
Beth Linker
@bethlinker
Author, Historian of Science, Medicine & Disability. Professor @Penn. Book #Slouch @PrincetonUPress. Byline Time, Boston Globe, Huffpo. Rep. @jkpapin
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Looking forward to giving a book talk and signing at this historical gem of Philadelphia. Princeton University Press jessica papin The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Join us on September 16 as author and professor Beth Linker 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


Tomorrow (9/19) at 7 pm EDT: Join Beth Linker 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


Wow! I had no idea. Thanks for sharing Michael D. Barton My first book is the free e-book this month UChicagoPress. Happy Reading!


Thrilled to be talking about the history of scientific ableism (using SLOUCH and posture sciences )with smart and wonderful colleagues at UvA #dishist #histstm Princeton University Press



The annual History of Science 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



I'm really getting the hang of talking about this history of posture thing. 😉 Princeton University Press jessica papin #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 Beth Linker psyche.co/ideas/in-defen…


Grateful for the generous review of #Slouch by Zoe Adams, MD in The Nation . The review poses a lot of good questions! Princeton University Press jessica papin

In my review of Beth Linker's history of posture for The Nation, 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…

Thrilled to be part of this roundup. Grateful to Princeton University Press and jessica papin for helping to make it happen! #histstm press.princeton.edu/books/best-of-…

Online event from Herbal History Research Network Wed 19 March 2:30-5.15 pm (GMT)

The most popular KineSophy-related article from last month's newsletter psyche.co/ideas/in-defen… Beth Linker Psyche Magazine #posture #health


The next seminar in our History of Women, Gender, & Sexuality series (Thur, 3 Apr, @ 5pm, EDT) features Dr. Bridget Keown's "'The Permanent Prize for Nerve': Examining Women's Postwar Battles with the US Veteran's Bureau." @bethlinker commenting. Register: masshist.org/events/permane…
