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Maya Soifer Irish

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History professor at Rice University. Russian-Jewish American, "rootless cosmopolitan." I study medieval Iberia and its history of religious coexistence and confrontation. I love cats, nature, art, historical fiction, travel, and classical music. 📚🖼️🌊🎼🌸🐈

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Maya Soifer Irish @msoiferirish.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hello new followers! I'm an academic historian studying medieval Spain, especially Jewish-Christian relations in Castile. My first book was published in 2016. At Rice University, I teach the history of Europe and the Mediterranean ca. 300 to ca. 1500. www.cuapress.org/978081323633...

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Maya Soifer Irish @msoiferirish.bsky.social · 23h

Job: The Katz Family Archivist Librarian at the South Texas Jewish Archives (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University). Salary range: $69,948 to $71,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025.
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Katz Family Archivist Librarian, Special Collections

The Katz Family Archivist Librarian will primarily preserve, arrange, and describe archival collections in the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives (STJA), which represent Jewish hi...

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Maya Soifer Irish @msoiferirish.bsky.social · 1d

Job: Assistant Professor in Medieval European Art and
Architectural History in the World at Brown University. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2025.
#medievalsky
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 2d

In A Woman Is Responsible for Everything, Debra Kaplan and Elisheva Carlebach provide a groundbreaking look at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal life.

Out now in North America (9 Dec UK pub): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

A Woman Is Responsible for Everything: Jewish Women in Early Modern Europe by Debra Kaplan and Elisheva Carlebach

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · 2d

How can ancient Jewish wisdom literature reshape our understanding of identity, religion and language in the Mediterranean? With David Torollo & Miriam Goldstein.

28 Oct 2025, 5-6 pm CET online
Register: t1p.de/entanglement...

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#medievalmediterranean
@maxweberstiftung.de @dhi-paris.fr

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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 2d

Being irritating is similar to being informative, right? I’m glad people are enjoying/reacting to our translation of the sources for the Battle of Tours, which you can find here: salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/k...

#medievalsky

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Levi Roach @proflroach.bsky.social · 2d

Much #charterrific fun to be had on the new Fiscus website, dedicated to fiscal lands in the regnum Italiae! #medievalsky

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 3d

Religion scholars: One week left to apply to be my colleague in the small but mighty Religion Department at my small liberal arts college. We are hiring a TT professor of Religion in the US. Right now we have four religion professors, and you could be number five! slc.peopleadmin.com/postings/2425

Religion in the United States Tenure Track Position

Sarah Lawrence College seeks candidates for a tenure-track position in Religion in the United States, to begin in fall 2026. We seek scholars from the fields of religious studies, area studies, and hi...

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Christian Callisen @ctcallisen.bsky.social · 4d

Medieval through Early Modern Jewish Studies (@msoiferirish.bsky.social)

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Maya Soifer Irish @msoiferirish.bsky.social · 7d

I have many thoughts about the original post, but will say only this: first, congrats to Merle, whom I know personally; and second, it’s good for all medievalists in the OK-TX area that our field is being recognized. It’s something to celebrate in these very uncertain times. 🍾

Maya Soifer Irish @msoiferirish.bsky.social · 7d

Job: Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, Binghamton University.
#jewishstudies
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Job: Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, Binghamton University

Deadline: Review of applications will begin November 14, 2025. The Judaic Studies Department and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Binghamton University invite applications for a tenu...

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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · 17d

Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Are you passionate about early medieval Britain? Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing? If yes, then you may be interested in this f...

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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 18d

When the Groom Paid the Dowry: New Study Rethinks Marriage in Medieval Catalonia www.medievalists.net/2025/07/when... #MedievalMarriage

When the Groom Paid the Dowry: New Study Rethinks Marriage in Medieval Catalonia - Medievalists.net

A new study reveals that in 13th- and 14th-century Catalonia, some grooms brought dowries to their brides, challenging long-held assumptions about gender and wealth in medieval marriage

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Middle East Medievalists @mideastmedieval.bsky.social · 18d

Three-year VAP in Medieval Middle East/Islamic History at Colby's History Department
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Medieval Middle East-3 year - Waterville, Maine, United States job with Colby College | 37887745

Description Visiting Assistant Professor in Middle East/Islamic History The Department of History at Colby College invites applications for a...

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 20d

Is the Book of Kells from Pictland rather than Ireland? Great to see this @theguardian.com piece about @victoriawhitworth.bsky.social's new book on Kells, published by @headofzeus.bsky.social next month: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/book-of-k... www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells, says academic

Exclusive: Author challenges assumption monks on Iona created manuscript, instead positing its origins are Pictish

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Gabriele Passabì @gabpassabi.bsky.social · 23d

The much-anticipated news is now here. I am very excited to announce that my book, soon out with York Medieval Press, is now available for pre-order! Hats off to @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social and the awesome Mont-Saint-Michel design team for the cover!

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 28d

Penn Press and @katzcenterupenn.bsky.social are delighted to announce that @thejqr.bsky.social will become fully Open Access beginning with the winter 2026 issue (coming in January)!

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Jewish Quarterly Review to become Open Access in 2026 - University of Pennsylvania Press

Penn Press and the Katz Center are delighted to announce a new chapter in the history of the Jewish Quarterly Review. Beginning with the winter 2026 issue

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 28d

K-12 Updates and Call for Proposals

K-12 Updates and Call for Proposals
The Medieval Academy’s K-12 Committee is testing ways to best engage with K-12 educators. We are currently developing two modes of engagement.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/k-12-updates...

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · 29d

Does your teaching touch upon the Black Death? Then don't miss the one and only Dr. Monica Green's open-access, introductory teaching module for the History for the 21st Century (H21) project! www.history21.com/owit-module/... #earlymodern #histmed #medhumanities #medieval #worldhistory

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · Sep 15

The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast welcomes proposals of single episodes for its fifth season.

After four successful seasons, The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast (MMA) will return for its fifth in 2026.
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Laura Morreale @lauramorreale.bsky.social · Apr 29

So proud to have co-written this newly published book w/my brilliant friend Anne E. Lester; I just remembered the book came into being largely b/c of an #NEH grant Anne received in 2020-2021, allowing us to follow up on our pandemic zoom calls together.
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Maya Soifer Irish @msoiferirish.bsky.social · Sep 16

Good morning! Rise and shine!

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · Sep 12

Just under a week left to submit a proposal for our sessions at @imc-leeds.bsky.social next year and to apply for a bursary! #Skystorians #MedievalSky

Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · Sep 2

We're seeking proposals for papers on the long fifteenth century for Trust-sponsored panels at next year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social, as well as offering bursaries of £300 for speakers! Please see here for more info: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/02/y... @jllaynesmith.bsky.social #MedievalSky

Proposals are sought for 20-minute papers on new research on the period 1399-1525. Topics within the IMC 2026 theme of ‘Temporalities’ are encouraged, but any subject within the relevant time frame is welcome.

Bursaries of £300 are available for scholars without institutional funding (at any stage of their career). Please note the IMC’s proposal criteria at www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/proposals/criteria.

Please send a 150-200 word abstract and short biography to Dr Joanna Laynesmith at j.l.laynesmith@reading.ac.uk by 18th September 2025 stating whether you wish to apply for a bursary or just to propose a paper.

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · Sep 10

Jobs For Medievalists

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Classical Studies: Medieval Literature
Department of English: Trinity University, San Antonio TX
Review of applications will begin November 10, 2025

Tenure-trackAssistant Professor of
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Maya Soifer Irish @msoiferirish.bsky.social · Sep 7

So far my time in WI has been great. The weather’s been beautiful, and I added 2500 words to my book manuscript.
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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · Sep 7

how it feels to contribute to an edited volume

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