#18thC

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-29

Andrew Curran (Wesleyan University) is live in a couple of minutes, giving a lecture: "Buffon and the Degenerated Human". πŸ—ƒ #histsci #histmed #18thC www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjIq...

THP lecture - Buffon and the D...

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-26

And the beta version of ESTC (the English Short Title Catalogue, [printed books in English up to 1801) is up and running again #earlymodern #18thC

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-23

Boosting for the Friday crew: Ask Me Anything about monsters on Weds May 28! I'll be on the @askhistorians.bsky.social subreddit for q and a about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, new from @ucpress.bsky.social. πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #arthistory #HAMH

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Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-19

My next event for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY is online, text-based, & asynchronous. What could be more BlueSky? Weds May 28 (& a bit afterwards). US and Canada-based readers can get 40% off the book! 1/2 πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #arthistory #HAMH

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Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-15

On May 28 I'm doing an AMA on Reddit on the r/AskHistorians subreddit @askhistorians.bsky.social! Ask Me Anything about monsters or my new book, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, from @ucpress.bsky.social! 1/n πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #arthistory #HAMH

kermit the frog is talking abo...

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-12

The recording of my very first in-person book tour event for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY from @ucpress.bsky.social, at @politicsprose.bsky.social in Washington, DC, is online: πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #HAMH www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7w6...

Surekha Davies β€” Humans: A Mon...

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-12

The HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY audiobook from @tantoraudio.bsky.social & read by @christinadelaine.bsky.social is out tomorrow! Monsters: where science, society, literature, & pop culture intersect. πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #HAMH amzn.to/3H2HMfk

Humans: A Monstrous History

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-10

If you missed the spring tour for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, just out from @ucpress.bsky.social, you can catch the recording of my book talk at New York University here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz-N... πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #HAMH

Humans: A Monstrous History

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-10

Fancy something fun, silly, yet informative this weekend? Check out this episode of @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social: I talked about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY with @billschuttauthor.bsky.social. πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ15...

There are Monsters Among Us wi...

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-08

New issue of Notes from an Everything Historian: podcast, book review, video, and tour news - and an @askhistorians.bsky.social Ask Me Anything event online on Reddit on May 28! πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #HAMH buttondown.com/surekhadavie...

40% off UC Press books, Reddit...

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-07

"an enchanting journey". Thank you, @janmachielsen.bsky.social, for your review of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, from @ucpress.bsky.social, in @thetls.bsky.social! 1/n πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH www.the-tls.co.uk/politics-soc...

Primeval fears still fire the ...

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-06

If you missed HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY on spring tour, you might like this recording of my talk at New York University. πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH #politics www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz-N...

Humans: A Monstrous History

2025-05-03

Item 6, an #18thc manuscript written in Nahuatl on amatl paper to document the history of an indigenous village in Mexico and its response to European invasion.

An open book, the pages showing mostly taken up with illustrations of a man with a quiver and a kneeling woman (on the left) and of a man with a staff standing in front of a building (on the right). The paper is rough and greyish brown.
Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-02

@ucpress.bsky.social 40% Spring Sale for readers in the US $ Canada! Could this be the *perfect* time to by HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY - and other books?! Use code MAY40 at the checkout in the next post. 1/n πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH

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Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-05-01

Had a fab time at @histfest.bsky.social: thanks and congrats to @rebeccarideal.bsky.social and the team for a splendid event! - also to @k8lister.bsky.social for a fab convo about my new book, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY. 1/n πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #HAMH

Stage with giant, bright yellow screen with pink border. Three women on stage: at left, one at the podium; in the centre, two seated in front of screen, around a small table with a bottle of water, two glasses, and a bright red book with dark oval circle on the cover sits on the table.Stage with giant, bright yellow screen with pink border. Two women seated in front of screen, around a small table with a bottle of water, two glasses, and a bright red book with dark oval circle on the cover sits on the table. To the right is a pale blue banner with pink logo: HistFest.Stage with giant screen showing psychedelic blue and pink HistFest poster with pink logo with white writing. The bottom half along the diagonal (screen divided bottom left to topi right) is an array of authors’ headshots. The screen is behind a stage with three chairs around a table.
Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-04-27

FINAL spring book tour talk about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, Mon April 28, 5:30pm, King's College London. And a conversation with @philipcball.bsky.social! Reception follows. Free registration! πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/book-...

Book Talks - Human: a Monstrou...

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her)drsurekhadavies.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-04-25

My @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social YouTube show last night was such fun! Thanks, everyone who came out for the live show! Recording below: monsters past & present; fun, utopian monsters, too. Lots for #StarTrek #TNG fans! 1/3 πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ πŸ—ƒ #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #HAMH

Screenshot of YouTube page: black background, blue circular logo of an octopus holding a breain and a microscope, titled The Peculiar Book Club. Underneath: If you’re weird, you’re family. Bottom of the screenshot is episode title: MONSTERS with Surekha Davies.
2025-04-22

Delighted to announce the Thomas Gray Archive Spring 2025 update. Read all about our recent work at the #ThomasGrayArchive: www.thomasgray.org/about/histor... #Gaeta #c18th #Latin #poetry #dh #c18dh #ThomasGray #18thC

Facsimile of the 1793 title page printed by Bodoni of Gray's Poems
Alexander Huberc18ah@hcommons.social
2025-04-22

Delighted to announce the Thomas Gray Archive Spring 2025 update. Read all about our recent work at the #ThomasGrayArchive:

thomasgray.org/about/history.s

#Gaeta #c18th #Latin #poetry #dh #c18dh #ThomasGray #18thC

Facsimile title page of Bodoni's 1973 edition of Gray's poems

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