Ben Rymer

DPhil candidate in History at Magdalen College, Oxford. Disease, War, and Spanish American Independence.

[Thomas Rath @thom_rath]

Call For Papers: Special Issue on War and the State in Latin America

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[José Luis @josegalvanh]

Trabajar con fuentes judiciales
Expectativa vs realidad

[transnational & global history seminar @OxfordTGHS]

The first of the seminar series for the term! You can visit the TGHS website for more details and register for the seminars. Here is the link to the OxTalks for the detailed list of activities for this term: https://t.co/HALGHffGGk

[Ben Rymer @BenRymerHist]

I am also sceptical, and curious to hear what others have to say - I was not aware that Columbus’ Genoese origins were a matter of controversy! One obvious objection to the latest research: whether the remains at Seville are really Columbus’ is unclear.

[Andrés Pertierra @ASPertierra]

If for no other reason than my innate suspicion of Spanish academics claiming that Columbus is Spanish just as Spanish politicians have been wanting to claim for over a long time, I’m going to wait to see if other scholars with actual expertise agree with findings

[Ben Rymer @BenRymerHist]

This has me wondering: when did the sun first cease to set on the British empire? My guess is with the first settlements in Australia

[François Valentin @Valen10Francois]

With the UK set to lose Chagos in the Indian Ocean, the sun will soon finally set on the British empire

[Nicolás Prados @_Nicolas_Prados]

Excited to share my first article '“Ni Con Unos Ni Con Otros”: the anti-imperialist and anti-totalitarian movement for democracy in Latin America, 1940–1960', out now on #OpenAccess in the Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies

https://t.co/0ovpgBFrqe

[Ben Rymer @BenRymerHist]

¡Feliz Cumple Colombia!

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Here’s a drawing of a cow I found on my last day

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Adios to the wonderful Archivo Histórico at @unicauca - I’ve spent a fruitful week here researching for my thesis. Thanks to all the fantastic archivists who’ve helped whilst I’ve been here!

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Source: John P. Hamilton, Travels through the interior provinces of Columbia (London, 1822)

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Lovely detail about a British commissioner treating a homesick doctor to some home comforts in 1820s Popayán

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I’m delighted to be in Bogotá for #LASA2024 - I’m presenting on Saturday at 3:50 on Spanish American Medicine in the Wars of Independence, 1810-30

[Magdalen College @magdalenoxford]

Congratulations to everyone on #teamMagdalen who ran the @TownandGown10k today!

You're all stars!🤩⭐️🌟

[Oxford Latin American Graduate Network @OxfordLatAmNet]

The OLAGN is delighted to share the programme for our conference on Margins in Latin American Studies on June 17-18 - please see the attached flyer for details of our panels and key note speakers, and see below for links to sign up!

[Oxford Latin American Graduate Network @OxfordLatAmNet]

Welcome back to Oxford for Trinity Term! We at the OLAGN organising committee are delighted to share our term card. See below for details of two graduate seminars, a film screening, a reading group and, last but not least, our graduate conference on Margins Lat Am Studies.

[Ben Rymer @BenRymerHist]

Other highlights of this walk along the Oxford Green Belt Way included an unusual heptagonal porch at Sunningwell, and some inquisitive deer

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I went on a long walk today to celebrate the passing of some deadlines, and came across this very overpowered guide book in a local parish church - a perk of being near Oxford!

[Oxford Latin American Graduate Network @OxfordLatAmNet]

🚨Deadline Extended🚨

We have decided to extend the deadline for abstracts for our conference to Monday 25th March, so keep them coming!

[Ben Rymer @BenRymerHist]

My second free book haul of the term, this time from @MagdLibAndArch (all gone now) - a fabulous collection of books donated by a generous alumnus.

[Fidel J. Tavárez @FidelTavarez]

My Oxford bibliography on "The Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Atlantic" is now live. https://t.co/pgrv8CSeQM