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Heidi Tworek

@heiditworek.bsky.social

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Prof @ UBC. Canada Research Chair in history and policy of communications. Director @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social Co-editor of Journal of Global History. Senior fellow @ Centre for International Governance Innovation

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UBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social · 16d

@heiditworek.bsky.social discusses the undulation of communication technologies and their ability to both attract and oppose the energy of globalization in @globaldiscnct.bsky.social's recent volume.

Find Heidi's chapter and the entire open-access collection: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Dis:connectivity and Globalisation

Globalisation is one of the most contested concepts of our time. From its promise of borderless flows of people, goods, and finance in the 1990s, it embodies today almost the opposite: deglobalisation...

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Heidi Tworek @heiditworek.bsky.social · Aug 15

Ugh, I’m so sorry, Sarah. It wasn’t wasted effort to appeal. really hope you find another way to do this important work.

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Aug 14

Dalhousie University & U of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia invite applications for Roper-Hannah Chair in History of Healthcare & Health Equity. Deadline apply October 1, 2025. Posting and direct application link see: dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/19481
#HPS

Roper-Hannah Chair in the History of Healthcare and Health Equity

Roper-Hannah Chair in the History of Healthcare and Health EquityDALHOUSIE UNIVERSITYand theUNIVERSITY OF KING’S COLLEGEDalhousie University and the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scoti...

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Heidi Tworek @heiditworek.bsky.social · Jul 31

Delighted to be elected as a fellow of @royalhistsoc.org!

Deepest thanks to @davidrarmitage.bsky.social for his support.

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Andy Denning @andydenninghist.bsky.social · Jul 17

The book edited by @heiditworek.bsky.social
and me with @routledgehistory.bsky.social is two years old, and to celebrate its attainment of toddler status, is now available in paperback! Great for classes in HIST/IR with 50+ contributors in 40 globally-framed, thematic chapters!

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Jul 25

The USPS "turns 250 on July 26, 2025 📫🎂. Since its founding, architecture, transportation, and technology have been integral to how the USPS operates. Trace the history of the post office’s built forms, and a narrative of an evolving nation unfolds with it."

For 250 years the USPS has put its stamp on the country’s built environment

The United States Postal Service (USPS) turns 250 on July 26, 2025, and since its founding, architecture, transportation, and technology have been integral to how the service operates. Trace the histo...

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Philipp Schmid @philippschmid.bsky.social · Jul 25

New paper on impact of #healthmisinformation with the amazing
Hannah Bauer This meta-analysis aims to help fact-checkers identify dangerous misinfo and to help researchers plan studies on health misinformation. doi.org/10.1080/1041...

Impact of Exposure to Health Misinformation on Belief in Health Misinformation: A Meta-Analysis of RCTs

Health authorities have labeled health misinformation a major global health threat and academic scholars consider exposure to health misinformation a barrier to an individual’s informed decision-ma...

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Heidi Tworek @heiditworek.bsky.social · Jul 22

It was such a fab experience editing with Andy and working with 50 amazing authors! Take a peek!

Andy Denning @andydenninghist.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Jul 15

If this is accurate, WeTransfer is unusable for professional creative work. Would violate most work-for-hire contracts to share copyrighted material with a third party like this.

Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 14

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 7

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No

Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.

www.forbes.com

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The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social · Jul 2

Sovereignty is deeply tied to information ecosystems – from digital platforms to local news. Is Canada truly resilient? This article by
@heiditworek.bsky.social and @lageneralista.ca breaks down Canada's vulnerabilities and what to do about them
www.cigionline.org/articles/how...

How to Confront Canada’s Digital Dependence

Even a cursory glance at Canada’s digital providers exposes substantial reliance on foreign firms.

www.cigionline.org

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Journal of Global History (JGH) @globalhistjnl.bsky.social · Jun 24

📢 Call for Registration!

JGH and the Toynbee Prize Foundation are delighted to announce the Second TPFxJGH Publishing Workshop with @emleake.bsky.social‬ and @heiditworek.bsky.social‬ (July 9 8-9:30 am PST/3-4:30PM GMT via Zoom).

Find out more and register here: toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f...

Call for registration: JGH x TPF Publishing Workshop II | Toynbee Prize Foundation

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Simon Donner @simondonner.bsky.social · Jun 19

Awesome new faculty job -- the University of British Columbia is looking for a senior ecosystem scientist to fill a new research chair position.
geog.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

Faculty Position: Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cultures & Ecosystem at Risk - Department of Geography

Posted on June 18, 2025 Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cultures & Ecosystem at Risk – University of British Columbia The Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) ...

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UBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social · Jun 6

@heiditworek.bsky.social and @lageneralista.ca argue that we should think about a public option for social media.

Read more about why and what that could look like!
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

A public alternative to social media

It is increasingly clear that private social media companies’ values do not align with maintaining a vibrant information ecosystem.

www.hilltimes.com

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · May 25

A public alternative to social media. "History has shown it it is possible to change course after allowing private and foreign companies to control a new communications space," write @heiditworek.bsky.social and @lageneralista.ca www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

A public alternative to social media

It is increasingly clear that private social media companies’ values do not align with maintaining a vibrant information ecosystem.

www.hilltimes.com

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Heidi Tworek @heiditworek.bsky.social · May 14

Thank you for sharing your story and this amazing site. Fingers crossed for funds to keep it going from strength to strength.

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Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social · May 13

The worst happened. We were DOGE’d. Our NSF funding is gone.

So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.

It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/

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Heidi Tworek @heiditworek.bsky.social · May 12

A chance to join the editors-at-large team at the Toynbee Prize Foundation! Please circulate to PhDs and early career historians!

toynbeeprize.org/posts/call-f...

Call for Applications: Editor-at-Large | Toynbee Prize Foundation

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · Apr 30

Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/

Tim Naftali's tweet on the termination of the HAC members without cause.

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UBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social · Apr 25

🌐 In The Conversation, Chris Tenove and Heidi Tworek (@heiditworek.bsky.social) examine how Canada’s foreign interference threats are both new and deeply historical.

🔗 theconversation.com/foreign-inte...

Foreign interference threats in Canada’s federal election are both old and new

Canadians should be alert to foreign interference in the federal election, but the most important thing to do is cast a ballot based on their own well-informed priorities, worries and aspirations.

theconversation.com

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Heidi Tworek @heiditworek.bsky.social · Apr 22

His work on American media remains tremendously illuminating

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · Apr 21

Researchers who have had grants terminated--tell your story! The #DefendResearch team is collecting testimonials about this impact of #censorship on research that we will use as part of a toolkit for contacting elected officials. #NSF, #NEH, #NIH www.defendresearch.org/testimonials

Testimonials

In support of protecting free and open scientific inquiry and publication, we are collecting short testimonials from researchers on the impact of censorship on their work and the broader community. T...

www.defendresearch.org

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Heidi Tworek @heiditworek.bsky.social · Apr 13

Yes, do report there and the network will examine the spread, depending on resources and all the other reports. You can also subscribe to the weekly newsletter which details our investigations

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UBC SPPGA @sppga.ubc.ca · Apr 10

Chris Tenove @cjten.bsky.social & Prof @heiditworek.bsky.social write about foreign interference that pose a risk to Canada’s election, including the enduring harm of disinformation campaigns to our nation’s democratic health. More @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/foreign-inte...

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Maxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · Apr 9

The US has cut billions of dollars in COVID and pandemic readiness research funding, saying "Americans moved on years ago.”

The public health and broader science community MUST stop aiding this shift in research priorities by referring to COVID in the past tense.

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Suggesting the world is “post COVID” contributes to an unwitting shift in research priorities

www.bmj.com

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · Feb 15

Breaking - White House is forcing out top leadership at the National Archives.
“The exodus of senior staff is seen as a huge loss for the agency, which is considered nonpartisan and dedicated to the preservation of history and documents.”

www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/p...

White House forcing out top leadership at National Archives in major shakeup | CNN Politics

The Trump administration is forcing out senior leadership at the National Archives and Records Administration in a major shakeup, according to a source familiar. President Donald Trump has been highly...

www.cnn.com

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Emma Elinor Lundin @emmaelinor.bsky.social · Feb 14

A new issue of the Journal of Contemporary History means new book reviews: first up is @heiditworek.bsky.social on The Wireless World: Global Histories of International Radio Broadcasting by @kindkovacs.bsky.social, @rebeccapscales.bsky.social et al. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Andy Denning @andydenninghist.bsky.social · Feb 7

breaking the bluesky posting seal to share the exciting news that @heiditworek.bsky.social and I have a new article available from Past & Present on the perils and promises of periodization in global history. Send a chat or email @ institutional addresses for access. academic.oup.com/past/advance...

The Promises and Perils of Periodization in Global History: Lessons from the Inter-War Era*

Abstract. This article considers the role of periodization in global history through the lens of the inter-war era. The global turn has shifted the ‘metage

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UBC Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social · Jan 15

🌍 2024 saw half the world’s population voting. What did we learn about tech’s role in elections?

Our final piece in the CIGI series explores key trends, from AI in campaigns to platform regulations, and what lies ahead for democracy.

📖 Read now: www.cigionline.org/articles/muc...

Much of the World Voted in 2024: What Did We Learn?

In our introduction to CIGI’s The World Votes, 2024 series last February, we wrote: “One year from now, people could inhabit very different political worlds than the ones that currently exist.” We wer...

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Heidi Tworek @heiditworek.bsky.social · Jan 15

I didn’t realize it was out!

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