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Olivia Formby
@oliviaformby.bsky.social
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Research Fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. I work on children's emotions & language development in early modern England.
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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · Aug 4
📣Call for Papers 📣

I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.

Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊

Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
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Karin Sennefelt @karinsennefelt.bsky.social · 15d
The Word made Flesh is out today! I've not seen it in the flesh myself yet, but this is a happy day after many years of work.
#EarlyModern #medhist #histmed #bodyhistory
Cover of the book The Word made Flesh: Lutheran Bodies, 1600-1720 by Karin Sennefelt. The over image shows an etching of a young woman in a dress but bare foot flying through the air during a lightning storm.
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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · 23d
🗓️ Remember to submit your proposal by next Friday 26 September!
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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · Aug 4
📣Call for Papers 📣

I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.

Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊

Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
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Bronagh Ann McShane @bamcshane.bsky.social · Aug 11
#cfp for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, ‘Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern’ taking place at Queen Mary University of London on 11/12 June. Please share widely #nuntastic

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · Aug 8
Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive Histories - Royal Holloway #skystorians 🗃️#earlymodern #c18th jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive Histories
Full-time, Fixed Term (12 months)Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Humanities.Inclusive Histories is a collaborative research and schools engage...
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Alice Thornton's Books @thorntonsbooks.bsky.social · Aug 7
Read about some of our findings on Thornton and her four manuscripts in this @ukri.org post on our #AHRC funded project:
www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-pr...
AHRC project sheds light on the life of 17th century memoirist
Research into a manuscript discovered at Durham Cathedral has provided fresh insights on the life of writer and memoirist Alice Thornton thanks to AHRC funding.
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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · Aug 5
Thanks Rebecca, I will be in touch with John! 😊
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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · Aug 4
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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · Aug 4
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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · Aug 4
📣Call for Papers 📣

I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.

Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊

Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · Jul 10
📢JOBS: 2 postdoc research associate positions📢

On AHRC project 'Informing contemporary land use policy through sustainability assessment of farming systems' in pre-modern periods🗃️

- FT from 01/10/25
- #Medieval history (3 years)
- #EarlyModern history (28 months)

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · Jun 26
Our #OpenAccess collection on the #PowerOfPetitioning in early modern Britain has only been out for a year and amazingly it's been downloaded over 4,000 times from @uclpress.bsky.social. So pleased to see all the interest in petitioning! Get your free copy here:
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Title page of Brodie Waddell and Jason Peacey (Editors), The Power of Petitioning in Early Modern Britain Access stats showing 4,239 views/downloads since May 2024.
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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · Jun 23
Really looking forward to speaking at the IHR Life Cycles seminar tomorrow!
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IHR Life Cycles seminar @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · Jun 20
The last seminar of term is next Tuesday, 24th June at 17:30 to 19:00. We will be at the IHR & online.
Olivia Formby will present on 'the bodily and emotional character of early modern infants’ preverbal voices'.
Further details and how to register are in the link: www.history.ac.uk/events/speec...
Speechless Infants’ Voices in Early Modern England
www.history.ac.uk
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