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Cambridge Workshop for the Early Modern Period
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WEMP | postgrad workshop supported by the Faculty of History, Cambridge | forum for research on every aspect of early modern history
We are thrilled to share our Michaelmas Termcard!

We have a wonderful line-up of speakers and hope to see many of you there. If you'd like to join us online, be sure to subscribe to our mailing list, where we'll send our Teams links prior to each session!

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October 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A reminder that the deadline for our Michaelmas Term CFP is fast approaching! Be sure to get your abstracts in!
September 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
We are thrilled to share our Michaelmas Term CFP on the theme 'Defining Environments. ' Abstracts are due on 20 September, and we look forward to reading them!

Please get in touch if you'd like a plain text version or have any questions.
August 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We are thrilled to share out termcard for Easter, as well as the details for out first session this Monday (19 May) at 5pm. We are thrilled to be welcoming three amazing speakers! As always a Zoom link will be circulated to our mailing list

We look foward to seeing you there!
May 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We are thrilled to extend the deadline for our Easter Term Call for Papers by ONE WHOLE WEEK! You now have until Friday, 25 April to submit your abstracts - We look foward to reading them!
April 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A reminder that our Easter Term CFP closes this Friday! Be sure to get your abstracts in!
April 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🚨It might be April Fools Day, but our Easter Term CFP is no joke! This term we're open to papers covering any apsect of Early Modern History - Be sure to get your abstracts in by 18 April!🚨

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April 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We are thrilled to release our Lent Term Card and to share the news of our first session next Monday, 3 February! To tune in virtually, be sure to join our mailing list.

DM us for more information, and we hope to see you there!
January 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! We are thrilled to announce that we are extending the deadline for our Lent CFP by one week to Monday 13 January 2025! As before, please be sure to send in your abstracts to camwemp2024@gmail.com.
January 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We are thrilled to announce our Lent Call for Papers- If you are interested in submitting a 20 min paper on the theme of 'Exchanging Knowledge,' please send us your abstract by 6 January!

Read below for more details or DM us for a plain text version.
December 17, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Our next meeting will be on 25 November on the theme of Gender in Early Modern England. We are thrilled to be welcoming three wonderful speakers to share their research!

As always, we will be meeting in the Junior Parlour in Trinity College at 5pm and online!
November 20, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Our next workshop is TODAY at 5pm - We are thrilled to be welcoming two fabulous speakers to speak on the theme of 'Bodies and Difference'. We look forward to seeing you there in person or on Zoom for some #earlymodern discussion. Get in touch if you run into any problems!
November 11, 2024 at 8:43 AM
A reminder that our next session is TODAY at 5pm - If you’ll be joining us remotely, make sure you check your inbox for a Zoom link later this afternoon!
October 28, 2024 at 10:00 AM
We are thrilled to release our Term Card for Michaelmas - We have an incredibly lineup of speakers! Our first workshop will be next week, on 14 October.
Please DM or email us for more information, or if you would like a plain text version.
October 7, 2024 at 8:37 AM
✨We are thrilled to release the Call for Papers for our Michaelmas Term Programme! The theme for this series of workshops is "Constructing Identities."✨

See below for submission information/deadlines, or DM us for a plain-text version! We can't wait to read your abstracts ✨
August 13, 2024 at 8:54 AM
EVENT: 3 June, ENCOUNTERS & EXCHANGES

Join us at the Faculty of History or on Zoom (5-6:30pm) for our last session of 2023-24 with Cristina de la Rosa García (UPF), Jack Dykstra-McCarthy (@camhistory.bsky.social), & Stepan Blinder (Cambridge Slavonic Studies)

For the link: camwemp2023@gmail.com
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May 27, 2024 at 9:13 PM
📢EVENT: 27 May, DEVOTION AND THE DEVIL

Join us at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social), SR6, or on Zoom (5-6:30pm) for our third session of ET 2024 with Ashlyn Cudney (Edinburgh), Harry O'Neill (Birkbeck), and Veronika Řezníčková (Brno).

For the link: camwemp2023@gmail.com
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May 22, 2024 at 12:38 PM
📢EVENT: 20 May, MPhil WORK-IN-PROGRESS

Cambridge Early Modernists (@emodcam.bsky.social), come and support our brilliant students!

Join us at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social), SR6, or online (5-6:30pm) to learn more about ongoing PG research.

For the link: camwemp2023@gmail.com
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May 15, 2024 at 8:04 AM
✨EVENT: 13 May, GENDER AND SPACE✨

Join us at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social, Room 6) or on Teams (5-6:30 pm) for our first event of the Easter Term 2024 with Ang Li (Oxford) and Romain Facchini (Aix Marseille)!

Email camwemp2023@gmail.com for the Teams link
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May 6, 2024 at 1:33 PM
🎉Call for Convenors 2024-25🎉

We are thrilled to invite expressions of interest from
@camhistory.bsky.social PGs (incoming and current!) wishing to join our team as convenors in 2024-25!

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect to your
@emodcam.bsky.social community!

Deadline: 3 June
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May 5, 2024 at 6:25 PM
✨TERM CARD - Easter Term 2024✨

We are thrilled to release our Easter Term 2024 programme! All sessions will run in a hybrid format at @camhistory.bsky.social and on Teams.

To receive the link and regular updates, please email camwemp2023@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list.
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May 2, 2024 at 2:16 PM
✨CALL FOR PAPERS✨

The Workshop for the Early Modern Period at @camhistory.bsky.social invites applications for Easter Term (April-June 2024) from postgraduate students working on any aspect of of the early modern period (c. 1450-1800).

Deadline: 15 April 2024
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March 29, 2024 at 9:55 AM
✨EVENT: 18 March, MICROHISTORIES OF RACIAL IDENTITY

Join us at Jesus College (Bawden Room) or on Zoom (5-6:30pm) for our last session of the term with Shanti Giovannetti-Singh (Faculty of English, Cambridge) and Alice Whitehead (Pembroke College)

Email camwemp2023@gmail.com for the Zoom link
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March 15, 2024 at 10:15 PM
✨EVENT: 11 March, FASHIONING MICROHISTORIES, hybrid

Join us at Jesus College (Bawden Room) or on Zoom (5-6:30 pm) for our fourth session of 2024 with @marloavidon.bsky.social (@camhistory.bsky.social) and Louisa-Dorothea Gehrke (Leipzig)

Email camwemp2023@gmail.com for the Zoom link
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March 6, 2024 at 10:28 PM
✨EVENT: 4 March, MEDICAL MICROHISTORIES, hybrid

Join us at the Faculty of History (Board Room) or on Zoom (5-6:30 pm) for our third session of 2024 with @17cmedicalwomen.bsky.social (York) and Francesca Richards (MEMS Kent)

Email camwemp2023@gmail.com for the Zoom link
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February 25, 2024 at 9:30 PM