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Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (anzamems.org). Posts by Matt Firth, BlueSky novice extraordinaire.

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Guess who's hosting the next @anzamems.bsky.social conference?! Can't wait to see you all @flindersuniversity.bsky.social in 2027!

07.12.2025 01:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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#anza25 keynote, A/Prof Kate Franklin, Tufts University: "Time Travels and the Possibility of Redemption in a Fragmented Armenian Manuscript"

04.12.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of Prof Ros Smith introducing the plenary panel

Photo of Prof Ros Smith introducing the plenary panel

Photo of Dr Ruby Lowe

Photo of Dr Ruby Lowe

Photo of Dr Jennifer McFarland

Photo of Dr Jennifer McFarland

Photo of Dr Samuel Cardwell

Photo of Dr Samuel Cardwell

#anza25 @parergon.bsky.social Next gen plenary panel conference.anzamems.org/parergon-nex...

04.12.2025 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of Prof Emma Dillon speaking

Photo of Prof Emma Dillon speaking

#anza25 keynote, Prof Emma Dillon, Kingโ€™s College London: "Belonging with Songs: Towards an Historical Anthropology of Medieval French Song"

05.12.2025 05:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On the sidelines of #anza25 in Melbourne, it was wonderful for past, present, and incoming members of the Cerรฆ committee to meet in person and talk about our own research. L-R:
@ohwowbee.bsky.social
@mattfirth.bsky.social
@mlcseah.bsky.social
@ericasteiner.bsky.social
Natasha Bailey
Andrea Wait

05.12.2025 05:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hamza Surbaland @monashuniversity.bsky.social on public health in Mughal India 1707-1719 @anzamems.bsky.social

05.12.2025 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Prof. Helen Young on the horror of the extreme Right. But also on the horror of their poetry @anzamems.bsky.social

05.12.2025 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Olive the bestest conference doggo โ™ฅ๏ธ

Olive the bestest conference doggo โ™ฅ๏ธ

Olive the conference doggo attending a keynote panel

Olive the conference doggo attending a keynote panel

Conference doggo Olive says welcome to day 3 of #anza25 @anzamems.bsky.social !! ๐Ÿถโ™ฅ๏ธ

04.12.2025 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Melclaire Sy Define @deakinuniversity.bsky.social on the impact of colonialism on Indigenous Tagalog Poetry at @anzamems.bsky.social

04.12.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Prof. @medievalafterlives.bsky.social on the role of literature - and especially medievalist tropes - in extremism at @anzamems.bsky.social

04.12.2025 22:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New issue of @parergon.bsky.social edited by @mattfirth.bsky.social, Dr Cassandra Schilling and me!

04.12.2025 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our publishing manager Guy Carney is currently attending the @anzamems.bsky.social 15th Biennial Conference in Melbourne, Australia!
Be sure to stop by the Brepols booth to say hi and learn more about publishing with us.

More info: brepols.net/Authors

#Medieval #EarlyModern #Renaissance #History

04.12.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Maimonides Scholarship Flyer

Maimonides Scholarship Flyer

Applications Open: The Maimonides Scholarship #medieval #earlymodern anzamems.org/applica...

04.12.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Siรจge du palais des Tuileries le 10 aoรปt 1792. Estampe de J. Chรฉreau conservรฉe au musรฉe de la Rรฉvolution franรงaise. (Vizille)

Siรจge du palais des Tuileries le 10 aoรปt 1792. Estampe de J. Chรฉreau conservรฉe au musรฉe de la Rรฉvolution franรงaise. (Vizille)

CFP Reminder: George Rudรฉ Seminar in French History and Culture #medieval #earlymodern anzamems.org/cfp-rem...

04.12.2025 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Logo of the Centre for Early Modern Studies at Australian National University

Logo of the Centre for Early Modern Studies at Australian National University

CFP: Cross-Disciplinary Approaches in Early Modern and Medieval Studies #medieval #earlymodern anzamems.org/cfp-cro...

04.12.2025 07:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of the ANZAMEMS conference registration desk

Photo of the ANZAMEMS conference registration desk

Photo of the publishers table at the ANZAMEMS conference

Photo of the publishers table at the ANZAMEMS conference

Day 2 of #anza25 has begun! @anzamems.bsky.social

03.12.2025 23:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ouch! @ericasteiner.bsky.social discussing tattooing in the ancient/early medieval world, why people got tattoos, what they looked like and the (painful looking) implements they may have used @anzamems.bsky.social

03.12.2025 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great seminar yesterday & first #anza25 day today with @anzamems.bsky.social. If youโ€™re around at @unimelb.bsky.social & want to hear about Montaigne, possibility, & early modern multilingual theatre, including Shakespeare, Iโ€™d love to see you in the first panel of tomorrow, featuring yours truly!

03.12.2025 08:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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McCaughy Professor of Early English Literature and Language @sydney.edu.au Daniel Anlezark closes Day 1 of @anzamems.bsky.social!

03.12.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This week i am at the @anzamems.bsky.social conference in Melbourne! On Tuesday, i attended the wonderful PG/ECR palaeography workshop (decided I love Bรขtard). Yesterday I presented my paper on prophecy in Shakespearean romance (it went well thanks!) and the brilliant keynote by Leah DeVun.

03.12.2025 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@flindersuniversity.bsky.social ARC DECRA Fellow in Medieval History, @mattfirth.bsky.social speaking at @anzamems.bsky.social on political friendships in Wessex!

03.12.2025 05:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Flinders PhD candidate, @danclaggett.bsky.social, presenting his research on ship burials at the @anzamems.bsky.social 2025 conference. (Note here his use of @flindersuniversity.bsky.social alumna, Dr Claire Ratican's, new book!)

03.12.2025 05:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Prof. Dan Anlezark opens the first of the panels presenting research from our #ARC project "Finding Friendship" at @anzamems.bsky.social 2025 conference!

02.12.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of A/Prof Matthew Champion welcoming delegates to the ANZAMEMS conference

Photo of A/Prof Matthew Champion welcoming delegates to the ANZAMEMS conference

Photo of Associate Dean of Research, Prof Sally Young adr welcoming delegates to the ANZAMEMS conference

Photo of Associate Dean of Research, Prof Sally Young adr welcoming delegates to the ANZAMEMS conference

Photo of ANZAMEMS President Prof Andrew Brown welcoming delegates to the ANZAMEMS conference

Photo of ANZAMEMS President Prof Andrew Brown welcoming delegates to the ANZAMEMS conference

The @anzamems.bsky.social conference is officially open! #anza25

02.12.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Dr James Kane @flindersuniversity.bsky.social on ideas of friendship (or their absence) in the narratives of the First Crusade @anzamems.bsky.social conference 2025.

02.12.2025 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ANZAMEMS 2025 conference begins! @erinsebo.bsky.social on friendship in Beowulf and trying to understand the titular characters seemingly very unfriendly act of allowing his friend to be eaten by Grendel ๐Ÿค” @anzamems.bsky.social

03.12.2025 00:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A/Prof. Claire Wlaker on objects and spaces of friendship in early modern convents @anzamems.bsky.social conference!

03.12.2025 01:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of the ANZAMEMS conference registration desk

Photo of the ANZAMEMS conference registration desk

Photo of the Parergon display

Photo of the Parergon display

All ready for day 1 of the @anzamems.bsky.social conference! @parergon.bsky.social #anza

02.12.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A flyer that reads: premodern healthscaping at ANZAMEMS 2025 

Elizabeth Burrell: โ€œSounds, Smells and Touches: The Sensory Experience of Caregiving in Middle English Medical Texts.โ€
wednesday 3 december: Session 1.D, 10:00-11:30

Public Health and the Premodern World: 
Affordances and Constrictions I
Friday 5 December: Session 6.B, 9:30-11:00
Aydogan Kars, โ€œHearing and Healing: Public Health in Light of Sonic Cultures of Learning.โ€

Guy Geltner, โ€œUnder(mining) Public Health Histories: Anthropogenic Change and Preventative Action in Europe, 1200-1550.โ€

Megan Cassidy-Welch, โ€œHoly Land Landscapes and the Health of Medieval Travellers, 1100-1400.โ€
Public Health in the Premodern World: 
Affordances and Constrictions II
Friday 5 December: Session 7.B, 11:30-13:00
Hamza Surbuland, โ€œPublic Health in Mughal India (c.1707-1719).โ€

Lola Digard, โ€œBetween Salvation and Corruption: The Ambiguity of Medieval Cemeteries, 1250โ€“1600.โ€

Rose Byfleet, โ€œReassessing the Use of Scent in Plague Prevention Practices in Sixteenth-Century Italyโ€

A flyer that reads: premodern healthscaping at ANZAMEMS 2025 Elizabeth Burrell: โ€œSounds, Smells and Touches: The Sensory Experience of Caregiving in Middle English Medical Texts.โ€ wednesday 3 december: Session 1.D, 10:00-11:30 Public Health and the Premodern World: Affordances and Constrictions I Friday 5 December: Session 6.B, 9:30-11:00 Aydogan Kars, โ€œHearing and Healing: Public Health in Light of Sonic Cultures of Learning.โ€ Guy Geltner, โ€œUnder(mining) Public Health Histories: Anthropogenic Change and Preventative Action in Europe, 1200-1550.โ€ Megan Cassidy-Welch, โ€œHoly Land Landscapes and the Health of Medieval Travellers, 1100-1400.โ€ Public Health in the Premodern World: Affordances and Constrictions II Friday 5 December: Session 7.B, 11:30-13:00 Hamza Surbuland, โ€œPublic Health in Mughal India (c.1707-1719).โ€ Lola Digard, โ€œBetween Salvation and Corruption: The Ambiguity of Medieval Cemeteries, 1250โ€“1600.โ€ Rose Byfleet, โ€œReassessing the Use of Scent in Plague Prevention Practices in Sixteenth-Century Italyโ€

Several of the team is going to be presenting at @anzamems.bsky.social this week! We're excited!

See the following link for a more detailed breakdown of our panels, focusing on premodern public health across Italy, Mughal India, and England premodernhealthscaping.hcommons.org?p=1568#more-...

01.12.2025 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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