Marcus Meer

Medieval historian, DFG Fellow at the German Historical Institute London, formerly @durham_history, @WWU_Muenster, @OxfordHistory, @unibielefeld.

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

At last, the cat is out of the bag: it's publication day of 'Heraldry in Urban Society: Visual Culture and Communication in Late Medieval England and Germany' (https://t.co/JYo04FT82X)! Coincidentally both cats and bags feature, among many other things...

[German Historical Institute London @ghilondon]

Join us on 12.11. for a panel on ‘A Weak Reich? European Perspectives on Medieval Germany in Conversation’ with Nora Berend (@CamHistory), Klaus Oschema (@dhiparis) & Jörg Peltzer (@UniHeidelberg/@uniofeastanglia), chaired by Miri Rubin (@QMHistory):

https://t.co/vMT5PCzOyP

[Royal Historical Society @RoyalHistSoc]

The tables and charts in @RoyalHistSoc's new briefing 'The Value of History' are available #OpenAccess, for download and use: https://t.co/0UrzWo4zPT

These resources show the scale of cuts but also the positives we need to convey to would-be #History undergraduates 1/4

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

In another coincidence, the cat-out-of-the-bag idiom works in English and German, just like heraldry did in English and German cities of the later Middle Ages. ;)

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

At last, the cat is out of the bag: it's publication day of 'Heraldry in Urban Society: Visual Culture and Communication in Late Medieval England and Germany' (https://t.co/JYo04FT82X)! Coincidentally both cats and bags feature, among many other things...

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

I may be biased, but I think we have now reached peak academic event poster, having encounterrd this gem today @HHU_de. For more information: https://t.co/Ba5X8RKTW5

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

Everything is ready to go! 😊

[German Historical Institute London @ghilondon]

We’re looking forward to welcoming all participants of today’s Medieval Germany Workshop at the GHIL! The workshop was organised together with @GHIWashington and @GermanHistSoc.

#medievaltwitter #twitterstorians

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

Indeed! :)

[German Historical Institute London @ghilondon]

Just over a week left to submit your proposal for next year's Medieval Germany Workshop in cooperation with @GHIWashington and @GermanHistSoc!

More info: https://t.co/FYif3ienqN.

#medievalmonday #medievaltwitter #medieval

[German Historical Institute London @ghilondon]

#CallForPapers 📯

Join us in London on 12 April 2024 for our Medieval Germany Workshop that we co-organise with @GHIWashington and @GermanHistSoc!

The deadline for proposal submissions is 20 December 2023. More info: https://t.co/FYif3ienqN.

#medievaltwitter #medievalgermany

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

@lidiazdomingues Oh no, have you left yet? You know where to find me tonight! 😁 All the best to you, I certainly hope to bump into you in Leeds or Oxford soon!

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

And just in case the #IMC_Leeds excitement of endless possibilities has taken over, let me remind you of our drinks reception tonight at 8pm in the Great Woodhouse Room! We look forward to seeing you later. :)

[German Historical Institute London @ghilondon]

The GHIL and @GermanHistSoc warmly invite the members of the wider medievalists’ community as well as friends and alumni of the Institute and Society to join us for a friendly get-together @IMC_Leeds next Wednesday!🏰

#medievaltwitter #imc2023

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

Yes, if you're going to the IMC, please do come along! 😊

[German Historical Institute London @ghilondon]

The GHIL and @GermanHistSoc warmly invite the members of the wider medievalists’ community as well as friends and alumni of the Institute and Society to join us for a friendly get-together @IMC_Leeds next Wednesday!🏰

#medievaltwitter #imc2023

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

...in terms of generating new knowledge, especially once primary sources come into play. Exciting times!

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

Historians and medievalists aren't (yet) impressed with the likes of ChatGPT. One frequent complaint is that the data on which responses are based is unclear/unreliable/superficial. And the AI is not very good at revealing them either (even fabricating bogus citations).

[Marcus Meer @MarcusMeer]

It was easier than anticipated, a least having a little previous Docker knowledge. Perhaps you have got a much more insightful use case in mind than I. This pet project certainly made me all the more excited to see what Digital Humanities people can/will do with LLMs...