Beth Linker, Ph.D.

Thank you Phil Edward's for this excellent rendition of my book. My Gen Z kids will now know what my book is about! @princetonupress.bsky.social

A compelling history that mixes seriousness & humor, Slouch by @bethlinker.bsky.social is a unique & provocative account of the unexpected origins of our largely unquestioned ideas about bad posture. Out now in #paperback! Read—or listen to—a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Slouch by @bethlinker.bsky.social is now in #paperback! Discover the strange & surprising history of the so-called epidemic of bad posture in modern America—from eugenics & posture pageants to today’s promoters of “paleo posture." Save 30% with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Keeping good company!

@jay.bsky.team Penn's STSC Faculty have been following all of your successes! We are so very proud. You are a prime example of why we need more humanistic programs that focus on STEM!

I caught up with @chicagomag.com about my efforts to push back against Trump's disastrous policies, my time as a Blackhawk pilot, what I've learned throughout my life of service and more. Check it out here: www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...

Love the mass historical society --check out this upcoming event! @mhs1791.bsky.social

What a fun, eclectic audience! SHI @sciencehistory.org knows how to do great book talk events. 📚 @princetonupress.bsky.social

Tomorrow (March 19) at 6 pm EDT: Please join @sciencehistory.org in welcoming @bethlinker.bsky.social for a discussion of her book, Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America. This is a hybrid event. To register for this free event, visit: www.sciencehistory.org/visit/events...

Hard to think about things like historical scholarship on human posture sciences when destructive politically posturing is happening rn in the states. But @infinite-women.com was a great interviewer and you should check out this site.

☎️Calling #HistMed Students & New Graduates📢 The Roy Porter Essay Prize deadline's tomorrow (1 Feb), 5pmGMT)! There's still time! Prizes include cash, conference plenary slot, mentoring, & places at our publication masterclass! Eligibility & entry form 👇 #HistSTM #DisHist #HistPsych #HistNursing 🗃️

☎️Calling #HistMed Students & New Graduates📢 The Roy Porter Essay Prize deadline is 1 Feb! Submit for the chance to win cash, a conference plenary slot, mentoring, & places at our publication masterclass! Details, eligibility & entry form 👇 #HistSTM sshm.org/portfolio/pr...

I organized this statement on the historical importance of federal agencies that protect and forward human health. As Project 2025 is dismantling them as I write, it is important that these agencies employ thousands of people committed to scientific research. #histmed nursingclio.org/2025/01/27/t...

Interested in public health campaigns and back pain? Mark your calendars for my latest book talk on MARCH 19th at the fabulous Science History Institute, in person and online. @princetonupress.bsky.social #histmed #skystorians #histstm

Interested in public health campaigns and back pain? Mark your calendars for my latest book talk on MARCH 19th at the fabulous Science History Institute, in person and online. @princetonupress.bsky.social #histmed #skystorians #histstm

Please spread the word #WW1 #milwelfhist @bethbailey.bsky.social @bethlinker.bsky.social @joannabourke.bsky.social @drjeball.bsky.social @amyjay401.bsky.social @thehistorygirl1.bsky.social @cecilearchives.bsky.social @draefox.bsky.social @msp-archive.bsky.social @historynerdess.bsky.social

So happy to see my book in this round up press.princeton.edu/books/best-o... #skystorians #histstm #academicsky

Really happy with the outcome of this beauty. I like to write long and apparently knit long, too #knitting

Hey, hey, hey, I love fan (bluesky) mail! Thank you @infinitewomen.bsky.social If folks are looking for an amuse bouche, may I suggest a recent essay I wrote: psyche.co/ideas/in-def...

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I second this! @bschillace.brandyschillace.com

#academics #histstm : share this with your students!

#histstm #disability #publichealth #history

Hey look! A review of my book in @thenation.com! @princetonupress.bsky.social

Finally able to introduce myself properly to @bsky.app ! Hi all, I'm a #deaf historian of #histSTM and #DisabilityHistory at the University of Delaware. I think & write about disability technologies, disabled perspectives, and medical/scientific authority. Hearing aids are my niche topic

@jaivirdi.com you're the best 🩵 thanks for the plug.

Check out @bethlinker.bsky.social's wonderful book on the subject!

"when looking at the long history of posture-improvement campaigns....they fuelled discrimination, blame and the growth of a neoliberal approach to health care – a means of preventive medicine that is in reach of only those who can afford it." #histstm #academicsky #publichealth

Applications are now open for 2025-26 fellowships at @scihistoryorg.bsky.social! We offer postdoc, dissertation, distinguished & short-term fellowships for researchers from anywhere in any fields w/ projects that can make use of our collections. Questions? Ask here!

Looking for international posture promotion campaigns. If you know of any, hit me up. Found this at the NLM: Ireland Health education bureau #archives #skystorians #publichealth #histmed

When you have a graphic designer living in your house, you get to play with a lot of ideas for how you want to present your podcast. This is one of the ideas we're noodling on for Unsung History. Don't ban history. Learn from it. www.unsunghistorypodcast.com

Calling all scholars interested in military welfare history📣📣

Lots of fabulous historians in this pack! #skystorians #academicsky

We know a lot about the history of modern U.S. conservatism. Have we studied the history of modern liberalism w/ the same depth & creativity? 🗃️@brentcebul.bsky.social & @lilygeismer.bsky.social are on it w/ a new edited collection from @uchicagopress.bsky.social: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

His campaign: Make Polio Great Again

I subscribed to the paper edition recently so that I could share with my uni Dept. we're going to need smart satire and a lot more the next 4 years

#HistMed Job Y’all

On how elites create archival silences for themselves. Reskeet since I seemed to miss a lot being in between social media platforms #skystorians #histstm

Job Klaxxon: Permanent full-time post as Lecturer in History of Medicine and/or Health at the Centre for the History of Science Technology and Medicine (CHSTM), University of Manchester www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...