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Today, the IMEMS spotlight is on Dr John Latham-Sprinkle, whose book, 'The North Caucasian Kingdom of Alania, 850-1240', has been shortlisted for the Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Prize! Find out more and order the book here: www-cambridge-org.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/core/books/n...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 22h

This week, IMEMS welcomed a new cohort of students from @durham.ac.uk's MEMS MA . They will study topics from across the arts & humanities, surrounded by 1000 years of history on Durham's @unesco.bsky.social World Heritage Site. 🎓 Interested in joining in 2027? Click here: tinyurl.com/3ju3vv8k

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We're looking forward to welcoming a host of international scholars from across the arts & sciences as part of our lively programme of research events this term. 🌎 Click to see what's on at 7 Owengate, or grab a term card at our next coffee morning. 📅 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Dr Stuart James! Read more about Stuart's work here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/stuart...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This week, members of our #InventingFutures team, including Professor Richard Scholar, Dr Rob Twiss and Joost Oosterhuis, visited Sorbonne Université to participate in a workshop entitled 'Traduction, Adaptation, Invention en Europe à l’époque de la première modernité'.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Did you know we publish books through our own academic press, an imprint of @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social? 📚 The Durham University IMEMS Press publishes volumes across a wealth of different subjects, by scholars at every career stage. Find out more here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Ava Siena Cohen, IMEMS Barker Doctoral Student on the #InventingFutures project ‘Daphne and her Sisters'! Read more about the project team here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The feeling when you get your hands on an IMEMS tote bag! ☀ Read more about our innovative medieval and early modern research here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Professor Rik Van Nieuwenhove! 📖🏷️Throughout August, you can order Rik's latest book, 'Providence, Evil and Salvation: A Thomist Perspective' with a 20% discount: tinyurl.com/529xukt6 @universitypress.cambridge.org @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

👏 Huge congratulations to IMEMS member Dr Jacob Lollar, who has just had three publications appear, all in the same weekend! They include his third book, on the Syriac reception of the 'Acts of Thekla' and the cult of St Thekla, published by Mohr Siebeck.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🎉The first year of our flagship programme of research at IMEMS, Inventing Futures, is drawing to a close, and to say it's been a whirlwind would be an understatement. Read more about Inventing Futures, generously funded by Joanna and Graham Barker, here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🌏💭 Last week, we hosted ‘Durham East Asia Postgraduate Research Conversations’. Organized by IMEMS member Sare Aricanli & theThinking East Asia (TEA) Research Cluster (@durhamhistory.bsky.social), the event also marked rthe inaugural meeting of the ‘East Asia in the North’ (EATN) network.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📍 This week, our Co-Director, Graeme Small, is at @uppsala for Things that Matter summer school. The summer school is a collaboration between @durham.ac.uk, University of Bern, University of Groningen, Tübingen University and @suhealthsci.bsky.social Read more: www.rug.nl/education/su...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It was a pleasure to welcome Anna Nsubuga, the UK Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, to IMEMS this morning. @unesco.bsky.social Later, Anna will deliver the inaugural annual lecture for @durham.ac.uk's new Centre for Heritage (CHeri).

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🎉 A new publication from the IMEMS Press with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social is on the way! Elise Watson's 'Print and Catholic Persistence in the Dutch Golden Age' is released on June 30 and is available for pre-order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/print-a...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

📸 Last week's @britishacademy.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded conference brought together a global community of scholars to explore the enduring power and complexity of early modern representations of gendered violence. Read more: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Dr Erin Maglaque! 📖 Find out more about 'Presence: A Hidden History of the Female Body' here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/465296...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Warmest congratulations to IMEMS member Dr Lorenzo Dell'Oso (@languagesdurham.bsky.social ) on being awarded the Pontremoli “Pier delle Vigne” Prize for Medieval Studies for 'Il poeta alle "scuole delli religiosi": Dante, Pietro delle Travi e il convento di Santa Croce (1294–1296)' (Carocci, 2026)!

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Tuesday saw our 'Imagining Alternatives' team participate in a workshop entitled 'Technologies of Wonder: Imagination and the History of Knowledge' at @qmul.bsky.social, where they were joined in a panel discussion by Professor David Colclough. Read more: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

On Monday, Prof Richard Scholar, Dr Robert Twiss & Dr Laura Mattioli attended a conference at @mfoxford.bsky.social, Utopianism & Early Modern Scientific Collaboration. Read about their project, 'Imagining Alternatives', supported by Joanna and Graham Barker: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

📢UPCOMING CONFERENCE: 'Daphne and Her Sisters: Framing Gendered Violence in Early Modern Literature and Art' | Durham University | 10-11 June 2026 📅Register now: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti... @durham.ac.uk

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Professor Colleen Batey!🔎 Read more here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Beautiful views from IMEMS! 😎 Our programme of regular Research Showcases and Forges is finished for the year, but we'll still be hosting a rich array of researchers, workshops, and activities this term.📍 Read about the research we champion: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Gary Bankhead! 🔍 Find out more about Gary's latest publication, Pilgrim Souvenirs, Devotional and Other Objects of Faith (2025): www.diveintodurham.uk/publications...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Last week, our director Ita Mac Carthy attended the second last in a programme of readings of Matteo Maria Boiardo’s The Innamoramento di Orlando (1494) in Florence 🌏 The last event will be in June at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social, where we'll welcome the organising committee (pictured).

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

If you're a @durham.ac.uk researcher or student, or you're based at another institution within travelling distance of Durham, sign up for to receive our weekly bulletin with the latest events and opportunities in the world of MEMS! 📧 mailchi.mp/5a3c2ffd8f0d...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Congratulations to IMEMS' @tombhamilton.bsky.social, who has been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social Mid-Career Fellowship to work on 'The Social Roots of Religious Violence in Sixteenth-Century Paris'!🎉 Read Tom's recent article in French Historical Studies: read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Congratulations to Dr Venetia Bridges, our Co-Director for Early Career Researchers, who been awarded a Leverhulme Fellowship for next year to work on 'The Triumph of Englishness? French Romance in Later Medieval England’. 📖👏 @leverhulme.ac.uk @durham.ac.uk @durhammemsa.bsky.social

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Learn to read the scripts of Medieval Iberia with our newest short course, Reading Medieval Spanish Manuscripts. 📖 Book now: imemsdurhamlearn.com/reading-medi... 💻8 weeks of online access ⏱️Entirely flexible to your schedule 💬Optional Q&A sessions with your tutor

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Carolingian bling ✨ Just one more week to apply to our 2 week online short course, Latin European Medieval Palaeography, running 13-24 April! 💻 Learn more and apply here: imemsdurhamlearn.com/latin-mediev... Manuscript: Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbliothek, Cod. 1861, f.53.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This looks like a great event, put on by the Scena Mundi theatre company and @durham.ac.uk , directed by Durham PhD student Cecilia Istria-Dorland. All welcome! 📅28/3/26 🕐4-4.30pm 📍St Oswalds Church 🎟️FREE

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Thinking about @durham.ac.uk's MA in Medieval and Early Modern Studies? 👩‍🏫 Train with subject experts and industry professionals 📈 Build experience for a career in the heritage sector 🎓 Prepare for PhD study Apply now: www.durham.ac.uk/study/course... @durhammemsa.bsky.social

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Calling all students, academics, researchers, librarians, archivists and curators: come and take an IMEMS short course! 🖋️📜 - Fully online - Flexible to your schedule - £100 per course - Optional live Q&As with your tutor Explore and book here: imemsdurhamlearn.com/ourcourses/

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Early modern handwriting = real life time travel. ⏳These memories of Anne Boleyn, recorded in 1610 by Rose Lok, can be read today at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social. Take our 2-wk online course (13-24 April) & learn to get the most from early modern handwriting: tinyurl.com/32hfbm6m 💻

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

X marks the spot! ✒️✖️ Spaces are filling up fast on our Latin European Medieval Palaeography course, running 13-24 April 2026. Now is the time to get your application in! Apply here: imemsdurhamlearn.com/latin-mediev...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It's been a busy term of events at IMEMS @durham.ac.uk, including our research showcase w/ Marie Legendre from @edinburghuni.bsky.social's Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies department.📄Marie's paper was on early Caliphate tax regimes - read about her work: edwebprofiles.ed.ac.uk/profile/mari...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

📢 Applications are now open for our 2-week online palaeography courses! 📆 13-24th April 2026 💻 Fully Online 👥 Daily Live Sessions Latin European Medieval Palaeography: imemsdurhamlearn.com/latin-mediev... Reading English Handwriting 1500-1700: imemsdurhamlearn.com/early-modern...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🎉 The latest publication from the IMEMS Press with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social is this annotated diary, ed. & translated by Sara Ayres! 📚 Order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/the-gra...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Papers below, including Amanda's, a collaboration with Prof. Zara Anishanslin, 'Elizabeth I's Wardrobe as a Cabinet of Curiosities' and IMEMS' Professor Natalie Mears', 'Queering Elizabeth'.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Today sees the beginning of a two-day conference hosted by @thehuntington.bsky.social, organised by Dr Vanessa Wilkie and IMEMS member Dr Amanda Herbert, 'United Queendom: Legacies of Gendered Power in the Early Modern British World'. 👑

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This term, Slater Fellow Prof Mary Watt leads a series of #NorthernSaintsTrails walks🗺️ Walkers have followed in the footsteps of King Canute & countless others, through the forests, fields, & ancient streets leading to #DurhamCathedral. Read about Mary's Slater Fellowship here: tinyurl.com/5y3tp8mh

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Dr Robert Twiss! Read about Rob and his research here: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/robert...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Discover 17th-century codes with our new online course, 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! 🤫✒️ tinyurl.com/5d9r8rcp ✔️A week's worth of content for just £100 ✔️Optional Q&A sessions with an expert ✔️Learn at your own pace Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Why did 17th century letter writer Katherine Thimelby use this curious patchwork style? ✒️ 📅 Find out more about women's letter-writing in the new IMEMS online short course 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! Available to book from Monday 9 February 2026.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

IMEMS travels to Parma! 🌍 Last month, our Director Ita Mac Carthy was in Parma as part of the organising committee of a 3-year project focused on the 15thc Italian poet Maria Matteo Boiardo, concluding at @durham.ac.uk in June.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Our Research Showcase yesterday featured Dr @Ben_Raffield from the University of Uppsala speaking on slavery in the Viking age. @uppsalauni.bsky.social Read more about Ben's research here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

New Year, new book from the IMEMS Press! 📖 @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social Chelsea Reutke's 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' reconstructs the various networks that sustained the production and circulation of Catholic texts. 📲Order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

This week, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Professor Mary Watt, our 2025/26 Slater Fellow, who joins us this term from the University of Florida. 🌏 Learn more about Mary's research and plans for the fellowship here: durham.ac.uk/research/ins... news.clas.ufl.edu/italian-stud...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

📢 Calling all prospective PhD students: just 4 weeks left to apply to be part of one of our Inventing Futures project teams here in Durham with an Inventing Futures studentship! ⏳ Learn more and apply here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

*DEADLINE*⏳ Just 6 weeks until our 16 January deadline to apply for one of our fully funded Inventing Futures PhD places! 🎓 🎨Daphne and Her Sisters: durham.ac.uk/research/ins... 🌎Imagining Alternatives: Utopia in the World: durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

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