Visited @iurmalmo.bsky.social today to hear, among other interesting things, a presentation of the Gaza Soundmapping Project (ambientgaza.org). Worth checking out and supporting if you're interested in sound archives, sound mapping and the politics of listening in a Palestinian context.

Who owns sound in public space? Come and explore this question in a seminar at the Sound Wells/Frederiksberg Library in Copenhagen on 17 June: www.lmc.lu.se/en/activitie... Part of a partnership with the organisers of The Sound Of exhibition in Malmö/Roskilde: www.modernamuseet.se/en/malmo/exh...

I'm working with fantastic colleagues @sannekr-ogh.bsky.social, Leilani Hermiasih and Fernando Iazzetta on a special issue of Seismograf Peer. Proposals for textual and audio contributions on the theme of *AESTHETIC ALLIANCES* are still welcome until 15 June! See: seismograf.org/sites/defaul...

I was JUST talking with my history of technology students the other day about how Alexa and Siri are ladies but Claude and Grok are dudes and what that might tell us about our relationship with the technological worlds around us

Willow@rockshrimp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Every time I see someone talk about Claude I think about how they switched from female to male names as soon as they wanted the robots to seem like experts vs personal assistants.

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...

CFP from some of my colleagues in Lund: edited collection on "Historical Perspectives on Global Disinformation Campaigns and Psychological Operations" sites.google.com/view/histori...

We're hiring! 🌿 The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities at the University of Stavanger invites applications for a 3-year postdoc in Environmental History. See thread for more details. #envhist #envhum

Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163) | University of Stavanger

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental History (297163), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Monday, April 20, 2026

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People working on sound and cities: there are still a few days left to send an abstract for this and be part of a cool session at the Nordic Geographers Meeting in Iceland, 22-25 June. Deadline for abstract submission is this Monday (23 March).

Phil Dodds@phildodds.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Working on sound and urban governance? Fancy a trip to Reykjavík in June? Then consider submitting a paper to the session on "Urban Sound from Noise to Asset: Sonic Borderlands, Aesthetic Values and Spatial Disciplining in the City", organised by Laleh Foroughanfar and me ngm2026.hi.is/sessions/

JOB ALERT Lecturer in Scottish Literature @standrewsenglish.bsky.social seeks a scholar with a growing international research reputation within Scottish Literature ca. 1760–present. Deadline for application: 16 April www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

If you're at Lund University and want to organise an event or write a grant application related to sound and sound environments, you can apply for a grant from the Sound Environment Centre @lmc-lu.bsky.social! Deadline for application is 11 March. Details here: www.lmc.lu.se/en/research-...

Any tips on interesting empirical and theoretical work on "silence" from an arts and humanities perspective?

Any tips on interesting empirical and theoretical work on "silence" from an arts and humanities perspective?

Solidarity with students at Iranian universities bravely continuing the protests against state brutality. Among other things they remind us of the importance of universities as spaces for expressing dissent and for striving for social transformation. firenexttime.net/iranian-univ...

Iranian Universities Reignite Protests on First Day of Reopening

February 21, 2026, saw Iranian universities once again turn into arenas of protest, chanting, and confrontation. The first day of in-person classes after weeks of closures and online instruction co…

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If you're at Lund University and want to organise an event or write a grant application related to sound and sound environments, you can apply for a grant from the Sound Environment Centre @lmc-lu.bsky.social! Deadline for application is 11 March. Details here: www.lmc.lu.se/en/research-...

Working on sound and urban governance? Fancy a trip to Reykjavík in June? Then consider submitting a paper to the session on "Urban Sound from Noise to Asset: Sonic Borderlands, Aesthetic Values and Spatial Disciplining in the City", organised by Laleh Foroughanfar and me ngm2026.hi.is/sessions/

Sessions - NGM2026

SessionsOpen sessions The accepted session proposals have been grouped into several themes, listed below, and authors are invited to submit abstracts for these sessions. To view session descriptions w...

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I recently read the work of my LU colleague Carl-Johan Palmqvist, a philosopher of belief, "non-doxasticism" and misinformation. A key point wasn't just that misinformation leads to false beliefs but that a context of fake news and AI imagery makes it harder to ever be sure of anything.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 7mo ago

twilight zone

Mini documentary about the SOUND+PURPOSE conference organised by the Sound Environment Centre at the end of November 2025.

SOUND+PURPOSE: Inaugural conference of the SOUND+ Network for Transdisciplinary Research in Sound

YouTube video by Ljudmiljöcentrum Lunds Universitet

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Was at Simon Halberg's successful PhD defence this afternoon. His thesis is a work of rare quality, quite a page turner, with a fantastic central argument and focus. It's free to read online and should interest historical and landscape geographers + many others! portal.research.lu.se/en/publicati...

Four postdoc fellowships at the Turin Humanities Programme on legacies and interpretations of the Enlightenment; applications welcome by 16 Feb 2026.

Voltaire Foundation@voltaire.ox.ac.uk · 8mo ago

For all postdocs and ECRs: don't miss out on this great opportunity with the Turin Humanities Programme! voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/tu...

I was amazed by the quality of the contributions and discussions at this event last week. I've never heard such thoughtful Q&A questions, for example. I learnt so much and have lots to think about. It was great to host and get to know so many wonderful people. Missing you all already ❤️

Sound Environment Centre at Lund University@lmc-lu.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Wow, what an inspiring two days we had in Lund last week with the SOUND+ Network and all 60 amazing participants of the SOUND+PURPOSE conference! Big thanks to everyone who travelled here and helped make this event possible. We're already looking forward to next year in Nottingham...!

If you like sound art and will be in or near Lund this Thursday, you might be interested in this event. It's the public performance session of our SOUND+PURPOSE conference, for which the very exciting programme is now online: www.lmc.lu.se/en/node/591 (NB conference is for invited contributors only)

Sound Environment Centre at Lund University@lmc-lu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We are pleased to host a live performance session feat. artists Sylvain Souklaye and Florence To, Nov 20 in Lund. Souklaye and To will explore the potential of sonic performance and listening for social transformation, ecological inquiry, and collective presence. www.lmc.lu.se/en/activitie...

Excited to be in Malmö's "Culture Sound Zone" for a day of activities on the theme of "Sonic Citizens"

"There was an area they called ‘the disco’, where they played loud music nonstop for two days straight. This was one of their most notorious and painful torture methods." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail

Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two...

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For those of you in Scotland, come along to the launch of Race and the Scottish Enlightenment at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social! Bruce and I will be introducing the book, and we’re thrilled to be joined by the formidable Colin Kidd, Thomas Ahnert, Matthew D Eddy, Rosi Carr and Ian Stewart. Programme⬇️

The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities@iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Book launch: "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: A Colonial History, 1750-1820" (Yale UP) Wed 29 Oct, 16:45-20:00, including drinks Featuring a host of IASH alumni, this event celebrates the new volume by Linda Andersson Burnett & Bruce Buchan. raceandthescottishenlightenment.eventbrite.co.uk

"...analyzed 43 animations produced by the Israeli army since October 7 and found that many contain serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets — sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."

Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 10mo ago

how many times did you see a Hamas war-room or Iran's underground bunker? +972 magazine investigates IDF videos: "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators..." www.972mag.com/israeli-army...

Israeli forces have intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla so now would be a good time to pressure your government to hold Israel to account and ensure everybody's safe return. Kieran Andrieu is one of my oldest friends and I'm worried about him. youtube.com/shorts/HiiJn...

If You're Watching This Video, Israel Has Kidnapped Me in International Waters

YouTube video by Novara Media

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Israeli forces have intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla so now would be a good time to pressure your government to hold Israel to account and ensure everybody's safe return. Kieran Andrieu is one of my oldest friends and I'm worried about him. youtube.com/shorts/HiiJn...

If You're Watching This Video, Israel Has Kidnapped Me in International Waters

YouTube video by Novara Media

youtube.com

"I urge every government, every leader and every citizen to ask: What will we say when our children and grandchildren ask what we did while Gaza was burned to the ground? Every act of genocide is a test of the humanity that binds us." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide

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Become my new colleague! Two weeks left to send in your application. #envpol #envhist #greensky #envhum @environmentalpol.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @cnsjournal.bsky.social

Kristoffer Ekberg@krekberg.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us at the Human Ecology division in Lund! Position as senior lecturer out. Last application date August 31st . I am happy to answer if you have any questions. #envhum #envhist #envpol @cssn.org and more!