Reposted by Emma HunterScottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 30/09/2026Projects are: ‘Regional Connections’ & ‘Scotland Seeing the World’. Regional Connections seeks research proposals/workshops that explore Europe, North America and the transatlantic relationship; economic and political connections between Middle East 102
Reposted by Emma HunterCentre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Would you like to join the University of Edinburgh Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies mailing list? 📩 Just pop an email to Mike Carr and Kate Ash-Irisarri mike.carr@ed.ac.uk and k.ash-irisarri@ed.ac.uk 12311
Reposted by Emma HunterIHR African History Seminar @ihrafricanhistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We are excited to announce the programme of the IHR African History Seminar for the 26/27 academic year! Please join us starting September 30 for a great line-up of speakers. To register (starting next week) and latest updates, check www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... 11613
Reposted by Emma HunterScottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 05/02/2026SCGA's State of the World programme of events brings together Scotland-based experts to discuss global challenges. Events in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, St Andrews and more: www.eventbrite.com/cc/scga-stat...eventbrite.comSCGA State of the WorldWhat happens worldwide affects life in Scotland. SCGA’s 2026 State of the World brings Scotland-based experts together to explore global challenges—health, trade, tech, climate, security, migration—an... 011
Reposted by Emma HunterFabian Krautwald @fkrautwald.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Interested in the intellectual history of West Africa? Then please join us next Wednesday in person or via Zoom for the IHR African History Seminar on the Kanuri scholar al-Hajj Musa ibn Hissein! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @ihr.bsky.social , @royalhistsoc.org, @africaatlse.bsky.socialhistory.ac.ukThe Nineteenth-Century Central Sahel Between Orality and Literacy: Interpreting the Kanuri Scholarship of Al-Hajj Musa Ibn Hissein of Borno 032
Reposted by Emma HunterHCAatEdinburgh @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Today! Last few tickets for the Fennell Forum. Hybrid. Register now (free): edin.ac/3K4sDM1 #History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #Americaedin.acFennell Forum: 'The American Revolution at 250' | School of History, Classics & Archaeology | History Classics and ArchaeologyAhead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, an expert panel discusses the meaning of the American Revolution. This event will be hybrid. 002
Reposted by Emma HunterGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 08/08/2025New episode of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME: Renaissance Beauty — makeup, hair, skincare in 16th century Italy With me, comedian Tatty Macleod, and expert historian Professor @jillburke.bsky.social Available now on BBC SOUNDS, and coming to other podcast apps in 28 days www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 210012
Reposted by Emma HunterChristopher Smith @christophersmith.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Today, the Guardian covers an AHRC-funded project based on the life on the 17th century writer and memoirist Alice Thornton and ... www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...theguardian.comWoman’s memoirs give fascinating insight into life in 17th-century northern EnglandNewly reunited manuscripts by Alice Thornton show how she navigated personal crises during tumultuous events such as the civil war 2136
Reposted by Emma HunterScottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 19/03/2025@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social 001
Reposted by Emma HunterPeter Mandler @petermandler.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Re-upping this to note 28 February deadline - please distribute widely. 047