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Miri Rubin
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Historian, study the ‘Middle Ages’, work at the great School of History at Queen Mary University of London.

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Miri Rubin is a historian and professor of medieval and early modern history at Queen Mary University of London. She was educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Cambridge, where she gained her doctorate and was later awarded a research fellowship and a post-doctoral research fellowship at Girton College. Between 1989 and 2000 she held a tutorial fellowship at Pembroke College, Oxford and a university lectureship, then readership, in the Faculty of History. Rubin studies the social and religious history of Europe between 1100 and 1500, concentrating on the interactions between public rituals, power, and community life. .. more

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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 1d
Breaking the tax pledge is the right call...and politically sulphurous. Reeves must argue, far more forcefully, that taxes are *the* essential downpayment we all pay for a fairer society.

Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇

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If Labour want a fairer society, they must argue for it
Labour must make the political argument: taxes are the critical downpayment we all pay to live in a fairer society.  It now seems all but certain that direct taxes will rise in the forthcoming Budget...
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 2d
Publication – Étienne de Bourbon, « Tractatus de diversis materiis predicabilibus. Quarta pars. De dono fortitudinis (tituli 1-7a) », éd. Jacques Berlioz, Luc Ferrier

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Publication – Étienne de Bourbon, « Tractatus de diversis materiis predicabilibus. Quarta pars. De dono fortitudinis (tituli 1-7a) », éd. Jacques Berlioz, Luc Ferrier
Le dominicain et inquisiteur Etienne de Bourbon (Belleville-sur-Saône, v. 1190/1195 – Lyon, v. 1261) compose à la fin de sa vie dans son couvent de Lyon le Traité des diverses matières à prêcher, l…
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John Kuhn @johnmkuhn.bsky.social · 2d
If you know anyone who works on medieval Judaism, please send them this! Binghamton is hiring a Talmud/Rabbinics assistant prof: half in Judaic Studies, half in the Med/Ren center. A killer R1 job for the right person, and not a ton of applicants so far....
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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 4d
... and Leicester... Languages, History...
It's so easy to destroy, so hard to create. So much talent. So many lives.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Leicester to consult on redundancies
University bosses are also planning to stop a number of courses.
www.bbc.co.uk

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 4d
For anyone who is interested in an extensive discussion of what “social democracy” means, we asked the current & former editors of @renewaljournal.bsky.social to proffer their definitions & thoughts:

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Renewal editors reflect on the meaning of social democracy
Renewal is a journal of social democracy, but social democracy has always been a contested concept - and one understood variously as an ideology, a movement, a historical phenomenon, or even a desired...
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Dr. Sarah Joan Moran @lc-beguines.bsky.social · 5d
Applications are open for Folger Library short-term fellowships! Deadline January 15, 2026.

www.folger.edu/research/the...
Short-term Fellowships | Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore.…
www.folger.edu

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 7d
TOOOOOOOOOOM!!! @tombhamilton.bsky.social! Oh this is brilliant, humongous congratulations. The Natalie Zemon Davis Prize from the @16csociety.bsky.social! 🤩

#NZD4Eva (don't forget her birthday on Saturday, our #EarlyModern feast day)
Hamilton_Book award - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 7d
Currently bed bound so to have this wonderful book by @odavies9.bsky.social and @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social turn up in the post is a double joy. Accessible, erudite and insightful as you would expect, but also gloriously entertaining and engaging.

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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 9d
Offre d’emploi – Assistant Professor in Medieval European Art and Architectural History in the World (Brown University)

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Offre d’emploi – Assistant Professor in Medieval European Art and Architectural History in the World (Brown University)
The Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University seeks applicants at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) whose scholarship focuses on histories of medieval (ca. …
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Alfonso de Zamora @perurealfonso.bsky.social · 13d
#Sephardic Homelands: Spanish and Portuguese #Citizenship and the Question of Belonging Today jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/ladino... hybrid: www.youtube.com/live/xcCPgcu... #EspañaJudía
Ladino Day 2025 | Sephardic Homelands: Spanish and Portuguese Citizenship and the Question of Belonging Today - UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies
In Ladino Day 2025, speakers Rina Benmayor, Dalia Kandiyoti and Devin E. Naar will discuss the significance of the Spanish and Portuguese governments' decision in 2015 to offer citizenship to descenda...
jewishstudies.washington.edu

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 21d
Lecturer in Modern History (Part time 0.6 FTE, Fixed term until 31 August 2026)
University of East Anglia - Faculty of Arts and Humanities - School of History and Art History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA129/l...
Lecturer in Modern History (Part time 0.6 FTE, Fixed term until 31 August 2026) at University of East Anglia
Apply now for the Lecturer in Modern History (Part time 0.6 FTE, Fixed term until 31 August 2026) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 22d
Yes, my guess is that while it would not be a perfect fit, the Main Panel PCE solution would work better at many places, and would also make it easier for many disciplines/subjects that have been restructured and/or had redundancies one or more times in this REF cycle to make a good submission.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23d
A Vermont state senator has resigned over his involvement in a Young Republican group chat after racist and antisemitic chat messages shared among its members were made public.
Vermont state senator resigns over racist Young Republican chat messages
Samuel Douglass was reportedly the only elected official to take part in the Young Republican group chat that included racist and antisemitic messages.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 23d

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Dr Eleanor Baker @eleanormaybaker.bsky.social · 25d
It was a pleasure, nay, an HONOUR to celebrate the launch of @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social 's monograph from @universitypress.cambridge.org , Medieval Responses to Ovid's Exile.

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Dr. Joanne Collins-Gonsalves PhD (History), FRHistS (UK) @jcollinsgonsalves.bsky.social · Oct 6
See full review by Dr. Juanita Cox via this link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Iris De Freitas Brazao: legal luminary and trailblazer, Caribbean, Canada, Wales, England, 1896-1989
Published in Black Histories: Dialogues (Vol. 2, No. 1-2, 2024)
www.tandfonline.com

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · Oct 1
Jobs For Medievalists

Melvin R. Seiden Curator and Department Head, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
(Full-time)
The Morgan Library & Museum invites applications for the position of Melvin R.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs-for-med...

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · Sep 27
Patrick is absolutely right that Labour lacks a sufficient intellectual culture - but instead of reading race-war Whatsapp essays from anonymous crackheads, Labour MPs should subscribe to @renewaljournal.bsky.social for serious and informed strategic analysis and argument

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Sep 22
Shana Tova everyone. Off to Rosh Hashanah dinner.

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Drs. Mark Beumer @markbeumer.bsky.social · Sep 6
Interesting job opportunity at my alma mater Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Full Professor: Social and Economic History | Radboud University share.google/hEFeXF6kHjGj...
Full Professor: Social and Economic History | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a Full Professor: Social and Economic History at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!
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Miri Rubin @mirierubin.bsky.social · Sep 3
He has done an extraordinary job. Has left a remarkable legacy.
scottygb.bsky.social Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · Sep 3
Melvyn Bragg has decided to stand down as host of In Our Time, the BBC says.

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Simon Tillotson @simontillotson.bsky.social · Sep 3
Slightly short of words today but happy to echo this from John who, with Teresa and Phil, slipped in under the wire for what turned out to be a fitting close. Great edition www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · Sep 3
this is a quite excellent episode of BBCRadio4 The Long View, where @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social & guests explore the parallels between the current #Flags debate & what is in imv a seriously neglected moment in British history: the Gordon Riots
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Long View, Flags
Jonathan Freedland looks at the flying of flags now and opposite parliament in 1780.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 3
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · Sep 3
Melvyn Bragg has decided to stand down as host of In Our Time, the BBC says.

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Joint Center for History and Economics @historyecon.bsky.social · Jun 28
The Cambridge Centre will be awarding a number of Prize Research Grants for the academic year 2025-2026. Applications are now open. Submission deadline is 4 September 2025. Click below for further information, eligibility and how to apply.
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/prize.html
THE CENTRE FOR HISTORY AND ECONOMICS
Prize Research Grants
www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk

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Annette Yoshiko Reed @annetteyreed.bsky.social · Aug 30
Due 9/1 - Position (tenured) in ancient/late antique Jewish history, religion, and culture at Harvard academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14958
Tenured Professor in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations seeks to appoint a tenured professor in Jewish Studies, with a specialization in Jewish history, religion, and culture in antiquity and/or la...
academicpositions.harvard.edu

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Megan L. Cook @meganlcook.bsky.social · Aug 30
The University of Southern Maine, just down the street from me, is hiring a medievalist. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37871743....
Assistant Professor in English - Fall 2026 - Portland, Maine (US) job with University of Southern Maine | 37871743
The Department of English at the University of Southern Maine is seeking an Assistant Professor in English to start in the Fall Semester of 2026.
jobs.chronicle.com

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · Aug 27
Apply now! John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Application Deadline: November 3, 2025

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a recent Ph.D.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/apply-now-jo...

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · Aug 21
Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London.

🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
Migration Museum Walking Tour
Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.
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