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earlymodernaf.bsky.social
Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson
@earlymodernaf.bsky.social
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#EarlyModern England, gender, religion, and childbirth @ U Alberta, Founder Alberta Abortion Access Network, Cofounder of Bodies and Being

Current: a chapter for A Hist of Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Early Modern Age (Bloomsbury, 2026)
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10 year old daughter: "If you study #gesture, do you study the #earlymodern middle finger?"

Me: *Makes mental note to check out potential funding sources
August 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Jooooiiiin ussssssss...
July 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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bodiesandbeing.bsky.social
Coming up this Saturday, our June speaker is...us!

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory #WomensHistory #Religion #ReligiousHistory
June 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Don't forget about our awesome online hangout this Saturday for people interested in #body studies. We'd love to hear about what you're working on.

#MedievalSky ##MedievalHistory #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #WhatsHistory
June 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Seriously, we have a great time.
June 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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In our latest, @francescasq.bsky.social reflects on her experience at the 17th Annual Midlands #Viking Symposium.

#MedievalSky ##MedievalHistory #NorseHistory #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #Bodies #Embodiment #HistoricalFiction
Reflections on the 17th Midlands Viking Symposium 2025, by Francesca Squitieri
On Saturday 17th May 2025, I had the pleasure of attending—and presenting at—the 17th annual Midlands Viking Symposium. Founded by Dr Christina Lee (University of Nottnigham) the symposium is a one…
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May 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Come join us as we host Dr Chris White!
chriswhitewrites.bsky.social Dr. Chris White Writes @chriswhitewrites.bsky.social · May 21
I will be speaking (online) at @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social, on the 5th/6th of June, talking about two "Ethiopian" demons in Orderic Vitalis's Historia ecclesiastica:
A poster advertising my talk on Ethiopian demons, "Black Skin, Black Sin"
May 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Join us for our June talk! This time we're putting ourselves on the spot by sharing our own research ahead of our Leeds roundtable.

#MedievalSky ##MedievalHistory #WomensHistory #EarlyModernHistory #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #Religion

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Suppression and celebration: women in pre-modern religious discourse
The Bodies and Being team introduce their research into pre-modern women's bodies ahead of their roundtable discussion at Leeds IMC
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May 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The best way to spend a Saturday morning!
May 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Shout out to my sister for the gift she gave me in my dream last night of a handmade clay panini press that doubles as a stereo.
April 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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If I was a psychologist, I would open a practice called Baggage Claim.
April 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Leaving a bookstore with your arms full of books has big "look at these cool rocks I found" energy
April 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Just picked up The Social Life of the #earlymodern Protestant Clergy to read on my Easter holiday away. I'm excited to see many chapters relevant to my interest in clergy wives and daughters.

What are you reading this weekend?
April 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Had our first online colloquium today for @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social. I'm stoked to get writing again. Is there any felicity superior to meeting fellow nerds and gesticulating wildly?

What gets you revved up for writing and research?

#AcademicSky #EarlyModern #MedievalSky #HistorySky #Skystorians
April 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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bodiesandbeing.bsky.social
We are always interested in hearing from scholars of all levels of experience. Want to deliver a talk for our online speaker series? Or maybe just write a blog post? Hit us up!

bodiesandbeing.com/get-involved/

#AcademicSky #HistorySky #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #EarlyModernHistory
Get Involved
Join our community We welcome scholars of all disciplines and interests to join our global community in discussing the pre-modern body. Bodies and Being Colloquium A monthly online gathering open t…
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April 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Fully funded PhD project researching #earlymodern Netherlandish objects at the Museum of the Home - looks like a really interesting project.
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Mar 17
Fully funded AHRC PhD studentship (£21,380 per annum and tuition fees covered) at the Open University & Museum of the Home. Deadline 7 April 2025. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMC556/a...
East front view of the Museum of the Home, with brick frontage and trees to the side.
March 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
earlymodernaf.bsky.social
Wow. Just like that, NEH? All of us thrown under the bus without a fight.
February 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Here's me talking about my work.
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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@nvandeusen.bsky.social we need to get you into a Scandinavian starter pack! And medieval and Iceland and Viking, etc.
January 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Yes - bsky.app/profile/altc...
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January 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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The Canadian Society of #Medievalists is hosting its 2nd Annual Online Research Forum. Give a 7min talk on any research-in-progress! Open to scholars globally. Early career scholars and grad students encouraged. #medieval #earlymodern #Skystorians

www.canadianmedievalists.org/The-CSM-Online
The Canadian Society of Medievalists - The CSM Online
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January 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The water-gulpinge glorifiede autocorrect beinge solde as the next big thinge ys no more "Artificial Intelligence" than a mailer daemon ys an imp wyth a forked tale or a websyte cookie a delicious baked goode.
January 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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BEHOLD! Our website is up and running! Stay tuned as we add more information, blog entries, events, etc. #premodern #medieval #earlymodern #AcademicSky #WhatsHistory #HistorySky #materialculture

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Bodies and Being
The Pre-Modern Body Project
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January 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Knitting break at Swiss 2 Go. I've cast on for the Knot Bad sweater and am currently working the German short rows that shape the shoulders and neckline. #KnitSky #Knitting
January 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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This was SO much fun last year. Hope you can join us! #medieval #earlymodern #WhatsHistory #AcademicSky #HistorySky #MedievalSky
medievalmcsheff.bsky.social Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · Jan 6
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canmedievalists.bsky.social Cdn Society of Medievalists/Société Canadienne des médiévistes @canmedievalists.bsky.social · Jan 6
Canadian Society of Medievalists Online Research Forum 2025, CFP: we invite submissions of works in progress for a Zoom forum, Sat 1 Mar 2025, 1-4pm EST. 7-minute talks, early-stage, emerging, or ongoing research! Submit proposals here by 15 Feb docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM