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Lucas Haasis @lhaasis.bsky.social · 11d

Dear historians, some of you often think about the Roman Empire, but what about the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation? In an article with Tobias Winnerling, we ask where we can find the #HRE in today’s pop culture. What should we not forget? All tips welcome! #earlymodern #medievalsky #history

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 15d

From the original Swedish researchers.

Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows

Our research provides strong evidence against the concerning claims made recently by US president Donald Trump.

theconversation.com

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Annika Raapke Öberg @mouseemperor.bsky.social · 18d

Dierks 🥰

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Annika Raapke Öberg @mouseemperor.bsky.social · Sep 9

I believe that many people want to be a force for good in the world.

But then they insist on eating apples in quiet train compartments!!

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Annika Raapke Öberg @mouseemperor.bsky.social · Aug 28

I feel like this is a breakthrough moment.

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Annika Raapke Öberg @mouseemperor.bsky.social · Aug 27

Exactly. It explains EVERYTHING and is, therefore, the best history fact ever.

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Annika Raapke Öberg @mouseemperor.bsky.social · Aug 27

Excuse me, yet another Early Modernist weighing in, but I do think we need to contextualise more here. This discussion completely ignores the fact that it was constantly dark in the Middle Ages.

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Annika Raapke Öberg @mouseemperor.bsky.social · Aug 23

It was fantastic to meet *you* - after all these years!

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · Aug 21

The maddest someone has ever gotten at me was when I talked about the child sized manacles Jefferson had at Monticello for 9 year old children. They could not cope with the idea that a child the same age as their child had been enslaved. And it made them angry that I made them know facts

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Aug 21

Chattel slavery was so bad that when we tell you how bad it in fact was most of y'all shut down and tell us we're making it up and pass laws against us ever telling you how bad it was again because your brains literally cannot handle how bad it in fact was.

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · Aug 19

"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.

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David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · Aug 21

I once read a source in which a British captain, after the anguish cries of a FOUR YEAR OLD enslaved girl bothered him so much on the voyage, went below deck and stabbed her to death just for quiet.

If you’re not familiar with the primary sources, it’s difficult to comprehend how bad it was.

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · Aug 19

"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.

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Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social · Jul 16

I keep coming back to this James Baldwin quote these days.

"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."

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Colin Rose @crosehistorian.bsky.social · Jun 10

New hero just dropped.

Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · Jun 10

Welcome to the archives.

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Mikael Alm @mikaelalm.bsky.social · Jun 3

Master's workshop continues! Thesis on two case studies on claims of compensation against Lübeck in the 16th century (chaired by @mouseemperor.bsky.social), and I just learned that OpenAI's online ChatGTP function recognises Middle Low German elements in Early New German texts.

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Lucas Haasis @lhaasis.bsky.social · Apr 25

All the world in a postbag! It's always very special for me to speak at public events to history fans who are learning about the Prize Papers for the first time. Yesterday I was invited to the inForum, a cultural event for #bestagers - and what a stimulating evening we had! #earlymodern #wisskom 🗃️

Selfie with audience holding up joyfully folded letters.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · Apr 23

hello from Vienna, which I found out tonight has a fast food place called "Hab's Burgers"

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Historiska Föreningen i Uppsala @hfuppsala.bsky.social · Apr 7

Våren är här!🌞 Dags att fira dess ankomst med ett gediget möte 24 April kl.17:00 på Humanistiska Teatern i Uppsala. Rebecka Lennartsson & Mats Hayen föreläser om projektet "Stadens ansikten" - du vill inte missa det. Vi ses där!🌹

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Mikael Alm @mikaelalm.bsky.social · Apr 1

Alla är välkomna!/Welcome!

libcal.ub.uu.se/event/4355432

Open lecture: Dirty Metadata and Clean Cataloguing – Opportunities and Challenges for Historical Correspondence

Reflecting on the process of cataloguing the Brienne Collection – over 2,000 letters, which ended up in The Hague between 1689 and 1706 – this lecture explores the opportunities...

libcal.ub.uu.se

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Annika Raapke Öberg @mouseemperor.bsky.social · Mar 29

Same here, Gina!! Hope you're well!

Annika Raapke Öberg @mouseemperor.bsky.social · Mar 23

Jag stannar också hemma! Party i personalrummet, Brita?!

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Annika Raapke Öberg @mouseemperor.bsky.social · Mar 20

The @uu.se history students' association invited me as a guest lecturer tonight. Not only were they the sweetest, most engaged audience I've ever had, they also *gave me flowers*. I think I've peaked now, job-wise.

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Lucas Haasis @lhaasis.bsky.social · Mar 17

Für Kurzentschlossene: Heute 16-18 Uhr bieten Patrick Heike (Artland-Gymnasium) und ich unsere Fortbildung zum Thema #Games und #Erinnerungskultur (2. Weltkrieg) an. Im Fokus stehen Serious Games und Shooter im #Geschichtsunterricht ab Klasse 8/9. Bei Interesse gerne melden #BlueLZ #Erinnerung

Lucas Haasis @lhaasis.bsky.social · Feb 27

Lehrkräfte aufgepasst – neue Fortbildungsreihe zu Games im Unterricht startet – ab nächster Woche: jeden Montag, 16-18 Uhr, online über Zoom und offen für alle – veranstaltet von der Evangelischen Schulstiftung in Mitteldeutschland.
#blueLZ #games
Anmeldung: www.schulstiftung-ekm.de/stiftung/fba...

Bild: Gelber Controller vor blauem Hintergrund.

Text: Spiele(n) im Unterricht

Fortbildungsreihe zu Games im Deutsch- und Geschichtsunterricht sowie der politischen Bildung – offen für alle

An 5 Montagen im März in 5 Modulen zum gekonnten Einsatz von Spielen im Unterricht

Gerrit Neundorf: Spawnpoint Institut für Spiel- und Medienkultur Erfurt
Christoph Kehl: Lehrkraft und Experte Game-Based Learning, Dr. Sulzberger Gymnasium
Lucas Haasis und Patrick Heike: Gamelab Oldenburg | Artland-Gymnasium Quakenbrück
Lisa König: Zentrum für didaktische Computerspielforschung Freiburg
Alexander Preisinger: GameLab der Fachdidaktik Geschichte der Universität Wien

Veranstalter: Evangelische Schulstiftung in Mitteldeutschland St. Johannes

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Philippa Hellawell @pbhellawell.bsky.social · Mar 11

PASSAGE is recruiting for two fixed-term posts to join me working on 18thC records of enslavement
1) Collections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery) shorturl.at/aZwqn
2) Project Cataloguer (Transatlantic Slavery) shorturl.at/6aSpz
If you have questions, please let me know & please circulate widely!

Collections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery) at The National Archives

Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

shorturl.at

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Mikael Alm @mikaelalm.bsky.social · Mar 7

My University has left X and joined Bluesky.

bsky.app/profile/uu.se

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The Prize Papers Project @prizepapers.bsky.social · Mar 3

Join Jana Dambrogio & Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group for the online launch event for the groundbreaking new book "Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter" (MIT Press): Tuesday, March 4, 6pm EST. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/jana-dambr...
#earlymodern 🗃️

Cover of the book "Letterlocking. The Hidden History of the Letter" by Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith. Letter in front of black background.

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · Feb 23

Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality

[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]

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