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Beyond Brunhild: reassessing women in the Fredegar Chronicle

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 458-479, August 2026.
Scholarly consideration of women in the seventh‐century Fredegar chronicle has long been dominated by the author’s hostility towards Brunhild, queen of Austrasia. Statistical analysis of Latin world chronicles before ad 900, however, shows that Fredegar’s representation of women was unusually high within this tradition.
Emily Quigley
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From Codes to Contexts: The Maturation of Historical Cryptology

open access: yesHistory Compass, Volume 24, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Over the past decades, the study of historical cryptology in Europe has evolved from a marginal, largely individual pursuit into a consolidated field of research with dedicated conferences, collaborative projects, and institutional research groups.
Benedek Láng
wiley   +1 more source

Etymology and entomology: The semiotics and ethics of multispecies gene nomenclatures

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract This article examines controversies surrounding gene names that are perceived as humorous in the context of fruit flies but are considered rude in the clinical context of human medicine. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in insect laboratories, interviews with entomologists and geneticists, and an analysis of scientific and clinical ...
Colin M. E. Halverson
wiley   +1 more source

Politics, geopolitics, and the history of science: on James Secord's "Inventing the scientific revolution". [PDF]

open access: yesHist Cienc Saude Manguinhos
Barahona A   +9 more
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