In "Captive Ecologies," Jennifer C. James @femmenoire.bsky.social makes a case for the ecological significance of slavery’s afterlife, examining Black literature and art to trace the entanglements between racial capitalism and Black ecological freedom. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/I5cfkh8
Call for article submissions from the Journal of the History of Biology for a special Topical Collection on Histories, Cultures, and Practices of the Botanical Sciences. link.springer.com/collections/...
IT'S PUBLICATION DAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!
Download 'The King's Dinner: family, nation, and identity on the British table, 1760-1820' here FOR FREE and read all about George III's eating habits over breakfast!
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#skystorians #openaccess #18thC #foodhistory 🗃️
Had a great conversation with Phil Bell on his podcast on how to think historically about AI and 'technology' more generally @kingschostm.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social genfutures.substack.com/p/david-edge...
Good news for moss lovers!
There will be a 2nd edition "Mosses of Europe".
Pre-orders are possible from July 15 on.
Mosses of Europe is one of the most comprehensive works ever made. It shows around 1250 moss taxa of Europe, illustrated by more than 10.000 photos.
mossesofeurope.com
Here I am! 🤗 - what is the point of #digitalhumanities in a world which is on fire? and how has DH changed over the past 20 years? My personal take:
We have two new 12-month postdoctoral fellowship opportunities at the British Library! Applications open soon to co-design projects in the following areas:
- Colonial Deposit and our Newspaper Collection
- Local Large Language Models and Personal Born-Digital Archives
www.bl.uk/services/res...
Nice to see the latest print issue of BJHS arrive in the post. It includes my article on 'A family moss craze: learning, reading and skill development in a botanical and domestic network', and lots of other interesting work
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
@bshsnews.bsky.social @bbsbryology.bsky.social
🎉Exciting news! My new article, 'The ‘fancy of the private collector’: Walter Rothschild’s global animal procurement network and collaboration in the animal trade' has been published in BJHS Themes as FirstView and is available OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #naturalhistory #animaltrade