Lewis Wade 🗃️
@wadehistory.bsky.social
Incoming Humboldt fellow at Bamberg | Historian of early modern French global commerce - political/economic/social/maritime history 🇫🇷🌍🏳️🌈 | Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France out now - download for free http://t.ly/NMc17
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Lewis Wade 🗃️
@wadehistory.bsky.social
· Nov 10
To (re)introduce myself, I'm an historian of global French commerce under Louis XIV. My works below are all free to download!
Book on commerce, risk and absolutism: t.ly/NMc17
Female agency in Atlantic colonialism: t.ly/VNM4-
Power and sovereignty under Louis XIV: t.ly/v2vfH
#MaritimeHistory 🗃️
Book on commerce, risk and absolutism: t.ly/NMc17
Female agency in Atlantic colonialism: t.ly/VNM4-
Power and sovereignty under Louis XIV: t.ly/v2vfH
#MaritimeHistory 🗃️
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Very touched to receive this lovely welcome package from the @humboldt-foundation.de. The Foundation (and Germany more broadly) has made me feel very welcome here, and I'm most grateful!
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Very touched to receive this lovely welcome package from the @humboldt-foundation.de. The Foundation (and Germany more broadly) has made me feel very welcome here, and I'm most grateful!
Reposted by Lewis Wade 🗃️
Some of you may recall this post. I thought I'd provide an update on how planning for my analog course is going...
It's been a mix of expected and unexpected, but welcome, surprises --
It's been a mix of expected and unexpected, but welcome, surprises --
Fellow academics, I'm doing it. Going all in. Pulling the plug, literally.
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Some of you may recall this post. I thought I'd provide an update on how planning for my analog course is going...
It's been a mix of expected and unexpected, but welcome, surprises --
It's been a mix of expected and unexpected, but welcome, surprises --
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The problem with climate change is we have to convince a bunch of people that future people are actual people, when they don't even believe some currently alive people are people.
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Very touched to receive this lovely welcome package from the @humboldt-foundation.de. The Foundation (and Germany more broadly) has made me feel very welcome here, and I'm most grateful!
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Very touched to receive this lovely welcome package from the @humboldt-foundation.de. The Foundation (and Germany more broadly) has made me feel very welcome here, and I'm most grateful!
Reposted by Lewis Wade 🗃️
NEW ARTICLE: Yemeni coins trace relations between pirates, merchants, and enslavers that traversed the North American, Arabian, & Madagascar coasts in the 1690s and shed light on colonial material exchange.
#vastearlyamerica #arthistory
journalpanorama.org/article/a-tr...
#vastearlyamerica #arthistory
journalpanorama.org/article/a-tr...
A Trail of Coins from Yemen to New York: Pirates, Plunder, and Enslavement in the World of Margrieta van Varick, ca. 1695 - Panorama
Panorama is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication dedicated to American art and visual culture (broadly defined). The journal is intended to provide a high-caliber international forum for d...
journalpanorama.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NEW ARTICLE: Yemeni coins trace relations between pirates, merchants, and enslavers that traversed the North American, Arabian, & Madagascar coasts in the 1690s and shed light on colonial material exchange.
#vastearlyamerica #arthistory
journalpanorama.org/article/a-tr...
#vastearlyamerica #arthistory
journalpanorama.org/article/a-tr...
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New poster! Only two weeks until my workshop “Sails, Silk, and Ancient Seas”. I am happy that so many students have taken an interest in ancient Mediterranean and Chinese seafaring. Reviewing their work and helping them refine their posters has taught me a lot about Chinese maritime history as well.
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
New poster! Only two weeks until my workshop “Sails, Silk, and Ancient Seas”. I am happy that so many students have taken an interest in ancient Mediterranean and Chinese seafaring. Reviewing their work and helping them refine their posters has taught me a lot about Chinese maritime history as well.
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The below-freezing temperatures were entirely worth it for such a beautiful day of sunshine in Mainz
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The below-freezing temperatures were entirely worth it for such a beautiful day of sunshine in Mainz
The below-freezing temperatures were entirely worth it for such a beautiful day of sunshine in Mainz
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The below-freezing temperatures were entirely worth it for such a beautiful day of sunshine in Mainz
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I‘ll also add this article here, which came out earlier this year. it works well as a preview to the book manuscript I am working on.
‘The Imperial Public Sphere: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the British Empire, c. 1695–1765’
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
‘The Imperial Public Sphere: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the British Empire, c. 1695–1765’
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Imperial Public Sphere: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the British Empire, c. 1695–1765 | The Historical Journal | Cambridge Core
The Imperial Public Sphere: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the British Empire, c. 1695–1765
www.cambridge.org
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I‘ll also add this article here, which came out earlier this year. it works well as a preview to the book manuscript I am working on.
‘The Imperial Public Sphere: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the British Empire, c. 1695–1765’
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
‘The Imperial Public Sphere: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the British Empire, c. 1695–1765’
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This wasn't "unlikely" – it was very predictable. Mamdani is shrewd and charismatic enough to know how to handle Trump face to face.
Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani forge unlikely bond in the Oval Office
US president and New York City’s mayor-elect defy expectations after months of trading barbs
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
This wasn't "unlikely" – it was very predictable. Mamdani is shrewd and charismatic enough to know how to handle Trump face to face.
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Walter de Staplecat, Simpkin IV, Teabag, Balthasar and Benny D Cat take the stage as we meet the college cats of Oxford. And, of course, Magdalen’s Ozymandias. Read on for our photo special. (Includes a cat map.) oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
College cats of Oxford
Once upon a time, we featured an image of Magdalen's kitten, Ozymandias, in our newsletter. We figured it might be a gentle contrast to our regular diet of planning and local politics.
The grey ball ...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Walter de Staplecat, Simpkin IV, Teabag, Balthasar and Benny D Cat take the stage as we meet the college cats of Oxford. And, of course, Magdalen’s Ozymandias. Read on for our photo special. (Includes a cat map.) oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
When reading stories like this, I always find myself coming back to (self-)value. Students matter; their learning and development matters. Courses like this tell students they don't matter and that they aren't worth their lecturers' time. The consequences are horrifying and far-reaching.
I've said it before and I will say it again many times, people using "AI" to design and deliver 'teaching' to students, to mark their work, and in this case to (!) generate literal voice overs are risking their jobs, and frankly they *should* be at risk if they do this sort of thing:
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
When reading stories like this, I always find myself coming back to (self-)value. Students matter; their learning and development matters. Courses like this tell students they don't matter and that they aren't worth their lecturers' time. The consequences are horrifying and far-reaching.
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Look at all the sovereignty 😍
Ban on veggie ‘burgers’: plant-based products may lose meaty names in UK under EU law
Exclusive: Trade agreement means UK is subject to some food labelling rules, with vote on vegetarian food terms this week
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Look at all the sovereignty 😍
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Mediterraneans?
If you are in Florence on 25 November, join a lecture by Mathieu Grenet on mobility, connectivity, and belonging in the #earlymodern Mediterranean 👉 loom.ly/mWsQzL8
📣 #MigrationHistory #MediterraneanHistory
If you are in Florence on 25 November, join a lecture by Mathieu Grenet on mobility, connectivity, and belonging in the #earlymodern Mediterranean 👉 loom.ly/mWsQzL8
📣 #MigrationHistory #MediterraneanHistory
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Mediterraneans?
If you are in Florence on 25 November, join a lecture by Mathieu Grenet on mobility, connectivity, and belonging in the #earlymodern Mediterranean 👉 loom.ly/mWsQzL8
📣 #MigrationHistory #MediterraneanHistory
If you are in Florence on 25 November, join a lecture by Mathieu Grenet on mobility, connectivity, and belonging in the #earlymodern Mediterranean 👉 loom.ly/mWsQzL8
📣 #MigrationHistory #MediterraneanHistory
Look at all the sovereignty 😍
Ban on veggie ‘burgers’: plant-based products may lose meaty names in UK under EU law
Exclusive: Trade agreement means UK is subject to some food labelling rules, with vote on vegetarian food terms this week
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Look at all the sovereignty 😍
Reposted by Lewis Wade 🗃️
A Reminder that the Economic History Review now has its own Bluesky account!
Be sure to follow: @echistsocreview.bsky.social
For updates on the latest articles available on Early View, with research on all aspects of economic and social history from around the world and from all periods.
Be sure to follow: @echistsocreview.bsky.social
For updates on the latest articles available on Early View, with research on all aspects of economic and social history from around the world and from all periods.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A Reminder that the Economic History Review now has its own Bluesky account!
Be sure to follow: @echistsocreview.bsky.social
For updates on the latest articles available on Early View, with research on all aspects of economic and social history from around the world and from all periods.
Be sure to follow: @echistsocreview.bsky.social
For updates on the latest articles available on Early View, with research on all aspects of economic and social history from around the world and from all periods.
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❓How did the Ottoman state organize unfree labor - among others: captives, enslaved people, and convicts - to power its early modern navy?
I explore this question in my “Between Two Spaces: Enslavement and Labor in the Early Modern Ottoman Navy.” 1/2
#MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #OpenAccess
I explore this question in my “Between Two Spaces: Enslavement and Labor in the Early Modern Ottoman Navy.” 1/2
#MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #OpenAccess
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
❓How did the Ottoman state organize unfree labor - among others: captives, enslaved people, and convicts - to power its early modern navy?
I explore this question in my “Between Two Spaces: Enslavement and Labor in the Early Modern Ottoman Navy.” 1/2
#MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #OpenAccess
I explore this question in my “Between Two Spaces: Enslavement and Labor in the Early Modern Ottoman Navy.” 1/2
#MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #OpenAccess
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🎉 All stipendiary IHR Fellowships, Bursaries, & Prizes are now LIVE! 🎉
universityoflondon.smapply.io/prog/lst/
(All of our open competitions start with "IHR" in the title.)
Got a question? Please check the application page & our website for more information.
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
universityoflondon.smapply.io/prog/lst/
(All of our open competitions start with "IHR" in the title.)
Got a question? Please check the application page & our website for more information.
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
Programs - School of Advanced Study
universityoflondon.smapply.io
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎉 All stipendiary IHR Fellowships, Bursaries, & Prizes are now LIVE! 🎉
universityoflondon.smapply.io/prog/lst/
(All of our open competitions start with "IHR" in the title.)
Got a question? Please check the application page & our website for more information.
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
universityoflondon.smapply.io/prog/lst/
(All of our open competitions start with "IHR" in the title.)
Got a question? Please check the application page & our website for more information.
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
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#skystorians – a colleague is asking for recommendations for reading on the British industrial crisis of the 1970s and early 80s – any recommendations?
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#skystorians – a colleague is asking for recommendations for reading on the British industrial crisis of the 1970s and early 80s – any recommendations?
#skystorians – a colleague is asking for recommendations for reading on the British industrial crisis of the 1970s and early 80s – any recommendations?
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#skystorians – a colleague is asking for recommendations for reading on the British industrial crisis of the 1970s and early 80s – any recommendations?
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📢📢📢New book forthcoming in the 'Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800: Cultures of the Sea' book series! Material Culture in the Swedish Navy, c. 1450-1850, edited By Simon Ekström, Niklas Eriksson, Anna Maria Forssberg, Leos Müller will be published 28/4/26 ⚓️⚓️⚓️
routledge.com/Material-Cul...
routledge.com/Material-Cul...
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
📢📢📢New book forthcoming in the 'Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800: Cultures of the Sea' book series! Material Culture in the Swedish Navy, c. 1450-1850, edited By Simon Ekström, Niklas Eriksson, Anna Maria Forssberg, Leos Müller will be published 28/4/26 ⚓️⚓️⚓️
routledge.com/Material-Cul...
routledge.com/Material-Cul...
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Happy to have written about plastic for @thepolycrisis.bsky.social. Thanks to @70sbachchan.bsky.social for sourcing the excellent graphics. And thanks to @rebecca-altman.bsky.social and @anjakrieger.bsky.social for being my go-to's on all-things plastic.
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
Plastic Planet | Venus Bivar
Stalled negotiations and accelerating accumulation in the global petrochemicals industry
www.phenomenalworld.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy to have written about plastic for @thepolycrisis.bsky.social. Thanks to @70sbachchan.bsky.social for sourcing the excellent graphics. And thanks to @rebecca-altman.bsky.social and @anjakrieger.bsky.social for being my go-to's on all-things plastic.
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pla...
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Following from my last post, I thought I should share the subject of the talks that have made me animated! I would also like to thank @swwdtp.bsky.social for all their support during my last couple of presentations!
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Following from my last post, I thought I should share the subject of the talks that have made me animated! I would also like to thank @swwdtp.bsky.social for all their support during my last couple of presentations!
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"Postdoc in the job market"
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Postdoc in the job market"
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Final few hours in beautiful Montreal for #NACBS 2025. It has been a wonderful opportunity to catch up with so many @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social authors and meet new scholars. To any delegates still here, I’m giving away ALL display copies by 1pm today!
November 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Final few hours in beautiful Montreal for #NACBS 2025. It has been a wonderful opportunity to catch up with so many @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social authors and meet new scholars. To any delegates still here, I’m giving away ALL display copies by 1pm today!