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Leonie Hannan

@leoniehannan.bsky.social

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Teaches History/Public History at Queen's University Belfast. 18thC, gender and material culture. Author of open access: A Culture of Curiosity: Science in the eighteenth-century home https://www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781526153050/9781526153050.xml .. more

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dead manu walking @profchander.bsky.social · 15d

Applications are open through December 15th for Folger Institute Long-Term Fellowships -- $70,000 for the 2026-2027 academic year

Apply for a Fellowship | Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...

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ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts @abojournal.bsky.social · 16d

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Dr. Katie Sagal @aksagal.bsky.social · 25d

Hello #academicsky! I'm sharing a cfp for an edited collection on "Naming & Classifying," pulled together by me, Kristin Girten, & @aaronrhanlon.com . We'd love to see your work! Please also circulate to anyone you think might be interested. Deadline 10/31. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Naming and Classifying cfp final

CFP: Naming and Classifying in the Long Eighteenth Century Whereas “the nineteenth century can be seen as the century of counting and measuring,” the eighteenth century can be seen as the century of ...

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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · 26d

Most recently, we ran a workshop with participants at the @qubhistory.bsky.social Centre for Public History annual conference. Here are some of the results. Thanks @emmajmca.bsky.social, @alexjioannou.bsky.social and others for sharing your work.

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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · 26d

As we tunnel into autumn, time to take stock. We have held two lovely workshops this year and talked to over 30 keen commonplacers, which has given us confidence in this method of marshalling fragments of paper in fragments of time. @katecaoimhearthur.bsky.social @lizajthompson.bsky.social

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Alex Ioannou @alexjioannou.bsky.social · 29d

"Commonplacing" at Queen's University Belfast with @leoniehannan.bsky.social. Allowing for more connections and reflection during the the Public Histories Annual Conference!

@commonplaces.bsky.social

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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · Jul 9

That’s a wrap on #plantsandpeople! Thanks to all of our wonderful speakers, keynotes, artists, and attendees for two days of fantastic discussion and hands-on experimentation. Over and out from @zarakesterton.bsky.social and @lucyjhavard.bsky.social !

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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · Jul 9

…and a glimpse into our earlier study session at the Fitzwilliam Museum, a tour of the botanical highlights of the prints and drawings collection led by Catherine Powell Warren 🌷🖌️ #plantsandpeople

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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · Jul 9

We have two workshops running in tandem this morning at the #plantsandpeople conference - one on botanical images at the Fitzwilliam Museum, and a practical workshop on early modern dye production with Nabil Ali! Thanks to @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social for the use of your greenhouses!

Leonie Hannan @leoniehannan.bsky.social · Jul 8

Such a pleasure to give this paper at #plantsandpeople hosted by @lucyjhavard.bsky.social and @zarakesterton.bsky.social - their clever programme has prompted so much great discussion. Looking forward to plant dyes tomorrow!

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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · Jul 8

A beautifully sunny afternoon in the Cambridge Botanic Gardens learning about natural plant dyes with Nabil Ali 🌸🪻🌺 #plantsandpeople

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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · Jul 8

Kicking off #plantsandpeople with a fantastic keynote from Catherine Powell-Warren on ‘Plants as Vectors in Female Artistic Community Building’!

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Dr. Marieke Hendriksen @mariekehendriksen.bsky.social · Jun 27

All set for the 18th C food substitutes workshop hosted by @leoniehannan.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, presenting some initial @preservare.bsky.social results!

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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · May 14

Registration is now OPEN for our conference 'Plants and People'! Please sign up for attendance and workshops through our website: sites.google.com/view/plants-...

Thanks to @sshmedicine.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social & the Material Culture Forum for their generous assistance.

Plants and People

Conference Details

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Plants and People 2025 conference @people-plants-2025.bsky.social · May 2

Our website is now LIVE! Follow the link to see our exciting programme, workshops, and register to attend: sites.google.com/view/plants-...

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Karl Galle @karlgalle.bsky.social · Apr 28

Deadline approaching May 1st for the next round of research fellowships sponsored by the Consortium for History of Science, Technology & Medicine -- funding available for scholars to travel for research in library / archival collections of consortium members: www.chstm.org/news/apply-2... #HistSTM

Information from the fellowship application page: "Research Fellowships (Application deadline on May 1 and December 15)
Research Fellowships are for scholars who would like to conduct research in the collections of two or more Consortium member institutions. Research Fellows will be awarded a stipend of $1,000 plus $750 for use of each collection, $425 if the collection is less than 100 miles from another collection for which a stipend has already been awarded. Fellows typically receive between $2,500 and $5,000 depending on number and locations of collections used.

How to Apply
Late applications will not normally be accepted.

All Fellowships: Applications must include

an abstract limited to 150 words
a single PDF file, single-spaced, in Times New Roman font, no smaller than 11 pt type with at least 1” margins:
- Curriculum Vitae, limited to 3 pages
- project description explaining the research project and how it will advance scholarship in the history of science, technology or medicine, limited to 6 pages
- references cited in the project description, limited to 2 pages
contact information for two recognized scholars who will be asked to submit letters of recommendation. We will send instructions to these scholars upon receipt of an application, but applicants should let their recommenders know to have a letter ready for submission. Letters are due 15 days after the application deadline."

Leonie Hannan @leoniehannan.bsky.social · Mar 30

We'll be thinking about time, materiality and resistance. #ImagineBelfast

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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · Mar 30

@imaginebelfast.bsky.social event 'Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous' with @lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social is starting in just a few minutes @crescentarts.bsky.social... Can't wait to meet our participants! #ImagineBelfast

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Mar 26

Got your own proposal for Gender in History?

Email our History editor @historicalmeredith.bsky.social 📥

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Mar 26

Today, we want to highlight some of our best-sellers from the series, starting with:

WOMEN OF LETTERS by @leoniehannan.bsky.social 💌

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526127198/

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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · Mar 26

Getting prepared for our @imaginebelfast.bsky.social workshop this Sunday at the Crescent Arts with @leoniehannan.bsky.social and @lizajthompson.bsky.social (imaginebelfast.com/event/making...) - get ready for basic books and big ideas! #ImagineBelfast

Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous - Imagine! Belfast

Join us and create your own commonplace book using a selection of textual and visual materials and ephemera.

imaginebelfast.com

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · Mar 18

CMCH presents British Institutions & the Legacies of Enslavement

Chair: Andrea Livesey (LJMU): ECR panel researching historical connections betw slavery & certain schools, universities & institutions in N Eng. #skystorians

All welcome. Thurs, 27 Mar., 4pm, Rm G.15, John Foster Building, LJMU

Poster of event described in post above.
ECR speakers include:
Isabel Robinson (LJMU)
Cassandra Gooptar (University of Hull)
Lucy Moynihan (University of Liverpool)
Michelle Girvan (University of Liverpool)

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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · Mar 3

The Canadian Society for #18thC Studies & the US & UK Burney Societies are establishing a new fellowship named after Peter Sabor. Funds raised will be used to establish a research fellowship promoting editing projects #skystorians #funding 🗃️ 1/2

ukburneysociety.uk

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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · Mar 3

Applications for the @BSECS-Northumbria Fellowship are now open - up to £4,000 to support a visiting scholar to research the culture, history, and identity of NE England & Scottish boarders. Deadline 31 May 2025, details here:
www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a...

Prizes and awards Archive - BSECS

www.bsecs.org.uk

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Mar 1

Happy Women's History Month 2025! 💁‍♀️🌎

We're giving you 40% off our essential titles in Women's History with code WHM40 💜

From our latest non-fiction releases, to ground-breaking academic research.

Browse now: buff.ly/4igZxFk

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Commonplaces @commonplaces.bsky.social · Feb 26

@lizajthompson.bsky.social and @leoniehannan.bsky.social can't wait to share #commonplace books with you at Crescent Arts, 30 March! Get your tickets here: imaginebelfast.com/event/making...

Making Meaning through the Miscellaneous - Imagine! Belfast

Join us and create your own commonplace book using a selection of textual and visual materials and ephemera.

imaginebelfast.com

Leonie Hannan @leoniehannan.bsky.social · Feb 22

Delighted to have my first book 'Women of Letters' included in @manchesterup.bsky.social's new Gender and Sexuality series - you can access this amazing collection of publications here: tinyurl.com/gender-colle...

Gender and sexuality collection

Gender and sexuality collection

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Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social · Feb 20

The latest issue of the journal includes a review essay by Cathy Gere on recent books considering archaeology and ethno-nationalist projection, "Dig Beneath a Mosque."

muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

@oxfordunipress.bsky.social @cambridgeup.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social

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Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social · Feb 20

To be, or not to be, part-time in academia?
This is a tricky question that has faced many of us and in @elife.bsky.social we discuss the benefits and challenges of being part-time. With @emiliapsantos.bsky.social and a fantastic, interdisciplinary team!
elifesciences.org/articles/106...

Point of View: To be, or not to be, part-time in academia

Part-time working can be beneficial for individual academics, and also for academia as a whole.

elifesciences.org

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Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · Feb 18

Really looking forward to giving a paper on 'Mapping criminal justice in 18th century London', tomorrow @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome either in person or online, but please register at www.history.ac.uk/events/mappi...

Mapping Criminal Justice at London's Old Bailey, 1720-1820: From the Night Watch to Proactive Policing

www.history.ac.uk