Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Apr 26
I spoke with @[email protected] from GEO Magazin about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY. Gesaโ€™s interview essay is out in the print edition of the May issue! Online version to come but the print mag is GORGEOUS. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Apr 11
ICYMI: I chatted with screenwriter @[email protected] about the links between politics and pop culture, and the entangled history of humans and monsters. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ—ƒ #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #politics #HAMH #monsters

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Mar 20
The video of my book talk on Humans: A Monstrous History at @[email protected] is now available online! 1/ ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG9N...

HUMANS | A Monstrous History
HUMANS | A Monstrous History

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Mar 17
UK folks: now that the paperback is out, the gorgeous hardback of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY is on sale at Waterstones for 10 GBP - down from 25 GBP! Spinoff essays and excerpts are linked in the thread. ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Mar 7
Ten-day countdown to paperback #PubDay for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, @[email protected]! Here's a thread of book excerpts. Get 30% off by ordering from the press w/code discount code UCPSAVE30. 1/ ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Feb 5
The PAPERBACK of Humans: A Monstrous History from @[email protected], a history *through* monsters from antiquity to the present, is available to preorder! Here's a ๐Ÿงต of excerpts from the book. 1/ ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Feb 4
Humans: A Monstrous History is a year old today! Hereโ€™s a ๐Ÿงต of some spinoff writings and interviews. 1/ ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Feb 3
Chinese edition (traditional characters) of HUMANS: A Monstrous History now in my hands! Link to book (all editions and languages in bio), from Gusa Press (Taiwan): 1/ ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿงช ๐Ÿ—ƒ #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Jan 25
Newsletter (link in bio) subscriber gift: an essay on the story *behind* my Smithsonian Magazine essay. Existing subscribers: check your inboxes! Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe for free to receive the essay. ๐Ÿ—ƒ #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #HAMH www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this...
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)Jan 18
Can an archive make a monster of a historian? But of course! I wrote about this for @[email protected], and the essay is now both free to read online and available as an audio read by me! The audio version: ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ—ƒ #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH #maps #cartography 1/2

Can the Archive Make a Monster...
Can the Archive Make a Monster of a Historian? โ€” audio

A historian who pays full attention to their sources canโ€™t help but be transformed into a monster...

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