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Our next Corner Society features Pablo Gómez, giving a talk titled "The Early Atlantic Slave Trade and the Invention of Modern Corporeality." These events are free - you can at the link below to attend in person or via Zoom. Really looking forward to hearing from Pablo!

Exactly this. When people complained about us removing the non-dom status, they predicted a mass exodus. This of course never came because things like enforcement of contract law and a lack of gulags is actually quite attractive.

Really pleased to see Rosamund Oates's new 'Silent Histories' out. For a taster, Rosamund is giving a talk on the work at at the IHR (hybrid) on Oct. 1, as well as a talk at the Chelsea History Festival on Oct. 2 (links with details below). #earlymodern

Descartes's Le Monde is a fascinating and under-studied work in its own. The articles collected in this special issue tackle several important features from an innovative perspective! here the TOC

This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...

Our summer academy on "Science and Histories of Fever" is in full swing at the Marsilius Kolleg, with great talks from e.g. @kakape.bsky.social, @feverprojecthd.bsky.social and @lendertgelens.bsky.social. If you are around, join us for "Marsilius Kontrovers" tonight at 7 pm: tinyurl.com/y8dkkxw4

The aesthetics of science is a happening place where many of the cool kids hang out and do cool kid stuff (like, uh, think about the relationship between art and science), as @milenaivanova.bsky.social, @alicemurphs.bsky.social and i explain: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/31... #philsci

Don't miss our own Dr Nicholas Radburn on 'Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga', beginning tonight at 9pm on BBC 2 📺 Watch it on iPlayer here 👉 https://pulse.ly/vkjy6e3i9k 📸: BBC/Hillgate Films and Voltage TV/Stephen Robinson

My John Ruskin novel, EACH LEAF, EACH CURVE OF STEM, is out in January next year! You can pre-order a copy if you like - including from @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/each...

Politicians on the centre-left and centre-right simply don't seem to understand they are in an existential battle for the future of British democracy.

That challenge comes from malign foreign interference in British politics and society, direct challenges on the street to authority of the state, and an unprecedented influx of finance that significantly erodes democratic pluralism.

This is completely on Andy Burnham Last week Labour could have stopped this. Now we have a single person giving more money than the entire general election spending limit for a political party www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

A very quick turn around because of paperwork, but we're hiring a one year post in Modern British History! Please have a look and share widely with anyone interested! Happy to take informal queries at the email in the job posting! www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Wor...

I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on

Why did medicine and moral philosophy in the Scottish Enlightenment give rise to a global and colonial science of race? Find out here! @lindaaburnett.bsky.social and me in History of Science, Volume 64 Issue 3, September 2026. Out now, open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.....

I presume Steven Pinker et al. will be signing the inevitable petition to protect this academic’s freedom?

"Living through a global resurgence of fascism, the greatest difficulty has proved to be not arguing against it, but convincing non-fascists that fascism’s adherents really mean it. That they believe what they are telling us they believe—and they will act accordingly."

This should be self evident but clearly isn’t. From @lewisgoodall.com

So happy to finally share the news that my book, “A History of Uncertainty: Science between the Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe,” will be out in Spring 2027 by the University of Pittsburgh Press. I still can't believe it's now beyond my hands and on its way to meeting its readers.

It's driving me insane. The govt spends £1.4 trillion a year. Borrowing estimates are often by tens of billions over a year. But we're supposed to imagine money is budgeted to the last penny.

*** Lectureship in Creative Writing *** School of English, University of Leeds Salary £41,064 to £59,966 p.a. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

My first book is finally out! Here's a blog post about it: cambridgeblog.org/2026/07/fren...

Two-year early modern English job, at Oriel College and the Oxford English Faculty, starting October. Happy to field any questions! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

I am *thrilled* to share that we are hiring again! A tenure track job in early modern literature! I’ve found Wesleyan a terrific place to work—help us spread the word? wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...

the lie (or misunderstanding) at the heart of this is the idea that a 26-year old graduate should be earning the same as a 42-year old aka the average worker when has that ever been the case?

Yellow #fever apparently also troubled the English and French Anti-Slavery Societies in the 1830s! Fascinating finds in Oxford’s archives and libraries. Time to explore these historical documents, thanks to @feverprojecthd.bsky.social 📚☺️

Very happy to have the proofs of this contribution on Locke's botany for a volume on John Locke and the sciences, edited by Luisa Simonutti and Roberto Evangelista for @brepols.net #Locke #histphilo #histsci #plantstudies #pineapple #essences

Workshop at Lancaster Museum on 27 May! We'll explore the history of touch through talks & interactive activities, in collaboration with the brilliant @victorianhand.bsky.social project! Open to all, but registration required - sign up here! www.eventbrite.com/e/histories-...

We’re hiring! We are recruiting for a Lectureship in Global History of Science to join our Department from September 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/3R94V58 Closing Date: 9th June 2026 #WeAreSTS #Science #Historyofscience #Globalscience

We're looking for a Lecturer in Global Medieval History (ongoing) to join us in the vibrant School of History @universityofleeds.bsky.social ! Deadline 1 June. Full details jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #jobfairy #medievalsky #history

IMPORTANT UPDATE - there was an administrative error that resulted in the closing date for this post being listed as 19 May. It is, in fact, 19TH JUNE. This has now been corrected, so please do alert anyone you know who might be interested in applying.

fab late #medievalsky / #earlymodern history job folks! considering what magical unicorns perm jobs in history departments are these days, i can only imagine with some trepidation how many apps this well get... 🗃️

It's quaint that Keir Starmer thinks a policy blitz can improve his chances. If the current situation were about a few policies, Reform wouldn't be anywhere near power. The issue is his failure to articulate a vision for society. Apart from Sunak, I don't think I've seen a PM more devoid of vision.

📢JOB ALERT 📢 We are looking to appoint a F/T open-ended Lecturer in Late Medieval / Early Modern History (1400-1700) @lancasteruni.bsky.social. This is an amazing opportunity that we are very proud to announce, so please spread the word far and wide! www.hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

A rare permanent medieval/EM lectureship is being advertised at Lancaster. Get your apps in! Loved my time working at Lancaster - apply and then invite me to all your events please and thanks 🙏

So glad that the @victorianhand.bsky.social project is teaming up with @wraggem.bsky.social to deliver this exciting engagement event in Lancaster. If you are free on the (half-term) afternoon of 27 May, please do sign up and come along.

🗣️ We have just signed a new volume for our 'Critical Texts' series! 'George Psalmanazar, An Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa', edited by Alice Wickenden (@awickenden.bsky.social). 👉 www.mhra.org.uk/publications...

Author copies are here and the book is officially out!! Please order a copy for your university libraries 🙏 Also online here: doi.org/10.1093/9780...

🚨#History Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in the History of Capitalism. 🗃️ Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students! See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word... 👇👇👇 warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

🚨And another #History Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in the History of Iberian Empires. 🗃️ Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students! And do not hesitate to spread the word... 👇👇👇 warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

Publication day! My book Keeping Hold: A Cultural and Social History of Possession in Eighteenth-Century Britain is out now. 20% discount code KEHO2026. www.cambridge.org/core/books/k...