@fredschurink.bsky.social
English Literature at the University of Manchester. Early modern translation, book history, digital humanities. Continental European Books in Early Modern England project. Dutchman with love of hills. Dad and cat companion.
The #BJRL is unlocking!ποΈ
With thanks to @manchester.ac.uk⬠library, people all over the world can now explore this distinguished @thejohnrylands.bsky.social⬠journal free of charge.
The first OA issue (101/1) will publish in July.
Read about the switch to Open Access here: tinyurl.com/626y7ere
Funded PhD Studentship @UCL History and @wellcomecollection.bsky.social on project titled 'Translating Monstrosity: Constructions of Difference in #earlymodern England and France'. Deadline Jan 31st 2025. Project & application info: www.ucl.ac.uk/history/oppo.... #histmed #histsci #HSTM #bookhistory
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Fully-funded PhD scholarship opportunity on project on βThe hidden voices of early printed books (c. 1450-1750)β at the University of Manchester. Supervised by me and my wonderful colleague Tabitha Tuckett in collaboration with Chethamβs Library. Please share! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Impressed by Plantin offers the prints of 14,000 woodblocks, freely available for creative reuse.
museumplantinmoretus.be/en/impressed...
Renaissance Studies is seeking a new Editor in Chief! Theyβve left me out of the press release, but you would also be working closely with me π
(Thatβs what I get for 14 years of service lol)
Super excited for SRS next year, where me,
@fredschurink.bsky.social and colleagues will be talking about our project on continental European books in early modern England! (With plenty of book data content in the mix!) #EarlyModern #BookHistory
The amazing Manchester Shakespeare scholar and suffragette Rosa Grindon is getting a mural in Fallowfield: ilovemanchester.com/rosa-grindon.... βItβs more than just a muralβitβs a statement that we are a community, we have history, and we have hope for the future.β How wonderful!
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cover slide: Travellers in the golden realm with Lubaaba Al-Azami and Hassana Moosa
Looking forward to hosting the launch of βTravellers in the Golden Realmβ with a conversation between Lubaaba Al-Azami and Hassana Moosa.
8 November, 6pm (UK time), on crowdcast: www.crowdcast.io/c/golden-realm
#earlymodern #skystorians
Excited about the publication of the first issue of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library I've co-edited, with topics ranging from medieval mills to the destruction of libraries in World War 1. www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal...
14.10.2024 16:39 β π 12 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Lovely new website for my current research project, very kindly funded by the Leverhulme Trust (@leverhulme.bsky.social). More to come but excited to be up and running! ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directories1...
09.10.2024 09:37 β π 129 π 47 π¬ 4 π 5Hi John! Hi all! Lovely to see so many wonderful people here while making my tentative first steps on social mediaβ¦
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