Margaret Schotte
@schottemargaret.bsky.social
Early modern history, DH & Indian Ocean. Loves all things bookish, maritime, & history-of-science. β she/her π
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ποΈ This Freedom to Read Week event is free, you can register on Eventbrite: buff.ly/xkzvAAg
A timely conversation about the freedom to read and why intellectual risk is necessary in society.
This free event will be moderated by leading journalist and editor, Jessica Johnson, bringing together two award-winning writers, Ray Robertson (The Right to be Wrong) and Ira Wells (On Book Banning).
This free event will be moderated by leading journalist and editor, Jessica Johnson, bringing together two award-winning writers, Ray Robertson (The Right to be Wrong) and Ira Wells (On Book Banning).
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
ποΈ This Freedom to Read Week event is free, you can register on Eventbrite: buff.ly/xkzvAAg
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Everyone should go read "More Work for Mother," by Ruth Schwartz Cowan.
Because employees could do more, work began bleeding into lunch breaks and late evenings. The employees' to-do lists expanded to fill every hour that AI freed up, and then kept going.
The first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most | TechCrunch
Because employees could do more, work began bleeding into lunch breaks and late evenings. The employees' to-do lists expanded to fill every hour that AI freed up, and then kept going.
techcrunch.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Everyone should go read "More Work for Mother," by Ruth Schwartz Cowan.
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I love this bowl not just because it is stunning but thereβs an entire history of the Indian Ocean inscribed in it.
February 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I love this bowl not just because it is stunning but thereβs an entire history of the Indian Ocean inscribed in it.
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Hereβs my contribution to the Super Bowl- an example of 18th C Goan silver work mounted on a coco-de-mer shell. This is now in a private collection but you can see other examples if you visit the Menezes BraganΓ§a house in Chandor. The shell is from a palm that grows on only two islands in the world.
February 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Hereβs my contribution to the Super Bowl- an example of 18th C Goan silver work mounted on a coco-de-mer shell. This is now in a private collection but you can see other examples if you visit the Menezes BraganΓ§a house in Chandor. The shell is from a palm that grows on only two islands in the world.
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We look forward to our next (in-person) seminar, Feb. 27, 4-6pm @ UofT. Prof. Andrew Jainchill will present on "A Radical Reformer in the Old Regime: the marquis d'Argenson." (More details & registration coming soon.) #18C #frenchhistory
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
We look forward to our next (in-person) seminar, Feb. 27, 4-6pm @ UofT. Prof. Andrew Jainchill will present on "A Radical Reformer in the Old Regime: the marquis d'Argenson." (More details & registration coming soon.) #18C #frenchhistory
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See you this afternoon! Nous vous verrons cet après-midi !
Revolution! Riots! A wealthy boss trying to cut workers' wages! Join us for a close reading of the 1789 Β« affaire RΓ©veillon Β» by Pascal Bastien
@pbastien.bsky.social. In person @UofT, Jan. 30, 4-6pm EST munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/lorage... #frenchhistory
@pbastien.bsky.social. In person @UofT, Jan. 30, 4-6pm EST munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/lorage... #frenchhistory
![French History Seminar/Seminaire d'histoire de France.
"L'orage avant la tempΓͺte: L'affaire RΓ©veillon (27-28 avril 1789) et l'Γ©veil du sans-culotte."
Speaker: Prof. Pascal Bastien, UQAM. when: 30 Jan. 2026, 4-6pm EST, location: 108 N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON M5S 3K7.
On right-hand side of poster, a black and white 18th-c. engraving shows a crowd of rioters with rifles in Paris. Title "Fusillade au Fauxbourg [sic] St. Antoine".
Bottom of poster lists financial sponsors at YorkU and UofT.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h36bepx6pbjq65rfuqzuz422/bafkreicg7td2m47s5ymdts4cws32aqjgagaxbnz4izhoxfsilocvm7ml2y@jpeg)
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
See you this afternoon! Nous vous verrons cet après-midi !
All going well w winter weather, etc., next week I'll be presenting new research at the Huntington: some material #maritimehistory that inverts our view of European-Asian trade. If you'd like to attend in person on Feb. 6, rsvp by tomorrow! calendar.usc.edu/event/emsi-e... #18c
EMSI European History Seminar with Margaret Schotte, York University, Toronto
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January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
All going well w winter weather, etc., next week I'll be presenting new research at the Huntington: some material #maritimehistory that inverts our view of European-Asian trade. If you'd like to attend in person on Feb. 6, rsvp by tomorrow! calendar.usc.edu/event/emsi-e... #18c
I just learned the French word for 'boxer shorts' (well, close enough!) from one of the posthumous inventories. In terms of personal hygiene, lots of men had razors w small mirrors. And I know at least 1 13-yr-old boy bought a sewing kit (packet of needles) when someone's goods were sold on board.
January 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I just learned the French word for 'boxer shorts' (well, close enough!) from one of the posthumous inventories. In terms of personal hygiene, lots of men had razors w small mirrors. And I know at least 1 13-yr-old boy bought a sewing kit (packet of needles) when someone's goods were sold on board.
Ooh, when a group of 4 privateering ships seized the Prince de Conti in July 1757, we not only have the list of what goods & equipment were on board, but there are newspaper advertisements from when those goods were auctioned off at Lloyd's coffee-house a year later!
January 25, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Ooh, when a group of 4 privateering ships seized the Prince de Conti in July 1757, we not only have the list of what goods & equipment were on board, but there are newspaper advertisements from when those goods were auctioned off at Lloyd's coffee-house a year later!
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How do you transform a fragile book into carefully maintained digital images & provide free, round-the-clock access for anyone, anywhere in the world?
On January 28 at 11am (CT), join us for βThe Extraordinary, Ordinary Work of Building a Digital Library,β a free, virtual program: hmml.org/events
On January 28 at 11am (CT), join us for βThe Extraordinary, Ordinary Work of Building a Digital Library,β a free, virtual program: hmml.org/events
January 21, 2026 at 4:35 PM
How do you transform a fragile book into carefully maintained digital images & provide free, round-the-clock access for anyone, anywhere in the world?
On January 28 at 11am (CT), join us for βThe Extraordinary, Ordinary Work of Building a Digital Library,β a free, virtual program: hmml.org/events
On January 28 at 11am (CT), join us for βThe Extraordinary, Ordinary Work of Building a Digital Library,β a free, virtual program: hmml.org/events
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HYBRID LECTURE!
"The Fabrication of Borders: Tailoring and Cartography in Early Modern Europe," Emanuele Lugli, Stanford U. & the 2025-2026 SIMS + Center for Italian Studies Fellow in Italian MSS Studies #medievalsky
February 12 @ 5:15pm EST
More details and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4qkdSoN
"The Fabrication of Borders: Tailoring and Cartography in Early Modern Europe," Emanuele Lugli, Stanford U. & the 2025-2026 SIMS + Center for Italian Studies Fellow in Italian MSS Studies #medievalsky
February 12 @ 5:15pm EST
More details and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4qkdSoN
The Fabrication of Borders: Tailoring and Cartography in Early Modern Europe
Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies and the Center for Italian Studies Fellow's Lecture in Italian Manuscript Studies
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January 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
HYBRID LECTURE!
"The Fabrication of Borders: Tailoring and Cartography in Early Modern Europe," Emanuele Lugli, Stanford U. & the 2025-2026 SIMS + Center for Italian Studies Fellow in Italian MSS Studies #medievalsky
February 12 @ 5:15pm EST
More details and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4qkdSoN
"The Fabrication of Borders: Tailoring and Cartography in Early Modern Europe," Emanuele Lugli, Stanford U. & the 2025-2026 SIMS + Center for Italian Studies Fellow in Italian MSS Studies #medievalsky
February 12 @ 5:15pm EST
More details and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4qkdSoN
I find them a bit mystifying! Since they don't appear in the desktop version I often only see them days later when I log into the web, and have to figure out which message they refer to. So, not rude, but a bit like someone's text message ended up in my inbox.
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I find them a bit mystifying! Since they don't appear in the desktop version I often only see them days later when I log into the web, and have to figure out which message they refer to. So, not rude, but a bit like someone's text message ended up in my inbox.
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Save the Date: the New Netherland Institute's 2026 Annual Conference, New Netherland and the World, will be in Albany, New York at the New York State Museum on November 7-8, 2026.
We'll have a Call for Papers out in the next couple of weeks! Travel funding will be available for presenters.
We'll have a Call for Papers out in the next couple of weeks! Travel funding will be available for presenters.
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Save the Date: the New Netherland Institute's 2026 Annual Conference, New Netherland and the World, will be in Albany, New York at the New York State Museum on November 7-8, 2026.
We'll have a Call for Papers out in the next couple of weeks! Travel funding will be available for presenters.
We'll have a Call for Papers out in the next couple of weeks! Travel funding will be available for presenters.
Livestream will be here: #bookhistory #earlymodern
January 15, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Livestream will be here: #bookhistory #earlymodern
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The most exciting #BookHistory talk of the season is coming up next week!
Join us @ransomcenter.bsky.social or online as Ann Blair delivers the 2026 Pforzheimer lecture. This talk has Erasmus, Gessner, and volumes both large &small!
Learn more: www.eventbrite.com/e/pforzheime...
#booksky ποΈππ
Join us @ransomcenter.bsky.social or online as Ann Blair delivers the 2026 Pforzheimer lecture. This talk has Erasmus, Gessner, and volumes both large &small!
Learn more: www.eventbrite.com/e/pforzheime...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The most exciting #BookHistory talk of the season is coming up next week!
Join us @ransomcenter.bsky.social or online as Ann Blair delivers the 2026 Pforzheimer lecture. This talk has Erasmus, Gessner, and volumes both large &small!
Learn more: www.eventbrite.com/e/pforzheime...
#booksky ποΈππ
Join us @ransomcenter.bsky.social or online as Ann Blair delivers the 2026 Pforzheimer lecture. This talk has Erasmus, Gessner, and volumes both large &small!
Learn more: www.eventbrite.com/e/pforzheime...
#booksky ποΈππ
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Hey #maritimehistory and #historians more generally. I want to make sure I'm not missing anything in the realm of modern seafarers' burials, or even maritime burials more generally. Anyone have works they like, consider essential, or otherwise want to talk up about death and maritime culture?
January 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Hey #maritimehistory and #historians more generally. I want to make sure I'm not missing anything in the realm of modern seafarers' burials, or even maritime burials more generally. Anyone have works they like, consider essential, or otherwise want to talk up about death and maritime culture?
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Revolution! Riots! A wealthy boss trying to cut workers' wages! Join us for a close reading of the 1789 Β« affaire RΓ©veillon Β» by Pascal Bastien
@pbastien.bsky.social. In person @UofT, Jan. 30, 4-6pm EST munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/lorage... #frenchhistory
@pbastien.bsky.social. In person @UofT, Jan. 30, 4-6pm EST munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/lorage... #frenchhistory
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Revolution! Riots! A wealthy boss trying to cut workers' wages! Join us for a close reading of the 1789 Β« affaire RΓ©veillon Β» by Pascal Bastien
@pbastien.bsky.social. In person @UofT, Jan. 30, 4-6pm EST munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/lorage... #frenchhistory
@pbastien.bsky.social. In person @UofT, Jan. 30, 4-6pm EST munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/lorage... #frenchhistory
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Excited for this spring's Rosenbach Lectures by historian Joan Judge
Common Knowers: Readers, Books, and the Making of Vernacular Knowledge in China
In this series of three lectures, Joan Judge explores the relationship between physical books and historical common knowers in early twentieth century China.
www.library.upenn.edu
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Excited for this spring's Rosenbach Lectures by historian Joan Judge
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Hey Everyone! Two Things!
Reminder: Accepting submissions until Jan 31st! Still lots of time!
Correction: Nobody noticed the email was wrong on the CFP!π₯΄ I apologize deeply for the error, and if your email went awry, please resubmit to
swaanproject[at]gmail.com
or
j.connellstryker[at]gmail.com
Reminder: Accepting submissions until Jan 31st! Still lots of time!
Correction: Nobody noticed the email was wrong on the CFP!π₯΄ I apologize deeply for the error, and if your email went awry, please resubmit to
swaanproject[at]gmail.com
or
j.connellstryker[at]gmail.com
Announcing a workshop on women and the sea, taking place in St. John's, Newfoundland, April 29th-May 1st, 2026!
www.swaan.org
Supported by a Lloyd's Heritage Foundation grant, the SWAAN project focuses on women in ocean industries in history and today. The workshop is the first of 2 gatherings...
www.swaan.org
Supported by a Lloyd's Heritage Foundation grant, the SWAAN project focuses on women in ocean industries in history and today. The workshop is the first of 2 gatherings...
SWAAN | Seafaring Women Ashore and Abroad Network
Women have always been at sea. Here at SWAAN, we look to the past to push for a future where women have opportunities to work in maritime industries on land and at sea with our partners. We will build...
www.swaan.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Hey Everyone! Two Things!
Reminder: Accepting submissions until Jan 31st! Still lots of time!
Correction: Nobody noticed the email was wrong on the CFP!π₯΄ I apologize deeply for the error, and if your email went awry, please resubmit to
swaanproject[at]gmail.com
or
j.connellstryker[at]gmail.com
Reminder: Accepting submissions until Jan 31st! Still lots of time!
Correction: Nobody noticed the email was wrong on the CFP!π₯΄ I apologize deeply for the error, and if your email went awry, please resubmit to
swaanproject[at]gmail.com
or
j.connellstryker[at]gmail.com
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I love these folks at the Jackman, a cosy corner of @utoronto.ca . They bring Humanities research to the fore! Some of their events are online, just in case you don't fancy a visit up here to frozen Toronto. βοΈπ¬π
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Next issue comes out January 8.
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Next issue comes out January 8.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I love these folks at the Jackman, a cosy corner of @utoronto.ca . They bring Humanities research to the fore! Some of their events are online, just in case you don't fancy a visit up here to frozen Toronto. βοΈπ¬π
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π€© The #LowCountries seminar programme is up! Would you look at this exciting line-up!
Fridays, 17:30 @ihr.bsky.social & zoom
Register here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... (you don't have to register if you come in person, but if you do it helps with showing numbers so appreciated!) #SkyStorians
Fridays, 17:30 @ihr.bsky.social & zoom
Register here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... (you don't have to register if you come in person, but if you do it helps with showing numbers so appreciated!) #SkyStorians
January 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
π€© The #LowCountries seminar programme is up! Would you look at this exciting line-up!
Fridays, 17:30 @ihr.bsky.social & zoom
Register here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... (you don't have to register if you come in person, but if you do it helps with showing numbers so appreciated!) #SkyStorians
Fridays, 17:30 @ihr.bsky.social & zoom
Register here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... (you don't have to register if you come in person, but if you do it helps with showing numbers so appreciated!) #SkyStorians
Barnaby U Norwick asserts his authorial rights!
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Barnaby U Norwick asserts his authorial rights!
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Two more things.... (1) IP rights have to be part of the convo on genAI. (2) There is a big problem with the umbrella term of AI. It's hard to be precise about AI w/ a character limit. Saying we don't want writing undermined is not the same as saying we don't want improved cancer detection.
December 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Two more things.... (1) IP rights have to be part of the convo on genAI. (2) There is a big problem with the umbrella term of AI. It's hard to be precise about AI w/ a character limit. Saying we don't want writing undermined is not the same as saying we don't want improved cancer detection.
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You all, after YEARS of archival research and writing, my book is out in exactly ONE month and itβs my job to promote it. Please help me spread the word!! ππ#booksky
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
You all, after YEARS of archival research and writing, my book is out in exactly ONE month and itβs my job to promote it. Please help me spread the word!! ππ#booksky