Sign in

Dr Elena Rossi

@elenarossi.bsky.social
1.3K followers 782 following 247 posts

I just really like History | DPhil in History from Magdalen College, Oxford | Medieval women and universities | Colloquium Secretary at London Medieval Society | she/her

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🚨‼️ NOW WELCOMING SUBMISSIONS ‼️🚨 We've had a withdrawal & have a spot left for another paper! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you're interested, and to help us spread the word. Many thanks!! 🤗 @imc-leeds.bsky.social #skystorians #medieval #medievalsky #premodernrace #imc2026
003
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Apply for a Dobson #Scholarship to attend this year’s Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium by Sunday! #MedievalSky #Skystorians
038
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🚨We have extended the deadline for applications for the Dobson #Scholarships for the 2026 Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium! 🚨 Open to PGRs whose work relates to the theme of the Symposium, they cover all conference and accommodation fees. Apply by 31 May: harlaxtonmedievalsymposium.org/scholarships...
harlaxtonmedievalsymposium.org
2026 Scholarships Application Form
026
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Rachael Harkes @latemedievalist.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
For all PGRs - scholarship available for attendance at this year’s Harlaxton. Please apply or encourage those who are eligible to apply! #medieval #pgr
0311
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Muffin, that stick may be a bit too big for you…
Brown cocker spaniel lying next to a long stick in a field
050
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Come and join us on Saturday 2nd May for all this Medievalisms! 🥳
010
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Only two weeks left to the LMS Colloquium on Medievalisms! Please do join and don't hesitate to spread the word 🤩🎉 #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #earlymodern #academic #historians
032
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Delighted to announce the upcoming Colloquium on Medievalisms, co-organised with CREMS in person at Queen Mary University of London! Please join us on Saturday, 2nd May, for some medievalists' fun! 😊 Registration via link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medievalis... Looking forward to seeing you there!
0168
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Rachael Harkes @latemedievalist.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
On the importance of maps in historical scholarship! Specifically, how creating maps helped shape the research questions in my recent book #medievalsky #digitalhumanities @mappingthemarch.bsky.social
0126
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Rachael Harkes @latemedievalist.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
#medievalsky - there is an excellent opportunity to become involved with the amazing Harlaxton Medieval Symposium. I’ve enjoyed holding this post and would thoroughly recommend it, especially for ECRs.
064
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
After five extraordinary years, @latemedievalist.bsky.social and I are stepping down as secretaries of the Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium (now at the beautiful Madingley Hall)! If you are interested in taking over from us, please see here: tinyurl.com/3es36uzh #Skystorians #MedievalSky
Photograph of Madingley Hall, Cambridge, venue of the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium since 2023.Photograph of an audience watching a lecture at the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium at Madingley Hall.Professor Julian Luxford standing in a pulpit in a medieval church, delivering a lecture to an audience.
0116
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
On Tuesday 24th. March at 17:30 GMT, join us online or at the IHR to hear Jillian Southart present, 'Just ‘a heap of rags and tangled hair’?: identifying the female scholar in London’s ragged schools, 1840-1870.' Anyone interested is welcome, register in the link. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
history.ac.uk
Just ‘a heap of rags and tangled hair’? : identifying the female scholar in London’s ragged schools, 1840-1870
021
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Later this afternoon, we are off to the Middle Ages with @elenarossi.bsky.social to hear about families dealing with their children going to university. Come along with us! You may join us online or in person at the Institute of Historical Research in Bloomsbury. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
history.ac.uk
‘I would be pleased if he did not pursue his studies further, but instead came home’: The Impact of University Studies and their International Character on Family Relations in the Middle Ages
083
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
‘... an adult and discreet son should be feeling ashamed when he believes and tries to extort money from his poor father, to whom he should rather be providing in necessities!' Want to know more about this embarrassing letter from a father to his son? Join us tomorrow at the Life Cycles Seminar!
064
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
@elenarossi.bsky.social will be our speaker tomorrow at 17:30. Join us at the IHR or online to hear her talk about the impact on families of offspring going off to university in the Middle Ages. Every one is welcome. The registration details are in the link. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
033
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
‘... an adult and discreet son should be feeling ashamed when he believes and tries to extort money from his poor father, to whom he should rather be providing in necessities!' Want to know more about this embarrassing letter from a father to his son? Join us tomorrow at the Life Cycles Seminar!
064
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Are you a student who struggled with leaving home and going to university? Are you a parent who had empty nest syndrome? Well, the medieval university experience was very similar! Join us on Tuesday to hear more 👩🏻‍🎓
082
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Are you a student who struggled with leaving home and going to university? Are you a parent who had empty nest syndrome? Well, the medieval university experience was very similar! Join us on Tuesday to hear more 👩🏻‍🎓
082
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
@elenarossi.bsky.social will present our next seminar on 10th. February. Elena will explore the emotional impact on family life when members travelled internationally for university in the Middle Ages. To hear the paper, you may travel to London or listen online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
0125
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Super excited to be chairing @elenarossi.bsky.social’s paper next Tuesday! Do come along. #MedievalSky
1123
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Richard III Society of Canada @richardiiisocca.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Beauchamp's daughter was Anne, married to Richard Neville who became the Earl of Warwick. richardiii.net/richard-iii-...
031
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Will you be joining us for the second @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social colloquium of the year? Don't miss out #Medievalsky! Registration is free: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us02web.zoom.us
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: London Medieval Society Colloquium February 2026: Non-Conformity. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: London Medieval Society Colloquium February 2026: Non-Conformity. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
040
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Second linocut comes from the tomb of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick (d. 1439) at St Mary’s Church, Warwick. I was struck by the bear emblem for the Earl of Warwickshire. This tomb was an essential visual source for the special subject I taught on - 'Joan of Arc and her Age:1419-31'.
181
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
“If you’re not going to put the clothes away, then the basket is fair game”
040
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Latest crafting obsession: Linocutting! First piece was inspired by a watermark in the fifteenth-century accounts from King's Hall, Cambridge, housed @trincolllibcam.bsky.social. I was looking for female employees and tenants for an article but became a little obsessed with the various watermarks.
2194
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Two weeks left until the LMS Winter Colloquium! 🍾😊 Make sure to register via the zoom link below. Looking forward to seeing many of you there! #medievalsky #skystorians #histsky #academicsky
1116
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Need some help accessing medieval documents? I am available for freelance work in archives! I have extensive experience transcribing medieval documents in Latin, Middle French, Middle English and Italian from 1200 to 1500.
11511
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Need some help accessing medieval documents? I am available for freelance work in archives! I have extensive experience transcribing medieval documents in Latin, Middle French, Middle English and Italian from 1200 to 1500.
11511
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Very excited to be speaking at the @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social in March! Empty nest syndrome? Missing home? Spending more time partying than on your studies? These may sound like frequent struggles today, but they were also present in the Middle Ages. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
history.ac.uk
‘I would be pleased if he did not pursue his studies further, but instead came home’: The Impact of University Studies and their International Character on Family Relations in the Middle Ages
051
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
📣 NEW LONDON MEDIEVAL SOCIETY COLLOQUIUM INCOMING!!! Join us online for the next @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social event on 'Nonconformity'! We have some fantastic papers lined up, so make sure to register for Saturday 21st February: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
172
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Not biased at all, but this is going to be fab! Make sure to register #medievalsky
052
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
*Reposted CFP with alt text* III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities: Moving and Being Moved London, 11-12 June 2026 Deadline abstract submissions: 31 January 2026 Looking forward to meeting everyone! 🤗🤗 #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #earlymodern #callforpapers #history
Ill Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities in Europe: Moving and Being Moved

Call for Papers London, 11-12 June 2026

We are delighted to launch the Call for Papers for the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities in Europe, which will take place in London on 11-12 June 2026. After two successful editions, this year's Colloquium will focus on movements) within and accross late medieval and early modern cities (ca. 1300-1800). Topics to be addressed may include but are not limited to:

• Mobile people in urban centres, e.g. migrants, merchants, vagrants, enslaved people, minstrels, mendicants, and pilgrims.
• The exchange of goods and knowledge.
• Transitory urban events and performances that moved bodies and minds, including social uprisings, civic performances, dances and urban processions.
• Lack of 'movement: considerations of what it means to stay put and belong in a city or to be forced to remain in a city.

This is an interdisciplinary and international Colloquium which offers an opportunity for PhD students and early career scholars to share their research through 20-minute long presentations, and to receive feedback through constructive discussion. Established scholars will also be invited to present their research and methods and to contribute to discussion. There will also be opportunities for all participants to continue the conversation over coffee and lunch.

Interested applicants are encouraged to send an abstract of 200 words along with a short bio to Ana Roda Sánchez (Queen Mary University of London), Eliot Benbow (Institute of Historical Research) and Emma Olson (University of Cambridge) in colloquiumcities@gmail.com by 31 January 2026.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with us. We look forward to receiving your proposals and learning about your research!
02720
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Not biased at all, but this is going to be fab! Make sure to register #medievalsky
052
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
We are delighted to announce the first 2026 Colloquium! Please join us for an exciting journey through Non-Conformities 🤗🎉 The LMS Colloquia are online and free to attend, but prior registration is required. Please sign up here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... We are looking forward to it!
1197
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
📣 NEW LONDON MEDIEVAL SOCIETY COLLOQUIUM INCOMING!!! Join us online for the next @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social event on 'Nonconformity'! We have some fantastic papers lined up, so make sure to register for Saturday 21st February: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
172
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Very excited to be speaking at the @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social in March! Empty nest syndrome? Missing home? Spending more time partying than on your studies? These may sound like frequent struggles today, but they were also present in the Middle Ages. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
history.ac.uk
‘I would be pleased if he did not pursue his studies further, but instead came home’: The Impact of University Studies and their International Character on Family Relations in the Middle Ages
051
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Abbie Fray (she/her) @abbiefray.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
One month left to submit your abstracts for Fissures: Gender and Political Crisis, @pembroke1347.bsky.social (17–18 Sept 2026). See the full #CFP below. #Fissures2026 #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #GenderHistory #PoliticalHistory
CFP: Fissures: Gender and Political Crisis. Pembroke College, Cambridge, 17–18 Sept 2026. Abstracts due 16 Jan 2026.
076
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Oh wow! This is what happens when you're photographing MSS & don't capture the text in the inner gutter. 1st, here's the photograph (made about 100 yrs ago) of the Codex Salernitanus, f. 82ra. Although that big tear of the page is obvious, the inner gutter hasn't been fully captured in the photo.
Breslau Codex (Wrocław, Stadtbibliothek, MS 1302, s. xii ex./xiii in.),  f. 82ra, showing tear in the page but only the very edge of the text in the inner gutter.
4330105
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
There’s still time to register! 👇🏻 #medievalsky
030
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Only a few days left to register for the upcoming LMS Colloquium! Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday 🎉
021
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
My amazing pal @aliceraw.bsky.social is organising a fantastic conference on gender and political crisis - check out the call for papers below 👇🏻
010
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Alice Raw @aliceraw.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Call for Papers! Fissures: Gender and Political Crisis #medievalsky #Fissures2026
Fissures: Gender and Political Crisis
17-18 September 2026
Pembroke College, University of Cambridge


Gendered work on medieval popular politics has tended to revolve around the exceptional. This workshop explores how studies of gender can reconfigure discourses of medieval political community. We ask how attending to gendered bodies and identities might help us better understand the fissures in political culture in medieval Europe. Marking, for example, women’s participation as either absent or rare confines their involvement to the historical margins. How did literary as well as non-literary texts from various genres, ranging from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, engage with gendered political action? How did ideas of gender stabilise or destabilise political performances? 

We invite abstracts for 25-minute papers, as well as expressions of interest for participation. We welcome papers with a historical, literary, or interdisciplinary focus. Potential topics could include but are not limited to:

•	Frameworks for understanding non-normative gender expressions in political spaces.
•	Studies of politics at the intersection of gendered, queer, or trans methodologies. 
•	Histories of masculinities in political community. 
•	Emotion and/or Affect
•	Weaponized/defensive gender
•	Manoeuvring bodies through political crisis
•	Inclusion and exclusion
•	Different sites of political discourse, such as domestic and non-violent conflict. 

Collectively, the papers will interrogate the role of gender in political discourse. Selected papers may be considered for inclusion in an edited volume. Means-based bursaries for speakers may be available by further application.

Please submit a title and abstract of no more than 200 words to Alice Raw (ar889@cam.ac.uk) and Abbie Fray (abigail.fray@unibe.ch) by 16 January 2026.
01615
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Abbie Fray (she/her) @abbiefray.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Very excited to announce this CfP! Please share widely with anyone who might be interested! #medievalsky #skystorians #cfp #histmed #Fissures2026
064
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Very excited for the @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social’s first colloquium of the year on ’Women & Knowledge’! #medievalsky will you be joining us on 22nd November? us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
063
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Have you registered for our first colloquium of the year? #MedievalSky
021
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Have you registered for our first colloquium of the year? #MedievalSky
021
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
We are very excited to be joined on Thursday by Professor Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (University of Cambridge) for our next CMS Research Seminar: 'The Place of History in the History of Place: Constructing the Literary Landscapes of Medieval Ireland'. We can't wait! #medievalsky #skystorians
1219
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Calling #MedievalSky! Don’t miss the @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social’s first colloquium of the year on ‘Women and Knowledge’ 🥳 Registration is free and you can listen from the comfort of your home! 🏡
042
Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Calling #MedievalSky! Don’t miss the @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social’s first colloquium of the year on ‘Women and Knowledge’ 🥳 Registration is free and you can listen from the comfort of your home! 🏡
042
Reposted by Dr Elena Rossi
London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Please join us on 22 November to discuss Women and Knowledge. We cannot wait to listen to and engage with all presentations 😁 This event is free to attend, but prior registration is required through this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Thank you! We look forward to seeing you there!
1259