Beth Linker, Ph.D.

@bethlinker.bsky.social

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Historian of Science + Medicine + Public Health + Disability @UPenn. New book re origins of posture health panic: SLOUCH https://tinyurl.com/46hfkpsn bethlinker.com Other books: WAR'S WASTE & CIVIL DISABILITIES

Cartoon depiction of Twitter x walking in the door. User and bluesky having a drink together.
Man and woman on left walking upright. Man in right slouched over. Message "you'd better shape up. Good posture looks good"
Casual woman on left is weekend. Straight woman on right weekday
two women in regalia. the one on left casually standing under a sign Don'ts. The one on right standing erect under sign Dos
Chocolate cookies on a cookie sheet
One sign. One monument. . One that says vote. One that says love
Billboard announcing a talk with red book cover and the author, a white middle age woman wearing classes
Image of a posture poster with excellent to bad posture
Posture concerns are shallow and ableist says text with image of red book with title of slouch below
A claymation figure slumped over a laptop
An image of text announcing a positive review of a book title slouch
A book cover and description for my forthcoming book slouch posture panic in modern America
A schedule of talks with dates and names of speakers