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Ruth Karras

@rmkarras.bsky.social
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Lecky Professor of History, Trinity College Dublin. She/her. Medievalist, grandparent, knitter, immigrant. Arsenal. 🐕

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Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies @dependencybonn.de · 02/10/2026
The BCDSS invites applications for Heinz Heinen Fellowships 2027/2028, open to doctoral, postdoctoral and senior scholars and Alternative Knowledge Producers. Proposals on the period before 1900. Deadline: 10 January 2027. buff.ly/q7D1TvA @unibonn.bsky.social @dfg.de
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Congratulations from a fellow assimilating immigrant
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Dr Eva Johanna Holmberg @evajohannaholmberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Shout out to all #earlymodern #mobility and #maritime #skystorians folks 🗃️
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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
JFK assassination. Yes I am old.
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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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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Berks workshops for early to mid-career scholars in the history of women, gender and sexualities. Papers from all time periods/geographies welcome in all the seminars, although I’d be especially happy to have premodern ones in the marriage seminar berksconference.org/big-berks-20... 🗃️ #medievalsky
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Big Berks 2027 - Berkshire Conference of Women Historians
2027 Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Gender, and Sexualities Big Berks 2027 “Beyond Boundaries: Gender, History and the Futures We Imagine” Minneapolis, MN · June 10–13, 2027 Call for Pr...
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Mohamed Qassiti @mqassiti.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Call for Submissions: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Geschichte" (SZG) Articles can be submitted in German, French, Italian or English, on Swiss history and general history of all historical periods. #medievalsky
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I am beginning to book Public Scholar workshops for spring. I am bad at self-promotion but good at teaching people to bring their ideas to new and larger audiences. It's mid-August. Surely you will soon be planning your faculty workshops in January through May. www.davidmperry.com/go-public/
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The Public Scholar Workshop
There’s no such thing as the Ivory Tower. Colleges and universities are not isolated enclaves, and they probably never were. Public engagement is an essential part of the core mission of higher educat...
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Great view. This is the first time I’ve seen even a partial, so I was very happy to see it.
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My daughter, age 6, building a sand castle: ‘Now I’m gonna make the peasant village’
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Looks like the sorcerers have decided to let us have our sun back
Me, lying on the grass, wearing eclipse glasses
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Keep submitting and circulating! Trying to get a broad chronological sweep with this, so please reshare into different historical groups covering 400 - 1100 CE
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Glorious sunshine in Dublin! Where are you?
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Every time I read something like this I am gladder and gladder to be retiring soon.
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Congratulations!
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 06/08/2026
Final call! 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 tomorrow, Friday 7 August
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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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H-France @hfrancewebsite.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Stanford Univ. invites applications for the position of Director of the Stanford Language Center, a faculty position as Assoc or Full Prof (Teaching) in one of the language & literature departments in the School of Humanities & Sciences.
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Language Center
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John Marshall @jmarshallmed.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Delighted to see my latest article in PRIA in the wild. It analyses eight fascinating letters sent by Irish kings to the kings of England in the 13thC, while also providing a full transcription and translation of them in the appendix. Even better is that its open access: muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/arti...
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I had a student once who was hoping to write a screenplay of the Book of Margery Kempe and I wish they had
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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Postgraduate funding opportunities- University of Liverpool #irish #medievalsky www.liverpool.ac.uk/histories-la...
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Postgraduate research | School of Histories, Languages and Cultures | University of Liverpool
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Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture @mjcbac.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Funding opportunity: Early Career Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 2027/2028, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. Applications due September 1, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/early-c...
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Early Career Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 2027/2028, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin | Mary Jaharis Center
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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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Hannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Please share! A rare PhD studentship @kingshistory.bsky.social *fully* funded by @slaveryinwar.bsky.social to work with myself and Maeve Ryan, supported by a broader community of experts in Caribbean history, transatlantic slavery, and the history of war. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🗃️
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AHRC Studentship: Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago | King's College London
The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, to be jointly supervised across History and War Studies
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Me: * hands something to 2 yo* 2yo: Thank you! Me: You’re welcome! 2yo: You have such nice manners!
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I don’t often say no (unless it’s way off topic) because I am at a career and life stage where I can find the time. I feel like I’m paying back all the people who gave constructive comments on my stuff over the years. Even so, I gave myself a sabbatical from reviewing last year
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Now in print, issue 52:3 of the Journal of Medieval History.
Table of Contents of the issue. You can find it at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmed20/52/3
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My Spanish teacher is from Argentina and today we heard a lot about the Malvinas and la mano de Dios
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Congratulations!
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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Last chance to book for the Latin and Palaeography Summer School in Birmingham! There are still places available on the introduction to Latin course and the course on wills. #Skystorians. More info 👇 palaeography.uk/study/short-...
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The 49th Latin and Palaeography Summer School, 27-31 July 2026
The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer Sch…
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Can confirm, they are indeed a lovely bunch :)
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Supererogatory Lukaku! A lot of fun watching this in a bar in Toronto.
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Having a very sporty weekend. Prefontaine Classic, with France-Paraguay in my ear.
Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Not a Haaland fan myself (Man City, 115 charges, etc) but this is very cool
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Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Come be my colleague! American University's History Department is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor of science, tech and society. I am chair of the search and pleased to answer any questions either on here or email (grao at american) american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
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Assistant Professor
American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
‘Grandma, why is a strike good in soccer but bad in baseball?’
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This was such a thing during lockdown when we had to put our lectures on line and use transcription software. Worked OK for me with a USPNW accent. My Irish colleagues, not so much.
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Esther Liberman Cuenca @estherlcuenca.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I co-edit a book series for Boydell & Brewer on "The Urban World in the Middle Ages." Open to *BOOK* proposals c. 800–1600, covering urban life, societies, or cultures in Europe, Mediterranean, or Islamic world. For more info, email me, CuencaE@tamuv.edu. Happy to hear from 1st-time book authors.
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Perfect bumper sticker for a Honda Odyssey
Sticker reads ‘My other car is an Iliad’
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Ouch.
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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
oh permanent full-time pre-1800 job at Limerick! Deadline 14 August -- start of the job in January 2027. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRU993/a... #earlymodern #MedievalSky #Skystorians #Jobfairy
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Assistant Professor in European and or Global History (pre-1800) at University of Limerick
Apply for the Assistant Professor in European and or Global History (pre-1800) role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The path between my office and the Medieval History Research Centre goes right through where the coach loads of tourists are disgorged to see the Book of Kells. Outta my way!
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Brings home to me how long I’ve been living outside the US bc the combination of legal guns and legal weed struck me as so wild.
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
www.hist.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
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Professor Rosamond McKitterick 1949-2026. In memoriam | Faculty of History University of Cambridge
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Designed to 'promote collaboration across disciplines, with a particular emphasis on the boundary between science, engineering, and the social sciences and humanities.' Open to applicants of all nationalities. Up to £200,000. Scheme details: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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APEX Awards
The APEX awards are a new funding opportunity designed to promote collaboration across academic disciplines through the support of world-leading interdisciplinary research projects.
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H-Net Job Guide @h-net-job-guide.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New job: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor, History and Philosophy of Science The University of Sydney jobs.h-net.org/jobs/70075
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Trying to balance interesting and comfortable
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Yeah, I’m just wondering how it’s determined what article you’d use with an English word. My Spanish isn’t good enough to know what’s common, and I’m drawing a blank for those languages I know better.
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
And yeah, sorry, I can find a way to be a nerd even while watching football.
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Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Watching World Cup in Spanish, commentator talking about how many goals someone has scored in ‘la camiseta de la Mannschaft’. Which makes me wonder, when using a word in one language while speaking another, do they typically give it the gender it has in the original language? What abt English words?
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