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This is the official account of the Journal of Early Modern History, published by Brill and based at the University of Minnesota.

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Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our August issue, 29.4, is now available online! This issue opens with an open-access article by Yonatan Glazer-Eytan and Giuseppe Marcocci, "Material Culture and Early Modern Archivality: A Dialogue." brill.com/view/journal...

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Scott K Taylor @scottktaylor.bsky.social · Sep 3

New special issue of @earlymodhistory.bsky.social featuring works by Yonatan Glazer-Eytan & Giuseppe Marcocci and @anastruillou.bsky.social emspanishhistorynotes.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/s...

Special Issue of the JEMH

The Journal of Early Modern History 29.4 (2025)has a special issue, “Archives & Objects,” that features some articles for us. Yonatan Glazer-Eytan and Giuseppe Marcocci, “Mate…

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Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Ana Struillou @anastruillou.bsky.social · Aug 13

The 'Archives & Objects' special issue of the JEMH @earlymodhistory.bsky.social is out ! 🥳

Edited by Y. Glazer-Eytan/G. Marcocci, this multi-authored conversation centres non-textual artefacts in records & broader intersections between the archival and material turns
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Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

And the issue closes with an article by Anne T. Gerritsen, "Kang Wang’s Helmet and the Archivality of Chinese Popular Religious Practice." brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

Next, we have "Mughal Hands, Envelopes, and the Materiality of Trans-Imperial Archives" by Subah Dayal. brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is followed by "Mobility, Material Culture, and the Archive: A View from the Mediterranean" by Ana Struillou. brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

Next is "Piecing Back the Puzzle: Objects, Inventories, and the Problem of Classification" by Suzanne Ivanič. brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

Next, we have an open-access article by Filippo de Vivo, "A Cock for the Records: Posted Libels as Archival Objects." brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our August issue, 29.4, is now available online! This issue opens with an open-access article by Yonatan Glazer-Eytan and Giuseppe Marcocci, "Material Culture and Early Modern Archivality: A Dialogue." brill.com/view/journal...

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Aug 7

Global early Americanists--check out this great opportunity! The June 2026 WMQ-EMSI workshop is convened by Alison Games on the topic of "Global Early America before 1700". Call for Papers is below; apps due by Sept. 15.
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WMQ-EMSI 2026 Workshop - OIEAHC

Apply by September 15, 2025, for the WMQ-EMSI Workshop—"Global Early America before 1700"—convened by Alison Games. Workshop convenes January 30-31, 2026.

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Jun 23

Finally, we have a review essay by Zeynep Ağdemir, "Taxation and Fiscal Policy in Medieval and Early Modern Europe"
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Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our regular articles for the issue close with Rebecca Earle's "The World of Jacob de Pinna, Notary and Culture-Broker"
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Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Jun 23

Next, we have "The Last Mediterranean Galleys of the Caribbean: Maritime Captivity and Labor Regimes in Cartagena de Indias (1578–1631)" by Leonardo G. Moreno-Álvarez
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Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our June issue, 29.3, is now available online! The issue opens with an open-access article from Shai Zamir, "Lima Produces Saints for Spain and the Caribbean: The Miraculous Case of Antonio de San Pedro" brill.com/view/journal...

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Dialogues of Nonconformity across the British Atlantic 1500-1800 @nonconformity2025.bsky.social · May 18

Call for Papers for our interdisciplinary conference exploring Dialogues of Nonconformity across the British Atlantic World, 1500-1800, taking place at the University of Birmingham on 12 September 2025. Keynote delivered by Professor Alec Ryrie. Papers welcome from researchers at any career stage.

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · Apr 10

Registration for the conference is now open 🥳

There are a number of ticket options and registration will remain open until 1 June. The full programme is available on our website (subject to slight changes)

We can't wait to see everyone in July!!

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Understanding King James VI & I: 400 years on

A multi-day conference with accompanying workshops and activities that interrogate James' rich life and legacy.

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Jesse "Pecke in the Crowne" Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · Apr 14

The Medici Archive Project is offering twelve short-term fellowships for graduate, pre-doctoral students, and postdoctoral candidates, working on fields related to early modern Italy (preferably with a specific emphasis on Tuscany or Medici history) #earlymodern 🗃️

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CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · Apr 14

Deadline Extension! CEMS Colloquium on Early Modern War Narratives. Send us your abstracts by this Friday (18th)!

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Early Modern War Narratives - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL Blog

Join CEMS for our annual colloquium. This year's theme is early modern war narratives. CfP deadline: 11th April.

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Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Apr 8

The issue closes with book reviews by William F. Connell, Daniel Pfitzer, and Filipa Ribeiro da Silva brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Apr 8

Finally, we have a forum by Jan Hennings, Carina L. Johnson, Macabe Keliher, Kaya Şahin, and Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Apr 8

Macabe Keliher's "Legitimate Domination in the Early Modern World: Temple, Ritual, and Symbolic Power in Late Imperial China" closes the article portion of the issue brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Apr 8

Sixiang Wang's open-access article, "The King’s Conveyance: The Ritual Dispute of 1488 and the Unwritten Constitution of Early Modern Korean-Chinese Diplomacy" follows brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Apr 8

Next, we have Arne Spohr's "'In Our Raven-Like Body … Blooms a Heart as White as a Lily': Sonic, Visual, and Textual Imaginings of Blackness in Court Festivals of the Protestant Union, 1596–1617" brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Apr 8

Followed by "A Monstrous Assemblage: The Story Less Ordinary of a Fifteenth-Century Ottoman Manuscript" by Saygin Salgirli: brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Apr 8

Nancy S. Kollmann's "Adventus and Entry? Symbolic Communication Between Ruler and Ruled in Sixteenth-Century Russia" opens the issue proper: brill.com/view/journal...

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Apr 8

Our double Special Issue (29.1/2), Political Ceremonies and Rituals: Global Perspectives is now available online. The issue begins with an open-access Introduction by Carina L. Johnson, Macabe Keliher, and Kaya Şahin brill.com/view/journal...