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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 12d
#CFP for Vol. 2 of "The Helsinki Notebooks" (ISSN 2984-5343): We publish essays that connect the histories of fascism and colonialism / antifascism, anti-colonialism or antiracism. Follow @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social and check the THN-website for more information: helsinkinotebooks.com
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Walter Gam Nkwi's new important essay on Cameroon’s violent genealogy and how it reveals fascism as not confined to Europe, but as embedded in colonial mechanisms: helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/09/15/t...
Tracing the Proto-Fascist Origins of Conflict in Cameroon
Cameroon’s Violent Legacy On February 14, 2020, local security forces attacked the village of Ngarbuh in North-West Region of Cameroon, killing at least 21 civilians, including 13 ch…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · 23d
Walter Gam Nkwi's new important essay on Cameroon’s violent genealogy and how it reveals fascism as not confined to Europe, but as embedded in colonial mechanisms: helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/09/15/t...
Tracing the Proto-Fascist Origins of Conflict in Cameroon
Cameroon’s Violent Legacy On February 14, 2020, local security forces attacked the village of Ngarbuh in North-West Region of Cameroon, killing at least 21 civilians, including 13 ch…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Sep 2
To the children of #Gaza - a powerful new poem by Ncebakazi Makwetu, published in the new "Visions" Series of The Helsinki Notebooks: helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/08/29/t...
The Children of Gaza – Night Skies
The night sky lights up with stars and timeless lullabies for children in South Africa.Palestinian children no longer see the gentleness of the moon. Only the glow of blood born of massive bombs Mo…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Aug 7
A must-read for anyone interested in the memory battles in post-communist Europe. The case of Poland, presented by Jan Bobrowski and Grzegorz Piotrowski: #memorystudies helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/08/04/r...
Reclaiming the Dąbrowszczacy: Memory Battles and Antifascism in Post-Communist Poland
Between 1936 and 1939, thousands of foreign volunteers travelled to Spain to fight against fascism. Among them were nearly 5,000 Polish combatants who joined the 13th International Brigade. They we…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Jul 23
Remember to follow @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social for new research on populism and democracy.
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Jul 23
Lazaros Karavasilis is the latest contributor to The Helsinki Notebooks. An important essay on the left-wing progressive potential of populism: helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/07/15/p...
Populism Is Not Fascism: Here Is How Antifascist Movements Can Benefit From That Distinction
It has become almost redundant to talk about the fluid nature of the populism concept and the buzzword-like label it has gained over the past two decades. Indeed, when discussing populism in the ac…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Jul 1
For those on the fence: Sofia Kankaanpää's THN essay offers a critical look at why many people are struggling to identify themselves as anti-fascist. "Navigating the Fascist Creep: Strategic Anti-Fascism in an Era of Political Confusion" helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/07/01/n...
Navigating the Fascist Creep: Strategic Anti-Fascism in an Era of Political Confusion
In response to the civil disobedience that erupted across US cities following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, President Donald Trump defiantly asserted that, “it is essential that we pro…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Jul 1
For those on the fence: Sofia Kankaanpää's THN essay offers a critical look at why many people are struggling to identify themselves as anti-fascist. "Navigating the Fascist Creep: Strategic Anti-Fascism in an Era of Political Confusion" helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/07/01/n...
Navigating the Fascist Creep: Strategic Anti-Fascism in an Era of Political Confusion
In response to the civil disobedience that erupted across US cities following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, President Donald Trump defiantly asserted that, “it is essential that we pro…
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Zachary Hunchar @zacharyhunchar.bsky.social · Jun 16
On fascism from Timothy Snyder.
I. Do not obey in advance 12. Make eye contact and Defend institutions small talk Beware the one-party 13. Practice corporeal state politics Take responsibility for 14. Establish a private life the face of the world 15. Contribute to good Remember professional causes ethics 16. Learn from peers in Be wary of paramilitaries other countries Be reflective if you must 17. Listen for dangerous be armed words 8. Stand out 18. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives 9. Be kind to our language 19. Be a patriot 10. Believe in truth II. Investigate 20. Be as courageous as you can
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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · Jun 16
Edited volume forthcoming! Stay tuned if you want to read about how fascism has been challenged in urban spaces and how the anti-fascist city of the future can be created👇
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Jun 16
What is an "Anti-Fascist City"? In early June, the LGP-project organised an international conference in Helsinki to discuss people's right to the city and how to challenge fascism. Read our report to get a quick overview of this thought provoking event: helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/06/16/n...
Notes on the Imagining the Anti-Fascist City Conference
On July 5-6, 2025, we hosted participants from around the world for the ‘Imagining the Anti-Fascist City: Contested Geographies of Resistance and Solidarity Conference!’. Scholars, researchers, com…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Jun 16
What is an "Anti-Fascist City"? In early June, the LGP-project organised an international conference in Helsinki to discuss people's right to the city and how to challenge fascism. Read our report to get a quick overview of this thought provoking event: helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/06/16/n...
Notes on the Imagining the Anti-Fascist City Conference
On July 5-6, 2025, we hosted participants from around the world for the ‘Imagining the Anti-Fascist City: Contested Geographies of Resistance and Solidarity Conference!’. Scholars, researchers, com…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Jun 2
In our latest essay, Dr. Diana I. Popescu (Birkbeck) writes on how Jewish artists confronted fascism through art in Britain and the USA in the mid 20th century. They still represent a vital resource for the historical portrayal of Nazi era perpetrators.
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Visual Resistance: How Jewish Artists Confronted Fascism Through Art in Britain and the United States
Amid the horrors of fascism and genocide, Jewish artists forged a powerful form of resistance through visual art. Their works did not mythologize or glorify Nazi perpetrators; rather, they delivere…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · May 4
Read our latest essay by Yanee Dewoo on "Language as a Site of Struggle in Anti-colonial and Anti-fascist Resistance" / Amid the shadows of resurgent fascism in 2025, this truth beckons us to seize language too – to wield it as a flame to light our own battles. helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/05/01/l...
Language as a Site of Struggle in Anti-colonial and Anti-fascist Resistance
Language, in its many forms, semantics, and phonetics, plays a fundamental role in human interaction. It operates on multiple planes: vertically, it helps shape hierarchies and consolidate power; h…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · May 15
Charles Prempeh (KNUST, Ghana) argues in this new THN-essay that the surge in fascism in the Euro-American world constitutes a major nemesis to the much-touted Western civilization and a potential blot on the conscience of Evangelical Christians.
The Nemesis of Fascism: Faith, Exclusion, and Migrant Lives
That human beings are agentic rational creatures is hardly disputed. It is upon this that worldview analysis is imperative in understanding the overwhelming impact of fascism in the 21st century. I…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · May 15
Charles Prempeh (KNUST, Ghana) argues in this new THN-essay that the surge in fascism in the Euro-American world constitutes a major nemesis to the much-touted Western civilization and a potential blot on the conscience of Evangelical Christians.
The Nemesis of Fascism: Faith, Exclusion, and Migrant Lives
That human beings are agentic rational creatures is hardly disputed. It is upon this that worldview analysis is imperative in understanding the overwhelming impact of fascism in the 21st century. I…
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · May 10
#OnThisDay in 1933, university students, supported by the Nazi Party, instigated book burnings of 'blacklisted' authors across Germany

The book burnings stood as a powerful symbol of Nazi intolerance and censorship. #HolocaustExplained buff.ly/VPao61H
A black and white photograph of books being burned as men in SA uniforms look on
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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · May 9
NEW, from me: I found Patriot Front trying to boost recruitment by secretly controlling a large part of the active clubs network according to audio messages and a leaked document I reviewed.

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Patriot Front is hidden hand behind dozen active clubs
The white nationalist hate group is trying to boost recruitment by secretly controlling a large swath of the active clubs network.
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · May 9
Announcing the full program of the "Imagining the Anti-Fascist City: Contested Geographies of Resistance and Solidarity" Conference! 5–6 June 2025 in Helsinki. Check it out! #antifascism helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/05/07/i...
Imagining the Anti-Fascist City: Contested Geographies of Resistance and Solidarity Conference! 5–6 June 2025, University of Helsinki, Finland.
The anti-fascist urban experience is traditionally portrayed through symbolic spatial politics and confrontational tactics – marches, demonstrations, street battles, and anti-fascist block tactics.…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · May 9
Announcing the full program of the "Imagining the Anti-Fascist City: Contested Geographies of Resistance and Solidarity" Conference! 5–6 June 2025 in Helsinki. Check it out! #antifascism helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/05/07/i...
Imagining the Anti-Fascist City: Contested Geographies of Resistance and Solidarity Conference! 5–6 June 2025, University of Helsinki, Finland.
The anti-fascist urban experience is traditionally portrayed through symbolic spatial politics and confrontational tactics – marches, demonstrations, street battles, and anti-fascist block tactics.…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · May 8
Language needs to be considered as a vital site of struggle in both anticolonial and antifascist resistance - learn more in this important essay by Yanee Dewoo:
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · May 4
Read our latest essay by Yanee Dewoo on "Language as a Site of Struggle in Anti-colonial and Anti-fascist Resistance" / Amid the shadows of resurgent fascism in 2025, this truth beckons us to seize language too – to wield it as a flame to light our own battles. helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/05/01/l...
Language as a Site of Struggle in Anti-colonial and Anti-fascist Resistance
Language, in its many forms, semantics, and phonetics, plays a fundamental role in human interaction. It operates on multiple planes: vertically, it helps shape hierarchies and consolidate power; h…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · May 6
Reposting the THN Mission Statement to our new followers: Get in touch if you want to contribute!
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Nov 27
Here you can find "The Helsinki Notebooks" (THN) Mission Statement. Follow us for biweekly essays on #antifascism from a global perspective. Reach out to the editors via our website if you want to contribute with a dispatch in 2025:
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THN Mission Statement
The Helsinki Notebooks invites scholars and activists from all regions—Global South and Global North—to contribute essays, reflections, field reports, and other writings on political, ideological, …
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · May 4
Read our latest essay by Yanee Dewoo on "Language as a Site of Struggle in Anti-colonial and Anti-fascist Resistance" / Amid the shadows of resurgent fascism in 2025, this truth beckons us to seize language too – to wield it as a flame to light our own battles. helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/05/01/l...
Language as a Site of Struggle in Anti-colonial and Anti-fascist Resistance
Language, in its many forms, semantics, and phonetics, plays a fundamental role in human interaction. It operates on multiple planes: vertically, it helps shape hierarchies and consolidate power; h…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Apr 22
!! Read our latest essay by Ylva Perera on antifascist poetics, collective guilt and the role of art in resisting fascism !! #antifascism helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/04/15/t...
The Writer, the Witch and Jesus: The Prose of Mirjam Tuominen and Fiction Writing as an Antifascist Practice in the 1930s and 40s
In her essay, Besk brygd (“Bitter Brew”, 1947), the Finland-Swedish writer Mirjam Tuominen describes a Nazi soldier in the following words: Fellow feeling did not exist for the child-tormentor, oth…
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The Helsinki Notebooks @helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social · Apr 22
!! Read our latest essay by Ylva Perera on antifascist poetics, collective guilt and the role of art in resisting fascism !! #antifascism helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/04/15/t...
The Writer, the Witch and Jesus: The Prose of Mirjam Tuominen and Fiction Writing as an Antifascist Practice in the 1930s and 40s
In her essay, Besk brygd (“Bitter Brew”, 1947), the Finland-Swedish writer Mirjam Tuominen describes a Nazi soldier in the following words: Fellow feeling did not exist for the child-tormentor, oth…
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