Immediately sent this short video to my students. Hope they enjoy this little spring break treat!

~6 months into my time in Rome 🥰

Currently finishing up a draft of my article on Lucrezia Donati -> a reexamination of her role within the social circle of Lorenzo de’ Medici & what she symbolized in the poetry of the Laurentian brigata.

So excited to be a part of this panel! If you want to hear more about Lorenzo de’ Medici, his teenage friends, and how he portrayed himself in his writing this is the panel for you! #RenSA26

Views from yesterday’s flight to SF. Ready for #RenSA26 day one to start!

Pope Leo X having an elephant is honestly so on brand for his vibe. I’m here for it.

Currently finishing up a draft of my article on Lucrezia Donati -> a reexamination of her role within the social circle of Lorenzo de’ Medici & what she symbolized in the poetry of the Laurentian brigata.

Updated Bsky intro: Postdoc @ Notre Dame Rome|PhD University of Notre Dame| dissertation on the Medici & the countryside/Mugello valley & early modern Tuscan identity | interested in early modern Europe, state-building, identity, cultural memory, masculinity, & gender

Few things calm me more than when my passport arrives with my Italian visa approved. Heading to Rome at the end of August!!

Dissertation defense ✅
Submitted dissertation to graduate school ✅
Have a massive headache ✅

Shout out to everyone I’ve met at #rensoc25 what a wonderful conference and community!

Exited to talk about Perugia and the origin story of the perugini saltless bread!
Panel 7.3 #Rensoc25

Dissertation defense tomorrow 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Thank you!

And with that my dissertation is submitted to my committee.

How did 5 years fly by?

The cutest of writing companions

T-7 days
Count down to submitting dissertation to my committee

Really appreciate the library at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social having the perfect writing vibe

The Medici Archive Project is offering 12 short-term fellowships for pre-doc students and postdoc candidates, working on fields related to early modern Italy (preferably with a specific emphasis on Tuscan or Medici history). Deadline: 15 June.
www.medici.org/fellowships/

The final month of dissertation writing is the most productive and most painful, or is it just me?

Honestly this sounds like such a good time, lucky students.

The Medici Archive Project is offering twelve short-term fellowships for graduate, pre-doctoral students, and postdoctoral candidates, working on fields related to early modern Italy (preferably with a specific emphasis on Tuscany or Medici history) #earlymodern 🗃️

a blurry picture of a person standing in front of a refrigerator and oven . Alt: gif from the office. it's a guy in a suit walking out an office door while there's lots of movement by other men in suits. The guy says "oh my god it's happening everybody stay CALM" while absolutely not staying calm.

EXCITEMENT!!!

OUR PROGRAMME IS LIVE!

Would you look at all these fascinating panels and presentations -- the #EarlyModern continues to fascinate.

Have a peak www.rensoc.org.uk/srs-biennial... and get excited for 2-5 July in Bristol for #RenSoc25! #SkyStorians

Very excited to be giving a talk as part of the Medici Archive Project forum next week!

Creating Lucrezia Donati: From the Muse of Lorenzo ‘il Magnifico’ to the Medici Mistress in Modern Historical Memory

Photo of a model of Bologna, with so many earthy pink tall skinny towers sticking up from every block of the terra-cotta-roofed town that it looks like plant seeds starting to come up in spring. Around the edge you can see the city's moat and battlemented walls, looking tiny compared to the towers which rise to six or seven times the height of the three-story buildings around them.

...absolutely incredible. Here's what Medieval Bologna would have looked like when all its towers were intact. Florence didn't have so many but did have dozens, so the richest part of the city center would have looked much like this. Much to the despair of the city fire brigade! 11/?

Speaking of our conference: there's no deadline on this, but do follow all participants we've been able to capture thus far. And let us know if you're joining us, #EarlyModern #Skystorians! go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt

#RenSoc25

Call to Italianists: I am organizing a study abroad to Florence in May 2026. If you have done so before and can recommend a travel agent who can help, would you please share? Looking for someone to coordinate accommodation, museum, bus and train bookings. Location immaterial, can be remote.

Very excited for my first talk of the New Year!

Can I send this post to my university library in lieu of a request to get a copy asap

We're counting down to 2025 because in 2025 we get to all meet again!

In Bristol this time. Who's joining us there? And are you in our starter pack yet? #RenSoc25

go.bsky.app/DVyFCxt