David Saunders

Historian of medical research and homelessness in modern Britain. Formerly @emotionshistory, @surgicalemotion. All views mine.

[David Saunders @davidjjsaunders]

I'm really excited to announce that my article "Pacifism, Infection, and 'Somatic Citizenship' in Wartime Britain, 1940-1943" has just been published over at @HistoricalJnl. https://t.co/eEsCuciAi5 #histmed #emohist

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@ctimmermann @SSHMedicine I’d completely forgotten about this one - thanks, Carsten! Can always dig around to see if I’ve still got a copy of the full diss if you’re interested…

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@hjlh28 @ctimmermann @SSHMedicine This is lovely to hear, Henry! Your research sounds brilliant - all the best for your dissertation!

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@ProfThomasDixon Such brilliant news, Thomas! All the best for the future.

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@CMedtweetci Congrats, Catherine!

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@DrTiffWattSmith Congrats, Tiffany! Can’t wait to read it!

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@pederclark @wellcometrust Amazing news! So happy for you, Peder - congratulations! Can’t wait to see how the project develops.

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My first article, '‘A British Problem Affecting British People’: Sickle Cell Anaemia, Medical Activism and Race in the National Health Service, 1975–1993' is now available open access at @TCBHJournal! https://t.co/RSccAWDMdB

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@GraceRedhead @TCBHJournal Congratulations, Grace!

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@hsimpson100 Congrats, Hannah - that's really exciting news!

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@benjamin__bland @YorkHistoryDept Congratulations, Ben! This is wonderful news - and so well deserved. Best of luck!

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@agnesjuliet @fmarshallpayne @OxLifeWriting Hi Freya! Your fellowship project sounds brilliant. That sounds great - I’ll DM you my email.

[The Historical Journal @HistoricalJnl]

From our latest issue! 📘

David Saunders (@davidjjsaunders) on 'Pacifism, Infection, and "Somatic Citizenship" in Wartime Britain, 1940-1943'

#Infection #HistMed #Citizenship #WW2 #Britain #Pacifism 🦠

📖Read open access here: https://t.co/hVWzOfCnty

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(It's also Open Access - thanks to funding from @wellcometrust - so no excuse not to download it and add it to your already-terrifyingly-full 'to read' folder of PDFs)

[David Saunders @davidjjsaunders]

After a disappointing week, it's nice to share some good news - my article for @HistoricalJnl is getting published in next month's issue! https://t.co/eEsCuc0Zqx #histmed #emohist #histSTM #twitterstorians

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The article explores the experiences of pacifist volunteers who volunteered to be infested with parasites in a study of infectious disease transmission during WWII - and uses their unusual bodily labours to think about the politics of everyday life in wartime Britain.

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@ReubenLoffman This is brilliant! Thanks so much for taking the time to put these together - I really appreciate it!

[David Saunders @davidjjsaunders]

Looking for some reading suggestions! Any recommendations for studies that deal with historical failures, disappointments, dead-ends, events/movements that don’t lead where their originators hoped - and why they might still be worth exploring?

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@ReubenLoffman That’s really kind of you, Reuben - thank you! No rush whatsoever!

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@ReubenLoffman Would be very grateful for any/all references that come to mind - thanks so much! I’m writing about what we learn from studying actions and projects that don’t go anywhere - so really happy to read anything that touches on that topic regardless of period/subject!

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@colm_m Loved the Ortolano article so will definitely follow up with this - thanks, Colm!