Michelle Bootcov

A historian of 20th century medical science, with a background in molecular immunology and corporate technology implementation. Postdoctoral Fellow at UNSW.

[Laureate Centre for History and Population @PopulationHist]

Wonderful to hear that Laureate Centre Director Alison Bashford's latest book has made the 2023 Cundill History Prize shortlist. Congratulations Alison!

[Jarrod Hore @JarrodHore]

In August New Earth Histories is hosting Dr Andrea Westermann for a series of events. Dr Westermann is an environmental historian of earth science, resources, and the Anthropocene and she'll be giving a Public Lecture (Aug 15) and coordinating a Workshop (Aug 10). Details below!

[Craig F̶o̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ @Craig_Foster]

You’ve gotta see this.

In full.

Football is football. Sport is sport.

End of story.

Get into sport played by women, and the phenomenal athletes in the @FIFAWWC

Copyright @orangefrance

[Zora @ZoraSimic]

UNSW's History Seminar is back from Tuesday 13/6 in hybrid form! @a_sarcar is our first speaker with a paper titled 'Family Planning as Artefact: India’s Small Family Norm and its Afterlife.' Details and registration at the link.
https://t.co/0Fb21lQDze

[Laureate Centre for History and Population @PopulationHist]

Next Wednesday, May 24th, we're delighted to welcome @homeiaya, who will be discussing Sino-Japanese cooperation on family planning in the 1980s.

Register for this and other seminars in the "Populating the 1980s" series (convened by @a_sarcar) here: https://t.co/BJ48wmk9sK

[Kirby Institute, UNSW @KirbyInstitute]

Join us this coming Tuesday to hear the fascinating history of hepatitis A, B and C from Dr Michelle Bootcov @mishtory 📅 1pm AEST, Tue 2 May | In-person and online | Free
🎫 Registrations essential: https://t.co/1hMGHGndzN
🗣️ Event page: https://t.co/m6vetIQpSv

[Zora @ZoraSimic]

History at UNSW is looking for a new colleague, with specific research specialisation in history of the Middle East and/ or African and / or South Asia.

[Laureate Centre for History and Population @PopulationHist]

Our new seminar series, convened by @a_sarcar, starts next Weds 29th March @ 11am with Mytheli Sreenivas (Ohio State) - "South Asia, Population Planning and National Imaginations: A Discussion on Method and Periodization". Register here: https://t.co/BJ48wmk9sK

[Zora @ZoraSimic]

3.5 year history job at UNSW!
https://t.co/EAaC0dFgpx

[Laureate Centre for History and Population @PopulationHist]

Listen to Centre Director, Alison Bashford, in conversation with Meehan Crist for Crist's new @LRB podcast series 'Climate, Politics and Procreation' https://t.co/vAI5QGgUdk

[James Keating @Keating_JW]

Very happy to know that Distant Sisters is now out in paperback. I hope this makes the book much more accessible. 30% discount if you follow the directions below 👇

[Michelle Bootcov @mishtory]

@TroveAustralia I used Trove to research Australian female endurance cyclists of the 1930s - the commercialization of their athletic femininity, how they wrested control of their sport from male administrators and how they shaped interwar notions of womanhood. DOI: 10.1080/09523367.2020.1713107

[Jarrod Hore @JarrodHore]

On March 2 my colleague Alison Bashford is launching her new book 'An Intimate History of Evolution' at the State Library of NSW.
The book will be launched by Alison and Robyn Williams (Radio National) with signings and drinks at the close.

Register:
https://t.co/oUL8YO4GH5

[School of Humanities & Languages @halpublic]

“How Has History Writing Changed?”

Join us this Thursday ⁦@statelibrarynsw⁩ for a full day of engaging conversation with UNSW historians.

⁦@PopulationHist⁩ ⁦@GraceKarskens⁩
⁦@earthhistories⁩ ⁦@UNSWADA⁩ @ZoraSimic⁩ https://t.co/FJHVCc3F1z

[Zora @ZoraSimic]

All welcome to this fab event celebrating history and historians @ UNSW, co-sponsored by @hal, @earthhistories and @PopulationHist - free, but please register - seats are filling up fast!
https://t.co/MlWowVLpCU

[Zora @ZoraSimic]

Thrilled to have this special issue out in the world! Guest edited by myself and @pastmigrations (Andonis Piperoglou). Thanks so much to the contributors and to @AHSjournal

[Zora @ZoraSimic]

The School of Humanities & Languages @ UNSW welcome expressions of interest to teach in our courses (including History/ Gender Studies/ Philosophy/ Languages/ Environmental Humanities) @halpublic
https://t.co/DsX5u4Esw9

[Laureate Centre for History and Population @PopulationHist]

Yesterday (15th Nov) marked the UN’s estimate for global population surpassing 8 billion. In this piece, PhD candidate Priyanka Nany discusses population politics up to the 5 billion mark in 1987: https://t.co/6yQqpw1Ydh

[Laureate Centre for History and Population @PopulationHist]

Laureate Centre Fellow, Dr Aprajita Sarcar (@a_sarcar) and UNSW lecturer Dr Joel Wing-Lun discuss the one-child policy in India: https://t.co/7E7YMA7RwF @halpublic