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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Preserving the Past in 3D. Application of GIS and Photogrammetry to Human Burials
Presentation and Workshop with Francesco Coschino and Taylor Zaneri Thursday, 13 December, 17:00-20:00 Oudemanhuispoort (Oudemanhuispoort 4-6), Room C1.23 This workshop presents preliminary results of an urban health analysis of medieval Bologna, as part of the Healthscaping Urban Europe project; this … Continue reading
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The Path to Pistoia: An Infrastructural Approach to Urban Hygiene before The Black Death
02 November 2018, 16:00. Bushuis (Kloveniersburgwal 48), room E1.02. In the second seminar of UvA Medieval Historians, Guy Geltner will discuss his new artile “The Path to Pistoia: An Infrastructural Approach to Urban Hygiene before The Black Death”.
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Lecture and Masterclass with Monica H. Green
Lecture Monica Green, Arizona State University, 13 November 2018 in Utrecht On November 13th, Monica Green will give a lecture: A New Story of the Black Death: The Latest Work on the Science and History of the World’s Largest Pandemic Our understanding of the … Continue reading
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Lecture and Masterclass with Monica H. Green on Black Death
Lecture Monica Green, Arizona State University, 13 November 2018 in Utrecht A New Story of the Black Death: The Latest Work on the Science and History of the World’s Largest Pandemic Our understanding of the Black Death, the plague pandemic … Continue reading
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New Horizons in Premodern Public Health: An Interdisciplinary Workshop with Kathleen Davis
Thursday, 4 October, 13:00-16:00 Potgieterzaal, University Library (Singel 425) During this workshop, members of the research team, in dialogue with Kathleen Davis, discuss various aspects of the Premodern Healthscaping research project. Kathleen Davis is Professor of English and Medieval Studies at the … Continue reading
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“From Periodization to the Autoimmune Secular State” – Kathleen Davis
Public lecture, organised by Premodern Healthscaping Research Project and Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis. 03 October 2018, 16:00-18:00. Bushuis (Kloveniersburgwal 48), VOC room. My main concern in this talk is the fundamental but often unrecognized work (political, legal, historical) that is … Continue reading
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Premodern Healthscaping in European Association for Urban History Conference 2018
Premodern Public Health: Comparing Cities 1250-1750 Thursday 30th August 2018 Room 22 09:00-10:30, 11:00-12:30 Address: Department of Business Studies – Roma Tre University, Via Silvio d’Amico 77 – 00145 Roma. This session aims to bring together scholars engaged in research … Continue reading
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LA MEDICINA NEL BASSO MEDIOEVO TRADIZIONE E CONFLITTI
Cinquantacinquesimo Convegno storico internazionale LA MEDICINA NEL BASSO MEDIOEVO TRADIZIONE E CONFLITTI TODI, 14 – 16 OTTOBRE 2018 CENTRO ITALIANO DI STUDI SUL BASSO MEDIOEVO ACCADEMIA TUDERTINA TODI CENTRO DI STUDI SULLA SPIRITUALITÀ MEDIEVALE DELL’UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PERUGIA Fondazione Centro … Continue reading
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New Horizons in Premodern Public Health: A Workshop with Carole Rawcliffe
Thursday 7 June, 15.30-18.00 Potgieterzaal | UB, Singel 425, Amsterdam This workshop offers an interdisciplinary exchange between several experts in premodern public health. Carole Rawcliffe, author of Urban Bodies: Communal Health in Late Medieval English Towns and Cities (2013), one of … Continue reading
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Premodern Public Health: Lecture Now Online
A video recording of Guy Geltner’s lecture in Monash University “Premodern Public Health: The End of an Oxymoron” is available online: https://arts.monash.edu/news/premodern-public-health-lecture
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