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Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies: a home for innovative interdisciplinary research from the medieval to the early modern in a World Heritage Site.
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! βοΈβοΈ
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
π²Join us and book your place for just Β£100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! βοΈβοΈ
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
π²Join us and book your place for just Β£100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
Why did 17th century letter writer Katherine Thimelby use this curious patchwork style? βοΈ
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Find out more about women's letter-writing in the new IMEMS online short course 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! Available to book from Monday 9 February 2026.
The latest exhibition at the Oriental Museum, Durham University is on view until 31 May 2026:
'Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum'
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
@ducollections.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @imems.bsky.social
This photo includes the other members of the organising committee: Luca DeglβInnocenti (UniversitΓ degli Studi di Firenze), Anna Carocci (UniversitΓ Roma Tre), Annalisa Perrotta (Sapienza UniversitΓ di Roma), Nicola Catelli (UniversitΓ di Parma) and Stefano Jossa (UniversitΓ degli Studi di Palermo).
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IMEMS travels to Parma! π
Last month, our Director Ita Mac Carthy was in Parma as part of the organising committee of a 3-year project focused on the 15thc Italian poet Maria Matteo Boiardo, concluding at @durham.ac.uk in June.
Our Research Showcase yesterday featured Dr @Ben_Raffield from the University of Uppsala speaking on slavery in the Viking age. @uppsalauni.bsky.social
Read more about Ben's research here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
1/ A shout out to seriously the most stunning article I have read perhaps ever - Erin Maglaque's in the December @Journalofmoder. I was one of the readers for this piece, and I even wrote in my report that it was such an intense read that I had to go for a walk afterwards to calm down.
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New Year, new book from the IMEMS Press! π @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Chelsea Reutke's 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' reconstructs the various networks that sustained the production and circulation of Catholic texts.
π²Order here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...
- Daniel Newman, 'The Sultan's Sex Potions: Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages' (Saqi Books). Find out more here: π saqibooks.com/books/saqi/t...
14.01.2026 10:02 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0- Manuel MuΓ±oz Garcia, βMatthew Paris as Scribe: Idiosyncrasy and Collaborationβ, The Cambridge Companion to Matthew Paris (Cambridge University Press). Read here: π www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
14.01.2026 10:02 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0- James Kelly, 'Womenβs Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600β1800', The Historical Journal. Read here: π doi.org/10.1017/S001...
14.01.2026 10:01 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0With the first week of term underway, here's a round up of recent publications from the IMEMS community, including with @universitypress.cambridge.org and @saqibooks.bsky.social βοΈ...
14.01.2026 10:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So exciting! The first IMEMS Press publication of 2026. π
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This week, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Professor Mary Watt, our 2025/26 Slater Fellow, who joins us this term from the University of Florida. π
Learn more about Mary's research and plans for the fellowship here:
durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
news.clas.ufl.edu/italian-stud...
A hand touching a heating thermostat which shows as 22 degrees celsius.
We turn on the heating or grab a hot water bottle when winter hits but how did medieval monks cope with the cold? βοΈ
Historian Professor Giles Gasper takes a step back in time to explain.
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We're proud to support Things That Matter Summer School again, this time at Uppsala University from 26-26 June 2026!
Apply:π» www.rug.nl/education/su...
- 1 week intensive course
- Expert-led & hands-on
- Explore the possibilities & challenges of the digital age
π’ Calling all prospective PhD students: just 4 weeks left to apply to be part of one of our Inventing Futures project teams here in Durham with an Inventing Futures studentship! β³
Learn more and apply here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Registration is now open for our Online Winter Meeting on 10 January, 'Creeds, Councils & Canons'.
All are welcome to attend.
Please complete your registration by 5 January.
We look forward to seeing you there!
More info & programme: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
Congrats to Dr Lorenzo Dell'Oso, (IMEMS and @MLACdurham) whose forthcoming monograph, 'Il poeta alle βscuole delli religiosiβ: Dante, Pietro delle Travi e il convento di Santa Croce (1294-1296)β' (Carocci, 2026) has won the Dante Society of America's Kleinhenz Prize! π
09.12.2025 10:43 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Help @relish-he.bsky.social researchers identify young peopleβs perspectives on food habits, traditions & futures by taking 3 surveys!π
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relish.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/futures_survey
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*DEADLINE*β³
Just 6 weeks until our 16 January deadline to apply for one of our fully funded Inventing Futures PhD places! π
π¨Daphne and Her Sisters:
durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
πImagining Alternatives: Utopia in the World: durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
7 more days π₯³
Join us next week in-person at the University of Cape Town or online!
Register here: tinyurl.com/yhayw8zy. Our conference program can be found here: sites.google.com/view/memorie...
And we are delighted for you!
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Another busy afternoon at IMEMS! Here's a photo from today's job application writing workshop, organised by our Co-Director for Early Career Researchers, Dr Venetia Bridges. ποΈ
π Learn about our upcoming events: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Many congratulations from all at IMEMS on a wonderful book! π
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Hot off the IMEMS press...π
This edition of Sir Tristram pairs a lively modern English verse translation with the complete Middle English text, offering a dual-language format that remains sensitive to the poemβs performance-driven origins.
Order here: boydellandbrewer.com/.../sir-tris...
Yesterday we met these two! π€
From using computer-generated data to investigate the past to digitising marginalia & analysing pigments, our researchers often use cutting-edge tech.π¬
Learn about cross-faculty, interdisciplinary IMEMS projects: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
π’ IMEMS and University College (Durham Castle) are delighted to invite applications for the 2026/27 Slater Fellowship, a three-month residential, senior fellowship at @durham.ac.uk during Epiphany Term 2027.
β Read more and apply here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Feuding neighbours, adultery, defamation, witchcraft...π welcome to the wonderful world of Early Modern Church Court Records! βοΈ
Learn to decipher these important historical texts and unlock unrivalled insight into Early Modern life, online and at your own pace: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
