Due October 10th >> The New College Conference on Medieval & Renaissance Studies returns 5-7 March 2026! Accepting abstracts on all topics in European & Mediterranean history, literature, art, music & religion (4c-17c): www.newcollegeconference.org/cfp #medievalsky #earlymodern #renaissance #CfP

The New College Conference on Medieval & Renaissance Studies returns 5-7 March 2026! Abstracts on all topics in European & Mediterranean history, literature, art, music & religion (4c-17c) are due 1 October 2025: www.newcollegeconference.org/cfp #medievalsky #earlymodern #renaissance #CfP

TBR.

Sonja Drimmer@sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · last yr.

This article by my friend Nick Herman is one of my favorite works of scholarship from the last 5 years, which I'm revisiting this morning. It concerns tiny complaints about labor written by artists into the miniatures they painted in 15th-century manuscripts. doi.org/10.1086/715117

Yep, me too. 👇

S.J. Pearce@homophonous.bsky.social · last yr.

👇 Absolutely true for me.

Higher education faculty members should read two new articles and discuss them deeply as a department/unit/etc. The NYMag article about AI and cheating + the NYT article by the professor at U. of Florida about working under the DeSantis regime. They are connected; discuss those connections.

Tomorrow, 1pm EDT! On behalf of @medievalacademy.bsky.social , Alison Perchuk and I are hosting an informal Community Hour for any/all premodernists affected by recent federal cuts. Please join us! #medievalsky #earlymodern #lateantiquity www.themedievalacademyblog.org/maa-to-host-...

MAA to Host Community Discussion on Cuts to Federal Funding

MAA to Host Community Discussion on Cuts to Federal Funding Tuesday May 6th, 1 pm EDT Many of us have been shocked and appalled by the recent termination of

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Proud to add my name to this important message. #MedievalSky www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

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A Call for Constructive Engagement

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*One week from today* On behalf of @medievalacademy.bsky.social, Alison Perchuk and I are hosting an informal Community Hour for premodernists affected by recent federal cuts. Please join us—and share this announcement widely! #medievalsky #earlymodern #lateantiquity

MAA to Host Community Discussion on Cuts to Federal Funding

MAA to Host Community Discussion on Cuts to Federal Funding Tuesday May 6th, 1 pm EDT Many of us have been shocked and appalled by the recent termination of

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Starting point, this time, was “No way this guy is Cardinal Pizza Can Dance.”

Thank you, Elizabeth Warren.

NEH Union - AFGE L3403@nehafge3403.bsky.social · last yr.

Read the entire letter here, which includes concerns regarding staff reductions, highlights the importance of #NEH #humanities projects in #Massachusetts, and asks ten critical accountability and clarifying questions, with a response requested by 5/12/25: www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Happy Earth Day from the #sferaproject! #medievalsky #earlymodern #maphistory #bookhistory (G. Dati, La sfera/The Globe, early 15c; BNCF Magl. XI.83, f. 7r)

Kind, decent, and compassionate, Pope Francis was badly out of step with contemporary western culture.

Donation page for the formerly-NEH-funded #sferaproject. The horrors persist, but so do we. 💪

Laura Morreale@lauramorreale.bsky.social · last yr.

Many of you know I've been working on the La sfera project with scores of friends for about 5 years. We were thrilled to receive support to bring it to a larger public, and crushed when we lost it when it was nearly 70% complete. We are now seeking donations to finish it www.sferaproject.org/donate

If you’re feeling anxious and restless, check out these two free, public events hosted by ACH this week. On Wednesday, advocate for the NEH and IMLS to your elected officials. On Friday, learn to reach broad audiences through op-eds.

ACH@ach.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us Wed, April 9th at 8am PT / 11am ET to contact your elected officials to advocate for the NEH and IMLS. We will provide links, talking points, messages, and scripts, including resources from colleagues such as the @humanitiesall.bsky.social. Register now:

Important time-sensitive recommendations for anyone affected by yesterday's cuts:

ACH@ach.bsky.social · 2y ago

An email is on its way out to our members regarding strategies for navigating cuts to federal grant funding. However, we wanted to share that information here as well. We have aggregated information for actions regarding NEH grants, which include broader strategies as well.

Like many other #NEH -funded projects. the #sferaproject received notice yesterday that our grant has been cancelled. It's not yet clear what that means for the project, but we hope to have more info soon. Meanwhile, here's a screenshot of what they cancelled (our website-in-development):

2. New Directions in Early Modern Cartography I. A roundtable! Discussants: Tom Conley, Dana Leibsohn, @rmidura.bsky.social, Jessica E. Maier, and I. Sat. March 22, 9:00-10:30am, Boston Marriott Copley Place – Provincetown Room – 4th Floor. rsa.confex.com/rsa/2025/mee...

Last call! Sat March 8th in Sarasota @lauramorreale.bsky.social and I will be offering a PD teacher workshop on pre-modern maps and mapping, based on our NEH-funded work on the #sferaproject. Pls see details tinyurl.com/sferamar25 — we have extended the sign-up deadline to Wed March 5th.

First round of DMSI @ Leeds applications are due in TWO DAYS (30 Jan)! Come dive into medieval maps and digital mapping with me! I might even get to wear a sweater in July! #medievalsky #earlymodern #skystorians #dh #maphistory tinyurl.com/DMSI-2025-UK

Came across this and am genuinely alarmed at the idea that any of this is evidence for an LLM being a "very good historian" (a phrase which, incidentally, I previously heard used only by a pompous old bore trying to wow me with how many History Facts™ he knew while I was an underpaid museum guide).

The leading AI models are now very good historians

Three case studies with GPT-4o, o1, and Claude Sonnet 3.5, and what they mean

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#skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern #classicsbluesky #dh Please see and share the attached #AHA26 CFP on Historical Game Design in Research and Teaching from @rmidura.bsky.social and @eegraham.bsky.social!

CFP Historical Game Design in Research and Teaching AHA 2026

Historical Game Design in Research and Teaching Abstract: History is everywhere in games, from table-top role-playing games, to triple A console releases. Today’s scholars and students may sink hours ...

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#skystorians #earlymodern Please see and share the attached CFP for #AHA26 on Histories of Nostalgia. (A topic near and dear to my heart. cf. 2011 Urban Legends, etc.)

#sferaproject friends and #sferisti, on deck!

Vicky McAlister@vickymcalister.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Digital Humanities committee of The Medieval Academy of America are hosting a monthly webinar "The Digital Humanities Showcase." We kick off tomorrow! sign up at www.themedievalacademyblog.org/maa-news-maa... #medievalsky

#skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern #publichistory. Re: #AHA26, I've had interest in a panel on history in journalism (historian<>journalist communication, history in journalism, etc.). Anyone else interested? @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com have done this, maybe they have ideas?

Working on deleting my formerly-known-as-bird account, and came across this absolute gem. Yes, I still need this dress. (John Bright Collection, 1880s).

From my thesis student: according to one study of social-media study, people prayed during COVID more than 2x as much to St Rita of Cascia as to Sebastian and Roch put together, even though she has historically *no connection* to plague. WTF? 🧐

More manatees.

Tara O'Shea (she/her)@fringe-element.net · 2y ago