Mastodon feed- Untitled March 31, 2026Please come along to our book launch in Oxford of Public Health in the Premodern World: Dynamic Balances, edited by G. Geltner, Janna Coomans, and Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim published by Oxford University Press. Three chapters of the book are also available Open Access, find them at the following link: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/public-health-in-the-premodern-world-9780198969464?lang=3n&cc=rs#For those on the other side of […]
- Untitled March 26, 2026Registration has opened for our conference - "Health and the Environment in the Preindustrial World: Multidisciplinary Approaches"! Attendance is both virtual and in-person in Melbourne, Australia. See the program here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mZ4FElavGNTvCSSM0svVliBGEVrI4Kvm/view?usp=sharingRegistration: https://forms.gle/w49zfP3CPBQjaXG38 #histmed #histstm
- Untitled March 18, 2026BOOK DISCOUNT CODE: Have you had your eye on “Public Health in the Premodern World” ed. by our G. Geltner with Janna Coomans & Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim which illustrates the rich history of public health? Check out the code below to get 30% off! #histmed #medhst
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The Testimony of History: To Live and Overcome the Epidemic in the Present
International Symposium (online) 18-19 June, 17:30-19:00 (Lisbon time) This seminar aims to be a space for knowledge sharing on the theme of epidemics, in different geographical contexts, national and foreign, limited to the Middle and Early Modern Ages, seeking to … Continue reading
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The Silk Roads as a Model for Exploring Eurasian Transmissions of Medical Knowledge: Online Workshop
Online Workshop with Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim Thursday, 28 May 2020, 15:00-17:00 (CEST) How can we begin to think about transmissions of medical knowledge in medieval Eurasia? What type of work can be done in order to engage with this question? Can … Continue reading
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“Rural Policing in Trecento Piedmont: A Forgotten Urban Gaze and Its Obstruction”
Thursday 23 April 2020, 08:00 CET Seminar on Zoom Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program seminar Professor Guy Geltner Professor of Medieval History Monash University Hinterlands’ role in the growth of cities emerges from a unique metabolic perspective and with … Continue reading
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Salutaria! Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing in Medieval and Early Modern History
Friday, 24 April 2020, 09:00-17:00 Monash Club, 32 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton Campus The preservation of health and the pursuit of wellness were major preoccupations during the Medieval and Renaissance period. This was not limited to just the body … Continue reading
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Symposium on Paleopathology, Disability, and Care
The next Paleopathology Association European Meeting will be held in the city of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania. The central theme for the conference will be “Paleopathology and its impact on medicine and society” and will focus on the importance of … Continue reading
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Medicine in the Medieval North Atlantic World
Maynooth University, Ireland 19–21 March 2020 This interdisciplinary conference explores the reception and transmission of medical knowledge between and across England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Scandinavia during the medieval period, and will draw on history, literature, philosophy, science, religion, art, … Continue reading
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‘Public Health’ in the Middle Ages: Healthscaping Urban Europe
Bijeenkomst van de werkgroep ‘History, Health and Healing’ vrijdag 7 februari 2020, 13.00-18.00 uur Universiteitsbibliotheek locatie Uithof, Heidelberglaan 3, Utrecht (Boothzaal) Tijdens deze bijeenkomst van de werkgroep HHH presenteren leden van de onderzoeksgroep ‘Healthscaping Urban Europe’ hun onderzoek. Na een … Continue reading
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Early Public Health Wikithon
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 15:30 CET Bushuis room F2.08B (Kloveniersburgwal 48 Amsterdam) Facilitated by Guy Geltner (UvA) and Alice White (Wellcome Trust) We invite you all to join the Premodern Healthscaping team to make a focused intervention on Public Health … Continue reading
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Representations of Circulation and Flow in Eleventh-Century Urban China – A Workshop with Christian de Pee
Thursday, 6 February 2020, 15:00-17:00. Oost-Indisch Huis, D2.04 (Kloveniersburgwal 48, Amsterdam) This workshop is dedicated to discussing Christian de Pee’s recent work on representations of circulation and flow in eleventh-century urban China, as part of his current book project Losing … Continue reading
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Call for Papers: Historical Questions – Zooarchaeological Answers
Historical Zooarchaeology: New Perspectives on Combining History, Archaeology, and Zooarchaeology Thursday, December 12, 09:30–17:30. University of Amsterdam. This is the second joint workshop co-organized by the University of Amsterdam and the University of Groningen exploring new developments in method and … Continue reading
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