On BBC Radio 3, Professor Sebastian Sobecki 🇺🇦 reveals the myth behind St. Brendan’s Isle, a so-called phantom island that was described in medieval texts for over five centuries...yet may have never existed.

Listen to the episode: bit.ly/43NFV5z

Set your timers! This begins today at 4:45 pm EST today! 🎙

Join me on BBC Radio 3 this Friday for a programme on St Brendan's Isle, where I get 'to paint a picture of this heavenly island': bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

U of T Centre for Medieval Studies is thrilled to present the new spring issue of the Chronica! Read it online now at uoft.me/amY, or pick up a printed copy at this Friday's Alumni Lecture uoft.me/amQ

Chaucer Review special edition 'The Case of Geoffrey Chaucer and Cecily Chaumpaigne: New Evidence' (w/Sebastian Sobecki 🇺🇦) is now live! Have a read here: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/chaucer/i…

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Witchcraft! Treason! Other cool stuff! Want to learn how to use Early Modern Common Law records for research? This day workshop The National Archives in June shares tips and tricks to navigate these complex but rich records. eventbrite.co.uk/e/early-modern…

My book, Pain, Penance, and Protest: Peine Forte et Dure in Medieval England (CUP: 2022) is now out in PAPERBACK for just $34.99! Whoot!
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For any #Chaucer enthusiasts in the London area, we currently have a mini exhibition of one of the life-records as part of our 'Stories Unboxed' series The National Archives

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It's out today!

I am beyond excited to have this strange fish voyaging into the world. I hope you enjoy it!

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🚨JOB KLAXON🚨 Exciting opportunity at University of Toronto University of St. Michael's College—we're seeking an Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream, CLTA) in Printing History, Culture & Practice for the Book & Media Studies program. Start date: July 1, 2024. Apply by April 29! #BookHistory #twitterstorians #herbook

'Words resemble arrows - swiftly spoken and never retrievable' - Christine de Pisan, Book of Peace (c. 1412)

Forget Second Breakfast. I give you Second Winter. #Toronto #Spring

Issue 15.1 of /postmedieval/ is out 👀 with an amazing essay cluster ‘Grounds for trans-regional medieval studies, beyond the global,’ edited by Julie Orlemanski and including articles by Rebecca De Souza, Xiaofei Tian, Sharon Kinoshita, and Jan Volek 👉 link.springer.com/journal/41280/…

BBC Radio 3 is running a limited series on phantom islands, led by the amazing Erland Cooper, who has also composed bespoke music for each instalment. I speak with him about St Brendan's Isle in episode 5, on 5 April: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

First glimpse in the wild, at #MAA2024 !
The beautiful US edition from W. W. Norton & Company of “A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: the World through #Medieval Eyes”

Details and preorder: wwnorton.com/books/97813240…

Hosted by Markus Stock, U of T Centre for Medieval Studies welcomes Hans-Jochen Schiewer of Universität Freiburg on 'Preaching as Literature: (Mendicant) ‘Popularization’ of Theology and the Bible around 1300' on March 22. RSVP to attend in person or via Zoom 👉 uoft.me/acQ

When astrolabes make half a page on The Times The Times and The Sunday Times Cambridge University Cambridge History #astrolabe #histsci #histastro

So, apparently my little astrolabe discovery was on the first page of the New York Times yesterday…
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