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Visual and media history, history of education, public history, UNESCO, Education & Pandemics Digital Archive, education beyond the human. https://www.uni.lu/en/people/karin-priem/ https://www.ische.org/education-and-pandemics-archive/#/ .. more

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Karin Priem @kpriem.bsky.social · Jan 24

Special issue of Encounters in Theory and History of Education vol. 25, no. 1 (2024): Consequences of the Past and Responsible Histories of Education for the Future. Guest editors @kpriem.bsky.social and @mkeynes.bsky.social. Please go to ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/en... and find out more.

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ben bradley @benbradleyca.bsky.social · 10d

interested in the history of mining, smelting, heavy industry, workplace health & safety, or company magazines in canada?the trail bc museum and bcrdh.ca have just digitized a complete run of "cominco magazine."
bcrdh.ca/islandora/ob...
thanks to @kellyblack.ca for the tip!
#bchist #cdnhist #envhist

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Thomas Cauvin @thomascauvin.bsky.social · 17d

Rich discussion about #PublicHistory in the UK.
Katie Carpenter, Anna Maguire, David Geiringer, and Julia Laite in History Workshop journal

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Teaching Public History in Britain Today: A Roundtable Discussion

Abstract. ‘What is Public History Now?’ This was the question posed by the 2022 AHRC Network led by Julia Laite. The network culminated in a conference of

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Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History @c2dh.uni.lu · 17d

We are preparing to bring history to life with HISTOFEST, the first history festival in #Belval! A vibrant mix of activities, stories, and surprises is waiting for you on 15 October.
Full programme 👉 www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
#publichistory #histofest #historyfestival #Esch

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Thomas Cauvin @thomascauvin.bsky.social · 18d

Check the Call for Participation to the 2026 conference of the International Federation for Public History. It will take place in Lison, Portugal (September 2026)
ifph.hypotheses.org/6522
#PublicHistory @ncph.bsky.social @sypph.bsky.social

8th International Conference on Public History

The Public History of Difficult Pasts 8th International Conference on Public History Lisbon, Portugal | September 7-11, 2026 Call for Papers Conference Overview In a time of escalating...

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Aug 30

UC Berkeley Depart of History tenure-track asst prof job in Global History of Technology. History of technological artifacts & infrastructures through a global & transnational lens. All fields, areas, & periods of #HistTech considered
For more info:
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05065
#HPS 🗃️

Assistant Professor – Global History of Technology - Department of History

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Aug 26

The internet forgets. You don’t have to.

📥 Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to capture and preserve the sites you care about.

🕰️ Try it here ➡️ web.archive.org/save

#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine @Archive.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Aug 26

Hey #DataRescuers! Join us this Labor Day weekend to #SaveOurSigns The deadline is near and we have some priority locations. You can also connect with DRP members in NYC!

Get out, spread the word, and help us #SaveOurSigns.

Save Our Signs: Let’s Get It Done

Help us finish strong with #SaveOurSigns this Labor Day. Plus, if you’re in NYC, come see us in person!

www.datarescueproject.org

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Karin Priem @kpriem.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · May 30

For those interested in education policy and the economics of education, I've put together 4 starter packs:

Faculty and researchers 1: go.bsky.app/GHJzy4L
Faculty and researchers 2: go.bsky.app/TeqwuKM
PhD students & postdocs: go.bsky.app/FUjWT5E
Journalists and writers: go.bsky.app/3XhYmo3

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International Standing Conference for the History of Education @ische-news.bsky.social · Jul 31

📢 New CfPs from our members!
Several institutional members have announced calls for papers for upcoming conferences & publications.
📎 Full details & deadlines can be found on our website: www.ische.org/ulvd
#CfP #AcademicCalls #ISCHE #HistEd #HistoryOfEducation

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International Standing Conference for the History of Education @ische-news.bsky.social · Jul 31

📚 Nominations are open for the ISCHE First Book Award 2026!
Recognizing outstanding first books in the history of education.
Deadline: 1 Dec 2025
Self-nominations welcome.
More details: www.ische.org/vc5w
Submit to: [email protected]
#ISCHE #HistoryOfEducation #CallForNominations #HistEd

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · Jul 23

A History of Photography in Canada, Volume 1 captures this phenomenon by looking at hundreds of early photographs and by listening to the chords they struck in the collective imagination.

Out now! buff.ly/fLt5Aka

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Thomas Cauvin @thomascauvin.bsky.social · Jul 22

Multisensory approach for museums and exhibitions Displaying the past through sounds, smells, touch and not simply texts and visuals
Open access article in International Public History journal @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
#Museum #PublicHistory
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

The Sensational Museum’s Art of Multisensory Storytelling

The Sensational Museum, a UK-based, multi-institution research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), aims to challenge ableist biases in heritage sectors. The project expl...

www.degruyterbrill.com

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House Historian @househistorian.bsky.social · Jul 18

Very happy to get my hands on a copy of #Heiresses by @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social !! I have researched several houses with links to plantation owners and this is a fascinating look at the women who held plantations and enslaved people during the C18th!! @oneworldbooks.bsky.social

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Karin Priem @kpriem.bsky.social · Jul 16

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Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsmedien | Georg-Eckert-Institut @gei.bsky.social · Jul 14

GEI-Digital 2025 Textkorpus veröffentlicht!
5.377 Schulbücher (1650-1921) können jetzt online mit korpuslinguistischen Werkzeugen untersucht werden. Die Daten aus der digitalen Schulbuchsammlung „GEI-Digital“ wurden vom Zentrum Sprache der BBAW aufbereitet.

www.dwds.de/d/korpora/ge...

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Karin Priem @kpriem.bsky.social · Jul 10

Second keynote at ISCHE Lille by Ian Grosvenor on The Best of Times and the Worst of Times: Adventures in Education Revisited. Again, the keynote is graphically recorded. @ische-news.bsky.social

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Karin Priem @kpriem.bsky.social · Jul 8

First keynote at ISCHE Lille in France| Clémence Cardon-Quint on Portrait of the Teacher as a Civil Servant. The keynote is visually recorded.

Karin Priem @kpriem.bsky.social · Jul 8

First keynote at ISCHE Lille in France| Clémence Cardon-Quint on Portrait of the Teacher as a Civil Servant. The keynote is visually recorded.

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Worn On This Day @wornonthisday.bsky.social · Jun 29

Worn #onthisday in 1930 by young swimmers at the Natatorium in Wenatchee, WA, posing with Seattle-raised freestyle world champion and future Olympian Helene Madison. #OTD 📷 MOHAI

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Thomas Cauvin @thomascauvin.bsky.social · Jun 10

Scripting Genocide, by Nicholas K. Johnson will be the 3rd volume of @degruyterbrill.bsky.social's series "Public History in European Perspectives". It will be in full open access thanks to @c2dh.uni.lu @uni.lu
#PublicHistory #Media #Television #Genocide
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jun 4

People are generating more digital records than ever before, resulting in a catalog of clutter. @michaelwaters.bsky.social reports on how our very online lives might reshape the study of history:

Archivists Aren’t Ready for the ‘Very Online’ Era

The challenge: how to catalog and derive meaning from so much digital clutter

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · May 30

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · May 27

In The Teacher in the Machine, Anne Trumbore traces the surprising history of education technology and its political, financial, and social impact on higher education and our world.

Out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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Mémoire2cité @memoire2cite.bsky.social · May 23

rétro jeux playground ''la boule'' annees 70

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · May 23

We’ve just launched a free online course on ‘Born-digital research in the humanities’ reshaped.sas.ac.uk. It covers key concepts, ethics, copyright & accessing, collecting and analysing born-digital data. You can browse the course with guest access or create an account. All CC-BY-NC licensed!

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Bunk @bunkhistory.bsky.social · May 22

LBJ announced his "Great Society" program in his commencement speech to the University of Michigan #OTD in 1964. As the GOP budget takes aim at many of the program's reforms, this @washingtonpost.com visualization reminds us of their legacy: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/speci...

Evaluating the success of the Great Society

Lyndon B. Johnson's visionary set of legislation turns 50

www.washingtonpost.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 22

Two Native American tribes on Thursday filed what they called the first major lawsuit against the U.S. government’s notorious system of Indian boarding schools, which for decades splintered families and stripped Indigenous children of their language and culture. nyti.ms/3Sh0LVZ

A teacher stands in front of young Native American students during class at the Carlisle Indian School in 1903. A headline reads: "Native Tribes Sue U.S. Over Abuse and Deaths at Boarding Schools." Photo by Library of Congress via Getty Images

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CNRS Éditions @cnrseditions.bsky.social · May 13

"Un « tour du monde » des techniques qui, à rebours des grandes fresques diffusionnistes du passé, préserve la spécificité des trajectoires techniques de chaque région du globe en faisant la part belle à des espaces souvent négligés."
@maglhistoire.bsky.social
www.lhistoire.fr/livres/les-f...

Les fausses évidences du progrès technique

Histoire globale des techniques, Guillaume Carnino, Liliane Hilaire-Pérez et Jérôme Lamy (dir.), CNRS Éditions, 2025, 872 p., 39 €.

www.lhistoire.fr

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Institut Pasteur Education @pasteuredu.bsky.social · May 6

The MOOC “Viruses and Human Cancers” is open ! Join us !

👉 Register: bit.ly/3ms0jHN

🦀 Discover the state of knowledge on viruses associated with cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, the host immune response and progress in preventing tumors by vaccination and treatment of the viral disease

Viruses and human cancers

The MOOC offers a broad overview of the state of knowledge on viruses associated with cancer, the different mechanisms of carcinogenesis, the host immune response and progress in preventing tumors.

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