Christian Callisen
@ctcallisen.bsky.social
Early modern intellectual history: seventeenth-century academic practice and communication; Georg Calixtus (1586-1656). MA(Research) (Qld Tech.), MBA (Aust. Inst. Mgt), MA (@uu.se). Inclusion champion, former senior public servant. he/him 🇦🇺🇸🇪🏳️🌈
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. No Star Trek or Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Hit This
Alt: A clip from Steel Magnolias. M'Lynn is upset and angry after her daughter's death and just wants to hit something. Clairee pushes Ouiser forward and says "Here! Hit this! Go ahead and slap her".
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En Björn@nollbok.bsky.social · 13h agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. No Star Trek or Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
It's like this. A man sets my house on fire. When I shout and try to put it out, he says to me, "You fool. Don't you see how much more easily your family can now roast marshmellows." This has been my experience teaching in the age of AI.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop the Privatisation of the British Library!
On 16 October, Jeremy Silver, Interim Chief Executive Officer, announced to staff that British Library management intends to: • Close parts of the Library, including the Science Reading Rooms, with th...
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#LinguaLatina, an English translation, and the #BayeuxTapestry 🥰
Pieter Vynckier 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🏳️🌈@latineverywhere.bsky.social · last mo.Seeing how popular the exhibition of the Bayeux tapestry in the British Museum is, perhaps it is a good time to remind you of the video I made about a year ago about it's Latin tituli. It is always fun to read the tapestry with your students. youtu.be/cF4-_ymcmTE
🎉Programme: Intersectional Things in the Early Modern World at @unibe.ch Delighted to be sharing the lineup for our upcoming #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture workshop with wonderful keynote speakers @drhollyfletcher.bsky.social (UCL) and Carolin Schmitz (Trier). Join us online for the keynotes! 👇
Sverige måste komma ihåg vem den verkliga fienden är, skriver Hedda Ljunggren, ordförande för Rebella Unga S-Kvinnor.
Magdalena Andersson borde vara mer som Katniss Everdeen
Sverige måste komma ihåg vem den verkliga fienden är.
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Message from @freedompress.org.uk please share: ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿 EAST LONDON IS ANTI-FASCIST ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿 Join us in Altab Ali Park for a demo this Saturday the 7th of November starting at midday for a collective display of solidarity against the fascists who attacked Freedom Bookshop in Whitechapel.
“I think Zuckerberg and Musk and Sam Altman, they understand the risks, and they don’t give a shit. They’d rather have the money. That’s my belief.” - Geoffrey Hinton Hardly an earth-shattering insight...
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3d ago'Hinton was speaking before a screening of a new feature-length documentary, AI: Probably Nothing to Worry About – a title suggested by an AI chatbot – featuring him and his former Google colleague Demis Hassabis.'
Our Department of History is hiring 2 term adjuncts for Winter 2027. Please circulate these opportunities to anyone who might be interested. HIST 402-006: The U.S. and the Caribbean; HIST 472: The Harlem Renaissance. Positions descriptions available here. www.queensu.ca/history/abou....
Because @profgabriele.com told me to 😇 Reading and Writing History from Bruni to Windschuttle - a collection of essays on #quattrocento, #EarlyModern, and #modern historians and historiography 🤓
Reading and Writing History from Bruni to Windschuttle: Essays in Honour of Gary Ianziti
Featuring work by researchers in the fields of early modern studies, Italian studies, ecclesiastical history and historiography, this volume of essays adds to a rich corpus of literature on Renaissanc...
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Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 4d agoPost Repeatedly About Your Stuff
So, um... this is bad. Really bad. I looked at the letters that were translated by the AI, and the very first one I found was almost entirely hallucination. Thread:
Sarah E. Bond@sarahebond.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe new project mapping 7,000+ ancient letters is impressive: romanletters.org . The database & geolocation (although noting Pleiades rather than just AWMC would be nice) are great. But I absolutely cannot get over use of AI—however transparent—for translation. 🚨 Value human translators 🚨
It is *almost* like a very context-dependent technical skill that people take a lifetime in honing which requires intense and specific domain knowledge cannot be replicated by a badly-designed autocomplete! Whomst could have guessed!
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Sartorial Practices and Social Order in Eighteenth-Century Sweden: Fashioning Difference
The interplay between clothes and social order in early modern societies is well known. Differences in dress and hierarchies of appearances coincided with and structured social hierarchies and notions...
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Gute Nachrichten: mein Buch ist nun vorbestellbar: www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/detail/index...
Nachrichten in der Frühen Neuzeit
Zu Beginn der Neuzeit veränderten Nachrichten Europas Politik und Alltag. Das Buch beleuchtet das Werden einer neuzeitlichen Nachrichtenkultur in Europa. Dabei gibt es auch eine Einführung in die Arbe...
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Daniel Bellingradt@dbellingradt.bsky.social · 2mo agoDie Nachrichtenströme bringen gute Nachricht aus der Nachrichtenbuchschreibstube: es ist in Bälde soweit.
Vi är påväg att sälja ut mer el än vad hela Stockholm förbukar. Google ska bygga ett AI-datacenter utanför Timrå, där de ska få tillgång till upp till 2000 megawatt. Det är mer effekt än alla kärnkraftverk i Tidös projekt. www.ageranu.se/petitions/ag... kampanj.skiftet.org/googles-serv...
Agera nu för att stoppa Google i Torsboda!
Din underskrift är viktig för tillsammans så kan vi stoppa detta innan beslut är taget som kan innebära långsiktiga negativa konsekvenser inte bara för oss som bor i Västernorrland utan hela Sverige.&...
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Here's the teaser for our new Master in Reformed Studies. Applications start on January 15th 2027! #reformazing #earlymodern #skystorians 🗃️
Enjoyed @hfuppsala.bsky.social's autumn meeting along with @hjmoberg.bsky.social this evening. Fascinating hearing Jacob Orrje and Måns Jansson talking about mine workers' #EarlyModern travel diaries and knowledge exchange #17thC #18thC
Alla som ba ”men JAG använder AI för <fullt legitim grej>” Ba sluta med det då. Du klarade dig utan stödhjulen av datorprogram som stulit andra personers kunskaper innan. Du klarar dig fortfarande.
Coming up this Friday! We get to hear from @bobpi.bsky.social about Water, Space, and Environmental inequality in #EarlyModern Amsterdam. If you're not around London, make sure to register for the zoom link by Thursday evening: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #EnvHist #HistEnv #SkyStorians
Liesbeth Corens@onslies.bsky.social · last mo.A programme! A veritable programme! Would you look at these cool talks for our Autumn line-up, with dream team @bobpi.bsky.social, @ninondubourg.bsky.social, and @ewatson.bsky.social Join us at the @ihr.bsky.social (or on zoom) on Fridays at 17:30 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #LowCountries
Har försökt skriva om socialförsäkringarna och att de inte längre fungerar. www.vk.se/2026-10-20/m...
Sofia Mirjamsdotter: Vad hände med den svenska välfärden?
Det är som om Sverige delvis håller på att förlora sin själ, och identiteten som ett välfärdsland där ingen behöver vara fattig eller hamna på gatan. De sociala skyddsnäten har steg för steg monterats...
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CFP: Watching, Reading, Listening (1400-1800) with keynotes by Elaine Hobby and Pete Smith 13-14 January 2027 in Birmingham deadline for proposals: 13 November 2026 all info: rensoc.org.uk/announcement... #earlymodern #skystorians
Nämen, ska vi passa på och ta ett extraval medan Yandex ligger nere?
Far-right bot accounts 'fall silent' as Ukraine strikes cripple Russian data centres
Three of the biggest data centres in Russia were taken offline this weekend - dramatically changing the social media landscape.
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Any tips, good vibes and shares much appreciated! (Also words of encouragement would be very much appreciated rn).
Introduce yourself with five musicians/bands you've seen live Kylie Minogue Elton John Céline Dion Red Hot Chili Peppers The Whitlams
Spökulv@spookulv.bsky.social · 4w agoPresentera dig med fem artister/band du sett live! Wednesday 13 Thåström Dia Psalma Mimikry Falconer
www.sydsvenskan.se/opinion/nast... ”Idag sitter nästan dubbelt så många i landets fängelser som för tio år sedan, drygt 9 000 personer. Utan en plan för vad som ska hända när de kommer ut bygger de partier som styr Sverige ett otryggt samhälle.” Tidös fokus på straff är samhällshotande.
”Nästa regering måste också tänka på livet efter fängelset.”
Fängelsetiden kan bli en stämpel som blockerar vägen framåt, skriver Per-Johan Fernström, Frälsningsarméns talesperson…
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Ny unik analys: • 5 000 granskade artiklar • Slagsidan • Så ofta nämns ”folkmord” • Medierna som sticker ut • Intervjuer med Expressen, Aftonbladet – och Dagens ETC
75 000 dödade palestinier – medier prioriterar ändå israeliska offer
Ny unik analys: 5 000 granskade artiklar • Så ser balansen ut • Så ofta nämner svenska redaktioner ”folkmord” • Medierna som sticker ut.
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might as well call it stupid intelligence. Hmmmm I’m on to something.
Puzzle for 17thC researchers. Never-married woman from a not-rich family is claimed, by a shocked bro seeking letters of administration after her death in 1670s, to be LOADED. What feasible ways could this have happened at the time? No rich relatives or wealthy connections that we know of. 👇
This remarkable 18th-century violin is one of just five Delftware violins known to exist. It was created as a decorative object. Look closely and you’ll spot its delicate ivory tuning pegs, bridge, and tailpiece. 🎻 👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200112226
