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Julia Gebke
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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · Nov 28
Just received the message from our Publisher Aschendorff that our anthology about "The Diplomatic Self in Early Modern Times" is now available Open Access. For all #skystorians interested in #earlymodern diplomacy and questions of self-fashioning, have a look here: doi.org/10.17438/978...
Book cover for the anthology the Diplomatic Self, blue border left and right, picture shows an early modern painting: a diplomat, Thomas Hees, in a red attire sitting on a chair in his study, behind him on the right a young black boy, Thomas, and on the left a young white boy, his nephew. On the right, the second nephew, a young man, is bowing and delivering dispatches. The whole study seems to be filled with oriental luxury objects hanging on the wall or a red richly ornamented carpet on the floor.
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dhi-paris.fr Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris @dhi-paris.fr · Dec 1
Wir gratulieren herzlich unserer ehemaligen Doktorandin Regine Maritz @unibe.ch zur Publikation ihrer Arbeit "Gendered Practices of Rulership at the Court of Württemberg, 1568–1634 (Studies in German History), Oxford University Press 2025".

Jetzt online lesen: academic.oup.com/boo...

#FrüheNeuzeit
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January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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ihreurope1500.bsky.social
AMENDED PROGRAMME! But with good news: we'd love to welcome you to *four* sessions this term, not three!

Join us @ihr.bsky.social on Mondays at 17:30, or on zoom (sign up for the link here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...) #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
IHR programme for the Europe & the World Seminar 12 January: Yahya Nurgat: The Politics of Sacred Space in the Early Modern Islamicate World: The Shrines of Karbala and Najaf 16 February: Frederica Gigante on "Enslaved Networks: Muslim Lives and the Movement of Knowledge and Things in the Early Modern Mediterranean" 9 March: Sheilagh Ogilvie: Epidemics and Institutions from the Black Death to Covid 23 March: Pablo Gómez: The Early Atlantic Slave Trade and the Invention of Modern Corporeality
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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voetnoot.bsky.social
Open letter @arolsenarchives.bsky.social: Consistent Action Against AI-generated Holocaust Distortions on Social Media Platforms
Consistent Action Against AI-generated Holocaust Distortions on Social Media Platforms | Arolsen Archives
In recent months, social media networks have seen a surge in content that relates to National Socialism created using artificial intelligence (AI). This content does not accurately depict historical e...
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January 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
juliagebke.bsky.social
Ein Friendly Reminder für alle #skystorians, die Lust und Zeit auf eine Experimentierwerkstatt zu #Bias und #Herrschaft haben. Bis zum 10.01.2026 habt ihr noch Zeit, eure Ideen bei mir einzureichen. Ich bin schon gespannt. Alle Infos findet ihr im Link:
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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Liebe #earlymodern #skystorians, kurz vor der Zeit zwischen den Jahren habe ich mir mit einer für Februar geplanten Experimentierwerkstatt zu #Bias und #Herrschaft ein kleines Geschenk an mich selbst gemacht. Frist des Calls 10.01.2026, alle Infos: www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
Bias und Herrschaft in Geschichte und Geschichtswissenschaft. Eine Experimentierwerkstatt
Mit dem Begriff "Bias" lassen sich implizite Vorannahmen über die Welt fassen, die größtenteils unbewusst und durch Sozialisation erworben werden. Die Wirkmächtigkeit von sozialer Ungleichheit und str...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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davidrennert.bsky.social
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Sie entwickelte eine bahnbrechende Methode der Teilchenphysik und machte Kernreaktionen sichtbar. In Wien erhielt sie nicht einmal eine bezahlte Stelle.
Warum konnte die Physikerin Marietta Blau in Österreich nie Karriere machen?
Jetzt anhören: Sie entwickelte eine bahnbrechende Methode der Teilchenphysik und machte Kernreaktionen sichtbar. In Wien erhielt sie nicht einmal eine bezahlte Stelle
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December 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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johannawinant.bsky.social
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University

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The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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onslies.bsky.social
OMG OMG OMG! Belgian universities ARE SPEAKING OUT! And brilliantly collectively. LOOK! hogeronderwijsinopstand.be

Belgian unis are also facing drastic cuts that will change what universities are. It's so hopeful to see staff pulling together so thoughtfully. Let's protect what we know to matter.
Hoger onderwijs in opstand
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November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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rachelgreenblatt.bsky.social
And here's the essay part of that post. sharedhistoryproject.org/essay/few-ex...
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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bodiesandbeing.bsky.social
We are excited to welcome @wedgie-bce.bsky.social on November 30th for our online speaker series!

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory #witchcraft
Which ‘Witch’ is Which?, by Kelsie Ehalt
Eventbrite - Bodies and Being: The Pre-modern Body Project presents Which ‘Witch’ is Which?, by Kelsie Ehalt - Sunday, November 30, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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jessemlocker.bsky.social
Antonio Pérez de Aguilar, Artist's Cupboard, c. 1769 (Museo Nacional de Arte INBA, Mexico City)
"This work simulates a cupboard, located in a niche, inside which two boards have been fitted as shelves, covered by a glass sheet held in place by a narrow wooden frame, with a lock in the center of the left jamb from which some keys are hanging. On the bottom shelf are ranged objects of indigenous, Chinese and Spanish origin. Pertaining to the first of these cultures is a tompeate or palm-leaf basket, some gourds for drinking chocolate, one of which sits atop a hammered-copper chocolate pot and the other behind it, as well as a carved coconut shell with silver trimmings, also used for drinking chocolate. From China, there is a blue and white porcelain plate, while the chocolate jar, the glass and the bottles are of Spanish origin. The middle shelf holds two silver plates with scalloped edges, in front of which there are four cylindrical wooden boxes for cajeta (Mexican caramelized-milk confection) or some other type of confiture. In the center there are two small loaves of wheat bread behind which there stands a honey pot, covered with a clothe from which a spoon handle is protruding and lastly, on the right, there is a keg that might contain olives or some other sort of pickled food covered with a plate. The top shelf holds series of objects associated with the arts: book and notes, stringed instruments, a palette and some brushes, a sculpture and a saw. This piece passed to the MUNAL from the San Diego Viceregal Painting Gallery in the year 2000." https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/cupboard/1AEcwQ1XSN1qLw?hl=en
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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lc-beguines.bsky.social
I'm honored to have been invited to contribute to the "AGENART: La agencia artística de las mujeres de la Casa de Austria, 1532-1700" blog. Please do check out their website & all of the project's wonderful scholarly contributions!
#FlemishArt
#WomensHistory
#ArtHistory
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The Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia in the Park at Mariemont | AGENART
AGENARTPieza del mes: noviembre 2025Autora invitada: Sarah Moran Cómo citar este artículo/How to cite this article: Sarah Moran, "The Infanta Isabel Clara
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November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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ndh-network.bsky.social
Our latest issue of #Diplomatica is out ! Volume 7.2 is here, with great contributions on topics such as Ferrante I of Naples, and Chinese literary diplomacy. It includes a debate around a manifesto for new diplomatic history written by some of our members. Check it out here: tinyurl.com/Diplomatica
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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dehypotheses.bsky.social
Die #Hofzwergin Luisa wendet sich im 16. Jh. an die spanische Königin: Ihr Bruder durfte wegen seiner Größe nicht dem #Franziskanerorden beitreten. @juliagebke.bsky.social über die Verhandlung von körperlichen Normvorstellungen & sozialen Grenzen.

habsmon.hypotheses.o... @ihb-oeaw.bsky.social
Die „Hofzwergin“ und die Königin
Ein Memo aus dem 16. Jahrhundert hält mehr als eine Überraschung bereit von Julia Gebke Die „Hofzwergin“ und die Königin? Das klingt schon fast nach einem Romantitel. Bevor wir aber beide Protagonistinnen genauer kennenlernen,...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
juliagebke.bsky.social
Liebe #earlymodern #skystorians, habt ihr Lust auf eine kleine Zeitreise an den spanischen Königshof im 16. Jahrhundert? Und wollt ihr wissen, was Luisa, die "Hofzwergin", und die spanische Königin, Anna von Österreich, umtrieb? Dann schaut mal hier👇
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Die "Hofzwergin" und die Königin
Ein Memo aus dem 16. Jahrhundert hält mehr als eine Überraschung bereit
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October 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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hlaehnemann.bsky.social
📯 Netzwerke der Nonnen are a material object AND open access available! www.mohrsiebeck.com/buch/netzwer...
Grinning woman holding a fat grey book in front of a house door with a skeleton graffiti Screenshot of a publisher's website
May 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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prizepapers.bsky.social
Francisco Ortiz, originally from Santoña, was appointed as shipmaster of the Fort de Nantes by the Spanish charterer, Francisco Sánchez de Madrid. His personal archive, comprising more than 500 documents, reveals many details about his personal life and his social relationships.
The text and metadata were produced by Alejandro Salamanca - @desvelandooriente.com. Prize Papers Project, National Archives, ref. HCA 32/111D/4/ORT53. Images reproduced by permission of The National Archives, UK. Photographer: Maria Cardamone The text and metadata were produced by Alejandro Salamanca - @desvelandooriente.com. Prize Papers Project, National Archives, ref. HCA 32/111D/4/ORT53. Images reproduced by permission of The National Archives, UK. Photographer: Maria Cardamone
October 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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kaydaly.bsky.social
Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool.

#earlymodern #witches #halloween #scholar #academic #gothic #horror #history

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Witchcraft and Magic in England, c. 1400–1920
Explore five centuries of English witchcraft and magic with records from leading archives, tracing trials, folklore, belief, and cultural change.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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17cmedicalwomen.bsky.social
#earlymodern ads are never boring!

An ox on the way to slaughter ran into a house... created a mess! Good on you Mr Ox! 🐂 🩲👖👗🧦🪟

St James's evening Post, May 6, 1729.
October 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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mrfw17thc.bsky.social
How was Robert Knox, son of an EIC Captain and captive in Sri Lanka for nineteen years, immediately identified as an outsider aboard ship when it was inspected on his arrival in England in September 1680?

His beard was long and old-fashioned. #earlymodern #skystorians
October 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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ctcallisen.bsky.social
A great presentation from Lyndal Roper, now Q&A time. Did you know that between 70,000 and 100,000 people died in just two to three months during the German Peasants' War? This map shows the extent of the destruction - hundreds of castles, convents, and monastaries were attacked

#16thC #EarlyModern
October 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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tinahartfiel.bsky.social
Whoop, Whoop! Verrückt und freudig!

doi.org/10.24894/978...
Schwabe online
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August 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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dbellingradt.bsky.social
OA, #earlymodern #bookhistory:

Visuelle Geschichtsvermittlung
Zur Medialität historischer Lehrwerke für Kinder und Jugendliche im langen 18. Jahrhundert.

Von @tinahartfiel.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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techpolicypress.bsky.social
Studies are beginning to reveal fissures in the argument that AI boosts productivity, writes Tech Policy Press fellow @eryk.bsky.social. Nonetheless, companies and governments are pouring investments into speculative growth without ample evidence.
Generative AI’s Productivity Myth | TechPolicy.Press
People may be using artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t mean it’s useful, writes Eryk Salvaggio.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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oxfordcourtstudies.bsky.social
It’s that time of year again! Here is the term card for the upcoming talks. As always, everyone is welcome! Fortnightly, 4:30pm in the Memorial Room, @jesusoxford.bsky.social
Term card for Oxford Court Studies seminars: 13 October Elizabeth Norton (Independent Researcher) ‘Constructing a Queen: The Career of Jane Seymour from Gentlewoman, to Queen, to Central Dynastic Figure’ 27 October Elena Taddei (University of Innsbruck) ‘A Princess of House d’Este at the English Court: Mary of Modena Between Religious-Political Alienation and Cultural Transfer’ 10 November Susannah Lyon-Whaley (University of York) ‘Her Material World: Queens’ Stuff in the Global Seventeenth-Century’ 24 November Liesbeth Geevers (Lund University) ‘Male Marriage Gaps, Dynastic Centralisation and Habsburg Trust Fund Babies: Analysing Early Modern Dynasties from a Long(er)-Term Perspective’ The seminar will take place at 4:30pm at Jesus College. All are welcome, and wine reception to follow.
September 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM