On a day like today, 18 May, marking the beginning of Peru’s internal armed conflict in 1980, I am pleased that the National Library of Peru has made Género y Conflicto Armado Interno en el Perú: Testimonio y Memoria, a volume I edited, freely accessible repositoriodigital.bnp.gob.pe/bnp/recursos...

Excellent critique of the media’s normalization of the far right.

Media must stop normalizing the far right

Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.

politico.eu

'A statement on 23 February explained the Bloomsbury-based research institute will be “disbanded” at the end of July 2026 because it “in its current form is not sustainable”.' Goodbye utopia, hello myopia?

UCL axes ‘utopian’ Institute of Advanced Studies

Interdisciplinary research hub focused on arts and humanities will shut in July amid financial sustainability issues

timeshighereducation.com

The call for papers for the European Social Science History Conference is out! It will take place in Lyon on 21-24 April 2027. It is organised by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social, with thousands of colleagues and lively exchange in many small groups. More info here: esshc.iisg.amsterdam/en

'in a week where Farage hired a hardline anti-abortion theologian as his head of policy and promised to repeal the Equality Act on his party’s first day in government, it has sparked the question: does Reform UK, and its leader in particular, have a women problem?' 1/2

Does Nigel Farage have a problem with women?

Critics say Reform leader’s patronising rhetoric is part of worrying trend. He says scrutiny is a two way street.

theguardian.com

One for your diaries: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

The 2026 Peruvian general elections

This panel on the 2026 Peruvian general elections, held after the first round on 12 April, brings together expert analysts to examine the electoral process, its central themes, the first round results

ucl.ac.uk

Thanks to Fiona Lane for this generous review of “Rent Strikes: A History of Tenant Actions across the World” (co-edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social and edited by @uclpress.bsky.social). The book can be downloaded open access here: uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st... (more than 2.1k downloads already🤯)

Among established democracies, the U.S. is nearly alone in creating a new paramilitary police force in recent decades. ICE, created after 9/11, resembles the informal paramilitaries used in other countries for political repression, explains a government professor. buff.ly/fPrrNQH

ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb

ICE, created in response to 9/11, meets most definitions of paramilitary forces. Critics worry it’s gone beyond its writ of immigration enforcement.

theconversation.com

In celebration of the 125th anniversary of UTP, get your copy of Gender Battles at 40% OFF!! Offer expires on February 15th so hurry up! Discount code: UTP125 Link: utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

University of Toronto Press@uoftpress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Gender Battles: Latin American Women, War, and Feminism moves beyond military narratives centred on men to highlight the powerful legacy of Latin American women journalists, memoirists, and activists in times of conflict. Read more: bit.ly/48T1W5R #LatinAmericanStudies #FeministHistory

Check out this forthcoming book from Ricardo Alvarez-Pimentel: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...

Counterrevolutionary Women - Nebraska Press

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