Jennifer Topale
@faerietnk.bsky.social
Assistant Professor (English) at KU, interested in Milton, early modern women, utopian/dystopian themes, & exiles in literature (she/her)
Final a reminder for anyone who would like to be on a round table at the NeMLA 2026!
CFP - "Docere, Delectare, Movere: Pedagogical Rebirth of Early Modern Literature" roundtable at the NeMLA Convention 2026 to discuss teaching Early Modern Lit; deadline for submissions is 09/30/25.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Final a reminder for anyone who would like to be on a round table at the NeMLA 2026!
CFP - "Docere, Delectare, Movere: Pedagogical Rebirth of Early Modern Literature" roundtable at the NeMLA Convention 2026 to discuss teaching Early Modern Lit; deadline for submissions is 09/30/25.
See full description at: cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S...
Please share!
See full description at: cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S...
Please share!
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July 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
CFP - "Docere, Delectare, Movere: Pedagogical Rebirth of Early Modern Literature" roundtable at the NeMLA Convention 2026 to discuss teaching Early Modern Lit; deadline for submissions is 09/30/25.
See full description at: cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S...
Please share!
See full description at: cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S...
Please share!
Thank you to everyone at The Huntington Library and the RMMLA for sponsoring my research on Eleanor Davies and the Castlehaven scandal! Pasadena you will forever be in my dreams now 💟
July 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Thank you to everyone at The Huntington Library and the RMMLA for sponsoring my research on Eleanor Davies and the Castlehaven scandal! Pasadena you will forever be in my dreams now 💟
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RFK Jr. is reportedly going to forbid government scientists from publishing in the world’s most respected medical journals — the Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, etc.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
May 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
RFK Jr. is reportedly going to forbid government scientists from publishing in the world’s most respected medical journals — the Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, etc.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
It’s going to take decades to repair the damage done by this administration.
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The first batch of STAC 5 (Elizabethan Star Chamber proceedings) catalogue enhancements went live today. Short titles, dates, party names, document type, and county as standard. For some other really exciting additions, read on. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...
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May 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The first batch of STAC 5 (Elizabethan Star Chamber proceedings) catalogue enhancements went live today. Short titles, dates, party names, document type, and county as standard. For some other really exciting additions, read on. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...
CFP - John Milton session at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) 2025 in Spokane WA Oct 16-18.
Please send abstracts (less than 250) by April 30, 2025 to jennifer.topale@du.edu or message me here. Please share with others!
Please send abstracts (less than 250) by April 30, 2025 to jennifer.topale@du.edu or message me here. Please share with others!
April 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
CFP - John Milton session at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) 2025 in Spokane WA Oct 16-18.
Please send abstracts (less than 250) by April 30, 2025 to jennifer.topale@du.edu or message me here. Please share with others!
Please send abstracts (less than 250) by April 30, 2025 to jennifer.topale@du.edu or message me here. Please share with others!
CFP - Shakespeare session at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) 2025 in Spokane WA Oct 16-18.
Please send abstracts (less than 250) by April 30, 2025 to jennifer.topale@du.edu or message me here. Please share with others!
Please send abstracts (less than 250) by April 30, 2025 to jennifer.topale@du.edu or message me here. Please share with others!
April 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
CFP - Shakespeare session at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) 2025 in Spokane WA Oct 16-18.
Please send abstracts (less than 250) by April 30, 2025 to jennifer.topale@du.edu or message me here. Please share with others!
Please send abstracts (less than 250) by April 30, 2025 to jennifer.topale@du.edu or message me here. Please share with others!
Special thanks to the @northeastMLA for a wonderful conference in Philadelphia this week! There were so many wonderful presenters at the Resurrecting Early Modern Women sessions who are doing phenomenal research 🩷 thank you to all who shared their work!
March 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Special thanks to the @northeastMLA for a wonderful conference in Philadelphia this week! There were so many wonderful presenters at the Resurrecting Early Modern Women sessions who are doing phenomenal research 🩷 thank you to all who shared their work!
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Thanks everyone for following us! Check out our CFP for the next forum. Let us know if you have any questions--the forum is a great venue for shorter essays on important topics in the study of early modern women #EarlyModern #EarlyModernWomen
August 2, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Thanks everyone for following us! Check out our CFP for the next forum. Let us know if you have any questions--the forum is a great venue for shorter essays on important topics in the study of early modern women #EarlyModern #EarlyModernWomen
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The Folger Shakespeare Library (not just Shakespeare!) has developed Books In Progress Fellowships for early career scholars who don't have institutional support for book manuscript review. Terrific! I'd have loved something like this. #earlymodern www.folger.edu/research/the...
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July 25, 2024 at 5:03 PM
The Folger Shakespeare Library (not just Shakespeare!) has developed Books In Progress Fellowships for early career scholars who don't have institutional support for book manuscript review. Terrific! I'd have loved something like this. #earlymodern www.folger.edu/research/the...
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Please consider sharing or submitting a paper to my panel at CAA in New York in February: “Artists and their Objects: The Material World of the Early Modern Artist.” Submission portal opens July 22. It’s a project I’m excited about! #earlymodern #17thc caa.confex.com/caa/2025/web...
July 17, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Please consider sharing or submitting a paper to my panel at CAA in New York in February: “Artists and their Objects: The Material World of the Early Modern Artist.” Submission portal opens July 22. It’s a project I’m excited about! #earlymodern #17thc caa.confex.com/caa/2025/web...
CFP - "Resurrecting Early Modern Women" panel at NeMLA Convention 2025 accepting submissions until 09/30/24.
Send proposals (200-300 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu. Friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars. Please share! #earlymodern #16thC #17thC #history
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Send proposals (200-300 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu. Friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars. Please share! #earlymodern #16thC #17thC #history
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July 13, 2024 at 3:48 PM
CFP - "Resurrecting Early Modern Women" panel at NeMLA Convention 2025 accepting submissions until 09/30/24.
Send proposals (200-300 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu. Friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars. Please share! #earlymodern #16thC #17thC #history
cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S...
Send proposals (200-300 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu. Friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars. Please share! #earlymodern #16thC #17thC #history
cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S...
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#cfp: Connected Women: Religion, Text, and Network in the Early Modern World (edited vol.)
Genelle Gertz and I seek essays exploring religious women’s textual networks in and beyond early modern Europe
drawing on a range of approaches to networks, from the metaphorical to the technical. More @ link!
Genelle Gertz and I seek essays exploring religious women’s textual networks in and beyond early modern Europe
drawing on a range of approaches to networks, from the metaphorical to the technical. More @ link!
Humanist Discussion Group - Volume 38
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June 13, 2024 at 10:30 AM
#cfp: Connected Women: Religion, Text, and Network in the Early Modern World (edited vol.)
Genelle Gertz and I seek essays exploring religious women’s textual networks in and beyond early modern Europe
drawing on a range of approaches to networks, from the metaphorical to the technical. More @ link!
Genelle Gertz and I seek essays exploring religious women’s textual networks in and beyond early modern Europe
drawing on a range of approaches to networks, from the metaphorical to the technical. More @ link!
I'm very exited to share that my article "Relocating Early Modern Women: Teaching Margaret Cavendish to a Broader Audience" is now available with ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830 (open access)...for anyone interested!
digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol14/is...
digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol14/is...
Relocating Early Modern Women: Teaching Margaret Cavendish to a Broader Audience
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, can be called many things: writer, poet, philosopher, woman, Royalist, eccentric rule-breaker, scientific collaborator, utopian thinker, and the list goes on....
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June 9, 2024 at 2:43 AM
I'm very exited to share that my article "Relocating Early Modern Women: Teaching Margaret Cavendish to a Broader Audience" is now available with ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830 (open access)...for anyone interested!
digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol14/is...
digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol14/is...
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More work opportunities at Folger, this time especially for recent grads/early career folks: the Seiler Rare Materials Residency, a year long fellowship! #libraryjobs #earlymodern More info and apply: amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Nadia Sophie Seiler Rare Materials Residency
The Folger Shakespeare Library knows that an exceptional staff is the backbone of any great organization. We hire exceptionally qualified individuals who are committed to the mission, vision, and valu...
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June 5, 2024 at 6:32 PM
More work opportunities at Folger, this time especially for recent grads/early career folks: the Seiler Rare Materials Residency, a year long fellowship! #libraryjobs #earlymodern More info and apply: amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
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If you want to work with an amazing team and an incredible collection, here’s the job for you (salary range $72-75k): amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Assistant Curator of Collections
The Folger Shakespeare Library knows that an exceptional staff is the backbone of any great organization. We hire exceptionally qualified individuals who are committed to the mission, vision, and valu...
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
June 4, 2024 at 8:39 PM
If you want to work with an amazing team and an incredible collection, here’s the job for you (salary range $72-75k): amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
CFP #2 - "Milton" session at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Convention 2024 accepting submissions until 04/01/24.
Send proposals (250 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu.
The RMMLA is very friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars.
Repost & share! #earlymodern
Send proposals (250 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu.
The RMMLA is very friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars.
Repost & share! #earlymodern
March 18, 2024 at 3:17 PM
CFP #2 - "Milton" session at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Convention 2024 accepting submissions until 04/01/24.
Send proposals (250 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu.
The RMMLA is very friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars.
Repost & share! #earlymodern
Send proposals (250 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu.
The RMMLA is very friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars.
Repost & share! #earlymodern
CFP - "Shakespeare" session at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Convention 2024 accepting submissions until 04/01/24.
Send proposals (250 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu.
The RMMLA is very friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars.
Repost & share! #earlymodern
Send proposals (250 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu.
The RMMLA is very friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars.
Repost & share! #earlymodern
March 18, 2024 at 3:17 PM
CFP - "Shakespeare" session at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) Convention 2024 accepting submissions until 04/01/24.
Send proposals (250 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu.
The RMMLA is very friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars.
Repost & share! #earlymodern
Send proposals (250 words) to jennifer.topale@du.edu.
The RMMLA is very friendly towards grad/PhD/early career scholars.
Repost & share! #earlymodern
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ECR research grant from the Society for Reformation Research. #earlymodern
December 12, 2023 at 11:25 AM
ECR research grant from the Society for Reformation Research. #earlymodern
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Call for Papers, EXTENDED DEADLINE!
#earlymodern
We are pleased to have been able to extend our deadline for Lent Term 2024. If you work on any area of Microhistories, c. 1450-1750, don't miss out on this chance!
EXTENDED Deadline: 8 January 2024
#earlymodern
We are pleased to have been able to extend our deadline for Lent Term 2024. If you work on any area of Microhistories, c. 1450-1750, don't miss out on this chance!
EXTENDED Deadline: 8 January 2024
December 14, 2023 at 8:57 AM
Call for Papers, EXTENDED DEADLINE!
#earlymodern
We are pleased to have been able to extend our deadline for Lent Term 2024. If you work on any area of Microhistories, c. 1450-1750, don't miss out on this chance!
EXTENDED Deadline: 8 January 2024
#earlymodern
We are pleased to have been able to extend our deadline for Lent Term 2024. If you work on any area of Microhistories, c. 1450-1750, don't miss out on this chance!
EXTENDED Deadline: 8 January 2024
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Call for Papers, EXTENDED DEADLINE!
@camhistory.bsky.social
Check out this fantastic opportunity to present your research on #earlymodern global science, medicine, and food-making!
Please share widely with friends and colleagues!
NEW deadline: 15 January 2024
@camhistory.bsky.social
Check out this fantastic opportunity to present your research on #earlymodern global science, medicine, and food-making!
Please share widely with friends and colleagues!
NEW deadline: 15 January 2024
Call for Papers: EXTENDED Deadline! #earlymodern
We are thrilled to announce our new deadline for our ECR Conference.
We would also like to thank the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social) and the Trevelyan Fund for joining our generous sponsors.
NEW Deadline: 15 January 2024!
We are thrilled to announce our new deadline for our ECR Conference.
We would also like to thank the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social) and the Trevelyan Fund for joining our generous sponsors.
NEW Deadline: 15 January 2024!
December 15, 2023 at 10:37 AM
Call for Papers, EXTENDED DEADLINE!
@camhistory.bsky.social
Check out this fantastic opportunity to present your research on #earlymodern global science, medicine, and food-making!
Please share widely with friends and colleagues!
NEW deadline: 15 January 2024
@camhistory.bsky.social
Check out this fantastic opportunity to present your research on #earlymodern global science, medicine, and food-making!
Please share widely with friends and colleagues!
NEW deadline: 15 January 2024
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A bluesky reminder that if you would like to contribute to the www.mmor.co.uk/blog series on "Sources for Medicine, Slavery, and Race-making in the #EarlyModern World", please reach out! We pay a modest sum of £250 and offer editorial feedback and advice.
Our first bluesky blog, but definitely not our last! Check out our website for our ongoing blog series on sources for the history of medicine, slavery, and race-making. @smschober.bsky.social has written a fascinating post on civet cats, iconography, chains and the history of slavery...
My MMOR Blog post „Chained: Civet Cats and Slavery“ is out! 🥳
Many thanks to @hsmurphy.bsky.social for making this possible and for the whole beautiful and important series!
rb.gy/fnspi
Many thanks to @hsmurphy.bsky.social for making this possible and for the whole beautiful and important series!
rb.gy/fnspi
November 1, 2023 at 1:05 PM
A bluesky reminder that if you would like to contribute to the www.mmor.co.uk/blog series on "Sources for Medicine, Slavery, and Race-making in the #EarlyModern World", please reach out! We pay a modest sum of £250 and offer editorial feedback and advice.
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🗃️The JWH has been migrating from that other site to this one. Could you please give us a boost here (and there) to move our followers to this more pleasant place? Thank you!
November 1, 2023 at 12:44 PM
🗃️The JWH has been migrating from that other site to this one. Could you please give us a boost here (and there) to move our followers to this more pleasant place? Thank you!
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