Global Maritime History maritime history Archives

Discuss-a-Doc: The Log of the Portland

Ships’ logs are an incredible type of document for maritime historians. They are essentially ideal for modern digital humanities approaches- they are usually lengthy enough t[...]

06 Dec 2018

Tag 18th century, Archives, Digital Humanities, Discuss-A-Doc, Empire, Kew, maritime history, National Archives, Royal Navy

Focusing Collective Aggression on a Surrogate

Similarly to last month’s post on my presentation at PCA-South in New Orleans October 2-5th, this month’s post will share the presentation that I will give at the AFS (American Fol[...]

29 Oct 2018

Tag 17th century, 18th century, 19th Century, Atlantic World, bonding, interdisciplinary study, literature, maritime history, Masculinity, Restoration, Sedgwick

‘With a prick from here to Tennessee’: Fetishizing Male Genitals in Sea Chanteys

This month’s post constitutes a part of a conference paper to be delivered in New Orleans for the PCA-South (Popular Culture Association South-Regional) conference. The title of t[...]

01 Sep 2018

Tag 17th century, 18th century, 19th Century, Atlantic World, Conference, history, interdisciplinary study, literature, maritime history, Restoration

CFP: “CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS”

46th ALBERT REED & THELMA WALKER MARITIME SYMPOSIUM “CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS” SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019 (BATH, MAINE) CALL FOR PAPERS The maritime environment undergoes sea changes[...]

27 Aug 2018

Tag ALBERT REED & THELMA WALKER MARITIME SYMPOSIUM, Environment, Maine Maritime Museum, maritime history

Global Maritime History Conference “Maritime Toxic Masculinity”

Maritime Toxic Masculinity We are pleased to announce that www.GlobalMaritimeHistory.com will be holding its first digital conference “Maritime Toxic Masculinity” in Ap[...]

23 Jul 2018

Tag 17th century, 18th century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Academia, CFP, Conference, conferences, education, Empire, interdisciplinary study, literature, maritime history, Podcasting, Toxic Masculinity

Upcoming National Maritime Museum events

Lizelle de Jaeger has provided some updated information on future events at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Exploration and Memory Thursday to Saturday, 13–15 September 2[...]

20 Jul 2018

Tag 17th century, 18th century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Archives, Empire, First World War, Greenwich, History and Culture, IHR, maritime history, National Maritime Museum, Royal Navy

Deploying the Erotic: Pirate Bodies and Female-Female Trysts in Black Sails

My last post covered the successes of the contemporary series Black Sails. Specifically, my discussion focused on the show’s depiction of same-sex relationships between men in the[...]

10 Jul 2018

Tag 17th century, 18th century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Atlantic World, cross-dressing, Gender, interdisciplinary study, literature, Making History, maritime history, piracy, Restoration, Sexuality

A List of the Shipps of Warr belonging to Algiers

As part of my PhD research, I went to the Bodleian Library to look at the Rawlinson Manuscripts, and in particular Samuel Pepys’ papers. I would go for a day, spent 5 or 6 ho[...]

21 Jun 2018

Tag 17th century, Academia, Algiers, Anglo-Dutch Wars Project, Archives, Bodleian, Discuss-A-Doc, Empire, interdisciplinary study, maritime history, Mediterranean, Royal Navy

ADM 8 Database Project Update

After several months of seeming silence on this project, it’s well worth an update on progress and future plans. First, I apologize that there has been radio silence- the tru[...]

14 Jun 2018

Tag 17th century, Academic Practice, ADM 8 Database Project, Digital Humanities, historical practice, interdisciplinary study, maritime history, Restoration, Royal Navy, Samuel McLean

three pirates (two men and a woman) walking along a pier towards the camera

Same-Sex Erotics in Black Sails: Highlighting Hidden Histories

This month’s post will be slightly different from others I have written in the past and will focus on the popular television show Black Sails and not on sea chanteys. I just recen[...]

07 Jun 2018

Tag 17th century, Atlantic World, Black Sails, interdisciplinary study, maritime history, piracy, pirates, Restoration