Prof. Molly Warsh, 'Servants of the Seasons'

In this episode, we’re talking with Molly Warsh, Associate Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh, about her new book project, 'Servants of the Seasons.' Molly is also an editor of the Journal of Early Modern History.

We dive into how her work is reshaping our understanding of iterancy, labour, and seasonality in the early modern world—and what it means to study both people and environments in flux. Molly shares how she has shifted from American to world history, why she embraces interdisciplinary methods, and what it takes to recover hidden or 'extinct' histories—including those of non-human actors, like tuna. We also touch on why seasonal and migrant labour histories are historically relevant to contemporary political discourse.

Co-hosted by Megan Renoir and Shea Hendry, PhD Candidates at Cambridge University

Edited and produced by Daisy Semmler, US History MPhil Student at Cambridge University

Cover art by Daisy Semmler