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Our Annual General Meeting allows members to review the activities we have undertaken during the year, consider our financial position and have a say in the future direction of the society and our journal. We will also announce the results of our latest committee elections during the meeting. This year’s AGM will take place during … Continued
The Social History Society Book Prize is awarded by an independent panel of judges who look for the best original work of social and cultural history. The award is now in its fifth year and has become an established part of our calendar. We are delighted to announce that this year’s prize has been awarded … Continued
We are delighted to announce the results of the latest round of the BME small grants funding scheme. This scheme is administered by SHS in 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. … Continued
The Social History Society is proud to be run by its members. Our elected committee play a crucial role and this year’s election will be particularly important as our Treasurer, Jennifer Evans, is stepping down. Our Chair, Naomi Tadmor, is standing for re-election and there is one committee and one postgraduate representative role available for … Continued
Our PGR reps are holding a virtual meet up for any postgraduate and early career academics on the 15th March 2022, from 6-7pm. It will be an informal space to chat, share a little bit about ourselves and our projects, and connect with other scholars. Bring a cup of tea, grab a biscuit, and enjoy the … Continued
The SHS is delighted to re-open the Public History Prize, established in 2019 as a mark of gratitude to our outgoing chair Professor Pamela Cox. The prize is open to postgraduate or postdoctoral historians within a year of their viva. Applicants are required to demonstrate excellence in taking their research beyond the academy over the … Continued
Malcolm Chase speaks at a Kennington Chartist Project public meeting, 28 April 2018. Photo: Stefan Szczelkun The Social History Society are proud to be supporting the Society for the Study of Labour History’s Chartism Day, which returns in March 2022 after an enforced absence of two years. This year’s event is to be a memorial … Continued
We held our last annual conference online over two weeks in summer 2021. The conference centred on our eight thematic research strands, which range across time and space. It also featured a plenary panel on ‘Women and Work’ featuring contributions from Emma Griffin, Helen McCarthy and Jane Whittle. We recorded a selection of the presentations, … Continued
After two years of successful online events, we are delighted to be returning to Lancaster University for our first in person conference since the start of the pandemic. The conference will take place from 6-8 July 2022. The conference will be shorter than in pre-pandemic times and we are encouraging participants to attend the whole … Continued
The Social History Society is dismayed at the current plans for radical restructuring at Goldsmiths, University of London, which has put academics and administrative staff in the departments of English & Creative Writing and History at risk of compulsory redundancy. The History department at Goldsmiths is a dynamic and thriving centre of social history. Its … Continued
