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Jessie Wei-Hsuan Chen @jessiewhchen.bsky.social · Sep 1

Surprise publication day! Earlier than anticipated, you can now read my #firstbook (digital version in #openaccess) or order a printed copy through the link. Official announcement and info on book presentation event coming soon!

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#NatHist, #HistNatHist, #flowers

Everlasting Flowers between the Pages

"Everlasting Flowers between the Pages" published on 28 Aug 2025 by Brill.

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Anne Petterson @annepetterson.bsky.social · Sep 1

Ha leuk, onze workshop in de PZC! Komen jullie ook? Op 19 september praten we met allemaal toffe mensen in de bieb in Middelburg over oral history en de verhalen van gewone Zeeuwen. Info & aanmelden: dezb.op-shop.nl/8592/verteld...

PZC @pzc.bsky.social · Sep 1

ZB opent geluidscollectie: Zeeuwse levensverhalen te beluisteren

De ZB Bibliotheek van Zeeland organiseert op vrijdag 19 september een bijeenkomst over haar geluidscollectie. Tijdens deze middag wordt de waarde van de collectie besproken en worden toekomstplannen gedeeld.

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Jul 23

Had a great time talking about my book with the wonderful Dimitri Gondicas, director of the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton University #earlymodern #skytorians

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Director's Bookshelf with Richard Calis

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Mette Bruinsma @mette.bsky.social · Jul 17

Come work with us! A 2,5 years postdoc on critical university heritage: you'll contribute to two curated heritage interventions, based on (1) physical anthropology collections and (2) botanical history. You'll join an international, interdisciplinary team. #skystorians #heritage #histofscience

Postdoc Critical University Heritages

Are you interested in developing interventions addressing the coloniality of physical anthropology collections and botanic gardens? Apply now!

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Mette Bruinsma @mette.bsky.social · Jul 17

The position is part of COLUMN, a collaborative research project about Colonial Legacies of Universities, funded by the EU under their Horizon scheme. Feel free to reach out with any questions about this job! @richardcalis.bsky.social Gert-Jan Plets and I are happy to answer any questions!

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Jun 12

Zou graag het hele stuk lezen!

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · May 21

Had great fun talking about my new book for the Turkey Book Talk podcast #earlymodern #skystorians

Turkey Book Talk @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social · May 20

From last week 📚👇

Richard Calis (@richardcalis.bsky.social) on “The Discovery of Ottoman Greece: Knowledge, Encounter and Belief in the Mediterranean World of Martin Crusius” (@harvardpress.bsky.social)

🎧🎧

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Richard Calis on Martin Crusius and the discovery of Ottoman Greece

Turkey Book Talk #244 – Richard Calis, assistant professor in cultural history at Utrecht University, on “The Discovery of Ottoman Greece: Knowledge, Encounter, and Belief in the Mediterranea…

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Turkey Book Talk @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social · May 20

From last week 📚👇

Richard Calis (@richardcalis.bsky.social) on “The Discovery of Ottoman Greece: Knowledge, Encounter and Belief in the Mediterranean World of Martin Crusius” (@harvardpress.bsky.social)

🎧🎧

turkeybooktalk.com/2025/05/13/r...

Richard Calis on Martin Crusius and the discovery of Ottoman Greece

Turkey Book Talk #244 – Richard Calis, assistant professor in cultural history at Utrecht University, on “The Discovery of Ottoman Greece: Knowledge, Encounter, and Belief in the Mediterranea…

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · May 21

Check out this Wonderful CfP!

Ana Struillou @anastruillou.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 CFP "Forced Mobility and the Making of Knowledge (16c Naples, Rome & Venice)"

Organised by Fiona Lejosne, Oury Goldman and myself
4-6 March 2026 @ehess.fr
Proposals in French/English/Italian welcome
Deadline: 1 July 2025

Don't hesitate to apply & share widely

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[AAC] Mobilités contraintes et production de savoirs sur le monde à Naples, Rome et Venise au xvie siècle - IHMC

Le colloque se tiendra du 4 au 6 mars 2026 au campus Condorcet (Paris-Aubervilliers). Date limite de soumissions : 1er juillet 2025

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · May 21

Looks great!

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · May 15

One for the Dutch university administrators

QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · May 8

In meme form:

the it might work for us meme.

A guy is explaining to a blond woman: Managers everywhere merge academic schools under the pretence it's an answer to the problems in the sector.

woman: "well, did it work for those people?"
guy: "no, it never does, I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but..."
guy: "but it might work for us."

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · May 8

In meme form:

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Turkey Book Talk @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social · May 13

New episode 🚨🚨

Richard Calis (@richardcalis.bsky.social) on “The Discovery of Ottoman Greece: Knowledge, Encounter and Belief in the Mediterranean World of Martin Crusius” (@harvardpress.bsky.social)

📌📌

turkeybooktalk.com/2025/05/13/r...

Richard Calis on Martin Crusius and the discovery of Ottoman Greece

Turkey Book Talk #244 – Richard Calis, assistant professor in cultural history at Utrecht University, on “The Discovery of Ottoman Greece: Knowledge, Encounter, and Belief in the Mediterranea…

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · May 4

Artwashing AI includes such perverse efforts as this: using a tool whose energy needs are so extractive that it contributes to climate change, which threatens the survival of endangered species...in order to "really make ya think" about endangered species.

Screenshot of a NYTimes Headline, which reads, An Artist Honors Extinct Plants and Animals at New York’s Swiss Institute
In an East Village gallery, K Allado-McDowell has created an audiovisual tribute to species we have lost as a rehearsal for a proposed physical monument. Link to the paywall bypassed version here: https://archive.ph/h17bJ#selection-509.0-513.153

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Leiden University Press @leidenup.bsky.social · Apr 30

Meet author #BenjaminLeathley at the launch of The Open Door to Hidden Paganism in conversation with #PeterBisschop @richardcalis.bsky.social #JoanPauRubiés #CarolienStolte chaired by #JosGommans
Curious to find out more? Event: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20... Book: lup.nl/publications...

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · Apr 25

Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:

Every April, we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day to remind us how vital indie bookstores are to our communities and society. It’s a day of joy and solidarity, and significant financial impact for these bookstores.

This year, Amazon is undercutting that with a “Book Sale” on the same day—a calculated move by a company that has already put half the bookstores in the country out of business, controls over 60% of the market and sells far more books than all indie bookstores combined. The people at Amazon responsible for the timing of their "Book Sale" should be ashamed, but they are shameless.

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Johan Östling @johanostling.bsky.social · Apr 22

The second international History of Knowledge Conference will be held in Lund, 8–10 October, 2025. The deadline for abstracts is approaching: 1 May.

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The History of Knowledge Conference

Lund University, 8–10 October, 2025 In November 2023, the first ever international History of Knowledge Conference was organized in Porto, bringing together experts from a wide range of historical …

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Apr 15

Having fun preparing for today's Descartes Centre Colloquium. Eric Jorink and I will present our new books and reflect on how we can write histories of science. Date/location: 15:30-16:30 at the UniversityMuseumUtrecht - followed by drinks!

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#earlymodern #historyofscience

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Apr 14

And here with the correct link!

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Call for proposals: Fellowship History of Utrecht University

Een fellowship en zaaigeld is beschikbaar voor de bestudering van de Utrechtse universiteitsgeschiedenis.

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Apr 14

Please share if you can!

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Apr 14

Details:

- Low-key application
- 2000k p/m (max 2 months)
- Wonderful intellectuel community
- Amazing library collection
- Deadline: 2 june 2025

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#twitterstorians #universityhistory #historyofscience

https://uu.nl/en/news/call-for-proposals-fellowship-history-of-utrecht-university…

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Apr 14

*New University History Fellowship!*

Are you interested in university history? Do you want to explore the history of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social and its collections?

Apply for this new #fellowship that we managed to create with support of the University Library and the Descartes Center!

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Emily Rowe @emilyrowe1.bsky.social · Apr 10

It’s me! I’m the expert! Had lots of fun writing this piece on The White Lotus and Shakespeare. Please read and share!

#Shakespeare #TheWhiteLotus

The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Apr 10

The show’s satire of super-wealth is framed through many of Sheakeapre’s great tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear.

All the Shakespearean references in The White Lotus season three explained by an expert

The show’s satire of super-wealth is framed through many of Sheakeapre’s great tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear.

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Apr 10

Looks great!

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thrilled that the @lrb.co.uk published Alexander Bevilacqua's wonderful review of my book on The Discovery of #Ottoman Greece

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

#earlymodern #skystorians

Alexander Bevilacqua · Can we speak Greek? Martin Crusius’s Project

Crusius plundered contemporary travel accounts for information alongside chronicles and histories. He recognised the...

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