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WEMP | postgrad workshop supported by the Faculty of History, Cambridge | forum for research on every aspect of early modern history
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✨We are thrilled to be extending our call for Committee applications until the 18 February ✨ Read below for more information, or DM us for a plain text version. You can apply using the following link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share widely!

A reminder that our first session of term will be today at 5pm, featuring our two fabulous speakers, Anna-Marie Pipalová and Nitya Gundu. For those joining us virtually, a Zoom link will be going to our mailing list shortly! You don’t want to miss these papers!

We are thrilled to release our Lent Term Card and to share the news of our first session next Monday, 3 February! To tune in virtually, be sure to join our mailing list. DM us for more information, and we hope to see you there!

We're kicking off the new term with a bang! Be sure to read this week's fabulous post from Sietske van der Veen 'Imagining Jewish Topographies in Occupied City' Read more on the blog using the link below! doinghistoryinpublic.org/2025/01/23/i...

It’s your final weekend to get your abstracts submitted! You don’t want to miss out!

We hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! We are thrilled to announce that we are extending the deadline for our Lent CFP by one week to Monday 13 January 2025! As before, please be sure to send in your abstracts to [email protected].

You still have a week to submit your abstracts - We look forward to reading them!

We are thrilled to announce our Lent Call for Papers- If you are interested in submitting a 20 min paper on the theme of 'Exchanging Knowledge,' please send us your abstract by 6 January! Read below for more details or DM us for a plain text version.

We are thrilled to announce our Lent Call for Papers- If you are interested in submitting a 20 min paper on the theme of 'Exchanging Knowledge,' please send us your abstract by 6 January! Read below for more details or DM us for a plain text version.

Friendly reminder that this is TODAY - Get in touch if you would like the Zoom link to join remotely!

Our next meeting will be on 25 November on the theme of Gender in Early Modern England. We are thrilled to be welcoming three wonderful speakers to share their research! As always, we will be meeting in the Junior Parlour in Trinity College at 5pm and online!

Our next workshop is TODAY at 5pm - We are thrilled to be welcoming two fabulous speakers to speak on the theme of 'Bodies and Difference'. We look forward to seeing you there in person or on Zoom for some #earlymodern discussion. Get in touch if you run into any problems!

As an additional reminder to all the new #skystorians - I’m also one of the covnenors for the Cambridge Workshop for the Early Modern Period! We have several sessions left this term (including this coming Monday!) so be sure to follow for all the relevant details! You don’t want to miss it ✨📜

A reminder that our next session is TODAY at 5pm - If you’ll be joining us remotely, make sure you check your inbox for a Zoom link later this afternoon!

We are thrilled to release our Term Card for Michaelmas - We have an incredibly lineup of speakers! Our first workshop will be next week, on 14 October. Please DM or email us for more information, or if you would like a plain text version.

Really thrilled to be a convener of WEMP this year - You've got three weeks to submit your abstracts!

✨We are thrilled to release the Call for Papers for our Michaelmas Term Programme! The theme for this series of workshops is "Constructing Identities."✨ See below for submission information/deadlines, or DM us for a plain-text version! We can't wait to read your abstracts ✨

📢TODAY, 3 June, ENCOUNTERS & EXCHANGES @emodcam.bsky.social, come an celebrate with us the end of the WEMP AY 2023-24 programme with three fantastic speakers from UPF Barcelona, @camhistory.bsky.social, and the Cambridge Slavonic Studies Department! For the link: [email protected] 👇

EVENT: 3 June, ENCOUNTERS & EXCHANGES Join us at the Faculty of History or on Zoom (5-6:30pm) for our last session of 2023-24 with Cristina de la Rosa García (UPF), Jack Dykstra-McCarthy (@camhistory.bsky.social), & Stepan Blinder (Cambridge Slavonic Studies) For the link: [email protected] 👇

📢Call for Convenors 2024-25, DEADLINE: 3 June Don't forget to apply by Monday, 3 June, to become one of WEMP's new co-convenors! We welcome applications from Cambridge PGs with priority given to members of @camhistory.bsky.social. Contact [email protected] for more information. 👇

EVENT: 3 June, ENCOUNTERS & EXCHANGES Join us at the Faculty of History or on Zoom (5-6:30pm) for our last session of 2023-24 with Cristina de la Rosa García (UPF), Jack Dykstra-McCarthy (@camhistory.bsky.social), & Stepan Blinder (Cambridge Slavonic Studies) For the link: [email protected] 👇

Delighted to see my first article out open access with Renaissance Studies! It focuses on miracle narratives and Catholic devotion in early modern Italy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

✨EVENT: TODAY, 27 May, DEVOTION AND THE DEVIL✨ Early modernists, join us today at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social), SR6, or on Zoom (5-6:30pm) for an exciting session with speakers from Edinburgh, London, and Brno! For the link: [email protected] 👇

📣 Registration OPEN We are very excited to release our full programme for Age & Health, 1500-1800! Our PGR/ECR conference is open to scholars at any career stage. Free! Hybrid! Please register to attend: 🗓️ in-person by 14 June 🗓️ online by 23 June forms.gle/DhTjndCnhosX...

✨PhD/ECR CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT✨ Registrations are now open for this fantastic conference organised by our (former) convenors Olivia Formby and @jenmcfarland.bsky.social! Follow @ageandhealth24.bsky.social and don't forget to sign up! 👇

📢EVENT: 27 May, DEVOTION AND THE DEVIL Join us at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social), SR6, or on Zoom (5-6:30pm) for our third session of ET 2024 with Ashlyn Cudney (Edinburgh), Harry O'Neill (Birkbeck), and Veronika Řezníčková (Brno). For the link: [email protected] 👇

📢EVENT: TODAY, 20 May, MPhil Work-in-Progress Session Please join us today (5-6:30pm) at the Faculty of History, Seminar Room 6, or on Zoom for our second session of Easter Term 2024 with our @camhistory.bsky.social and Music PG students! For the link, please email: [email protected] 👇

We're CLEANING UP* on the book launches! Join us on 10 Jun 2024 19.30BST when we celebrate the work of the #SRSlyGood @JLSCHist & her latest masterpiece, "Cleaning up Renaissance Italy"! 💫🥳🙌🥳💫 www.rensoc.org.uk/event/book-l... *see what we did there?

📢EVENT: 20 May, MPhil WORK-IN-PROGRESS Cambridge Early Modernists (@emodcam.bsky.social), come and support our brilliant students! Join us at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social), SR6, or online (5-6:30pm) to learn more about ongoing PG research. For the link: [email protected] 👇

Please attend this very promising event to learn about our MPhil students' fascinating research projects!

📢EVENT: 20 May, MPhil WORK-IN-PROGRESS Cambridge Early Modernists (@emodcam.bsky.social), come and support our brilliant students! Join us at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social), SR6, or online (5-6:30pm) to learn more about ongoing PG research. For the link: [email protected] 👇

📢EVENT: TODAY, 13 May, GENDER AND SPACE Please join us today (5-6:30pm) at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social), Seminar Room 6, for our first session of Easter Term 2024 with Ang Li and Romain Facchini! For the Teams link, please email: [email protected] 👇

✨EVENT: 13 May, GENDER AND SPACE✨ Join us at the Faculty of History (@camhistory.bsky.social, Room 6) or on Teams (5-6:30 pm) for our first event of the Easter Term 2024 with Ang Li (Oxford) and Romain Facchini (Aix Marseille)! Email [email protected] for the Teams link 👇

🎉Call for Convenors 2024-25🎉 We are thrilled to invite expressions of interest from @camhistory.bsky.social PGs (incoming and current!) wishing to join our team as convenors in 2024-25! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect to your @emodcam.bsky.social community! Deadline: 3 June 👇

🎉EVENT PROGRAMME🎉 We are thrilled to release the lineup for our ECR conference on Global Recipes in the Early Modern World (29-30 May, Cambridge/online)! A sincere thank you to all our sponsors for their generous support: SSHM, BSHS, @srsrensoc.bsky.social, and @camhistory.bsky.social!

Exciting opportunity! ✨ Apply by 3 June 🤓

🎉Call for Convenors 2024-25🎉 We are thrilled to invite expressions of interest from @camhistory.bsky.social PGs (incoming and current!) wishing to join our team as convenors in 2024-25! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect to your @emodcam.bsky.social community! Deadline: 3 June 👇

✨TERM CARD - Easter Term 2024✨ We are thrilled to release our Easter Term 2024 programme! All sessions will run in a hybrid format at @camhistory.bsky.social and on Teams. To receive the link and regular updates, please email [email protected] to be added to the mailing list. 👇

Almost 5 years of Visualizing Science in Media Revolutions the Bibliotheca Hertziana means a big event! 22-24 May, a conference with almost everyone who is or was a fellow, 8 fantastic respondents and as many amazing chairs. In person and online. Program 👇 www.biblhertz.it/3507351/visu...

Teaching Imperial and Global History (The Cambridge History Faculty Anniversary Programme) 4-7 pm, Friday 3 May Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Keynote: Prof. Erica Charters (Oxford) Chair: Prof. Gareth Austin (Cambridge) www.hist.cam.ac.uk/sites/defaul... @camhistory.bsky.social

✨TERM CARD - Easter Term 2024✨ We are thrilled to release our Easter Term 2024 programme! All sessions will run in a hybrid format at @camhistory.bsky.social and on Teams. To receive the link and regular updates, please email [email protected] to be added to the mailing list. 👇

✨EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT✨ Check out this forthcoming ECR conference exploring the multiple ‘global dimensions’ of early modern recipes, organised by our @camhistory.bsky.social PGs! Stay tuned for more updates and contact [email protected] with any question! 👇

✨EVENT UPDATE✨ Check out the Eventbrite page for our ECR Conference on 'Global Recipes in the EM World' (29-30 May), Cambridge (@camhistory.bsky.social). REGISTRATIONS opening soon! For more info, contact [email protected]. www.eventbrite.com/e/global-rec...

✨EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT✨ Check out this forthcoming ECR conference exploring the multiple ‘global dimensions’ of early modern recipes, organised by our @camhistory.bsky.social PGs! Stay tuned for more updates and contact [email protected] with any question! 👇

📢CALL FOR PAPERS: ✨ONE WEEK LEFT✨ Come present your research with us! The Workshop for the Early Modern Period invites applications for Easter Term (April-June 2024) from postgraduate students working on any aspect of the early modern period (c. 1450-1800). Deadline: 15 April 2024 👇

📢 Reminder: we are offering a funded PhD studentship on global commodities in #EarlyModern wills! 📢 This post shows the scope a student would have to shape their research & the other resources at their disposal - please share! 📇 sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

✨CALL FOR PAPERS✨ The Workshop for the Early Modern Period at @camhistory.bsky.social invites applications for Easter Term (April-June 2024) from postgraduate students working on any aspect of of the early modern period (c. 1450-1800). Deadline: 15 April 2024 👇

✨CALL FOR PAPERS✨ The Workshop for the Early Modern Period at @camhistory.bsky.social invites applications for Easter Term (April-June 2024) from postgraduate students working on any aspect of of the early modern period (c. 1450-1800). Deadline: 15 April 2024 👇

✨TODAY: 18 March, MICROHISTORIES OF RACIAL IDENTITY Join us at Jesus College (Bawden Room) or on Zoom (5-6:30pm) for our last session of the term with Shanti Giovannetti-Singh (Faculty of English, Cambridge) and Alice Whitehead (Pembroke College) Email [email protected] for the Zoom link 👇