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Erika Is Still Writing
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Independent scholar / Writer. Research on fashion and the modeling profession in girls’ series fiction.
Fashion Studies - girls’ series books - doll studies - girl studies - feminism
M.A. Fashion Studies/B.A. Literature, Stockholm Univ. Member PCA / ACA.
In 2024 my research was published in an anthology in the U.S. edited by the amazing @hermioneclone.bsky.social & @luelladamico.bsky.social - @lizwfab.bsky.social and other amazing scholars were included too.

I wrote about a book published in 1942. In 1944, my mother worked in occupied Denmark.
February 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Känner mig dagligen frustrerad över svensk inhuman politik.

… också frustrerad över att Johan Forssell fortfarande är minister.

(PS: Hur mår den lille? Forssells egen tonåring som kanske har ett svenskt pass?)
February 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Hur många vill egentligen ha en migrationsrätt på EU:s miniminivå? www.dn.se/ledare/lisa-...
Lisa Magnusson: Det handlar inte bara om 4-åringen, utan om vilket land vi vill vara
Sverige har blivit ett land som skickar ut tonåringar på löpande band.
www.dn.se
January 29, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Vi måste välja kompetenta politiker som tror på ett demokratiskt samhälle - alla politiker gör inte det.

VARFÖR kan vi leva med Johan Forssell som migrationsminister?!

Är svenskar i gemen främlingsfientliga rasister?
February 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Inför 35 tim. arb.vecka!

Citerar @michaeldahlen.bsky.social som anser att 70% effektivitet på jobbet räcker, om man vill må bra på längre sikt.

Minns ett uttalande om sjukhus: kräver minst 20% marginal för att fungera väl.

(Referens till Londonsjukhus; många år sedan, minns tyvärr inte källan.)
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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I think of all the malicious MAGA trolls, envying his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show

Then the release of Liam Ramos from detention

And I hear Bad Bunny at the Grammys:

“Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say—ICE out. We’re not savages. We’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans”
February 2, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Some fabulous singing by #TomJones to brighten your day.

open.spotify.com/track/70wRit...
(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall In Love Again
open.spotify.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Grymhet och inkompetens är en förödande kombo hos makthavare.

Varför är #JohanForssell fortfarande minister?

#Val2026
February 2, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Fairytales for adults are still having a moment. I look forward to The DevilWears Prada 2. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci - Tucci time 🎶

Image: Me not looking that stylish before seeing the musical in London. 😎

#Vogue #Fashion #academicsky

www.imdb.com/video/imdb/v...
February 2, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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AI, but must watch!! vt.tiktok.com/ZSabAugJX/
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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The worst thing about the ongoing ”peace negotiations” and Trump’s Greenland gambit is that they distract from Russia’s ongoing humanitarian warfare.

Happy to report that @lapatina.bsky.social and friends have been busy delivering emergency batteries around Kyiv ! A good way to help ⬇️
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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(1/2) Haaretz: Far-right European Leaders to Headline Israeli Government-sponsored Antisemitism Conference

Den israeliska regeringens agerande är djupt beklagligt och försvårar allvarligt arbetet mot antisemitism.
Far-right European leaders to headline Israeli gov't-sponsored antisemitism conference
Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli Will Host the Controversial Conference for a Second Consecutive Year. Notably Absent From the List Are Mainstream Organizations Engaged in the International...
www.haaretz.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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”Jag glömmer inte – men förlåter inte heller”

På Förintelsens minnesdag intervjuar SvD överlevande på ett judiskt äldreboende i Göteborg. www.svd.se/a/L410rV/ove...
”Jag glömmer inte – men förlåter inte heller”
På nätterna vaknar de skrikande i mardrömmar. I stället för att läka sår, tycks tiden göra ångesten svårare. På det judiska äldreboendet i Göteborg möter Jenny Åberg dem som överlevt Förintelsen.
www.svd.se
January 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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Den 5 mars arrangerar Forum för levande historia i samarbete med SKMA en digital lärarfortbildning om antisemitism och antimuslimsk rasism.

Klicka på länken för info, program och anmälan.
Fortbildning: Antisemitism och antimuslimsk rasism i skolan – svåra frågor? - Forum för levande historia
Välkommen till en fortbildningen om antisemitism och antimuslimsk rasism, didaktiska perspektiv samt pedagogiska exempel för hur svåra frågor kan hanteras i undervisningen och i kollegiet.
www.levandehistoria.se
January 29, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Ny Eurobarometer om uppfattningar om antisemitism i EU
Ny Eurobarometer om uppfattningar om antisemitism i EU
På Förintelsens minnesdag den 27 januari publicerade EU-kommissionen resultaten av en ny Eurobarometer om uppfattningar om antisemitism bland allmänheten i EU, inklusive i Sverige. Några centrala res...
skma.se
January 31, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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"Hat mot judar slutar inte med judarna”

SvD intervjuar Daniel Feinbaum, engagerad i föreningen Zikaron, om när han besöker skolor för att berätta om sin mormor som överlevde Förintelsen.
”Hat mot judar slutar inte med judarna”
Hans mormor var ett barn när hon fördes till Auschwitz. Nu berättar Daniel Feinbaum hennes historia för elever i svenska skolor. Men alla skolor öppnar inte dörren.
www.svd.se
February 2, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Fabulous portrait by #SofonisbaAnguissola

People portrayed in the 16th century really showed up! Pretty stylish.

#art #VisualCulture #academicsky
This striking portrait of Catalina Michaela of Spain (1577-9), depicts her beauty, wealth, and noble heritage. By Sofonisba Anguissola, #BOTD in 1532.
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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I Lit All My Candles, by Hildegard Rath (1952)
#Hanukkah #Expressionism
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Winter inspiration to all of us Swedes, stuck in the darkness up north wearing black (and pushing babies in black prams!).

Light, color and hope this way, please.
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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I read lots of good books this year, but the two that will stick with me are about survival. Read these to glean some tips on how to get through 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Visual role models are important.

Women and children reading together was a popular motif, particularly during the 19th century when reading and books became accessible to many more people.

Beautiful painting. Thank you for sharing, @pbutterwriter.bsky.social 🎊📖📚

#education #VisualCulture #art
Lilla Cabot Perry (#BOTD in 1848) in was an American Impressionist whom Monet considered his equal. Impressionism was influenced by Japanese art, so she came full circle when she lived and painted in Japan for a time. Below: The Picture Book.
#WomenArtists #Impressionism
February 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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Gonna share this again because it is so well written. @alisoncook.bsky.social

"One of many ICE/BP misdeeds that haunt me involves the ICE agents who ate at a small-town Minnesota Mexican restaurant and then returned at closing time to detain the workers who had provided their meal."
A food writer's sermon
The longest January I remember is over. At last. Even safe in my East End nest, I feel pummeled and bruised—in a spiritual way, which by no means compares to what my brethren in my late mother's birt...
alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM