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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm giving a guest lecture on medieval music (antiphonals) tomorrow and I forgot how much fun it is to sight sing neumes.

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The year was 1778 in Europe, and strong Marge Simpson vibes were in the air.

a woman with a haircut like Marge Simpson

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Looking through some festival books today and feeling grateful that past me photographed these prior to the British Library hack.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm very excited to be part of this panel at SCSC with my wonderful colleagues again this year! If you're planning to be at SCSC and have room in your schedule, we'd love to see you there! #earlymodern #dh

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Sixteenth Century Society @16csociety.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Artisans and Urban Space: Reconstructing Labor Networks in the 1526 Descriptio Urbis,” Emily K. Hagen “Digital Descriptio Urbis II: Emerging Technologies and Demographic Data Processing,” Frank Lacopo

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Sixteenth Century Society @16csociety.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Mapping Information Routes, Government Collaboration, and Essential Amenities in Florence,” Jennifer Mara DeSilva “The Costs of Crusading: Mapping Enslavement in the Early Modern Mediterranean,” Heather N. Smith

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Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) @memorients.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Nawab, the Surgeon, and the Parrot: guest contributor Dr Kristof Szitar traces the journey of a Persian manuscript from South India to Hungary (via an English surgeon) in today's new blog post. memorients.com/articles/the...

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The Nawab, the Surgeon, and the Parrot: A Persian Manuscript Between Arcot and Northumbria | MEMOs

The manuscript reveals the overlooked role played by colonial intermediaries, such as surgeons, in moving Persianate objects into European collections.

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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It is OUR Privilege to Behold HER #caturday

Fancy cat woodcut printers mark, book from Venice 1566.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Last week, I built the Trevi Fountain (a fantastic birthday gift from my family). I am particularly enamoured with the LEGO horse statues (shown in photo 3).

A photo of a LEGO model reconstruction of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

A close up photo of the central LEGO statues on the fountain.

A photo showing one of the LEGO horse statues on the Trevi Mountain model.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Great article. "So the $35 sculpture you got at an Austin Goodwill was looted from a museum during WWII. Now what?"

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Yesterday, I visited the Pompejanum in Aschaffenburg. As some of you may recall, in 2022, a Roman portrait, unknowingly acquired by a woman at a Goodwill store in Austin, Texas, for $34.99, was identified as an artefact stolen during World War II from the Pompejanum. It was returned in 2023.

A Roman marble portrait of a man strapped into a black car seat with two seatbelts crossing over it.

A Roman marble portrait of a man in a museum setting.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

My third-year history course on digital approaches to pre-modern Europe starts tomorrow, and I can't wait to see the brilliant projects the students will create this year!

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Somewhere Juana la Loca and Philip the Handsome are cooking up the popcorn.

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Embedded Pedagogies has a cover! I liked this image of the ones that were shared because it shows someone reading a large music score alone in a rows of auditorium-style seating. The room is structured for a certain kind of interaction and a poor fit for what he is trying to do.

Cover of Embedded Pedagogies: Digital Humanities Teaching and the Infrastructure if Change. Shows a man reading a music score in an auditorium.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This arrived on my doorstep today! I'm delighted to have this work included in such an interesting collection of articles by fantastic scholars. 🎉

A photo of a Sixteenth Century Journal printed issue open to the first page of the article "A Fraught Fanfare: Acoustic Enemies in Ducal Siena."

A photo of a Sixteenth Century Journal printed issue open to a page of the article "A Fraught Fanfare: Acoustic Enemies in Ducal Siena" that includes text and an image of a 3D digital reconstruction of a 1560 temporary triumphal arch modeled by Jamie Wong.

A photo of the Table of Contents from the Sixteenth Century Journal Summer issue, 2026

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A remarkable discovery in Paris: the French National Library has identified a previously unknown autograph manuscript by Mozart. The 38-page notebook contains composition exercises and seven pieces for flute and harp. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/mozart-manus... #Mozart #ClassicalMusic

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Andrea Rizzi @ Unimelb @andrearizzi.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

📘 My new book is out! And it's free for two weeks: 'Looking Trustworthy: Portraits and Textual Poses of Humanist Translators in the Renaissance' (Cambridge Elements in the Renaissance). How did Renaissance translators earn readers’ trust? Free PDF 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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Looking Trustworthy

Cambridge Core - European History 1000-1450 - Looking Trustworthy

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Sir Almaviva @ilcontealmaviva.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Interesting video on a not very well-known instrument, the lirone or lira da gamba, invented by a guy with the remarkable name of Atalante Migliorotti, who was a pupil and assistant of Leonardo da Vinci.

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Introducing the Lirone

YouTube video by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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Randall Martin @rwfm.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Exciting news! Madeline Bassnett's Climate Change Cookery: Recipes and Resilience in England's Little Ice Age 1550-1700 is now avalilable for pre-order: www.concordia.ca/press/climat... (full disclosure: Madeline is my partner, but the book really is brilliant!) #earlymodernclimatechange

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This adorable kitty has been bringing a lot of joy to my household lately. We adopted her in May.

A photo my a young adult cat (gray tuxedo markings, green eyes) lying down on a cozy knitted white blanket.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I'm a doctor of history!!! 🎉🎉🎉 I am so grateful to my amazing advisor and all my committee members for all their guidance and support. It's been a phenomenal experience and I look forward to the future of this project. @crosehistorian.bsky.social @paulecohen.bsky.social

A selfie of me (reddish hair, gold glasses, pink blazer, black and gold belt) after passing my PhD defense.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Dissertation defense (in history) tomorrow! Feel free to send me any advice. :-)

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Back from a wonderful and productive research trip to Tuscany with amazing colleagues! I am very grateful to the Society for Reformation Research @socrefresearch.bsky.social for supporting my travel through the Anne Jacobson Schutte Early Career Research Grant in Early Modern Studies!

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

"The Popes, the Catholic Church and the Transatlantic Enslavement of Black Africans 1418-1839" by Pius Onyemechi Adiele, PhD. A Catholic priest of Ahiara Diocese Mbaise, he obtained his PhD in Church History from the University of Tübingen in Germany. #OpenAccess library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

The Popes, the Catholic Church and the Transatlantic Enslavement of Black Africans 1418-1839 (Volume 16)
by Pius Onyemechi Adiele, PhD.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

PhD defense in T-minus 10 days! I'm very excited.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My new article is out today. :-) A Fraught Fanfare: Acoustic Enemies in Ducal Siena* | The Sixteenth Century Journal: Vol 57, No 2 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Idk if y’all are following the Canvas hack story, but apparently whoever hacked it is holding each uni’s access to canvas for ransom. Grades are due for graduation and no one can log on. 😬

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The first truly great shitposter was Danté who wrote a post over 14,000 lines long about all the people he hated

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 17/04/2026

Join us IN PERSON at the Internet Archive for a live event celebrating the launch of VANISHING CULTURE, a new book from the Internet Archive about the fight to preserve our fragile digital history. 📅 Thu, April 23 🕠 5:30 PM: Doors open 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/vanishing-...

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

We’re joining @acls1919.bsky.social to support a shared message about the importance of #humanities scholarship. At JSTOR, we see how this work supports teaching, learning, and access to primary sources across disciplines. Learn how to participate: bit.ly/4tKI11Y #TalkAboutHumanities

A young woman in a softly lit interior sits by a window reading a small book. She wears a light, patterned dress and rests her head against the window frame as daylight filters in, creating a quiet, reflective atmosphere. Overlaid text reads: “We need more humanities scholars because understanding history, culture, and lived experience helps us make sense of the present.” with a “Talk About It” button and #TalkAboutHumanities.

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Ryan Dunlavey > NYCC table L-24 @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I was just talking to a friend today about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - new books every month, totally for free, for kids ages 1-5. My son was part of the program - this is a copy of the letter that came with his last book, right after his 5th birthday.

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Modern Language Association @modernlanguage.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Drafted by the MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching, the latest statement from the MLA "asserts that centering communication as a human act is at the core of our work as educators." Learn more: mla.org/EC-actions

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(spoo)key @lefttwix.com · 26/03/2026

stop asking if i have to let it linger, the answer is always yes

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Prof Janina Ramirez @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Just a little old historian in the heart of power trying to emphasise why the past matters NOW!!!

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This weekend, I celebrated submitting my dissertation defense copy. 🎉

A photo of me (reddish brown wavy hair, cat's eye glasses, comic book dress) sitting in front of a restaurant window.

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Just an elephant wearing a human hat in 1630. Nothing to see here ... #skystorians

An elephant with a hat. This is a detail from a German broadside (VD17 12:668009T) from 1630.

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pam lach @plach.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

There's still time to nominate yourself/someone else for a leadership role in the Assoc for Computers & the Humanities, the US #DigitalHumanities society. Consider joining our team of caring folks working to make things a little better. Nominations close Fri 2/13 at 5pm PT. DM w Qs @ach.bsky.social

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ACH Nominations 2026

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Fueling myself through the Canadian winter and final dissertation draft edits with personal sized Dutch baby pancakes. Highly recommend.

A photo of a Dutch pancake topped with icing sugar and apple slices.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 19/10/2025

Thx @erinbowbooks.bsky.social for the heads-up about The Uncensored Library in Minecraft, a collab between Reporters Without Borders & the Minecraft design collective BlockWorks. Goal: to provide silenced authors a platform in their own respective countries. www.uncensoredlibrary.com/en #Censorship

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The Uncensored Library – Reporters without borders

I support The Uncensored Library and the fight for press freedom. #TruthFindsAWay

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

It was always easy for us to remember Gesualdo in music history class because he was "that murderer composer guy."

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November Kelly @postoctobrist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

seems a little insensitive

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

My full dissertation draft is submitted and I made a winter woodland cake! Happy holidays to everyone celebrating🌲

A photo of a cake: light blue icing with fondant snowflakes and sprinkles on the sides topped with three ice cream cone pine trees, a fondant deer, and white chocolate drip ganache.

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Dr. Heather Smith @digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Taking selfies with koalas during a much needed respite from the Canadian winter. What a privilege it has been to be here with an incredible group of scholars for the conference "Trust-Building in Early Modern Europe" at the University of Melbourne.

Selfie of me (reddish hair, glasses, black sundress with white buttons), with a koala behind me curled up asleep in a tree on a sunny day in Melbourne.

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