Job opportunity! We are looking for no less than 3 PhD candidates investigating histories of enslavement, slavery and racialization through early modern court records from across the early modern European colonial (French, Portuguese and Spanish empires)👇iisg.amsterdam/en/blog/3-phd-…

History will remember this at least that is what we tell ourselves while the world drowns in crises and calamities that show how we refuse to remember history.

Annddd another job opportunity! This time for a computational historian or data scientist at postdoc level to contribute to two historical research projects that explore the history of slavery and slave trade in Asia! 👇 vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Amsterdam-…

Come work with me RICH! We have a #vacancy for a #PhD candidate working on Early Modern correspondence of #merchants. Deadline 16 June! ru.nl/en/working-at/…

Nog een reden om die dekselse universiteiten snel af te schaffen. Dit soort ongemakkelijke waarheden wordt namelijk gewoon met belastingcenten gefinancierd. nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/05…

Komt er bij onderzoek als dit ook de vervolgvraag: 'Wilt u dan ook weer urenlang met uw caravan en drammende en dreinende peuters in de grensovergangsfile?'. Ik wed dat de uitkomst dan anders is. nieuws.nl/algemeen/20240…

🚨FINAL REMINDER!🚨ONE WEEK LEFT TO #APPLY! Come work with me RICH! Sanne Muurling and I have a #vacancy for a #PhD candidate working on Early Modern correspondence of #merchants. Deadline 16 June! ru.nl/en/working-at/…

After reading a book and ten articles, I finally think I can write that paragraph today.

Wow, geweldig!

"We thank the reviewers for their thoughtful comments in this fourth round of minor revisions"

We just published a new addition to our special issue on European comparative research on infant mortality using individual-level cause-of-death data: “What was Killing Babies in Rostock?” by Michael Mühlichen and Laura Ann Cilek. doi.org/10.51964/hlcs1…

Academic departments that advertise for people to “join their happy family”

Really interesting 🧵on the rise of living standards in the EMP, esp. the remarkable18th c. expansion of working hours allows us to question the everyday 'costs' of bourgeoning consumerism 🛍️

The end is nigh.

Still counts… right?

Solidarity with Virginia Woolf and her summer writing goals

I am getting *inspiration*

When you format your article to a journal’s terrible style guide and still get rejected

If academic articles were written by Youtubers: WE RAN A BUNCH OF REGRESSIONS AND YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT...