November, 2017, Source: American Association for the History of Medicine. The workshop “Histories of Disability: local, global and colonial stories” will be held 7-8 June 2018, at the University of Sheffield, UK. Back in 2001, the historian of American deafness Douglas Baynton argued that ‘Disability is everywhere in history, once you...

It argues that tetanus disproportionately killed the enslaved population, but gradually diminished in virulenceby the second half of the 1800s.

Un proyecto colaborativo del Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos de Chile reúne testimonios de quienes fueron obligados a vivir fuera de la patria durante la dictadura.

The The National Library of Medicine invites you to color their collections.

October, 2017 The Brazil Visiting Fellows Scheme provides early career university lecturers or post-doctoral researchers currently working at recognised universities in Brazil the opportunity to spend up to three months at the University of Birmingham carrying out research projects. They welcome applications to any subject area. Application deadline:...

investigate the construction of a new field of science in Brazil.

October, 2017 A Special Issue of Transgender Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 2, (Spring 2019) calls for for papers about a range of topics related to trans studies:  cultural production, artistic practices, public policy debates, human rights discourses, and activisms. The editors will accept texts in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Proposals might...

29 September, 2017 The National Library of Medicine welcomes applications for the Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine. Non-U.S. citizens may apply. Fellowships of up to $10,000 will be awarded to individual applicants to help offset the costs associated with visiting and using the NLM collections during the calendar year following the...

Society for the Social History of Medicine Conference 2018

El número actual de la revista Historia Critica presenta un dossier dedicado a la historia del consumo en América Latina.