Group blog
The purpose of this blog is to present selected contributors with a forum for sharing their research into the Early Modern period, including heuristics and source materials, historiographical debates, scientific literature, and their own findings as they evolve. In addition to which, this blog aims to aid both teachers and students by including posts on general topics related to the period, as well as methodologies and techniques for teaching, researching, and studying.
1 American Indian Workshop, RBE 40 – TD Jacobs
24 October 2021
This year’s edition of the American Indian Workshop (AIW) was titled “The Sovereign Erotic.” It was organized over Zoom by Dr James Mackay of European University Cyprus and the Transmotion journal,...
Names and Pronouns in the Classroom, RBE 39 – TD Jacobs
18 March 2021
I haven’t blogged in a while, having been bogged down by teaching, administrative tasks, and the same general, COVID malaise that has befallen many of my colleagues. However,...
Zoom and the 41st American Indian Workshop, RBE 38 – TD Jacobs
3 December 2020
The 2020 American Indian Workshop was initially postponed as a result of the pandemic. The 41st edition of the AIW, it was to be hosted by the Ludwig Maximilians Universität München....
The Great Plague and diplomatic news networks, part 1, RBE 37 – TD Jacobs
10 September 2020
The Great Plague of 1665/66 eventually claimed an estimated 100,000 lives in and around London. The start of the outbreak, caused by Yersinia pestis, can be traced to the spring of...