Christophe Schellekens

@christopheschfir.bsky.social

Historian, at Liège University. Primarily interested in (historical) political economy in a wide sense. Florence. Antwerp. Merchants. Markets. Networks. Labour. Skills Formerly Tilburg and Utrecht University. Bio https://me.eui.eu/christophe-schellekens/

📣Calling the lovely historians of Bluesky📢 Would anyone be super-generous and share with me an AHRC standard grant application that's been successful since the application format changed (four years ago, maybe)? I will owe you a cuppa and some cake. #Help #Skystorian #Skystorians 🗃️

Colorful Neon Thank You Sign

Alt: Pink, blue, red, yellow neon sign saying thank you pulses in the centre, reflects on the floor, and the same colours appear in strips alongside the walls, as if the thank you is moving past them.

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Started the day with an interview with Lithuanian radio. As so often when I am interviewed by non-English speaking media, the interviewer was a highly competent woman. Is there any research on the gender-distribution of English-as-a-second-language, particularly among academics and journalists?

My English History isn't always what it could be- did any authors of "An Agreement of the People" (thought to be Walwyn and Wildman perhaps among others) at the Putney Debates advocate for giving women the vote as well? Can you share to help me find the right historians on here?

Fellow historians! I am considering to attend 'Les Rendez-vous de l'histoire' for the first time, since its central theme this year -merchants- is very much up my alley. I am curious about experiences from colleagues outside of the French system who have attended the conference...

📢 Job vacancy - Chair in Intellectual History We welcome applications from scholars working across a broad range of fields, including: 💠 History of political theory, political economy 💠 Knowledge systems and IT 💠 Postcolonial and intersectional thought 💠 Humanist, post-human, and planetary history

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Professor Whittle is one of four colleagues in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Faculty at the University of Exeter elected to Fellowship of the British Academy this year. 🗃️ ALL FOUR of these outstanding scholars were placed at risk of redundancy last month. Here's their statement:

A written statement from from University of Exeter scholars just elected to the British Academy Fellowship 2026. There are photos of each scholar at the side of the text.