Author, Historian of Science, Medicine & Disability. Professor @Penn. Book #Slouch @PrincetonUPress. Byline Time, Boston Globe, Huffpo. Rep. @jkpapin
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👀 my work is done. I have been quoted by Peter Sagal. @jkpapin
“According to a historian of science, @BethLinker, the whole proper posture thing is a scam all across America. People are drooping with relief.” @petersagal discusses Slouch on @waitwait: hubs.ly/Q02wlJQB0
ALT Slouch by Beth Linker tilted against a white wall
Here's a fantastic, visually appealing synopsis of my book, Slouch. You all should subscribe to Phil Edwards--his videos are smart and entertaining! @PrincetonUPress @DGandBTweets
More in my new video here: youtube.com/watch?v=YyRsYHbI…
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The next seminar in our History of Women, Gender, & Sexuality series (Thur, 3 Apr, @ 5pm, EDT) features @SevenPaperclips's "'The Permanent Prize for Nerve': Examining Women's Postwar Battles with the US Veteran's Bureau." @bethlinker commenting.
Register: masshist.org/events/permanen…
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The most popular KineSophy-related article from last month's newsletter psyche.co/ideas/in-defence-o… @BethLinker @psyche_the_mag #posture #health
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Online event from @HerbalHistoryRN
Wed 19 March
2:30-5.15 pm (GMT)
We are celebrating our 15th anniversary with an exciting ONLINE event on Wed 19th March *Evolving Traditions: Influences on Western Herbal Practice*
We have a stellar line up of speakers 🌟 Pls share far & wide, link to book below #herbalhistory #herbalmedicine #histmed #botany
Thrilled to be part of this roundup. Grateful to @PrincetonUPress and @jkpapin for helping to make it happen! #histstm press.princeton.edu/books/be…
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In my review of @BethLinker's history of posture for @thenation, I talk barre class, slouching over desktops in residency (we sit more than we stand), and whether our obsession with posture is a moral panic, pseudoscience, or something in between.
thenation.com/article/cultur…
Grateful for the generous review of #Slouch by @zoe_m_adams in @thenation . The review poses a lot of good questions! @PrincetonUPress @jkpapin
We’ve all been told to stand up straighter. But the scold isn’t necessarily connected to our health.
bit.ly/4hS184R
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New Episode of Unsung History: Lily Dale - eepurl.com/i4tJNE
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That erect posture is good for you is a truism that we rarely examine or question. But this modern obsession has dubious origins. In today’s Idea, an expert examines the science of posture @BethLinker psyche.co/ideas/in-defence-o…
I'm really getting the hang of talking about this history of posture thing. 😉 @PrincetonUPress @jkpapin #histstm
That erect posture is good for you is a truism that we rarely examine or question. But this modern obsession has dubious origins. In today’s Idea, an expert examines the science of posture @BethLinker psyche.co/ideas/in-defence-o…
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The annual @hssonline meeting comes to a close today, but there's still time to visit us at table 7 if you haven’t yet! Browse through our latest selection of titles and save 30% (in the US & Canada) through November 30 with code EXH30. #HSS24
ALT A picture of Princeton University Press's table at the 2024 Annual History of Science Society meeting
discounted SLOUCH
We're thrilled to be in Mérida for the annual @hssonline meeting! You can find us and our latest selection of titles at table #7. Stop by, say hi, and find your next PUP read. Plus, save 30% (in the US and Canada) through November 30 with code EXH30. #HSS24
ALT Graphic for the #HSS24 meeting, featuring 5 PUP History of Science books. PUP is at Table 7. Save 30% online with code EXH30
If any #histSTM peeps are still on here, stop by table 7 and say hi to my book and many other great pubs. #hss24
Attending the annual @hssonline meeting, #HSS24, tomorrow through November 10th in Mérida, México? So are we! Visit us at table #7 and browse through our latest selection of titles. Plus, save 30% (in the US and Canada) through November 30th with code EXH30.
See you there!
ALT Graphic for the #HSS24 meeting, featuring 5 PUP History of Science books. PUP is at Table 7. Save 30% online with code EXH30
Thrilled to be talking about the history of scientific ableism (using SLOUCH and posture sciences )with smart and wonderful colleagues at UvA #dishist #histstm @PrincetonUPress
🚨 First PULSE event of the academic year in Amsterdam🚨
The extremely fabulous @BethLinker & @P_McKearney talking about the history and anthropology of Dis/ability.
24 Oct, 3-5pm
UvA, Bushuis, E1.02
ALT Poster with Pulse Medical and Health Humanities logo at the top, with a backdrop of prosthetic eyes. Text reads as tweet, with titles of talks: 'Toward a History of Scientific Ableism'; 'Variable Dependence: Developing a Cross-Cultural Perspective on Intellectual Disability'.
Was wonderful to be in conversation with my colleague Kate Sorrels and @LucyMayCincy. @PrincetonUPress
Today at 12:30 on @917wvxu : Is slouching really that bad for you? - on #CincinnatiEdition wvxu.org/show/cincinnati-edi…
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Wow! I had no idea. Thanks for sharing @darwinsbulldog My first book is the free e-book this month @UChicagoPress. Happy Reading!
The free e-book from @UChicagoPress for September is From Eve to Evolution: Darwin, Science, and Women’s Rights in Gilded Age America by @ProfessorHamlin ~ tinyurl.com/yc9lynf3 #histsci #histSTM
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Tomorrow (9/19) at 7 pm EDT: Join @BethLinker at Joseph-Beth Books, in conversation with Katherine Sorrels, for a discussion and signing of her book Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America.
For more details, visit: hubs.ly/Q02Q2h520
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ALT Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America by Beth Linker
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Join us on September 16 as author and professor @BethLinker talks about her latest book, "Slouch", the strange and surprising history of the so-called epidemic of bad posture in modern America!
Register here: loom.ly/4RP0Lew
Looking forward to giving a book talk and signing at this historical gem of Philadelphia. @PrincetonUPress @jkpapin @CollegeofPhys
Join us at the @CollegeofPhys College of physicians sept 16 at 6 pm to hear Dr Beth Linker @BethLinker talk about her new book, Slouch
collegeofphysicians.org/even…