #Postdoc

09.04.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@sochistorywar.bsky.social @smh-historians.bsky.social @societyarmy.bsky.social @vahs.bsky.social @ghsptampere.bsky.social @aahmhistmed.bsky.social @eahnursing.bsky.social

09.04.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Early Modern War Narratives - Annual CEMS Colloquium โ€” CEMS KCL Blog Join CEMS for our annual colloquium. This year's theme is early modern war narratives. CfP deadline: 11th April.

What ethical responsibilities do we bear when we write about war? This is one of the questions weโ€™re posing in our June colloquium on early modern war narratives. CFP here and the deadline is 11th April! Please share widely and consider submitting an abstract!
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/lamen...

04.04.2025 11:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 88    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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A photo of Fredrika and Hayley.

SHoW's @ikapika.bsky.social is presenting today's keynote for the Navigating War and Violence in twentieth-century Ireland conference ( @nwavc2025.bsky.social), which is co-organised by @hayleybrabazon.bsky.social. Fredrika's paper is titled 'Colourising Conflict'.

04.04.2025 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fascinating insights this morning from on postcolonial freedom fighters in 1960s Kenya, as part of the Global Geographies of Veteran History panel by @nielsboender.bsky.social

02.04.2025 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
New Directionโ€™s in veteran history hybrid event flyer

New Directionโ€™s in veteran history hybrid event flyer

Schedule for New Directions in Veteran History

Schedule for New Directions in Veteran History

We are here @muahi.bsky.social for New Directions in Veteran History! A brilliant introduction to the COLVET project by @donalh.bsky.social kicked us off for a day of discussion on global, comparative, and inclusive approaches to veteran history.

Great to be with @milwelfhist.bsky.social too!

02.04.2025 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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27.03.2025 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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