16 May DISSINET Data on Witchcraft Trials featured on Aktuálně.cz Our comprehensive dataset of witchcraft trials in Czech lands has been utilised by the popular online publication Aktuálně.cz to create a new map.
9 Apr CEDRR now uses Bluesky as the primary social media platform CEDRR has joined the Digital Humanities community on Bluesky to connect with international scholars and share innovative research.
1 Apr Medieval anti-heretical hate speech: Support in submitting a Marie Skłodowska Curie postdoc application (MSCA-PF) DISSINET is searching for Ph.D. graduates inerested in applying for a post-doc position focusing on medieval anti-heretical hate speech using digital and quantitative methods. Send us a preliminary research proposal by 15 April 2025.
31 Mar Medieval anti-heretical hate speech: Funded Ph.D. opportunity DISSINET is offering support to M.A. graduates applying for fully funded Ph.D. studies focusing on medieval anti-heretical hate speech using digital and quantitative methods. Send us a preliminary research proposal by 15 April 2025.
31 Mar DISSINET is now on Bluesky and Mastodon Stay up to date with DISSINET news by following our new social media accounts.
28 Mar Structural insights into the inquisition register of Bologna (1291-1310) Inquisition registers are an excellent source for studying the social organisation of medieval communities. Did the investigated people form one or a few cohesive social bodies of “heretical movements” – communities – or are they better understood as many unrelated cases of small groups or individuals who drew the attention of the inquisitors separately?
17 Feb Did ancient sources overestimate the mortality of the Antonine Plague? In a new article, Anestis Karasaridis and Aleš Chalupa used epidemiological SIR/SEIR models to simulate different pathogen scenarios and found that the death toll might not have been as high as ancient sources suggest.
12 Dec 2024 David Zbíral was appointed Professor in History Professor Zbíral received his appointment decree from the president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, on December 10, 2024, in Karolinum, Prague. Congratulations!
