Cécile Fromont
@cecilefromont.bsky.social
Historian of Art @ Harvard • Kongo • Angola • Brazil • Visual, Material, Spiritual Culture • Vast Early Modern Atlantic • from #Martinique • www.cecilefromont.com
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Cécile Fromont
@cecilefromont.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Images on a Mission in Early Modern Kongo and Angola By Cécile Fromont
Early modern central Africa comes to life in an extraordinary atlas of vivid watercolors and drawings that Italian Capuchin Franciscans, veterans of Kongo and Angola missions, composed between 1650 an...
www.psupress.org
Encounter itself was an author in this visual atlas of 17th/18th century Kongo & Angola created in the crosscurrents of European missionary activities and central African cosmopolitan societies @psupress.bsky.social 30% off 👉 NR24 #booksky #arthistory #africanhistory #earlymodern #skystorians
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🚨🚨🚨 Major announcement!!!
I am extremely pleased to announce that HAA is searching for a senior, endowed position in premodern art or architecture. The subfield is wide open. Please spread the word and encourage curious scholars to write to me with questions! 🚨🚨🚨
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I am extremely pleased to announce that HAA is searching for a senior, endowed position in premodern art or architecture. The subfield is wide open. Please spread the word and encourage curious scholars to write to me with questions! 🚨🚨🚨
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
William S. Dietrich II Professor of Premodern Arts and/or Architecture
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
cfopitt.taleo.net
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Major announcement!!!
I am extremely pleased to announce that HAA is searching for a senior, endowed position in premodern art or architecture. The subfield is wide open. Please spread the word and encourage curious scholars to write to me with questions! 🚨🚨🚨
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
I am extremely pleased to announce that HAA is searching for a senior, endowed position in premodern art or architecture. The subfield is wide open. Please spread the word and encourage curious scholars to write to me with questions! 🚨🚨🚨
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
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It's been a while, but I have exciting news! Our department is hiring a Digital Historian with a specialization in Early America. Help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity within your networks. #DigitalHistory #DH #HigherEdJobs
jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna...
jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna...
Assistant Professor in Digital and Early American History, Department of History, College of A&S
Assistant Professor in Digital and Early American History, Department of History, College of A&S
jobs.uc.edu
October 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It's been a while, but I have exciting news! Our department is hiring a Digital Historian with a specialization in Early America. Help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity within your networks. #DigitalHistory #DH #HigherEdJobs
jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna...
jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna...
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From 15-10 to 11-01, we proudly present 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠: 𝑂𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑊𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, an exhibition examining how colonialism shaped the ways museums, archives and other institutions of knowledge are perceived and understood, revealing the (im)material scars imposed by systemic violence.
September 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
From 15-10 to 11-01, we proudly present 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠: 𝑂𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑊𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, an exhibition examining how colonialism shaped the ways museums, archives and other institutions of knowledge are perceived and understood, revealing the (im)material scars imposed by systemic violence.
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The artists use their work as a device to unsettle fixed narratives, confront entrenched systems of power and open space for alternative ways of knowing, relating and being in the world. Join us for the opening on 𝟏𝟓 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫!
https://framerframed.nl/en/exposities/expositie-shapeshifters/
https://framerframed.nl/en/exposities/expositie-shapeshifters/
September 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The artists use their work as a device to unsettle fixed narratives, confront entrenched systems of power and open space for alternative ways of knowing, relating and being in the world. Join us for the opening on 𝟏𝟓 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫!
https://framerframed.nl/en/exposities/expositie-shapeshifters/
https://framerframed.nl/en/exposities/expositie-shapeshifters/
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Read the new OA article by Agata Błoch, Guillem Martos Oms, and Clodomir Santana on #archives, #DigitalBias, #AI, and the production of historical narratives:
bit.ly/4q4UGvD
bit.ly/4q4UGvD
October 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Read the new OA article by Agata Błoch, Guillem Martos Oms, and Clodomir Santana on #archives, #DigitalBias, #AI, and the production of historical narratives:
bit.ly/4q4UGvD
bit.ly/4q4UGvD
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When people tell you that founders as enslavers was something we should see "in the context of their time." Great piece fr @katytelling.bsky.social abt a wealthy 18hc Virginian (and there were others) who thought Washington and co. risked their honor and more. ageofrevolutions.com/2025/10/13/a...
A Great Reputation Among Men: Race and Contested Masculinities in the Early American Republic
By Kathleen Telling In 1785, Robert Pleasants, a wealthy tobacco planter, abolitionist, and prominent member of Henrico County’s Quaker community, penned a letter to Virginia’s most famous son, Geo…
ageofrevolutions.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
When people tell you that founders as enslavers was something we should see "in the context of their time." Great piece fr @katytelling.bsky.social abt a wealthy 18hc Virginian (and there were others) who thought Washington and co. risked their honor and more. ageofrevolutions.com/2025/10/13/a...
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A magnificent exhibition: "Nürnberg Global, 1300-1600," showcasing stunning #MedievalSky & #EarlyModern objects—paintings, engravings, goldsmithing & scientific objects, woodcuts, books (of hours), architectural models, sculptures, armor, textiles, coins. It's SO good!
🗃️ #HistSci #ArtHistory 🏛️
🗃️ #HistSci #ArtHistory 🏛️
October 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A magnificent exhibition: "Nürnberg Global, 1300-1600," showcasing stunning #MedievalSky & #EarlyModern objects—paintings, engravings, goldsmithing & scientific objects, woodcuts, books (of hours), architectural models, sculptures, armor, textiles, coins. It's SO good!
🗃️ #HistSci #ArtHistory 🏛️
🗃️ #HistSci #ArtHistory 🏛️
Pendant earring and just a few curls peaking out of the checkered headwrap. Detail from one of the many images of the #eighteenthcentury #caribbean made by Agostino Brunias and circulated by many others.
October 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Pendant earring and just a few curls peaking out of the checkered headwrap. Detail from one of the many images of the #eighteenthcentury #caribbean made by Agostino Brunias and circulated by many others.
Friday, 3pm. Having more or less caught up with the most pressing pending tasks, the researcher can now turn to their attention to own research and writing for the week.
a person wearing a pair of nike shoes is getting ready to run on a track
ALT: a person wearing a pair of nike shoes is getting ready to run on a track
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October 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Friday, 3pm. Having more or less caught up with the most pressing pending tasks, the researcher can now turn to their attention to own research and writing for the week.
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New HLQ issue live on Project MUSE. Articles explore imagined art in antislavery lit, deception in Stuart politics, reader engagement with the first English Quran, geopolitics in More's Utopia, anthologizing Shakespeare, and a bad actor in a c17 domestic dispute. #earlymodern #skystorians
September 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
New HLQ issue live on Project MUSE. Articles explore imagined art in antislavery lit, deception in Stuart politics, reader engagement with the first English Quran, geopolitics in More's Utopia, anthologizing Shakespeare, and a bad actor in a c17 domestic dispute. #earlymodern #skystorians
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Application deadline for these @rsaorg.bsky.social fellowships coming up next week! 👇 #Renaissance #earlymodern
Applications are open for the Renaissance Society of America's short-term research fellowships, including many that give preference to contingent faculty and independent scholars -- apply by September 16th, applicants must be @rsaorg.bsky.social members: www.rsa.org/general/cust... #earlymodern
RSA Fellowships - Renaissance Society of America
New requirement: Beginning with the current cycle, applicants must have been an RSA member for at least 12 months immediately prior to application, in order to be eligible. This change, announced in mid-2024, consolidates the funding available for fellowships while recognizing that the number of applicants is only a portion of the membership. You can review your dues payments by signing in to the RSA website and going to Membership Info under the My Profile tab. It indicates the date through which your membership is current and you will see a list of all dues payments. If you are still unsure about your eligibility after checking your membership payments in your RSA profile, please contact rsa@rsa.org.
www.rsa.org
September 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Application deadline for these @rsaorg.bsky.social fellowships coming up next week! 👇 #Renaissance #earlymodern
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Not available until June 2026, but we have a cover! #earlymodern #skystorians
September 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Not available until June 2026, but we have a cover! #earlymodern #skystorians
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We are proud to announce that 1,000 manuscripts are now published on manuscripta.se, advancing our mission to make #medieval and #earlymodern manuscripts in Sweden accessible worldwide. #iiif #MedievalManuscripts #MedievalSky
manuscripta.se – A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden — manuscripta.se A Digital Catalogue of Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts in Sweden
manuscripta.se
September 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We are proud to announce that 1,000 manuscripts are now published on manuscripta.se, advancing our mission to make #medieval and #earlymodern manuscripts in Sweden accessible worldwide. #iiif #MedievalManuscripts #MedievalSky
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I've updated #EarlyModern Resources earlymodernweb.org/resources/ Quite a few new links but also a big overhaul of the site to be more usable + a visual refresh.
(If you can't see a change, you may need to clear your browser cache and refresh hard. 😬)
(If you can't see a change, you may need to clear your browser cache and refresh hard. 😬)
Welcome to Early Modern Resources – EMR
earlymodernweb.org
September 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I've updated #EarlyModern Resources earlymodernweb.org/resources/ Quite a few new links but also a big overhaul of the site to be more usable + a visual refresh.
(If you can't see a change, you may need to clear your browser cache and refresh hard. 😬)
(If you can't see a change, you may need to clear your browser cache and refresh hard. 😬)
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Delighted to announce that my new article, "Dialogic Depositions: Finding Black Women’s Presence in Spanish Colonial Legal Records," is here! Thanks to the RQ editors and staff for their assistance and support.
We are thrilled to announce that the Summer 2025 issue of Renaissance Quarterly (vol. 78.2) has been published online. Take a look: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #RenTwitter #earlymodern #Renaissance @universitypress.cambridge.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Delighted to announce that my new article, "Dialogic Depositions: Finding Black Women’s Presence in Spanish Colonial Legal Records," is here! Thanks to the RQ editors and staff for their assistance and support.
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I reviewed Chrislayne Alfagali's brilliant _Blacksmiths of Ilamba_ for @rsaorg.bsky.social's Renaissance Quarterly. Highly recommend Alfagali's book to anyone interested in histories of technology and early modern Africa:
doi.org/10.1017/rqx....
doi.org/10.1017/rqx....
August 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I reviewed Chrislayne Alfagali's brilliant _Blacksmiths of Ilamba_ for @rsaorg.bsky.social's Renaissance Quarterly. Highly recommend Alfagali's book to anyone interested in histories of technology and early modern Africa:
doi.org/10.1017/rqx....
doi.org/10.1017/rqx....
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Apply for a 2026 Research Fellowship! For the 2026 cycle, the RSA will award fellowships of $2,000–$3,750 to scholars working in the field of Renaissance studies (1300–1700). The deadline for applications is September 16, 2025. Details here: www.rsa.org/general/cust... #earlymodern #RenTwitter
August 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Apply for a 2026 Research Fellowship! For the 2026 cycle, the RSA will award fellowships of $2,000–$3,750 to scholars working in the field of Renaissance studies (1300–1700). The deadline for applications is September 16, 2025. Details here: www.rsa.org/general/cust... #earlymodern #RenTwitter
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Hey historians of all stripes: the Forum on Early-modern Empires & Global Interactions (FEEGI) is hosting its 2026 conference at Rutgers U. on April 10-11. This time we're teaming up with PEAES & The Library Company..its gonna be great. Check out the CFP! #earlymodern #earlyAmerica #historians
Conferences
We are pleased to announce that the 2026 meeting of the Forum for Early-Modern Empires and Global Interactions will be held April 10-11th, 2026 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Interested...
feegi.org
August 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hey historians of all stripes: the Forum on Early-modern Empires & Global Interactions (FEEGI) is hosting its 2026 conference at Rutgers U. on April 10-11. This time we're teaming up with PEAES & The Library Company..its gonna be great. Check out the CFP! #earlymodern #earlyAmerica #historians
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There's £1k going to some deserving early career art historian for an unpublished piece of work on things South Netherlandish 1400-1800. Deadline to get it in is 1 September
www.burlington.org.uk/jobs-noticeb...
www.burlington.org.uk/jobs-noticeb...
August 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
There's £1k going to some deserving early career art historian for an unpublished piece of work on things South Netherlandish 1400-1800. Deadline to get it in is 1 September
www.burlington.org.uk/jobs-noticeb...
www.burlington.org.uk/jobs-noticeb...
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Here's a good write-up on universities in Sudan surviving against all odds, with some tips on what we could do to support higher education there, and for its displaced diasporas by my former student, and now dear friend, Rebecca Glade, and Muna Elgadal. www.cmi.no/publications...
Sudanese higher education in crisis
Since war broke out in 2023, institutions of higher education in Sudan have faced existential threats. In this blog we describe how fa...
www.cmi.no
August 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Here's a good write-up on universities in Sudan surviving against all odds, with some tips on what we could do to support higher education there, and for its displaced diasporas by my former student, and now dear friend, Rebecca Glade, and Muna Elgadal. www.cmi.no/publications...
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Two years later, it still feels surreal that I had the (quite literally) once-in-a-lifetime honour of giving a keynote at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds.
Turning that talk into an essay—whose proofs arrived today—is just the icing on the absurdity cake.
Turning that talk into an essay—whose proofs arrived today—is just the icing on the absurdity cake.
February 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Two years later, it still feels surreal that I had the (quite literally) once-in-a-lifetime honour of giving a keynote at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds.
Turning that talk into an essay—whose proofs arrived today—is just the icing on the absurdity cake.
Turning that talk into an essay—whose proofs arrived today—is just the icing on the absurdity cake.
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Global early Americanists--check out this great opportunity! The June 2026 WMQ-EMSI workshop is convened by Alison Games on the topic of "Global Early America before 1700". Call for Papers is below; apps due by Sept. 15.
@gamesaf.bsky.social #earlymodern #VastEarlyAmerica
@gamesaf.bsky.social #earlymodern #VastEarlyAmerica
WMQ-EMSI 2026 Workshop - OIEAHC
Apply by September 15, 2025, for the WMQ-EMSI Workshop—"Global Early America before 1700"—convened by Alison Games. Workshop convenes January 30-31, 2026.
oieahc.wm.edu
August 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Global early Americanists--check out this great opportunity! The June 2026 WMQ-EMSI workshop is convened by Alison Games on the topic of "Global Early America before 1700". Call for Papers is below; apps due by Sept. 15.
@gamesaf.bsky.social #earlymodern #VastEarlyAmerica
@gamesaf.bsky.social #earlymodern #VastEarlyAmerica
A thoughtful guideline for AI use in History Education by @historians.org insisting on the fundamental role of expertise, uncertainty, & creativity in historical work
*BUT*
the guideline approves « Ask[ing] generative AI to produce a historical image for a paper or presentation » This is an issue.
*BUT*
the guideline approves « Ask[ing] generative AI to produce a historical image for a paper or presentation » This is an issue.
The AHA has published Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education, offering a disciplinary approach to AI that focuses on the specific needs and challenges of history educators. 🗃️
Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education
These 14 foundational principles are meant to assist educators and administrators in crafting AI policies suited to local circumstances and the specific needs of students.
www.historians.org
August 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A thoughtful guideline for AI use in History Education by @historians.org insisting on the fundamental role of expertise, uncertainty, & creativity in historical work
*BUT*
the guideline approves « Ask[ing] generative AI to produce a historical image for a paper or presentation » This is an issue.
*BUT*
the guideline approves « Ask[ing] generative AI to produce a historical image for a paper or presentation » This is an issue.
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Application time for @oieahc.bsky.social workshop on 'Global Early America' (a/k/a #earlymodern to put things the right way round 😁): oieahc.wm.edu/events-overv...
WMQ-EMSI 2026 Workshop - OIEAHC
Apply by September 15, 2025, for the WMQ-EMSI Workshop—"Global Early America before 1700"—convened by Alison Games. Workshop convenes January 30-31, 2026.
oieahc.wm.edu
August 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Application time for @oieahc.bsky.social workshop on 'Global Early America' (a/k/a #earlymodern to put things the right way round 😁): oieahc.wm.edu/events-overv...
Shoutout for the #Humanities! Humanities majors age 23-32 are highly employed, compensated equally from their life/social science peers, and in satisfying careers.
Mellon Foundation
The Mellon Foundation makes grants to actively unlock the power in the arts and humanities that helps connect us all.
www.mellon.org
August 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Shoutout for the #Humanities! Humanities majors age 23-32 are highly employed, compensated equally from their life/social science peers, and in satisfying careers.