Amanda Madden
@amandamadden.bsky.social
Asst Prof of History/affiliate fac @chnm and GMU. Author of Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy (Cornell UP, 2025). Co-PI of Mapping Violence in EM Italy and La Sfera. Rock climber, heavy metal enthusiast, KPop fan
The Center for Humanities Research at GMU is hosting a hybrid book talk for my monograph Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy this upcoming Friday from noon-12:30. Register at this link: chr.gmu.edu/events/17595
CHR Book Launch, "Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy" by Amanda Madden
Friday, November 21, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST
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November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Center for Humanities Research at GMU is hosting a hybrid book talk for my monograph Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy this upcoming Friday from noon-12:30. Register at this link: chr.gmu.edu/events/17595
I ordered a cake to celebrate my book launch. It turned out kinda epic. 😆
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I ordered a cake to celebrate my book launch. It turned out kinda epic. 😆
Today is the day! Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy is officially out! I'll be posting about the book and the digital project it launched in the upcoming weeks. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Civil Blood by Amanda G. Madden | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
Civil Blood is a study of the practice of vendetta among the civic elites in sixteenth-century Italy and illustrates the complex and integral role that vendetta violence played in civic life and state...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today is the day! Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy is officially out! I'll be posting about the book and the digital project it launched in the upcoming weeks. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
London Lives
www.londonlives.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
While not an exploding box (you'll have to read the book ;-)), something equally exciting was waiting for me on my doorstep today. My advance copies for Civil Blood arrived! A hearfelt thanks to my wonderful editor at @cornellupress.bsky.social @bethanywasik.bsky.social for making this day possible!
October 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
While not an exploding box (you'll have to read the book ;-)), something equally exciting was waiting for me on my doorstep today. My advance copies for Civil Blood arrived! A hearfelt thanks to my wonderful editor at @cornellupress.bsky.social @bethanywasik.bsky.social for making this day possible!
Why does having a cover for your book make it feel more official? Thrilled to share mine for Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy out Nov 15 with @cornellupress.bsky.social This book has some things to say about the intersections between violence and statecraft.
August 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Why does having a cover for your book make it feel more official? Thrilled to share mine for Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy out Nov 15 with @cornellupress.bsky.social This book has some things to say about the intersections between violence and statecraft.
Thrilled to be giving a book talk later this year at the Italian-German Historical Institute for my forthcoming book with @cornellupress.bsky.social Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy! Information below.
Join us for this semester's seminars on #earlymodern history, hosted by the Italian-German Historical Institute in Trento! With Louise Bonvalet, Robert Kendrick, Antonio Chemotti, Umberto Cecchinato, Laura Righi, @amandamadden.bsky.social, and @massimorospocher.bsky.social #skystorians
August 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Thrilled to be giving a book talk later this year at the Italian-German Historical Institute for my forthcoming book with @cornellupress.bsky.social Civil Blood: Vendetta Violence and the Civic Elites in Early Modern Italy! Information below.
1) Finally back in the research trenches and working on the next book (and the project Mapping Violence) and the Venetian material I've collected continues to delight. Today's find from the archives of the Council of Ten: An investigation of a 'cartello' of a treasonous poem from Verona.
August 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
1) Finally back in the research trenches and working on the next book (and the project Mapping Violence) and the Venetian material I've collected continues to delight. Today's find from the archives of the Council of Ten: An investigation of a 'cartello' of a treasonous poem from Verona.
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*first day of class
“Hey, everyone, if you liked K-Pop Demon Hunters, you will LOVE our first text!*”
*Milton’s Paradise Lost
“Hey, everyone, if you liked K-Pop Demon Hunters, you will LOVE our first text!*”
*Milton’s Paradise Lost
August 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
*first day of class
“Hey, everyone, if you liked K-Pop Demon Hunters, you will LOVE our first text!*”
*Milton’s Paradise Lost
“Hey, everyone, if you liked K-Pop Demon Hunters, you will LOVE our first text!*”
*Milton’s Paradise Lost
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So....I've just learned that there are women on TikTok dressing up as Alexander Hamilton and sneaking out of windows to get to the dueling ground.
This made my morning.
This made my morning.
August 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
So....I've just learned that there are women on TikTok dressing up as Alexander Hamilton and sneaking out of windows to get to the dueling ground.
This made my morning.
This made my morning.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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A very helpful collection of primary sources on early modern Europe. 🗃️
Since @onslies.bsky.social went to the trouble to compile this thorough list of #earlymodern published primary sources, it should be more widely known: liesbethcorens.wordpress.com/2019/12/13/e...
And @sharonhoward.bsky.social has this page for online resources: earlymodernweb.org/resources/
And @sharonhoward.bsky.social has this page for online resources: earlymodernweb.org/resources/
Early Modern Source Editions
Teaching early modern European history is a joy. And introducing students to a diversity of sources from across the Continent is a joy. But finding those sources can be a bit of a headache… I…
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August 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A very helpful collection of primary sources on early modern Europe. 🗃️
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If you're attending #DH2025 make sure to check out @jmotis.bsky.social's panel Revitalizing, Maintaining, & Sunsetting the Digital Humanities on Friday and @deepthimurali.bsky.social & @jasonheppler.org's session Participatory Platforms, Open Scholarship and Advanced OCR on Thursday.
Program agenda – DH2025
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July 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If you're attending #DH2025 make sure to check out @jmotis.bsky.social's panel Revitalizing, Maintaining, & Sunsetting the Digital Humanities on Friday and @deepthimurali.bsky.social & @jasonheppler.org's session Participatory Platforms, Open Scholarship and Advanced OCR on Thursday.
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Want to see the scope of what the NEH grant terminations is? The ACH ( @ach.bsky.social ) has compiled a database: impact.ach.org
NEH Grants 2025
NEH Grants 2025
impact.ach.org
April 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Want to see the scope of what the NEH grant terminations is? The ACH ( @ach.bsky.social ) has compiled a database: impact.ach.org
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Call for Papers – Deep Mapping Dialogues
An online workshop exploring layered narratives of place in archaeology & history.
Submission deadline: 1 June
Workshop date: 24 September
Proposal submissions & detail: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#DeepMapping #DigitalHumanities #History #Archaeology
An online workshop exploring layered narratives of place in archaeology & history.
Submission deadline: 1 June
Workshop date: 24 September
Proposal submissions & detail: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#DeepMapping #DigitalHumanities #History #Archaeology
April 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Call for Papers – Deep Mapping Dialogues
An online workshop exploring layered narratives of place in archaeology & history.
Submission deadline: 1 June
Workshop date: 24 September
Proposal submissions & detail: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#DeepMapping #DigitalHumanities #History #Archaeology
An online workshop exploring layered narratives of place in archaeology & history.
Submission deadline: 1 June
Workshop date: 24 September
Proposal submissions & detail: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#DeepMapping #DigitalHumanities #History #Archaeology
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A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
April 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.
2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,
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I'm adding two articles I wrote back in 2016 and 2017, during a different round of threats to NEH and other valuable cultural agencies.
The first is "How to Fight for Federal Support of Cultural Research and Why It Matters," which offers some specific advocacy tips
medium.com/@jasonrhody/...
The first is "How to Fight for Federal Support of Cultural Research and Why It Matters," which offers some specific advocacy tips
medium.com/@jasonrhody/...
How to Fight for Federal Support of Cultural Research and Why It Matters
This post was written on Veteran’s Day, 2016, in honor of the many soldiers and civil servants who worked alongside Vannevar Bush, head of…
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April 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I'm adding two articles I wrote back in 2016 and 2017, during a different round of threats to NEH and other valuable cultural agencies.
The first is "How to Fight for Federal Support of Cultural Research and Why It Matters," which offers some specific advocacy tips
medium.com/@jasonrhody/...
The first is "How to Fight for Federal Support of Cultural Research and Why It Matters," which offers some specific advocacy tips
medium.com/@jasonrhody/...
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The @humanitiesall.bsky.social has a resource, NEH for All, w data about the impact of the NEH locally and nationally. Yes, it is important to right now use the contact and advocacy resources, but it's also critical, imho, to read, gather, & share this info w family &community. www.nehforall.org
April 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The @humanitiesall.bsky.social has a resource, NEH for All, w data about the impact of the NEH locally and nationally. Yes, it is important to right now use the contact and advocacy resources, but it's also critical, imho, to read, gather, & share this info w family &community. www.nehforall.org
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📯 New publication! 📯 We are proud to share the outcomes of our NEH workshops in 2024, which brought together researchers from around the world to pilot data-driven approaches to the history of travel 🗃️ #earlymodern #digitalhumanities #digitalhistory read more here: github.com/rmidura/EMDi...
April 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
📯 New publication! 📯 We are proud to share the outcomes of our NEH workshops in 2024, which brought together researchers from around the world to pilot data-driven approaches to the history of travel 🗃️ #earlymodern #digitalhumanities #digitalhistory read more here: github.com/rmidura/EMDi...
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If you, like me, are looking for firm details on what’s happened so far at NEH, here’s a list of programs that are marked as discontinued or cancelled on the website. This is a snapshot - I’m sure this the impacts will grow as more cuts unfold throughout the day. #NEH #DigitalHumanities
April 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If you, like me, are looking for firm details on what’s happened so far at NEH, here’s a list of programs that are marked as discontinued or cancelled on the website. This is a snapshot - I’m sure this the impacts will grow as more cuts unfold throughout the day. #NEH #DigitalHumanities
After waking up to news of the devastation of the NEH (summer stipends, digital projects for the public, grants to tribal institutions, along with a host of other grant programs now shuttered and rumors of more cuts to come), I want to encourage everyone to not only write their reps
April 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
After waking up to news of the devastation of the NEH (summer stipends, digital projects for the public, grants to tribal institutions, along with a host of other grant programs now shuttered and rumors of more cuts to come), I want to encourage everyone to not only write their reps
Are you at the RSA Boston conference? Do you have questions about DH projects, tools, or funding? Interested in DH but not sure where to start? Come see me and my wonderful colleagues at digital humanities "office hours" at 11am today! rsa.confex.com/rsa/2025/mee...
Digital Humanities 'Office Hours'
Members of the RSA Digital and Multimedia Committee and those in the community will be at hand to discuss all things DH in the context of digital projects those at RSA might be involved in or currentl...
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March 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Are you at the RSA Boston conference? Do you have questions about DH projects, tools, or funding? Interested in DH but not sure where to start? Come see me and my wonderful colleagues at digital humanities "office hours" at 11am today! rsa.confex.com/rsa/2025/mee...
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Workshop on Digital Humanities and Open Access
💡Research data accessibility in Digital Humanities
🌐https://dh-atlas.github.io/workshop.html
#DigitalHumanity #VeDPH #DHAtlas #CulturalHeritage #OVI #CNR #OpenAIRE #Ecomic #DigitalEcoSystem #DigitalLibrary #DigitalInnovation #CNR #CaFoscari
💡Research data accessibility in Digital Humanities
🌐https://dh-atlas.github.io/workshop.html
#DigitalHumanity #VeDPH #DHAtlas #CulturalHeritage #OVI #CNR #OpenAIRE #Ecomic #DigitalEcoSystem #DigitalLibrary #DigitalInnovation #CNR #CaFoscari
March 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Workshop on Digital Humanities and Open Access
💡Research data accessibility in Digital Humanities
🌐https://dh-atlas.github.io/workshop.html
#DigitalHumanity #VeDPH #DHAtlas #CulturalHeritage #OVI #CNR #OpenAIRE #Ecomic #DigitalEcoSystem #DigitalLibrary #DigitalInnovation #CNR #CaFoscari
💡Research data accessibility in Digital Humanities
🌐https://dh-atlas.github.io/workshop.html
#DigitalHumanity #VeDPH #DHAtlas #CulturalHeritage #OVI #CNR #OpenAIRE #Ecomic #DigitalEcoSystem #DigitalLibrary #DigitalInnovation #CNR #CaFoscari
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ACH is holding two Town Halls next week (3/19 and 3/21 from 12pm-1pm EST) to hear your experiences regarding how the recent government actions are affecting your ability to pursue digital humanities & the steps that ACH can take to support you and your communities. Sign up here:
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March 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ACH is holding two Town Halls next week (3/19 and 3/21 from 12pm-1pm EST) to hear your experiences regarding how the recent government actions are affecting your ability to pursue digital humanities & the steps that ACH can take to support you and your communities. Sign up here: