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Jenny Croft @jenniferlcroft.bsky.social · 6h

I took this picture of Olga and László in London in 2018. Congrats to Krasznahorkai and his translators, including George Szirtes and @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social, and long live a Central Europe free of dictators (foreign and domestic) and full of magnificent minds like these!

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Jan Blonski @janblo.bsky.social · 3d

Globalizing the Baltic in the Early Modern Period:

Conference CfP
'The Baltic Sea and Global Currents: 400 Years After the Battle of Oliwa. Maritime Expansion, Domination, and Water Spaces in a Globalizing World'

networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

#earlymodern #History

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.

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Niall Oddy @nialloddy.bsky.social · 7d

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Lort Burn Specials @lortburnspecials.bsky.social · 8d

LORT BURN SPECIALS: 3

Featuring OWEN HATHERLEY, ANDREW HANKINSON, KATE LISTON and music from BEN LOWES-SMITH

SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 7PM

@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social

MAKE NEWCASTLE MITTELEUROPA AGAIN

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Niall Oddy @nialloddy.bsky.social · 9d

This is a great book that you should all read (as well as everything by Jen because she is very cool)

Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · 9d

Happy International Translation Day!

Here’s part of my translation manifesto, which can be found in full at the end of Fair: The Life-Art of Translation.

(Written out in replies)

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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 9d

It’s wonderful to see Kieran’s book on multicultural Britain getting the plaudits it deserves… you will not find a more humane and beautifully written book on this complex topic. Unfortunately, it is also both timely and essential reading for the moment in which we find ourselves.

Kieran Connell @kieranconnell.bsky.social · 9d

I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way

@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social

www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...

2025 Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced

The Wolfson History Prize has revealed its 2025 shortlist, with six books in contention for the UK's most prestigious history writing prize.

www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk

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Ben Gidley @bengidley.bsky.social · 10d

reminder we’re kicking off tomorrow
5:30- 7:30pm Hybrid/IHR

@profpanayi.bsky.social & @kabcommons.bsky.social will open, then I’ll will speak on history & social studies; @marcloureiro.bsky.social on history & law; and Natalya Din-Kariuki on history & literature.

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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UkraineWorld @ukraineworld.bsky.social · 10d

⚡ Ukrainian journalist and human rights defender Maksym Butkevych has been awarded the 2025 Vaclav Havel Prize.

He is the first Ukrainian to receive the award.

Earlier, UkraineWorld had an interview with Maksym, who spent over two years in Russian captivity:
ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts/...

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holden m. accountable @noahs.bsky.social · 10d

THE MEME IS REAL

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Niall Oddy @nialloddy.bsky.social · 10d

I fear that internet men think you are talking about someone else other than them

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Niall Oddy @nialloddy.bsky.social · 11d

AND publically grieve when their postbox topper gets nicked AND threaten to stop knitting as a result (a threat they never carry out)

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Niall Oddy @nialloddy.bsky.social · 11d

AND they take to local Facebook groups to tell us we’re welcome

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Ukraine Solidarity Campaign 🇺🇦✊🏽🚩 @ukrainesol.bsky.social · 20d

We're fundraising for a vehicle for the UAV Interception Platoon of UA's 129th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade, who work tirelessly to detect, track + neutralise incoming threats, so they can deploy at speed to intercept missiles and drones.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-defen...

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · Sep 7

Whatever your views of Palestine Action, considering that we have people attempting to set alight to hotels housing people seeking asylum, attacks on minorities, backlogs for sexual assault cases etc etc, can we not agree that this is a massive overreaction by the Met?

Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Metropolitan Police have released updated figures for yesterday's protest by people holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

857 people were arrested "for showing support for Palestine Action" and 33 for other offences, including 17 for assaults on police officers

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 3

Timeline cleanse

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Niall Oddy @nialloddy.bsky.social · Sep 3

Time for @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social 🤞

Niall Oddy @nialloddy.bsky.social · Sep 3

An appropriate time to listen to the supercut of Melvyn saying hello: pascalwyse.com/blog/2017/12...

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Albin Wagener @albinwagener.bsky.social · Sep 3

Très bien. Et maintenant : l'Elysee.

90 chats sauvages prennent le contrôle d'une île bretonne et sèment la peur chez les habitants

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Marina Inì @marinaini.bsky.social · Sep 3

I am excited to post the CFP for the workshop "Reframing community through mobility: an interdisciplinary perspective from the early modern to the present" organised by @tamsinprideaux.bsky.social and me at la Sapienza, University of Rome, 19-20 January. Please apply and circulate! Deadline: 30.09.

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Kate Tsurkan @katetsurkan.bsky.social · Aug 30

This fall brings not one but two books I had the privilege to co-work on. I’m especially eager for English-language readers to follow Andriy Lyubka's journey as a wartime volunteer, told with his signature wit. Please spread the word—you can preorder now.

www.academicstudiespress.com/9798887198408/

War from the Rear

A gripping, unexpectedly humorous, and deeply human portrait of life in Ukraine reshaped by war. In this powerful collection of essays, writer Andriy Lyubka&...

www.academicstudiespress.com

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Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · Aug 19

Pls sign and share this open letter to the Bristol VC, against the School of Humanities's decision to withdraw the BA in English Literature and Community Engagement (ELCE): the only part-time, flexible undergraduate degree programme available at the University forms.gle/SbyhXPSJgQTc...

Save our pioneering widening participation undergraduate degree in English Literature and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol

19 August 2025 Dear Evelyn Welch (Vice-Chancellor) cc Judith Squires (Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost), Tansy Jessop (Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students) The School of Humanities has ...

forms.gle

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Jenny Richards @jennyrichards.bsky.social · Aug 16

'Sophisticated computers can become linguistic experts. But if fewer people acquire these skills, the world risks becoming a less connected place — just when it needs it most.' on.ft.com/4mP3rrf

Lost in translation

Even in the language app era there are benefits to learning a foreign tongue

on.ft.com

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Niall Oddy @nialloddy.bsky.social · Aug 14

And she’s found a nice bag to sit on! I haven’t seen mine for years and fear I must have lost it in a house move

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Matthew J Kuiper @matthewjkuiper.bsky.social · Aug 10

A strong case here. “…it is a rational and principled choice to not use GenAI products unless and until we have determined that their benefits outweigh their costs. Radically revising and restructuring our discipline around GenAI is premature at this time…” Yes and amen 1/

James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · Aug 10

Refusing Generative AI in Writing Studies

Visit the post for more.

refusinggenai.wordpress.com

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