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The University of Stavanger, invites you to a symposium entitled:

Freedom of Expression in Times of Genocide

🗓 Wed. Nov 12, 5–7:30 pm | Sølvberget, Stavanger & online

Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah & Martin Shaw

More details to follow.

It is always a pleasure hosting Bill Schwarz here at Future Pasts Group!

Join us for tomorrow's lecture, entitled: “A Phantasmatic History” (Hulda Garborgs hus, rom O-134, 14:00-15:00 Wednesday 24th September). #HistoryUiS

Professor Emeritus Bill Schwarz of @qmul.bsky.social delivered a magisterial lecture entitled "Colonial Unreason" on the continuities of empire today at @unistavanger.bsky.social.

Call for Papers! Journal of the Philosophy of History: Tradition in the philosophy of history edited by Tyson Retz (University of Stavanger)

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RT much appreciated

In today's piece, Jon Catlin interviews world-renowned scholar Enzo Traverso on his latest book "Gaza Faces History," and discusses how modern European history and thought can illuminate our present moment.

This is a reminder to check out our CfP for our new 'Current Debates' section, edited by Dr Jonas Fossli Gjersø @jonasgjerso.bsky.social:
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Our next recommendation of forthcoming titles is "Women, Politics, and Social Networks in the Sagas of Norwegian Kings" by Markus Eldegard Mindrebø. Sagas have been thoroughly studied for centuries, but women have frequently been overlooked in scholarly discussions. (1/2)

Issue #78 January 2025

History from the Underground: Dostoevsky on Freedom and Necessity

by Tyson Retz

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Job vacancy alert: Fully funded 3-year PhD fellowship in History Education/Didactics at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Deadline 11 July 2025. #phdvacancy www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Bli med i konkurransen om Solveig Bergsliens pris for kritisk tenkning i skolen
Er du lærer og ønsker å styrke dine elevers evne til kritisk refleksjon? Nå kan du og klassen din delta i en nasjonal konkurranse som handler om kritisk tenkning!

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Renowned genocide scholar @martinshaw.bsky.social's essay entitled: 'Gaza and the Structure of Genocide in Palestine' is #OpenAccess for just another week (until the end of May). Read and share it now.

It's been released! And it's shiny!

It happens in academia every day, but it's a bit surreal to suddenly have published a whole book.

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