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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

An #earlymodern reminder about our RSA 2027 Sack of Rome cfp. Submissions by July 15!

Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

CFP for the RSA 2027: The Sack of Rome at 500 🚨 Sponsored interdisciplinary panels on all aspects of the Sack. See www.rsa.org/forms/FormRe... #earlymodern #Renaissance #Skystoriana

Image adapted from Heemskerck of the Sack of Rome, showing the city in flames.

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International Boccaccio Edition @intbocced.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Call for papers BOCCACCIO GRADUATE CONFERENCE at Dublin #medievalsky #earlymodern @fidromanistik.bsky.social

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EMoDiR @emodir.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#CfP 📢 New book series: "Genders and Sexualities in the Early Modern World", eds. Elizabeth Rhodes, James Daybell and Merry Wiesner-Hanks (Brill). ⏰Deadline: 20 June 2028 🔗 brill.com/page/forthco... #EarlyModern #GenderHistory #GenderHistory #HistoryOfSexuality

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Forthcoming Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Early Modern World

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Mine is always the first one to find me when I move!

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Looking forward to joining this great event!

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alice @alicebennett.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

we’ve got human beings on the dark side of the moon but microsoft word will still not let me add a comment to a footnote

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Same commute, with a bonus 20 miles each way ⛽️

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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Archivio di Stato di Roma: an archivist came to my desk to chastise me for pretending to be two different people to get double the requests-never mind that my name makes me stick out like a sore, unpronounceable thumb. Gave as “proof” forms in an completely different hand. Only 4 of us in the room.

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

A great couple days learning from smart colleagues and thinking about my own material from another direction. What a privilege this job is.

Photo of the program for the conference “Poesia in dialogo. La forma epistolare della lirica nel Rinascimento”

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Snowy. @snowy.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This. A thousand times this.

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Yep! Toronto (which is doing the lion’s share of Italian Studies now) requires $4,000 CAD, for example. Recently worked with our admin to create a funding pool because the number of presses requiring it is going up.

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I think it’s based on the press, but many UPs are moving/have moved to a subvention model.

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Michael Walschots @michaelwalschots.com · 25/09/2025

2 Postdoc Positions in Milan! Are you (or is someone you know) interested in modern (17th and 18th C) moral philosophy? Come join Stefano Bacin and I on the @erc.europa.eu Grant '18ETHICS': 18ethics.unimi.it/two-further-... Please share widely!

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Two further post-doc positions advertised! - 18ETHICS

Check out the job advertisement @ the University of Milan: https://www.unimi.it/en/node/52925. (Deadline: October 20, 2025.) For queries please contact Stefano Bacin.

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Hah, well the Sack does have its trashy side! Unlike Civility, which is in my queue 😉

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I had the honor of joining In Our Time for last year’s Sack of Rome episode. I recorded in Chicago so didn’t get to meet Melvyn in person, but I was struck by his preparation, curiosity, and erudition. His team was also incredibly impressive. I hope the show finds a way to continue Melvyn’s success.

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

How long, inquiring minds want to know?

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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Gain confidence reading Renaissance Italian sources with our intensive 5-day online course. 📅 17–19 & 22–23 Sept 2025 🕒 11am–1pm & 2–3pm daily 💻 Online via Zoom Early booking advised:

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Introduction to Renaissance Italian 2025

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

One of those times I wished I lived in the UK!

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

How do I become the academic equivalent of that billionaire tech bro who injects his son’s blood in a quixotic attempt to stay forever young?

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Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network @earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

We are thrilled to announce that the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, with a keynote address by Professor Mark Stoyle, will be held on 30-31 October at the University of Exeter. Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️

Call for papers for the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, taking place at the University of Exeter on 30-31 October.

We are exploring early modern conflict in all its forms. We particularly seek to unpack the interactions between the more traditional aspects of conflict, such as the political, tactical and strategic, with the more human side of it, including sociocultural approaches that explore experiences, representations and impacts of violence. As such, we particularly welcome proposals that look beyond purely military history and break chronological, geographical and disciplinary boundaries.

We welcome proposals for individual papers of up to 20 minutes, or full panels of three to four papers, on any aspect of conflict, war and violence in the early modern period.

Speakers might consider, but are not limited to, the following themes:
Physical, tactical, operational and strategic aspects of warfare.
Martial identities, values and motivations.
Notions of gender, race, class and religion.
Remembering, (re)imagining and representing violence and/or conflict.
The experience of violence, its impact and the everyday at war.
Popular allegiance in early modern conflict.
Maritime violence and naval warfare.
The bureaucracy of conflict, finance and the law.

Abstracts of up to 300 words, along with a biographical note, should be sent to earlymodernwar@gmail.com by Friday 5th September.

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Respectfully, Senator, “agonizing” is trying to figure out what on earth to do when your sick, frail parent has to leave their nursing home.

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Virtual attendance option for this great event on early modern war’

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

#Renaissance & #earlymodern folks: Delighted that my intermittent recommending of BlueSky to @rsaorg.bsky.social for years is over. Time & bandwidth have aligned enough for them to arrive! Do add them to your #StarterPacks and personal lists, and share with interested folks. 🗃 #AcademicSky

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

When you finally submit a big project…

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Nicholas Scott Baker @renhistorian.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

The Medici Archive Project is offering 12 short-term fellowships for pre-doc students and postdoc candidates, working on fields related to early modern Italy (preferably with a specific emphasis on Tuscan or Medici history). Deadline: 15 June. www.medici.org/fellowships/

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Fellowships – The Medici Archive Project

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/05/2025

Kennell Staten filed a complaint with HUD, saying he was denied an apartment for being gay — a complaint the agency had long taken seriously. Two days later, HUD informed him that it did not view allegations like his as subject to federal law.

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How the Trump Administration Is Weakening the Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws

Starting with cases involving sexual orientation and identity, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is hobbling enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. Said one HUD attorney: “People are…

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

“A” for “A good first day back in the archives”

A manuscript gilded capital A with flowers.

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

As long as we don’t deprive students of real skills in the humanities as an offering to the AI gods in the meantime…

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Very keen to read this, and excited I can do so via open access!

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Happy #WorldBeeDay! 🐝 Silver tetradrachm coin minted in Ephesus, 390-380 BC. Photo Getty Museum #Archaeology

A silver tetradrachm (four-drachma coin) stamped in high relief on the obverse with a bee viewed from above, within a dotted border. Details include legs, wings, antennae, segmented abdomen and sting. The Greek letters, Ε (‘epsilon’) and Φ (‘phi’), an abbreviation of the name Ephesus, are placed either side of the bee. Diameter 7 mm.

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Andrea Torre @chiorbo.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

On May 15 and 16, the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa will host the conference "I Triumphi di Petrarca: testo, esegesi, fortuna". The meeting will be an opportunity for scholars to discuss the most recent philological and hermeneutical acquisitions relating to Petrarch's poem. Online via Teams

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Any suggestions out there for student-friendly studies on dress, fashion, and cosmetics in Ancient Rome? Will serve as an intro unit for a course on the cultural history of Italian fashion.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨 TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts. MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here. Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️ OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid

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Save Medicaid

Please call your Representative right now and leave a voicemail, or first thing on Monday morning before the mark up session begins.

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 08/05/2025

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 06/05/2025

Health care analyst @charlesgaba.com estimates that at least 15 million people could lose Medicaid coverage if congressional Republicans get their way. Read how MAGA Republicans plan to gut the ACA without actually repealing it. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/death-by-a...

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Death by a Thousand Cuts: The GOP's Stealth Move to End the ACA

Health care analyst Charles Gaba estimates that at least 15 million people could lose Medicaid coverage if congressional Republicans get their way.

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Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

If your grant was terminated & you are an MLA member (or in a related discipline), please fill out our My NEH Grant Story form. Your story can help inform the actions we are taking to protect the NEH. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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My NEH Grant Story

We're documenting the impact of MLA members' NEH grant projects. Let us know about a project you completed with help from the NEH (e.g., a course you taught, a book you finished, a database you built,...

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I know, but Saban could have invented any number of excuses since he doesn’t actually work here anymore …

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

You can also keep your crap “AI overview,” please and thank you 🙄

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

The Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy awards an annual prize of $500 for the best paper on medieval or renaissance philosophy by a younger scholar. Details here: smrpblog.wordpress.com/founders-awa...

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Founders’ Prize Submission Instructions

The Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy awards an annual prize of $500 for the best paper on medieval or renaissance philosophy by a younger scholar. Eligibility is restricted to …

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Kathy Harris @triproftri.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Email your representativies! There's a new bicameral Dear Colleague letter in support of reinstating everything at the #neh ! It's important for them to sign on in support. Use the National Humanities Alliance direct action email to send 1 email to all yr reps. Customize the msg: p2a.co/SBQi8e7

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URGENT: Save the NEH

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Emily Rowe @emilyrowe1.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

We’ve extended the deadline to submit an abstract for our colloquium on early modern war narratives! Please share widely and send us your abstracts! #earlymodern #history

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Jessica Goethals @jessgoethals.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Be still my Indiana Polish-American heart 😋 (Dyngus day was historically celebrated by boys chasing after girls while hitting their legs with switches, which my grandma remembered fondly? 🤷🏻‍♀️)

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