Public History Prize

We are delighted to announce that our postgraduate Public History Prize is back! The prize was established in 2019 as a mark of gratitude to our outgoing chair Professor Pamela Cox, who was tireless in efforts to open dialogue with different audiences while chairing the Social History Society. It is awarded to a postgraduate student … Continued

Hard Copies of our Journal

The Social History Society has entered a new contract with Taylor & Francis, the publishers of Cultural and Social History.  In line with this contract, we are now offering online access to our journal as default. Registered members can access issues by using the Routledge e-journals link from the membership pages of our website. You … Continued

Conference Booking Now Open

We are now accepting bookings for our annual conference at Durham University, Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 July 2024. If you submitted an abstract to present a paper, you will be written to shortly with the outcome. The conference is open to all members of the Social History Society, whether speaking or not. We encourage … Continued

BME Funding Results

The SHS is proud to administer a BME small grants funding scheme. The scheme is a partnership with the Economic History Society, History UK, History of Education Society (UK), History Workshop Journal, Royal Historical Society, Society for the Study of Labour History and Women’s History Network. It was set up in 2019 in recognition of … Continued

Committee Nominations 2024

The Social History Society’s committee has a vital role in shaping the society’s activities and priorities.  This year we are seeking nominations for six vacancies: 1 x Communications Secretary 1 x EDI Secretary – a new role 4 x Ordinary Members 1 x Postgraduate Representative (to work alongside continuing PG Rep Amy Stanning) We are … Continued

EDI Officer Role

The Social History Society committee has agreed the creation of a new honorary officer role for EDI. The EDI Officer will be elected to a three year term in the first instance and be a member of the Social History Society Executive. They will lead work around equalities, diversity and inclusion inside the society and … Continued

Call for Papers

Our conference is the largest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK. For almost fifty years, our members have transformed historical research by exploring the ways our social worlds are made, imagined, shared and shattered. Our next annual conference will take place at Durham University, 8-10 July 2024. We warmly welcome proposals for individual … Continued

Book Prize Open

We are pleased to announce that the Social History Society Book Prize has reopened. Our Book Prize recognises innovative scholarship and has gone from strength to strength since its launch in 2018. The prize is awarded by a panel of judges who look for the best original work of social and cultural history. The only … Continued

Cuts to history programmes at the University of Chichester

The Social History Society deeply regrets the recent announcement by the University of Chichester to suspend recruitment to two important history programmes, the unique MRes in the History of Africa and the African Diaspora and the BA Modern History. In axing these programmes, the University of Chichester has placed two highly respected historians and engaged … Continued