The Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies is hiring three postdoctoral researchers. We investigate the causes and mechanisms that contribute to the persistence of strong asymmetrical dependencies across historical and contemporary contexts. Pre-modern perspectives are very welcome!

Nicht vor dem Altar knien, wir wissen, was dann passiert!

I am not quite sure how this works, but here's a free open source editable historical map that's pretty decent on medieval Europe.

A bird's eye view of Carolingian Cologne, c/o Karl Ubl.

#Latin #Medieval

The MGH have reinstated a Dokumentlieferdienst, or reprography service, and I'm advertising it on their behalf. If don't have access to a german library, you can order PDFs of rare papers and books, directly from their online catalogue. Example below! mgh.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/se...

JOB: We are looking for a new colleague for our working group on early modern global history at @unituebingen.bsky.social - PhD position, 3+1 years. Please spread the word (also beyond Germany!) and do not hesitate to get in touch! Deadline: 20 June. @duerrbortolotti.bsky.social

Eric Goldberg on the scale of Carolingian entourages, and armies: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fed up of doom-scrolling on Easter Monday? Then it's your luck day, for the latest issue of EME is out now! The articles are *all* open access, starting with: Sophie Kultzen on the resilience of the late Roman aristocracy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📢 Open Call 📢 Are you looking for an opportunity to focus on your research in a vibrant academic community in the heart of Europe? Apply now for a fellowship at our #PICAIS Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies 👉 www.picais.uni-passau.de/en/funding-p... 🗓 Deadline: 15 May 2025 🧪

Mein Mediävistenherz springt: ich bin nächste Woche mit dem Prior von Niederaltaich verabredet.

Noch frohe Weihnachten allerseits!

An excellent recent monograph by Johanna Jebe, "Gutes Mönchtum in St. Gallen und Fulda: Diskussion und Correctio im Spiegel karolingischer Klosterbibliotheken (Fuldaer Studien)" books.google.lu/books?id=J2L...

Wunder des Publikationswesen: Ich habe diese Woche a) die pre-typsetting Fahnen eines Beitrags bekommen, den ich 2018 eingereicht habe (Tagung war 2015) und b) die Fahnen eines Aufsatzes bekommen, den ich Montag(!!!) eingeschickt habe (29.1.!)

historically correct

Students and colleagues in Göttingen mourn the early death of Rebekka Habermas, who was held in high esteem both academically and personally. It is upsetting that you will no longer meet her in our building or in the city.

lol

"Phlogaward von Rance" - apparently I need to work on the pronunciation of "Flodoard"

Proofs! "Between Prophecy and Apocalypse" out with OUP in May (UK) and July (US) 2024 medievalsky 🗃️ preorder --> global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Bei mir in Passau arbeiten und promovieren? www.uni-passau.de/fileadmin/do...