Sam Brown

Part-producer, part-PhD researcher, 100% in the archives. PhDing @livesandletters on English encounters with Arabic pre-1635. Fled from here to Bluesky!

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

@GNRailUK Hi there. Are there any plans to re-instate the pre-Covid train frequency on your line from Stevenage/hertford to Moorgate? Two trains an hour is ridiculous for a London suburb and it’s kind of outrageous that we’re left paying more money for much busier trains…

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

@OxBibSoc @livesandletters Thank you for reposting! CfP officially closed now, but there is some flexibility with the deadline if we receive abstracts by the end of the month…!

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

Briefly returning to X to share our CfP for the @livesandletters Built with Books Symposium. Come and geek out with us over #EarlyModern libraries and the books that filled them! Abstracts due May 16th, full details here: https://t.co/mA3YOTl4IX

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

I'd be very grateful if any #BookHistory accounts and people might be happy to help spread the word! @BibSoc @HistLibraries @OxBibSoc @ABARareBooks @CILIP_LIHG @RL_UK @MELCom_UK

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

@nationalrailenq you’ve cancelled the train my brother was due to catch from London to Preston tonight. Can he use the ticket on services tomorrow and will there be any restrictions? Looks like he could be stranded on his own for Christmas otherwise?

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

Either the BL has underestimated us historic handwriting nerds when choosing the images for this ad, or Gabriel Harvey led a much richer life than I previously imagined...

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

I’m thrilled to have my name alongside @anna_lujz in Dee’s library list, and I cannot emphasise enough that she’s done all the real work whereas I just happened to wander over in the Bodleian with uncanny timing. Read more in Anna’s blog post: https://t.co/GYlicjxZjD #bookhistory

[The Bibliographical Society @BibSoc]

A new list was established following his death. We are pleased to announce a further identification, made by Dr Anna-Lujz Gilbert and Samantha Brown: https://t.co/77XSmQYCxc

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

@rosiejcousins @NeilYounger1 @DrSKBarker @earlymodernjohn Huge congrats Rosie!

[John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn]

It's out! 'Migrant Voices in Multilingual London, 1560-1600' in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. Read to find out how insults and information moved between the city's languages, and to think about how linguistic diversity shaped urban life. https://t.co/ahQ7sJch2G

[Arab Islamic Book History @bookhist]

The European Qurʾān

Encounters with the Holy Text of Islam from the Ninth to the Twentieth Century

What role does the Holy Scripture of Islam, the Qurʾān, play in the history of European thought?

Forthcoming by De Gruyter (Oct. 7, 2024)

https://t.co/V7OXwBwhCx

[Paul Babinski @Paul_Babinski]

Looting and Learning: my essay with Jan Loop on looted manuscripts & Muslim captives in the history of European Qur’anic studies, for a special issue of Erudition and the Republic of Letters, “The Turkish Wars and the Study of Islam in Early Modern Europe” https://t.co/IueZrNtlDU

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

When an app threatens democracy I think it’s definitely time to leave. Deleting it from my phone for now - if anyone wants me I’ll be over on BlueSky and Threads!

[Locate International @LocateCIO]

Tune in for the final episode, tonight at 9pm on @Channel4 #TheBodyDetectives

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

The irony of hearing about Vincent being bullied and then coming to see the dire contributions to this hashtag tonight #thebodydetectives

[Sam Brown @samuscript]

@cineworld I’m very disappointed to have missed Twisters in 4DX due to some poorly-timed covid… Adding myself to the list of people requesting more screenings please!

[Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 @arthistorynews]

In case you're wondering where all the arts TV has gone on the BBC, then today's Annual Report is both revealing and depressing. A short 🧵
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[Sam Brown @samuscript]

I'm very proud to have sourced and cleared the archive footage for this fantastic, poignant series. Big thanks to colleagues at @TheKinolibrary, @GettyImages, @ThamesTVArchive and @Screenocean for all of their help along the way.

[Channel 4 @Channel4]

Ex-detective Dave Grimstead and his team revisit forgotten cases around the UK using cutting-edge forensics.

Watch The Body Detectives on Tuesday 23rd July at 9pm or stream on Channel 4.

[Hiba Abid هبة عبيد @Hiba_3abid]

Apply now for NYPL's new Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies Fellowship, including a $25,000 stipend to support three months' research at the Library!
https://t.co/J3GoCeBbiE