Årstein Justnes
@arsteinjustnes.bsky.social
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Professor, University of Agder
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petertarras.bsky.social
Starting a new thread to collect critical perspectives on AI, as they are articulated dozens of times every day and appear repeatedly on my timeline. I can't read everything right away, but if, like me, you want to stay up to date, then this might help a bit:
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kristelzilmer.bsky.social
Some runological advice to Norwegian citizens who are voting today: "Think over your plans".
kristelzilmer.bsky.social
Vise ord fra en runeinnskrift som går til norske statsborgere i dag: "Tenk over dine planer".
Sitat fra runeinnskrift, gjengitt med runefonter (middelalderruner). Oversettelse: "Tenk over dine planer". 
Kristel Zilmer, Kulturhistorisk museum, UiO
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michaeldpress.bsky.social
In Revue Biblique, I have an article on the provenance of the "Nazareth Inscription", an Early Roman-period text that has been often linked over the last century with the earliest Christians. What can we actually say about it? 🧵
arsteinjustnes.bsky.social
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Jan-Ole: Problemet for finansiøren, sånn som oss, er at vi har klare retningslinjer og vedtekter for hva vi ønsker å bruke penger på, så hvis man får inn eksperter som har en annen agenda, er det et problem.
Professoren: Men jeg var opptatt av å motvirke en skjevhet.’»
arsteinjustnes.bsky.social
(2/) ‘Professoren: Min hemmelige misjon var å få inn flere kvinner (...) ved å få de andre med på at mine vurderinger var til å stole på. I delsøknadene jeg hadde sett meg ut, som jeg skulle prøve å få gjennom, så måtte jeg forte meg å ta ordet.
arsteinjustnes.bsky.social
Det er jeg helt enig i. Men jeg kan ikke skjønne annet enn at dette er korrupsjon (1/):
«Da Hesselberg var på en konferanse og presenterte sine funn, tok en kvinnelig godt merittert professor, som har vurdert søknader for Norges forskningsråd, ordet. Samtalen, som ble tatt opp på bånd, lød slik:
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michaeldpress.bsky.social
Betteridge's Law of Headlines -- "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no" -- remains undefeated
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michaeldpress.bsky.social
In a sense the powerful have always been above the law, but 1 thing that has changed is the illusion: the gap between rhetoric & reality, between symbolism & action, is now so obvious and extreme that the illusion has been openly shattered.
(From June)
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...
Are we witnessing the death of international law?
The long read: A growing number of scholars and lawyers are losing faith in the current system. Others say the law is not to blame, but the states that are supposed to uphold it
www.theguardian.com
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josephscales.bsky.social
My author’s copy has arrived from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social . Very nice to see in person. I wrote an entry with Laura Quick on developments in women’s ritual bathing in ancient Judaism.
Book cover for The Bloomsbury Handbook of religion gender and sexuality in the ancient Near East. The cover has a Babylonian plaque of three figures holding up what appear to be two lions.
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agiliberto.bsky.social
Did you know that @katherinesouthwood.bsky.social
is the new series editor of our Biblical Interpretation series?

We’re seeking proposals - especially those engaging with new methodologies and hermeneutics!

Got a book idea or manuscript ready? Get in touch with me!

www.brill.com/BINS
Professor Katherine Southwood and Acquisitions Editor Alessandra Giliberto standing next to each other, holding a copy of a recently released title in the series Biblical Interpretation. Book cover of “The Transformation of Tehom” by Rosanna A.Lu
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dhko.bsky.social
Call for papers til årets konferanse gikk ut til mailinglista forrige uke!

Nå er den også tilgjengelig her og på Universitetet i Innlandet sine websider:

🟠 Årets tema: Infrastruktur og grensesnitt

🟠 Deadline: 15. August

🟠 Tid og sted: 15-16 okt, 2025, Campus Hamar, INN.

Spre ordet!
DHKO 2025: Infrastruktur og grensesnitt - Universitetet i Innlandet
Nasjonalt forskningsnettverk for digital humaniora og kulturorganisasjon (DHKO) sin tredje årlige konferanse skal holdes på (og i samarbeid med) INN. Årets konferanse vil inneholde workshops og prese...
www.inn.no
arsteinjustnes.bsky.social
...so it must have been Kando? ;-) (Torleif is a close friend, but I have to admit that I'm very skeptical).