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In The Same Sea
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ERC and University of Copenhagen research project investigating the shared history of the Lesser Antilles, 1650-1850. Website: www.inthesamesea.ku.dk
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Welcome to the IN THE SAME SEA Bluesky account! 🤗 Follow us for project updates and random historical findings from the eastern #Caribbean ✒️🌎
We are excited to have Professor Sue Peabody @profpeabs.bsky.social join us for a talk about methods and microhistory. Join us on 20 November 2025, 1-3 PM at UCPH @ucph.bsky.social , South Campus, room 12.3.39.
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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October 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Take a look, perhaps it is relevant to you:
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Early Career Conference 2026 – socare
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October 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
ITSS 🌊 had a wonderful experience at the 56th Annual Conference of The Association of Caribbean Historians in Trinidad🍃
June 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Welcome to the Racialized Motherhood page! 🦋 You can read about our project goals in this interview with PI @silvaperez.bsky.social - dff.dk/en/our-funde...
Natália da Silva Perez
dff.dk
May 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Next week @feliciafricke.bsky.social will leave the ITSS🌊 team! 😥 She has been an important part of the project, making key contributions to #history in the #Caribbean. Luckily it's not goodbye though 😊 You can read a message from her here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/a-messa...
April 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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'Slavery and The Dutch State: Dutch Colonial Slavery and Its Afterlives', the English translation of "Staat en slavernij: het Nederlandse koloniale slavernijverleden en zijn doorwerkingen' is now available. #openaccess www.jstor.org/stable/jj.27...
Slavery and The Dutch State: Dutch Colonial Slavery and Its Afterlives on JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
www.jstor.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Early Global Caribbean: Conference 3: Materialities
Date/Time
Friday, April 11, 2025–Saturday, April 12, 2025
10:00 am PDT – 4:30 pm PDT
www.1718.ucla.edu/locations/wi...
April 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
ITSS🌊 PhD Fellow Rasmus Christensen is organising a graduate seminar in early modern #Caribbean #history! 🥳 Send in your application by May 1, 2025 📨 More info can be found here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/graduat...
April 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Do you teach courses in Caribbean studies? Contribute your teaching materials to dLOC's collection of open educational resources and receive a stipend of $2,000 or $5,000. We are accepting proposals until Monday, April 14!
Announcing our 3rd call for OER! Join us in building a collection of free, reusable, remixable teaching resources for Caribbean studies.

‼️ CFP: #OER in #CaribbeanStudies
👉 Proposals due April 14, 2025
ℹ️ Info: tinyurl.com/OER-Caribbean
April 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
ITSS🌊 Postdoctoral Fellow @feliciafricke.bsky.social has written a short blog post about free women's bad language and the idea of the colonial gentleman in early nineteenth century St. Eustatius, Dutch #Caribbean! 🪶 Read more here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/blog/curse-w...
April 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Calling #ECRs in #History! 🥳 You can apply to attend the workshop 'From Insurance to Chartered Companies: New developments in the history of business, slavery, and colonialism' at IISH in #Amsterdam! Deadline is April 29, 2025 📨 Email IISH for more information 😊
March 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ITSS🌊 Postdoc @feliciafricke.bsky.social was in Snekkersten this week for the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) School of #Archaeology retreat - a great place to learn and meet colleagues 🤗 Find out more here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/itss-po...
March 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Fully funded PhD #Studentship on "Reimagining #Caribbean Collections: Unveiling Histories of Identity and Wellbeing through Material Culture" available at the University of #Cambridge - apply by 30th April 📨 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50737/
PhD Studentship - Reimagining Caribbean Collections: Unveiling Histories of Identity and Wellbeing through Material Culture - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
PhD Studentship - Reimagining Caribbean Collections: Unveiling Histories of Identity and Wellbeing through Material Culture in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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New PhD opportunity focusing on Caribbean Collections in Cambridge (at the MAA)! Fully funded!

More information: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50737/
Deadline: April 30th

I'm looking forward to welcoming a Caribbean colleague here! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or doubts.
March 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Calling all postdocs & scholars in the Caribbean! The Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies (YPCCS), University of Warwick is offering a Visiting Fellowship 2025/26. The Fellowship covers return travel & accommodation up to £4,000. warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ccs/
Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies - University of Warwick
warwick.ac.uk
January 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Apply for a #postdoc fellowship in #maritime #history at Trier University! Deadline 1st April 📨See: transmare.uni-trier.de
March 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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ITSS🌊 Postdoc @heatherfreund.bsky.social has published an open access article in 'Slavery & Abolition' - she writes about Black Rangers and the routes enslaved people took to seek freedom in 19th century #Grenada. Read more here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/new-pub...
March 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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*Job Claxon*: we're hiring a Postdoc to research the Colonial History of the Botanic Gardens at Universiteit Utrecht.

www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens
Postdoctoral Researcher: Colonial History of Botanic Gardens
Interested in colonial history, botanical gardens and decolonisation? Join our international team of scholars!
www.uu.nl
March 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A new #PhD thesis at @au.dk explores #Denmark 's colonial legacy on the #Caribbean island of St. Croix, USVI - read more about Dr. Pardis Zahedi's work here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/new-doc...
February 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
ITSS🌊 PI @gunvorsimonsen.bsky.social recently returned from a research trip to archives and libraries in #Martinique and #Dominica - in this blog post, you can read about the working life of a #historian in the #Caribbean 📚🌎 inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/pi-gunv...
February 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The Coalition for Caribbean Archaeological Heritage (CoCAH) now has a website! 🥳 Developed during workshops in 2023 and 2024, this network supports #Caribbean and #ECR scholars and practitioners. You can read about it here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/new-web...
February 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM