Celeste McNamara
@celestemcnamara.bsky.social
Historian @ Dublin City University. Author of The Bishop’s Burden (Catholic UP). Currently working on the policing of illicit sexuality in 18th century Venice. For more see www.celestemcnamara.com.
Medieval historians, anyone want to come be my colleague at DCU? We’re hiring! universityvacancies.com/dublin-city-...
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Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History | University Vacancies Ireland
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October 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Medieval historians, anyone want to come be my colleague at DCU? We’re hiring! universityvacancies.com/dublin-city-...
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Really looking forward to this!
Advance Notice: We are pleased to announce that the CSR will welcome @celestemcnamara.bsky.social to UoG to speak on 'Sleeping with the In-laws: Annulment by Reason of Affinity in 18th Century Venice' on 29th October, co-hosting with @historyatgalway.bsky.social. Further details in due course!
September 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Really looking forward to this!
Interested in the history of conclaves? I had a great time on the panel for Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan, @massimofaggioli.bsky.social, and Patrick Houlihan!
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The Most Unusual Conclaves | Newstalk
Talking History is searching for white smoke as we explore the history of the most unusual concla...
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May 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Interested in the history of conclaves? I had a great time on the panel for Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan, @massimofaggioli.bsky.social, and Patrick Houlihan!
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
It seems I’ve been remiss about paying the #BrookeEntryTax (sincere apologies!) To make up for this, here is both a picture of the best dog (Percy!) but also my magnificent cat Oliver, who I had before Percy, both enjoying the Venetian sunshine on separate trips!
November 13, 2024 at 10:22 PM
It seems I’ve been remiss about paying the #BrookeEntryTax (sincere apologies!) To make up for this, here is both a picture of the best dog (Percy!) but also my magnificent cat Oliver, who I had before Percy, both enjoying the Venetian sunshine on separate trips!
Come join us next Thursday for the launch of @rosscarroll.bsky.social ‘s new book on Edmund Burke!
If you’re in Dublin and like political thought then come to the launch of my book on Edmund Burke DCU, St Pats campus on Sept. 26th. @turnstone.bsky.social, Katherine O’Donnell and @eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social have kindly agreed to tell me what I got wrong. Full details👇DM me if you want to come.
September 18, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Come join us next Thursday for the launch of @rosscarroll.bsky.social ‘s new book on Edmund Burke!
Very excited that Hidden Venice, a new smartphone walking tour app from History City, is now available for (free) download. Three historical trails from the 16th-18th century, written by historians (myself, Fabrizio Nevola, David Rosenthal, and Rosa Salzberg). youtu.be/HU4nx6CZp-U
Hidden Venice
HistoryCity apps bring the streets to life with immersive trails on geolocated historic maps. Available for: Venice, Copenhagen, Florence, Valencia, Exeter, Hamburg, Trento, Deventer, Landshut and Tours. https://historycityapps.org/
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May 31, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Very excited that Hidden Venice, a new smartphone walking tour app from History City, is now available for (free) download. Three historical trails from the 16th-18th century, written by historians (myself, Fabrizio Nevola, David Rosenthal, and Rosa Salzberg). youtu.be/HU4nx6CZp-U
Incredibly proud of @rosscarroll.bsky.social, whose author copies of his second book, on Edmund Burke, just arrived this morning!
May 4, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Incredibly proud of @rosscarroll.bsky.social, whose author copies of his second book, on Edmund Burke, just arrived this morning!
PhD scholarship announcement! Funded PhD place either in history or geography starting in autumn 2024 (4 year programme). See ad below for information. Applications due 10 May. www.dcu.ie/historygeogr... #earlymodern
April 5, 2024 at 9:13 AM
PhD scholarship announcement! Funded PhD place either in history or geography starting in autumn 2024 (4 year programme). See ad below for information. Applications due 10 May. www.dcu.ie/historygeogr... #earlymodern
Delighted to finally see my article on the Catholic Church's handling of scandal in the early modern period, with reflections on its much longer history, out in the Journal of Modern History. #EarlyModern #17thc www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Priests Behaving Badly: The Problem of Scandal in the Early Modern Catholic Church* | The Journal of Modern History: Vol 96, No 1
Abstract In the twentieth century, many Catholic authorities prioritized the suppression of scandal over the punishment of criminal priests, and the church now faces an even greater scandal as the ext...
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March 15, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Delighted to finally see my article on the Catholic Church's handling of scandal in the early modern period, with reflections on its much longer history, out in the Journal of Modern History. #EarlyModern #17thc www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Reposted by Celeste McNamara
On Thu 16 November, 5:30pm London time, CELESTE MCNAMARA will speak via Zoom on “Hunting a harasser: urban space and anonymity in 18th-century Venice”. To register please visit www.history.ac.uk/seminars/ita... @celestemcnamara.bsky.social
November 9, 2023 at 8:40 AM
On Thu 16 November, 5:30pm London time, CELESTE MCNAMARA will speak via Zoom on “Hunting a harasser: urban space and anonymity in 18th-century Venice”. To register please visit www.history.ac.uk/seminars/ita... @celestemcnamara.bsky.social
Delighted to see my first #SinInTheSerenissima article, "Dangerous Liaisons, or Strategies for Family Management in Eighteenth-Century Venice" available online! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#EarlyModern #18thc
Dangerous liaisons, or strategies for family management in eighteenth-century Venice
In 1745, a lengthy and unusual case was brought before the Venetian Executors against Blasphemy, a secular court with jurisdiction over a wide range of crimes that violated standards of morality. T...
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November 7, 2023 at 5:51 PM
Delighted to see my first #SinInTheSerenissima article, "Dangerous Liaisons, or Strategies for Family Management in Eighteenth-Century Venice" available online! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#EarlyModern #18thc
#EarlyModern #18thc
Looking forward to presenting some of my #SinInTheSerenissima research next week in an online IHR seminar. Thursday 16 November, 5:30pm GMT. Register here! www.history.ac.uk/events/hunti... #EarlyModern #18thc
Hunting a harasser: urban space and anonymity in 18th-century Venice
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November 6, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Looking forward to presenting some of my #SinInTheSerenissima research next week in an online IHR seminar. Thursday 16 November, 5:30pm GMT. Register here! www.history.ac.uk/events/hunti... #EarlyModern #18thc