Dr. Jacob W. Doss

Is this a peak professor moment? First day back after Halloween and a student excitedly wanted to show me their Halloween costume inspired by our Medieval Christianity class. She was Hildegard of Bingen and had an amazing, hand made rendition of this illumination. #medievalsky #hildegard

Extremely niche news for medievalists: Big Bird’s given name is Abelard?!

Unearth

I'm very happy to be just a small part of this very important work! #medievalsky

link.springer.com/.../10.../97...

link.springer.com/refer.../10....

Thank you! I’d be curious how your students respond, if you use it.

I woke up to a bit of needed personal positivity. I got a nice email this morning letting me know that my article, "Making Masculine Monks," is the article of the month on Feminae. #medievalsky #genderhist #childhist

inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/feminae/Arti...

Free Online Talk · How COVID-19 Transformed the Spirituality of Death in America, with Natasha L. Mikles, PhD — Morbid Anatomy Monday, January 27, 2024 7pm ET (NYC Time) Free! RSVP with email at checkout PLEASE NOTE: A link to a recording of this talk will be archived for our Patreon members. Become a Member HE...

Everyone please mark your calendars for @natashalotus.bsky.social free talk with Morbid Anatomy on how death and funeral practices changed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

SHCY calls for nominations for the best doctoral dissertations on the history of children, childhood, or youth. Eligible dissertations must be defended in 2024 and in English or translated into English. The deadline for submission is Feb. 28: www.shcy.org/news-announc...

Consider submitting your work for an @shcy.bsky.social award. Nominations due by February 28, 2025. See attached flyer and link for more information about nominations for each of the prizes. www.shcy.org/awards/curre...
#childhist #genderhist #historyawards #medievalsky #historysky #skystorians

Yes, Nicholas, there is a Santa Claus Dr. Rutger Kramer tells us that there really was a medieval St. Nicholas. He has plenty of interesting stories of gift-giving, but is there a connection to Christmas?

just in time for the holidays, a guest post by @anotheraspirin.bsky.social on mine and @lollardfish.bsky.social's newsletter.

the story of the real legendary St. Nicholas of Myra and gifts he brought in the Euro Middle Ages.

always free to read! please share! #medievalsky

Nominations for SHCY's 2025 prizes are now open! We'll be publicizing them individually over the coming days, but see here for a complete list of the updated calls: www.shcy.org/awards/curre...

Great albums.