J. Connell Stryker
@jconnellstryker.bsky.social
PhD in History, UT Austin; Pratt Postdoctoral Fellow, Memorial University of Newfoundland - Women's Work at Sea, Histories of Maritime, Gender, Labor, Empire, Technology, and the Digital Humanities, etc
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Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? The #NotesAndRecords essay award is now open for entries until 28 February 2026. Visit our website find out more: buff.ly/dedMm93 #HistSci #HistSTM
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Are you a researcher in the field of history of science, technology and medicine? The #NotesAndRecords essay award is now open for entries until 28 February 2026. Visit our website find out more: buff.ly/dedMm93 #HistSci #HistSTM
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70 years ago today my father took these photographs with his mother's camera. He was 13 years old at the time. This rescue operation led to the establishment of local rescue service ("Eiðis bjargingarfelag") which runs to this day.
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
70 years ago today my father took these photographs with his mother's camera. He was 13 years old at the time. This rescue operation led to the establishment of local rescue service ("Eiðis bjargingarfelag") which runs to this day.
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New poster! Only two weeks until my workshop “Sails, Silk, and Ancient Seas”. I am happy that so many students have taken an interest in ancient Mediterranean and Chinese seafaring. Reviewing their work and helping them refine their posters has taught me a lot about Chinese maritime history as well.
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
New poster! Only two weeks until my workshop “Sails, Silk, and Ancient Seas”. I am happy that so many students have taken an interest in ancient Mediterranean and Chinese seafaring. Reviewing their work and helping them refine their posters has taught me a lot about Chinese maritime history as well.
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"The Baltic world and Nordic region have never figured prominently in the historiography of medieval & early modern Europe." My 1 semester at Uppsala was a reality check about the scale of this marginalization!
This book by @adamgeorgie.bsky.social looks like a welcome part of the correction.
This book by @adamgeorgie.bsky.social looks like a welcome part of the correction.
Paul Douglas Lockhart reviews 'Anglo-Swedish Commercial Connections and Diplomatic Relations in the Seventeenth Century', by Adam Grimshaw @adamgeorgie.bsky.social
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Anglo-Swedish Commercial Connections and Diplomatic Relations in the Seventeenth Century, by Adam Grimshaw
The Baltic world and the Nordic region have never figured prominently in the historiography of medieval and early modern Europe. This imbalance—which tradi
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December 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"The Baltic world and Nordic region have never figured prominently in the historiography of medieval & early modern Europe." My 1 semester at Uppsala was a reality check about the scale of this marginalization!
This book by @adamgeorgie.bsky.social looks like a welcome part of the correction.
This book by @adamgeorgie.bsky.social looks like a welcome part of the correction.
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar '25, Day 7: Victoria Drummond
Now I am cheating, because I meant to have a photo of one of Drummond's agreements before I wrote this thread, but when I got to the archive I got distracted trying to trace epidemics. Such is life, if you're lucky! #crewagadvent25
Now I am cheating, because I meant to have a photo of one of Drummond's agreements before I wrote this thread, but when I got to the archive I got distracted trying to trace epidemics. Such is life, if you're lucky! #crewagadvent25
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar '25, Day 7: Victoria Drummond
Now I am cheating, because I meant to have a photo of one of Drummond's agreements before I wrote this thread, but when I got to the archive I got distracted trying to trace epidemics. Such is life, if you're lucky! #crewagadvent25
Now I am cheating, because I meant to have a photo of one of Drummond's agreements before I wrote this thread, but when I got to the archive I got distracted trying to trace epidemics. Such is life, if you're lucky! #crewagadvent25
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Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar, Day 6: "Atting"
I said I would try to get a little more into this, but we would probably be dissatisfied with the answers, and what can I say, I delivered on this promise of dissatisfaction.
The situation remains weird, but that's about it. #crewagadvent25
I said I would try to get a little more into this, but we would probably be dissatisfied with the answers, and what can I say, I delivered on this promise of dissatisfaction.
The situation remains weird, but that's about it. #crewagadvent25
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar, Day 6: "Atting"
I said I would try to get a little more into this, but we would probably be dissatisfied with the answers, and what can I say, I delivered on this promise of dissatisfaction.
The situation remains weird, but that's about it. #crewagadvent25
I said I would try to get a little more into this, but we would probably be dissatisfied with the answers, and what can I say, I delivered on this promise of dissatisfaction.
The situation remains weird, but that's about it. #crewagadvent25
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar, Day 5: Promise I'm not cheating
Oh ho ho, what's this? Posting another account of a pilgrim? (truly these can hardly be called accounts, but they are ~evidence~ sometimes that's the best you're gonna get) It's not cheating, I swear! It's intriguing!
#crewagadvent25
Oh ho ho, what's this? Posting another account of a pilgrim? (truly these can hardly be called accounts, but they are ~evidence~ sometimes that's the best you're gonna get) It's not cheating, I swear! It's intriguing!
#crewagadvent25
December 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar, Day 5: Promise I'm not cheating
Oh ho ho, what's this? Posting another account of a pilgrim? (truly these can hardly be called accounts, but they are ~evidence~ sometimes that's the best you're gonna get) It's not cheating, I swear! It's intriguing!
#crewagadvent25
Oh ho ho, what's this? Posting another account of a pilgrim? (truly these can hardly be called accounts, but they are ~evidence~ sometimes that's the best you're gonna get) It's not cheating, I swear! It's intriguing!
#crewagadvent25
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar '25: The Hajj
Okay we're finally going to get into the log
SO I did mention the Suez Canal earlier, and how it helped business, steam vs sail, yadda yadda yadda but look, there's actually a lot more interesting reason to pay attention to it. #crewagadvent25
Okay we're finally going to get into the log
SO I did mention the Suez Canal earlier, and how it helped business, steam vs sail, yadda yadda yadda but look, there's actually a lot more interesting reason to pay attention to it. #crewagadvent25
December 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar '25: The Hajj
Okay we're finally going to get into the log
SO I did mention the Suez Canal earlier, and how it helped business, steam vs sail, yadda yadda yadda but look, there's actually a lot more interesting reason to pay attention to it. #crewagadvent25
Okay we're finally going to get into the log
SO I did mention the Suez Canal earlier, and how it helped business, steam vs sail, yadda yadda yadda but look, there's actually a lot more interesting reason to pay attention to it. #crewagadvent25
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Thanks to the generosity of @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social alumni Dominic Christian we are pleased to offer in 2026 The Dominic Christian #MaritimeHistory Scholarship to study for an MA in @ueahistory.bsky.social - further details & t&c here:
www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a... ⚓
Deadline to apply: 8/6/26
www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a... ⚓
Deadline to apply: 8/6/26
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Thanks to the generosity of @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social alumni Dominic Christian we are pleased to offer in 2026 The Dominic Christian #MaritimeHistory Scholarship to study for an MA in @ueahistory.bsky.social - further details & t&c here:
www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a... ⚓
Deadline to apply: 8/6/26
www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a... ⚓
Deadline to apply: 8/6/26
Unintended break in the yuletide glee of #crewagadvent25
I visited the archive and my brain got snarfed.
I'll try to make it up to you this evening!
I visited the archive and my brain got snarfed.
I'll try to make it up to you this evening!
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Unintended break in the yuletide glee of #crewagadvent25
I visited the archive and my brain got snarfed.
I'll try to make it up to you this evening!
I visited the archive and my brain got snarfed.
I'll try to make it up to you this evening!
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#EarlyModern recipe books reflect collective medical knowledge. Anyone of any gender, ethnicity, or status could practise medicine. But the founding of the RCP in 1518 was an attempt to stamp out this inclusive culture and ensure that only wealthy men could be doctors
#ExploreArchives #EYAInclusion
#ExploreArchives #EYAInclusion
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#EarlyModern recipe books reflect collective medical knowledge. Anyone of any gender, ethnicity, or status could practise medicine. But the founding of the RCP in 1518 was an attempt to stamp out this inclusive culture and ensure that only wealthy men could be doctors
#ExploreArchives #EYAInclusion
#ExploreArchives #EYAInclusion
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🧵 A dean is abruptly removed. Her account goes viral. At first, it looks like a fight over the humanities. But the more I reported on the University of Tulsa, the clearer it became: this controversy was just the entry point for a far larger institutional unraveling. (1/14)
December 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🧵 A dean is abruptly removed. Her account goes viral. At first, it looks like a fight over the humanities. But the more I reported on the University of Tulsa, the clearer it became: this controversy was just the entry point for a far larger institutional unraveling. (1/14)
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Good opportunity!
📣 #CfP Reminder 📣
Are you a #historian researching #earlymodern gender-based violence?
📜 Check our Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellow @ladygiada.bsky.social 's Call for Papers: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns 👇
⏰ Send your proposal by 20 December 2025
📣 #genderhistory #genderstudies
Are you a #historian researching #earlymodern gender-based violence?
📜 Check our Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellow @ladygiada.bsky.social 's Call for Papers: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns 👇
⏰ Send your proposal by 20 December 2025
📣 #genderhistory #genderstudies
Call for Papers📣: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns. Join us in Florence. We look forward to hosting you in May 2026😎☀️ @eui-history.bsky.social #skystorians #academicsky #earlymodern
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Good opportunity!
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar '25 Day 3: Who is doing what now?
Now we're taking a stroll through the other details. Worried about the <1600 ton ship having only eight crew?
Don't be! It's 8 'sailors' - there's lots of other crew! Let's look at some of them! #crewagadvent25 #maritimehistory
Now we're taking a stroll through the other details. Worried about the <1600 ton ship having only eight crew?
Don't be! It's 8 'sailors' - there's lots of other crew! Let's look at some of them! #crewagadvent25 #maritimehistory
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Crew Agreement Advent Calendar '25 Day 3: Who is doing what now?
Now we're taking a stroll through the other details. Worried about the <1600 ton ship having only eight crew?
Don't be! It's 8 'sailors' - there's lots of other crew! Let's look at some of them! #crewagadvent25 #maritimehistory
Now we're taking a stroll through the other details. Worried about the <1600 ton ship having only eight crew?
Don't be! It's 8 'sailors' - there's lots of other crew! Let's look at some of them! #crewagadvent25 #maritimehistory
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#Skyhistorians #MilitaryHistory
I need help finding out about #WW2 #medals for the UK merchant navy: why some people seemed to get 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, war medal & colleagues on same ship did not.
I need help finding out about #WW2 #medals for the UK merchant navy: why some people seemed to get 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, war medal & colleagues on same ship did not.
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
#Skyhistorians #MilitaryHistory
I need help finding out about #WW2 #medals for the UK merchant navy: why some people seemed to get 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, war medal & colleagues on same ship did not.
I need help finding out about #WW2 #medals for the UK merchant navy: why some people seemed to get 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, war medal & colleagues on same ship did not.
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My students actually laughed when I showed them this yesterday
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My students actually laughed when I showed them this yesterday
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This Giving Tuesday, you have the power to keep a living piece of history sailing.
Your support directly fuels the restoration of four of Lady’s smaller spars, built by hand over the next six months right here at the Seaport.
Your gift today begins the work.
✅ Donate Here: bit.ly/3pecANE
Your support directly fuels the restoration of four of Lady’s smaller spars, built by hand over the next six months right here at the Seaport.
Your gift today begins the work.
✅ Donate Here: bit.ly/3pecANE
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This Giving Tuesday, you have the power to keep a living piece of history sailing.
Your support directly fuels the restoration of four of Lady’s smaller spars, built by hand over the next six months right here at the Seaport.
Your gift today begins the work.
✅ Donate Here: bit.ly/3pecANE
Your support directly fuels the restoration of four of Lady’s smaller spars, built by hand over the next six months right here at the Seaport.
Your gift today begins the work.
✅ Donate Here: bit.ly/3pecANE
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How has London changed in the last 100 years? In 'Songs of Seven Dials' historian @tricksterprince.bsky.social tells the story of a part of London that was the site for contests over urban development, race & the future of the city on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: newbooksnetwork.com/songs-of-sev...
Matt Houlbrook, "Songs of Seven Dials: An Intimate History of 1920s and 1930s London" (Manchester UP, 2025) - New Books Network
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December 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
How has London changed in the last 100 years? In 'Songs of Seven Dials' historian @tricksterprince.bsky.social tells the story of a part of London that was the site for contests over urban development, race & the future of the city on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: newbooksnetwork.com/songs-of-sev...
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The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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except, unaccountably, some f*ckwits will hire these sacks of merde again at eye-watering rates 😑
This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
except, unaccountably, some f*ckwits will hire these sacks of merde again at eye-watering rates 😑
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Western celebrated the launch of Canada’s first major in Black Studies — a milestone moment recognizing Black scholarship, history, and community. Read the full Western Gazette story here: westerngazette.ca/news/western...
Western event launches Canada’s first Black Studies major
Western held a celebration honouring the launch of Canada’s first major in Black Studies on Nov. 20.
westerngazette.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Western celebrated the launch of Canada’s first major in Black Studies — a milestone moment recognizing Black scholarship, history, and community. Read the full Western Gazette story here: westerngazette.ca/news/western...
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📚 Want to research how family policies shape health?
RWI offers a PhD position with access to unique administrative data + international training. Apply now and work in a great team!
#EconSky #HealthEconomics #PhD
RWI offers a PhD position with access to unique administrative data + international training. Apply now and work in a great team!
#EconSky #HealthEconomics #PhD
We’re hiring! RWI is recruiting 2 Doctoral Researchers in Health Economics within the MSCA-DN HEPARD project.
📍 Essen, DE + international secondments
🗓 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026
👉 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/389462
📍 Essen, DE + international secondments
🗓 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026
👉 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/389462
Doctoral Researcher (2 positions) in Health Economics
The RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research is seeking, for the Health Economics Department in Essen, a Doctoral Researcher (2 positions)(Pay grade 13 TV-L, 100 %)
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December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
📚 Want to research how family policies shape health?
RWI offers a PhD position with access to unique administrative data + international training. Apply now and work in a great team!
#EconSky #HealthEconomics #PhD
RWI offers a PhD position with access to unique administrative data + international training. Apply now and work in a great team!
#EconSky #HealthEconomics #PhD
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Enormous shout-out to the Australian and Kiwi librarians standing up to Elsevier. This is killer.
Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
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December 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Enormous shout-out to the Australian and Kiwi librarians standing up to Elsevier. This is killer.
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Eventually today's boring payroll record become tomorrow's fascinating database.
A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database.
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Eventually today's boring payroll record become tomorrow's fascinating database.