Reposted by Janice LiedlChris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 7hNow there are two of them!? 1132
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today I finally met a longtime blog friend in person. It was wonderful fun hosting her for dinner and hearing of her epic trip driving along the north shore before heading inland across Ontario where she ended up in the Big Nickel. A refreshing re-set of perspective! 2120
Reposted by Janice LiedlNadine Akkerman @misswalsingham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Dr @clodaghmurphy.bsky.social research is still making headlines! Her research was part of our @erc.europa.eu Consolidator project #FEATHERS 🪶 on mediated authorship in handwritten texts - it’s wonderful to see the questions we're exploring being picked up. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-...smithsonianmag.comWho Wrote Elizabeth I's Most Scathing Letters? New Research Suggests the Tudor Queen's Male Secretaries Revised Her Correspondence to Emphasize Her TemperAn analysis of more than 500 missives found that Elizabeth's advisers crafted and even intensified the expression of emotion in her messages to such figures as Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI of Sc... 0185
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The engineering accreditation teams meet with us (Liberal Arts faculty) regarding our courses that are part of the engineering degree options. History, English Lit & Media, & Indigenous Studies all figure prominently. 490
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My 9 Games #My9Games my9games.com/en/s/d0689f0...my9games.comThe 9 Games That Shaped Janice | My 9 GamesPick the 9 games you love most and share them. Take a look at the 9 games shared on this page. 120
Reposted by Janice LiedlChefTalk @cheftalk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Blog Spotlight: Marissa Nicosia 🇬🇧 She cooks 400-year-old handwritten recipes to find out what the words meant. blog.cheftalk.ai/marissa-nicosias-c… #Foodsky #Cookingsky #FoodHistory #EarlyModernblog.cheftalk.aiEarly Modern Recipes: Cooking in the ArchivesA Renaissance literature professor cooks handwritten recipes from 1600 to 1800 because there are questions a manuscript will not answer until you have done what it says with your hands. She also refuses to call the results authentic, which is what makes them worth reading. 073
Reposted by Janice LiedlInstitute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We are pleased to welcome Prof Beatrice Heuser to IMH this Wednesday Prof Heuser will deliver a lecture on “How Britannia came to rule the waves: the 16th-century roots of maritime strategy”. Date: 23rd Sept Time: 15:00 Stockholm (CET) Location: RAAB or via Zoom #EarlyModern #Naval #Maritime 🗃️ ⚓ 2198
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Help needed if you know automobile and/or early 20thc dress history! 252
Reposted by Janice LiedlKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 20/09/2026Apropos of the campus-setting novel I’m currently reading, I’d just like to put out there that I am available to authors to consult on what grad students and researchers and professors actually do and act like and my rates are reasonable. 39103685
Reposted by Janice LiedlGwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Onion ran this amazing article and thought, I wanna play this! So I made it! 38 pps, PbtA, plus every mechanic mentioned in the article, and a bunch of Rodrigo song references. And it's free! Enjoy! #OliviaRodrigo @theonion.com #theonion #ttrpg #itch.io drgwenmarshall.itch.io/high-winter-...drgwenmarshall.itch.ioHigh Winter Elves of Girlville by Gwen MarshallA satirical game based on an Onion article about Olivia Rodrigo making a TTRPG! 482195768
Reposted by Janice LiedlRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 18/09/2026'Why Does Academic History Matter?' bit.ly/4yB8MYQ With contributions from historians Martha Vandrei, Susan-Mary Grant, Joy Porter and @davidandress.bsky.social Free to read for 7 days @historytoday.com #Skystoriansbit.lyWhy Does Academic History Matter?The study of history at UK universities appears to be under existential threat. Should anyone care? 17360
Reposted by Janice LiedlRamona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm just an artist, standing in front of a game designer, asking them to check out my freebie library full to the brim with page decor that's ✨free✨ for personal and commercial use 😌 ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/... 1113182
Reposted by Janice LiedlEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 17/09/2026This is flatly incorrect & ahistorical. The American founders clearly intended the much-vaunted 'checks and balances' of the constitution to not only deal with but prevent this very sort of despotism. That the system has so abjectly failed is not proof it wasn't *explicitly intended* to prevent it. 45922
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Another morning, another pond. Colours are changing. Autumn is nigh! 060
Reposted by Janice LiedlAlan MacEachern @alanmaceachern.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is so sad. My heart goes out to Susan, Jordi, & everyone who loved Karen. She was such a warm & wise mentor to so many, including me. www.queensu.ca/devs/news/re...queensu.caRemembering Dr. Karen Dubinsky, Professor Emerita | Department of Global Development StudiesDear DEVS commmunity,It is with great sadness that we share the following obituary of our colleague Professor Emerita Dr. Karen Dubinsky. Karen was a dynamic researcher and pedagogical innovator. Her ... 051
Reposted by Janice LiedlProf. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Students asked me how to get rid of AI Overview in Chrome, and this method has worked for me so here's a PSA! It's SO nice to not have to scroll past that nonsense! tenbluelinks.orgtenbluelinks.orgHow to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default 06229
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I've wrapped up the first week of teaching (and my first night class since 2018). The students seem ready to engage. First year early modern survey, second year early industrial Europe, & a senior early medieval historical culture seminar. Lots of very different "earlies" involved there! 081
Reposted by Janice LiedlPolling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Canadians strongly believe they have more in common with European nations than with America 1527681
Reposted by Janice LiedlParliamentary History Journal @parlhistjournal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Are you an early career researcher with an interest in parliamentary history? We are inviting submissions of 10,000 words, including references, for our annual essay prize, worth £500. The deadline is 30 Nov. 2026. More details here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1750...onlinelibrary.wiley.comParliamentary HistoryClick on the title to browse this journal 03339
Reposted by Janice LiedlLiesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This was such a joy. clear example that not only can you make accessible history books that acknowledge the work of other scholars but you can make that it exciting driving force: “we didn’t know this until this guy discovered” “once this woman discovered this, it put all in a different light” 0172
Reposted by Janice LiedlCarolyn Harris 🇨🇦 @royalhistorian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.thecourtjeweller.com/2026/09/the-...thecourtjeweller.comThe Florentine Diamond Dazzles at a Canadian Museum ExhibitionWhen revelations about the location of the long-lost Florentine Diamond were made public last year, the grandsons of the last Empress of Austria expressed hopes that the incredible stone would soon be... 0107
Reposted by Janice LiedlMauricio Drelichman @mdrelichman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Does anyone have a contact in or otherwise know something about Universidad Mayor de San Andrés in Bolivia? I have been trying to reach their librarians/archivists/historians about a manuscript preserved there. I have emailed every address I could find, to no response. Any leads apprciated! 31921
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Newest tech wrinkle at the U. The classroom computer is failing so I need to acquire a HDMI to VGA converter to connect my laptop to the projector control.static.klipy.comStitch: Frustrated and AnnoyedAlt: The small blue alien, Stitch, an animated character, pulls down at his eyelids as he grimaces, frustrated and annoyed. 110
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Back to the classroom today for the first time since April 2025 and things went well. I also wrote some new stuff in my book because every workday is a writing day, even if only a little bit! 040
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'm back at writing today after a few weeks hijacked by catastrophes in course prep and it feels so good to get my brain wrapped around the sources and stories for Hannah Wolley's life and work. 130
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Two students registered in this afternoon's senior seminar appear to have read the syllabus that I shared yesterday & decided to nope out now. Good for them! Seriously. I think it's a good course but a seminar on early medieval historical culture isn't going to suit everyone. 071
Reposted by Janice LiedlDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I am also dyslexic and use spellchecker and not the program that is currently helping teens commit suicide (I started having suicidal ideation when I was 9). Opposition to LLMs can be ableist. Using LLMs can be ableist. It's complicated. But I've been both dyslexic and suicidal my whole life, so ... 161
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Done with the Anthropic settlement paperwork, particularly happy to ensure that the publishing house who bought Wiley's rights to our other books didn't succeed in claiming rights they weren't entitled to in "Star Wars and History". As a historian, of course I retained the paperwork! 030
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026St. Paul's is complete. Next comes the Tower & Big Ben! 1120
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I am very grateful for the existence of Hansen et al., "The European Experience: A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500-2000" for rescuing me when my long-eighteenth century textbook was suddenly unavailable. www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...openbookpublishers.com 020
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026That term is a real tell for north of the French River, no lie! 250
Reposted by Janice LiedlClaire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 04/09/2026Almost every young woman academic I know (including myself) has been targeted and belittled, sexually or otherwise, at some point by a higher-ranking man. After the state of the job market, it’s probably the number two thing I warn prospective grad students about. 16575166
Reposted by Janice LiedlChristina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The truth will set you free But first it will piss you off. Gloria Steinem rest in power and thank you 230683
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Good news, everyone! That research skill-building tutorial that you often integrate into start of term for the first year classes will be offline until the end of the month, maybe longer!static.klipy.comFuturama: Good News, Everyone!Alt: The elderly, bald, Professor Farnsworth (an animated character from Futurama) emerges into a room, and raises his hands enthusiastically as he informs his crew of something awful and problematic: "Good News, Everyone!" 140
Reposted by Janice LiedlKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This actually is a big deal, not just because it hides the critical decision making of the Supreme Court in mystery, but because it hides larger phenomena too. Quick thread:nytimes.comHow the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History (Gift Article)After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades. 351564552
Reposted by Janice LiedlSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Women buried with swords actually used them (how shocking! But also—seriously cool analysis). “These princesses were active practitioners of hunting or athletic skills rather than merely symbolic owners of the weapons found in their tombs,” says Zeinab Hashesh” ⚔️ www.snexplores.org/article/egyp...snexplores.orgAncient Egyptian princesses may have been skilled warriorsA study of six mummies from ancient Egypt challenges the idea that the weapons buried with some royal women were merely ceremonial. 7355112
Reposted by Janice LiedlLLFella 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @lizafella.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The hero we didn't know we needed with the song we know we need 16616
Reposted by Janice LiedlDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Red State Universities: we believe in indoctrination and job training Students: we hate that is there another option? Blue State Universities: we promise to have no values except job training. It ain’t enough. My latest. Gift link.startribune.comPerry: Republicans fought ‘indoctrination.’ Now they’re telling students what to study.The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota. 251286419
Reposted by Janice LiedlCameron Blevins @cblevins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This MIT report on AI and teaching is rightfully getting lots of praise: aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/. There's a ton to like, but it exemplifies a trend I see on Bluesky around AI + pedagogy conversations: they tend to leave out online learning entirely. 69637
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Updating the test bank for the early modern world history survey & my multiple choice question about 18thc inoculation seems much less benign & straightfoward. 030
Reposted by Janice LiedlCatherine🇨🇦📚🎸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @buca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Very useful, detailed article. #BuyCanadian #BoycottUSA 12914
Reposted by Janice LiedlDaniel Rück @danrueck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Notre département recrute. Venez travailler avec nous ! Histoire - Professeure adjointe ou professeur adjoint (histoire médiévale et/ou histoire transrégionale, 7e – 16e siècle) www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...affairesuniversitaires.caTrouver un emploi - Affaires universitaires 018
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"We don’t wait to see which way the wind is blowing. Or surrender ourselves to the waves to be storm-tossed by events. We set our own course. We make our own weather.” 040
Reposted by Janice LiedlStephen Guy-Bray @stephengb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Here's another tenure-track job. This is for Canadian studies at Western University in London Ontario, the forest city. www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...uwo.ca 02014
Reposted by Janice LiedlSimone @simonebatyochai.bsky.social · 24/08/2026this is the kind of place that insufferable Church History nerds hang out right? I need to find who a historical figure was who would have known the wonderfully named Henry F Butts prior to his departure as a missionary from England to New Zealand in Dec 1841. 277
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026So many other awesome items including lined mittens. I'm getting an order planned out! 🇨🇦 020
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The day has been hijacked by a series of institutional failures and bureaucratic boondoggles. Time for me to break out my stitching. 61559
Reposted by Janice LiedlJon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The draft-dodging crook president, who has plunged our nation recklessly into a war he knows not how to end or to win, tried to imprison this man, who embodies American heroism. 24831240