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Are you a member of our COST Action PCPSce and would you like to carry out a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM)? More info on how to apply: pcps-ce.eu/grants/
@costprogramme.bsky.social #skystorians #EarlyModern #16thC #17thC

17.11.2025 14:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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YRI - Watermarks, Networks, And Materialities. Representing COST Action CA23137 At The 8th International Conference On Watermarks In Digital Collections, Reykjavík — PCPS CE A report by Stefaniia Demchuk

Thanks to an YRI Research Grant of our #COSTAction #PCPSce Stefaniia Demchuk was able to participate in the 8th International Conference on Watermarks in Digital Collections. Studying paper and #watermarks provides valuable insights into #PrintCulture. Read more: pcps-ce.eu/yri-watermar...

17.11.2025 14:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Spring Conference "Agents Of Censorship And The Circulation Of Printed Material In Central Europe (1500–1800)" (Sofia In May 2026): Call For Papers | Deadline: 15 November 2025 — PCPS CE International Conference | University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” | 19–20 May 2026

2) Don’t forget to submit an abstract for our Spring Conference on censorship and the circulation of print in Central Europe, by 15 November! The conference will be held in Sofia, 19-20 May 2026. CFP: pcps-ce.eu/events/sprin...

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2 reminders from our #COSTAction #PCPSce on #PrintCulture and the public sphere in Central Europe:

1) 13 November we’ll host a Zotero Webinar – a link will be sent to all PCPSce members shortly beforehand!
@costprogramme.bsky.social @costacademy.bsky.social #skystorians #EarlyModern #16thC #17thC

11.11.2025 13:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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PCPSce Newsletter — Issue #2 | November 2025 — 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 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Are you a member of our #COSTAction #PCPSce and would you like to carry out a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM)? More info on how to apply: pcps-ce.eu/grants/
@costprogramme.bsky.social

29.10.2025 16:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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YRI - Censored Copernicus: The De Revolutionibus Copy In The Collection Of The Poznań Society Of Friends Of Learning Library — PCPS CE Dr Robert Tomczak

📖 A censured copy of Copernicus’s work allows to understand more about scientific revolution, censure, and tensions between science and the Church. Read all about Robert Tomczak's Short-Term Scientific Mission at the Library of the Poznań Society of Friends of Learning: pcps-ce.eu/yri-censored...

29.10.2025 16:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Grants & Opportunities: Take Your Research Further! — PCPS CE Grant Information Session: April 11, 2025 from 9:30 to 11:00 am (CEST) Missed it: Take a look at the Zoom Recording!

Are you a member of our #COSTAction #PCPSce and would you like to carry out a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM)? More info on how to apply: pcps-ce.eu/grants/
@costprogramme.bsky.social

27.10.2025 10:02 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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YRI - Tracing The Rosary In Early Modern Print Culture: An STSM In Padua And The Veneto — PCPS CE Dr. Ivana Čapeta Rakić, Associate professor

Ivana Čapeta Rakić carried out an STSM at the University of Padua, where she looked into the iconography of the Rosary in printed devotional books. Read all about her visits to multiple libraries and her collaboration with colleagues and specialists: pcps-ce.eu/yri-tracing-...

27.10.2025 10:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

@costprogramme.bsky.social @costacademy.bsky.social #skystorians #earlymodern #printculture #16h #17th

09.10.2025 12:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Women’s Voices In PCPSce — PCPS CE In March 2025, to mark Women’s History Month, the Science Communication Team of the COST Action Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1500–1800)

Women’s Voices in #PCPSce – earlier this year we launched a survey for all #women members of our #COSTAction. We gathered input on how they perceive their fields, experience their professional trajectories, and envision academic life for the next generation. Read more: www.pcps-ce.eu/womens-voice...

09.10.2025 12:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 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...

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Sheffield Centre for Early Modern Studies - CFP: Reading the Practical in Early Modern Literature CFP: Reading the Practical in Early Modern Literature

Loudly tooting this CFP, please retweet:
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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 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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Report On Young Researcher And Innovators’ Summer School In Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 21–25 July 2025 — PCPS CE “Turning a New Leaf. Unexplored Central-European Bookscapes (1500–1800)”

🔎 Find out what happened during our Young Researcher and Innovators' Summer School in Cluj-Napoca earlier this summer! 🏰

🕶️ Watch our slide show and read the report written by YRIs Livia-Ioana Potop & Ștefania-Maria Ghisa here:
www.pcps-ce.eu/conference-r...

25.08.2025 12:18 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Spring Conference "Agents Of Censorship And The Circulation Of Printed Material In Central Europe (1500–1800)" (Sofia In May 2026): Call For Papers | Deadline: 15 November 2025 — PCPS CE International Conference | University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” | 19–20 May 2026

👋 Calling all PCPSce COST Action members and print culture historians! 👋

Agents of Censorship and the Circulation of Printed Material in Central Europe (1500–1800)
International Conference | University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” | 19–20 May 2026

CfPs:
www.pcps-ce.eu/events/sprin...

21.08.2025 15:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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CFP: AI And Artworks, Vienna, April 16–17, 2026 — PCPS CE The workshop “AI and Artworks: Object Detection, Image Classification and Iconographic Analysis” will explore how AI is transforming the study of

📢CFP📢 AI and Artworks, Vienna, April 16–17, 2026
The workshop “AI and Artworks: Object Detection, Image Classification and Iconographic Analysis” will explore how AI is transforming the study of drawn, painted, and printed works.
Click here to find out more:
www.pcps-ce.eu/cfp-ai-and-a...

13.08.2025 08:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We've had a brilliant start to our PCPSce YRI Summer School in the beautiful city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania! Our first day consisted of some fascinating talks by experts in book history, presentations of ongoing research projects and a delightful welcome reception at Babes-Bolyai University.

23.07.2025 06:15 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Reminder: Submit Your Dataset For The Vienna Hackathon By 31 July! — 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

📢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 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Grants & Opportunities: Take Your Research Further! — PCPS CE Grant Information Session: April 11, 2025 from 9:30 to 11:00 am (CEST) Missed it: Take a look at the Zoom Recording!

Want to learn more about how to apply for a Short-Term Scientific Mission? www.pcps-ce.eu/grants/ @costprogramme.bsky.social

14.07.2025 12:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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YRI Blog - Shakespeare In Print As Cultural Resistance: An STSM In Poland — PCPS CE Dr. Önder Çakırtaş, Associate Professor, Bingöl University

@ponderado.bsky.social carried out a STSM to Poland in the framework of our #COSTACtion #PCPSce. In this blog post, he describes how his visit to key institutions in Kraków, Warsaw, and Poznań helped him explore how print shaped Shakespeare’s early reception in Poland. www.pcps-ce.eu/yri-blog-sha...

14.07.2025 12:13 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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 — 👍 13    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 0
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Pride Month - LGBTQ+ People In Print Culture — PCPS CE The "Umständliche und Wahrhaffte Beschreibung einer Land- und Leute-Betrügerin": Confessional Polemic and Gender Transgression in Early Eighteenth-Century

In recognition of International Pride Month, we have chosen to highlight the rarely glimpsed but no less significant presence of LGBTQ+ people in early modern print culture. Visit our website to find out about the extraordinary life of Catharina Margaretha Linck:
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www.pcps-ce.eu/pride-month-...

27.06.2025 16:52 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tomorrow and on Thursday I'll be at Ca' Foscari University, overlooking the #GrandCanal, for the final event of our MUR-funded project: an international conference on Italian people and books in 16th-cent. France.
Only in person, free access
www.unive.it/data/agenda/...

24.06.2025 06:28 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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🌐Vienna Hackathon - Call for Contributions (Book history)

🖥️No coding skills required — just a dataset and curiosity!

Deadline for Submissions: 31 July 2025
Location: Vienna (costs covered)
Date: 10–12 December 2025
www.pcps-ce.eu/events/vienn...

06.06.2025 10:31 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you for your interest! Applicants affiliated with our COST Action are especially encouraged, but
a limited number of external participants might also be accepted. We hope that answers your question!

06.05.2025 12:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 Call for Applications 📢
Summer School for Young Researchers and Innovators:
🍂Turning a New Leaf: Unexplored Central-European Bookscapes (1500-1800) 📖
Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 21-25th July
Applications are due by May 23, 2025
Click here: www.pcps-ce.eu/yri-blog-clu...

01.05.2025 11:27 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
PCPSce Newsletter – Issue #1 | April 2025 – PCPS CE

The first newsletter of our #COSTAction #PCPSce is out now! Follow us for more updates on early modern #PrintCulture and public spheres in Central Europe, and consider becoming a member.
@costprogramme.bsky.social #skystorians
www.pcps-ce.eu/pcpsce-newsl...

30.04.2025 07:56 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
PCPS CE – Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1500–1800)

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that our official website for #PCPSce is up and running! Here you can find our latest news, events and how to become a member of our #COSTAction 📖 👥:
www.pcps-ce.eu

#printculture #publicspheres #history #centraleurope #earlymodernperiod

14.04.2025 07:32 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Fruitful and inspiring discussions during the Working Group meetings of our #COSTAction #PCPSce in Prague last month. From larger meetings to smaller brainstorming sessions, there was lots of exchange that will undoubtedly lead to great research results! #PrintCulture @costprogramme.bsky.social

25.03.2025 08:38 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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