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Sir Thomas Herbert's 'Travels into Divers Parts of Asia and Afrique', 1627-30 | MEMOs Through writers like Herbert, however, we can detect the emergence of more complex and variegated English understandings of Islam

Today's MEMOries post examines Sir Thomas Herbert's writings based on his travels through Persia and beyond.

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This looks great!

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Join us on May 22nd for a workshop on early modern North Africa and the Iberian Atlantic. Online and in person!

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The Body of a Crusader King: The Relics of Louis IX of France between Tunisia and Sicily | MEMOs Upon Louis’s death in 1270, his bones, entrails, and heart were dissected and boiled to ensure that they could be moved back to France and buried locally.

📢 New blog alert! MEMOs News Editor Jessica Minieri (@jessicaminieri.bsky.social) takes us into the fascinating world of bodily relics in The Body of a Crusader King: The Relics of Louis IX of France between Tunisia and Sicily.

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We've also posted this cluster of postdocs at the Foundazione Bruno Kessler. Learn more below:

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NEW POST: Call for Papers: Fatimid Sicily – History, Memory, and Legacy.

See the full post and call for papers on H-Net: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

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Congratulations to all of our team members! 🥳

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Arden of Faversham: The New Oxford Shakespeare

Introduction by Iman Sheeha, Edited by Terri Bourus, Gary Taylor, and Emma Smith:

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Performing India in Early Modern England 1575-1642: Commerce, Spectacle, and the Formation of the East India Company Situating itself against the transitional moment of first direct contact of English merchants with the Indian subcontinent, this book examines what it might have meant to perform as Indian in distinct...

Performing India in Early Modern England 1575-1642
Commerce, Spectacle, and the Formation of the East India Company By Amrita Sen:

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Britain and the Ottoman Maghreb, 1662–1712: Merchants, Consuls, and Cultural Exchange Abstract. This book examines the history of British relations with the Ottoman Maghreb in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries through the s

Britain and the Ottoman Maghreb, 1662–1712: Merchants, Consuls, and Cultural Exchange by Nat Cutter:

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The Ocean Remembers: Indians and the Tides of Empire - Areca Books Nia Deliana 2026. SIRD. Softcover, 23.4 cm x 15.2 cm, 232 pages ISBN 9786297575599

The Ocean Remembers: Indians and the Tides of Empire
History & Social History, Islamic, Malaysiana by Nia Deliana:

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MEMOs Team Member New Book Publications, Winter and Spring 2026 | MEMOs New Works: The Ocean Remembers, Britain and the Ottoman Maghreb, Performing India, and Arden of Faversham.

Congratulations to four members of our Research Team on the publication of their new books!

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Staging Islam: Past, Present and Future | What's On Playwright Hannah Khalil, actor Azan Ahmed and historian Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami explore how Islam and Muslim identities have been represented in Shakespeare and beyond.

More information on this exciting roundtable here: www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/sta...

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Staging Islam: Past, Present and Future | What's On Playwright Hannah Khalil, actor Azan Ahmed and historian Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami explore how Islam and Muslim identities have been represented in Shakespeare and beyond.

Join us in April at Shakespeare's Globe for #StagingIslam! Details below, book your tickets now: www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/sta...
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How have Muslim characters and themes been portrayed on the English stage, both historically and today?
28 April – 6.30 PM

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The American University in Cairo, Open Rank Professor in the Americas, Asia, and/or World History | MEMOs American University of Cairo, Open Rank Professorship

The American University in Cairo, Open Rank Professor in the Americas, Asia, and/or World History:

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Residential Fellowship Programmes, 2027-28 at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS) | MEMOs Residential Fellowship Programmes, 2027-28 at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS)

Residential Fellowship Programmes, 2027-28 at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS):

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2026-2027 Ricci Institute Doctoral Fellowship (Boston College) | MEMOs April 3rd Deadline. Boston College (Boston, USA)

2026-2027 Ricci Institute Doctoral Fellowship (Boston College):

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Three Postdoctoral Researchers in the Field of Early Modern History (Fondazione Bruno Kessler) | MEMOs Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento (Italy)

Three Postdoctoral Researchers in the Field of Early Modern History (Fondazione Bruno Kessler):

Trento, Italy

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Assistant Professor, Department of History (9-Month Position at Mount Allison University) | MEMOs 9-Month Position at Mount Allison University, Medieval

Check out this week's exciting new job posts in medieval and early modern studies:
#medieval #earlymodern

Assistant Professor, Department of History (9-Month Position at Mount Allison University):

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Global Resonances: Francis Drake’s Sonic Encounters | MEMOs Drake, like other European travellers, took measures to ensure that his English sound would dominate the soundscapes along his journey.

Today's trip down MEMOries lane sees brilliant guest blogger Dr Jennifer Linhart Wood discuss the worlds of sound Francis Drake encountered on his travels.

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Beyond the "Fatalistic Turk": Challenging Myths of Ottoman Responses to the Plague | MEMOs Many early modern European travellers to the Ottoman lands were struck by the frequent plague epidemics they encountered.

How did the Ottomans really respond to plague outbreaks? Find out more in today's new blog post by MEMOs team member Mohammed Hossain.

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The deadline for this one has been extended until April 1. I’m on the search committee and happy to answer questions as far as I can/is appropriate.

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Thread of medieval & early modern opportunities below, to which I'll add that the Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus project has a new opening for a 3-year post-doc to work on Latin astronomy or astrology texts; apply by April 30th, more on the project here: ptolemaeus.badw.de/start #HistSTM #MedievalSky

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