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Jen McFarland
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Historian of early modern Italy working on ageing, disability, community and urban space
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Excited to be involved with a new research network at @crasshlive.bsky.social exploring Precarious Ageing, past, present & future. We kick off 9th Oct/2pm, hybrid and in-person, with @paulfdhiggs.bsky.social & @evemworth.bsky.social in conversation. Register here www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/47719/
Thinking about precarity and aging - CRASSH
Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
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October 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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📣Call for Papers 📣

I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.

Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊

Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
August 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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🚨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
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A remidner that this is tonight! We look foward to seeing you there!
emgscam.bsky.social Cambridge Workshop for the Early Modern Period @emgscam.bsky.social · Mar 13
Hi all! A reminder that our final session of term is this Monday, 17 March at 5pm in the Junior Parlour, Trinity College. We are thrilled to welcome two fabulous speakers - Read below to find out their titles!

As always, a Zoom link will be sent to the mailing list.
March 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Congratulations to Cambridge historian
@marinaini.bsky.social who's been awarded a highly-competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship.

She'll launch her research project at La Sapienza Università di Roma under the mentorship of Dr @serenadinepi.bsky.social.

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Dr Marina Inì, Assistant Professor in Early Modern European History, University of Cambridge
February 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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We are delighted to announce our #CfP for 'Plants and People: the cultivation and propagation of botanical knowledge among non-professional communities, c.1600–1800'! Please email your abstracts (300 words) and bios to @zarakesterton.bsky.social @lucyjhavard.bsky.social, by 14 March 🪴
A 17th century Dutch painting of pink roses, carnations, cornflowers, and narcissus. The text reads: Call for Papers. Plants and People: the cultivation and propagation of botanical knowledge among non-professional communities, c.1600–1800. University of Cambridge, 8–9 July 2025. Text reads: This interdisciplinary conference will examine botanical knowledge exchange among early modern individuals at the periphery of professional science. We will focus on women, domestic workers, artisans, merchants, and enslaved and indigenous naturalists who used plant knowledge in their everyday life, yet did not (or could not) derive a living primarily from botany.    Over the course of this conference, and a subsequent publication, we intend to address the following questions: What kinds of people and spaces fostered botanical knowledge outside of traditional institutions of learning? What role did embodied experience play in the acquisition of botanical knowledge? What did the social networks of these practitioners look like, and how did this overlap with or differ from the networks of professional scientists? How was the knowledge of these non-professional practitioners valued (or devalued) by their contemporaries? Reflecting the creative nature of our subject matter, we welcome applications for papers in formats other than traditional presentations. Furthermore, the conference will include a practical workshop with the artist and natural dye expert Nabil Ali. We hope that our creative workshop will feed into participants’ practice and inform their contributions to our proposed publication.   This conference will be held in person from 8–9 July at the University of Cambridge. Lunch and refreshments will be included. We aim to offer grants of £150 to contribute towards the cost of travel and accommodation for speakers coming from outside of Cambridge and the surrounding area. Please let us know in your application whether you would like to be considered for a travel grant.   Please send an abstract of max. 300 words and a short biography to the conference organisers, Lucy Havard (lh655@cam.ac.uk) and Zara Kesterton (zlk21@cam.ac.uk) by Friday 14 March 2025.
January 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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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.
A beige poster with the following details in a speech bubble: The Workshop for the Early Modern Period (WEMP) invites submissions for papers to be presented during Lent Term (February-March 2025). The theme of this term is Exchanging Knowledge, c. 1450-1800. All current graduate students at the University of Cambridge and any other institutions are encouraged to apply. Possible topics may include but are not restricted to:   Methods and sources of knowledge exchange  Transnational vs. local knowledge Microhistorical knowledge Knowledge in trade and commerce People, knowledge, and writing Goods and ideas  Authority and censorship Boundaries and borders The workshop provides a forum for graduate students (MPhil/MA and PhD) to present their research on any aspect of early modern history in a friendly and welcoming environment. WEMP aims to provide a platform to present new ideas, receive feedback on your work-in-progress, and gain experience presenting in front of an audience of fellow early modernists. The format consists of two twenty-minute papers followed by a joint Q&A, refreshments, and the opportunity to mingle and socialise.  In Michaelmas Term 2024, WEMP will be running fortnightly on Mondays at 5 pm (UK time). The workshop will also run in a hybrid format. Non-Cambridge-based speakers and members of the audience will be welcome to join us on Zoom.  If you do not want to miss any updates, do not forget to subscribe to our mailing list: https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/workshop-early-modern-period-wemp. If you are interested in presenting your work, please send a provisional title, an abstract (300 words max.), and a short bio to the convenors at camwemp2024@gmail.com by 6 January 2025
December 17, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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👉What events do we support through our Small Grants Fund?

Read about the 'Age and Health 1500-1800' workshop held at St John's Colle Cambridge and organised by @jenmcfarland.bsky.social & Olivia Formby ✨

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Age and Health 1500-1800 Conference
Jennifer McFarland and Olivia Formby, University of Cambridge jmm269@cam.ac.uk occf2@cam.ac.uk   Held at St John’s College, University of Cambridge on 24 June 2024, Age and Health 1500-1800 br…
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October 23, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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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
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📢Call for Convenors 2024-25, DEADLINE: 3 June

Don't forget to apply by Monday, 3 June, to become one of WEMP's new co-convenors!
We welcome applications from Cambridge PGs with priority given to members of @camhistory.bsky.social.

Contact camwemp2023@gmail.com for more information.
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emgscam.bsky.social Cambridge Workshop for the Early Modern Period @emgscam.bsky.social · May 5
🎉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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Call for the 2024-25 convenors of the Cambridge Workshop for the Early Modern Period. Expressions of interest (350 words max.) can be sent via email by: 3 June.
June 1, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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Delighted to see my first article out open access with Renaissance Studies! It focuses on miracle narratives and Catholic devotion in early modern Italy.

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Nourishing Catholic souls in post‐Tridentine miracle narratives
The period of Catholic reform witnessed the proliferation of printed works that narrated historical and contemporary miracles for the edification of a vernacular readership. This article examines the....
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May 27, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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✨EVENT: TODAY, 27 May, DEVOTION AND THE DEVIL✨

Early modernists, join us today at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social), SR6, or on Zoom (5-6:30pm) for an exciting session with speakers from Edinburgh, London, and Brno!

For the link: camwemp2023@gmail.com
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emgscam.bsky.social Cambridge Workshop for the Early Modern Period @emgscam.bsky.social · May 22
📢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 27, 2024 at 8:14 AM
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📣 Registration OPEN

We are very excited to release our full programme for Age & Health, 1500-1800!

Our PGR/ECR conference is open to scholars at any career stage.

Free! Hybrid! Please register to attend:
🗓️ in-person by 14 June
🗓️ online by 23 June
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May 22, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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✨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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Call for Papers for the Cambridge Workshop for the Early Modern Period. Please send abstracts (300 words) by 15 April 2024.
March 29, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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✨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
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✨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
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✨EVENT: 12 Feb, MICROHISTORIES OF ITALIAN SOCIAL LIFE, hybrid

Join us at Jesus College (Bawden Room) or on Zoom (5-6:30 pm) for our second session of 2024 with Emma Lovell (Warwick) and Elisa Puppi (Ca' Foscari).

Email camwemp2023@gmail.com for the Zoom link
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February 6, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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Just over a week left to submit your abstract for our hybrid conference Age and Health, 1500-1800! ✨CfP closes on WEDS JAN 31! ✨
 
We will be able to offer small bursaries towards travel thanks to the generous support of the Trevelyan Fund at the Faculty of History, Cambridge.
ageandhealth24.bsky.social Age and Health, 1500-1800 @ageandhealth24.bsky.social · Dec 19
We are pleased to share our CFP for our PGR/ECR conference on ✨‘Age and Health, 1500-1800’✨
Please share far and wide! And don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions!
🗓️ CFP closes 31 Jan 2024 #EarlyModern
January 22, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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✨TERM CARD - MICROHISTORIES!✨

We are thrilled to release our Lent Term 2024 programme dedicated to Early Modern Microhistories!
#earlymodern

All sessions will run in a hybrid format. For Zoom links and further info, please email camwemp2023@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list.
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January 22, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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We are pleased to share our CFP for our PGR/ECR conference on ✨‘Age and Health, 1500-1800’✨
Please share far and wide! And don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions!
🗓️ CFP closes 31 Jan 2024 #EarlyModern
December 19, 2023 at 7:48 AM
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Call for Papers, EXTENDED DEADLINE!
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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
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EVENT: 27 Nov, TRAVELLING OBJECTS IN THE MICROCOSM

Join us at Jesus College (Coleridge Room) or on Zoom (5-6:30 pm) for our last session of the term with Zifeng Zhao (Cambridge), Kerry-Louise Apps (Open University/National Trust), and Euan Huey (Oxford)

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November 23, 2023 at 10:13 AM
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CALL FOR PAPERS!!!

The Workshop for the Early Modern Period invites applications for Lent Term (January-March 2024) from postgraduate students working on any aspect of Microhistories, c. 1450-1750.

Deadline: 18 December 2023
November 21, 2023 at 9:18 PM