The sheer number of people dying in ICE custody is terrifying. Of course, this is fascist, but let's not forget that Nazis also drew from Jim Crow laws and hung out with American eugenicists. These ideas keep traversing the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans back and forth.

Very sad news.

Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social · 3d ago

So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)

“The treatment forms part of a clinical trial evaluating its efficacy for several cancer types, including ovarian, lung, sarcomas, and head and neck cancer.” www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Le militant Michael Hendricks est décédé. J'avais eu le plaisir de le rencontrer en 2019 avec @gbrlgirard.bsky.social pour parler de son engagement dans ACT UP Montréal #RIP www.fugues.com/2026/07/19/d...

Décès de Michael Hendricks (1941-2026) : un pionnier de nos communautés

Depuis quelques mois, Michael Hendricks avait annoncé que sa fin était proche. Samedi 18 juillet, son conjoint depuis plus de 40 ans, René LeBoeuf, a averti ses amis proches de son décès. Michael Hend...

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The first podcast episode of our global histories of HIV activism project is available online, with Mandisa Mbali: ghiv.stir.ac.uk?page_id=320 We discussed the global dimensions of #South #African HIV activism and the challenges for South African scholars in disseminating their research.

Our latest digest has now been published: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20... I am presenting Anna Dobrowolska’s prizewinning article on the history of nude activism in Poland in the 1980s and 1990s. @conteurohistory.bsky.social

Contemporary European History digest, no. 3, January to June 2026 « News# « Cambridge Core Blog

In our third digest, we present our new managing editor; we highlight two recently published prize-winning articles on nude activists in communist Poland and the politics of transnational banking in t...

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We are inviting contributions! Our global history of HIV activism team (ghiv.stir.ac.uk) is preparing a sourcebook on decentring the queer medical humanities. Please read the following call for contributions, which includes the concept note and submission guidelines: ghiv.stir.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Extended call for applications: Decentring the Medical Humanities Early Career Researcher Workshop | University of Stirling | 29–30 October 2026 Full details: lnkd.in/eJywGZQ3

Joanna Cherry not only thinks she can tell people what gender they are; now she thinks she can tell lesbians they’re not really lesbians. She’s been listening too much to her other pal by the same first name, who thinks she’s the arbiter of identity because she made up a talking hat or whatever.

I am thrilled to be part of this new forum in German History alongside wonderful colleagues for which I have a lot of respect (even though...yes..we do disagree 😆). Thank you @npapadogian.bsky.social and Craig Griffiths for this opportunity!

Forum New Directions in Queer and Trans* German History*

Abstract. Through dialogic responses by ten historians of the queer and trans* German-speaking world, this Forum takes stock of a vibrant and growing field

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👏 Thank you to all the participants of the “Sexuality, activism, and the state in modern Europe” workshop 👏 We had a great day of inspiring presentations, illuminating discussions and thought-provoking questions ✨🦄💥 👀🎤Find a sum-up of the keynote and panels in the thread! 🎤👀

I have learned a lot from inspiring papers and energising discussions at the amazing workshop entitled 'sexuality, activism, and the state in modern Europe', which @georgiakat.bsky.social @zsofia-v.bsky.social and @loladickinson.bsky.social organised at the European University Institute!

So excited for the upcoming workshop ‘Sexuality, Activism and the State in Modern Europe’ which I have organised with the brilliant @zsofia-v.bsky.social and @georgiakat.bsky.social. Promises to be a fantastic day of talks and beautiful Italian sunshine! www.eui.eu/events?id=58...

Found amazing non-fiction books on race, gender and sexuality in @lighthousebks.bsky.social today!

Absolutely CANNOT WAIT to host the brilliant Ariana Reines, and in the wickedly cool pianodrome as well! Come one come all!

Eris Young is Eunuchmaxxing@erisyoung.bsky.social · 4mo ago

lighthousebookshop.com/events/arian... 🔥🌹🔥🌹🔥 queer poetry event at @lighthousebks.bsky.social for THE ROSE by Ariana Reines 16 April! 🌹🔥🌹🔥🌹

Interested in a workshop for early-career UK researchers on challenging Western-centric perspectives in the #medhumanities? Facilitated by Global History of HIV Activism project & NNMHR. 📆 29-30 Oct 2026 | University of Stirling Apply by 15 May @npapadogian.bsky.social nnmh.org.uk/decentring-t...

Decentring the Medical Humanities - Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research

Decentring the Medical Humanities: NNMHR (Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research) early career workshop Date: Starting on 29 October 2026 at 13.00, and concluding on 30 October at 13.00. Pla...

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In the third panel, we heard from @npapadogian.bsky.social and @tomsmithgerman.bsky.social on the Greek migrants and the Gayhane

Queer Central European studies is a beautiful field

Dr Anna Hájková@ankahajkova.bsky.social · 5mo ago

And here are we (almost) all!

Nikolaos Papadogiannis @npapadogian.bsky.social reviews 'Radical Acts: HIV/AIDS Activism in Late Twentieth-Century England', by George J. Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social

Radical Acts: HIV/AIDS Activism in Late Twentieth-Century England, by George J. Severs

This monograph is a very welcome development in the study of HIV and AIDS in England. George Severs’s book is situated in the ‘second wave’ in the history

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A belated, but hopefully still relevant set of thoughts on the #WorldAIDSDay: the voices of #sex #workers who have been active in HIV activism, as well as those of their allies, need to become more prominent in research and broader public discussions on the subject matter. A thread.

CfP "Doing #MigrationHistory with Digital Methods", #DigHum #MigHist, am @dhi-paris.fr: www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve....

During this Transgender Awareness Week, I am sharing my work on the pioneering role of #transgender people in #HIV activism in Athens, Greece: www.storre.stir.ac.uk/handle/1893/...

Thanks to Frederik Doktor for this very thoughtful conference report on a wonderful and very stimulating workshop about "Intimacies on the Move"! And of course to @chreinecke.bsky.social, Benno Gammerl, @npapadogian.bsky.social and @uschaper.bsky.social for bringing us together in lovely Flensburg!

Christiane Reinecke@chreinecke.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The conference report by Frederik Doktor about our #Workshop Intimacies on the Move that explored the intersecting #histories of #mobilities, #migration, #gender and #sexuality has just been published. I so much enjoyed meeting everybody and discussing their fascinating research!

#EATGatEACS2025 ❤️ CORE Local Multi-Stakeholders’ Meeting: From Margins to Mainstream – Community-Led Strategies for Inclusive Health and Policy for Sex Workers in France 📅 14 October 2025 🕐 13:30 – 18:00 📍 Amnesty International www.eatg.org/events/core-... #EACS2025 @eacsociety.bsky.social

CORE Local Multi-Stakeholders' Meeting | From Margins to Mainstream: Community-Led Strategies for Inclusive Health and Policy for Sex Workers in France | EATG

As part of the CORE (COmmunity REsponse to End Inequalities) Project, Fédération Parapluie Rouge (Red Umbrella Federation) and Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World), together with the European AIDS...

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Taking place on Monday, 22 September!

Nikolaos Papadogiannis@npapadogian.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This very interesting event is forthcoming!

Well done, colleagues!

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 11mo ago

UCU Bangor pass a motion of no confidence in the VC and CFO of @bangoruniversity.bsky.social over sweeping cuts Members are now balloting for industrial action with staff at "breaking point" over 200 potential job losses www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This very interesting event is forthcoming!

Christopher Ewing@christopherewing.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Pleased to announce with @npapadogian.bsky.social a new books event series, featuring Maria Alexopoulou discussing her two(!) recent books with @laurenstokes.bsky.social. Virtual event, Monday, September 22, at 12pm EDT. purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Delighted to welcome the University of Stirling and @npapadogian.bsky.social to the Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research Steering Group. We're looking forward to collaborating with you and your colleagues! nnmh.org.uk/university-o...

Thought-provoking approach to identity politics to be discussed at this exciting workshop: laoms.org/workshop-ide... The organisers welcome contributions from the perspective of the history of sexuality and gender. Deadline falling soon!

Workshop: identity politics and social movements - LAOMS

Workshop: identity politics and social movements Centre on Social Movement Studies, Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence 27-28 October 2025 The politics of identity has become one of the most contested ...

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Looking forward to the presentation of Maria Alexopoulou’s books!

Christopher Ewing@christopherewing.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Pleased to announce with @npapadogian.bsky.social a new books event series, featuring Maria Alexopoulou discussing her two(!) recent books with @laurenstokes.bsky.social. Virtual event, Monday, September 22, at 12pm EDT. purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...