Wouter Wagemakers
@wouterwagemakers.bsky.social
Art and architectural historian of renaissance Italy at Leiden University. Also in possession of a law degree
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Call for nominations for the Menno Hertzberger Prize 2026 in Book Studies of the Low Countries broadly considered (also looking at you specialists of print or cartography). Please nominate a colleague (or yourself!) either for Best Book or for the Encouragement Prize 1/8 #bookhistory #bookstudies
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Call for nominations for the Menno Hertzberger Prize 2026 in Book Studies of the Low Countries broadly considered (also looking at you specialists of print or cartography). Please nominate a colleague (or yourself!) either for Best Book or for the Encouragement Prize 1/8 #bookhistory #bookstudies
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Canadian professors: Do you have grad students who need a conference under their belt? Grad students: want to share your work in a friendly and collegial environment? Submit an abstract and join us in February!
Are you a graduate student? Check out the 2026 McGill-Queen’s Graduate Conference Call for Papers! Abstracts are due November 28!
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Canadian professors: Do you have grad students who need a conference under their belt? Grad students: want to share your work in a friendly and collegial environment? Submit an abstract and join us in February!
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"Das Problem war doch nicht etwa, was unsere Feinde taten, sondern was unsere Freunde taten."
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Das Problem war doch nicht etwa, was unsere Feinde taten, sondern was unsere Freunde taten."
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A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Ik ben een hangende plaat maar misschien tijd voor wat introspectie? Wellicht hangt het ook samen met de enorme hoeveelheid aandacht die iemand krijgt die hem doet groeien. En bij zoveel macht komt ook verantwoordelikheid kijken van de journalistiek. nos.nl/l/2589635
Nieuw Sociaal Contract: in twee jaar van nul naar twintig zetels en weer terug
Na een tumultueuze tijd is NSC tóch een politieke steekvlam gebleken, precies wat oprichter Pieter Omtzigt niet wilde.
nos.nl
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Ik ben een hangende plaat maar misschien tijd voor wat introspectie? Wellicht hangt het ook samen met de enorme hoeveelheid aandacht die iemand krijgt die hem doet groeien. En bij zoveel macht komt ook verantwoordelikheid kijken van de journalistiek. nos.nl/l/2589635
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The Scott Opler Fellowship in Architectural History for the Period 2026-2028
University of Oxford - Worcester College HR - Research Fellows www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH476/t... #skystorians 🗃️
University of Oxford - Worcester College HR - Research Fellows www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH476/t... #skystorians 🗃️
The Scott Opler Fellowship in Architectural History for the Period 2026-2028 at University of Oxford
Discover an exciting academic career path as a The Scott Opler Fellowship in Architectural History for the Period 2026-2028 at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The Scott Opler Fellowship in Architectural History for the Period 2026-2028
University of Oxford - Worcester College HR - Research Fellows www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH476/t... #skystorians 🗃️
University of Oxford - Worcester College HR - Research Fellows www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH476/t... #skystorians 🗃️
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Orazio Gentileschi at the Musei Reali di Torino Nov. 22 to May 3
"Un pittore in viaggio": i Musei Reali di Torino accolgono le opere di Orazio Gentileschi - The Walk of Fame
I Musei Reali di Torino ospiteranno un’innovativa mostra sul pittore caravaggesco Orazio Gentileschi. Il filo conduttore sarà il viaggio.
www.thewalkoffame.it
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Orazio Gentileschi at the Musei Reali di Torino Nov. 22 to May 3
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A shoutout for @evelynwelch.bsky.social from Seth Meyers to brighten up a very wintery Wednesday in Manchester👋
Support Late Night television, support academic research!
Evelyn's latest book Renaissance Skin is available now in a beautifully illustrated paperback: bit.ly/3JIfNn0
#ArtHistory
Support Late Night television, support academic research!
Evelyn's latest book Renaissance Skin is available now in a beautifully illustrated paperback: bit.ly/3JIfNn0
#ArtHistory
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A shoutout for @evelynwelch.bsky.social from Seth Meyers to brighten up a very wintery Wednesday in Manchester👋
Support Late Night television, support academic research!
Evelyn's latest book Renaissance Skin is available now in a beautifully illustrated paperback: bit.ly/3JIfNn0
#ArtHistory
Support Late Night television, support academic research!
Evelyn's latest book Renaissance Skin is available now in a beautifully illustrated paperback: bit.ly/3JIfNn0
#ArtHistory
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Our PhD studentship applications are open for 2026 entry and I'm keen to hear from outstanding candidates in history of early modern conflict and/or creative histories.
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Our PhD studentship applications are open for 2026 entry and I'm keen to hear from outstanding candidates in history of early modern conflict and/or creative histories.
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Pope Leo XIV.: "Jesus says very clearly, at the end of the world we're going to be asked 'how did you receive the foreigner'? Did you receive him and welcome him or not? And I think that there's a deep reflection that needs to be made in terms of what's happening [in the US]".
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Pope Leo XIV.: "Jesus says very clearly, at the end of the world we're going to be asked 'how did you receive the foreigner'? Did you receive him and welcome him or not? And I think that there's a deep reflection that needs to be made in terms of what's happening [in the US]".
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Ms Smith: So, class, today we're going to learn why, despite earning a teacher's salary, I still can't get a mortgage on any local house.
How depressing. Education also needs to be about the joy of learning and questioning, not just about how to be a good consumer drone, or how to protect yourself from tech bros with bad intentions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mortgages and AI to be added to the curriculum in English schools
Ministers are making the changes for children in England after a review of what is taught in schools.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Ms Smith: So, class, today we're going to learn why, despite earning a teacher's salary, I still can't get a mortgage on any local house.
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Remember, remember
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Remember, remember
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We loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
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You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
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Quite excited to see one the #medievalsky articles we published in the Transactions @royalhistsoc.org make it onto BBC Sounds! 🗃️
An excellent Halloween themed More or Less episode counting the stakes used by Vlad the Impaler.
Have a listen!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
An excellent Halloween themed More or Less episode counting the stakes used by Vlad the Impaler.
Have a listen!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More or Less - Halloween special: How many people did the real Dracula impale? - BBC Sounds
Looking at the math's behind the myth
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Quite excited to see one the #medievalsky articles we published in the Transactions @royalhistsoc.org make it onto BBC Sounds! 🗃️
An excellent Halloween themed More or Less episode counting the stakes used by Vlad the Impaler.
Have a listen!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
An excellent Halloween themed More or Less episode counting the stakes used by Vlad the Impaler.
Have a listen!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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THIS WEEK! Join via MS Teams (or still make your way to Florence! which we can recommend) for two days of brilliant conversations about Historicism and Anachronism in the Study of Art
6-7 NOV in Florence
all info: www.rensoc.org.uk/event/the-ch... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians #ArtHistory
6-7 NOV in Florence
all info: www.rensoc.org.uk/event/the-ch... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians #ArtHistory
November 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
THIS WEEK! Join via MS Teams (or still make your way to Florence! which we can recommend) for two days of brilliant conversations about Historicism and Anachronism in the Study of Art
6-7 NOV in Florence
all info: www.rensoc.org.uk/event/the-ch... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians #ArtHistory
6-7 NOV in Florence
all info: www.rensoc.org.uk/event/the-ch... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians #ArtHistory
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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‘Thomas More stands out, alongside his friend Fisher, for having met his death not for reasons of personal betrayal or political failure, but on grounds of principle.’
Lucy Wooding on how the Tudor statesman’s life and legacy divide opinion.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Lucy Wooding on how the Tudor statesman’s life and legacy divide opinion.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Lucy Wooding · Damnable Rottenness: More and More
It is hard to know how Thomas More might have reacted to the idea that he is now the patron saint of politicians. The...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
‘Thomas More stands out, alongside his friend Fisher, for having met his death not for reasons of personal betrayal or political failure, but on grounds of principle.’
Lucy Wooding on how the Tudor statesman’s life and legacy divide opinion.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Lucy Wooding on how the Tudor statesman’s life and legacy divide opinion.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Are people okay???
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Are people okay???
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Sometimes it is not only about values, but also about optics. In Latvia we discuss local political gambles behind yesterday's vote for the country to leave the Istanbul Convention, from the outside, it is clear - Latvia follows Hungary, Slovakia and other countries that head East.
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sometimes it is not only about values, but also about optics. In Latvia we discuss local political gambles behind yesterday's vote for the country to leave the Istanbul Convention, from the outside, it is clear - Latvia follows Hungary, Slovakia and other countries that head East.
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🚨🚨🚨 Major announcement!!!
I am extremely pleased to announce that HAA is searching for a senior, endowed position in premodern art or architecture. The subfield is wide open. Please spread the word and encourage curious scholars to write to me with questions! 🚨🚨🚨
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
I am extremely pleased to announce that HAA is searching for a senior, endowed position in premodern art or architecture. The subfield is wide open. Please spread the word and encourage curious scholars to write to me with questions! 🚨🚨🚨
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
William S. Dietrich II Professor of Premodern Arts and/or Architecture
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
cfopitt.taleo.net
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Major announcement!!!
I am extremely pleased to announce that HAA is searching for a senior, endowed position in premodern art or architecture. The subfield is wide open. Please spread the word and encourage curious scholars to write to me with questions! 🚨🚨🚨
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
I am extremely pleased to announce that HAA is searching for a senior, endowed position in premodern art or architecture. The subfield is wide open. Please spread the word and encourage curious scholars to write to me with questions! 🚨🚨🚨
cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Does anyone here have any tips on cool introductions into "continental" ethics?
October 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Does anyone here have any tips on cool introductions into "continental" ethics?