Each year, we publish lists of books, journal articles, and chapters published by historians working off the tenure track. It's never too early to start collecting, so if you or someone you know has something with a 2025 publication date to submit, have at it!

We’re looking for nonfiction—of any length or form—that dives into the many meanings and manifestations of embodiment in and of the Balkans. Send us your pitches (50–100 words) by October 1 and join us for our first-ever Virtual Open House on September 24: www.womenwritethebalkans.com/specials

"Although I didn’t understand it at the time, nature could cradle us and root us, while borders and nations spat us out like bitter, sinewy morsels."

A couple of years ago I read an essay by Ana Sekulić (@anasekulic.bsky.social ), "Threads of Life", which explained my situation exceptionally well, and I felt seen for the first time. I am really grateful. I strongly recommend you read it. [12/12] www.mangalmedia.net/english/find...

Here is a little story about the #earlymodern emoticon "<3" and the complex symbolic meaning of this typographical entity that I posted yesterday. Follow me, for catholic symbolism and some #bookhistory, dear #skystorians of the blue skies. Here we go...

My article on the etymology of 'kukuruz' is now published in "Zeitschrift für Balkanologie" - get in touch if you would like a copy www.zeitschrift-fuer-balkanologie.de/index.php/zf...

Super proud of @evrenko.bsky.social 💜 Check out this gem of late Ottoman printing now in English.

enjoyed this lovely piece. it appears that in scholarship, writing, and life really, the richest insights come from the dislodged. "Disciplines are homes that I don’t belong to anymore and I can’t say that’s something I regret."

È online Digital Adriatic! Un archivio orale #digitale per esplorare voci, luoghi e identità che hanno attraversato frontiere e regimi lungo l’Adriatico orientale. La #mappa della memoria è ora disponibile in versione beta! 🔗 digitaladriatic.eu #firstpost #introduction #digitalhistory #dh

Not all Balkan blooms are soft and fragrant—some are green, spiky, and delicious. This week, Rebecca Duras takes us to Istria for a hands-on introduction to the art of wild asparagus picking and shows us what to do with it once we’re back in the kitchen.🌱 www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/a-few...

Spring is late and somewhat treacherous this year, but our first essay in the Balkan Blooms series is here, brought to you by Madeleine Corcoran. www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/mothe...

Such a moving piece, and in so many ways. I am particularly interested in women doing house construction as mentioned here: "my father pointed at a wall in the house and, referring to the stone within, said, “Baba brought all of it from the river on her back.”

Habsburg people and anyone in the know: what should I read about the construction of the Trieste-Vienna railway? Monographs, anything at all. Thanks!

We are so excited to reveal the cover for “Ancient Pasts for Modern Audiences: Public Scholarship and the Mediterranean World” designed by the amazing @flaroh.bsky.social! 🤩 Pre-orders begin Feb 7th and the volume will be GOLD open access! Find out more here: www.routledge.com/Ancient-Past...

Did you write a dissertation on the environmental history of Europe the past two years? Know someone who did? The deadline for the ESEH Tallinn Dissertation Prize is Jan. 15! @eseh.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social eseh.org/call-for-sub...

Happy 2025! And yes, I’m bringing my “door handle of Lower Silesia” cycle to Bluesky. As a reminder that one gesture is enough to open up new opportunities. After all, door handles are a perfect midpoint between you and something new. Here’s to new beginnings✨ Let’s go.

If you’ve ever written a book, or haven’t, you probably need to read this. #BookSky 💙📚 www.ask-polly.com/p/i-publishe...

I've been thinking about intersections of historical record, material culture, and family silence and part of it is now an essay here: www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/the-w...

what's the point of making films if they become so embroiled in distribution rights (?) that you can't ever watch them. wanted to show a bunch of different things this semester, and every single one was unavailable even with the best efforts of the amazing library staff.

Intervju o mojoj novoj knjizi Nakon Osmanske Evrope: Muslimani u Habsburškoj Bosni i Hercegovini @ajbalkans.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social #menasky #Balkansky 🗃 #skystorians #AcademicSky #Balkans #History #Ottoman #Habsburg #BosnaiHercegovina balkans.aljazeera.net/teme/2024/12...

Are you a graduate student pursuing a PhD in Middle East Studies? If so, I’d welcome the opportunity to learn more about your research interests! As a book review editor for IJMES, I am always looking to find new voices to engage with the very latest #MiddleEastStudies scholarship. #academicsky

what publishers or academic press imprints would be a good home for a mix of memoir and historical writing?

A chance to write for @womenwritebalkans.bsky.social on the theme of Balkan Blooms. See below or visit www.womenwritethebalkans.com for more info. We'd love to hear from you!

Another amazing piece by Ana Sekulić “Karst was imagined as a landscape of inversion where the rugged rock ruled over people as a thirsty overlord, while the people—their faces, hands, and sometimes hearts, too—turned into stone.” www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/the-w...

We have two monograph prizes next year, the Tallinn Dissertation Prize and the Turku Book Award, both with the deadline 15 January 2025. Read more here: 1. Tallinn Dissertation Prize: eseh.org/call-for-sub... 2. Turku Book Award: eseh.org/awards-and-g... (Photo by Thom Milkovic, cropped) #EnvHist

Beautifully woven together, this brilliant piece by @anasekulic.bsky.social is equally moving and unsettling @womenwritebalkans.bsky.social

This is a REALLY good essay.

Beautiful essay, please give it a read. Every time I read anything Ana writes I feel like it's about me and I am really grateful for that 💗

A superb example of history as philosophy. This is so beautifully written and it has so many reflections on heritage and memory.

"Nowadays when we know that progress didn’t so much enhance as it delegitimized and eventually erased entire worlds of human existence, we tend to look for redemption in the vanished ways of life. We seek wisdom in former hardships and discomfort." www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/the-w...

An amazing piece! Smart, knowledgeable, sad, beautiful…

I've been thinking about intersections of historical record, material culture, and family silence and part of it is now an essay here: www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/the-w...

Somehow: one of the best days of my life. It's been an absolute honor to translate the Bosnian writer Abdulah Sidran & collaborate with the generous editorial team at The Paris Review, a perfect home for an unmatched writer the world lost this year. theparisreview.org/back-issues/...

This is such a fantastic piece by the immensely talented @anasekulic.bsky.social, and chimes with so much of my family's history in the same part of Croatia. Make yourself a domaća kava and get stuck in.

Our editor, Ana Sekulić, delves into her collection of heirloom clothing, unraveling stories of craftsmanship, labor, and impact of modernity. "Somewhere along the way, that unquestionable link to history was broken by progress, preponderance of synthetic fabrics, and violence." tinyurl.com/5eaa75er

Super excited to share a CfP on political ecologies in SEE 🌱 Our guiding q's are: What do the political ecologies of SEE look like? What are the legacies that the field draws on, how is the field transforming, and what are its possible futures? Get in touch if you have an idea and please share!

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Big thank you to Vox Feminae for the opportunity to talk about W*WB! voxfeminae.net/kultura/lea-...

I'm moving almost entirely to Insta. My page there is now a companion to a project I've been working on, an environmental history of belonging on Croatian krš/karst, a marvel, a metaphor, a myth— the only family archive available to me. If you want to see stories and photos of ⛰️ find me @anesekulic

Come write with us at EHN! Our call for pitches is still open and we want to hear from you! #envhist #envhum

So many friends wrote important pieces lately, and I want the world to read what they have to say. You can start with Jelena Radovanović's excellent discussion (and preview to her larger work) on Serbia's translation of Ottoman law: islamiclaw.blog/2024/02/08/r...

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