George Severs
Historian of sexual health, sexual violence and HIV/AIDS. Postdoc at the Geneva Graduate Institute in Switzerland. Honorary Research Fellow of the School of Historical Studies at Birkbeck, University of London. Usually found reading or swimming.
- Reposted by George SeversMy team are looking for a new team leader and Modern Britain (post-1782) specialist. Closes 22nd February and do get in touch if you have any questions www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ050/t...
- Myself, Andrea Althaus, Linde Apel and Janine Schemmer have just submitted the first draft of our book Reusing Oral Histories: From Archive to Analysis to our series editor. Still a lot of work to do, but what a great feeling!
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- Does anyone have a copy of Participant Observers by @freddyfoks.bsky.social who can tell me on what page this appears? "The archives left by social anthropologists are exceptionally rich and have been surprisingly underexplored by historians." It comes directly after n15 in the introduction. Thanks!
- Reposted by George SeversFollowing the news of another political defection in Westminster, we're resharing our recent #HistParl article on the history of MPs 'crossing the floor' and changing their party affiliation, drawing heavily upon extracts from our #OralHistory archive. historyofparliament.com/2026/01/16/c...
- Reposted by George SeversWe are delighted to share our call for papers for Medical Humanities. @georgesevers.bsky.social, Naomi Samake-Bäckert and I are guest editing a topic collection titled “Race, Sexual and Reproductive Health: Histories, Inequalities, Futures. Deadline: 31 October 2026 mh.bmj.com/pages/topic-...
- Morning reading.
- Reposted by George SeversBump for my CFP for Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Deadline 14 February! Have had a few abstracts already and it's shaping up to be great. 🗃️
- Reposted by George Severs"Coughs & sneezes spread diseases" but it's fine to carry on smoking a pipe. Timely Government advice from the 1940s, from the Brewers' Society archive. mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/BLR/...
- Reposted by George SeversJOB ALERT! 3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community. PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
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- Sundials say ‘I only tell the sunny hours’ because it is all they can do. Given half a chance, our memories would do the same. But life would not be half as interesting. Ronald Blythe
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- Reposted by George SeversPost-doc positions: "Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..." uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
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- Thanks Nikos for reviewing my book!
- A very interesting PhD project is looking for interviewees with LGBTQ+ photographers with experiences of making photographs in home darkrooms. Get in touch if this applies, and do share.
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- Reposted by George SeversAn excellent PhD opportunity for someone to work on family separation during WW1 or WW2. I've done some research on Italian emigrant families separated when the father was serving in the Italian Army and it's a really fascinating area of study. royalhistsoc.org/calendar/phd...
- One of the many great things I got out of last week’s trip to Montréal for the NACBS was a copy of @sarahcrook.bsky.social’s new book. I can’t wait to get stuck into this!
- Important reminder of the national obliviousness to the crises at the British Library and why it should concern policymakers. www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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- Call for chapters! Amy Tooth Murphy and I are editing the Routledge Handbook of Oral History Theory, and we are seeking contributions from a range of scholars and practitioners. See our full call here. oralhistory.org/2025/11/11/c...
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- Yesterday it was my honour to receive the 2025 Phanes Award in HIV Information Work from Tupilak (Nordic Rainbow Culture Workers) & ILGCN (the International Rainbow Culture Network) in Stockholm. I am very grateful for this recognition of my work, and only sorry that I couldn't be there in person!
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- Reposted by George Severs“I knew that homosexuality was a sin - I didn’t want to be homosexual. I went to my G.P and said I had read Freud’s book on dreams, that I suffered from homosexuality, and that I would like to change.” My new article now out in Irish Historical Studies: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- I'm looking forward to speaking at the History of Medicine seminar at University College Dublin this afternoon. I'll be talking about British HIV/AIDS activists & their role in the broader transnational AIDS movement. More info here, inc. how to sign up for the Zoom link www.ucd.ie/chomi/resear...
- Je suis solidaire de mes collègues qui sont en grève aujourd'hui à l'Université de Fribourg. J'espère que l'administration cédera à vos justes revendications!
- Arrived back from the International Oral History Association conference in Krakow to the latest issue of Oral History. A very striking cover, and two fabulous Public History articles!
- My latest article has just been published in the Journal of British Studies! It's open access and you can read it here. Huge thanks to the archivists and librarians across Birmingham for their help with this research. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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- Great first day in Copenhagen exploring the European Histories of HIV/AIDS. Thanks to @nebeling.bsky.social (pictured speaking) for organising!
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- The wonderful Adeline!
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- Reposted by George SeversA huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.
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- Vielen Dank an @adrianlehne.bsky.social für die Rezension meines Buches „Radical Acts“. Mein Buch handelt von England, beleuchtet aber auch viele europäische Kooperationen. Daher bin ich dankbar, dass es deutsche Leser gefunden hat. library.fes.de/pdf-files/af... @deutscheaidshilfe.bsky.social
- Huge thanks to Adrian Lehne (@adrianlehne.bsky.social) for reviewing my book Radical Acts in the Archiv für Sozialgeschichte. German-speaking followers (and those content to use Google Translate) can read it here. library.fes.de/pdf-files/af...
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- Oral history job at the University of Bristol looking at the history of Hong Kong. The job ad says it’s permanent but is, in fact, only for 18 months. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOL945/h...
- Lovely piece in today’s Birmingham Dispatch. Great to see historically informed writing which gets us thinking about the impact of the city’s transport links on how we think about different parts of Birmingham, with a view to the future too. www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/how-harborne...
- Reposted by George SeversPrecarious contracts keep getting shorter. Until recently short-term associate lecturer contracts were for 10 months. Now UCL advertises for 7 months. What does it say about our field, about how we treat the new generation of scholars? www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNW277/a...
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- This, this, one thousand times this!
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- This looks like an absolutely incredible recourse, and clearly the result of an immense amount of hard work. Congratulations to all involved!
- My review of Geraldine Fela's excellent book on Australian HIV/AIDS nursing histories has just been published online in Oral History Review. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @gvagrad-gc.bsky.social
- Curatorial opportunity to work with Cambridge University Library on Black British Voices: Black British Collections. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC683/p...
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- Friends, does anyone have access to this article? Any help greatly appreciated! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Reposted by George SeversArt can't just be a luxury for the few. That requires a city where artists can actually afford to live and create, and where musicians don't just receive recognition but fair pay. That's what @local802.bsky.social organizes for and I'm so proud to have their endorsement.
- Great news! This will be such a useful resource.
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- Pleased to see a firm stance being taken by the Swiss National Science Foundation opposing the Federal Council's proposed budgets cuts, and making the case for investment in research. www.snf.ch/en/9a7Fhnojt...
- Very excited to encounter Radical Acts out in the wild (namely the Waterstones on Birmingham New Street), especially to be in such esteemed company. I spot @historianhelen.bsky.social and @joannabourke.bsky.social here amongst many others! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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- Reposted by George SeversWork like this, by David Carpenter and Nicholas Vincent (both Fellows @royalhistsoc.org), requires expertise, deep knowledge, judgement and analysis. Such work enriches us and culture. We should celebrate and value it as we do discoveries and breakthroughs in other walks of life #Skystorians
- Reposted by George SeversThose who are uncomfortable with this Labour immigration announcement, but think it's necessary to satisfy Reform voters, this is for you. You will not satisfy. You will never satisfy.
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- 🚨Job klaxon🚨 Opportunity for an oral historian interested in the history of swimming, water access and ‘blue spaces’ to work at Newcastle with the wonderful Elizabeth Turk on an interdisciplinary Wellcome project. Full details here jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
- Can't wait!
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- Very exciting to see that Prof Sameena Mulla is coming to give a public lecture at Birkbeck 30 April at 18:00 as part of the @recovery-histories.bsky.social network. Full details below, do sign up and share widely! Link here www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...
- So excited that @ruthbeecher.bsky.social ‘s amazing and important book is out which I was lucky enough to read some of in manuscript. It’s a sensitive study of how child sexual abuse was variably understood by community health practitioners. And open access! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
- Opportunity to join the editorial board of Oral History, working with me on the Public History section. Full details here, please share! www.ohs.org.uk/volunteering...
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- At the Oral History Journal, we're looking to recruit a new editor of our International Work section. The section highlights and promotes oral history projects across the world, keeping our readers informed about cutting-edge global oral history practice. Details here! www.ohs.org.uk/volunteering...
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