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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Sep 13

Now that's a new way of #catfishing - play to the academic's vanity and grab them by their self-love 😅

#skystorians

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Jun 2

There we go: our two weeks of summerschools just started...

#earlymodern #skystorians

Institute of Reformation History @ihr-geneva.bsky.social · Jun 2

Notre première semaine de cours d'été est lancée! @dsc66.bsky.social et Nathalie Szczech ouvrent leur semaine sur la "construction et diffusion des groupes évangéliques à l'époque de la Réforme"

Daniela Solfaroli Camillocci et Nathalie Szczech présentant la première semaine

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · May 23

Having a great time at #reforc2025 with a great paper yesterday by @giovannigellera.bsky.social and right now a fascinating one on Osiander by @ruthatherton.bsky.social

Looking forward to the rest of it...

#earlymodern #skystorians

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · May 20

It was great to attend the valedictory lecture of @dettwiler.bsky.social

Thank you Andreas for everything you have done for the faculty (and beyond)!

#academicsky

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Institute of Reformation History @ihr-geneva.bsky.social · May 15

Next Monday, our PhD candidate Christian Martens will present his thesis research “François Hotman (1524-1590): humanisme juridique, historiographie et engagement politique”. See you at 12 PM in Uni Dufour (U365), Geneva! Presentation in French. More details on www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...

Portrait of François Hotman in somber colors; he is wearing a white ruff and his right hand is placed on this torso, underneath a large black cape. The image features the name of the conference and of the lecturer, as well as the place and time. At the bottom of the image, a pink band with the mentions "Institut d'histoire de la Réformation" and "Université de Genève"

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · May 7

Here's the details: ZAHND, Ueli. Magistra vitae o magistra veritatis ? : il racconto della morte di Zwingli a Kappel nei progetti storiografici di Johannes Salat e Heinrich Bullinger. In: Archivio italiano per la storia della Pietà, 2024, vol. 37, p. 17–39.

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · May 7

🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳
🖊️🧪 Yeehaw, it is out: my 100th publication! 🖊️🧪

(and, at the same time, my first one in Italian)
🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳

btw, more than 80% are open access, see here:
archive-ouverte.unige.ch/contributor/...

#earlymodern #skystorians

stats from https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/contributor/635557

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Apr 25

- Post-Doc: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...

- PhD position: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...

- Lecturer in Chruch history (maître-assistant): jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...

thanks for sharing...

Post-doctorant-e - Fonds National (6301)

Post-doctoral researcher Swiss National Science Foundation

jobs.unige.ch

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Apr 25

There are several job openings in Geneva you might be interested in:

- a post-doc and a doctoral position as part of @giovannigellera.bsky.social 's project on John Mair (1467-1550)

- a lecturer position in Church history at the Faculty of theology

See the thread for links

#earlymodern 🗃️

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Mar 20

Looking forward to welcoming @jpowellmcnutt.bsky.social in Geneva in ten days!

Institute of Reformation History @ihr-geneva.bsky.social · Mar 20

The IHR team is delighted to welcome Jennifer Powell McNutt (Wheaton College) on the 31st of May for a conference entitled "Inscripturating Time: The Early Modern French Bible as Time Keeper" (6.15PM). Zoom link and information on our website: www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...
#earlymodern #scriptures

Poster of the conference by Jennifer Powell McNutt at the IHR on the 31st of March. The background is lilac, with a picture of a cross-shaped gold clock, ornated by religious engravings. Practical informations are written in white. At the bottom, a pink banner with the mentions "Institut d'histoire de la Réformation" and "Université de Genève".

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thanks for sharing widely
#earlymodern #skystorians

Institute of Reformation History @ihr-geneva.bsky.social · Mar 20

🚨 Registrations for the 2025 Summer School are open until the 14th of April! The IHR offers 2 weeks of intensive courses (2-14 june) focusing on the treatment of sources and methodology. Subjects, registration forms and pratical information on our website: www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/ensei...

Poster for the 2025 IHR summer school, featuring practical information (subjects, teachers and dates) in white on a lilac background. On the lower half of the poster, a text in white reads "Admission upon registration. All the info on www.unige.ch/ihr", with the indication that the courses is aimed for postgraduate and PhD students in history, history of religion, theology, philosophy or literature.

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Mar 15

Bad news indeed. We will miss you excellent scholars coming abroad!
#skystorians #academicsky

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Mar 15

Really useful, thanks for creating this!! #earlymodern #skystorians

Paper Skygest Team @paper-feed.bsky.social · Mar 10

Hello world! We are building *personalized* feeds to help you make sense of research discussions on BlueSky! Pin our first feed below, which shows posts about papers from accounts you follow! Follow this account for more updates!
bsky.app/profile/pape...

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Institute of Reformation History @ihr-geneva.bsky.social · Mar 14

A G-rated impression from our recent PhD-Lunch: @jebbb.bsky.social presenting his research on #OriginalSin in #16thCentury exegetical debates, which we announced in such graphic detail that #bsky censored us (poor #Eve, but there is no such thing as prelapsarian fig leaves...)

#earlymodern

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Feb 27

Plutôt @ihr-geneva.bsky.social - au plaisir de te voir!

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Feb 27

Looking very much forward to listen to @julienleonard.bsky.social in Geneva!

Institute of Reformation History @ihr-geneva.bsky.social · Feb 27

Announcing our next conference: Julien Léonard will speak on François Véron (1575-1649) and heretics next Monday at 6.15 PM in Geneva. The presentation will also be available online. All the info on www.unige.ch/ihr/fr/accue...

Poster of a conference on François Véron by Julien Léonard on the 3rd of March at 6.15PM in Geneva. The text is white on a lilac background, which features a black and white portrait of François Véron. At the bottom, a pink band with the mention "Institute of Reformation History, University of Geneva"

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Feb 11

The Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) readvertizes its portal on "Cultures and Societies": if you're interested in learning more about jobs, events and publications in the SSH (mainly, but not exclusively in a Swiss context), have a look at it: www.cult-soc.ch/en/cult-soc/ 🗃️

Subject portal - Cultures and societiescult-soc - Fachportal Kulturen und Gesellschaft

The Swiss Society for African Studies aims to promote research on Africa as well as the organization of conferences to discuss issues related to African lifestyles and the diverse aspects of African s...

www.cult-soc.ch

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Jan 13

I probably shouldn't like this 😂

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Jan 12

Today was a good day for some #MentalDiversification. We have a new wardrobe now!

#DoItYourself

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Dec 19

Oh, sorry. In the common Late Medieval Latin translation of Aristotle, a woman is a "mas occasionatus" (a defective male). I thought you refer to that...

#earlymodern #skystorians

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Dec 19

You "occasionally" get angry? Great wordplay 🤭

#earlymodern #puns

Katarzyna Burzyńska @prof-burzynska.bsky.social · Dec 19

Reading and fuming 🤯😉I occasionally get angry with Aristotle. The man believed that women were a defect of nature. The audacity of suggesting that those that make life possible are defective! #research #earlymodern #feminist

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Friedemann Vogel @friedemann-vogel.bsky.social · Dec 15

#NRW hat neue Zahlen zur "Entfristungsquote der wissenschaftlichen Beschäftigten" an Hochschulen vorgelegt (Vorlage 18/3369). Und da staunt man nicht schlecht über das Eigenlob: der Anteil an Unbefristeten sei von 54% (2017) auf 70% (2023) gestiegen! -Wie das möglich ist? Lest selbst. #IchBinHanna

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Dec 19

The most revealing part is the "bright, well-organized kitchen" I'd say 🤭

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Ueli Zahnd @uelizahnd.bsky.social · Dec 18

So the lesson to be learned is once again: buy a new phone.