Philippa Carter

Philippa Carter

@extispex.bsky.social

Assistant Prof in History of Health and Medicine before 1800 at Cambridge Department of History and Philosophy of Science. Interested in brains, minds, bodies, souls, all that stuff.

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Cambridge University History Faculty
@camhistory.bsky.social

"What makes a woman a witch? Financial independence" Recent Guardian feature on the label ‘witch’ and how it's been used through history covers Dr Philippa Carter’s research into witchcraft allegations in the 16th and 17th centuries. @extispex.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

theguardian.comWhat makes a woman a witch? Financial independenceWomen aren’t being burnt at the stake any more, but there is still risk and violence implicit in the label ‘witch’

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The English Historical Review
@enghistrev.bsky.social

Philippa Carter @extispex.bsky.social reviews 'The Basque Witch-Hunt: A Secret History', by Jan Machielsen @janmachielsen.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

academic.oup.comThe Basque Witch-Hunt: A Secret History, by Jan Machielsen‘Witches aside, Pierre de Lancre saw many other strange things as he travelled down the Basque coast during the summer of 1609.’ This surreal opening line

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Prof. Elaine Chalus
@profelainechalus.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive Histories - Royal Holloway #skystorians 🗃️#earlymodern #c18th jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

jobs.royalholloway.ac.ukJob Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive HistoriesFull-time, Fixed Term (12 months)Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Humanities.Inclusive Histories is a collaborative research and schools engage...

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Liesbeth Corens
@onslies.bsky.social

"It’s not your job to be resilient, it’s your employer’s job to provide you with decent working conditions. The purpose of your hobbies and your free time is your enjoyment and fulfilment, not recuperation from work stress."

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social

We've made this article from @cash4questions.bsky.social free to read, as it is proving very popular. University funding crisis: How to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered. "Beware employers bearing yoga mats..." www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-k...

researchprofessionalnews.comCoping with the university funding crisis - Research Professional NewsPositive steps in uncertain times, including how to stay serene when wellbeing sessions are offered

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Emily Rowe
@emilyrowe1.bsky.social

We’ve extended the deadline to submit an abstract for our colloquium on early modern war narratives! Please share widely and send us your abstracts! #earlymodern #history

CEMS KCL@cemskcl.bsky.social

Deadline Extension! CEMS Colloquium on Early Modern War Narratives. Send us your abstracts by this Friday (18th)! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/lamen... @emilyrowe1.bsky.social @hsmurphy.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social

kingsearlymodern.co.ukEarly Modern War Narratives - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL BlogJoin CEMS for our annual colloquium. This year's theme is early modern war narratives. CfP deadline: 11th April.
Philippa Carter
@extispex.bsky.social

beeees

Pete Mitchell@petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social

Still very excited to host @oliviasmith.bsky.social and @jennyrichards.bsky.social next Thursday for our evening event 'Bee-ing Human' at Great North Museum: Hancock - an exploration of how bees & beekeeping have shaped human understandings of culture & society. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bee-ing-hu...

eventbrite.co.ukBee-ing Human: do bees have feelings, and other questionsAn evening about bees and beekeeping from the Tudors to the present day - and about what makes the human-bee relationship special.

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Brodie Waddell
@brodiewaddell.bsky.social

'a parish register is to be understood not narrowly as a list of vital events, but expansively as a record of parish memories' Ian Atherton has a new #OpenAccess article on #EarlyModern parish registers, attending to their archival and social context. #WrittenWorlds 🗃️ doi.org/10.1080/0268...

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CEMS KCL
@cemskcl.bsky.social

Teaching the Early Modern: A Webinar Series! CEMS will be hosting three online sessions on teaching practices and strategies. We'll have three sessions through the spring: 23rd April, 29th May, and 19th June. Full details below! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/teach... @kingsartshums.bsky.social

kingsearlymodern.co.ukTeaching the Early Modern - Webinar Series — CEMS KCL BlogA series of webinars on teaching the early modern, from building syllabi to using digital repositories to site visits.
Philippa Carter
@extispex.bsky.social

And this beaut! Admittedly it hasn't hit the shelves yet, but soon... soon...

Karin Sennefelt@karinsennefelt.bsky.social

🎺🎺It’s taken a while, but I finally got the go ahead today: my book The Word made Flesh: Lutheran Bodies, 1600-1720 will be out on Routledge early next year.🎺🎺 Excited to share it, excited to explore new things! #EarlyModern

Philippa Carter
@extispex.bsky.social

Excuse me while I get all excited about books that have appeared in my absence... but I remember when this book was but a twinkle in its author's eye! Congrats Kristof!! Can't wait to read it! @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social

Kristof Smeyers@kristofsmeyers.bsky.social

Hi, I've written this book recently, it's about stigmata in 19th- and 20th-century Britain and Ireland, I'm pretty pleased with it, and I'm happy to come talk about it if you like

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