Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Alicia Spencer-Hall @aspencerhall.bsky.social · Feb 19

🚨 Transcript now available 🚨

www.medievalshewrote.com/blog/2025/2/...

#Skystorians #MedievalSky 🗃️

2 4

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Diane Watt @dianewatt.bsky.social · Jan 24

Check out our new Mapping Medieval Women Writers project blogs.surrey.ac.uk/medievalwome...

New Project: Mapping Medieval Women Writers | Women's Literary Culture and the Medieval Canon

blogs.surrey.ac.uk

9 10

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Jan 9

A new episode is finally out! Thanks to @aspencerhall.bsky.social for being a wonderful guest (and just a generally great person).

My Favourite Mystic Podcast @myfavouritemystic.bsky.social · Jan 9

After a lengthy delay (apologies) - A new episode has been released! I was joined by the wonderful @aspencerhall.bsky.social, to speak about Christina the Astonishing (c. 1150-1244). Listen on any of your favourite podcast apps, or shorturl.at/Iz57g

My Favourite Mystic 56: Alicia Spencer-Hall on Christina Mirabilis

My Favourite Mystic · Episode

shorturl.at

1 1 2

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Dr Rachael Durkin @rachaeldurkin.bsky.social · Dec 19

I’m now inviting applications for 2 postdoc roles to work with me on on my UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project ‘Global Music Technologies: Collaboration and Cultural Exchange’. Closing date 26th Jan. Please share!!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLD914/r...

Research Fellow in Humanities at Northumbria University

Apply now for the Research Fellow in Humanities role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

www.jobs.ac.uk

9 9

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Alicia Spencer-Hall @aspencerhall.bsky.social · Dec 9

Come one, come all to the Medieval Twitter book launch at @ucl-ias.bsky.social

📅 29 Jan 2025, 6-8 pm (UK time)
📍 Online & in person
💸 Limited stock of books for £50 - 60% off RRP! Email me by *19 Dec* to secure your copy

👉 Full details www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

#MedievalSky #skystorians 🗃️

IAS Book Launch: Medieval Twitter

Join us for the launch of Medieval Twitter by Alicia Spencer-Hall.

www.ucl.ac.uk

2 13 21

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Andrea Reyes E (she/her) @altibel.bsky.social · Nov 27

📣 2 PhD positions at Leiden - book- and/or art historians to join the NWO OC Research Project "Images on the Move. Early Modern Friendship Albums as Pictorial Networks (1550-1700)"
Deadline 8 December. #BookHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #PhD
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

2 PhD - NWO OC-L project IMAGES ON THE MOVE

Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) invites applications for 2 PhD positions within the NWO OC-L project IMAGES ON THE MOVE. Friendship Albums as Pictorial Networks in Early Moder...

www.universiteitleiden.nl

35 35

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Rachel Willie @racheljwillie.bsky.social · Nov 15

I was reviews editor for this fabulous journal under the most excellent, erudite & #SRSlyGood @jennyrichards.bsky.social & @kevinkilleen.bsky.social & enjoyed every minute of it. Do consider applying — if you’re half as good as the previous editors, you’ll be formidable! 🙌 🐦‍🔥 🔥

Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · Nov 15

*VERY EXCITING VACANCY*

Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley.

Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is

Deadline: 31 Jan 2025
All info: rensoc.org.uk/vacancy-edit...

Renaissance Studies is one of the leading journals in the field of Renaissance studies, with an interdisciplinary emphasis, and a worldwide readership. Established in 1987, Renaissance Studies is published in partnership by the Society for Renaissance Studies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley).

The Council of the Society for Renaissance Studies (SRS) seeks to appoint an Editor for Renaissance Studies to succeed Professor Kevin Killeen, who retires as Editor in December 2025.

It is hoped that the new editor(s) will be able to take over responsibility from 1 January 2026 and serve for a 5-year term until 19 December 2031. Interviews will be held online in February/March 2025.

The Editor is responsible for the editorial content of the journal, for obtaining peer reviews of articles submitted, and for the supply of edited copy to Wiley. The Editor works with, and leads, a team consisting of an Associate Editor (whose main responsibility rests with the Special Issues of the journal), Book

1 8 11

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Michael Brown @medhistoryman.bsky.social · Nov 18

📢 @jbhist.bsky.social & I are very pleased to announce that we are seeking a f/t 2-year Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History to join our major @ahrcpress funded research project on the Victorian Hand. Closes 6 December. Spread the word!!! hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History

The Department of History at Lancaster University are seeking to appoint a Research Associate in Victorian Cultural and Material History. We are looking for a talented scholar of Victorian culture to ...

hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk

1 110 110

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Aug 31

Three weeks left to submit proposals for our panel series on Emotions in medieval Mystical/Devotional Texts for IMC 2025!

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Jul 31

Getting ready for #IMC2025! Rowan Wilson and I have issued a call for papers about emotions in Mystical and Devotional Texts. Let's talk about feelings (or the lack thereof). Deadline for abstracts is September 20th!

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Jul 31

Getting ready for #IMC2025! Rowan Wilson and I have issued a call for papers about emotions in Mystical and Devotional Texts. Let's talk about feelings (or the lack thereof). Deadline for abstracts is September 20th!

1 1

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · May 23

I am excited to be giving one of the Spring Lectures at the Ruuesbroec Institute tomorrow, May 24th, at 2pm CEST (1pm BST). If you would like to attend online, you can register at: www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-...

Spring Lecture May 24th 2024 | Research centre Ruusbroec Institute | University of Antwerp

www.uantwerpen.be

5 5

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Feb 8

The deadline was extended but is now only one week away! Get your proposals in by February 15, 2024!

Mysticism & Lived Experience Network @mlen.bsky.social · Oct 3

Less than two weeks left until the deadline for our Annual Conference CFP. Our 2024 theme is "Mystics and Work" and, as always, the conference will be held online with no conference fee. Downloadable version here: mysticismlivedexperience.wordpress.com/cfp-mlen2024/

1 1

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Oct 28

Only a train ride away!

1 1

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Oct 26

It is very normal for the footnotes of a dissertation chapter to have an equal (or greater) word count to the chapter itself, right? #phdlife

6

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

My Favourite Mystic Podcast @myfavouritemystic.bsky.social · Oct 5

AJ Langley is joined by Lee Irwin to talk about the Lakota mystic and healer Heȟáka Sápa/Black Elk. We talk about the differences between Native and Christian visionary experiences, ritual, embodied spirituality, and putting visions into action. Listen here: shorturl.at/nsCHZ, or on any podcast app!

1 4

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Mysticism & Lived Experience Network @mlen.bsky.social · Oct 10

The deadline swiftly approaches! #medievalsky #mysticism

Mysticism & Lived Experience Network @mlen.bsky.social · Oct 3

Less than two weeks left until the deadline for our Annual Conference CFP. Our 2024 theme is "Mystics and Work" and, as always, the conference will be held online with no conference fee. Downloadable version here: mysticismlivedexperience.wordpress.com/cfp-mlen2024/

1 1

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Alicia Spencer-Hall @aspencerhall.bsky.social · Oct 5

Save the date for the 2024 Gender and Medieval Studies conference: 26-28 June 2024 (note the new summer date). C4P and more info to come soon!

medievalgender.co.uk/conferences/

#MedievalSky #AcademicSky 🗃️

Conferences – Gender and Medieval Studies

medievalgender.co.uk

21 35

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Oct 5

I really enjoyed this interview and I am so glad to have it out!

My Favourite Mystic Podcast @myfavouritemystic.bsky.social · Oct 5

AJ Langley is joined by Lee Irwin to talk about the Lakota mystic and healer Heȟáka Sápa/Black Elk. We talk about the differences between Native and Christian visionary experiences, ritual, embodied spirituality, and putting visions into action. Listen here: shorturl.at/nsCHZ, or on any podcast app!

1 1

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Oct 3

Very excited about this conference!

Mysticism & Lived Experience Network @mlen.bsky.social · Oct 3

Less than two weeks left until the deadline for our Annual Conference CFP. Our 2024 theme is "Mystics and Work" and, as always, the conference will be held online with no conference fee. Downloadable version here: mysticismlivedexperience.wordpress.com/cfp-mlen2024/

3

Reposted by Amanda (AJ) Langley

Alicia Spencer-Hall @aspencerhall.bsky.social · Sep 18

You asked for it, and it's finally here...

Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography is now out in paperback!

👉$39.95 / € 35,95 / £31.95 + VAT

🔗 www.aup.nl/en/book/9789... // all good book sellers lol

💸 We're also Open Access bb! bit.ly/TGQS-OA

#AcademicSky #MedievalSky 🗃️

A parchment-coloured (ie beige-ish) book cover, with an ornate gilded border (the image is from a medieval manuscript. The border features photos from pride marches and two saints with haloes in pride flag colours (trans and non-binary). Inside the border is an image of a saint with a pink glittery background behind their halo, holding a trans flag. Collaged over their eyes are the eyes from a photo of a drag queen. The title of the book is Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography, and it's edited by Alicia Spencer-Hall and Blake Gutt. It's published by Amsterdam University Press, in the series Hagiography Beyond Tradition.

1 41 72

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Sep 14

Waiting to see this!

1

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Sep 14

This is a good point. The shelf is not a necessity.

1 2

Amanda (AJ) Langley @medievalmystics.bsky.social · Sep 14

You just need an empty shelf and a project that you really should be doing instead of creating a TBR shelf...

1