Anton Jansson

@antnlj.bsky.social

Historian of ideas, knowledge, religion, political thought, Germany, and Sweden. 19th-20th century. Right now mainly researching Swedish atheism. Ungefär samma på svenska.

I am stepping down as co-director of the research network @ishash.bsky.social. It has been really great. This position has meant I have learned a lot and met so many intelligent and warm people. I am very proud of all the webinars, conferences and informative work we’ve done over these eight years.

ISHASH@ishash.bsky.social · last wk.

We’re delighted to announce Dr Niels De Nutte as the new co-director of ISHASH, working alongside @claregs.bsky.social. Huge thanks to @antnlj.bsky.social for his brilliant work as co-director over the past 8 years! atheismsecularismhumanism.wordpress.com/team/

Blue and white logo: ISHASH The International Society for Historians of Atheism, Secularism, and Humanism

I en understreckare i SvD skriver Anton Jansson utifrån min tidiga forskning om frikyrkoväljarnas förändrade partisympatier och politiska organisering. Över tid har frikyrkoväljarna varit en rörlig väljargrupp, men hållit sig runt den ideologiska mitten i svensk politik www.svd.se/a/43Wp3o/fol...

Anton Jansson: Vart ska de frikyrkliga väljarna gå nu?

I samtalet om politik och religion hamnar fundamentalism och extremism ofta i förgrunden, men en politik grundad i religiös tro kan se ut på flera olika sätt. Det visar de frikyrkliga väljarnas histor...

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Exciting News! The 27th International Conference of the History of Concepts Group #HCG2026 will take place in Helsinki, 19–21 August 2026. The CfP is open: scholars at all career stages are welcome to submit proposals until 30 April 2026! Application and details: bit.ly/HCG_2026 Spread the word!🇫🇮

CFP: Conference of the History of Concepts Group | Centre for Intellectual History | University of Helsinki

The annual conference of the History of Concepts Group is held at the University of Helsinki, 19-21 August 2026.

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Most international academic networks and cooperations are about research, not teaching. Therefore I am very happy that our network now has published a page with teaching resources. Examples from many different contexts.

ISHASH@ishash.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Introducing our new Teaching Resources page! Check out the syllabi, reading lists, and assignment ideas shared by ISHASH members. We hope this inspires others to bring the histories of atheism, secularism & humanism into their teaching.

ISHASH TEACHING RESOURCES
This webpage collects syllabi, module outlines, seminar plans, assignment ideas, and classroom activities related to histories of atheism, secularism, and humanism. Materials are from a variety of teaching contexts, disciplines, and countries. We hope that browsing this page inspires others to introduce aspects of these histories into their teaching.
Many thanks to the ISHASH members who have generously shared their teaching materials. These

Some professional news: I'm now hiring two postdocs to be part of the research project I'm leading on global republicanism and the making of democratic cultures in the early 19th century. If you know someone for whom this may be relevant, don't hesitate to let them know. www.au.dk/om/stillinge...

2 Postdoctoral positions in Intellectual History at the Department of History - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet

Ledig stilling ved Institut for Kultur og Samfund - Historie, fag, Aarhus Universitet

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