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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · 9d

@lastweektonight.com doing the Presidential Library System. yes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB1-...

Presidential Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Sep 1

A new academic year at Utrecht University — always a highlight. The energy, curiosity, and fresh perspectives students bring to the classroom are what make this work so enjoyable. Excited for the year ahead!

You can still join the Existential Risk Workshop on 25 September: www.uu.nl/en/events/wo...

Workshop: Existential Risk in the Netherlands. A New Field of Study?

Explore the the social, economic, and ecological aspects of existential risks and what a ‘Risk Community’ could contribute to research in the Netherlands.

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Aug 27

1 MONTH TO GO UNTIL THE "EXISTENTIAL RISK IN THE NETHERLANDS WORKSHOP"

If you want to attend as an audience member get in touch with my ([email protected])

Funded "Pathways to Sustainability"

Part of the Politics of Environmental Action Project.

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Aug 19

Macron has acknowledged that the anticolonial struggle in Niger was a full-blown war. He further recognized that France engaged in some neocolonial meddling after independence. Why? Read my piece (in French) in The Conversation

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Massacre de l'armée coloniale au Niger : derrière le mea culpa de Macron, la continuité d’un récit historique biaisé

Une expression matérielle de regret sous la forme d'un monument dédié aux vies africaines perdues pourrait, à cet égard, être un bon point de départ.

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Aug 1

I had the opportunity to speak about the mysterious and tragic plane crash of Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961. The podcast by @BNR has high production value, making it enjoyable to listen to even on a beach or during a walk.

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13. Dood Boven Katanga

18 september 1961, even na middernacht. Een Douglas DC-6 vliegtuig nadert de luchthaven van Ndola in Noord-Rhodesië. Aan boord zit Dag Hammarskjöld, de 56-j...

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thursday 12 June, 16h: a panel conversation with actual real climate change activists who will participate in the next COP.

Come to Universiteit Utrecht Library! More info behind the QR code!

Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Jun 3

Talking about my book "The Ideological Scramble for Africa" on "Departures with Robert Amsterdam"
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Africa's unique ideological history and its impact on unity

Podcast Episode · Departures with Robert Amsterdam · 05/22/2025 · 28m

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Jun 1

Great workshop on the History of Non-Alignment. A collaborative project at the University of Padua History Department.

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · May 29

Great conference on AI. Off to Padova to talk Non-Alignment!

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · May 12

Sign up if you want to attend.

Powering up towards the Bonn Climate Change Conference

📅 Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
🕓 Time: 16:00–18:00

Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · May 7

Great to be here! Looking forward to seeing all of you again in the ...... future

Lise Butler @lisebutler.bsky.social · May 7

Heartily recommend holding your next academic workshop in Bologna. Wonderful two days discussing prediction and the environment for our @britishacademy.bsky.social ‘Place of Prediction’ workshop, with special thanks to host @orrosenboim.bsky.social

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Apr 22

We’re so glad Bluesky appreciates The Conversation’s approach to journalism. And we get 3.6x the readership from Bluesky that we get from X.

But many people don’t know about us yet – if you think your followers would appreciate our links in their feed, please let them know about us.

How we're different | The Conversation

The Conversation is the world's leading publisher of research-based news and analysis. It is a unique collaboration between academics and journalists, provided to everyone for free.

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Pollyanna Rhee 이채영 @parhee.bsky.social · Apr 22

For this Earth Day and in celebration of my commitment to the bit that my book makes it to With Love, Meghan I made a step and repeat for it with @uchicagopress.bsky.social gift wrap.

You can buy a copy or request your library purchase one, please. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/vi...

A green book with white Spanish Colonial style houses in front of University of Chicago Press gift wrap.

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Apr 14

Swing by tonight if you have time to hear me ramble about the international politics of climate change

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Lucas Mueller @lumu.bsky.social · Apr 2

Save the date for the next talk in the "Geneva Environmental Lecture" series! On 8 May, Mark Carey (Oregon) will speak on the very mundane history of icebergs 🧊 More on avalanche.hypotheses.org/gel

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Apr 9

This is a major step forward for International Environmental History!

Lucas Mueller @lumu.bsky.social · Apr 9

Our introduction, w/ @smueller.bsky.social, about the planetary age in environmental and international history is online! Check out the Forum articles by Perrin Selcer, Andrea Westermann, Liesbeth van de Grift &
@smacekura.bsky.social Let's begin the debate about the visions of the one planet 🌍

Visions of the One Planet: The Planetary Age in International and Environmental History

“We know that you don’t have the power to stop a transaction, but for goodness’ sake, we are all on the same planet.”- Congressional Representative John Co

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Apr 8

Essay - in Dutch - on the perils of revisionist imperial history ("We also did a lot of good things"). Written together with @gillianmathys.bsky.social , in response to the claims made in "Engelen uit Europa", a book by Hans Van der Jagt.

THE LINK: bmgn-lchr.nl/article/view...

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Vicent J. Martínez @vicentjm.bsky.social · Apr 5

Very interesting article by @startswithabang.bsky.social: Ask Ethan: Why are maps of the cosmos always oval-shaped? bigthink.com/starts-with-... A different representation of temperature fluctuations, in this case from WMAP data, using depths and elevations. @pomarede.bsky.social 🧪⚛️🔭

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Apr 1

Another day another book review. This time by Matteo Grilli and he actually has some criticism as well, which I will ignore for the sake of "providing readers with unprecedented insights into this period".

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Grilli, review of The Ideological Scramble for Africa: how the pursuit of anticolonial modernity shaped a postcolonial order, 1945–1966 by Frank Gerits Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2023. Pp x...

Free State Gerits' book is part of a scholarship which, in the wake of Westad's The Global Cold War, seeks to pay more attention to the role played by the developing world in the Cold War. Ger...

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Apr 1

a pigeon is walking on a concrete surface

ALT: a pigeon is walking on a concrete surface

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Mar 31

I wrote an entry on Nonalignment: www.taylorfrancis.com/search?key=n...

Search Results | Taylor & Francis eBooks, Reference Works and Collecti

Browse our vast collection of ebooks in specialist subjects led by a global network of editors.

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Mar 31

Proud to announce the launch of Routledge Resources Online: The Cold War ! 🌍

You can find the link here: www.taylorfrancis.com/rrocw/?conte...

Ruud Van Dijk is the main editor. I am editor for Africa entries. We have a big editorial board.

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Mar 30

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Greenpeace voert actie tegen aardgas op Belgische kust

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Frank Gerits @frankgerits.bsky.social · Mar 18

Join us in the 2025 Policy Workshop ‘The Montreal Moment’ in Middelburg from 5-6 June 2025.

Supported by the RIAS in Middelburg and Pathways to Sustainability at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @siculovevo.bsky.social

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