Stephanie Olsen

I am so happy this conference continues to thrive. It was a wonderful experience to get it off the ground in 2003-4, and especially to have the hugely supportive Natalie Zemon Davis join us a couple of years later.

Are you a graduate student? Check out the 2026 McGill-Queen’s Graduate Conference Call for Papers! Abstracts are due November 28!

Book Launch and Panel Discussion: McGill in History Join us in a discussion about McGill in History, a new book that explores the university's colonial legacy, edited by Brian Lewis, Don Nerbas, and Melissa N. Shaw. In 2021, McGill...

Join us for the book launch of McGill in History at the McGill Faculty Club in Montreal on Thursday, November 6th!

The talk will be followed by a Q&A and reception, with copies of the book available for purchase. Refreshments will be provided.

This is a hybrid event, registration required.

Come and join us at History of Education! We're looking for a new editor for our special section 'Workspace'. Deadline is 30 October. More information here: historyofeducation.org.uk/e:oi_special...
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Editorial Published in History of Education: Journal of the History of Education Society (Ahead of Print, 2025)

A belated, warm welcome to Laura Nys, History of Education's new book reviews ed, and a huge thank you to @histosaurusbex.bsky.social !
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On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation I feel privileged to prepare my first lecture on the history of Canadian residential schools for Tampere University students. We will also read an article on Sámi experiences in Finland, which I hope will give all of us an opportunity to reflect.

Reminder Fellows of @royalhistsoc.org have til 26 September to vote in upcoming Council elections! 🗳️ There's lots of great candidates & all committed to the field. Obvs ideally I'd like to be your choice 😜 But vital to vote for who you feel will represent you & profession #skystorians #academicsky

Join us @hexhistory.bsky.social at the end of the month for the 2nd Hex Handbook Distinguished lecture, by Corinne Saunders

Digital mapping as a tool for the history of experience | Digital Handbook of the History of Experience | Tampere Universities

And from earlier this summer, Tessa Whitehouse on digital mapping as a tool for the history of experience sites.tuni.fi/hexhandbook/....

Researching and writing Indigenous people’s historical experiences: a reflection on limits and possibilities | Digital Handbook of the History of Experience | Tampere Universities

New on HEX Handbook, Beth Marsden on writing the historical experiences of Indigenous people. sites.tuni.fi/hexhandbook/...

Thanks again for the invitation @heatherlwellis.bsky.social!

Towards an Emotional and Experiential History of Modern Education: Children’s Essays on the Cinema Around the First World War This article probes the potential of emotional and experiential histories of education. London children’s school essays on their experiences in the First World War, their stories, their dreams and ...

New open access article, based on my keynote at the HES conference in Sheffield : Towards an Emotional and Experiential History of Modern Education: Children’s Essays on the Cinema Around the First World War www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @hexhistory.bsky.social

Lovely to see this! Leo - my son - had a fantastic time at the conference, especially listening to @stephanieolsen.bsky.social's keynote. Thank you to everyone for welcoming him.

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Reflections on Dr. Olsen’s Keynote by Leo Clarkson | HEX | Tampere Universities On May 15, 2025, HEX Senior Researcher Stephanie Olsen gave a keynote address entitled “Schoolchildren’s Dreams: Complicating questions of power and resistance in school settings and in archives” as p...

Check out this wonderful report of my keynote on school children’s dreams by 15-year-old Leo Clarkson. Such a privilege to get your perspective! eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Society for the History of Children and Youth's biennial conference, which is being held on Zoom from June 26-28 2025. To register, click here: tinyurl.com/4ypduv4r

Sign the Petition End unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University

Hello #skystorians, it would be much appreciated if you could sign & share this petition to end unnecessary redundancies at Newcastle University. Pictured: Maddy & other picket dogs showing their support! 🗃https://chng.it/KT5F6jrzVy

A postcard image of the Montreal skyline in hues of purple and pink at sunset. The text within the images encourages the reader to "Join us in Montreal!" and includes the dates November 14-16.

With double the submissions to our CFP compared to last year, #NACBS2025 is shaping up to be one for the books! Don’t miss out on what is sure to be a fantastic conference!

More info here: www.nacbs.org/conference

Thanks so much to @joakimlandahl.bsky.social and Johanna Ringarp and team for a wonderful and stimulating conference. I had so much fun! And thanks @dr-jwestberg.bsky.social for the photo, and for organizing the Meet the Eds panel. See you all again soon, I hope!
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Keynote 2 at the Nordic conference! @stephanieolsen.bsky.social !

Looking forward to next week's 9th Nordic HistEd conference in Stockholm, organized by @joakimlandahl.bsky.social and @ringarp.bsky.social ! Feat. keynotes by Marcelo Caruso and @stephanieolsen.bsky.social ! Program etc available here: www.su.se/department-o...

Taking part in a journal editors' roundtable at #NEHC2025 with @stephanieolsen.bsky.social representing History of Education, The journal of @histedsocuk.bsky.social! #histed

Very much looking forward to this!

Image of an open book with the text: Funded Book Workshops. For historians writing a second or third monograph, 2025-26. Closing date 11 July

Support for historians at mid-career: the Society invites applications for its 'Funded Book Workshop' programme bit.ly/4fYQcRC

Workshops enable authors of a 2nd or 3rd monograph to hold a day-long discussion of a book MS with 6 readers of their choosing.

Closing date: Friday 11 July #Skystorians

Had a marvellous time in Vienna at the music and history of experience workshop! Thanks so much for the invitation @mariehs.bsky.social

Research Fellow: Voices of Motherhood - working on ‘Voices of Motherhood: A History of Maternal Activism from the Women's Co-operative Guild to Pregnant then Screwed’ a UKRI-funded Future Leaders’ Fellowship (FLF) #skystorians 🗃️
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Thanks, Heather, it was my pleasure! Such a great project! @hexhistory.bsky.social

This arrived. Strong recommend from me. Historians of emotion, childhood, pain and medicine take note.

CANADIAN REPORTER: Trump's tone on Canada has shifted. He stopped talking about Canada becoming the 51st state.

LEAVITT: I would reject that the president's position on Canada has shifted. Perhaps he just hasn't been asked about it. He believes Canadians would benefit from becoming the 51st state.

Not only did these 31 rich men take out a full page ad in the Globe. The Globe then published a story about these, ehem "business leaders" who took out an ad in their paper. Even though it's not news that rich people want a gov't that will serve their interests www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...