Charles Keenan, Ph.D.
charlesrkeenan.bsky.social
Charles Keenan, Ph.D.
@charlesrkeenan.bsky.social

Helping build new programs in higher ed.

Currently: Managing Director, Urban Technology at the University of Michigan

Sometime historian of early modern Europe, Catholicism, the Jesuits, ...
I'm sure people have *thoughts* but am also curious if/how you all are using it for your research? I've found it very hit or miss for recommending secondary scholarship (often hallucinates, etc) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'm working on a project about spiritual communion (in the writings of early modern Jesuits), but I just found an author discussing *spiritual confession*, which I have never seen. Has anyone come across this before? In any medieval or early modern context? #skystorians
May 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The "Leo" choice of name is as surprising as the American choice, IMHO. (Maybe surprising isn't the right word. Intriguing?)
May 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Stoked! My forthcoming book has been blurbed: "This is a wonderful book filled with fascinating insights. Its nuanced, cool, and understated tone is distinctive and elegant. True provides a dizzying range of new ways to think about and appreciate the Relations as sources." (E. Anderson, U of Ottawa)
Jesuit "Relations", The | McGill-Queen’s University Press
McGill-Queen’s University Press
www.mqup.ca
March 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I've been following these individually but this is a nice writeup of the projects as a whole: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How the 2025 Catholic Jubilee Is Reshaping Rome
More than 30 million pilgrims could visit Rome and the Vatican during the Holy Year that Pope Francis opened in December. The Eternal City is changing to meet them.
www.bloomberg.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I don't see any way to bookmark things on here, so you all are going to have to deal with me reposting things I want to go back and read...
January 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
One of the treats of my new project (👀) is a chance to revisit this by @mirierubin.bsky.social , one of my favorite reads when I was a new graduate student … and just as good years later! #skystorians
January 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
As I transition over here, I remembered that on Twitter I have been bookmarking books and articles I want to read, so I went back to look...and realized I have ~6 years worth of monographs and articles to catch up on 😅
December 14, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Hello world - my first post here, hoping to find all the fellow #earlymodern historians in particular! 👋
December 10, 2024 at 2:54 PM