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Sandra Toffolo

@toffolosandra.bsky.social

Historian of mobility, space, and the circulation of people, objects, and ideas in the early modern period, particularly Venice. Works at Italian-German Historical Institute, Trento

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

Job Alert! DH postdoc at Edinburgh - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work on the AHRC-funded project "Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana", which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...

24.11.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PhD position, project LangPro: 'Societies and Guilds in the Language Industry' PhD position, project LangPro: 'Societies and Guilds in the Language Industry'

Here’s another fully funded 4-year PhD position at Leiden within the ERC project LangPro led by Dr Alisa van de Haar, and co-supervised by yours truly, on guilds and associations supporting early modern language professionals bit.ly/49rsLA3

Apply by 15 Feb. 2026; starting date 1 Aug. 2026

18.11.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PCPSce Newsletter β€” Issue #2 | November 2025 β€” PCPS CE The second issue of the PCPSce Newsletter (November 2025) features updates on projects, upcoming events, research highlights, and opportunities.

The second newsletter of our #COSTAction #PCPSce is now available! pcps-ce.eu/pcpsce-newsl... Follow us for more updates on early modern #PrintCulture and public spheres in Central Europe.

@costprogramme.bsky.social #skystorians #EarlyModern #16thC #17thC

09.11.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brown University - Early Modern European History | MEMOs Brown University (Rhode Island, USA)

Brown University - Early Modern European History:

memorients.com/news/brown-u...

16.09.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Full plain text available at: https://medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/06/24/cfp-borders-boundaries-and-barriers-real-and-imagined-in-the-middle-ages/

Full plain text available at: https://medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/06/24/cfp-borders-boundaries-and-barriers-real-and-imagined-in-the-middle-ages/

Just over 2 weeks left to apply to the Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers conference! It will take place in Oxford on April 20-21, 2026. We hope to provide bursaries to help with attendance. Email your abstracts to bordersboundariesbarriers[at]gmail[dot]com
#medievalsky #skystorians

28.08.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

With @fabiodeninno.bsky.social , Michele Lacriola, Federico Nanni, Chiara Piccoli, Jip Greven, Sezer Karaoğlu, Theo Gevers, Martina Heßler, Federico Mazzini, Andrea Pojer, and @massimorospocher.bsky.social

26.08.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#AI and #history: this semester's programme of seminars on the use of AI for the discipline of history is out now! Both online and in person at the Italian-German Historical Institute in Trento. Join us: isig.fbk.eu/en/ai-and-hi... #skystorians

26.08.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Early Modern History Roundtable Modern History RoundtableΒ is a cycle of seminar meetings designed to encourage discussion and exchange of ideas between those dealing with modern history, a free and informal space for historiographic...

To sign up: isig.fbk.eu/en/events/ea...

26.08.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for this semester's seminars on #earlymodern history, hosted by the Italian-German Historical Institute in Trento! With Louise Bonvalet, Robert Kendrick, Antonio Chemotti, Umberto Cecchinato, Laura Righi, @amandamadden.bsky.social, and @massimorospocher.bsky.social #skystorians

26.08.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Reminder: Submit Your Dataset For The Vienna Hackathon By 31 July! β€” PCPS CE The deadline is fast approaching: 31 July 2025 is your last chance to submit a proposal for the PCPSce Vienna Hackathon, taking place from 10 to 12 December

πŸ“’Reminder: submit your dataset for the Vienna Hackathon, organised by #COSTAction #PCPSce! Deadline CFA: 31 July. This 3-day event will be held 10-12 December, exploring new ways of working with historical datasets. Info: www.pcps-ce.eu/reminder-sub...
#PrintCulture @costprogramme.bsky.social

21.07.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CFP: Bound for Devotion: The Prayer Book as Object and Practice, 1300–1800 (1-3 July 2026, Leiden) | MEMOs Bringing together researchers working on books that were used in any form of prayer practice in the late medieval and early modern era (up to the 18th Century)

CFP: Bound for Devotion: The Prayer Book as Object and Practice, 1300–1800 (1-3 July 2026, Leiden)
memorients.com/events/cfp-b...
#CallForPapers #earlymodern #earlymodernhistory #medievaltimes #theology

16.07.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

14.07.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6440    πŸ” 3428    πŸ’¬ 204    πŸ“Œ 964

Posting again for Monday morning. Lecturer (fixed term) in Medieval & Early Modern Literature sought here in the School of Lit, Drama & Creative Writing at UEA. Email me (address in ad) with any queries. Please share widely. #skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern

30.06.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

29 April - Drew Thomas on visual and multimodal AI in the Digital Humanities. Both in person in Trento and online. Looking forward to it!

16.04.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to it!

16.04.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was such a great experience being part of this. Many thanks again to @rmidura.bsky.social for including me! Looking forward to seeing where this research will go next!

02.04.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ottoman map of Marseille with the title of the project UNSEEN, spelt as the acronym of β€œUnveiling Networks: Slavery and the European ENcounter with Islamic Material Culture”, with the European Research Committee logo.

Ottoman map of Marseille with the title of the project UNSEEN, spelt as the acronym of β€œUnveiling Networks: Slavery and the European ENcounter with Islamic Material Culture”, with the European Research Committee logo.

πŸ“’ JOB OPENING πŸ“’
I am thrilled to announce that the first postdoc position of my ERC project UNSEEN at Oxford is now live!

This is a three-year post for an Iberian historian who will be working on slavery and Islamic material culture in the early modern Mediterranean.

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

20.03.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ€”What are your hopes for the future of the EUI?

🀝 As alumni you are part of our lasting legacy, and we want to hear from you so we can build the future together.

✍ Share your vision by taking part in the AlumVoice survey: buff.ly/VS4v4AQ

Once EUI, always EUI.

#AlumVoice

18.03.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Call for Expressions of Interest for Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 The Italian-German Historical Institute (ISIG) of the Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) in Trento is an advanced research centre that promotes research in early modern and contemporary history, with part...

Interested in applying for a Marie Curie fellowship? The Italian-German Historical Institute in Trento is now accepting expressions of interest: isig.fbk.eu/it/news/deta...

#skystorians

18.03.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI safety with histories In this talk, Marnie Hughes-Warrington will illuminate history as source of particular tension in the global geopolitics of AI and argue for the value of seeking a new architecture for history making ...

Next Monday, 17 March at 9h30 CET, @marnieh-w.bsky.social will give an online seminar on 'AI safety with histories' in our seminar cycle on #AI and #history. Sign up here: isig.fbk.eu/en/events/de... All welcome!

11.03.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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As part of our #COSTAction General Meeting in February, some members of #CA23137 had the rare opportunity to visit the Kinsky Library within Prague’s Old Town Square.
The visit was much enjoyed and will no doubt inspire future research projects amongst our members!
#libraries #history #Prague

04.03.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very much looking forward to reading this!

19.02.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Prague meeting for COST Action 23137 PCPSce has now begun!

We’re looking forward to three days of intensive networking and collaboration! Send us your pictures to: scteam.pcpsce@gmail.com
#COSTAction #earlymodernhistory #centraleurope
#printculture #publicsphere

17.02.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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We are thrilled to start our social media profile for CA23137! Join us to know about our COST Action Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1500-1800).

Whether you're a researcher, student, or simply curious, we're here to keep you informed and inspired!

15.02.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello, Bluesky! β˜€οΈ

We fund frontier research in Europeβ€”bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late.

Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries.

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Speakers: Andy Stauder, @marnieh-w.bsky.social, @drewbthomas.bsky.social, Federico Mazzini, @joguldi.bsky.social

24.01.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'AI and history' - the Italian-German Historical Institute in Trento is hosting a seminar cycle on the use of AI for the discipline of history. Both online and (in most cases) in person. Everyone welcome! isig.fbk.eu/en/ai-and-hi... #ai #skystorians

24.01.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you very much! It would be great to see you

15.01.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our programme for this semester's seminars on #earlymodern history is now online! With Paul Nelles, Giovanna Ceserani, Mattia Corso, Giovanni Florio, Alessandro Metlica, Enrico Zucchi, Lucia Raggetti, and Stefania Montemezzo. Join us online or in person in Trento! isig.fbk.eu/en/events/ea...

15.01.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

@richardjansell.bsky.social and I will also be there, with two panels on mobility and encounter in the early modern world - really looking forward to it!

11.12.2024 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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