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Naomi Pullin

@naomipullin.bsky.social
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Historian of 17thC & 18thC British Atlantic. Author of Female Friends and Transatlantic Quakerism, working on solitude in early modern Britain. Reader @warwickhistory

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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This was published yesterday (no OA yet though, SIGH). So glad and proud to see it out after so much time and hard work, and a particular thanks to @laurenkassell.bsky.social for her exceptionally helpful comments on an early draft of my chapter. #EarlyModern www.routledge.com/Alice-Thornt...
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Alice Thornton’s Books: Reassessing the Life Writings of a Seventeenth-Century Woman
This book is the first dedicated study of Alice Thornton (1626–1707) and her life writings, offering unprecedented insights into how one early modern woman revised and reshaped her life story over 40 ...
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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I also love the other essays in the volume. Patricia Phillippy's piece on colonialism and climate blew my mind. Sue Wiseman's lovely chapter on dream narratives introduced me to a whole new way of thinking. And @naomipullin.bsky.social really gets into the weeds of EM friendship.
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📢NEW MANY-HEADED MONSTER POST📢 There are many many reasons why rich and powerful people misrepresent evidence of all kinds. If only there were approaches and skills that could help us see through the lies ... 🗃️ #Humanities #Arts #SocialSciences manyheadedmonster.com/2026/09/22/a...
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A plea for critical thinking humans in our world of extremes
Laura Sangha A companion piece to: What is history for? Or: Doing history/thinking historically The train to Totnes this weekend was full of late holiday makers heading for Cornwall. They were grat…
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Nadine Akkerman @misswalsingham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📢Here's a fully funded 4-year PhD position at Leiden within the ERC project LangPro led by Dr Alisa van de Haar, and co-supervised by yours truly, on professional opportunities for women in the early modern language sector: careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/PhD-Posi... Apply by 15 Oct 2026
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PhD Position Women in the Early Modern Language Sector
PhD Position Women in the Early Modern Language Sector
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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨the Department of History at the University of Toronto (St George campus) is hiring an Assistant Professor in the history of early modern or modern South Asia jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Assistant Professor - South Asian History
Assistant Professor - South Asian History
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Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW JOB! We are pleased to share news from our friends at VCH Hampshire who are advertising for a contributing editor to edit, research, and write work towards the county's first #BigRedBook for over a century. Applications close 1 October. #Skystorians #LocalHistory
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Contributing Editor at Victoria County History Hampshire
Recruiting now: Contributing Editor on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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UCD Archives @ucdarchives.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
If anyone is considering editing something from our collections, we will happily supply a digital copy at no cost. Please contact Kate (archives at ucd dot ie).
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Anne Goldgar @annegoldgar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Naomi Tadmor’s long-awaited book, The Settlement of the Poor in England c. 1660-1780, is now out from CUP and can be bought at a 20% discount using the code below.
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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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Joshua Rushton @joshuarushton8.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We are really looking forward to bringing together those working on environment and the global reformations - send in your abstracts!! 🌿✝️🍃🌍
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
'Brotherhood and Belonging at the Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick, 1571-1700' is OPEN - running 2 June-30 June. Located within the Guildhall, this display curated with @angusrcrawford.bsky.social draws on newly uncovered stories of the hospital's first brethren. warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Very much looking forward to Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social talking about 'The Pleasures and Perils of Aloneness' @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social next Wednesday. All welcome, either in person or online, but please register: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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The Pleasures and Perils of Aloneness: A social history of solitude in Britain in the long eighteenth century
British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar
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Alice Thornton's Books @thorntonsbooks.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Cover Reveal! Coming soon, open access, with Taylor & Francis. Edited by @cordeliabeattie.bsky.social, Suzanne Trill and @hagenilda.bsky.social.
Cover of a book called Alice Thornton's Books: Reassessing the Life Writings of a Seventeenth-century Woman. The image on the book cover is a 17h-century painting of a domestic interior with a woman writing at a table while a younger woman stands behind looking out the window.
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IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar @long18thsem.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
On Wed 13 May 17:30-19:00 we are delighted to host @naomipullin.bsky.social, who will present her paper ‘The Pleasures and Perils of Aloneness: A social history of solitude in Britain in the long eighteenth century’ based on her current research Register below! 👇 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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The Pleasures and Perils of Aloneness: A social history of solitude in Britain in the long eighteenth century
British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar
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Emilie K. M. Murphy @emiliekmmurphy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A reminder about this! Please do share with any students and ECRs working on Christian Missions, 1500-2000 with your networks.
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This would be fabulous! I had a chance to see some scientific instruments there, but there's so much more to explore 📜
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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Our conference #cfp is now live! This year's conference, "Embodied Histories: Body, Mind and Experience" will take place on 17th July 2026 at University of Birmingham! Keep on reading to find out more...(1/9)
HistoryLab 20th Anniversary Annual Conference 2026 — Call for Papers

Embodied Histories: Body, Mind, and Experience

17th July 2026 | Hybrid Conference, in-person at University of Birmingham, Staff House, Grand Central Room

The human body is both a biological reality and a cultural construct. It is a site of meaning, experience, and power. From rituals of health and healing to practices of regulation, discipline, and display, bodies have both shaped and been shaped by their historical contexts.
We invite papers that place the body and lived experience at the centre of historical inquiry, engaging with themes such as medicine, disability, gender, the senses, and the emotions. We welcome contributions that explore how bodies and experiences have been represented, regulated, or performed, and how these processes intersect with broader questions of identity, power, culture, and society across periods and regions.

This conference also marks the 20th anniversary of HistoryLab. Since its founding, HistoryLab has provided a national platform for postgraduate and early career historians to share ideas, foster collaboration, and build community. We invite participants to join us in celebrating this milestone year.
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Bleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
3-year postdoc opportunity at Durham University - any department, any field. Detailed guidance in the link - note that you need a mentor from a relevant department to mentor and support your application. www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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addison-wheeler-fellowship - Durham University
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QMCBS @qmcbs.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Job opportunity: 18 month fellowship in British Studies working @ihr.bsky.social to undertake own research and prep for NACBS2027 @thenacbs.bsky.social www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
📢Job: postdoctoral research officer📢 For 'Witchcraft politics (Hexenpolitik) across the sea. A new entangled history of #EarlyModern England and the Holy Roman Empire', led by Profs Alison Rowlands & Rita Voltmer. 🗃️ - 33 months - 0.8 FTE - Deadline 1 Feb www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQC497/s...
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Senior Research Officer at University of Essex
Explore an exciting academic career as a Senior Research Officer. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Come work with me: portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDe... I'm co-leading a project on the experiences of student carers (esp. PhDs) at Warwick. We're recruiting for a part-time Project Officer (1 day week) to support in data analysis and writing report. Deadline 08/01. Feel free to get in touch.
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Dr Anna Jamieson @annafranjam.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Less than a month to go until our free online workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine, 1700-1900*. Friday 5 December from 10am GMT. Tickets available through this link!  www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
@WarwickHistory are recruiting for an Assistant Professor in Environmental History - with an open chronological and thematic focus. Come join our excellent department with wonderful colleagues and students. warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G... #history #envhistory #earlymodern
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Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
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Fred Cooper @histloneliness.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
2 fantastic-looking history of medicine research fellowships at Warwick: Traumatised Minds, Neurosis and Hysteria in Soviet Medicine and Culture, 1917-1953 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK288/r...
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Research Fellow x2 (109856-1125) at University of Warwick
Discover Research Fellow x2 (109856-1125) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Great opportunity for Early Career Researchers and PhD students led by the GIS Sociabilités/Sociability Network: 'Sociability and the Travelling Letter: Message, Medium, Mobility in Europe and the Colonies in the Long Eighteenth Century'. Brest, March 2026 gis-sociabilites.org/cfp-young-re...
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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
AN #EARLYMODERN POST!! They still exist! And a lovely one at that, for five years and with the brilliant people at KCL who have turned that place in quite the hub of exciting early modern research. Run, don’t walk.
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Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at King's College London
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Booking for the BECC-stravaganza is still open until the end of the week! blog.bham.ac.uk/18c/2025/05/...
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Twentieth Anniversary Conference, 26-27 June – Birmingham Eighteenth Century Centre
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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Had a great time at Warwick yesterday, thanks to superb hosts @naomipullin.bsky.social & Guido van Meersbergen, as well as brilliant colleagues and PhD researchers. Such an exciting environment for early modern research, and I presume the weather is always that good too.
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
up with the birds and off to Warwick, my former stomping ground!
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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Warwick History Post-Doc Club has been nominated for a Research Celebration Award. We were in good company with fellow historians, David Anderson & @naomipullin.bsky.social (winners), Guido van Meersbergen, (commended), and co-nominees James Poskett & @timlockley.bsky.social More: bit.ly/pd-nom
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Announcing the Summer Term programme for @emeccwarwick.bsky.social. With a fabulous line-up of speakers, including @lsangha.bsky.social, @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social, & @lm8son.bsky.social. Also @annajpravdica.bsky.social conference on 'Work and Social Identity' warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Pleased to be re-running our FREE Research Workshops: with @lordleycester @WarwickHistory @warwickengages. Training and skills on early modern records, incl. parish registers, legal records, family archives and the early master & brethren. More here: www.lordleycester.com/lord-leycest...
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Research Workshops
Sign up to our series of FREE Research Workshops on methods and approaches for researching family, local and military history.
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Join History on Film and @emeccwarwick.bsky.social with @history-ucdavis.bsky.social on Friday 7 March, 4pm for screening of the award-winning The Devil’s Bath (2024), followed by pizza and discussion with Kathy Stuart. Claudia Stein, and @imogenknox.bsky.social warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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Dr Anna Jamieson @annafranjam.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
TODAY: v much looking forward to speaking alongside @naomipullin.bsky.social @sarahknott.bsky.social @kharveyhistory.bsky.social on 'Feminist Histories: Care, Loneliness and Embodiment', 4-6pm. Join us! www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/hist...
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Feminist histories: care, loneliness and embodiment
Panel Discussion with Dr Anna Jamieson, Professor Sarah Knott, Dr Naomi Pullin and Professor Karen Harvey.
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
On 4 Feb along with @sarahknott.bsky.social, Anna Jamieson and Karen Harvey, I will be participating in a panel: #Feminist Histories: Care, Loneliness and Embodiment' hosted by BRIHC and Birmingham C18 Centre. Excited for this. Added bonus that it will be hybrid www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/hist...
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Feminist histories: care, loneliness and embodiment
Panel Discussion with Dr Anna Jamieson, Professor Sarah Knott, Dr Naomi Pullin and Professor Karen Harvey.
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
@emeccwarwick.bsky.social hosted the Master, brethren, Staff and Governor of the Lord Leycester to 'Midlands History & Heritage - Collaborative Approaches'. An example of how heritage and academia can collaborate in productive ways. Very excited for the future. #earlymodern #skystorians
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Kelly Kaelin @kkaelin.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
My book has a cover!! Many thanks to the production team at Palgrave and to @naomipullin.bsky.social for the blurb! I’m excited to see this thing out in the real world later this year.
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Excited to announce a packed programme of events for Warwick's Early Modern and C18 Centre in Spring 2025: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his... #skystorians #earlymodern Talks include @rosamundoates.bsky.social @saracaputo.bsky.social @joplingn.bsky.social @lizegan.bsky.social @imogenknox.bsky.social
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Beat Kümin and I are accepting applications for our 4yr M4C fully-funded PhD Studentship for 2025/26 at Uni of Warwick and Warwick County Record Office "Warwickshire Identities: Early Modern Archival Perspectives" Get in touch with me for more info. Full details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Also, now there’s more of us on here: this is why we keep underscoring the value of #Medieval & #EarlyModern studies. #Skystorians
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History of Emotions (NACHE) @nachemotion.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: We will be holding our next colloquium on 10 December at 11am (US Mountain Time): "The Labour of Solitude and Emotional Experience of Aloneness in Early Modern Britain" with @naomipullin.bsky.social ✨ Register/save the Zoom link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-labour...
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The Labour of Solitude and Emotional Experience of Aloneness
'The labour of solitude and emotional experience of aloneness in early modern Britain' with Dr Naomi Pullin (University of Warwick)
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Very Pleased to announce a 4yr fully-funded PhD Studentship for 2025/26 with Warwick History Dept and Warwickshire County Record Office - 'Warwickshire Identities: Early Modern Archival Perspectives', supervised by me & Beat Kumin. Feel free to get in touch. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKI163/p...
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PhD Studentship: M4C CDA - Warwickshire Identities: Early Modern Archival Perspectives at University of Warwick
Apply for a PhD Studentship: M4C CDA - Warwickshire Identities: Early Modern Archival Perspectives. Discover a wide range of PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.
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The London Journal @thelondonjournal.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
We are seeking new members of our editorial board, with expertise in the periods 1700–1850 or 1900–1940, as well as a joint book reviews editor (specialising in the modern period). More information is available here. All reposts much appreciated. #skystorians🗃️ #polisky #lit #geosky #18thc #19thc
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Brett Rushforth @brettrushforth.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
New era for the HLQ. Please share widely! If you study the early modern period in any discipline, we'd love to see what you're working on. www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...
Image of a call for submissions for the Huntington Library Quarterly, a peer-reviewed early modern studies journal.
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
M4C 4yr fully-funded PhD Studentship for 2025/26 start at Uni Warwick History and Warwickshire Record Office – "Warwickshire Identities: Early Modern Archival Perspectives", supervised by me and Beat Kumin. Applications open on 14 October 2024. Full info here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Please share! Hakluyt Society Essay Prize 2025 for essays by ECRs in humanities/social sciences on history of travel, exploration & cultural encounter, their effects, or critically engage with the Society's work. 1st prize £1250, 2nd prize £250; deadline 1/3/25 hakluyt.com/hakluyt-soci...
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Excited for this workshop 'Embodied Faith: Spirituality and Corporeality in Early Modern Christianity' organised by Martha McGill and Sophie Mann @emeccwarwick.bsky.social @warwickhistorypgs.bsky.social on 12-13 September with a fabulous line-up of speakers warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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Julie Hardwick @juliehardwick.bsky.social · 23/01/2024
1/3 CFP @sdamiano.bsky.social & @caycarbs.bsky.social (with me in tow) are hosting a workshop, "Recording Women in the Early Modern Atlantic World" in Austin and San Marcos, TX Sept 26-28, 2024. We are hoping for papers about a very diverse set of #earlymodern women www.txst.edu/history/news...
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Recording Women in the Early Modern Atlantic World
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