Work, Authenticity, & Social Identity in Early Modern Britain

Call for papers for the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, taking place at the University of Exeter on 30-31 October. We are exploring early modern conflict in all its forms. We particularly seek to unpack the interactions between the more traditional aspects of conflict, such as the political, tactical and strategic, with the more human side of it, including sociocultural approaches that explore experiences, representations and impacts of violence. As such, we particularly welcome proposals that look beyond purely military history and break chronological, geographical and disciplinary boundaries. We welcome proposals for individual papers of up to 20 minutes, or full panels of three to four papers, on any aspect of conflict, war and violence in the early modern period. Speakers might consider, but are not limited to, the following themes: Physical, tactical, operational and strategic aspects of warfare. Martial identities, values and motivations. Notions of gender, race, class and religion. Remembering, (re)imagining and representing violence and/or conflict. The experience of violence, its impact and the everyday at war. Popular allegiance in early modern conflict. Maritime violence and naval warfare. The bureaucracy of conflict, finance and the law. Abstracts of up to 300 words, along with a biographical note, should be sent to earlymodernwar@gmail.com by Friday 5th September.

We are thrilled to announce that the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, with a keynote address by Professor Mark Stoyle, will be held on 30-31 October at the University of Exeter.

Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️

What a fantastic two days sharing my paper and listening to so many fascinating speakers. Thank you to the organisers of @earlymodern2025.bsky.social for such an excellent conference!

Just spent two brilliant days at this conference at University of Warwick. So many great papers, and much enthusiasm and encouragement from everyone. Thank you to the organisers of @earlymodern2025.bsky.social for a great event and for the opportunity to present my paper.

Grateful for the opportunity to present at the wonderful Work, Authenticity and Social Identity Conference at Warwick this week. What an incredible selection of papers!
Thank you @annajpravdica.bsky.social and the rest of the @earlymodern2025.bsky.social organisers for a wonderful conference 📜

Gave my first conference paper as a PhD student this week at @earlymodern2025.bsky.social So happy my piece on The Golden Ass and early modern youth education got some laughs and thoughtful feedback during and after the panel. Thank you all you generous people :)))

Poster for conference: We are pleased to announce that the Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain (c.1500-1750) Conference, supported by the Warwick Early Modern and Eighteenth Century Centre, the Doctoral Training Partnership AHRC-Midlands4Cities, the Society for the Study of Labour History, the Social History Society, and the Past & Present Society, will take place in the Scarman Conference Centre at the University of Warwick on 10-11 June 2025. Keynote addresses will be delivered by Professor Steve Hindle (Washington University in St Louis), Professor Jane Whittle (University of Exeter), and jointly by Dr Mark Hailwood (University of Bristol) & Dr Brodie Waddell (Birkbeck, University of London).

Two days of 'Work, Authenticity and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain'! Looking forward to seeing some old friends and hearing about exciting new work.

Well done to @annajpravdica.bsky.social, Angus Crawford & Daniel Muddimer for such a great programme: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

Call for Papers for our interdisciplinary conference exploring Dialogues of Nonconformity across the British Atlantic World, 1500-1800, taking place at the University of Birmingham on 12 September 2025. Keynote delivered by Professor Alec Ryrie. Papers welcome from researchers at any career stage.

What a privilege to be presenting at this conference in June. Such a fantastic programme packed with great speakers!

Check out this fantastic conference on early modern work - @annajpravdica.bsky.social has put together an absolute stellar lineup!

Excited to be presenting at this fantastic conference next month 😁

So pleased that this event which I first had the idea for well over a year ago now is so close to coming to fruition 😍 We have a really wonderful programme with an exciting array of speakers whose papers I can't wait to hear in June! Find out more @earlymodern2025.bsky.social

Many thanks to the generous support we have received from AHRC-Midlands4Cities, @emeccwarwick.bsky.social, @sslh.bsky.social, @socialhistsoc.bsky.social, and @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social, which has enabled us to put on the kind of ambitious yet accessible event we'd always envisioned!

Our jam-packed and very exciting programme is now available on our webpage here ✨ We're hugely grateful to all the excellent speakers who submitted proposals and have agreed to be part of this event, which has been long in the making but is now only a month away! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

Join us for our Summer Term programme!

Announcing the Summer Term programme for @emeccwarwick.bsky.social.

With a fabulous line-up of speakers, including @lsangha.bsky.social, @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social, & @lm8son.bsky.social.

Also @annajpravdica.bsky.social conference on 'Work and Social Identity' warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

Our CFP doesn't close until 1 February - please share widely and consider submitting a proposal! ✨

Our CFP doesn't close until 1 February - please share widely and consider submitting a proposal! ✨

Submissions due 1 February 2025! 🍂 🍂 🍂

Please share the CFP for our Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain Conference, to take place 10-11 June 2025 at the University of Warwick, with keynote addresses from Steve Hindle, @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social & @brodiewaddell.bsky.social!

I'm sorry to hear that - to be clear, I am very confident there will be a hybrid component to the conference, we're just waiting to confirm these details with other relevant university parties as we organise things. We ourselves are personally very aware of these issues and it's a top priority!

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Hi again, you may not have seen but we responded a bit more on this thread saying that we are going to try to accomodate people in this regard as much as possible and there should be some hybrid element to the conference, it's just a matter of resources and we are trying our best! :)

Please do submit a proposal, and we will keep you and everyone posted with details - we think there should definitely be some hybrid element or the possibility of remote accommodation for those who need it, but should have more info in the new year!

This looks like a great CFP!

A great CFP !
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Here is a starter pack of institutional accounts of societies and centres for medieval and early modern studies, broadly defined. Let me know if there are others! #medievalsky #earlymodernsky #medievalstudies #earlymodernstudies

Hi both! This conference is intended to be as in-person as possible, but we are looking into options for hybrid attendance - it's just 3 of us PhD students who are organising this and so our resources are somewhat limited, unfortunately, but we're trying our best to make things accessible! :)

Consider submitting a proposal for this exciting conference I'm co-organising, and please share/distribute widely! You can find out more on our website here ✨
warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

And many thanks to @emeccwarwick.bsky.social and AHRC-Midlands4Cities for their support!

You can find more information on our website here warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his... ✨ Please feel free to contact the conference co-organisers @annajpravdica.bsky.social, @angusrcrawford.bsky.social, and Daniel Muddimer with proposals or any questions at EarlyModern2025@gmail.com!