Alex Parry, Ph.D.
@SafetyWorkHSTM
Historian of home injuries and U.S. public health @UR_Med. Former Ph.D. student @ihmjhu and organizer @TRUhopkins. Still frustrated and/or over-caffeinated.
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Have you ever been burned by an iron? Received a shock from a power cord? Pulled your sleeve out of a motorized wringer? Check out my article on the history of home laundry safety on Project Muse! muse.jhu.edu/article/956850
Issue 07, "Rest," is live today! We’re so proud to share this one with you. Poetry, art, and prose on rest as repair, resistance, and care—and what it means to slow down, even when it’s hard to. → hopkinsmedicalhumanities.org/tendon-magazin…
I wrote something! Excited to see my article on home laundry safety in Technology and Culture. I show how experts and the public worked to control the risks of laundry devices, reducing accidents but making homemakers responsible for their safety as buyers and housekeepers.
Please spread word of this TT position far and wide! CofC is a splendid liberal arts university in a terrific city- our dept is vibrant and supportive- don't hesitate to reach out directly with questions, as I'm chairing the search: h-net.org/jobs/job_displ…
ICYMI, my talk on childproofing and the health and safety of electric vaporizers is available online! Thank you for the turnout and for the excellent Q&A. youtu.be/MP-NA9Z1lXA?si…
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The Corner Society "Childproof: Health, Safety, and the Electric...
Debates in #DH Computational Humanities is now available for purchase (OA @ManifoldScholar this winter)! Thank you to the amazing contributors, co-editors extraordinaire @jmjafrx @dmimno , the team @UMinnPress , and series editors @laurenfklein @mkgold ! 👇🏼
We're open for submissions! Tendon is currently looking to publish creative and critical work on the theme of rest. Check out our open call here, and spread the word! tendonmag.submittable.com/submit
Received my first R&R today. Presenting the research on that article next week at UC Davis School of Medicine on Monday. Also giving a talk to my department (African American & African Studies) on Tuesday. Hope folks can join us
Our first Corner Society lecture for this season is next Wed, Sept 25! I'm pleased to welcome my @UofR colleague @SafetyWorkHSTM to give the talk "Childproof: Health, Safety, and the Electric Vaporizer, c. 1920-1990" Join us at the Rochester Academy of Medicine, or join on Zoom
“we can’t fund the humanities”
The University of California just announced a list of military weaponry it wants in order to escalate its warfare on its students: 3000 rounds of pepper munitions 500 rounds of 40mm impact munitions 12 drones 9 grenade launchers Read the full list here: regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/sept24…
I wrote about this wave last year for @labornotes labornotes.org/2023/03/whats-…
BREAKING: According to new data from @HigherEd_CB's 2024 study, nearly 40% of Graduate Student Employees are now unionized. Over 60% of Graduate workers at Private institutions are now unionized. Grad unionized has nearly tripled since 2012.
After I finish my current batch of projects, I’m debating between: 1. A deep dive on toy safety and “real-life” toys. 2. An essay unpacking how some businesses and the state have defined selling risky goods as a form of unfair competition. I wish I could write more quickly.
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