Hannah Murphy

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Early modern historian interested in medicine, expertise, race-making, writing practices. Director of KCL Centre for Early Modern Studies, PI of Medicine and the Making of Race https://www.mmor.co.uk Author upittpress.org/books/9780822945604

Joined September 2023

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Hannah Murphy hsmurphy.bsky.social · May 12
Plantation sick houses and medical neglect - a new blog ahead of our closing conference, written by the extremely excellent Halle-Mackenzie Ashby. We've been following her progress since she participated in our summer school, and it's a true pleasure to see it develop. 🗃️
Wholesome Places of Healing: Plantation Sickhouses and Medical Neglect — Medicine and the Making of Race, 1440-1720

The abolition of slavery did little to alter the inherent violence of plantation labor regimes. The laws of the Barbados Abolition Act mandated men’s and women’s continued labor on the field for an ad...

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Hannah Murphy

Wholesome Places of Healing: Plantation Sickhouses and Medical Neglect — Medicine and the Making of Race, 1440-1720