Next Thursday (13 Nov), I'll talk about early modern southern Africa's framing as the "Western Part of the East Indies" @leidenhumanities.bsky.social universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20... I'll speak about future directions from this paper: doi.org/10.1093/past...

Happy Halloween! Here's a thread of some of my monstery essays, and a link to register for my next book talk, hosted by the Linda Hall Library: Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST) 1/ 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...

Full manuscript submitted! 🙏🏽

Chinese astronomers and the European Jesuits who worked alongside them found evidence of China’s antiquity in the heavens. Others were sceptical: how old was China really? 🔒 This article from the October issue is waiting for you in the archive www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

#Job opportunity Lecturer in early modern history Full time - permanent

Just to say that teachers do an incredibly difficult job, with all the right intentions, and can be the defining influence on a young person's life. They are the exact opposite of poisoners because good teaching provides the antidote to so many dangers

Essential reading for historians doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...

Our hearts are with the victims and their families at this terrible time.

“What makes a perfect monster?” The Borg Collective from Star Trek is my answer: “the ultimate terror they pose is that they monstrify those whom they assimilate.” Check out my essay in @reactorsff.bsky.social for #psychology, cyborgs and more. 1/3 #sff #StarTrek #TNG #AI #histsci #histmed 🗃

Intervention — "On Grassroots Witnessing: Gaza as the Terrain of Epistemic Intifada" by Patrick Anthony (Uppsala University) and Ghada Dimashk (American University of Beirut) antipodeonline.org/2025/09/24/o...

Absolutely essential reading for all historians of science antipodeonline.org/2025/09/24/o...

Absolutely essential reading for all historians of science antipodeonline.org/2025/09/24/o...

Had great fun writing this feature for @historytoday.com, exploring China's contested astronomical chronologies! The piece will be out in the October issue www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

I've deleted my academia.edu profile

Lovely view of the facade of the new University Library of the @uvahumanities.bsky.social, very fitting background when teaching our MA course 'The World in Books' #bookhistory @boekwetenschapuva.bsky.social

Had great fun writing this feature for @historytoday.com, exploring China's contested astronomical chronologies! The piece will be out in the October issue www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Really enjoyed reading William Max Nelson's Enlightenment Biopolitics! Here are my thoughts in the American Historical Review: academic.oup.com/ahr/article/...

My article in HOPOS, "Feyerabend, Freedom, and the Tyranny of Science" is now available ahead of print over at www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @zackpolanski.bsky.social

It is insane to me that the richest man in the world is using his global megaphone to call for millions of British people to be rounded up and deported (including my family) and somehow this isn’t even news.

Very excited to speak about The Tartar Moment at the Italian Society for the History of Science's Early Career Conference in Padova next week! See here for more information: www.societastoriadellascienza.it/index.php/it...

We seek to hire a Postdoctoral Scholar for the "Uncovering Traces of Ming Occupations with Sociological Theory" (UTMOST) project. 📚 pursue an independent project 📋 support workshop and conference organization 🤝 engage in Institute life 🗓️ Deadline: Oct 15, 2025 🔗 bit.ly/45V4tev #HistSci #Sinology

Department "Knowledge Systems and Collective Life" seeks a Collaborative Research Coordinator! 🤝 Help expand its community-based, publicly engaged research 🎤 Advise researchers on cooperative methods 📋 Coordinate cooperation agreements 🗓️ Deadline: Sep 28, 2025 🔗 bit.ly/45FXu8R #HistSci #EnvHist

British "debate" on migration is in the gutter, but we should still be shocked that Labour's response yesterday was to criticise Farage for being insufficiently detailed in his plan for mass detention camps.

As an example: the Vergelegen camphor trees. Asian trees, planted by Willem Adriaan vd Stel, a family with part-Malay ancestry who were instrumental in shaping the Cape, with the backdrop of the Cape Dutch architecture to whose development they were central; the trees are national monuments in SA.

So excited to share my new article in @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social: "Colonial World-Making and Global Knowledges at the Early Modern Cape of Good Hope" (Open access) academic.oup.com/past/advance...

Continuing now with colonial climates & environments chaired by @lindaaburnett.bsky.social Speakers: @davidemartino.bsky.social Wenrui Zhao @jamborg.bsky.social It’s going to be about water, mines and cattle consecutively but maybe also connecting? #eseh2025 #envhist

Last day of yet another absolutely wonderful @eseh.bsky.social conference. Attending the double panel on “Colonial Climates and Environments” organised by @gianamar97.bsky.social & @nphellstrom.bsky.social First session: @poxygraduate.bsky.social Justin Roberts & Claire Sabel #ESEH2025 #EnvHist

Don’t miss @eclaaire.bsky.social presenting “Knowing the earth: The role of the early modern goldsmiths' trade in mediating colonial environments” at the Panel Colonial Climates and Environments (Part 1) chaired by @gianamar97.bsky.social at #ESEH2025 in Uppsala! 🗓️ Fri, 22 Aug | 🕘 9:00–10:30

REGISTRATION OPEN! Now more than ever, research is reshaping our view of women’s roles in the early modern book trade. Join us in Antwerp (5–7 Nov 2025) for our conference Women & the Household in the #earlymodern Book Trade. Register here: tinyurl.com/womenbooktrade #rarebooks #bookhistory 💙📚📜

This looks fascinating!

‘As both the AfD and the Christian Democrats have learned, so long as you condemn Muslim antisemitism, you can continue to attack the “ills” of immigration, as if xenophobia and racism had no connection to the German past.’ Adam Shatz in Berlin: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

So much to look forward to in the programme for #ESEH2025! You should of course all come to our double panel on "Colonial climates and environments" on Fri AM with @poxygraduate.bsky.social, @nphellstrom.bsky.social,‬ @gianamar97.bsky.social, @lindaaburnett.bsky.social, @jamborg.bsky.social & more 🎙️

🚨HW FELLOWSHIP KLAXON🚨 We're now in the final week for applications, deadline is on Friday! DMs are open for any questions about the position!

Many of these are debut authors. Please check out their books also.

Mince, Michel Callon est mort, il était l'autre grand nom des STS françaises, avec Bruno Latour, bien sûr, avec lequel il a beaucoup écrit et collaboré, donnant naissance notamment à l'ANT. Les coquilles Saint-Jacques ne seront pas les seules à pleurer sa disparition 😢

@hernandez-sau.bsky.social (CHAM – Universidade Nova de Lisboa) reviews "Gender and Cultural Mediation in the Long Eighteenth Century: Women across Borders" (Palgrave, 2024) edited by @mboluferp.bsky.social, Laura Guinot-Ferri, & Carolina Blutrach www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

It used to be completely the opposite, science as the gateway to morality. Such historical swings between thinking that science or humanities are the foundation of ethical life show that neither is inherently

The brilliant @lmbd1418.bsky.social has suggested people write to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper re: my case. If you could spare five minutes, she's created a draft letter which you can use to send to [email protected]. I appreciate everyone's support. ❤️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...

so chuffed to see this out in the world! I have a piece on 'Race, Sexuality, and South Asian AIDS Activism in Britain, 1990–2000' muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/artic...

I really enjoyed it - such creative, important and inspiring work!

This promises to be fascinating reading!