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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 1d

Happening online on Saturday! 🥳

London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 1d

The NYMS-LMS symposium on Nineteenth-Century Medievalisms is happening this Saturday! We cannot wait 😁

Please feel most welcome to join, spread the news & circulate the zoom link.

Thank you for your support and see you all (virtually) very soon!

London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 26d

We're absolutely delighted to invite you to this upcoming symposium on Nineteenth-Century Medievalisms, co-organised by the New York Medieval Society and the LMS!

It will take place on 18 Oct 2025. Please join through this link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8729115924...

We look forward to seeing you all! 🙂

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 4d

Please do take a look, and let me know what you think! A privilege to have the time and space to consider how displaced people exercise agency – and how to find them – in the records we do have.

Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 4d

New on advance access: "Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973"

by @riakapoor.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 1d

Call for Papers: Anglican Missions and Missionaries, 1701–1965

The Canadian Church Historical Society invites proposals for historical papers and panels on any area relating to Anglican mission work for a conference at Huron University College, Ontario, May 28–30, 2026.

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Call for Papers - Canadian Church Historical Society

Submit your proposal for the Anglican Missions & Missionaries, 1701–1965 conference at Huron University College, May 28–30, 2026. 250-word proposals (including title), abstracts & 200-word bios due by...

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 5d

CFP: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns

🗓️ 22 May 2026
📍 European University Institute, Florence
👩‍🏫 Organiser: Dr Giada Pizzoni
🎤 Keynote: Dr Jonathan Davies (Warwick)

Submit abstracts (≤300 words) by 20 Dec 2025 👉

socialhistory.org.uk/shs_event/ge...

Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns

Call for Papers Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns European University Institute, Florence 22 May 2026 Organiser: Dr Giada Pizzoni Keynote Speaker: Dr Jonathan Davies (Warwick) Violence puts th…

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks so much, Liesbeth! 🥰

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Ryan Abt (He/Him) @ryanabt.bsky.social · Jun 20

@ktgerbs.bsky.social provides an essential link in understanding the creation of racialized slavery. She demonstrates how Christians—intentionally & not—tied bondage to status as a Christian and, ultimately, how this tied assumptions about the heathen to enslaved Black people.

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Cover of Katharine Gerbner’s Christian Slavery

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 24d

Heading to one of my fave cities and unis to talk about one of my fave topics: women employed in university colleges! It will feature some new material from Cambridge and King’s College’s cute account books 👀

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 25d

A new semester means a new exciting round of CMS seminars! Here's a sneak peek of what we have to look forward to over the next few weeks!

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 26d

Last month, the Trust had the privilege of offering scholarships to five PGRs and ECRs to attend the Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium. Each YHT Scholar has shared their thoughts on the experience on our #blog, which you can read here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/18/y... #MedievalSky #Skystorians

YHT Scholars at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium

The Trust On…YHT Scholars at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium PGR/ECR presenters at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium, including the five YHT scholars (courtesy of Ana Roda Sanchez) …

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London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 26d

We're absolutely delighted to invite you to this upcoming symposium on Nineteenth-Century Medievalisms, co-organised by the New York Medieval Society and the LMS!

It will take place on 18 Oct 2025. Please join through this link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8729115924...

We look forward to seeing you all! 🙂

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · Sep 5

Grateful to participate and speak in the international workshop 'The Other Part of The Town: Poor and Marginalised Population Groups in Medieval Cities' at @rwth.bsky.social
I go back home with lots of notes and interesting points to reflect further! 😊

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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · Sep 2

Colloquium on Black and Indigenous Women's History 👇🏾

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · Aug 31

Only a week left for this #cfp!! 🤗
Come and join us in Leeds!

@medievalgeorgie.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social

#skystorians #medieval #premoderncriticalracestudies #medievalsky #imc2026 #imc #historians #medievalhistory #premodernrace #racialisation #imc2025

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · Aug 31

Race Isn’t Biological — So Why Do So Many Still Think It Is?

@kevinlala.bsky.social and @kztwyman.bsky.social blog about their recent paper in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences

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Image from the blog showing 5 solutions to countering scientific racism

1. Introduce students to the complexities of developmental processes
2. Introduce students to the complexities of inheritance processes
3. Explain that variation between racialised groups in behavioural and cultural traits is not caused by genetic differences
4. Debunk scientific racism in school and university level science curricula
5. Acknowledge and contextualised the racist histories of academic fields

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · Aug 29

The radical right in Britain increasingly claims to represent "Christian values" & "Christian civilisation" - though its leaders rarely go to church or pretend to believe anything.

It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · Aug 28

A courteous but very impressive rebuke to Nigel Farage from the Bishop of Oxford.

"I heard no compassion in what you said...".

"I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities".

Do read.
blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...

An open letter to Nigel Farage - Bishop Steven's Blog

Bishop Steven writes an open letter in response to Nigel Farage MP's immigration policy which was launched in Oxford this week.

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · Aug 21

Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London.

🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...

Migration Museum Walking Tour

Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Aug 19

Publication Day! How was race taught to students during the Enlightenment? Our book traces how Edinburgh-trained students carried their education into colonial contexts and forged race as a central category of Enlightenment thought. #History #Enlightenment #Colonialism #YaleUniversityPress

Race and the Scottish Enlightenment

How colonialism shaped the Scottish Enlightenment’s conception of race and humanity In the decades after 1750, an increasing number of former medical st...

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · Aug 22

Two weeks left to get your abstracts in for #imc2026!!!
We look forward to hearing from you 🤗

@medievalgeorgie.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social

#skystorians #medieval #premoderncriticalracestudies #medievalsky #imc #premodernrace #cfp

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · Aug 21

Amazing time at the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium 2025! 😊
Many thanks to the organisers, the committee and the Yorkist History Trust for their support and generous funding! @yorkisthistory.bsky.social

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · Aug 18

Welcoming @emmaolson5.bsky.social into the organising team of the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities. Preparations for 2026 have begun!

Really grateful that this initiative keeps growing - CfP coming soon 🎉

#skystorians #medieval #urbanstudies #earlymodern #historians #cities

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Emma Olson @emmaolson5.bsky.social · Aug 11

Call for Papers from @thomashkaal.bsky.social and I for a Sound Studies panel @imc-leeds.bsky.social "Listening to Medieval Life: New Possibilities in Historical Sound Studies". Please consider joining us, we'd love to *hear* from you! Deadline 15 Sept. #cfp #imc2026

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Dr Dean Irwin @medievaljews.bsky.social · Aug 6

New Walking Tour Date

The next Medieval Jewish Lincoln Walking Tour will be on Sun 7 Sept at 2:30pm. We've had amazing reviews of the tour so far, and we're excited to share this important chapter in Lincoln's history! For details and how to reserve, see: medievaljewishlincoln.co.uk

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Nick Munn @medievalmunn.bsky.social · Jul 29

CfP for Leeds IMC 2026 on Premodern Masculinities. Do join 😊 #skystorians #medieval #masculinities #genderstudies #imc2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · Jul 22

New Call for Papers for more sessions on premodern race & racialisation at #IMC2026!!
@medievalgeorgie.bsky.social and I are looking forward to receiving your proposals 🙂
If you have any questions, please do reach out!
@imc-leeds.bsky.social
#premoderncriticalracestudies #medievalsky #skystorians

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Dr Rachael Harkes @latemedievalist.bsky.social · Jul 17

Tomorrow is the deadline for registering for this year’s Harlaxton, on the theme of ‘The Medieval City’. Join us!!! Register here: harlaxtonmedievalsymposium.org
📚 #medievalsky #skystorians

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