Department of History at RWU

We are the Department of History and Cultural Studies at Roger Williams University.

[MHS Research @MHS_Research]

What can @MHS1791's 14 million manuscript pages do for you? Come learn about our vast collections at this free virtual program on 14 Nov. @ 1pm (EST). Archivists & librarians will provide an overview of the collections & answer your questions.

Register: https://t.co/xstpr1XKLy

[Providence Journal @projo]

While Roger Williams has a university, park and even a zoo named after him, his wife Mary doesn't even have a gravestone. https://t.co/z1q5rHBjZ2

[Paul Revere House @PaulRevereHouse]

Watch our next #LowellLectureSeries talk by @myrwu Prof. Charlotte Carrington-Farmer LIVE tonight at 6:30 on YouTube at the link below. Many thanks to our recording partners at @GBHForumNetwork who will also make the recording available at the same link! https://t.co/7pxi4T5u1i

[History at PC @PCHistoryDept]

Dr. @acweimer has won the Colonial Society of Massachusetts' 2024 John Winthrop Prize for her most recent book, "A Constitutional Culture: New England and the Struggle Against Arbitrary Rule in the Restoration Empire."

[Department of History at RWU @RWUHistory]

@tomsojka Brilliant!

[Sanne Muurling 🟥 @smuurling]

Job opportunity! We are looking for no less than 3 PhD candidates investigating histories of enslavement, slavery and racialization through early modern court records from across the early modern European colonial (French, Portuguese and Spanish empires)👇https://t.co/4WBCcE9XJx

[OIEAHC @OIEAHC]

Registration now open for OI 27th Annual Conference, “Vast Early America: A Transcontinental Conversation” at the University of Poitiers occuring from June 19-21, 2024! For more information: https://t.co/aCRTaUKUhd

[MHS Research @MHS_Research]

Deadline extended to 22 April. If you would like feedback on a chapter or an essay, apply to present in our Pauline Maier Early American History Seminar Series.

Inquiries and application materials to [email protected].

[Roger Williams University @myrwu]

#Congrats to #myRWU Board of Trustee member Lisa Raiola, @USATODAY's Woman of the Year for RI! 🎉

As President & Founder of @HopeandMain, she's transformed culinary entrepreneurship in the #OceanState, nurturing local food producers.

https://t.co/bVEJnZLfGr

[MHS Research @MHS_Research]

New fellowship offering a stipend of $5k for 6-wks research @ the MHS on the social & cultural world of Boston clubs. Topics may include but are not limited to: art hist, architectural design, mat. culture, business hist, food culture, & club members as a cohort.

Deadline: 1 Mar

[OIEAHC @OIEAHC]

Linked on the Octo: In his #JERComPano piece @TheJerPano, Tim Lockley expands on his article "The West India Regiments and the War of 1812" to share the broader history of the British Army's efforts to recruit enslaved men from the South. https://t.co/GOfy8dm0vP #VastEarlyAmerica

[Sasha Handley @sashahandley]

Fantastic opportunity to work with the amazing @_drsang and @jcwhittle1 examining the material lives of early modern folks. Not one but TWO PhD student ships available @exeterclio

[Roger Williams University @myrwu]

#myRWU is leading the way as the only #education program in R.I. with a cutting-edge virtual training program preparing students for teaching careers. 💻

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/dkl2Ny4VDf

[Peter Yeandle @peteryeandle]

*FUNDED PHD OPPORTUNITY*
I'm excited to be part of the supervisory team for this project. Candidate will be based in @lborolondon and working in collaboration with Natural History Museum. Please circulate @syperek 's tweet ⤵️
#EnvironmentalHumanities
#ColonialCoral
#PhDfunding

[Department of History at RWU @RWUHistory]

Reacting to the Past “Patriots, Loyalists, and Revolution in New York City, 1775-1776” just wrapped up in Dr. Carrington-Farmer’s HIST 240 with a surprise Loyalist victory! 🇬🇧 👑 https://t.co/xKrrMMGZjM @ReactingTTPast @myrwu

[Department of History at RWU @RWUHistory]

Students in Dr. Carrington-Farmer’s Interdisciplinary Core Senior Seminar “A Kingdom for my Horse: Horse-Human Relationships in Context” enjoyed a field trip to the stables to meet Cara, and all the other horses at the Maglynn Acres stables.@myrwu

[RI Slave History Medallions @RISlaveHistory]

RISHM Seeking Program Coordinator, p/t

College degree preferred, & an interest in RI history, youth programs, & public service. Outgoing persons & BIPOC candidates encouraged to apply. Hybrid work, grant funded @ $28/hour. Contact Charles Roberts at [email protected]. #HiringNow

[Kent Animal Humanities Network @KentAnimalHums]

Please join us for the online book launch for Maritime Animals: Ships, Species, Stories (Penn State University Press, Animalibus, 2023), ed. by Kaori Nagai on Dec 8, 2-3pm, 2023 (GMT)

With Prof Santanu Das (Oxford) and Dr. Sarah Wade (UEA)

To register: https://t.co/LEdr8eyOxA

[Department of History at RWU @RWUHistory]

Jerrad Pacette (Director of Historical Research and Content Development @RIHistory) came to talk to Dr. Carrington-Farmer’s @myrwu Honours CE Slavery in New England class last week about his research into tracing the lives of enslaved women in 18th-century New England newspapers

[Department of History at RWU @RWUHistory]

@ReactingTTPast “Patriots, Loyalists, and Revolution in New York City, 1775-1776 “ is underway in Dr. Carrington-Farmer’s @myrwu HIST 240 class.Learn more: https://t.co/9faEF24ILO