Rachel Singer

Environmental and gender history of post-Roman Britain and Merovingian Gaul. Researching plague, climate, rebellious nuns, and disaster

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

I never post anymore, but I wanted to let anyone left on here know that I have a new article on sixth-century British plague in the EHR. Message me if you need a PDF!
https://t.co/ANFjPEmYRG

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

My colleagues, Janet Kay, Jordan Wilson, and I went on @Podcast_MMA_MAA to promote our new article, “Burial Archaeology and the First Plague Pandemic.” Give it a listen if you’re interested!

https://t.co/OjIKXZ1Y5y

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

NB: we’ve updated this piece since the preprint went up in 2023, so consider giving it another look even if you’ve already read that!

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

New, OA article! Here my coauthors and I (led by the lovely Janet E. Kay) ponder what burial archaeology would bring to the table as we seek to understand the First Plague Pandemic (spoiler alert: we think it could contribute quite a lot!) https://t.co/AVK2MIQlHT

[Global Irish Studies @GUGlobalIrish]

We were happy to host @rachelbsinger of @gsas_georgetown and @GUHistory last night to talk about “Coughing Cows, Mad Dogs, and Infected Bees: Making Sense of Animal Disease in Early Medieval Ireland”! Thank you to all who came to see it!

[Global Irish Studies @GUGlobalIrish]

Reminder that on Thursday, @rachelbsinger of @guhistory and @GSAS_Georgetown will be presenting on “Coughing Cows, Mad Dogs, and Infected Bees: Making Sense of Animal Disease in Early Medieval Ireland”! RSVP here: https://t.co/i7c08rMVH5

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

For folks in DC, I’m giving a talk on early Irish animal disease next week!

[Global Irish Studies @GUGlobalIrish]

Join us next Thursday, 3/27, for “Coughing Cows, Mad Dogs, and Infected Bees: Making Sense of Animal Disease in Early Medieval Ireland”, with @rachelbsinger! Register here: https://t.co/i7c08rMVH5

[Global Irish Studies @GUGlobalIrish]

Join us next Thursday, 3/27, for “Coughing Cows, Mad Dogs, and Infected Bees: Making Sense of Animal Disease in Early Medieval Ireland”, with @rachelbsinger! Register here: https://t.co/i7c08rMVH5

[Philadelphia Eagles @Eagles]

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!

[Global Irish Studies @GUGlobalIrish]

Read student blogs on our website!

Rachel Singer is a PhD student in the Department of History. Her project focuses on outbreaks of infectious disease in early medieval Britain and Ireland. Ireland’s rich annalistic record features numerous epidemics before the year 1000.

[Medievalists.net @Medievalists]

Study Suggests Plague Reached Britain Earlier Than Thought - good work here by @rachelbsinger https://t.co/PHfmuSCjqS #history #pandemics #plague

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

Planning to slowly migrate to bluesky. Hoping to see many of you there!

[EHR @enghistrev]

New article: Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger on 'Contextualising Edix Hill: First-Pandemic Plague and Britain'

https://t.co/VsjyeGatEN

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

@Calthalas Congrats!

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

@amaldon Thanks so much for taking the time to read it!

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

@DPManchee Just DM me your email and I’ll send over a PDF! I get into the fact that there haven’t been any plague genomes found in the West in the article - part of it is definitely sampling and survival bias towards the East of England, but hopefully we will find some western evidence soon

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

I never post anymore, but I wanted to let anyone left on here know that I have a new article on sixth-century British plague in the EHR. Message me if you need a PDF!
https://t.co/ANFjPEmYRG

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

@DrWeltecke Sent!

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

@DrWeltecke Just DM me your email address and I’ll send it over!

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

@DEJPett Yes, I’d be happy to send you one! (And that is So Cool about excavating Edix Hill!!) Just DM me your email address and I’ll send it right over!

[Rachel Singer @rachelbsinger]

@robertemit2 Sure thing! Just DM me your email address and I’ll send it right over!