iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Coming up Tues, 6 Oct - Towards an Oceanic Art History of the Early Modern Portuguese World Speaker: Elsje van Kessel Host: ARTES, Iberian & Latin American Visual Culture Group To register for the event and to receive a Zoom link, sign up here: artes-uk.org/online-progr... #earlymodern

Digital event poster featuring ships on water in the background, human figures in the foreground; text with event detail in white.

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FrenchHistTO @frenchhistto.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For more information and to register, see munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/fail-a...

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Fail Ahead: Object Narratives of French Naval Redemption

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FrenchHistTO @frenchhistto.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our next #FrenchHistory speaker will be Dr. Kelly Presutti (History of Art and Visual Studies, Cornell), presenting a talk entitled "Fail Ahead: Object Narratives of French Naval Redemption." Mark your calendars for Fri. Oct. 23, 4-6p, at Munk Ctr. room 108N. 🗃️

Poster for a French History Seminar, talk by Speaker, Kelly Presutti, History of Art and Visual Studies, Cornell University. Title: "Fail Ahead: Object Narratives of French Naval Redemption" Date: Oct. 23, 2026, 4:00-6:00pm. Location: room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON M5S 3K7. Image of 5 18th-c. European men (wearing white wigs and elegant jackets, breeches, and white tights) gathered around a large partially rolled up nautical chart, with a globe on the table, in front of large windows. “Louis XVI Giving his Instructions to La Pérouse, Ship’s Captain for His Voyage of Exploration Around the World, in the Presence of the Marquis of Castries, Minister for the Navy, 29 June 1785,” painted by N. A. Monsiau, 1817, oil on canvas (1.78 m × 2.31 m). Châteaux de Versailles, France.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For those not in NYC or who cannot attend, you can find the full list of exhibitors here: nyabf2026.printedmatterartbookfairs.org/exhibitors-1 - if you click on the names you can find their websites/social media. It's a great way to discover new publishers from across the world.

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Exhibitors — NYABF 2026

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FrenchHistTO @frenchhistto.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This afternoon! (Note, the poster says room 108N, but we will be upstairs in 208N). See you there!

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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Dr Gul Sen @guel-sen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is not only a vast register of British slave traders and the trafficking of captive Africans from 1563 to 1807, but also an invaluable database of ships’ voyages. #MaritimeHistory #Ships

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Ana Struillou @anastruillou.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Very happy to share my new article (in French!) in the Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine in a beautiful issue on the mobility of paper & maritime history 🦑 ⚓ On archives, mobility, and travelling notaries across the Mediterranean ⚓ Don't hesitate to email for a PDF lnkd.in/ef-kjw4e

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Margaret Schotte @schottemargaret.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This Friday (Sept. 25)! Hope to see you there!

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

i hate it @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social, please kill this

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Victor Seow @eastasiascitech.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am delighted to share our fall 2026 lineup for the #Harvard Science and Technology in Asia online seminar series! Join us over Zoom for six terrific talks from October through December. All are welcome. Details and registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts 🧪

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Ben Gross @bhgross144.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

History of science & #BookHistory friends: What was the size of the initial print run of Hooke's Micrographia? (I've frequently seen the 1st edition referred to as a bestseller, but haven't found a source that confirms how many copies the Royal Society commissioned...) #HistSTM #histsci 🗃️📜🔬

Robert Hooke, Micrographia, Schema XXXIV (The Flea)
Image source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/apr/22/big-tick-energy-how-a-humble-flea-kickstarted-british-art

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Mairi Cowan @historianmairi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

18-month Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative Join us to work on the University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative, part of the University’s Bicentennial programming. More information here: www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...

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Postdoctoral Positions | Department of Historical Studies

18-month Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Toronto Digital Histories InitiativeDepartment of Historical Studies, University of Toronto MississaugaApplication deadline: October 6, 2026Fellowship s...

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Amanda Wyatt! Visconti @literaturegeek.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today's print from my archive: an example of turning weird things typehigh (usable alongside movable type+on printing presses) in honor of it being Type High Day (9/18 => .918", the standard US type height). If you understand what can damage a press, you can do ?! things like print sliced cabbage 🥬:

Photo of a red cabbage that's been sliced near typehigh (.918") and blocked on A Vandercook printing press on top of flat trash bags and blue paper shop towels. A hand is in frame giving the camera a thumbs up.

Photo of a letterpress print on white paper with neon spring green ink. It says "This machine kales fascists". The texture of the round flat side of an inked slice of cabbage is printed on the paper.

Photo of a whole red cabbage and cutting knife, laid out on a cutting mat covered by a flat trash bag

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

we're choosing a worse world *and it's not even cheaper*

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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

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The press as a showman, showing off. A timeless statement of media impact on human life. The Gutenberg Galaxy's main technology, the printing press, is half-man, half-machine! Goosebumps, dear #skystorians, goosebumps.

A wood engraving of early 19th century showing a printing press (called PRESS) with an ink pot as a hat, half human and half printing press. Source: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1871-0429-668

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"In 2022, Wiley removed over 1,300 ebooks from academic library collections; [they said] perpetual access is not an option for subscribed content. In 2025, Clarivate,... announced they would stop offering libraries perpetual access licenses for ebooks and primary-source digital collections."

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Consumers Are Worried About the Loss of Physical Media Ownership. Libraries Are Leading the Conversation. — Association of Research Libraries

Sally Sax is head, Collection Strategy and Partnerships, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University. In a recent Atlantic Monthly article about Sony’s plan to end physical sales of PlayStation console game...

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Perhaps we should create a parallel organization for historians?

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The conflation of AI-critical with technophobic is tactical & infuriating. While accusing us of just knee-jerk hating tech, they’re enshittifying search engines, degrading digital archives, sundowning or enclosing popular tools, etc. We were all happily using that tech!

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I have a column this weekend asking: where is the rest of civil society. Where’s the CEOs asking for safe streets for their employees? Where’s the foundations taking a stand, putting some money behind countering this? Where’s the establishment? Everyone is sitting it out. Just like w Rob ford.

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Margaret Schotte @schottemargaret.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So excited to host Dr. Welsch in Toronto! She'll be sharing some new work that draws upon our 'Sailing with the French' project, and she's just generally a fascinating speaker! @sailingwthefrench.bsky.social

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

That’s almost the entire network. It’s so much worse than we feared 😔

Planned bike lane closures
The closures make up about 20km of bike lanes, including a 14km stretch on Bloor St.

Also Avenue road, Yonge street, University Avenue.

Dedicated bike ways includes bike lanes, contra-flow bike lanes, and cycle tracks
SOURCE: TORONTO OPEN DATA
TORONTO STAR GRAPHIC

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ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca · 01/09/2026

"vehicle lanes"🙄 via @citynewstoronto.bsky.social "The province has started the process to remove bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street & University Avenue after a recent ruling from #Ontario 's Court of Appeal" w/ @cycletoronto.bsky.social #ONpoli #BikeTo #carbrain #motonormativity #toronto

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Margaret Schotte @schottemargaret.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Excited for a great series of talks this year! (I can never get the hashtag correct...) #FrHistory #skystorians

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Leslie Street @lesliestreet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Libraries are under attack on so many fronts all at the same time. This PEN America report is a must read.

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UVA Press @uvapress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Happy #pubday to "A Sea of Possibilities: The Revolutionary Atlantic World of Captain Thomas Allen" by Kenneth J. Banks! The story of a cunning sea captain whose tempestuous life charts new dimensions of the American Revolution upress.virginia.edu/title/10219/ #skystorians #booksky #readUP

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Margaret Schotte @schottemargaret.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sharing bc book discounts are always a good thing (& if you order a copy of 'Sailing School' I'm still happy to send you a signed book plate! :-)) #maritimehistory 🗃️

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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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Laprofmme @laprofmme.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Down in the middle of Lake Ontario The same snow is falling (the same snow is falling) On the deep silent water (on the deep silent water) The great dark wonder Into the waves of my heart Into the waves of my heart Of my heart

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Blue Rodeo - Hasn't Hit Me Yet (Official Music Video)

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Nina Moraitou-Politzi @ninamorpol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today in @justsecurity.org, @adamofkeith.bsky.social & I unpack the Trump admin's campaign to get states to quit the ICC. We see it as a bid for diplomatic cover for when Rubio sanctions the Court itself. ICC member states must push back - and offer a vocal & practical defense of the Court.

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Other Countries Should Not Help Rubio Dismantle the ICC

The United States’ bid for support in its fight against the ICC creates an opportunity to push back on its attempt to dismantle the Court.

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Margaret Schotte @schottemargaret.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Really looking forward to seeing new titles in this series! #maritimehistory

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Cepheid @wrdnrd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Glittery letterpress-printed sail for queer pirate boat is SUCH A VIBE

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SHARP News @sharpnews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Did you or a friend complete a thesis or dissertation on a book history topic between 2024 and 2025? Submit the information here to have it included in our SHARP 2024-2025 Thesis and Dissertation Biliography! #Thesis #Dissertation #Research #BookHistory Submit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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SHARP Thesis/Dissertation Bibliography Submission Form 2024/2025

Use this form to submit citation information about book history theses and dissertations completed between 2024 and 2025. Guidelines Dissertations and theses about book history (interpreted broadly, ...

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Kattekopjes @kattekopjes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Abraham Rademaker (1676/7- 1735), De Rotterdamse- en Kethelpoort te Delft. Collectie: Museum Prinsenhof, Delft #art #drawing #17thcentury #18thcentury #cityscape #water #boats #gate #church #bridge

Drawing of a scene with a stretch of water in the foreground with several boats. The viewer is looking towards the town. Left and right two city gates, with another stretch of water between them and connected further back with a stone bridge. The gate on the right is a more elaborate building with turrets and a wooden bridge for pedestrians. Between the gates the church tower can be seen. On the left of the painting more buildings within the city wall can be seen.

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

City state when?

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Elise Watson @ewatson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#earlymodern #bookhistory Workshop Call for Papers: Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade, University of Edinburgh 6-7 May 2027 Please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested!

Call for Papers
Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade
University of Edinburgh
6-7 May 2027

Over the past two decades, women’s book history and feminist bibliography have exploded with renewed interest. Even so, women’s work is still to an extent seen as an exception or curiosity. It examines them from a gender history perspective, asking to what extent their relationships were influenced or determined by constructions of femininity. Proposals should therefore involve a dimension of gender analysis beyond simply the inclusion of female subjects.

This conference will seek to explore (but is not limited to) to the following themes and questions:

*Gendered Networks. To what extent were professional book trade networks gendered? How did these networks intersect with other types of women’s networks, whether they be familial, friendly, religious, political, or intellectual?
*Identity and Representation. Did women express professional solidarity with other women, and how did this manifest? How did women’s self-representation in imprints and paratext differ from men’s?
*Legal and Structural Considerations. In what ways were women’s professional networks dependent on legal structures of inheritance in their region, or participation in guilds? How did these networks stretch across economic and class divisions?
*Digital Approaches. Can digital humanities tools such as network visualisation effectively help document these relationships?

The conference will also host the launch of a new collaborative database sourcing biographical information about women in the early modern book trade.

Contributions will be published in a volume of conference proceedings, to be submitted by the end of 2027.

Proposals for papers of maximum 20 minutes, including title, an abstract of up to 300 words, and a biography of up to 150 words should be sent to Dr Elise Watson, elise.watson@ed.ac.uk, by 20 December 2026. While all papers will be delivered in person, virtual attendance will be available as well.

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Margaret Schotte @schottemargaret.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Q: can folks point me to exs. of academics 'self-publishing' transcriptions/translations of 1ry sources online (ideally w a stable link) --esp. if the original source is too large for an appendix to a journal article? Interested in one-offs (one ltr, a few notarial docs), not large projects. Thx!

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allthinky; No More Billionaires. Fuck ICE. Fuck AI. @allthinky.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

You are teaching like it's 1999! (that's a compliment)

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is a very serious problem for libraries, archives, and knowledge-keepers of all kinds. If you don’t control access to your collections, *you do not have collections.* If we do not have permanent access to records, stories, & sources of knowledge then our histories and memories are not our own.

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Angela Cassidy @angecass.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I went on a MPIWG summer school (on theme of Human Origins) during my PhD. It was awesome and I learned A LOT. #STS #HistSTM apply apply apply!

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I’m unaware of any historians making this claim. At *most* we might refer to Adrian Johns’s argument about print presenting new challenges to authority over truth. But that’s not an institutional argument.

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I’ve seen in two culture /higher ed magazines recently the claim that the printing press engendered a crisis of authority at universities bc anyone could publish what they wanted and people could learn things without universities. This is not true.

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Toronto Boris @torontoboris.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy Lower Don Trail Opening day to all who celebrate!!!! After what feels like a decade of closure (since 2023 in reality), the trail has finally (mostly) been reopened. I took a ride down to see the finished product. So far its looking promising. #bikeTO #cycleTO #LoveTheRavines #Toronto

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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 01/08/2026

I posted this last Saturday but if you happen to be in Niagara this afternoon you should absolutely go because Natasha is such an engaging presenter.

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Dot Porter @leoba.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Do you use digitized medieval manuscripts in any capacity? Do you have opinions about the metadata that describes them? We want to hear from you! Please take a moment to fill out our very short survey. Please repost and share with anyone you know who might be interested! forms.gle/sBPXAnoRhwe1...

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Digitized Medieval Manuscripts: Metadata Preferences

A brief survey about what metadata formats people prefer to go along with their digitized medieval manuscripts. The results of this survey will be used to consider what metadata we make available thro...

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