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TM Colwell
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Medieval/early modern historian: MS/early book culture, global Middle Ages, gender, emotions, crusades, material culture, cultural and political history
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Arc invites authors with manuscripts for monographs or thematic collections which align with Arc’s list, & which are complete and ready for internal & external peer review, to contact us to discuss possible publication before the end of 2025. Please contact us by Mon, 31-Mar-25
March 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Suspect this will have great appeal with our audience!
So I wrote a book about Twitter. Medieval Twitter to be exact---the interconnections between Twitter's textual modes & medieval literary culture(s), plus medievalists' use of Twitter and the #MedievalTwitter hashtag

www.arc-humanities.org/978194240195...

@archumanities.bsky.social #MedievalSky 🗃️
February 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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So I wrote a book about Twitter. Medieval Twitter to be exact---the interconnections between Twitter's textual modes & medieval literary culture(s), plus medievalists' use of Twitter and the #MedievalTwitter hashtag

www.arc-humanities.org/978194240195...

@archumanities.bsky.social #MedievalSky 🗃️
November 18, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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Good News ! 🎉
October 3, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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Hey medieval historians, I'm going to be writing a short piece on late medieval French duchies as an education resource, is there anything you'd particularly like to see addressed?
February 29, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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From another time, another era. Speaking of Late Neolithic Europe: “At least in Denmark, it’s a replacement, and a very abrupt replacement—reminiscent of Europeans entering the Americas, with disease and violence and devastating effects for the previous population.” www.science.org/content/arti...
February 21, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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Coming up on 1 March at 10am AEDT, our first seminar of the semester!
Dr Paige Donaghy (U Queensland) on '"When her ship was laden with wares, then she could take in passengers": pregnant women's sexuality in England, c. 1600-1750.' Email Zoom link: cmrs-postgraduatecommittee [at] monash [dot] edu
February 21, 2024 at 3:46 AM
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Do you have a museum, library, archive or gallery collection that needs attention from professional historians?

The Professional Historians Association newsletter, Historia, is looking for GLAM collections to profile for members.

#history #archive #library #gallery #museum #newsletter
February 12, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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Wanna support an eel historian? Need a map?

I can help! I draw custom maps on commission. It's how I support my eel history habit. And they're pretty damn good.

There are examples, pricing, etc. on my website:

surprisedeelmaps.com

Here's a few recent examples of my work:
February 10, 2024 at 1:18 AM
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We're looking for a post-doc to work with the Slave Voyages project and routes to enslavement. Work with my awesome colleague Sabrina Smith:
aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01679
February 7, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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Really looking forward to this. Next week, @carolinepennock.bsky.social will speak to our History seminar about her book On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe. Wed 14 Feb 2024. This seminar is online; for the Zoom link, register at forms.office.com/e/Ji5c8Q3UQJ. All welcome! 🗃️
February 8, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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Applications for the Veale-Straschnov Doctoral Studentship are now live for new doctoral students. This award provides support for mature students, aged 25 and over, seeking to begin a research degree at the Institute. Deadline 31 July 2024 buff.ly/3wdqLJY
PhD Student Funding
The IHR offers funding opportunities for students to undertake a postgraduate research degree at the Institute.
buff.ly
February 6, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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📢Do you enjoy reading #EarlyModern documents like this?

If so you could contribute directly to our project by becoming an Expert Volunteer & transcribing 25 pages of wills to co-create our 'ground truth' data. 📇

Details: sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
February 2, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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🗃️ So excited to post the call for papers for a special issue of French Historical Studies on incarceration (broadly defined—eg prisons, asylums, penal colonies, detention camps etc) in French & francophone histories.
Co-edited by Sophie Fuggle and me.
Papers are due 15 Aug 2024.
Please share!!
February 5, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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New episode is out! We are talking with Nic Morton about the Crusaders States.

Listen online or in your favorite podcsating app. If you're look for a good app try Castamatic or Podcast Guru

#medieval #podcast
The Crusader States with Nic Morton - Medieval Archives
Professor and author Nicolas Morton joins the podcast to discuss his book, The Crusader States and their Neighbours.
medievalarchives.com
January 29, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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Excited to be a part of this!
They have some fellowships and postdocs available too. Check it out!
January 28, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Delighted to share news of the publication of the Routledge Handbook of French History, ed. David Andress!

Alongside my essay on ‘France and the Crusades in the Later Middle Ages’, it includes pieces by 3 of my ANU colleagues (Drs Gemma Betros, Ben Mercer, and Robert Wellington) and over 50 others.
The Routledge Handbook of French History
Aimed firmly at the student reader, this handbook offers an overview of the full range of the history of France, from the origins of the concept of post-Roman
www.routledge.com
January 27, 2024 at 9:53 AM
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I am happy to talk to prospective applicants to the British Academy's international postdoc fellowship who want to work with me on a topic of mutual interest.

thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
International Fellowships 2024
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for three years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
thebritishacademy.ac.uk
January 25, 2024 at 11:02 AM
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OK, let's try that again... without the crucial email typo!
Coming soon: Exciting new series of Public Seminars (online and/or hybrid) for 2024. Contact our team at cmrs-postgraduatecommittee [at] monash [dot] edu for zoom details.
January 23, 2024 at 6:18 AM