@medievalatx.bsky.social
New to bluesky! Finally leaving the darkside that was twitter. Who I am: Professor of Art and Material Culture at STFX Settler living in Mi'kma'ki, unceded territory Specialist training in medieval religion and medicine Student of the global premodern
The arts teach empathy, creativity, outside the box thinking, and generally enrich people's lives. The arts are generative and productive, and yes, technocrats that seek to cut the minimal funding they still receive, even in a financial sense. To the MLAs of NS who support such cuts, shame.
I've been taking a break from social media, but I am ready to hop back in. I could speak to the wider world (awful) but let's keep it local for now (also awful). Here's a very wise response to the Houston govt's planned cuts from Cornelia Schneider at MSVU. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/m...
People of Connecticut and regions nearby. Come on out on September 16! Free and open to the public.
Solidarity with the faculty Dalhousie who were locked out by their administration this morning. Thinking of them on the lines and I hope to be there to march with them on Friday.
You are absolutely right! Good catch!
More and more evidence to support movements of peoples in the EMA- here people from sub Saharan Africa buried in Kent. Every time I teach a finding like this to a class, they are surprised, because it up ends what they have been taught, often in grade school, about the hegemonic white Middle Ages.
Spread word! In memory of the late Walter Goffart, we kindly invite scholars to submit proposals for papers on a range of topics clustered around quintessential Goffartian subjects Maps, Migrations, and the Mechanics of Settlement & Taxation in Late Antiquity. To be held at @imc-leeds.bsky.social.
This is amazing!
This whole thread is important. Sad to see what has been an excellent medievalist press gobbled up by T and F. And of course, this is the result. At the end of the thread, @aspencerhall.bsky.social has recced some excellent books from AUP, doing T and F's job for them.
Another day, another session summary! To begin, Katherine Pierpont used municipal records to trace the presence of troubadours and jongleurs in medieval Toulouse. Her work enables her to sometimes place individuals in precise domiciles and allows her to start to understand their social networks.
Hey at CSM Medievalists! I know we just finished our annual conference, but is there any interest in a DH workshop/sharing what we are doing at CSM 2025? Just a thought right now...
I'm biased, but i think broad approach means we are often publishing cutting edge work. Come join us!
Putting on my JCHA co-editor hat. JCHA publishes original research on all aspects, places and periods of history and its related disciplines. If you are interested in publishing with us, see our submission guidelines here: jcha-rshc.ca/index.php/jc...
Fascinating find near my hometown, where a rock was carved in a Futhark version of the Lord's Prayer. The version is from 1611 but was republished (and copied into stone to claim space) in the 19th c. But the comments make clear why we need to teach the skills of history. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Outstanding Dissertation in Disability History prize, in partnership with the Disability Histories series & the Disability History Association, is now open for submissions!
Visit go.illinois.edu/DisabilityHi... for guidelines.
*Submissions due by June 30, 2025*
#DisabilityHistory #DisHist
Symposium - Ritual Cultures of Medieval Religious Women
A symposium of new research on nuns, beguines, recluses, and other sisters.
DATE: 14-15 July 2025
HOSTED BY: Notre Dame Rome and the Medieval Institute of the University of Notre Dame.
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/symposium-ri...
Hmm. Well chairs ARE important? Probably fewer chairs in this class.
I'm in a new department @stfx-university.bsky.social, Art and Material Cultures so I'm designing new courses like this one that looks at the social and architectural realities of building cathedrals and castles in the Middle Ages. So exciting to be teaching this in the fall! I'll see you in Art 395!
Every democracy has understood that an educated voting population was necessary for its survival (even if, in the past, the voting population and so education was limited by class/gender). Hollowing out education only benefits those who can afford access to it anyway- elites in a failing democracy.
So appreciative of Shami Ghosh's review of Ziolkowski's new book (Nostalgia and the German(ic) Past) in the TMR today. A really important reminder that there is no neutral position, no matter how much we might wish or pretend there is. It's hard to read, but oh so important in our field right now.
Friday Feature: This roundtable is coming up soon! Join us online this Monday to discuss Rowan Dorin’s prizewinning book. #cdnhist #medieval @medievalatx.bsky.social
More than a quarter of people eligible to vote in this election have already voted. This has shattered records. It's pretty clear Canadians understand the importance of this national election and the critical importance of good leadership right now. www.cbc.ca/news/politic....
Jesuit but named after and inspired by the other Francis too. I'm a bit biased, but that feels like it helped a bit too. We'll see what the next one brings.
I suspected this travel advisory was coming. Here we are. This is from is our the national union of university teachers in Canada, representing faculty from 120 universities. I'm sorry to be missing the Zoo for a while, but I, like most of my colleagues, hit at least 2 of those bullet points.
New job at Oxford - do please share widely!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS153/a...
Join the CHA and CSM for a online panel about Rowan Dorin's awarding winning book! May 5, 5 pm UTC. Featuring Rowan Dorin, Nicholas Terpstra, Elisheva Baumgarten, Ada Maria Kuskowski, Marie Dejoux with Miri Rubin (moderator) and Shannon McSheffrey (chair). To register, follow the link. #medievalsky
How did I not know Murderbot was being turned into a series! This looks amazing. Not surprising, the books were also amazing.
Apparently @bsky.app is the place to be for research! It definitely has been the new home of #medieval research for months.
“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...