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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz
@nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social
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Medievalist and Digital Humanist at @leedsims.bsky.social doing @manuscriptsetc.bsky.social. Co-founder of @kismetpress.bsky.social. Director of @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social. Was at KU Libraries (KS, USA) & Arnamagnæan Insitute (Denmark). nkyavuz.com
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Nov 10
Here is a starter pack for those of us doing #digitalmedievalstudies. Surely missing many folks, especially those who recently joined #medievalsky. Let me know you are here and I'll add you to the list.
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · 21d
#MedievalSky don't forget to send in your proposals for #DigitalMedievalist sessions at #IMC2026! Thank you for the great abstracts already received! We'll be in touch in the coming days.

#DigitalMedievalStudies #MedievalStudies #DigitalHumanities #DH #AI #LLM
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · 27d
If you do #DigitalMedievalStudies consider submitting to panels we are organising for #IMC2026 by @imc-leeds.bsky.social, sponsored by @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social! Feel free to get in touch if you have questions!
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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Sep 5
📜Call for Papers: Digital Medievalist sponsored sessions International Medieval Congress 2026 (Leeds, UK).

We seek proposals on the following themes:
- 'Large Language Models and Medieval Texts'
- 'Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts'

▶️Full call: tinyurl.com/f82tcrzk
📆21 Sept 2025
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · 27d
If you do #DigitalMedievalStudies consider submitting to panels we are organising for #IMC2026 by @imc-leeds.bsky.social, sponsored by @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social! Feel free to get in touch if you have questions!
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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Sep 5
📜Call for Papers: Digital Medievalist sponsored sessions International Medieval Congress 2026 (Leeds, UK).

We seek proposals on the following themes:
- 'Large Language Models and Medieval Texts'
- 'Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts'

▶️Full call: tinyurl.com/f82tcrzk
📆21 Sept 2025
A dark blue and black flyer with a digital-themed background featuring a digitized medieval manuscript. The title in large, white font reads: "Digital Medievalist Sponsored Sessions." Below this, the text indicates the event is the International Medieval Congress, 06-09 July 2026, Leeds, (UK). Two session themes are listed in white font: On the left: "Large Language Models and Medieval Texts" with the co-sponsor listed as "Southampton Digital Humanities, University of Southampton." On the right: "Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts" with the co-sponsor listed as "Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds." A central section has a large, underlined blue hyperlink that says "Access the full call for papers" and a QR code next to it. At the bottom, a white text box provides submission instructions: "Please send abstracts of 150 words by end of day 21 September 2025 to Delphine Demelas at D.Demelas@soton.ac.uk or N. Kıvılcım Yavuz at N.K.Yavuz@leeds.ac.uk. Please include your contact details and your preferred mode of participation (in-person or virtual) together with your abstract." The bottom of the flyer includes the website "https://digitalmedievalist.org" and the organization's logo.
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Sep 10
Don’t you all love #OpenKnowledge? 🍸😍📚
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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Sep 10
Browse Thousands of Free Vintage Cocktail Recipes Online (1705–1951)
Browse Thousands of Free Vintage Cocktail Recipes Online (1705–1951)
Where do the hipster mixologists of Tokyo, Mexico City and Brooklyn take their inspiration? If not from the Exposition Universelle des Vins et Spiritueux’ free collection of digitized vintage cocktai...
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Sep 5
Join us at #IMC2026! #CfP for sessions ponsored by #DigitalMedievalist!
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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Sep 5
📜Call for Papers: Digital Medievalist sponsored sessions International Medieval Congress 2026 (Leeds, UK).

We seek proposals on the following themes:
- 'Large Language Models and Medieval Texts'
- 'Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts'

▶️Full call: tinyurl.com/f82tcrzk
📆21 Sept 2025
A dark blue and black flyer with a digital-themed background featuring a digitized medieval manuscript. The title in large, white font reads: "Digital Medievalist Sponsored Sessions." Below this, the text indicates the event is the International Medieval Congress, 06-09 July 2026, Leeds, (UK). Two session themes are listed in white font: On the left: "Large Language Models and Medieval Texts" with the co-sponsor listed as "Southampton Digital Humanities, University of Southampton." On the right: "Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts" with the co-sponsor listed as "Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds." A central section has a large, underlined blue hyperlink that says "Access the full call for papers" and a QR code next to it. At the bottom, a white text box provides submission instructions: "Please send abstracts of 150 words by end of day 21 September 2025 to Delphine Demelas at D.Demelas@soton.ac.uk or N. Kıvılcım Yavuz at N.K.Yavuz@leeds.ac.uk. Please include your contact details and your preferred mode of participation (in-person or virtual) together with your abstract." The bottom of the flyer includes the website "https://digitalmedievalist.org" and the organization's logo.
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Sep 3
This is one of the reasons why I’m into catalogues and cataloguing. Fab find.
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Daniel F Gosling @thegozfather.bsky.social · Aug 23
I found a cool Shakespeare document, but why was it missing in the first place? www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/s... [1/4]
Shakespeare family will found by historian - The National Archives
Red sealing wax seal and string on 1642 parchment will of Thomas Nash
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Sep 3
A-MAZ-ING #DigitalHumanities

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NYC’s Urban Textscape
Analyzing All of the Words Found on NYC Streets
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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Aug 21
🎉 Election Results Are In! 🎉

We're thrilled to announce the new members of the Digital Medievalist Executive Board for the 2025-2029 term.

A huge thank you to all the members who voted this year!🗳️
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Aug 11
#MedievalSky #DigitalMedievalist community! You have *one hour left* if you haven’t put in your vote yet! Thanks to those members who have already voted!

#MedievalStudies #DigitalHumanities
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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Aug 8
Did you vote yet? There's still a few days left!
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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Jul 28
🗳️ ELECTION TIME! 🗳️
Digital Medievalist community - it's time to choose your next Executive Board!
What's happening:
- 5 Executive Board positions up for elections (2025-2029 term)
- 10 amazing candidates to choose from
- YOUR voice matters in shaping our future!
#Digitalhumanities #Medievalsky
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Aug 1
Thrilled to be the new Director of MA Medieval Studies at @leedsims.bsky.social 🎉 20+ years since I did my own MA here! Much has changed, but my commitment and excitement remain. Grateful for amazing students & supportive colleagues ✨
#MedievalStudies #MAatLeeds
🔗 courses.leeds.ac.uk/7820/medieva...
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National Humanities Center @natlhumanities.bsky.social · Jul 28
@womenknowhistory.bsky.social The National Humanities Center welcomes applications for 2026–27 residential fellowships. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2025. Please help us spread the word about this opportunity.
Scholarly Programs | National Humanities Center
The National Humanities Center provides scholars with an environment and resources conducive to generating new knowledge and furthering understanding of the human experience.
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Digital Scriptorium @digitalscriptorium.bsky.social · Jul 28
For this month’s blog, DS Graduate Fellow @rosemccandless.bsky.social considers the Peripheral Manuscripts Project, the missions of PMP and DS, and the value of smaller and Midwestern collections: digital-scriptorium.org/about/blog/2...
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Ash Paley @ashpaley.bsky.social · Jul 17
Call for Papers: Leeds IMC 2026
Neurodivergent and Neuroqueer Temporalities

Deadline: Monday 15th September 9am
#CFP #IMC2026 #Medievalsky #Neurodiversity #Neuroqueer
Call for papaers poster. Medieval image of Hildegard of Bingen as header. Neurodivergent infinity loop behind text. Text reads: Call for Papers: International Medieval Congress 2026 Neurodivergent and Neuroqueer Temporalities Over the past decade, critical neurodiversity studies and neuroqueer theory have come to prominence. These new paradigms seek to explore differences in mind through an understanding that there are naturally diverse ways of being rather than through pathologisation. While the paradigms are beginning to be used in other academic disciplines, they are yet to be implemented in a significant way in medieval studies. This panel seeks to change this by encouraging medievalists to see the potentials in neuroqueer and neurodivergent scholarship and prompting discussion in these areas. This panel is requesting proposals for papers which examine aspects of medieval temporalities through a neurodivergent or neuroqueer lens. This includes, but is not limited to: • Application of contemporary neuroqueer or neurodivergent theory to medieval temporal concerns. • Examination of non-normative experiences of time, e.g. in mystical ecstasy. • Exploration of neuroqueer attitudes to normative lifecycles. • Examination of the effects of time and age on the mind in medieval texts. • Neurodivergent readings of medieval material relating to temporalities. Paper proposals should be under 200 words and accompanied by a short bio. Proposals should be sent to A.T.Paley1@leeds.ac.uk for the attention of Ash Paley and Daniel Coultas by 9am on Monday 15th September 2025.
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Jul 29
If you are a final-year undergrad at @universityofleeds.bsky.social, you can now choose "Medieval Manuscripts and New Technologies" as a discovery module! Come and experiment with me and do something entirely different in your last semester!

#HandsOnHumanities

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Undergraduate module Catalogue : Module and Programme Catalogue
Module and Programme Catalogue provides current and historical information regarding the University of Leeds modules and programmes
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Dr Lucy R. Hinnie @yclepit.bsky.social · Jul 28
This event is running on Wednesday PM and if you or someone you know would like to attend, please do sign up! Open to all and we'd love to have you.

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🌍🌎🌏 World in Translation: Beyond English Wikipedia Online 🌍🌎🌏

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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Jul 28
Voting open for #DigitalMedievalist Executive Board! Check out our fab roster of ten candidates for five seats: tinyurl.com/yjx6y6zs

#MedievalSky #DigitalHumanities
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Henry Miller @henryjmiller.bsky.social · Jul 23
#History #SkyStorians @lselibrary.bsky.social are launching a Library Fellowships scheme to work with their archives and special collections, includes funding for travel/accommodation/subsistence up to £5k. 3 themed fellowships available. www.lse.ac.uk/library/what...
LSE Library Fellowships
Apply for our funded six week research fellowship designed to support researchers wanting to use our unique archives and special collections.
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Jul 23
'Jinty Nelson in Thirteen Articles', edited by Alice Rio bit.ly/46WkC5j

New in 'Transactions', a special essay celebrating the work of medieval historian Jinty Nelson (1942-2024). Thirteen historians choose articles (1977-2016) that have had a lasting impression on their own careers #Skystorians
Transactions article: 'Jinty Nelson in Thirteen Articles', first page Image of memorial event for Jinty Nelson at King's College London, 20 May 2025
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Jul 14
The ever-so-wonderful @lizhebbard.bsky.social will be giving a hybrid talk on @peripheralmss.bsky.social at Leeds this Wednesday! Brought to you by @leedsims.bsky.social and DH Research Group at @dcch-leeds.bsky.social.

Info & sign up: dcch.leeds.ac.uk/events/medie...

#DigitalMedievalManuscripts
Medieval Midwest: Discovery and Accessibility of Small Manuscript Collections through the Peripheral Manuscripts Project | Digital Creativity and Cultures Hub
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Jul 10
Looking forward to our three sponsored sessions today by @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social on digital approaches to materiality of manuscripts w/ @kakapitan.bsky.social!

#IMC2025 #DigitalMedievalStudies #DigitalManuscriptStudies #DigitalMedievalist
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Poster for a set of sesssions sponsored by the Digital Medievalist. The image features a photo of a manuscript, logo of the organisation and the contents that can be found here https://tinyurl.com/DMatIMC2025
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Jul 9
If you want an overview of the #DigitalMedievalist Wednesday at #IMC2025, see here: bsky.app/profile/kaka...
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Katarzyna Anna Kapitan @kakapitan.bsky.social · Jul 9
The second instalment of the Digital Medievalist-sponsored sessions at #imc2025 starts in an hour.
Join us in Clarendon Building 2.01 for Digital Manuscript Studies I-III. #s1141, #s1241, #s1341
(w/ @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social, @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social, and @imc-leeds.bsky.social)
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Katarzyna Anna Kapitan @kakapitan.bsky.social · Jul 4
Any digital medievalists at @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2025?
We've prepared an agenda featuring events sponsored by @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social. Check it out and come say hi!
Full programme here: tinyurl.com/DMatIMC2025
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Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz @nkivilcimyavuz.bsky.social · Jul 9
The 2nd day of the sessions sponsored by #DigitalMedievalist at the #IMC2025 is coming to an end with roundtable on digital tools chaired by @lisafdavis.bsky.social with contributions from many fantastic digital medievalists.
@digitalmedievalist.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social #DigitalHumanities
A view of the audience at the session. Lisa Fagin Davis introducing the session in front of the Leeds International Medievalist Congress banner.
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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · Jul 5
#IMC2025 has a Lactation Room in University House: Woodsley Room This room is a private, comfortable space and will provide facilities for those who are breastfeeding/need to express milk during the day. A fridge, labels, paper towels, and wet wipes will be provided.

#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
One of the Health and Wellbeing rooms in University House. There are comfy chairs and a table. There is also a tv screen a lamp, a clock and pictures on the walls.
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Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social · Jul 7
Let's go! ⚔️

It's time for the medievalists to descend on @universityofleeds.bsky.social for #IMC2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social @leedsims.bsky.social

So naturally we got the #medieval manuscripts out for today's #MuseumJigsaw
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📷 Dragons (fol. 141v) BC MS 24/9
Page from an illuminated medieval manuscript with red, blue and black text in two columns. At the bottom of the left column is a blue dragon, and at the bottom of the right column is a red dragon.
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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · Jul 7
#IMC2025 welcomes delegates of any age and at any stage of their academic career! If this is your first time coming to the IMC, take a read of our 'My First IMC' page! 😊 tinyurl.com/2fvrksy3

If any delegates have children with them, come to the IMC Info & Payments desk for their own IMC badge! 😊
A child's my first IMC Badge which they are holding in their hand while sat in a push chair A baby in a blue baby grow with a My First IMC Badge on their stomach. Three Delegates sat on a bench with a drink chatting
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