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Themes > alcohol

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A man lies dead or unconscious in his chair, his last glass of drink fallen from his hand. Lithograph by Lamy, c. 1860, after Villain. Wellcome Library, London.

'Solitary midnight inebriates': Alcohol and the professional man

I’ve been doing a lot of work on lady secret drinkers recently (such as the eau de cologne tipplers I devoted a previous post to).
11 Dec 2015
1885 molanus flasche

A Home or a Gaol? Scandal, Secrecy, and the St James’s Inebriate Home for Women

The advance Open Access copy of Jennifer Wallis’s article on late Victorian inebriate homes for women, is now available here.
24 Apr 2018
'Picked up on Broadway' article

Picked Up on Broadway

It seems appropriate to post my final addiction-themed post of the year on New Year’s Eve.
31 Dec 2015
1885 molanus flasche

‘Sweet oblivious antidotes’? Lady Perfume drinkers of the late 19th century

29 Aug 2015

Events

10 Jun
Cartoon, 'The Drunkard's Children'

New Directions in Drinking Studies, a conference at the University of Leicester

Last weekend the Drinking Studies Network held its second major conference, ‘New Directions in Drinking Studies’ at the University of Leicester.
University of Leicester
30 Sep
Cartoon, 'L'apres Midi', showing various people in hospital beds

Science, Medicine and Culture in the Nineteenth Century: Seminars in Michaelmas Term 2015

Our programme for Michaelmas Term 2015 is now announced with three seminars taking place at St Anne’s College.
St. Anne's College

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