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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Sep 9

The symposium starts today! #earlymodern #learnedcommmunities

Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Aug 30

Gearing up for my talk at "Built with books: shaping the shelves of the early modern library" | Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) - UCL – University College London ucl.ac.uk/institute-of... Come along if you can! #earlymodern #libraries #theory #intellectualauthority #women

Built with books: shaping the shelves of the early modern library

This 2-day symposium will explore the rich field of early modern library studies, inviting fresh, interdisciplinary perspectives and methodologies to open up existing narratives and bodies of evidence...

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Aug 30

Gearing up for my talk at "Built with books: shaping the shelves of the early modern library" | Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) - UCL – University College London ucl.ac.uk/institute-of... Come along if you can! #earlymodern #libraries #theory #intellectualauthority #women

Built with books: shaping the shelves of the early modern library

This 2-day symposium will explore the rich field of early modern library studies, inviting fresh, interdisciplinary perspectives and methodologies to open up existing narratives and bodies of evidence...

ucl.ac.uk

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Jul 21

I’d love to be added if still possible, Tom! Sorry to have missed this. 🙏🏻

Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Jun 18

#talks Delighted to be entering my busiest time of the year, with three confirmed talks so far. Here is the third one at
@WSGUK. Still months away, but already getting me most excited. #keepwatchingthisspace womensstudiesgroup.org/2025/06/18/w...

WSG 2025 – 2026 Calendar of Events

Day/Date/Time EventDetailsSaturday 4 October 2025 13:30 – 16:30 (BST) GMT+ 1In-person seminar Foundling Museum,40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZJulia Hamilton: Anna of Denmark an…

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Jun 18

#publicationday #childrenslit A new book from my philosophy series for kids, #littlebooksaboutbigthinkers, is out today, this time on #Plato. Do check it out for free via Booktime-The Reading App! booktime.org/en/books/350...

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Booktime Website

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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.

newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/02/17/t...

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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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Apr 20

#cfp I have received some fabulous news about an upcoming conference on the history of publishing, organised by the Universitat de Barcelona. The deadline for paper abstracts is 30 May 2025. Do consider submitting one! #publishinghistory #internationalnetworks

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Apr 20

#cfp #internationalpublishingnetworks Me llegan noticias de estas fabulosas jornadas sobre la #historiadelaedición, organizadas por la Universitat de Barcelona. La fecha límite para enviar propuestas es el 30 de mayo. ¡Anímense a participar!

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Apr 14

What a fantastic opportunity! 👇Cambridge University Library and University of Leeds. 'The Hidden Gender of Collections: #Women and the #Curation of #Scientific #Heritage'. Start date: 1 October 2025
Application Deadline: 30 April 2025.
www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/... #PhDposition

PhD Opportunities - Collections Connections Communities

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Mar 31

[Call for Papers] ‘Built with books: shaping the shelves of the early modern library’ | Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) - UCL – University College London #callforpapers #earlymodernlibrary
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Call for Papers: ‘Built with books: shaping the shelves of the early modern library’

This 2-day symposium will explore the rich field of early modern library studies, inviting fresh, interdisciplinary perspectives and methodologies to open up existing narratives and bodies of evidence...

www.ucl.ac.uk

Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Mar 27

Maravillosa noticia. ¡Bravo al equipo interdisciplinar de la Universidad de Bergen! #historiaintelectual #contribucionesfemeninas www.muyinteresante.com/historia/muj...

Descubren que más de 110.000 manuscritos medievales fueron copiados por mujeres anónimas: un hallazgo histórico que reescribe su lugar en la historia

Una investigación revela que al menos 110.000 manuscritos medievales fueron copiados por mujeres, arrojando nueva luz sobre su papel en la historia intelectual de Europa.

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Mar 22

C.S. Lewis in 1959. Some advice never gets old. #writingadvice

Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Feb 27

#publicationday My latest adaptations of world classics are now available for free, along many other children's books, via Booktime.org -- soon to appear also in Arabic, Japanese, and Spanish. Do check out the Booktime reading app! #Heidi #PeterPan #Pinocchio play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Booktime - Apps on Google Play

Read fiction and nonfiction beautifully illustrated books. All completely free!

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Feb 24

[CfP] WHN Annual Conference 2025 womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... #womenshistory #archives #libraries #museums #personalcollections

WHN Annual Conference 2025, Call for Papers

First Call for Papers Women’s History Network 33rd Annual Conference Online via Zoom Thursday 4 & Friday 5 September 2025 Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Pe…

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Feb 24

#onlineevent International Women's Day 2025 Lecture: Women in Early Modern Medicine [Online] | EGA Institute for Women's Health - UCL – University College London #earlymodern #women #medicaltexts www.ucl.ac.uk/womens-healt...

International Women's Day 2025 Lecture: Women in Early Modern Medicine [Online]

UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health are delighted to host a selection of free events to celebrate International Women's Day 2025

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Jan 27

[CfP] Women’s Scientific Literatures: The Poetry and Poetics of Early Modern Natural Philosophy. Deadline: 3 March 2025. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/01/... #earlymodern #poetics #femaleauthorship #naturalphilosophy

cfp | call for papers

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Jan 4

Tiene muy buena pinta - lo consultaré. ¡Enhorabuena!

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Dec 27

#callforpapers for the forthcoming San Daniele Sammelband 15-16 conference, to be held from 10 to 12 April 2025. sammelband.hypotheses.org/2267

San Daniele 2025 – a call for papers

« In uno volumine » – call for papers for the forthcoming San Daniele Sammelband 15-16 conference to be held from 10 to 12 April 2025 After having tackled in our previous meetings the fundamental ques...

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · Oct 10

Hot Publishing Take: You can write an A+ book, but unless it gets huge publisher support or gets randomly lucky, it won't be seen as successful. Publisher support is a $ decision you can't impact; luck depends on viral social media/celebrity endorsement. All we can do is keep writing and hope.

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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · Oct 7

I'm just a historian of the Spanish Inquisition, standing before other historians of early modern Europe, begging you to recognize Spain as part of Europe when you make your arguments about something being the first in Europe when Spain already had it for centuries.

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Oct 7

#upcomingevent Talking Women and Creativity | Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) - UCL – University College London www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Talking Women and Creativity

Join artist Maria Gimeno and Professor Alexander Samson from UCL (SELC-SPLAS) for a lively, open discussion about women and creativity and the impact of women's cultural achievements on society.

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Karl Galle @karlgalle.bsky.social · Aug 14

Job announcement for historians of #earlymodern Europe, including note that "scholars pursuing transnational projects and those that connect Europe to the wider world are encouraged to apply."

H-Net Job Guide @h-net-job-guide.bsky.social · Aug 14

New job:

Assistant Professor of History in Early Modern Europe

University of Utah

www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.p...

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Esther M. Villegas de la Torre @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social · Dec 13

#CfP The deadline is in just two days. Anímense! #printinarchives

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Emma Cayley 谷曦 @emmacayley.bsky.social · Dec 9

New article in the Times Higher by Charles Burdett @ilcs.bsky.social Wendy Ayres-Bennett, and myself @ucflangs.bsky.social on the new lives of Modern Languages in HE and why the narrative of gloom and doom needs challenging. www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/demise-...

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Hannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · Nov 1

A bluesky reminder that if you would like to contribute to the www.mmor.co.uk/blog series on "Sources for Medicine, Slavery, and Race-making in the #EarlyModern World", please reach out! We pay a modest sum of £250 and offer editorial feedback and advice.

Hannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · Oct 23

Our first bluesky blog, but definitely not our last! Check out our website for our ongoing blog series on sources for the history of medicine, slavery, and race-making. @smschober.bsky.social has written a fascinating post on civet cats, iconography, chains and the history of slavery...

Sarah-Maria Schober @smschober.bsky.social · Oct 23

My MMOR Blog post „Chained: Civet Cats and Slavery“ is out! 🥳
Many thanks to @hsmurphy.bsky.social for making this possible and for the whole beautiful and important series!
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