Dr Laura Fernández-González
@laurafg.bsky.social
Associate Professor in the History of Art and Architecture, University of Lincoln,UK. Author: Philip II of Spain & the Architecture of Empire @PSUPress #architecture #art #materialculture #iberianworld #globalhistory #latinamerica #Goa Own views 🌈 she/her
1/2 Quiet morning writing about Lima, momentarily interrupted by a rabbit hole. A bas-relief chiselled by Giovanni Bellini (also known as Juan Antonio de Padua, about whom little is known) of the Council of the Indies, made in 1748 for the new royal palace in Madrid.
1/2 Quiet morning writing about Lima, momentarily interrupted by a rabbit hole. A bas-relief chiselled by Giovanni Bellini (also known as Juan Antonio de Padua, about whom little is known) of the Council of the Indies, made in 1748 for the new royal palace in Madrid.
'Upon learning of the prize, according to her agent, Nicole Aragi, Carson said, “Yikes.”'
This was my reaction too and I don't even know whether the "we" is humanists, women, people with the ability to read, Canadians, fans of Sappho, fans of Emily Dickinson, translators, classicists, or people who appreciate the feelings of sad red monsters. Either way, yes
the beggars out of here getter@milesklee.bsky.social · 3d agooh my god we won
Anne Carson’s ‘The Glass Essay’ poem about family and grief. She is a Princesa de Asturias Priz winner and now also a Nobel Prize. A poet and a scholar; how lovely, congratulations www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48636/...
The Glass Essay
Night drips its silver tap down the back. SHE She lives on a moor in the north. Spring opens like a blade there. I travel all day on trains and bring a…
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Anne Carson’s ‘The Glass Essay’ poem about family and grief. She is a Princesa de Asturias Priz winner and now also a Nobel Prize. A poet and a scholar; how lovely, congratulations www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48636/...
The Glass Essay
Night drips its silver tap down the back. SHE She lives on a moor in the north. Spring opens like a blade there. I travel all day on trains and bring a…
poetryfoundation.org
Corrections to the Index submitted now. Excited to see this book in my hands very soon! www.routledge.com/Public-Ritua...
Public Rituals in the Portuguese Empire, 1498–1822
Public Rituals charts the study of public rituals in the Portuguese Empire between 1498 and 1822 approximately, with a view to introducing both new and seasoned readers to the contexts, sources, probl...
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JOB: Assistant Professor of Early Modern European Art History, College Park https://arthist.net/archive/54506
Assistant Professor of Early Modern European Art History, College Park
Alicia Volk, Univ. of Maryland. University of Maryland, College Park, 01.07.2027, Bewerbungsschluss: 15.10.2026
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Corrections to the Index submitted now. Excited to see this book in my hands very soon! www.routledge.com/Public-Ritua...
Public Rituals in the Portuguese Empire, 1498–1822
Public Rituals charts the study of public rituals in the Portuguese Empire between 1498 and 1822 approximately, with a view to introducing both new and seasoned readers to the contexts, sources, probl...
routledge.com
I still can’t believe this is true. If you’re curious, the paperback is out. A huge thanks to everyone who’s been in touch with kind words and congratulations. I’m deeply moved and honoured that my words are helping so many readers think about how to build a just future for all life on earth.
Wolfson History Prize@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · 2w agoNext in the #ShortlistSpotlight leading up to the #WolfsonHistoryPrize is 'Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction' by @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social Congratulations to Sadiah Qureshi and Allen Lane 🎊
ICYMI: my new podcast series, Challenging Histories, in collaboration with @histfest.bsky.social starts on Monday. Episode one is ‘Food and Colonialism’ with the brilliant Dr Peggy Brunache. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
HistFest@histfest.bsky.social · last mo.📣 Announcement! We’re delighted to share a brand-new podcast series that invites expert historians to challenge your perceptions of the past. CHALLENGING HISTORIES is hosted by historian and author, @amyfuller.bsky.social. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
I write on architecture, cities & of the Iberian empires. Arch&Empire: www.psupress.org/books/titles... Arch&Ethnicity: doi.org/10.1525/jsah... Space: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14774658... Ritual, here: www.routledge.com/Festival-Cul... & latest, here: www.routledge.com/Public-Ritua...
DEADLINE COMING UP! Don’t forget to send your abstracts in by this Friday 25 September! It’s going to be a brilliant gathering, you don’t want to be suffering all the FOMO in July! #earlymodern #skystorians
Society for Renaissance Studies@srsrensoc.bsky.social · 5mo agoGET EXCITED! Our biennial conference is happening in THAT LONDON in 2027! It's our 💎 Diamond 💎 Jubilee, so get ready for a party. The #Renaissance Beyond Borders Warburg, 30 June-3 July 2027 Deadline for proposals: 25 September 2026 all info: rensoc.org.uk/cfp/12th-bie... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
This is such amazing news! Thank you @srsrensoc.bsky.social and many thanks to the judges for their hard work on this prize, and thank you for writing such a generous citation about the book. Many congratulations to fellow shortlisted authors. What a stellar line up! @ceceliacancellaro.bsky.social
Society for Renaissance Studies@srsrensoc.bsky.social · 3w agoAnd the winner of the biennial book prize is 🥁 🥁 🥁 Chloe Ireton and her book Slavery and Freedom in Black Thought in the Early Spanish Atlantic! 🎉 Congratulations @chloeireton.bsky.social!! Find authors’ videos and our judges’ comments for all shortlisted books here: rensoc.org.uk/srs-book-pri...
For the last nine months it's been my pleasure & privilege to be the editor of Renaissance Studies, and I think we're well overdue a romp through some fantastic articles we've published this year. See below for some of the finest new research in the interdisciplinary study of the Renaissance! 👇
New Book Alert! The Inquisition's Gambit Making Wealth and Race in Cartagena de Indias By Dr. Ana María Silva Campo Can't wait to read it! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 www.pennpress.org/978151283002...
Job Opportunity! Brown University - Professor and Director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice networks.h-net.org/jobs/70319/b...
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We're hiring in the long eighteenth century at LSU. Please spread the word and let me know if you have any questions. It's a wonderful department to work in! lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0210...
Assistant Professor - 18th-Century British Literature
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And there is much more to say in my book, The Merchant Houses of Mocha, which covers the 17th and 18th C heyday of that port city uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
The Merchant Houses of Mocha
Gaining prominence as a seaport under the Ottomans in the mid-1500s, the city of Mocha on the Red Sea coast of Yemen pulsed with maritime commerce. Its very ...
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☕ For those following recent developments in the Red Sea @nytimes.com takes us back further in time. I got to talk about why Mokha is and is not really a coffee port and why these topics are so vital to understanding the world that we live in today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/w...
Why Mokha, Historic Port That Shaped the Coffee Trade, Is a Prize in Yemen’s War (Gift Article)
A strategic location on the Red Sea afforded the city centuries of trading dominance — and makes it a coveted target in today’s fighting in the Middle East.
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Extremely excited to announce an article co-authored by myself and Aaron Hyman on the visual and material cultures of Dutch piracy in the early modern Caribbean is now out in Renaissance quarterly @rsaorg.bsky.social , and open access! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Recasting the Silver Fleet, or The Propaganda of Piracy in the Dutch Caribbean | Renaissance Quarterly: Vol 79, No 3
In 1628, the Dutch West India Company captured a Spanish silver fleet off the shore of Cuba. A broadside by Claes Jansz Visscher (1587–1652) celebrated the event, illustrating the battle and providing...
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Chair of Art History at Oxford advert is now live, and the important bit is this: "We welcome applications from candidates with expertise in any area of the History of Art". You've got till October 19 to apply or tell somebody else to. A wonderful job, go for it. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Lovely to see that the roundtable article that I edited for the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians entitled, 'Race and the Built Environment in the Iberian World, ca. 1400-1800', have been made open access. #historians doi.org/10.1525/jsah...
A plug for my brilliant colleague & friend Adrian Anagnost’s new book for anyone teaching / thinking about globalization, politics & contemporary art exhibitions & biennials. To tempt you: the conclusion title is ‘The 1990s Called They Want Their Politics Back’ 🔥🔥🔥 anthempress.com/books/de-glo...
De-Globalizing the Art World | Anthem Press
This book examines documenta fifteen (2022) as a turning point in global art politics, from ruangrupa’s Indonesian lumbung model to Palestinian cultural…
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Job Opportunity! Isaac Newton Trust and Sir John Plumb Academic Career Development Fellowship in Latin American History (Fixed Term) University of Cambridge - Faculty of History www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DST509/i...
Isaac Newton Trust and Sir John Plumb Academic Career Development Fellowship in Latin American History (Fixed Term) at University of Cambridge
Recruiting now: Isaac Newton Trust and Sir John Plumb Academic Career Development Fellowship in Latin American History (Fixed Term) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job oppor...
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The roundtable article I edited for the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians is now among the most read articles 🥳 You can read ‘Race and the Built Environment in the Iberian World’ in the link below I also authored one essay in ‘Constructing Race and Architecture’ also listed 👇
Dr Laura Fernández-González@laurafg.bsky.social · 2mo agoLovely to see that the roundtable article that I edited for the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians entitled, 'Race and the Built Environment in the Iberian World, ca. 1400-1800', have been made open access. #historians doi.org/10.1525/jsah...
The roundtable article I edited for the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians is now among the most read articles 🥳 You can read ‘Race and the Built Environment in the Iberian World’ in the link below I also authored one essay in ‘Constructing Race and Architecture’ also listed 👇
Dr Laura Fernández-González@laurafg.bsky.social · 2mo agoLovely to see that the roundtable article that I edited for the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians entitled, 'Race and the Built Environment in the Iberian World, ca. 1400-1800', have been made open access. #historians doi.org/10.1525/jsah...
