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Celeste McNamara

@celestemcnamara.bsky.social
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Historian @ Dublin City University. Author of The Bishop’s Burden (Catholic UP). Currently working on the policing of illicit sexuality in 18th century Venice. For more see www.celestemcnamara.com.

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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
PhD funding announcement: the School of History and Geography at Dublin City University is seeking applicants for funded PhD places. See here for more information on our research specializations and instructions for applying. Please share with suitable candidates! www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
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PhD Scholarship Opportunity | School of History and Geography
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Medieval historians, anyone want to come be my colleague at DCU? We’re hiring! universityvacancies.com/dublin-city-... #historians
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Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History | University Vacancies Ireland
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Really looking forward to this!
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Interested in the history of conclaves? I had a great time on the panel for Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan, @massimofaggioli.bsky.social, and Patrick Houlihan! www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
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The Most Unusual Conclaves | Newstalk
Talking History is searching for white smoke as we explore the history of the most unusual concla...
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
It seems I’ve been remiss about paying the #BrookeEntryTax (sincere apologies!) To make up for this, here is both a picture of the best dog (Percy!) but also my magnificent cat Oliver, who I had before Percy, both enjoying the Venetian sunshine on separate trips!
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
Come join us next Thursday for the launch of @rosscarroll.bsky.social ‘s new book on Edmund Burke!
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 31/05/2024
Very excited that Hidden Venice, a new smartphone walking tour app from History City, is now available for (free) download. Three historical trails from the 16th-18th century, written by historians (myself, Fabrizio Nevola, David Rosenthal, and Rosa Salzberg). youtu.be/HU4nx6CZp-U
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Hidden Venice
HistoryCity apps bring the streets to life with immersive trails on geolocated historic maps. Available for: Venice, Copenhagen, Florence, Valencia, Exeter, Hamburg, Trento, Deventer, Landshut and Tours. https://historycityapps.org/
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 04/05/2024
Incredibly proud of @rosscarroll.bsky.social, whose author copies of his second book, on Edmund Burke, just arrived this morning!
Photograph of Ross with his new book on Edmund Burke
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 05/04/2024
PhD scholarship announcement! Funded PhD place either in history or geography starting in autumn 2024 (4 year programme). See ad below for information. Applications due 10 May. www.dcu.ie/historygeogr... #earlymodern
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 15/03/2024
Delighted to finally see my article on the Catholic Church's handling of scandal in the early modern period, with reflections on its much longer history, out in the Journal of Modern History. #EarlyModern #17thc www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Priests Behaving Badly: The Problem of Scandal in the Early Modern Catholic Church* | The Journal of Modern History: Vol 96, No 1
Abstract In the twentieth century, many Catholic authorities prioritized the suppression of scandal over the punishment of criminal priests, and the church now faces an even greater scandal as the ext...
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
On Thu 16 November, 5:30pm London time, CELESTE MCNAMARA will speak via Zoom on “Hunting a harasser: urban space and anonymity in 18th-century Venice”. To register please visit www.history.ac.uk/seminars/ita... @celestemcnamara.bsky.social
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
Delighted to see my first #SinInTheSerenissima article, "Dangerous Liaisons, or Strategies for Family Management in Eighteenth-Century Venice" available online! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #EarlyModern #18thc
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Dangerous liaisons, or strategies for family management in eighteenth-century Venice
In 1745, a lengthy and unusual case was brought before the Venetian Executors against Blasphemy, a secular court with jurisdiction over a wide range of crimes that violated standards of morality. T...
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Celeste McNamara @celestemcnamara.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Looking forward to presenting some of my #SinInTheSerenissima research next week in an online IHR seminar. Thursday 16 November, 5:30pm GMT. Register here! www.history.ac.uk/events/hunti... #EarlyModern #18thc
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Hunting a harasser: urban space and anonymity in 18th-century Venice
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