Karst de Jong
Historian of the Irish in the Caribbean. Volunteer bookseller.
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- Reposted by Karst de JongThe Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society is now inviting applications for its Open Bursary 2026-7. €2000 to support archival research, symposiums/conferences, or publication expenses associated with original work on eighteenth-century Ireland. More information here: www.ecis.ie/2026/01/05/e...
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- Reposted by Karst de JongJoin us at our 2-day oral history & digital storytelling course @ihr.bsky.social Explore the benefits of creative expression in the digital storytelling process, culminating in the opportunity to create your very own short video! shorturl.at/VHj0G vimeo.com/1121186908?f... @maxinebeuret.bsky.social
- Reposted by Karst de JongOur next seminar is on Mon. 9 Feb. - Niall Whelehan will speak about ‘Radicalism, colonialism and the life of an Irish doctor in Argentina at the fin de siècle’. All welcome www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
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- Reposted by Karst de Jongmy.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr... New job in Irish Studies
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- Reposted by Karst de JongWe are delighted to announce that we'll be hosting the SSNCI conference in Maynooth next June. Call for papers attached. Please spread far and wide!
- Reposted by Karst de JongWe are looking for outgoing people to join our team of volunteers. We'd like to hear from you if you can spare one morning or one afternoon per week to welcome visitors to our historic library. Find out more here: marshlibrary.ie/call-for-vol...
- Reposted by Karst de JongOur latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February. www.bl.uk/services/res...
- Reposted by Karst de JongLooking forward to this semester‘s @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar series which starts this Friday! Drinks and snacks provided as usual. All welcome!
- Reposted by Karst de JongKilling Women: Femicide in Northern Ireland, 1922-2000 Funded #Phd with Prof Leanne McCormick @qubhistory.bsky.social What a fantastic project! #JobFairy #ECR #AcademicChatter tinyurl.com/2zpejwmf
- Reposted by Karst de JongPhD scholarship in History or Geography at Dublin City University - applicants with an interest in medieval Ireland are particularly encouraged to apply. #MedievalSky www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...
- Reposted by Karst de JongComing soon from @livunipress.bsky.social A wild ride from Cuba to the Cape Colony and Civil War Kentucky. The moral of the story? Although C19 Britons thought their model of emancipation was exceptional, it was anything but #Cuba #AmericanCivilWar #slavery #emancipation #SouthAfrica
- Reposted by Karst de JongSelf-promotion warning: @manchesterup.bsky.social will issue paper edition of our essay collection on #earlymodern European overseas empires in Jan '26 for pre-order @ GBP 30 @carrington-farmer.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195791/
- Reposted by Karst de JongPirate Imperialism is now officially published. Probably of interest to anyone who wants to understand, well, everything that is going on today. #bskyhistorians #skyhistorians Here: yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...
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- Reposted by Karst de JongThe Georgian Lords welcomes in the new year with a post by Robin Eagles on the likely identification of new Black voters in 18th-century London and Hertfordshire: historyofparliament.com/2026/01/05/s... #HistParl #skystorians
- Reposted by Karst de JongAnd if you're teaching medieval history & would like to include the other half of the population, Dr Natasha Hodgson of Nottingham Trent's Royal Historical Society lecture, 'Royal Historical Society lecture: Dangerous Journeys: Framing Women’s Movement in the Medieval World' is free to view. 2/2
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- Reposted by Karst de JongOur final newsletter of the year! 🎄 Catch up with our news and see all of our latest #OpenAccess titles, plus details of our next training session. Includes a pic from #HistoryDay at Senate House and some brilliant author blogs, including from @nicholasmaple.bsky.social. mailchi.mp/5e1a5d50e174...
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- Reposted by Karst de JongThe Society offers following 3 funding calls with closing dates in January: bit.ly/4p6jcea > Workshop Grants, supporting project work by historians > PhD Fellowships, to support completion of a doctorate > Applied History Fellowships, for post-doc historians with @ihr.bsky.social and DC Thomson
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- Reposted by Karst de JongAre you a PG research student based outside of London? Did you know that you may be eligible for a bursary of up to £500 to take one of our short courses in 2026? Find out more on our IHR Research Training and Short Courses page: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini... Applications open until 31 Jan 2026!
- Reposted by Karst de JongFrom the current issue: “Conceptualizing ‘Liberated Africans’ and Slave Trade Abolition: Government Schemes to Indenture Enslaved People Captured from Slavery, 1800–1920” by Henry B. Lovejoy (@colorado.edu) doi.org/10.1093/past...
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- Reposted by Karst de JongIn December 1832, Daniel Gaskell was elected unopposed for Wakefield, running on a platform of shorter Parliaments, the secret ballot and the abolition of slavery. Read more about his life and career below:
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- Reposted by Karst de JongHave you got a new book out about Irish America? Regardless of discipline, if it came out in 2025, you can submit it to the ACIS Lawrence McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America! You need to fill out the form on this website and the books need to be sent by 1 January! acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...
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- Reposted by Karst de JongHoliday book recommendations from Bertrhude Albert over on IG! 😄
- Reposted by Karst de JongWe are pleased to launch today a new programme for early career researchers with @ihr.bsky.social & @chalkefestival.bsky.social 'Pitch my Project' is an opportunity for early career historians to present their research at the Chalke History Festival in 2026 bit.ly/44kfUMM Applications now invited.
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- Reposted by Karst de JongThe Spring programme for the London Group of Historical Geographers is now live. We start again on 13 January with Thermal Horizons: Energy and Infrastructures of British Global Power, c. 1830-1900. In person at the IHR, London and on Zoom. Free and open to the public. All welcome, please register.
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- Reposted by Karst de JongPlanning a monograph or collection essays on some aspect of #C18th #history & culture? If so, get in touch with @deborahsimonton.bsky.social or me about publishing in our series, Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies. #skystorians 🗃️www.routledge.com/Routledge-St...
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