Serena Strecker
@scstrecker.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate, Late Medieval/Early Modern History, Yale. Early modern religious culture through exempla! Local 33. #digitalhumanities, #bookhistory, #earlymodernwomen. Reading, baking, Star Trek. she/her. Views mine. serenastrecker.com
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"Scholars who rely on early modern sources must decide how labor and technology should be combined to produce the transcriptions on which the next generation of early modern studies will depend."
Wise words in a new paper by @scstrecker.bsky.social and Kimberly Lifton 👉 bit.ly/4fcz1fJ
Wise words in a new paper by @scstrecker.bsky.social and Kimberly Lifton 👉 bit.ly/4fcz1fJ
Unlocking the Digitized Archive of Early Modern Print: The Automatic Transcription of Early Modern Printed Books* | The Sixteenth Century Journal: Vol 56, No 2
Major digitization projects have made sixteenth- and seventeenth-century printed books more accessible than ever, yet most of these digitized sources have not been transcribed due to time, labor, and ...
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July 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Scholars who rely on early modern sources must decide how labor and technology should be combined to produce the transcriptions on which the next generation of early modern studies will depend."
Wise words in a new paper by @scstrecker.bsky.social and Kimberly Lifton 👉 bit.ly/4fcz1fJ
Wise words in a new paper by @scstrecker.bsky.social and Kimberly Lifton 👉 bit.ly/4fcz1fJ
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Good article! Read it yesterday. I’ve worked a bit with Transkribus and have found it still needs some training on 16th c. French handwriting. Your point about the intent of using these programs is key: I get a lot from going word by word manually, but I see the utility of having a computer do it.
June 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Good article! Read it yesterday. I’ve worked a bit with Transkribus and have found it still needs some training on 16th c. French handwriting. Your point about the intent of using these programs is key: I get a lot from going word by word manually, but I see the utility of having a computer do it.
Want to know more about the ethics of transcription labor, AI-powered automated text recognition, and early modern print? Check out my and Kim Lifton‘s new article out in the Sixteenth Century Journal! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1... #earlymodern #dh #aiethics
June 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Want to know more about the ethics of transcription labor, AI-powered automated text recognition, and early modern print? Check out my and Kim Lifton‘s new article out in the Sixteenth Century Journal! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1... #earlymodern #dh #aiethics
Check out my new article! Corpus keyword search used to gauge the impact of Swiss humanists on later Lutheran/Catholic religious discourse, published today in Religions (open access):
www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15...
www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15...
Confessional Cross-Pollination: Basel Humanists as Suppliers of Lutheran and Catholic Exempla
Basel humanists shaped religious discourse beyond the Reformed sphere through their collections of exempla, short narratives designed to illustrate a moral or doctrinal message. Because scholars of ea...
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October 15, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Check out my new article! Corpus keyword search used to gauge the impact of Swiss humanists on later Lutheran/Catholic religious discourse, published today in Religions (open access):
www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15...
www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15...
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I usually think of stress dreams as involving things like forgotten exams or having to give a lecture on chemistry but last night’s was frankly more creative: putting an early printed book through the washing machine
May 8, 2024 at 7:47 AM
I usually think of stress dreams as involving things like forgotten exams or having to give a lecture on chemistry but last night’s was frankly more creative: putting an early printed book through the washing machine
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statement by UT Austin faculty, announcing a strike tomorrow in protest of the police presence on campus
April 25, 2024 at 12:03 AM
statement by UT Austin faculty, announcing a strike tomorrow in protest of the police presence on campus
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BREAKING: 1,000 Post-doc researchers at Princeton are forming a union and joining UAW
April 2, 2024 at 8:18 PM
BREAKING: 1,000 Post-doc researchers at Princeton are forming a union and joining UAW
The exemplum of my nightmares
February 29, 2024 at 12:54 PM
The exemplum of my nightmares
Haven’t posted in awhile—immersed in settling into Munich and getting into the swing of diss research! But I had to say I loved presenting on HTR for early modern German print at the Transkribus User Conference. Trying to resist the temptation to try every new method I learned at once!
February 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Haven’t posted in awhile—immersed in settling into Munich and getting into the swing of diss research! But I had to say I loved presenting on HTR for early modern German print at the Transkribus User Conference. Trying to resist the temptation to try every new method I learned at once!
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oooooooo! Nick Popper's book on #earlymodern archives coming up! 🗃️ press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Specter of the Archive
An exploration of the proliferation of paper in early modern Britain and its far-reaching effects on politics and society. We are used to thinking of ourselves as living in a time when more informa...
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December 30, 2023 at 8:40 PM
oooooooo! Nick Popper's book on #earlymodern archives coming up! 🗃️ press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Thread 🧵
The following is a translation of Israeli activist Ariel Bernstein’s words on the passing of his friend Khalil Abu Yahia, who was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike along with his wife and daughters. Shared with permission:
The following is a translation of Israeli activist Ariel Bernstein’s words on the passing of his friend Khalil Abu Yahia, who was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike along with his wife and daughters. Shared with permission:
November 12, 2023 at 2:52 AM
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The following is a translation of Israeli activist Ariel Bernstein’s words on the passing of his friend Khalil Abu Yahia, who was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike along with his wife and daughters. Shared with permission:
The following is a translation of Israeli activist Ariel Bernstein’s words on the passing of his friend Khalil Abu Yahia, who was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike along with his wife and daughters. Shared with permission:
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We’re in the news! Literally, this is our library, and these are our student workers at the beginning of the piece. So excited they’re unionizing and organizing for better pay and sick leave ✊🔥
www.marketplace.org/2023/11/06/c...
www.marketplace.org/2023/11/06/c...
Student worker unionization is on the rise at U.S. colleges - Marketplace
Student workers at Harvard and the University of Oregon voted to unionize last month. Cal State undergrad students may soon join them.
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November 7, 2023 at 3:25 AM
We’re in the news! Literally, this is our library, and these are our student workers at the beginning of the piece. So excited they’re unionizing and organizing for better pay and sick leave ✊🔥
www.marketplace.org/2023/11/06/c...
www.marketplace.org/2023/11/06/c...
Just a Zotero+ILL/Scan and Deliver rabbit hole kind of cloudy, cozy Monday
November 6, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Just a Zotero+ILL/Scan and Deliver rabbit hole kind of cloudy, cozy Monday
I‘ve finally broken down and given up my tote bag lifestyle. Just did my 30 min walk commute in the rain with my waterproof roll top backpack and my back is thankful and my stuff is dry—the weeks obsessing on backpack reddit have finally paid off
November 3, 2023 at 4:05 PM
I‘ve finally broken down and given up my tote bag lifestyle. Just did my 30 min walk commute in the rain with my waterproof roll top backpack and my back is thankful and my stuff is dry—the weeks obsessing on backpack reddit have finally paid off
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i am no longer up for debating whether palestinians deserve to live. the answer is an emphatic yes, palestinians deserve to live with dignity and freedom. nothing will ever justify a genocide. killing more than 7,000 civilians who belong to a distinct ethnic group in less than a month is a genocide.
October 27, 2023 at 7:21 PM
i am no longer up for debating whether palestinians deserve to live. the answer is an emphatic yes, palestinians deserve to live with dignity and freedom. nothing will ever justify a genocide. killing more than 7,000 civilians who belong to a distinct ethnic group in less than a month is a genocide.
An exemplum cited in the Discourse™️ about ChatGPT! Thrilling
Enjoyed this by Irina Dumitrescu in the TLS about ChatGPT & medieval devils
October 10, 2023 at 9:42 PM
An exemplum cited in the Discourse™️ about ChatGPT! Thrilling
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#Skystorians #earlymodern #medievalsky historians 🗃️:
I am about to start my archival research and I find it rather daunting.
I'd love to hear your suggestions/advice/tips for working in the archives.
Any recommendations for best practices, tools/technology to use, preparation tips, etc.?
I am about to start my archival research and I find it rather daunting.
I'd love to hear your suggestions/advice/tips for working in the archives.
Any recommendations for best practices, tools/technology to use, preparation tips, etc.?
October 10, 2023 at 2:45 PM
#Skystorians #earlymodern #medievalsky historians 🗃️:
I am about to start my archival research and I find it rather daunting.
I'd love to hear your suggestions/advice/tips for working in the archives.
Any recommendations for best practices, tools/technology to use, preparation tips, etc.?
I am about to start my archival research and I find it rather daunting.
I'd love to hear your suggestions/advice/tips for working in the archives.
Any recommendations for best practices, tools/technology to use, preparation tips, etc.?
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Brilliant op ed from incredibly brave teachers whose own jobs are on the chopping block & who have been pressured to remain silent. Please read & share widely. https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/an-open-letter-from-faculty-at-west-virginia-university/
September 8, 2023 at 2:39 AM
Brilliant op ed from incredibly brave teachers whose own jobs are on the chopping block & who have been pressured to remain silent. Please read & share widely. https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/an-open-letter-from-faculty-at-west-virginia-university/
It‘s normal to get obsessed with a new art form right as you‘re about to start researching your dissertation for real right? That‘s not just me? #LinocutScrollingThroughInstagram
September 2, 2023 at 1:58 PM
It‘s normal to get obsessed with a new art form right as you‘re about to start researching your dissertation for real right? That‘s not just me? #LinocutScrollingThroughInstagram
That feeling of giddy power when you‘re plunking away at your CV in LaTeX after years of struggling with Microsoft Word
September 1, 2023 at 6:43 AM
That feeling of giddy power when you‘re plunking away at your CV in LaTeX after years of struggling with Microsoft Word
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I keep coming back to this typography, which is extremely good, and there are so many layers of references here, down to the selective use of red, it is truly a work of art in addition to a protest object. It is a broadside in more ways than one and I hope it’s plastered all over campus.
August 30, 2023 at 5:13 AM
I keep coming back to this typography, which is extremely good, and there are so many layers of references here, down to the selective use of red, it is truly a work of art in addition to a protest object. It is a broadside in more ways than one and I hope it’s plastered all over campus.
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Hi #earlymodern folks— I’m teaching some of Cellini’s autobiography for the first time, any advice? It’s such a wild text, hoping to have a productive discussion about what kinds of evidence we can glean from it.
August 23, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Hi #earlymodern folks— I’m teaching some of Cellini’s autobiography for the first time, any advice? It’s such a wild text, hoping to have a productive discussion about what kinds of evidence we can glean from it.
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I made this list for my students in the throes of finals last year, but it’s probably more useful at the start of the year. Feel free to use, adapt, and share.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uvVs6N-Da9o26nsUiqbO1Aakh5D7_J3PyUVQ3eS4vgc/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uvVs6N-Da9o26nsUiqbO1Aakh5D7_J3PyUVQ3eS4vgc/edit
Strategies for getting stuff done
Dr. Smith’s strategies for getting stuff done We all struggle with things like procrastination, feeling overwhelmed, and feeling like our work isn’t good enough. These are some of the strategies ...
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August 21, 2023 at 9:05 PM
I made this list for my students in the throes of finals last year, but it’s probably more useful at the start of the year. Feel free to use, adapt, and share.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uvVs6N-Da9o26nsUiqbO1Aakh5D7_J3PyUVQ3eS4vgc/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uvVs6N-Da9o26nsUiqbO1Aakh5D7_J3PyUVQ3eS4vgc/edit
Got my Mellon/ACLS Diss Innovation Fellowship reviewers‘ comments & it‘s so encouraging to see my work through other scholars‘ eyes. Even though I didn’t get the fellowship, I feel like my project is a less solitary one. More fellowships should give the option to receive reviewers‘ feedback!
August 21, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Got my Mellon/ACLS Diss Innovation Fellowship reviewers‘ comments & it‘s so encouraging to see my work through other scholars‘ eyes. Even though I didn’t get the fellowship, I feel like my project is a less solitary one. More fellowships should give the option to receive reviewers‘ feedback!