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CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · 4d

Today! Please join us for the first CEMS Seminar of the year: Dr Emily Vine, 'Birth, Death, and Domestic Religion in early modern London'. 2.30-4pm in Forum Seminar Room 5 and on Teams. Hope to see you there!
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CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · Mar 4

TOMORROW! (5 March) Professor Catherine Hall will be delivering our annual early modern history lecture, "Racial Capitalism across the Black/White Atlantic". 15:30 to 17:00 in the Newman Red lecture theatre, or on Zoom. Register here: racialcapitalism.eventbrite.co.uk
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Racial Capitalism across the Black/White Atlantic

A lecture by Professor Catherine Hall on the question: what was ‘racial capitalism’ in its C18 form?

racialcapitalism.eventbrite.co.uk

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CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · Jan 27

Our first CEMS event of the term will be on 29 January at 2pm in the Old Library: 'Exeter & Gambling: The ‘Bewitching Lotteries’ of Virginia', from Emily Rose. In addition to the talk, there will be a showcase of archival materials from the Special Collections. Hope to see you there! #earlymodern

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CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · Jan 21

Professor Catherine Hall will be delivering our annual early modern history lecture, "Racial Capitalism across the Black/White Atlantic". Join us on Wednesday 5 March from 15:30 to 17:00 in the Newman Red lecture theatre, or on Zoom. Register here: racialcapitalism.eventbrite.co.uk
#earlymodern

Racial Capitalism across the Black/White Atlantic

A lecture by Professor Catherine Hall on the question: what was ‘racial capitalism’ in its C18 form?

racialcapitalism.eventbrite.co.uk

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CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · Dec 4

Today! Professor Rebecca Probert (Exeter Law School) will be giving a paper titled ‘Criminalizing remarriage: the scope of the Bigamy Act of 1604’ at 3.30pm in Forum Seminar Room 4, and online on Teams. Hope to see you there! #EarlyModern

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CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · Nov 28

On Wednesday, 04 December Professor Rebecca Probert (Exeter Law School) will be giving a paper titled ‘Criminalizing remarriage: the scope of the Bigamy Act of 1604’. Join us at 3.30pm in Forum Seminar Room 4 or on Teams. #EarlyModern

CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · Oct 1

A reminder that our AGM is tomorrow in Forum Seminar room 4 and online at 3:30. If you want to add anything to the agenda please get in touch, and we look forward to seeing you there! #EarlyModern

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Emily Vine @emilymayvine.bsky.social · Sep 24

There's a new "Will of the Month" blog post over at @materialwills.bsky.social , looking at the will of a man 'local' to @uniofexeter.bsky.social, who was 3 x mayor of the city. #twitterstorians #earlymodern #history
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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · Sep 24

📢 NEW Will of the Month Blog Post! 📢

To mark the new academic year, we look at the will of a man 'local' to the University of Exeter.

Read about the charitable bequests of an Exeter Alderman, his pots & pans, & a box locked with 2 keys 🔑 #history #EarlyModern sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

A photograph of St Petrock's Church, Exeter, photo by Robert Cutts from Bristol - , CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43766974

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CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · Sep 18

We're pleased to announce our autumn programme! The early modern futures reading group will return, alongside a presentation from Exeter's own Rebecca Probert and a screening of Il Moro for #BlackHistoryMonth. But first our AGM, 2nd October, online and forum room 4! #EarlyModern

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Sep 2

September! If, like me, that means a switch to teaching preparation, here's a reminder that our many-headed monster blog hosts loads of useful short introductions to #EarlyModern History topics as well as posts on the discpline of History more broadly 🗃️

In this thread I will highlight a few. 1/

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Jul 15

📢EXCELLENT RESOURCE KLAXON📢

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V. Hitchman & teams' #EarlyModern parish data inc. 🗃️

1) Spreadsheet listing ALL parishes in England and Wales, with maps showing them

2) individual spreadsheets for all counties, showing survival/finding info for churchwarden accounts

Part of a spreadsheet listing details of parishes in Devon, on the right part of a map of Devon divided into parishes

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will o’the wisp pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · Jul 16

Hard, cold, and short? The first episode of @markhailwood.bsky.social’s NEW Historical Association podcast busting some common assumptions about life in early modern England history.org.uk/podcasts/cat...

manyheadedmonster.com/2024/07/16/w... 🗃️

Everyday Life in a 17th Century English Village Episode 1

In this episode, Dr Hailwood (University of Bristol) asks whether everyday life in English villages 400 years ago was really as uncomfortable and harsh as we generally tend to think. Not everybody die...

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Jul 9

📣NEW TODAY: my report on our 'What's in a Will?' workshops📣

Find out what we got up to at The National Archives and in the University of Exeter's Digital Humanities Lab

#EarlyModern 🗃️

sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

Two photos, on the left a folded up document with handwriting on it; on the right groups of people sit around tables talking, with laptops on the tables in front of them

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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · Jul 9

📢NEW POST📢

From different versions of wills, to household items, to exploring the Zooniverse, our latest post reflects on activities and conversations at our recent workshops

#EarlyModern 📇

sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

Photo of Exeter's Digital Humanities Lab seminar room with lots of people sat around desks with papers and computers on them, many look towards a very large video screen showing a presentation

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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thanks so much to all the participants at our first What's in a Will Workshop at The National Archives yesterday. We had numerous interesting conversations, plus we are delighted to report that our workshoppers transcribed 350 lines from our #EarlyModern wills during the day! 📇

Phot of some of the workshop delegates seated around tables hard at work transcribing wills

Photo of Emily Vine standing next to a screen, she is presenting to workshop attendees seated in front of her

Photo of some workshop delegates seated at tables enjoying lunch and conversation

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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · May 28

We have a few spaces left at our free Exeter 'What's in a Will' workshop - open to anyone with an interest in historical wills and/or deciphering old handwriting! #History #Devon @cemsexeter.bsky.social

Fri 21 June Uni of Exeter
www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-in-a...

What's in a Will? A free workshop on using wills in historical research

A hands-on workshop at The University of Exeter run by 'The Material Culture of Wills, England 1560-1790’ project team.

www.eventbrite.com

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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · May 16

At the workshop we discussed exactly how Transkribus (the Handwritten Text Recognition platform we use on the project) works.

It's not exactly the same but there are parallels with Large Language Models (LLMs), good explainer for those here: www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · May 15

'Citizen Humanities' is concept that - as General Editor of @vchlondon.bsky.social (which has been using these approaches in myriad different ways for 125 years), I'm pretty familiar with: the tools and accessibility of material changes but history as a collective/collaborative endeavour does not!

The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · May 10

📢ICYMI📢A new post by @lsangha.bsky.social all about 'Citizen Humanities': the role of volunteers within Humanities research & the vital part they have played in preserving, understanding & making cultural heritage accessible #History #EarlyModern sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

Citizen Humanities: wills and the wisdom of the crowd

Laura Sangha It’s safe to say that the Wills Project wouldn’t be possible without drawing on the skills and knowledge of a wide variety of volunteer ‘citizens’ – or rather, if we were to attempt

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CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · May 15

We're pleased to announce that CEMS member Helena Taylor's new book, Women Writing Antiquity: Gender and Learning in Early Modern France, has just been published by OUP: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Human Verification

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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · Apr 17

📢 A reminder for our funded PhD studentship 📢 on Global Commodities in #EarlyModern wills (Deadline 1 May). Find out more in this blog post, which outlines some of the themes this project could explore - Please share! #History #PhDChat sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

PhD on Global Commodities in Early Modern Wills

We are currently re-advertising our funded PhD studentship Global Commodities in Early Modern Wills. The focus of the studentship is intended to be broad and elastic so that the successful student can...

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Emily Vine @emilymayvine.bsky.social · Apr 17

The deadline for this fantastic #earlymodern PhD studentship is 1 May - please so share with those who may be interested. There's lots of scope for the successful candidate to take it in a direction that most interests them.

The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · Apr 17

📢 A reminder for our funded PhD studentship 📢 on Global Commodities in #EarlyModern wills (Deadline 1 May). Find out more in this blog post, which outlines some of the themes this project could explore - Please share! #History #PhDChat sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

PhD on Global Commodities in Early Modern Wills

We are currently re-advertising our funded PhD studentship Global Commodities in Early Modern Wills. The focus of the studentship is intended to be broad and elastic so that the successful student can...

sites.exeter.ac.uk

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CEMS Exeter @cemsexeter.bsky.social · Mar 11

CEMS is teaming up with Exeter centre for medieval studies for a careers event for students and early career! We will hear from recent PhDs at Exeter Harry R. McCarthy, Teresa Witcombe and Sarah-Jayne Ainsworth on their post-PhD experience. Wednesday, 2-3:30, forum seminar room 11.

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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · Mar 5

If you didn't catch our first project newsletter, you can catch up here with our first 'Project Progress' blog. Find out what we’ve been up to since November 2023, and we also look ahead to some exciting activities happening over the next few months: sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

A photograph of one of the eighteenth-century will registers in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, held at The National Archives in Kew

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Mar 5

If you missed the Wills project newsletter then we've just posted about what we've been up to here:

sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult... #EarlyModern 🗃️

Photo of an open Prerogative Court of Canterbury will register, a very large handwritten book resting on cushions

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