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Molly Warsh

@mwarsh.bsky.social

Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh. World History, Atlantic History, Iberian Empires and many other things, too. Editor, Journal of Early Modern History. Author, American Baroque (Omohundro/UNC Press, 2018)

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This looks excellent #earlymodern

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FREE AMERICA WALKOUT Jan 20, 2026 On Jan 20, 2026 we will walk out because a Free America is the only America worth calling great.

Today at 2pm ET

www.freeameri.ca

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Never a dill moment

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I know what you mean. Some parts were stronger than others!

17.01.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn’t resist.

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You’re great! I am Very Serious πŸ˜‚. I smiled at some points during the interview, I promise…they just cut all those parts!

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The Portuguese Empire’s formula: Slave trade, faith and ports | Al Jazeera Untangles
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English The Portuguese Empire’s formula: Slave trade, faith and ports | Al Jazeera Untangles

I’ve been enjoying watching the @aljazeera.com Al Jazeera Untangles series the β€œColonizer’s Academy” and am honored to feature in their episode on the Portuguese empire, alongside several others, including dear friend @lbrockey.bsky.social
youtu.be/6ukRESgQUpo?...
#earlymod #skystorians

15.01.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

#EnvHist

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#earlymodern #skystorians

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Me too!

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Awards, Prizes, and Honors Conferred at the 139th Annual Meeting – AHA Join us in Chicago to honor the 2025 AHA prizewinners.

Amidst the darkness in this country & the world right now, I’m taking solace in seeing dear friends & celebrating my wonderful mentor Phil Morgan as he receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the AHA at this year’s annual meeting @historians.org

www.historians.org/perspectives...

08.01.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Beautiful new cover of the HLQ- exciting and impressive to see what @brettrushforth.bsky.social is bringing to this interdisciplinary publication as editor! #earlymodern #skystorians

08.01.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. πŸ‘‡ Stay safe.

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@kawulf.bsky.social luck-of-the-screenshot made me laugh. I was more fortunate and got "Hopeful"

01.01.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

01.01.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And a bonus review essay on β€œThe Challenge of Early Modernity” in the new Special Issue of the JEMH on Environment & Empires! #earlymodern #envhist #envhum

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New Special Issue of the JEMH on Environment & Empires! #earlymodern #envhist #envhum

31.12.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New Special Issue of the JEMH on Environment & Empires! #earlymodern #envhist #envhum

31.12.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New Special Issue of the JEMH on Environment & Empires! #earlymodern #envhist #envhum

31.12.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New Special Issue of the JEMH on Environment & Empires! #earlymodern #envhist #envhum

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New Special Issue of the JEMH on Environment & Empires! #earlymodern #envhist #envhum

31.12.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New Special Issue of the JEMH on Environment & Empires! #earlymodern #envhist #envhum

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The last 2025 issue of the JEMH just dropped, a Special Issue on Environment & Empires. Don’t miss it! #earlymodern #envhist #envhum

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@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social thank you!

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β€˜From ruptured eardrums to ravaged seas, empire to agency, pearls hold our history’ - The Times of India World News: Molly Warsh is Associate Professor of World History at the University of Pittsburgh. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke , she discusses th.

What an honor to be interviewed by the @timesofindianews.bsky.social about the history of pearls #earlymodern #envhist

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/from-rupture...

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πŸ“£ #CfP Reminder πŸ“£

Are you a #historian researching #earlymodern gender-based violence?

πŸ“œ Check our Marie SkΕ‚odowska Curie Fellow @ladygiada.bsky.social 's Call for Papers: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns πŸ‘‡

⏰ Send your proposal by 20 December 2025

πŸ“£ #genderhistory #genderstudies

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#EnvHist Worth Reading: November 2025 Find marmots, sewage infrastructure, and animism in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.

Our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, is back with her picks for environmental history worth reading (and listening to) from November!

niche-canada.org/2025/12/04/e...

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JCB Reads: Casey Schmitt's The Predatory Sea. Human Trafficking and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean | John Carter Brown Library Zoom link: https://brown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ERxVIYvZROWkIFcp8gH7Ag

On Monday, author Casey Schmitt will discuss her new book THE PREDATORY SEA in a virtual event hosted by @jcblibrary.bsky.social! Learn more & register:

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