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Marcus Meer

@marcusmeer.bsky.social
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Medieval historian teaching at @ucl.ac.uk‬ – formerly @ghilondon.bsky.social, @hhu.de, @durhamhistory.bsky.social and @uni-muenster.de.

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 18/08/2026
#CfA Doktorats- und Habilitationsstipendien @ghilondon.bsky.social 📍 #Stipendien für Forschungsarbeiten mit Aufenthalt in Großbritannien oder Irland 📅 Förderzeitraum 01.01.–20.06.2027 | Bewerbungsschluss: 30.09.2026 🔗 karriere.maxwebersti...
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Marcus Meer @marcusmeer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
CfP: "Media of Memory and the Pre-Modern Economy" at the @ghilondon.bsky.social, 5-7 May 2027, www.ghil.ac.uk/events/confe... Interested in how pre-modern communities used the past to address present challenges and future aspirations in economic terms? Please do get in touch by 15/12/2026!
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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It's almost time for #IMC2026! 🏰 The GHIL, @dhi-paris.fr, @dhiroma.bsky.social and German History Society armly invite members of the wider medievalist community to join us for a friendly get-together on Wednesday 7 July at 7:45 pm in the Great Woodhouse Room at University House. 1/2
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Jüdische Studien @juedstudien.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
#Chance | PhD Prize of the German Historical Institute London. German & British history | London | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht... @ghilondon.bsky.social #jewishstudies #jewsky #GermanHistory Deadline: July 31, 2026
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Marcus Meer @marcusmeer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
We are very excited to see this in print soon, and thank you to all the contributors!
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Marcus Meer @marcusmeer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Delighted to see the @ghilondon.bsky.social published a blog post by @gabpassabi.bsky.social and me on our @dfg.de project 'Money, History, and Moral Economies: Communicative Functions of Monetary Information in the Institutional Historiography of the Later Middle Ages’! ghil.hypotheses.org/8934
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Measures of Success and Failure: Remembering Money in Medieval History Writing
At the beginning of February, Marcus Meer’s project ‘Money, History, and Moral Economies: Communicative Functions of Monetary Information in the Institutional Historiography of the Later Middle Ages (...
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Gabriele Passabì @gabpassabi.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Carlo Ginzburg has just passed away. There is little I can add in memory of a scholar of his stature. I'll recall only what he said during a fortunate conversation at the Betty Behrens Seminar in Cambridge: “Read everything. Your research path will find its way". And I live by that advice.
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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It's not just #MedievalMonday – we've got a whole week of #MedievalHistory ahead of us! Tomorrow, Maximilian Schuh will continue our series on environmental history with a talk on 'Demesne Accounts, Court Rolls, and Prognostic Treatises: Weather and Its Perceptions in Fourteenth-Century England'.
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Marcus Meer @marcusmeer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
It was a great pleasure to meet the speakers and commentators last Friday. Thanks again to the GHIL‘s team for making it happen. I am looking forward to the next Medieval Germany Workshop in 2028 already!
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Alex Bamji @alexbamji.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We're looking for a Lecturer in Global Medieval History (ongoing) to join us in the vibrant School of History @universityofleeds.bsky.social ! Deadline 1 June. Full details jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #jobfairy #medievalsky #history
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer in Global Medieval History
Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out research and teaching in global medieval history? Do you have an established background in interdisciplinary global medieval studies? Are you est...
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Marcus Meer @marcusmeer.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Fantastic to see what @torstenhiltmann.bsky.social and Laurent Hablot are up to: heraldica.hypotheses.org/9662
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Introducing the Research Project ‘HERALDIC Identity in Context’
Since the mid-12th century, coats of arms have played a pivotal role in the visual construction and negotiation of identity across Europe. Traditionally understood as personal emblems used to distingu...
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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Only 2 weeks left to submit your proposal for this year's Medieval Germany Workshop in cooperation with German History Society! 📯 📅 29 May 2026 📍German Historical Institute London ⏰ Deadline: 15 February 2026 1/3
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Marcus Meer @marcusmeer.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
In association with the @ghilondon.bsky.social - the GHS is pleased to invite papers for the 2026 'Medieval Germany Workshop' Workshop date: 29 May 2026 Submissions due: 15 February 2026 www.germanhistorysoc...
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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Call for applications! 📣 The German Historical Institute London is seeking a Research Associate with a particular research interest in medieval history (with a focus on late medieval English history) for a part-time project position to start on 1 February 2026. 🤝 1/3
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Marcus Meer @marcusmeer.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A very relatable sentiment for anyone who's finished a long piece of writing by prioress Anna von Buchwald at the end of her chronicle for the Preetz convent from c.1508:
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Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI) @kwi-essen.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
How did medieval societies connect morality and economy? Tomorrow in KWIs' Colloquium, @marcusmeer.bsky.social examines how chronicles from cities, courts & monasteries constructed political economies, blending monetary consciousness with moral & institutional strategies. 💰 🫰 tinyurl.com/bwd32vzz
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Clemens Villinger @clemensvillinger.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
The @ghilondon.bsky.social is hiring! Two positions 3+3 years: 1.) Medieval history with a focus on Britain. 2.) Colonial history of the British Empire/Commonwealth. For questions about the positions, please contact the GHI-Director. For detailed job descriptions: www.ghil.ac.uk/opportunitie...
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Marcus Meer @marcusmeer.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
At last, the cat is out of the bag: it's publication day of 'Heraldry in Urban Society: Visual Culture and Communication in Late Medieval England and Germany' (academic.oup.com/book/58666)! Coincidentally both cats and bags feature, among many other things...
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