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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · 26d

Hvem sa det?

Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · 28d

Den nonchalante holdningen til Professor Watchlist… Man skal ikke langt ut i min bekjentskapskrets før man treffer på en som har levd med trakassering og trusler pga den lista. Hennes amerikanske kollegaer tenkte klart om det fra starten: pen.org/press-releas...

New List a Threat to Campus Free Speech, Says PEN America

NEW YORK—The launch of a new website meant to name and accuse college professors of advancing left-wing agenda and discriminating against conservative students is a worrying threat to academic freedom...

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · 28d

This is irresponsible.

“Was Charlie Kirk killer driven by political beliefs? What Americans say in poll” published in the Kansas City Star.

Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article312116141.html#storylink=cpy

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Sep 12

In all seriousness, I'd love to see a reporter try to get comments from all of these people about their initial impulse to declare a literal war on half of their fellow citizens and to see if any of them regret it, apologized for it or learned anything at all from it.

onion person @junlper.beer · Sep 12

like this is the most irresponsible level of hysteria i’ve ever seen. most of these people are either paid by the republican party, or are high level advisors and allies. this is insane

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 12

Takk!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Sep 10

Wow! Listen to this list of acts of political violence. It’s not even complete, but sobering AF.

Now, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a crowd, and the video is all over social media. This needs to stop.

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 10

Kirk died, per the NYT. This is so bad, in so many ways.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Sep 10

Breaking news: Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was shot at a Utah Valley University event.

A suspect is in custody, according to parents whose children received an email from the university.

Follow live updates:

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event

Kirk is the co-founder of Turning Point USA, which advocates for conservative politics at high schools and colleges.

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · Sep 7

Let’s kick off a new semester & season with my 240th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️

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#ScholarSunday Thread 240

Published on September 7, 2025

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 5

When I was 16, we learned about Australia in school. Here is the extent of the notes I took one day.

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 4

I am so sorry this is your experience. I absolutely see your point about how the rhetoric could fuel harmful stuff. In my book I emphasize how such cozy therapy talk fueled the politization of evangelicals because the idealized family life made others seem even more of a threat.

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 4

That might be. And someone who grew up in a community where he was listened to might have other reads on him than I do. I am just curious of where this claim comes from having read pages on pages of his work. It’s so specific and at odds with the tenor of so much else he said to couples.

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 4

I hear you! And it does not mean some would take his comment on men’s needs as a command to women to put up with things. He did put quite a lot of pressure on men to tidy up and to focus on pleasuring their wives, though! After all, most of his readers were women.

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 4

It looks like they cherry pick stuff to make a point. Dobson was very emphatic elsewhere about women not having an obligation to satisfy their husbands. Not that he did not have problematic opinions about women!
But his insistence that men could not *demand* sex was quite clear.

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 4

Where is that 72 hour thing from? It’s quite a leap from what he writes in e.g, What Wives Wish…. I’ve seen this claim before but I just can’t find the source for it.

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Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social · Sep 4

I did a little interview about the problems with students using AI in the humanities and the limits to our response.

Åtvarar mot bruk av KI: – Det skapar ein sprekk i heile utdanningsprosessen - Uniforum

UiO-professor i amerikanske og britiske studiar Randall James Stephens meiner at når mange studentar tar i bruk kunstig intelligens for å løysa oppgåvene for seg, vert hovudformålet med å ta høgare ut...

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 3

Some people over here (Norway) were so mad at me when I responded to their call for Christian’s to have more babies to outnumber non-Christians in the future and I said it sounded awfully like positive eugenics. A full-page rant about me in one of the Christian newspapers.

Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 2

This was a great experience! Glad to get a chance to talk about Dobson and his legacy. Thanks @kellyjbaker.bsky.social and @johnbrooks.bsky.social for inviting me.

Pod Only Knows @podonlyknows.bsky.social · Sep 2

(Sorry about the audio on this one!)

@kellyjbaker.bsky.social and @johnbrooks.bsky.social were delighted to have @hildelstephens.bsky.social talk to us about the life and legacy of the late James Dobson.

Here or wherever you get podcasts!

Pod Only Knows #054 – James Dobson - with Hilde Løvdal Stephens

(Sorry about John's audio quality in this one!) Hilde Løvdal Stephens joins Kelly and John to talk about the life and times of James Dobson.

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Sep 1

CFP: American Studies Association of Norway's 2026 conference "Constituting the US in the 21st Century." Deadline Oct. 15, 2025. asanor.org/2026-confere...

2026 Conference

Proposal deadline: October 15, 2025All presenters also need to be registered members of ASANOR. Click here for information on how to join us. The 2026 American Studies Association of Norway Confere…

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Aug 30

I just learned that NAR-preacher Cindy Jacobs will be in Oslo next week visiitng a pentecostal church in central Oslo. I am hoping for some solid reporting about the event, if possible. dayandnight.no/2025/05/05/l...

Lederdag 2025 - Day&Night

Lederdag med Cindy Jacobs ℹ️Påmelding: checkin.no (klikk her) Lederdagen med Cindy Jacobs finner sted som en del av konferansen «Bønn for Norge & European Prayer Summit». ℹ️ DETALJERT PROGRAM 🗓 5. sep...

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Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social · Aug 25

I did an interview with Chris Stevenson on the Religion in American Experience podcast. We talked about religion and the roots of rock ‘n’ roll, the Beatles, Explo ‘72 in Dallas, pentecostalism, and more.

Religion and Rock 'n' Roll

Podcast Episode · Religion in the American Experience · 25/08/2025 · 55m

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Aug 22

I think there's some truth to that. He was a (relatively!) moderate voice on certain issues, but then he definitely was not in other areas.

Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Aug 21

So this happened today. The man whose work I’ve spent years stdying is gone. He was so influential ans powerful at the height of his career. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u....

James Dobson, Influential Leader of the Religious Right, Dies at 89

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · Aug 18

Here’s last night’s story about the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, what they have and haven’t accomplished so far, and a fun new idea for doctors who are looking to quit in style. youtu.be/3lzfH86avIc

Make America Healthy Again: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Hilde Løvdal Stephens @hildelstephens.bsky.social · Aug 15

A brand new article out by Uni of Oslo's very own @samuelklee.bsky.social!

Environmental History @envirohistory.bsky.social · Jul 31

Ahead of new print alert! You can now read Samuel J. Klee's "Drawing Barbed Wire: The Tule Lake Scrapbook of 1942" from the October 2025 issue. #envhist #envhum

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Drawing Barbed Wire: The Tule Lake Scrapbook of 1942 | Environmental History

Abstract In December 1942, teachers and Japanese Americans at the Tule Lake Relocation Center created a scrapbook for Elmer Shirrell, the camp’s outgoing director. The scrapbook reveals Tule Lake teac...

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