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Heather Smith

@digitalsoundscapes.bsky.social

PhD Candidate in history @utoronto.ca | early modern festivals and military history |Sound Studies and Digital Humanities | Singer | Coordinator, Digital Soundscapes Project @decimauot.bsky.social | She/her Website: https://heathernsmith.com/

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I was really confused by that decision too.

28.10.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great article! I'm always very happy to see more research about trumpets happening.

26.10.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was stunning! πŸ₯°

25.10.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It kind of sounds like a metal band.

17.10.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a zoom meeting with a Holbein painting

Screenshot of a zoom meeting with a Holbein painting

We’re OFF! With smouldering #LowCountries dudes. Come for the cheekbones, stay for the cool art history.

I can still DM you a link.

17.10.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

People never believe this fresco is real, but it is!

12.10.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fall baking season is upon us! This cake was a bit messy to make, but I'm very happy with the end result. I converted this cupcake recipe to cake: cakemehometonight.com/caramel-appl....

04.10.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

β€œIt actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

πŸ’™ RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

02.10.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 32737    πŸ” 6895    πŸ’¬ 483    πŸ“Œ 321

Just upping this again as undergraduate dissertation topics are being picked.

02.10.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Animal better get a drum solo

29.09.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All that's standing in the way of me having this chapter fully revised are a few footnote edits. "Excited" is an understatement.

27.09.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All I know is, you will not find the typo until AFTER you hit "submit."

25.09.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder: The Call for Proposals (CFP) for #MSUGlobalDH (April 13-17, 2026) is now open and due October 15 in your timezone! Get those proposals in #DH folks! #digitalhumanities

19.09.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Knights Templar 1120-1314 Explore the astonishing phenomenon of the Knights Templar. Trace the order’s development from the First Crusade’s aftermath, through its rise to enormous power, and then its dissolution, for a thoroug...

Online course alert!

"The Knights Templar: 1120-1314"

Starting in November I will be running a six session online course on the history of the Knights Templar in co-operation with @medievalists.bsky.social

For more information see below:
medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/temp...

23.09.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

🀣

22.09.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I discovered that Martin Luther became a monk because during a storm he got scared and promised to consacrate to religious life if he was saved… so basically all the reformation is because of a lot of rain…

22.09.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Time Missy Elliott Hitched a Ride to Lilith Fair - and More Untold Stories About the Festival Here's what we learned from the new documentary 'Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery β€” The Untold Story,' whichΒ premieres on Hulu Sept. 21.

For @RollingStone, I unraveled some of the best behind-the-scenes stories from the Lilith Fair doc, including how Missy Elliott managed to hitch a ride to the fest after her tour bus broke down.

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

19.09.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

bring back Lilith Fair

19.09.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Beyond the Lab: Trump’s Funding Cuts Hit Humanities Research at Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson A database with pigment analysis of more than 300 Asian paintings. The authoritative dictionary of the Latin language, curated since the 1890s and spanning 1,200 years of inscriptions. A library of tr...

β€œOne of the great glories of civilization is the contribution of the humanities to the nourishment of the human spirit. To limit that by cutting off the humanities or the arts seems to me to reduce our citizens to a pale simulacrum of what it is to be human.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

15.09.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I always forget that Rainn Wilson was in it too.

14.09.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That too, yes.

31.08.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha well if it's ever published in some form I'll let you know.

31.08.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My brain is fried and initially computed that to you asking about the chapter length. 🀣 The Best answer I got was about a minute, but it's dependent on how skilled the gunners were, so it could be less.

31.08.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This dissertation chapter has been another wild ride, from turtle soup to how long it takes to load a 17th century cannon. But, most importantly, it's very nearly finished. πŸ₯³

31.08.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

my state of mind is i just read β€œassistant professor” as β€œassassin professor”

27.08.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Paris has removed the paving from its city hall square and transformed it into an urban forest. Stunning! 🀩

19.08.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1625    πŸ” 473    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 159
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Graded final exams this morning and am now living this lazy river-dwelling life.

Not pictured: pear Somersby and non-academic novel.

23.08.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
21.08.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Both are gorgeous albums, but Blue is a more cohesively crafted work, in my very subjective opinion.

21.08.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Harvest hands down.

21.08.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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