Fredrika Larsson
@ikapika.bsky.social
Historian (PhD) at Sweden’s National Defence University. Dabbles in Memory/Intelligence Analysis/Peace and Conflict Studies but would much rather be an Unspeakable at the Department of Mysteries.
This year's @sochistorywar.bsky.social conference is in Limerick, 26-27 November. Check out the call for papers on our website. Closing date 3 July.
Society for the History of War
Welcome to the Society for the History of War, a new academic society for academics interested in the History of War.
show.org.uk
🚀🚨🚀 We are hiring: 3-year postdoc in African history! 🚀🚨🚀! The University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway is hiring a researcher with a PhD in History to conduct research on “European Languages in Post-Colonial Africa (1950-1990). The job listing can be found here: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Post-doctoral Research Fellow in European Languages in Post-Colonial Africa (303877) | University of Agder
Job title: Post-doctoral Research Fellow in European Languages in Post-Colonial Africa (303877), Employer: University of Agder, Deadline: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
jobbnorge.no
Nightmare for a friend of mine in London. Please share.
Reminder: deadline approaching (3 July!) for submitting panel & paper proposals for the #SHoW2026 conference. Come join us in Limerick on 26-27 November 2026! The call can be found below and on our website: www.show.org.uk.
Society for the History of War
Welcome to the Society for the History of War, a new academic society for academics interested in the History of War.
show.org.uk
The Society for the History of War @sochistorywar.bsky.social · 3mo ago📢 CfP: Society for the History of War Conference 2026 📍 University of Limerick 🗓 26–27 Nov 2026 Papers & panels invited on all aspects of war & violence incl. gender, memory, civil wars, cultures of conflict, and lived experience. 🗓 Deadline: 3 July 2026 📩 SHOWconferences@gmail.com
Anti-racism protests are being held in Belfast and Derry this afternoon.
Large crowds gather for anti-racism rallies in Belfast and Derry: ‘We are the majority’
Live updates below as police confirm number of people charged over period of disorder
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Yesterday (I was informed) it was 20 years ago I graduated high school. Or, as we say in Swedish: tog studenten.
If your main concern is not upsetting a single South African billionaire rather than the safety and security of the country you're supposed to lead, then you're unfit for the job. Shameful weakness
Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2mo agoElon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
At this year's Swedish Historical Meeting, I organized a panel on contested memories, peacekeeping & Nordic identity — with Johan Borsgård, Rasmus Marjanen & my work on municipal memory politics, forthcoming in SJMS. Thanks to Iben Bjørnsson, Ulf Zander, and an engaged post-dinner audience! 🙌
Macron calling it as it is: Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping are all against Europe 🇪🇺. A disunited and weak Europe would be easier to control and exploit.
Detta är en longshot. I min forskning fångar vi svidknott för att se vilka sjukdomar de sprider till olika fåglar. I de fällor vi använder behöver vi Johnsons baby oil gel med camomil doft. Nu har den slutats säljas och vi letar desperat efter nya flaskor. Vi måste ha samma doft för att kunna
#savethedate #war #militaryhistory Hope to see many of you in Limerick.
The Society for the History of War @sochistorywar.bsky.social · 5mo ago📣 Save the date! The next conference of the Society for the History of War will take place at the University of Limerick, Ireland 🇮🇪 🗓 26–27 November 2026 Historians of war, conflict, and violence - mark your calendars!! 📄 Call for Papers coming soon!
SHE 2027. Vienna. CFP. Emotions in Adversity.
CfA: International Visiting Fellowship Programme in the History of Knowledge (Lund) We invite early career/postdoctoral scholars to join us at LUCK during a period of one week between 2 November and 6 November, 2026. Read more here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2026/04/13/c...
Welcome to our next IMH Military History Seminar! Sara Hardselius (Statens historiska museer) "Prepared for Everything Everywhere: A Historical Perspective on Museums’ Role in Wartime." Date 15th April 2026 Time 15:00 CET Location FHS or via Zoom email: Annette.Lindmark@fhs.se
Dear Friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! 15 April - Sara Hardselius (Statens historiska museer): “Prepared for Everything Everywhere: A… | ...
Dear Friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! 15 April - Sara Hardselius (Statens historiska museer): “Prepared for Everything Everywhere: A His...
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Calling all History PhD students and postdocs: join us for ‘How to Publish Your Research: a workshop for Early Career Researchers’ with Profs Stephen Legg, Elisabeth Leake, Matthew Hilton & Erez Manela 18 March, Birkbeck, Bloomsbury Info www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event... @jessicareinisch.bsky.social
How to Publish Your Research: a workshop for Early Career Researchers
With Prof Stephen Legg, Prof Elisabeth Leake, Prof Matthew Hilton and Prof Erez Manela
bbk.ac.uk
New call for book proposals 📚 The Boydell Studies in War and Military History series (Boydell & Brewer) is inviting proposals for monographs and edited volumes exploring warfare, armed forces, and military institutions across all periods and regions. Details below. ⬇️
Very cool postdoctoral opportunity on an ERC project looking at 'Art and Liberation Movements during 20th Century Decolonization'. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoc Researcher: Art and Liberation Movements during 20th Century Decolonization
<p>The <a href="http://asca.uva.nl/" target="_self">Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis</a> currently has a vacant Postdoc researcher position as part of the European Research Council Consolidator Grant project <em>Entangled Freedoms: Decolonial Modernisms as Transnational Relations of Resistance, 1940s-1980s</em>, led by the Principal Investigator, Dr. Sanjukta Sunderason. ASCA is one of the five Research Schools within the <a href="https://aihr.uva.nl/research/research-schools.html">Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research</a> (AIHR). The Postdoc project will be part of the department of Arts and Culture (KG, Capacity Group Art History).</p>
werkenbij.uva.nl
Looked at CDG yesterday. To quote my brother-in-law: there’s a lot of dads here. (I facetimed my dad so he could join all the dads virtually).
France is hitting on Sweden for real: it wants to buy up to 4 Saab GlobalEye planes, hoping that Sweden will choose Naval Group‘s FDIs for its new frigate in exchange. Now aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is visiting Malmö. A local newspaper reports ”1800 baguettes are baked on board every day”
Följ med ombord på franska jättefartyget Charles de Gaulle
Här bakas 1 800 baguetter – varje dag.
sydsvenskan.se
Details of the @oralhistoryie.bsky.social annual meeting have been released. Send us your ideas on Oral History and Movement, and come join us in Tralee, County Kerry in June! Details below
Oral History Network Ireland@oralhistoryie.bsky.social · 5mo ago🧵1/3 📣 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION #OHNI 2026 📣 Join @oralhistoryie.bsky.social in Tralee, Co. Kerry 18–19 June for our Annual Meeting: ‘Oral History and Movement.’ ✨ Keynote: Mary Stewart @britishlibrary.bsky.social 📝Submission deadline: 20 March 🔗 oralhistorynetworkireland.ie/events/2026-...
Hello Bluesky! My new book, THE FIREARM REVOLUTION, is out on 14 April. It’s about how a new technology changed society, and how hard it was to control. Here’s a little thread of what’s inside:
