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Historian of Biology and Medicine. Science is culture, and long live the humanities. Director of @manchstm.bsky.social. Lapsed biochemist. Migrant. Rheinländer in 🇩🇪. Northerner in 🇬🇧. Gen X. Cyclist. Owned by dog. Often online. Posts private. He/him.
Starting today, we publish a whole load of exciting new additions to our flagship series, Studies in Imperialism, throughout Autumn 2025. ⬇️
The first is 'Invoking empire: Imperial citizenship and Indigenous rights across the British World, 1860-1900' by Darren Reid.
Self awareness? Very good!
I don’t know how much longer I can take that level of BS
Just another day at the court of the mad king.
“HELP! Can anyone see us? This is a hostage situation!”
“Can we go home soon, please?”
The only kind of novelty sock that is occasionally acceptable for a professional meeting. (I can’t remember who gave these to me. No, I don’t tend to wear them)
'Feeling blue: Colour and the modern British hospital' is out! And it's free online (or a relatively affordable £25 hardback if you prefer print)! Thanks so much to everyone who helped with the research for this, from supporting site visits to reading drafts. www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
Of course! I should have thought of your work, Agnes!
I've written a fair bit about Henry Marsh's narrativization of his professional self, and how he confirms old myths, while also updating them for the more emotionally expressive cultures of the present day.
Will be watching, but maybe not enjoying
Conclusion was published in Cold, hard steel on page 240.
Sounds like this is feeding the old myth of the surgeon as a genius hero possessing incommunicable knowledge and skills, but I think I’m going to give it a go anyway, for professional reasons.
Medically astounding and emotionally piercing, this look at the man who had the hardest job on Earth is exceptional viewing. Then he has a stunningly frank encounter with a woman who has hated him for...
