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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

While looking for something else in the criminal records of the Council of Ten, I found multiple cases of women hiring assassins or ordering their servants to assault their enemies for reasons of "enmity." Could this be the start of book 3?

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

today's archival find: an excerpt from a letter to a nun from her lover, 1611, in the records of Venice's Council of Ten. The beginning is *salty*. He writes: "One of two things must explain our disagreement: either you are mocking me, or you have not received my letters" (1/3)

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Oooh boy. This is a great opportunity to talk about datasets and what goes into constructing a small one much less a "well structured historical dataset" in some fields. I'm a digital historian of Renaissance and Early Modern Italy and *none* of my material is digitized (1/13)

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

8 archival trips between 2022 and 2026, 9 different archives, and 66, 539 photographs taken of criminal cases, proclamations, letters, and chronicles written between 1500 and 1700 for Mapping Violence in Early Modern Italy and I feel like I've barely even scratched the surface.

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Archival find of the day and likely beginning of book two. From a Venetian wanted notice posted at the Rialto in September of 1600. The story (so far) from the Proclamation posted on the Rialto (1 of 4):

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Just submitted book adoptions for my fall courses (lalalalala, I'm not ready for the semester to start in a month) and I've been threatening to assign the Cheese and the Worms to my digital history undergrads for years. This semester, I'm making good on those threats.

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EMoDiR @emodir.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

#CfP 📢 Interdisciplinary symposium: "Arcangela Tarabotti in Context: Authority, Community, and Resistance in Early Modern Eureope", Johns Hopkins University. 🗓️ 16–17 April 2027 | 🌎Baltimore (USA) ⏰ Deadline: 1 August 2026 🔗 www.rsa.org/news/730095/... #EarlyModern #HistoryofWomen #AngelaTarabotti

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

For anyone who published a book, article, or digital project on legal history between Jan.2025 and Dec.2026: you should apply to be featured in the ASLH's virtual event series for next yr--"Making Connections: New Works in Legal History, 2026-27." Due June 30, 2026: aslh.net/virtual-book... (1/2)

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Making Connections: New Works in Legal History, 2026-27 | American Society for Legal History

Making Connections: New Works in Legal History Series Sponsored by the American Society for Legal History Deadline for Applications: June 30, 2026 The ASLH Making Connections: New Works in Legal Histo...

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Jaroslav Švelch @electroslav.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Sharing this posting which could be a dream PhD for many: www.uni.lu/en/jobs/doct...

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Doctoral Researcher in Historical Game Studies

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Catherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 07/04/2026

It's here! Officially out next week.

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Everyone should absolutely get a copy of this. It's going to be 🔥

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Sharon Howard @sharonhoward.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Done some spring cleaning for my London Lives Petitions Project webpages. Dataviz should no longer be broken, checked links, added a few updates. london.sharonhoward.org/llpp/

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The London Lives Petitions Project – London Lives ~ Voices ~ Data

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Communities of Violence' by Prof David Nirenberg! He will be engaging in conversation with other scholars about his work and the history of religious persecution. Join us on 14 April at @ghilondon.bsky.social 😊 #skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern #medieval

Delighted to share the news of an upcoming public event organised by Queen Mary University and German Historical Institute of London.

This event celebrates the 30th anniversary of the publication of ‘Communities of Violence’, by Prof David Nirenberg. This was a ground-breaking book that changed scholarly perspectives on religious violence and attitudes towards religious minorities in the late medieval and early modern periods. We are incredibly grateful to say that we will have Prof Nirenberg himself joining us and engaging in conversation with other scholars. They will discuss Prof Nirenberg’s work, its ongoing impact on the field, and the history of religious confrontations and religious persecution more broadly.

We would like to warmly invite you all to join us for this event. It will take place on 14th April 2026, 5:30-7:30pm at the Art Workers’ Guild London.

If you wish to attend, please register via the link provided.

We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible!

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

magazén - Call for Abstracts 2026! Due Feb 28 2026 The journal welcomes abstract proposals that highlight recent research and experiences in the field of Digital and Public Humanities. See more here: edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4...

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Edizioni Ca' Foscari

Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Venice University Press

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Stefano Villani @stefanovil.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Thrilled to chair and co-organize three EMoDiR panels at RSA San Francisco 2026 on The Devil and Dissent: from demonology and Reformation polemic to political demonization and gendered stage representations #RenTwitter #earlymodern #RenTwitter #earlymodern

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I was a high school drop out from suburban Kansas (long story) and for me, college was like being a kid in a candy store. Five classes I took: 1. Theoretical physics 2. Anthropology of East Asia 3. Japanese 1 and 2 4. From Goddesses to Witches: Women in Pre-modern Europe 5. Renaissance Philosophy

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Recently I took a break from research, course prep, and *gestures around* to have a lovely conversation about my recently published book with Miranda Melcher at @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social You can now listen here! megaphone.link/NBNK8414335727

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Amanda G. Madden, "Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy" (Cornell UP, 2025) by New Books in Italian Studies

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

The Center for Humanities Research at GMU is hosting a hybrid book talk for my monograph Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy this upcoming Friday from noon-12:30. Register at this link: chr.gmu.edu/events/17595

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CHR Book Launch, "Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy" by Amanda Madden

Friday, November 21, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I ordered a cake to celebrate my book launch. It turned out kinda epic. 😆

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Today is the day! Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy is officially out! I'll be posting about the book and the digital project it launched in the upcoming weeks. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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Civil Blood by Amanda G. Madden | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

Civil Blood is a study of the practice of vendetta among the civic elites in sixteenth-century Italy and illustrates the complex and integral role that vendetta violence played in civic life and state...

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Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/

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London Lives

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

While not an exploding box (you'll have to read the book ;-)), something equally exciting was waiting for me on my doorstep today. My advance copies for Civil Blood arrived! A hearfelt thanks to my wonderful editor at @cornellupress.bsky.social @bethanywasik.bsky.social for making this day possible!

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Why does having a cover for your book make it feel more official? Thrilled to share mine for Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy out Nov 15 with @cornellupress.bsky.social This book has some things to say about the intersections between violence and statecraft.

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Thrilled to be giving a book talk later this year at the Italian-German Historical Institute for my forthcoming book with @cornellupress.bsky.social Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy! Information below.

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

1) Finally back in the research trenches and working on the next book (and the project Mapping Violence) and the Venetian material I've collected continues to delight. Today's find from the archives of the Council of Ten: An investigation of a 'cartello' of a treasonous poem from Verona.

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

*first day of class “Hey, everyone, if you liked K-Pop Demon Hunters, you will LOVE our first text!*” *Milton’s Paradise Lost

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

So....I've just learned that there are women on TikTok dressing up as Alexander Hamilton and sneaking out of windows to get to the dueling ground. This made my morning.

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Dr. Liz Fischer @lizfischer0.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Author copies arrived today! 😍🥳 #dh #bookhistory #medievalsky

Four copies of a book titled "Network Analysis for Book Historians"

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

A very helpful collection of primary sources on early modern Europe. 🗃️

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RRCHNM @rrchnm.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

If you're attending #DH2025 make sure to check out @jmotis.bsky.social's panel Revitalizing, Maintaining, & Sunsetting the Digital Humanities on Friday and @deepthimurali.bsky.social & @jasonheppler.org's session Participatory Platforms, Open Scholarship and Advanced OCR on Thursday.

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Program agenda – DH2025

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Jessica Otis @jmotis.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Want to see the scope of what the NEH grant terminations is? The ACH ( @ach.bsky.social ) has compiled a database: impact.ach.org

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NEH Grants 2025

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VeDPH @vedph.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Call for Papers – Deep Mapping Dialogues An online workshop exploring layered narratives of place in archaeology & history. Submission deadline: 1 June Workshop date: 24 September Proposal submissions & detail: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #DeepMapping #DigitalHumanities #History #Archaeology

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Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

A few tips for NEH grantees: 1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP. 2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,

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Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I'm adding two articles I wrote back in 2016 and 2017, during a different round of threats to NEH and other valuable cultural agencies. The first is "How to Fight for Federal Support of Cultural Research and Why It Matters," which offers some specific advocacy tips medium.com/@jasonrhody/...

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How to Fight for Federal Support of Cultural Research and Why It Matters

This post was written on Veteran’s Day, 2016, in honor of the many soldiers and civil servants who worked alongside Vannevar Bush, head of…

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The @humanitiesall.bsky.social has a resource, NEH for All, w data about the impact of the NEH locally and nationally. Yes, it is important to right now use the contact and advocacy resources, but it's also critical, imho, to read, gather, & share this info w family &community. www.nehforall.org

screenshot for the website neh for all, with "impact" "local perspectives" and "resources" options.

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Early Modern Digital Itineraries (EMDigIt) @emdigit.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

📯 New publication! 📯 We are proud to share the outcomes of our NEH workshops in 2024, which brought together researchers from around the world to pilot data-driven approaches to the history of travel 🗃️ #earlymodern #digitalhumanities #digitalhistory read more here: github.com/rmidura/EMDi...

The cover of a white paper booklet titles Early Modern Digital Itineraries and featuring an early printed map of Europe

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

If you, like me, are looking for firm details on what’s happened so far at NEH, here’s a list of programs that are marked as discontinued or cancelled on the website. This is a snapshot - I’m sure this the impacts will grow as more cuts unfold throughout the day. #NEH #DigitalHumanities

Cancelled or discontinued NEH grants
• community and cultural resilience
• awards for faculty at TCUs
• awards for faculty at HSls
• humanities initiatives at HSls
• humanities initiatives at TCUs
• digital projects for the public
• humanities connections
• summer stipends
• climate smart humanities organizations
• spotlight on humanities initiatives higher ed

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

After waking up to news of the devastation of the NEH (summer stipends, digital projects for the public, grants to tribal institutions, along with a host of other grant programs now shuttered and rumors of more cuts to come), I want to encourage everyone to not only write their reps

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Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Are you at the RSA Boston conference? Do you have questions about DH projects, tools, or funding? Interested in DH but not sure where to start? Come see me and my wonderful colleagues at digital humanities "office hours" at 11am today! rsa.confex.com/rsa/2025/mee...

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Digital Humanities 'Office Hours'

Members of the RSA Digital and Multimedia Committee and those in the community will be at hand to discuss all things DH in the context of digital projects those at RSA might be involved in or currentl...

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VeDPH @vedph.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Workshop on Digital Humanities and Open Access 💡Research data accessibility in Digital Humanities 🌐https://dh-atlas.github.io/workshop.html #DigitalHumanity #VeDPH #DHAtlas #CulturalHeritage #OVI #CNR #OpenAIRE #Ecomic #DigitalEcoSystem #DigitalLibrary #DigitalInnovation #CNR #CaFoscari

✨ Workshop on Digital Humanities and Open Access ✨
💡Research data accessibility in Digital Humanities!
📅 March 26, 2025,
📍Bologna (via Zamboni 34, Aula Affreschi)
The objective of the workshop is to discuss strategies, practices, and models adopted in the broad Digital Humanities community.
📚 Five speakers will focus on good practices, existing solutions, and research lines that effective Open Access scholarly metadata in the Digital Humanities would foster. Secondly, a session will be dedicated to the presentation of the DH-ATLAS project and to hands-on activities. Participants will be using the DH-ATLAS data model and DH-ATLAS web prototype for the description of DH research products and projects, contributing to create the open graph of Digital Humanities projects on the Italian Cultural Heritage.

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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

ACH is holding two Town Halls next week (3/19 and 3/21 from 12pm-1pm EST) to hear your experiences regarding how the recent government actions are affecting your ability to pursue digital humanities & the steps that ACH can take to support you and your communities. Sign up here:

Amanda Madden @amandamadden.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I'm doing an AskHistorians reddit AMA today from 9:30-12:30 EST on violence in Renaissance and Early Modern Italy and the history behind Assassin's Creed II. Stop by to chat with me about violence, vendettas, and Ezio Auditore!

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ACH @ach.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Save the date for ACH 2025, which will be held June 11th-13th. Look for a CFP to be circulated in the next few weeks!

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

From your friends at #ReviewsInDH: "We firmly believe that the integrity of knowledge production depends on a commitment to championing a broad range of perspectives, voices, and stories, and we will continue to honor our commitment."

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