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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Jun 12

ITSS 🌊 had a wonderful experience at the 56th Annual Conference of The Association of Caribbean Historians in Trinidad🍃

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Racialized Motherhood @rm-project.bsky.social · May 5

Welcome to the Racialized Motherhood page! 🦋 You can read about our project goals in this interview with PI @silvaperez.bsky.social - dff.dk/en/our-funde...

Natália da Silva Perez

dff.dk

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Apr 16

Next week @feliciafricke.bsky.social will leave the ITSS🌊 team! 😥 She has been an important part of the project, making key contributions to #history in the #Caribbean. Luckily it's not goodbye though 😊 You can read a message from her here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/a-messa...

Felicia begins her keynote speech at the Reuvensdagen in Hoorn, the Netherlands, November 2023. She is wearing a blue dress and standing at a white lectern. In front of the lectern is a bouquet of red, orange, and purple flowers and green leaves. Behind her is the first slide of her presentation. The title reads "Archaeology, Ethics, and Society: Exploring Slavery in the Dutch Colonial Context".

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Voetnoot -Mark Ponte @voetnoot.bsky.social · Apr 1

'Slavery and The Dutch State: Dutch Colonial Slavery and Its Afterlives', the English translation of "Staat en slavernij: het Nederlandse koloniale slavernijverleden en zijn doorwerkingen' is now available. #openaccess www.jstor.org/stable/jj.27...

Slavery and The Dutch State: Dutch Colonial Slavery and Its Afterlives on JSTOR

JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.

www.jstor.org

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jaymeric.bsky.social @jaymeric.bsky.social · Apr 2

Early Global Caribbean: Conference 3: Materialities
Date/Time
Friday, April 11, 2025–Saturday, April 12, 2025
10:00 am PDT – 4:30 pm PDT
www.1718.ucla.edu/locations/wi...

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Apr 10

ITSS🌊 PhD Fellow Rasmus Christensen is organising a graduate seminar in early modern #Caribbean #history! 🥳 Send in your application by May 1, 2025 📨 More info can be found here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/graduat...

Original painting; courtesy, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection (B1981.25.76). Available from the Slavery Images website. The painting shows a busy Caribbean marketplace with wooden buildings and the sea in the background.

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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · Apr 9

Do you teach courses in Caribbean studies? Contribute your teaching materials to dLOC's collection of open educational resources and receive a stipend of $2,000 or $5,000. We are accepting proposals until Monday, April 14!

Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · Nov 25

Announcing our 3rd call for OER! Join us in building a collection of free, reusable, remixable teaching resources for Caribbean studies.

‼️ CFP: #OER in #CaribbeanStudies
👉 Proposals due April 14, 2025
ℹ️ Info: tinyurl.com/OER-Caribbean

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Apr 9

ITSS🌊 Postdoctoral Fellow @feliciafricke.bsky.social has written a short blog post about free women's bad language and the idea of the colonial gentleman in early nineteenth century St. Eustatius, Dutch #Caribbean! 🪶 Read more here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/blog/curse-w...

The documents examined include a letter from Mary Sadler to her brother Christopher, whom she addresses as "Villinous Kitt at the whores Shop."

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Lou Roper @roperlou.bsky.social · Apr 3

Cfp for a very interesting workshop Atlantic/Baltic #earlymodern #maritimehistory @profmurdoch.bsky.social @adamgeorgie.bsky.social @jorisvdt.bsky.social @inthesamesea.bsky.social royalhistsoc.org/calendar/mig...

Mighty Ocean – Inland Sea. Connections and Comparisons between the Atlantic and the Baltic, c. 1450-1850 – CALL FOR PAPERS | RHS

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Mar 31

Calling #ECRs in #History! 🥳 You can apply to attend the workshop 'From Insurance to Chartered Companies: New developments in the history of business, slavery, and colonialism' at IISH in #Amsterdam! Deadline is April 29, 2025 📨 Email IISH for more information 😊

From Insurance to Chartered Companies: New developments in the history of business, slavery, and colonialism. Organization: Eva Seuntjens, IISH/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Bart van Holsteijn, ISSH/University of Gothenburg. Workshop abstract: Recent years have seen the proliferation of projects dealing with topics that broadly fit the category of business history of slavery and colonialism. [...] We intend to organize a workshop for early-career researchers to explore new perspectives on business history in relation to the histories of slavery and colonialism. This workshop will provide extensive peer discussion and feedback from senior experts in the field field. The workshop aims to encourage and strengthen ties among early-career researchers in the field of business history. The event will be hosted by the International Institute for Social History in Amsterdam on Thursday and Friday 20-21 November, 2025.

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Mar 26

ITSS🌊 Postdoc @feliciafricke.bsky.social was in Snekkersten this week for the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) School of #Archaeology retreat - a great place to learn and meet colleagues 🤗 Find out more here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/itss-po...

A projector screen shows the introductory slide for a PowerPoint presentation, which shows a picture of a pale stone building against a blue sky. The presentation is entitled "Workshop at School of Archaeology, March 25, Snekkersten". On the left hand side of the screen, the wall in partially obscured by the big green leaves of a potted tree.

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Mar 26

Fully funded PhD #Studentship on "Reimagining #Caribbean Collections: Unveiling Histories of Identity and Wellbeing through Material Culture" available at the University of #Cambridge - apply by 30th April 📨 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50737/

PhD Studentship - Reimagining Caribbean Collections: Unveiling Histories of Identity and Wellbeing through Material Culture - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

PhD Studentship - Reimagining Caribbean Collections: Unveiling Histories of Identity and Wellbeing through Material Culture in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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Oliver Antczak @oliverantczak.bsky.social · Mar 24

New PhD opportunity focusing on Caribbean Collections in Cambridge (at the MAA)! Fully funded!

More information: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50737/
Deadline: April 30th

I'm looking forward to welcoming a Caribbean colleague here! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or doubts.

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Dr Eve Hayes @evehayes123.bsky.social · Jan 27

Calling all postdocs & scholars in the Caribbean! The Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies (YPCCS), University of Warwick is offering a Visiting Fellowship 2025/26. The Fellowship covers return travel & accommodation up to £4,000. warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ccs/

Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies - University of Warwick

warwick.ac.uk

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Mar 14

Apply for a #postdoc fellowship in #maritime #history at Trier University! Deadline 1st April 📨See: transmare.uni-trier.de

2 postdoctoral start-up fellowships in early modern maritime history for 8 months (2125 euros per month) that provide support to write a grant application, mentoring provided by the university's Grant Office and the chair holder, Prof. Dr. Damien Tricoire. Trier University has a major center of maritime history, TRANSMARE. We expect: a PhD in a relevant field, an innovative research project idea, a good command of English, willingness to learn German, willingness to integrate at TRANSMARE. Please send a letter of motivation, a CV, a list of publications, and a 2 page project description to tricoire@uni-trier.de by 1st April 2025.

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Dr. Felicia Fricke @feliciafricke.bsky.social · Mar 12

Great news for #Caribbean #students! ✨ @uniofbradford.bsky.social is offering a scholarship for MSc courses in #archaeology #osteology or #forensics for 2025/6. Students from #Anguilla
#BVI #CaymanIslands #Montserrat and #TurksandCaicos are eligible to apply! 📑 www.bradford.ac.uk/scholarships...

Archaeological and Forensic Sciences Endowed Scholarship (2025/26) - Scholarship

Apply for Archaeological and Forensic Sciences Endowed Scholarship (2025/26). Available to postgraduate taught students.

www.bradford.ac.uk

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Mar 12

ITSS🌊 Postdoc @heatherfreund.bsky.social has published an open access article in 'Slavery & Abolition' - she writes about Black Rangers and the routes enslaved people took to seek freedom in 19th century #Grenada. Read more here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/new-pub...

Map edited by the author using Gavin Smith, ‘Map of the Island of Grenada Divided into Parishes and Including a Plan of The Harbor of St. George. Taken from an Actual Survey Made by Gavin Smith in the Year 1801.’ Courtesy of the Map Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Richard Calis @richardcalis.bsky.social · Mar 4

*Job Claxon*: we're hiring a Postdoc to research the Colonial History of the Botanic Gardens at Universiteit Utrecht.

www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens

Postdoctoral Researcher: Colonial History of Botanic Gardens

Interested in colonial history, botanical gardens and decolonisation? Join our international team of scholars!

www.uu.nl

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Feb 28

A new #PhD thesis at @au.dk explores #Denmark 's colonial legacy on the #Caribbean island of St. Croix, USVI - read more about Dr. Pardis Zahedi's work here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/new-doc...

Aerial view of St. Croix - the sun is low and casts golden light across green and brown hills.

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Feb 26

ITSS🌊 PI @gunvorsimonsen.bsky.social recently returned from a research trip to archives and libraries in #Martinique and #Dominica - in this blog post, you can read about the working life of a #historian in the #Caribbean 📚🌎 inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/pi-gunv...

Small boats known as 'yoles' (or in Danish, 'joller') along the Martinican shoreline, 2025, photo: G. Simonsen.

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Feb 24

If you are interested in #Caribbean – #Arctic connections, watch this video with Dr. Asta Mønsted! news.berkeley.edu/2025/02/13/a...

Asta Mønsted, a specialist in prehistoric archaeology, reveals Greenland through the Inuit oral tradition - Berkeley News

The UC Berkeley assistant professor prioritizes Indigenous knowledge and narratives, seeking to integrate them with scholarly theories and methods.

news.berkeley.edu

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Feb 21

The Coalition for Caribbean Archaeological Heritage (CoCAH) now has a website! 🥳 Developed during workshops in 2023 and 2024, this network supports #Caribbean and #ECR scholars and practitioners. You can read about it here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/new-web...

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Feb 6

Brilliant ITSS🌊 student assistant Kamma Strøm has interviewed #historian @dexnell.bsky.social! You can read his thoughtful reflections on his career and on the interconnected Greater Southern #Caribbean here: 🌎 inthesamesea.ku.dk/blog/intervi...

Dexnell smiles slightly and looks into the camera, with his head tilted a little to one side. He is wearing glasses, a plaid shirt and a grey jacket, and he is outside under a tree, so you can see bark and leaves in the background.

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Jan 27

HUM:Global at the University of Copenhagen introduces our very own @gunvorsimonsen.bsky.social! ✨ Read her reflections about #Caribbean #history here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/introd...

Introducing Gunvor Simonsen

Part of the Human Faces of HUM:Global Series Associate Professor Gunvor Simonsen is a historian of the Atlantic world at The Saxo Institute, Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen. She has ...

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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · Jan 8

We are excited to announce that ITSS🌊 PI @gunvorsimonsen.bsky.social has received funding from @carlsbergfondet.dk for the 'Mapping Freedom' project setting up essential research infrastructure in the former Danish West Indies 🌎 - read more here: inthesamesea.ku.dk/news/itss-pi...

Mapping Freedom will use the registers of travelers arriving and departing from St. Thomas (pictured). As can be seen from this ledger covering 1841, travelers arriving in St. Thomas March that year came from Saba, St. Croix, Puerto Rico, Spanish Town, S. Domingo, St. Lucia, Margarita, Dominica, and St. Kitts, among others (courtesy of the Danish National Archives open access digitized Caribbean collection, https://arkivalieronline.rigsarkivet.dk/da/billedviser?epid=17241205#209845,39561260National)

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