Do get in touch! The idea for this special issue came out of a fascinating discussion about the messy side of quantitative history – decisions about what and when to count, what is gained and lost, and where next when we have complex tools and misgivings
'French History' is inviting contributions to a special issue on 'Dirty Data and New Quantitative Histories'.
Initial proposals due July 2024.
'French History' invite des contributions pour un dossier spécial: propositions initiales, Juillet 2024.
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🗃️A Friday bump for my CFP for Politicised Nostalgias: A One Day Workshop!
Nostalgia has played a significant role in the shaping of historical and contemporary political discourses, & I invite papers ranging from the ancient world to the contemporary moment:
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Deeply sorry to learn of the death of Natalie Zemon Davis, the most brilliant early modern historian of our time, influence on every one of us, and my teacher and mentor for my whole life as a historian. She was extraordinary.
The New Statesman’s best books of the academic presses
Our choice of the highlights from the universities in 2023.
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👀 congratulations to our one and only #SRSlyGood public engagement officer, @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social!!!
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Prestigious award for Dr John Gallagher | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures | University of Leeds
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Latest blog post is about happenstance in research - looking at one shady character, William Battine, and an anonymous letter to the Countess of Coventry in 1815:
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