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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Aug 13

In July, Anat Rosenberg spoke in my Political Healing seminar about her forthcoming text “Hope against Autocratic Legalism during the Democratic Crisis in Israel.” Her words about maintaining hope during a period of increasing autocracy have accompanied me during the past months. @diml.bsky.social

Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Aug 11

I was honored to serve as a facilitator at the summer school CRITICAL TIMES 2025 DISRUPTIONS with a session on “Disrupting the Affective Work of Anti-Immigration Narratives and Images“. The Institute is offering Visitor Fellowships that one can apply for until 30 September 2025: lnkd.in/eBNEtynx.

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jul 21

Please join us tomorrow, on 22 July 2025, at 11 AM CET, for the founding event of the Legal Humanities Association (LHA). The association places Law and Humanities research and methodologies ever more squarely on the academic map.

More information can be found here: lnkd.in/e-CJQShR.

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jun 17

Note that Timothy Snyder, author of "On Tyranny" (2017) is a US American historian, who has moved to Canada.
Many thanks again to @demsabroad.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social #NoKings

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Research Group MeDiMi @for-medimi.bsky.social · Jun 13

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☀️ MeDiMi at the 2025 Summer Event of the Giessen Graduate Centre for Social Sciences, Business, Economics and Law (GGS) on 11 June.

💡 Highlight: Talk by MeDiMi PI @greta-olson.org on "Trump 2.0: The Return & Resistance."

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jun 13

Thank you for the engaged questions and comments.

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jun 2

Looking forward to speaking at the GGS Summer Event 2025 on June 11. I will give a guest talk, titled "Trump 2.0: The Return & the Resistance," which will cover political pushback, activism, and hope. Register by June 4 via the QR code below or this link: shorturl.at/TSjFg. #TheReturn #TheResistance

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Apr 30

A free and independent press is the necessary fourth branch of democracies. So important to speak about encroachments on press freedom during the first 100 days of the Trump 2.0 administration and what this means for us in Germany. @djv.de @profausberlin.bsky.social

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Critical Theory in Berlin @ktbberlin.bsky.social · Apr 8

Reminder: Diesen Donnerstag, 18-20 Uhr, diskutieren mehrere Autor:innen von "Ökonomie als Gesellschaftstheorie" (u.a. @tbiebricher.bsky.social) im Senatssaal der HU.

Wir freuen uns über das Buch und auf die spannende Veranstaltung!
www.nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.5771/9...

Critical Theory in Berlin @ktbberlin.bsky.social · Mar 20

📅 Am 10. April findet im Senatssaal der HU die Buchvorstellung zu "Ökonomie als Gesellschaftstheorie" statt. Es diskutieren die Ko-Autor:innen Thomas Biebricher, Friederike Habermann und Joseph Vogl mit Christian Schmidt und Franziska Martinsen.

criticaltheoryinberlin.de/event/oekono...

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Apr 7

"This is what democracy looks like."

@bostonglobe.com

for reporting on crowd size

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Apr 6

Feeling the joy of resistance at the Hands Off protest in Boston today. We the people resist and will persist.

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Feb 14

"Neurodivergence is the norm. We need to develop a society for the greatest level of variation." Thank you Dr. Elizabeth Drame (U of Wisconsin Milwaukee)for a great talk on interactions of Black autistic youth and the police. @diml.bsky.social

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Feb 12

@maditaoeming.bsky.social did a fabulous job of explaining how the porn addiction narrative has been instrumentalized to various political ends in her talk at JLU. Madita's critical media work contributes centrally to developing literacy concerning digital porn. Thank you! @diml.bsky.social

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Feb 12

Dr. Liz Drame (U Wisconsin-Milwaukee) speaks about interactions between Black and autistic youth and law enforcement today at 4:15 PM Frankfurt time. Dr. Drame will lead us through the intersections of race and disability. @diml.bsky.social

Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Feb 8

Madita Oeming thinks through simplistic anti-porn positions with critical nuance, this Monday at 2:15 Frankfurt time. Everyone welcome. @maditaoeming.bsky.social, @diml.bsky.social

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Feb 5

Dr. Marzia Milazzo (Associate Prof, U of Johannesburg) will speak about Anti-Blackness and Colorblindness in the US, Europe, and South Africa today at 4:15, Frankfurt time.
@transcript-verlag.bsky.social @diml.bsky.social

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jan 25

powerfully said

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jan 25

An important talk on the legal and cultural ramifications of sex robots. Join Rüya Toparlak from the University of Lucerne at @diml.bsky.social and JLU for a politically and socially relevant input and discussion.

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jan 25

Thanks to Simon Stern and Robert Spoo for making this rich collection of voices in Laws and Literature be heard.

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jan 21

We ignore the spectacle and celebrate Dr. MLK's legacy and vision of racial and social equality, and we consider forms or resistance.

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jan 20

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Let's focus on Dr. King's vision of social justice rather than events in Washington, DC. Join us for Dr. Simona Adinolfi's talk on labor exploitation and migration tomorrow at 4:15, Frankfurt time. Everyone is welcome.
@diml.bsky.social

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Jan 13

Join us today at 4:15 Frankfurt time for Dr. Carolin Gebauer's important talk on how to recognize and counter polarizing representations of migration. Everyone is welcome, no pre.registration necessary.
@diml.bsky.social
@for-medimi.bsky.social

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Dec 9

For those who missed it, here is a filmed version of Allison Hammer's timely talk about trans utopian strategies for addressing the present.
@kallison.bsky.social
@diml.bsky.social

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Dec 8

Join us for PD Dr. Georgiana Banita's talk this Monday at 4:15 Frankfurt time on the political instrumentalization of migrant crime. @diml.bsky.social

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Greta Olson @greta-olson.org · Dec 3

Join us for @kallison.bsky.social's talk tomorrow, 4 December at 4:15 Frankfurt and Amsterdam time, on "Exuberant Embodiment: A Trans Utopia for an Unbearable Present." @diml.bsky.social

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