The Social History Society proudly run by its members. Our elected committee help to organise our annual conference, shape our funding schemes and determine our approach on a range of other issues. We are delighted to announce the results of this year’s committee elections. Professor Naomi Tadmor has been re-elected as Chair for a second … Continued
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
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
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
Our Book Prize has gone from strength to strength since its launch in 2018. The prize recognises innovative scholarship in our discipline and the past winners are Sasha Handley, Hannah Barker, Khaled Fahmy and Lucy Bland. We are delighted to announce that the Social History Society Book Prize is now open for the fifth year. … Continued
The Social History Society has regular prizes for its postgraduate members. In pre-COVID times, these take the form of prizes for the best paper and poster presented at our annual conference. This year, we re-opened our Postgraduate Exchange Prize, inviting blog submissions relating to our conference plenary on ‘Women and Work’. The entries were judged … Continued
The Social History Society’s Book Prize recognises innovative scholarship the fields of social and cultural history. Each autumn we look for the best original work of historical research published by an established author in the preceding calendar year. This year’s prize recognises books published in 2019. Our judging committee was chaired by Professor Pat Thane … Continued
