To all my #Colonial, #LatinAmericanist and #EarlyModernist #IberianStudies colleagues:

I’d like to call your attention to a group that may be of your interest. I created the @earlymodernmaritimestudies a few months ago with those of you whose work touches on the #Sea, on #PortCities, #CoastalAreas, #SlaveryArchive and related topics, in mind. our definition of "Early Modern" is expansive. If this group fits with your research program, please check us out and follow!

#LatinAmericanStudies #EarlyModernSpain

It is with a heavy heart that I make public the passing of my colleague #DonaldRLarson (Emeritus Faculty at The Ohio State University), a recognized specialist in the #theater of #EarlyModernSpain. During recent days, he contracted flu and pneumonia. Last week he was taken to the ER at a hospital in Cincinnati. Despite ongoing treatments to help him breathe, our dear colleague slipped away Tuesday night, December 6, 2022. I choose to remember Don the way we knew him in Columbus, as an upstanding colleague and one of the truly good human beings it's been my honor to know. He was the author of The Honor Plays of Lope de Vega (Harvard University Press) and a long list of articles on the #Comedia and on the #Zarzuela. He was also an excellent translator of Spanish plays.

It is with a heavy heart that I make public the passing of my colleague #DonaldRLarson (Emeritus Faculty at The Ohio State University), a recognized specialist in the #theater of #EarlyModernSpain. During recent days, he contracted flu and pneumonia. Last week he was taken to the ER at a hospital in Cincinnati. Despite ongoing treatments to help him breathe, our dear colleague slipped away Tuesday night. I choose to remember Don the way we knew him in Columbus, as an upstanding colleague and one of the truly good human beings it's been my honor to know. He was the author of The Honor Plays of Lope de Vega (Harvard University Press) and a long list of articles on the #Comedia and on the #Zarzuela. He was also an excellent translator of Spanish plays.

It is with a heavy heart that I make public the passing of my colleague #DonaldRLarson (Emeritus Faculty at The Ohio State University), a recognized specialist in the #theater of #EarlyModernSpain. During recent days, he contracted flu and pneumonia. Last week he was taken to the ER at a hospital in Cincinnati. Despite ongoing treatments to help him breathe, our dear colleague slipped away last night. I choose to remember Don the way we knew him in Columbus, as an upstanding colleague and one of the truly good human beings it's been my honor to know. He was the author of The Honor Plays of Lope de Vega (HarvardUniversityPress) and a long list of articles on the #Comedia and on the #Zarzuela. He was also an excellent translator of Spanish plays.

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my colleague #DonaldRLarson (Emeritus Faculty at The Ohio State University), a recognized specialist in the #theater of #EarlyModernSpain. During recent days, he contracted flu and pneumonia. Last week he was taken to the ER at a hospital in Cincinnati. His physician told the closest caregivers that she didn't think Don had the reserves to fight off the pneumonia, and this proved to be the case. Despite ongoing treatments to help him breathe, our dear colleague slipped away last night, just as plans were being made to transfer him to hospice care. I choose to remember Don the way we knew him in Columbus, as an upstanding colleague and one of the truly good human beings it's been my honor to know. He was the author of #TheHonorPlaysofLopeDeVega (#HarvardUniversityPress) and a long list of articles on the #Comedia and on the #Zarzuela. He was also an excellent translator of Spanish plays. May he rest in peace and glory.

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my colleague #DonaldLarson (Emeritus Faculty at The Ohio State University), a recognized specialist in the #theater of #EarlyModernSpain. During recent days, he contracted flu and pneumonia. Last week he was taken to the ER at a hospital in Cincinnati. His physician told the closest caregivers that she didn't think Don had the reserves to fight off the pneumonia, and this proved to be the case. Despite ongoing treatments to help him breathe, our dear colleague slipped away last night, just as plans were being made to transfer him to hospice care. I choose to remember Don the way we knew him in Columbus, as an upstanding colleague and one of the truly good human beings it's been my honor to know. He was the author of #TheHonorPlaysofLopeDeVega (#HarvardUniversityPress) and a long list of articles on the #Comedia and on the #Zarzuela. He was also an excellent translator of Spanish plays. May he rest in peace and glory.

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my colleague #DonaldLarson (Emeritus Faculty at The Ohio State University), a recognized specialist in the #theater of #EarlyModernSpain. During recent days, he contracted flu and pneumonia. Last week he was taken to the ER at a hospital in Cincinnati. His physician told the closest caregivers that she didn't think Don had the reserves to fight off the pneumonia, and this proved to be the case. Despite ongoing treatments to help him breathe, our dear colleague slipped away last night, just as plans were being made to transfer him to hospice care. I choose to remember Don the way we knew him in Columbus, as an upstanding colleague and one of the truly good human beings it's been my honor to know. He was the author of #TheHonorPlaysofLopeDeVega (#HarvardUniversityPress) and a long list of articles on the #Comedia and on the #Zarzuela. He was also an excellent translator of Spanish plays. May he rest in peace and glory.

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my colleague #DonaldLarson (Emeritus Faculty at The Ohio State University), a recognized specialist in the #theater of #EarlyModernSpain. During recent days, he contracted flu and pneumonia. Last week he was taken to the ER at a hospital in Cincinnati. His physician told the closest caregivers that she didn't think Don had the reserves left to fight off the pneumonia, and this proved to be the case. Despite ongoing treatments to help him breathe, our dear colleague slipped away last night, just as plans were being made to transfer him to hospice care. I choose to remember Don the way we knew him in Columbus, as an upstanding colleague and one of the truly good human beings it's been my honor to know. He was the author of #TheHonorPlaysofLopedeVega (#Harvard University Press) and a long list of articles on the #comedia and on the #zarzuela. He was also an excellent translator of Spanish plays. May he rest in peace and glory.

@GiffordJames, you're right. I switched from mstdn.social to hcommons.social because, as a #LiteratureAndCulture scholar of #earlymodernSpain, it was a better fit for me. The fact that it is associated with an organization that already has a proven track record was the dealbreaker for me.