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Mario Damen

@mariodamen.bsky.social
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Historian | Medieval History | Burgundian Low Countries | Brabant | Tournaments | Nobility | Gift-giving | State formation | Heraldry | Paleography | Associate prof @ University of Amsterdam www.uva.nl/profiel/d/a/m.j.m.damen/…

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rose Walker explores how people in the 12th century found and exchanged skilled craftsmen, revealing how artistic expertise travelled through powerful social networks & shaped some of the most striking artworks of medieval Spain and Portugal. Read the blog: buff.ly/NQ1PqHC #HispanicHeritageMonth
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How Artistic Skill Travelled in the Twelfth Century
Rose Walker explores how artistic expertise could have been loaned or gifted as craftsman travelled across Twelfth-Century Iberia.
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Anne Petterson @annepetterson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Kom je bij ons werken? We zoeken een universitair docent Politieke Geschiedenis (0,8 fte, uitzicht op vaste aanstelling). Solliciteren kan t/m 21 oktober: www.ru.nl/werken-bij/v...
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Universitair docent Politieke Geschiedenis | Radboud Universiteit
Als Universitair docent Politieke Geschiedenis werken bij Faculteit der Letteren? Bekijk hier de vacature!
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Rombert Stapel @rjstapel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
HisGIS.nl is live! De afgelopen jaren hebben we ontzettend hard gewerkt om dit mogelijk te maken en ik ben echt blij met het resultaat. HisGIS was als digitaal geesteswetenschappelijk project altijd al uniek in de wereld, maar met deze nieuwe interactieve website zijn we echt klaar voor de toekomst.
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Robert Wiśniewski @relicsclerics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Job offer. 3-years postdoctoral position on the on the project "Networks of Book Circulation and the Making of Reading Communities in Late Antiquity" led by Marta Szada at Nicolaus Copernicu University in Toruń. More here: bitly.is/4cmwGyW
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Colloque – Femmes de pouvoir ? Les femmes de l’aristocratie entre rôle de genre, rapports de pouvoirs et dynastie (Lotharingie, Luxembourg. 10e – 15e s.). 24es Journées Lotharingiennes rmblf.be/2026/09/03/c...
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Colloque – Femmes de pouvoir ? Les femmes de l’aristocratie entre rôle de genre, rapports de pouvoirs et dynastie (Lotharingie, Luxembourg. 10e – 15e s.). 24es Journées Lotharingiennes
Section 1 Les femmes de l’aristocratie lotharingienne entre rôle de genre et rapports de pouvoirs (10e – 15e s.) Il y a quatorze ans, un grand colloque tenu à Bruxelles et à Lille s’était attelé à …
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Nice opportunity for bookhistorians 👇 An important condition is that you live more than 250 km away from Antwerp.
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Ramona Negrón @ramonanegron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
*VACANCIES* Two very cool PhDs positions at @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social on the Transimperial History of Women’s Work (1600-1900) within Natália da Silva Perez's project. 👇 www.eur.nl/en/working-a...
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PhD Candidate on the Transimperial History of Women’s Work (1600-1900)
Join the NWO Vidi project “That’s Women’s Work!” on the trans-imperial history of gendered labour: apply for one of two funded PhD positions
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hey #skystorians! In our history department (as in many others) we are trying to cope with theses written with the help of AI. In my view we should also grade: 1. research proposal 2. self-reflection 3. oral exam after submission. Please let me know what your are doing in your department!
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hey #skystorians! In our history department (as in many others) we are trying to cope with theses written with the help of AI. In my view we should also grade: 1. research proposal 2. self-reflection 3. oral exam after submission. Please let me know what your are doing in your department!
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
'Medieval Warhorse will be the indispensable guide and accompaniment for all future work in this area, its achievement built certainly on the breadth and depth of data assembled.' Learn more about this brilliant book: bit.ly/3SdZ3se
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Remco Sleiderink @remcosleiderink.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ben jij een jonge neerlandicus, historicus of theoloog die vier jaar lang in de mystieke literatuur en de archieven wil duiken? John Arblaster en ik zoeken een kandidaat voor het doctoraatsproject “Op het spoor van de Vrije Geest in Brussel: ketterij en repressie in de vroege 15de eeuw”. Repost=fijn
Zicht op Brussel in de vijftiende eeuw (c) Brussel, Rijksarchief
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Black-and-white poster that says bicycles deliver the freedom that auto adspromise on the city utility pole
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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW! ⚔️ Battle Narratives in Medieval English and French Chronicles, 1066-1500 by Pierre Courroux is a study of #medieval battle narratives, exploring how chroniclers across France & England constructed accounts of warfare. #BookSky #MedievalSky #SkyStorians Learn more 👉 buff.ly/99E77xm
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Offre d’emploi – Une chercheuse ou un chercheur (postdoc) pour le département d’histoire médiévale (h/f/x), Institut historique allemand rmblf.be/2026/08/18/o...
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Offre d’emploi – Une chercheuse ou un chercheur (postdoc) pour le département d’histoire médiévale (h/f/x), Institut historique allemand
L’Institut historique allemand (IHA) est un centre de recherche de la fondation publique Max Weber – Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland. Nous travaillons sous la devise « Recher…
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Eddie Meehan @eddiemeehan99.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026
Reposting for the weekend crowd #medievalsky #digitalhumanities
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Suze Zijlstra @suzezij.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Promotieplaatsen! Het Scheepvaartmuseum zoekt twee Promovendi Collecties voor het onderzoeksproject 'Het aanzicht van de maritieme cultuur, 1600-1950': www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/over-ons/wer...
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Vacature - Promovendi Collecties | Het Scheepvaartmuseum
Het Scheepvaartmuseum laat zien hoe water werelden verbindt. Het staat bekend als spraakmakend en toonaangevend museum met een van de meest bijzondere maritieme collecties ter wereld. Dagelijks ontvan...
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Dr. Black's Medieval Remedies @winstonblack.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My god, what an image. Dead kings in a plastic box, carried off as the world burns.
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The monastery where the 11th-c. Aragonese kings are buried (until their remains were removed in the face of the fire).
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
phenomenally well-expressed
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Appel à contribution – Making Courtly Communities: Households, Objects, Practices, and Administrative Sources in the Late Middle Ages rmblf.be/2026/08/08/a...
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Appel à contribution – Making Courtly Communities: Households, Objects, Practices, and Administrative Sources in the Late Middle Ages
IMC Leeds 20275-8 July 2027The concept of community has become central to medieval studies, yet late medieval courts are still predominantly studied through institutional structures, political elit…
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Offre d’emploi – Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowships rmblf.be/2026/08/06/o...
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Offre d’emploi – Stipendiary Junior Research Fellowships
Deadline : 15th September 2026 Tenure: 4 years fixed term Stipend: £32,882 (with a PhD) or £26,745 (without a PhD) The College invites applications for two stipendiary Junior Research Fellowships i…
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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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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
'The Fryske Akademy and the University of Cambridge ... a year exploring the relations between Frisia and Great Britain, Ireland and/or Scandinavia during the early Middle Ages (c. 400–1100).' via Eva Johanna Holmberg www.fryske-akademy.nl/en/news-and-... #skystorians #medieval
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Collaboration with University of Cambridge results in postdoctoral fellowship vacancy
Have you already completed your PhD and would you be interested in spending nine months conducting research in Leeuwarden and three months in Cambridge? And getting paid for it, too? The Fryske Akadem...
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 23/07/2026
We are hiring a new Editorial Fellow who specialises in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe 🌍 👉 this 2-year fellowship runs from October 2026 - September 2028 👉 this role is paid and part-time (3 hours per week) 👉 the application deadline is Friday 7 August Please share widely!
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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowship at History Workshop, 2026
History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe.
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are open. We're inviting proposals from early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project. Learn more: bit.ly/4xWduAS
A colour block banner promoting Postdoctoral Fellowships funding. Deadline: Wednesday 30 September 2026
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Offre d’emploi – Postdoctoral Research Associate (University of York) rmblf.be/2026/07/22/o...
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Offre d’emploi – Postdoctoral Research Associate (University of York)
Deadline : 12th August 2026 We are seeking a motivated Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join the project RANGIFER: Reindeer antler and outland connectivity in Viking-age Europe. This ambitious i…
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Anne Petterson @annepetterson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis is op zoek naar een nieuwe recensieredacteur! Een mooie stageplek voor studenten Geschiedenis (ba/ma). Je leert hoe een academisch tijdschrift wordt gemaakt en vergroot je netwerk in de historische wereld. Reageren vóór 7 augustus.
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Stageplek bij Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis (recensieredacteur) – Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Offre d’emploi – Doctoraatsbursaal in de Middeleeuwse Stadsgeschiedenis rmblf.be/2026/07/13/o...
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Offre d’emploi – Doctoraatsbursaal in de Middeleeuwse Stadsgeschiedenis
Departement: Departement GeschiedenisRegime Voltijds Bepaal mee de toekomst – Universiteit Antwerpen De Universiteit Antwerpen is een dynamische, toekomstgerichte Europese universit…
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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It’s incomprehensible to me that universities imagine their decimation of humanities follows “market forces” when they are so manifestly behind the curve of even the most corporate decisions. Universities are stuck in spent logic of “we must embrace AI” when frontier labs are hiring philosophers 1/
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Dr Jacob H. Deacon ⚔️ @deaconjh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
After the success of this year's iteration of Arms, Armour, and the Arts of Combat at the @imc-leeds.bsky.social , it's time to begin planning for next year. Please do circulate amongst any relevant parties. #imc2026 #imc2027
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Good morning @imc-leeds.bsky.social! Join us today at 14.15 and 16.30 in Parkinson B.22 for two sessions on the nobility in urban space across Europe 👇 14.15: imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/mee... 16.30: imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/mee...
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Staging Nobility in Urban Space: Noble Commemoration and Representation in Medieval Towns, I
These sessions explore the ways in which noble families used urban space to represent their lineage, propagate the legitimate continuation of their authority and consolidate their seigneurial rule. It...
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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🚨 Job alert: Research Fellow, Project ‘Strange Geographies: Spatial Imaginaries of Medieval Britain’ You will carry out desk and archive-based research into manuscripts and preparing materials for web publication. 📆 Deadline: July 7th 📍Uni. of Southampton, UK ▶️ To apply: tinyurl.com/48bebudb
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Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow: AHRC Project ‘Strange Geographies: Spatial Imaginaries of Medieval Britain’
The University of Southampton is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral Research Fellow for 30 months (with the possibility of extension). The Fellow will support the AHRC-Funded project 'Strange Geograph...
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Offre d’emploi – One-Year postdoctoral fellowship: Relations between Frisia, Britain, Ireland, and Scandinavia (400-1100) rmblf.be/2026/06/23/o...
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Offre d’emploi – One-Year postdoctoral fellowship: Relations between Frisia, Britain, Ireland, and Scandinavia (400-1100)
The Fryske Akademy and the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (ASNC) at the University of Cambridge are offering a one-year postdoctoral fellowship. The postdoctoral fellow will be expecte…
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Lieke Smits @elckerlieke.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Ik schreef een stuk voor de Nederlandse Boekengids over de populariteit van middeleeuwse vrouwen. Wat hebben die ons te vertellen? En wat projecteren we allemaal wel niet op ze?
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sumaro76.bsky.social @sumaro76.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The University of Murcia invites expressions of interest for a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026 hosting offer on Women at the Margins, Financial Agency and Economic History. Deadline: 26 June 2026 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting... #MSCA #EconomicHistory #WomenInFinance
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MSCA PF 2026 – UMU Hosting Offer: Women at the Margins, Financial Agency and Economic History | EURAXESS
Hosting Information
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Offre d’emploi – Postdoctoral researcher in late medieval history and literature (Amsterdam) rmblf.be/2026/06/09/o...
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Offre d’emploi – Postdoctoral researcher in late medieval history and literature (Amsterdam)
The Department of History, European Studies and Religious Studies (GER) has a vacancy for a postdoctoral research position for three years, 1.0 FTE. This position is part of the research project ‘V…
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Joris Oddens @jorisoddens.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Studeer je geschiedenis en lijkt het je leuk om kennis te maken met het Huygens Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis en Cultuur? We hebben voor het komende semester een stageplaats in onze groep Politieke Cultuur en Geschiedenis.
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Tuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
PhD with skills in medieval MSS & Latin needed! Post-doctoral Research Fellow for 30 months (with the possibility of extension) to support the AHRC-Funded project 'Strange Geographies: Spatial Imaginaries of Medieval Britain, c.1200-1500’ jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow: AHRC Project ‘Strange Geographies: Spatial Imaginaries of Medieval Britain’
The University of Southampton is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral Research Fellow for 30 months (with the possibility of extension). The Fellow will support the AHRC-Funded project 'Strange Geograph...
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Job alert! Postdoc position in late medieval history and literature @uvahumanities.bsky.social in #Amsterdam. Come and work with us on chivalric literature and tournament culture in the project ‘Vivre le mythe'. #medievalsky #skystorians www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3614...
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Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher in late medieval history and literature
<p>The Department of History, European Studies and Religious Studies (GER) has a vacancy for a postdoctoral research position for three years, 1.0 FTE. This position is part of the research project ‘V...
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Renske Hoff @renskehoff.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Hou je van oude handschriften, wil je historisch onderzoek doen of ben je gewoon gek op puzzelen? Met collega's van de UU en @hetutrechtsarchief.bsky.social organiseer ik deze workshop! Met korting voor studenten! Er is beperkt plek, dus schrijf je vlug in. hetutrechtsarchief.nl/ontdekken/ag...
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Paleografiedag: duik een dag in de wereld van de
paleografiedag paleografiecursus het utrechts archief universiteitsbibliotheek bijzondere collectie oude handschriften genealogie
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I do hope there is a public institution/archive/library with deep pockets to buy this, but I am afraid it will remain in (other) private hands… www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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Medieval King Arthur manuscript could fetch £2m at auction
Book containing early versions of the Merlin and Grail legends has remained in private hands for 700 years
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Important Sunday long-read ⬇️ www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-162-p...
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Against the Uncritical Adoption of ‘AI’ Technologies in Academia — Digital Culture & Education (ISSN: 1836-8301)
Written by: Olivia Guest, Marcela Suarez, Barbara C. N. Müller, Edwin van Meerkerk, Arnoud Oude Groote Beverborg, Ronald de Haan, Andrea Reyes Elizondo, Mark Blokpoel, Natalia Scharfenberg, Annelies ...
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Middeleeuwen Podcast @middeleeuwen.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
TOERNOOIEN | In de nieuwe aflevering van ‘Middeleeuwen’ duiken we deze week met dr. Mario Damen (@mariodamen.bsky.social) uitgebreid in de wereld van de middeleeuwse toernooien! Benieuwd? Deze aflevering is nu overal te beluisteren 🎧! Links ⬇️ #podcast #middeleeuwen #toernooi 🧵 1/2
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
En nog een vacature voor een promotieplaats bij collega @maartjegelder.bsky.social aan @uvahumanities.bsky.social maar deze gaat over gender en protest in de 16de eeuwse Noordelijke #Nederlanden werkenbij.uva.nl/vacatures/pr... #medievalsky #twitterstorians #earlymodernsky
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Vacature — Promovendus Protest en gender in de Noordelijke Nederlanden
<p>Binnen het project <em>Women and Popular Protest in the Low Countries</em> zoeken we twee promovendi die de opstandige traditie en politieke acties van vrouwen in de laatmiddeleeuwse en vroegmodern...
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Mooie vacature voor een promovendus op het onderwerp protest en gender in de 16de eeuwse Zuidelijke Nederlanden bij mijn collega @maartjevg.bsky.social aan @uvahumanities.bsky.social en Jelle Haemers bij de KULeuven: werkenbij.uva.nl/vacatures/pr... #twitterstorians #medievalsky #earlymodernsky
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Vacature — Promovendus Protest en gender in de Zuidelijke Nederlanden
<p>Binnen het project <em>Women and Popular Protest in the Low Countries</em> zoeken we twee promovendi die de opstandige traditie en politieke acties van vrouwen in de laatmiddeleeuwse en vroegmodern...
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Offre d’emploi – 11 full-time Doctoral Candidate: « European Arthurs, Medieval to Modern » rmblf.be/2026/04/29/o...
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Offre d’emploi – 11 full-time Doctoral Candidate: « European Arthurs, Medieval to Modern »
Applications are invited for 11 full-time Doctoral Candidate posts as part of the Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Doctoral Network EUARTHURS: European Arthurs, Medieval to Modern Ref: 101226326 (2026–30). T…
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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Publication – Nena Vandeweerdt, « Women and Work through a Comparative Lens. Gender and the Urban Labor Markets of Premodern Brabant and Biscay » rmblf.be/2026/04/11/p...
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Publication – Nena Vandeweerdt, « Women and Work through a Comparative Lens. Gender and the Urban Labor Markets of Premodern Brabant and Biscay »
Women played a crucial role in medieval and early modern urban economies, yet their labor opportunities varied greatly depending on local institutions. This book compares the guild-structured labor…
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Suze Zijlstra @suzezij.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Fellowships! The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam has published a call for proposals to conduct research into its maritime historical collection. More information, including the English translation of the call texts, can be found here www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/collectie/on... #skystorians
Between large book cases, a researcher is conducting research in the museum collection. Photo by Almicheal Fraay
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Christa Romp @christaromp.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Mijn collega Merel Kamp schrijft dit zo goed op: wij docenten zijn in de rouw. Zeker op de opleiding waar wij werken: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Opinie | Ik ben een docent in rouw
AI: Schrijven, mijn beroep, mijn roeping, verliest aan betekenis. En het onderwijs, waar ik ooit vol idealen en inspiratie in stapte, dreigt een intensief samenwerkingsverband met Sam Altman en consor...
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Het is Belgisch @begov.skyfleet.blue · 27/03/2026
Walter Prevenier (91), legendarische professor UGent, geeft opnieuw college: "Wat trager, maar even begeesterend"
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Legendarische UGent-prof Walter Prevenier (91) geeft opnieuw college: "Wat trager, maar even begeesterend" | VRT NWS Nieuws
Walter Prevenier, de legendarische professor Historische Kritiek, heeft op z'n 91e nog eens een college gegeven aan de UGent. Tickets voor het 'evenement' waren meteen uitverkocht. Ook nu hing het publiek weer aan zijn lippen.
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