Hybrid lecture by Prof Edmonds hca.ed.ac.uk/john-bannerm...

Me: "Ok, so I'm writing something about how monastics sought the 'desert' and how that sense of isolation was contrasted to their earlier lives...a Dune quote would make for an interesting title!" An article published less than two months ago:

Excerpt from a paper in currently finishing up:

There are still so many interesting sessions at @imc-leeds.bsky.social looking for papers! This one might be of interest to our members, but also to readers of journals like @postmedieval.bsky.social or @arthurianajrnl.bsky.social. What other Leeds IMC Calls for Papers are still open?

My latest paper has been published, in @jaema.bsky.social! "The ghosts of our ancestors: Reading religious anxieties in the ghost stories of Thietmar of Merseburg" Examining 11th century ghost stories and worries about saintly relics and ancestral disbelief. search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...

I was invited to a preview screening of @28yearslater.bsky.social last night, and now that the review embargo has lifted I can say that the film leans heavily on the medieval period, from scenes of children training with bows to ossuaries, momento mori, churches as sites of sanctuary, wild men...

I will be speaking (online) at @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social, on the 5th/6th of June, talking about two "Ethiopian" demons in Orderic Vitalis's Historia ecclesiastica:

The submissions deadline for the first issue of the Australian Early Medieval Association is rapidly approaching - papers need to be submitted by April 30 to be considered for the first issue! See our website for more details: aema.org.au/journal/

Don't forget to get your abstracts in for our ghost conference! We will have two keynotes: Prof. Sasha Handley (Manchester) and Dr. Shane McCorristine (Newcastle). It's going to be spooktacular!

Time to pack up and quit offering student surveys everyone, I win:

I should be looking for ECR work. Instead I have written half an article about the Ossorian werewolves, and half a sample chapter for my monograph pitch.

So, #medievalsky, what medieval history journals are already over here? We've got us, obviously. And I know that @parergon.bsky.social and @postmedieval.bsky.social are here. Who else? Let's get a list together!

#AcademicSky, #medievalsky let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about. 1) Looking for ECR work/an article identifying Herlechin of the mesne Herlechin 2)early medieval identities

Good news, bluskies! We’ve extended the deadline for chapter proposals for the medieval volume of the Cultural History of Trans Lives! You have until Nov 20th to submit something. Take a look!

Hey I wrote something on the blog about that twee witch merch, historical inaccuracy, and the horrors of capitalist profiting off forgotten victims. You know, a little Friday treat! going-medieval.com/2023/10/20/y...

Can any medieval emotions historians (or any other medievalists) point me in the direction of scholarship on emotional connections between clerical and lay brothers in the 10th-11th century Latin West? I know there was encouragement to seperate from one's family, but also know that was an ideal

Have booked flights to head down to Melbourne for a medieval manuscripts masterclass, run by @megancw.bsky.social - in a little under two weeks! Very much looking forward to it.

Save the date for the 2024 Gender and Medieval Studies conference: 26-28 June 2024 (note the new summer date). C4P and more info to come soon! medievalgender.co.uk/conferences/ #MedievalSky #AcademicSky 🗃️

Realised I hadn't posted my Fresh Prince of Bel-Air medieval cover here, telling the story of "The French Ghost of Beaucaire", a ghost story from the Otia Imperialism: youtu.be/icyFDmhSQSU?...

MEMS at ACU is still providing wonderful opportunities, this time in partnership with Monash, UWA, ANU & Sydney! Two day Masterclass on medieval/early modern sources for HDR/ECRs. Apps due Oct 15 - info below 👇

#medievaltwitter #twitterstorians blanked on my Leeds RT proposal — forgot that we needed participants lined up 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ I’m proposing a RT on teaching medieval history post-COVID. Is anyone interested? Esp looking for faculty outside US, UK, EU. Please circulate, DM w/ interest!

Call for papers on minorities (broadly conceived) in medieval & early modern sciences. Conference is in Warsaw, 25-26 January 2024, proposal deadline October 15; travel & hotel expenses covered for accepted presenters. #histsci #medievalsky #earlymodern www.rsa.org/news/news.as...

Two good pressos in two days to end this week - spoke about vengeful ghosts in Thietmar of Merseberg on Thursday at AEMA, followed by a talk about Grimm and the "Wild Hunt" at MEMSUQ.

Tough day today:

First snake of the season, the day after spring equinox (would love to know the Jagera word for both the green tree snake - bulla means snake in general - and the season)

Early career medievalist scholars, I would love to see your work published in Traditio. Cambridge Core gives our journal a global reach. Please contact me with your article ideas. We can provide feedback and guidance to help you on your way!

St Andrews is looking for a new Professor of Divinity (= Religious Studies or Theology) - basically they want someone good, not too fussed about speciality

Getting stuck into Bisclavret and Melion today, to wrap up my chapter on werewolves. Then it's on to the truly odd metamorphoses - snakes, cats, and hares.

"📢📢In partnership with the journal Early Medieval Europe, the British School at Rome is pleased to announce the BSR/Early Medieval Europe Fellowship 📢📢" bsr.ac.uk/bsr-early-me...