1/14 "... [for] their weal, not their woe". Today is the publication date of "Le Républicanisme d'Algernon Sidney" @classiquesgarnier.bsky.social, co-edited by myself and Christopher Hamel (@univrouen.bsky.social). This is the first ever volume on Sidney classiques-garnier.com/le-republica...

Hallo allemaal. Ik ben Judith Pollmann, hoogleraar geschiedenis in Leiden, en mag jullie deze week vertellen over mijn werk als docent en onderzoeker. Ik werk vooral aan de geschiedenis van de Nederlanden tussen 1500-1800, de ‘vroegmoderne tijd’.

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

I guess I have been irresponsibly late to read Academia's terms of use. But now I did. I'll delete my account immediately. If you're as lazy as I am and you're still there: read them.

De demonstratie gisteren in Londen is ontzettend verontrustend. Meer dan 110 duizend mensen bij een extreem rechtse bijeenkomst. Draadje van wat daar op het podium zoal gezegd is:

Ligt het aan mij of zien jullie ook die treffende gelijkenis tussen Frederik Willem van Brandenburg en Rob de Wijk?

Ligt het aan mij of zien jullie ook die treffende gelijkenis tussen Frederik Willem van Brandenburg en Rob de Wijk?

Job! Prof of social and economic history in Nijmegen www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3545...

This is currently the talk of the day and it’s very much depending on the context (as always) and is complex material. I’ll recommend this from @creativecommons.bsky.social: creativecommons.org/2023/08/18/u... and some guidance: creativecommons.org/wp-content/u...

I'm in there with all sorts of work under different copyrights. But I guess they're in violation even when you published in #OA under a CC-BY NC licence, aren't they? @jeroenson.bsky.social

Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"

En alle discussie over canons terzijde: dít zou op dit moment bij alle opleidingen nederlands en geschiedenis en politicologie en journalistiek en communicatiewetenschap en ga zo maar door gelezen en bediscussieerd moeten worden. In de editie van @basheijne.bsky.social bij voorkeur.

My department is hiring! We're looking for an assistant professor in modern European history. Please spread the word. 🗃️ lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...

Kom naar de dag van de historische Nederlandse letterkunde op vrijdag 28 november. Thema: Crisis! Uitdagingen en kansen: www.ru.nl/over-ons/age...

Kom 24 en 25 september 2025 naar het symposium in Dordrecht rondom Johan de Witt. Wie was de persoon achter de staatsman? Met lezingen van onder andere @inekehuysman.bsky.social, @jmvtol.bsky.social, @helmer.bsky.social, Jeroen Duindam en Craig Harline. Info en tickets: www.vriendenvandewitt.nl/400/

Goedemorgen allemaal! Mijn naam is @mariekehendriksen.bsky.social en deze week mag ik hier over mijn werk vertellen. Ik ben afdelingshoofd en onderzoeker bij @huygensknaw.bsky.social en leid daar @preservare.bsky.social , een @erc.europa.eu Consolidator Grant project.

Thank you so much, Helmer. It's a fantastic honour, and a welcome recognition of the value of our field and the Humanities. But of course this is also owing to the great colleagues and students with whom it has been my pleasure to collaborate. I could not have done it without them.

This is all over the Dutch media today: early modern historian @judithpollmann.bsky.social wins the Spinoza Prize, the highest prize in Dutch science! Many congratulations, Judith, with a well-deserved tribute to your wonderful work.

Afgelopen zaterdag werd in de Amstelkerk ons boek ten doop gehouden, de afronding van een intensief project over 500 jaar familie Occo, hofjesstichteres Cornelia Elisabeth Occo, en haar hofje, dat in 2024 het 250-jarig bestaan vierde. Het was veel werk, maar het resultaat mag er zijn, imho! Santé!

Nothing to see here, just a chicken Oh, and the ONE THOUSAND year old Bowthorpe Oak, Lincolnshire Photo: Ed Parker

Historicus en Vox-columnist Adriaan Duiveman heeft de prijs gewonnen voor de beste column in een Nederlands universiteits- of hogeschoolblad. De uitreiking vond gistermiddag plaats op een congres in Rotterdam.

🎓 Morgen om 11:00 verdedigt Kerrewin van Blanken zijn proefschrift 'Diplomatic propaganda in the Dutch Republic and France, 1609-1674'! Collega’s @ninalamal.bsky.social en @helmer.bsky.social zijn copromotoren. 📍 Oude Lutherse Kerk, A'dam 🌐 Live meekijken 👉 tinyurl.com/56mee5fv

Wat is het laatste nummer van @tijdschriftholl.bsky.social over vroegmoderne molens leuk geworden zeg. Fascinerend, gaat dat lezen!

‘Vanuit rechtse hoek vindt een structurele aanval plaats op universiteiten en de wetenschap.’ Politicoloog Léonie de Jonge en genderwetenschapper Sarah Bracke zien dat politici wetenschap tot doelwit maken. Deel 1 van een drieluik over wetenschap onder druk. www.oneworld.nl/mensenrechte...

Is Gallica down?

Op woensdag 11 juni verdedig ik mijn proefschrift in het Academiegebouw in Leiden! Op de website van de universiteit staat alvast een korte samenvatting: www.universiteitleiden.nl/agenda/2025/...

In september stop ik als voorzitter van Promovendi Netwerk Nederland (PNN). Wil jij het stokje overnemen? Of heb je affiniteit met promoveren in een UMC? Of liever jezelf focussen op financiën en de ontwikkeling van onze organisatie? Deze vacatures vind je hier 👉https://hetpnn.nl/vacancies-all/

Did I tell you that the people at @transkribus.bsky.social are really amazing? They are.

Transkribus question: I've got an unwieldy document of 1200 pages that I want to split into c. 60 documents of around 20 pages. Does anyone know how to do this? I cannot find a way to move pages from one document to another, not even in the expert client. @transkribus.bsky.social

My project on early modern public diplomacy has entered its final year, and our archival work is at an end. Time to start sharing! Here's a first batch: the 1000+ letter catalogue of one our favorite publishing diplomats, Pieter Cornelisz Brederode. emlo-portal.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/...

I've just figured out this amazing little thing about Linnaeus, so here we go. Linnaeus famously took his doctorate from the University of Harderwijk - a tiny institute in a small Dutch fishing town. (1/x)

This spring I have TWO English language books coming out in which Eise Eisinga (1744-1828), creator of the Franeker Planetarium takes center stage. (1/3)

Interesting new article 👇👇 academic.oup.com/jsh/article-...

Hi everyone, I am currently scanning archives in the UK and Germany for my project on the German Hanse and the Steelyard in C16 London. Is anyone aware of anything to do with their correspondence and/or account books that may exist? I am hoping to network them; it's looking increasingly fragmented!

A small update to my profile… as of yesterday, I am the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of @transkribus.bsky.social. A humble thank you to our members for your trust in the new board! Let us unlock every doc! 📖

My project on early modern public diplomacy has entered its final year, and our archival work is at an end. Time to start sharing! Here's a first batch: the 1000+ letter catalogue of one our favorite publishing diplomats, Pieter Cornelisz Brederode. emlo-portal.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/...

We are planning a festive issue for our tenth anniversary🥳. We are looking for potential contributions! #CfP, please spread this as widely as possible. And get in touch if you have questions, all details below. #LowCountries

The brilliant Christaen Huygens was also an accomplished artist. This is from his sketchbook: Scheveningen, Hofwyck, and 'De mallemolen'. UB Leiden, Hug. 14

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Early Modern History, Material Culture & Heritage- 1 yr research post working on ‘Knotted Histories: Early Modern Global Carpets, Global Exchange and the Public Country House’ - University of Oxford - Faculty of English #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNC287/p...

New Book | Rethinking the Republic of Letters enfilade18thc.com/2025/05/12/n...

‘Three days of wonderful interaction’. The imp of error (conference tattoo) got me there.

Just had three days of wonderful in Leiden at the Feathers project conference organised by the amazing @misswalsingham.bsky.social and her brilliant team. Met so many lovely people!

Hello 'all' :) Just setting up my Bluesky account. 1st post is to notify that today, the Odeuropa team presents a panel for #UncommonSenses conference hosted by the wonderful Centre for Sensory Studies #smellstudies @odeuropa.bsky.social sites.events.concordia.ca/sites/concor...

Thnx Helmer! Took me a while .... :) But I will now start exploring & posting

A magnificent double-act by @helmer.bsky.social and Kerrewin van Blanken revealing who, why, and how had recruited Salmacius to produce the 'Defensio'!

Look: @ingerleemans.bsky.social is here! Follow for everything about the history of the senses, emotions, and all sorts of 18th century stuff

Hey @volkskrant.nl, neutrale berichtgeving is mooi, maar dit is wel een erg eufemistische omschrijving van deze radicale club - het is de Edmund Burke Stichting niet

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

New article (Open Access)! Kathryn Marshalek @kathrynmarshalek.bsky.social on 'An Unsettled Religious Settlement and the Crisis of the 1620s: English Catholics, Anti-Popery, and the Spanish Match, 1622–4' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

Good morning all! Strawberries for breakfast today. Album Amicorum Florus van Dijck - 1624 Koninklijke Biblotheek Den Haag #art #food #foodhistory