physician-historian at the Institute of History and Ethics of Medicine, Charité Berlin | history of psychiatry, health activism, HIV/AIDS, trans medicine Standardizing Sex: A History of Trans Medicine (UCP, 2025) https://www.ketilslagstad.com
Thank you for joining the panel and presenting your fascinating research, @alfredfreeborn.bsky.social and @anaantic.bsky.social ! Can't wait to read your forthcoming book on biological psychiatry, Alfred!
Alfred FreebornHad a lot of fun at ESHS/HSS in Edinburgh last week, especially presenting on the history of schizophrenia panel with @slagstadk.bsky.social and @anaantic.bsky.social, sharing my ideas on the schizophrenic brain and CT as a moral machine. #ESHS-HSS
Hello everyone, over the next few hours I’ll be answering questions on r/AskHistorians about my book *Standardizing Sex* and the history of trans medicine! @dhowlett1692.bsky.social www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
From the AskHistorians community on Reddit: I am Dr. Ketil Slagstad, here to talk about my book "Standardizing Sex" and the history of trans medicine. AMA!Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians communitywww.reddit.comJoin me on r/AskHistorians on Tuesday, June 9! I'll be answering questions about my book Standardizing Sex: A History of Trans Medicine @uchicagopress.bsky.social
Dan HowlettOf course, it isn't all US 250 this month! Tomorrow Edna Cummings discusses the Six Triple Eight, the African American Women's Army Corps unit. Tuesday, @slagstadk.bsky.social for Standardizing Sex: A History of Trans Medicine Wednesday, Rod Phillips for Cats: A History @hopkinspress.bsky.social
We have now recruited two brilliant PhD students: one project will explore DIY transitioning and hormonal knowledge beyond the clinic in the two German republics; the other will analyze the medicalization of menopause in India, emphasizing feminist and local responses. @genderinsight.bsky.social
Ketil SlagstadCome work with us! Two fully funded 36-month PhD positions in the history of medicine at Charité Berlin. The positions are part of the EU-funded Gender Insight network researching biopsychosocial aspects of diverse hormonal transitions. Deadline 28 Feb 2026 #histmed genderinsight.eu
Fin artikkel av @jonblund02.bsky.social om hva vi kan lære av publiserte kasuistikker: en oppfordring om å gi plass til den uoversiktlige prosessen som ofte kjennetegner diagnostikk. tidsskriftet.no/2026/05/deba...
Hva lærer vi egentlig av «Noe å lære av»?20.05.2026: Debatt - Kasuistikker i spalten «Noe å lære av» i Tidsskriftet er ofte velskrevne og faglig interessante.tidsskriftet.noCongratulations on receiving such a positive review for Wonder Foods, @haushoferl.bsky.social. I couldn't agree more — it's a meticulously researched book that's also beautifully written. www.hsozkult.de/publicationr... @hsozkult.bsky.social
Rezension zu: L. Haushofer: Wonder FoodsRezension zu / Review of: Haushofer, Lisa: : Wonder Foods. The Science and Commerce of Nutritionwww.hsozkult.deI en artikkel i Aftenposten kritiserte prof. @atlefretheim.bsky.social og u.t. hvordan resultatene av en ny finsk studie på medisinsk behandling til unge transkjønnede ble formidlet i forskningsartikkelen og i medieoppslag. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...
Den finske studien på transkjønnet ungdom viser ikke det den hevder å viseLes debattinnlegget.www.aftenposten.noReally looking forward to participating in the Trans Pasts – Trans Futures symposium on June 12 at @mdc-berlin.bsky.social alongside stellar researchers. Juliana Gleeson and I will talk about intersex and trans history and its significance for the present. www.mdc-berlin.de/de/news/even...
Die Medizingeschichte der Charité ist bei der Langen Nacht der Wissenschaft am 6. Juni stark dabei. Es gibt Führungen auf dem Gelände und im Museum und Vorträge über Säftelehre, Geburt und Trans*-Medizin in Kooperation mit Studierenden der Universität der Künste. www.charite.de/fileadmin/us...
A lucrative four-year full-time PhD position in the history of ideas with focus on psychiatry at Uppsala University is now open for applications. Deadline 30.04.2026. #histmed www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
1 PhD candidate "History of Ideas with a specialization in psychiatry" (Uppsala Univ.)Position now open within a highly interdisciplinary project: The doctoral student will work in close collaboration with the Centre for Medical Humanities and the Center for Preventive Psychiatry to in...www.hsozkult.deCheck out Kai Rechynska‘s beautiful comic about Christine Jorgensen based on my book Standardizing Sex. ausstellungen.berlin-university-collections.de/rooms-medizi...
Virtuelle Ausstellungen - Heureka! Medizingeschichte - The story of Christine Jorgensen From „Standardizing Sex“ by Ketil Slagstadausstellungen.berlin-university-collections.de