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Open-access encyclopedia of European history featuring hundreds of articles written by scholars, published by Sorbonne Université. https://ehne.fr/en

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Jan 20

🖋️Browse our online Encyclopedia for free, and discover new aspects of European history, explained by scholars from around the world
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French version available here:
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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · 21d

💻 In the 1970s, Europe tried to build its own “Airbus of IT” to challenge IBM: the UNIDATA project.
A bold dream… that quickly turned into failure.
🤝 An editorial series on #EU history in collaboration with @laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social 👇
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Unidata or the European IT Misunderstanding

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · 22d

The Paneuropean Union was founded in 1926 by Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi.
His reasoning was geopolitical: the goal was to safeguard Europe’s existence between 2 greater powers, the US and the USSR.
🤝An editorial series in collaboration with @laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social 👇
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Paneurope

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Sep 4

There is still no unified European or international #memory of the #Armenian #genocide, and the activist struggle for #recognition is still both ongoing and relevant
✍️ by Boris Adjemian (@crh.ehess.fr )
🤝A series on #EU's history in collab. with
@laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social
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Armenian Genocide: European Memory, Worldwide Memory (The)

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Sep 1

How did #environmental concerns, #industrial interests and the desire for European integration contribute to defining technical #standards ?
👉See our new article online ✍️ by Alice Milor
🤝A series on #EU's history in collaboration with
@laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social
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Cars and Pollution in Europe in the 1980s

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Aug 29

Did you know that the #Armenian genocide of 1915-1916 "played a decisive role in Rafael Lemkin’s formulation of the concept of #genocide (1944)" ?
👉Learn more about this #history with our new article online, ✍️ by Boris Adjemian (AGBU Nubar Library - @crh.ehess.fr )
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Armenian Genocide (The)

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Aug 27

With the #heatwave we had this #summer, it's time to take a closer look at the #history of air #pollution and ways to fight it at the #international level!
👉 New article online, by @Alexandre Lauverjat
🤝A series on #EU's history in collab. with
@laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social
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The 1979 Geneva Convention: International Collaboration in Fighting Air Pollution

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Jul 17

What was a "devious" #woman in the 19th century and how was she portrayed?
👉Discover this #history with our new article online ✍️by Célia Honoré ( Ecole des Arts de la Sorbonne - ‪ @sorbonneparis1.bsky.social ) #gender #norms #arts
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The Visual Culture of Female Deviance in Europe in the Latter Half of the 19th Century

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Jul 12

👋To what extend has #social Europe been built up over time? Are we talking about European Welfare States or #Welfare Europe?
👉Discover this #history with a new article online, ✍️by Sandrine Kott!
🤝A series on #EU's history in collaboration with
@laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social
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Social Europe and the European Social States

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Jul 4

Flying away this summer ?
Discover the #history of #Airbus, "From a Flying Bus to the Symbol of #Industrial Europe"
✍️by David Burigana (Università degli Studi di Padova) & Léonard Laborie (@cnrs.fr)
🤝A series on #EU's history in collab. with
@laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social
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Airbus: From a Flying Bus to the Symbol of Industrial Europe

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Jun 28

#PrideMonth continues!
Discover the #history of same-sex #marriage, which is older than we often think.
✍️ by @regschlag.bsky.social (@ehess.fr - IRIS - @assomnemosyne.bsky.social - @campuscondorcet.bsky.social )👇
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Same-sex marriage in Europe

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Jun 19

Is it possible to transpose the notion of #sovereignty to a #European level?
👋See "Europe and the Nation after WW2", a new article ✍️by Christine Manigand (@sorbonnenouvelle.bsky.social) !
🤝An editorial series in collab. with
@laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social #EU #history
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Europe and the Nation after World War II

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Jun 17

👋Can Europe share a common Constitution ?
A new article online✍️ by Christine Manigand (@sorbonnenouvelle.bsky.social)
🤝An editorial series in collab. with
@laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social (Jean Monnet Chair /
@sorbonne-universite.fr )
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History of the European Constitution in the 20th Century (The)

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Jun 4

👋This is #Pridemonth!
👉 See our article on #queer #history, thanks to Konstantinos Eleftheriadis.
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Queers in Europe

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · May 22

During the Bloody Week of May 21-28, 1871, “#women fought like lionesses” to defend the Parisian insurrection
👉 An article about #gender and political #violence, ✍️by historian Fanny Bugnon ( @univrennes2.bsky.social )
#genderhistory #politics #history
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Gender and Political Violence (19th-20th centuries)

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · May 19

#Onthisday in 1944, a convoy of Jews and Gypsies left the Westerbork transit camp for Auschwitz. Among people on board, Anna Maria Settela Steinbach, a young #Sinti girl who was murdered at #Auschwitz-Birkenau. #Holocaustremembrance #otd
✍️ by Sylvie Lindeperg
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Images of the Holocaust

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · May 17

🌈 On this International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, see our article on "Gay Rights and LGBTQI Movements in Europe"
✍️ by @regschlag.bsky.social ( @lab-iris.bsky.social @campuscondorcet.bsky.social @ehess.fr @assomnemosyne.bsky.social)
#IDAHOTB 🌈
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Gay rights and LGBTQI movements in Europe

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · May 17

On May 17&18, 1982, a conference held in Bonn marked a major step in the creation of the European Women’s Lobby #EU #Womenhist #EWL
👉 See Claire Lafon’s explanations !
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European Women’s Lobby (EWL)

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · May 9

👋New article online!
In the 1920's, "💬the Spirit of #Geneva left behind a real legacy that is more than just a memory"
✍️ by Christian Birebent #LoN #history
🤝An editorial series in collab. with @laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social (Jean Monnet Chair - @sorbonne-universite.fr)
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Spirit of Geneva (The)

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · May 2

👋As a new #Pope is about to be elected, find out what arbitration power the Pope has had in the modern world over time!
An article✍️by historian Albane Pialoux (@lettres-sorbonne.bsky.social).
#religioushistory #diplomacy #Vatican
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Pope, Arbiter of Europe Since the Beginning of the Early Modern Period (The)

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Apr 24

👋New article online !
Discover how #Native Americans and #Black slaves influenced #Christianism in #EarlyModernTimes
👉See 'The Creolization of Christian Worship'✍️by Eric Roulet (ULCO – HLLI)
#religioushistory #16thcentury #creolization #NativeAmericans #Blackslaves
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Creolization of Christian Worship (The)

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Apr 17

🕵️‍♀️ To what extent did European nations truly benefit from modern espionage?
Was the information they gathered actually useful?
Or was the pursuit of intelligence driven more by curiosity — or even obsession? 👇
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The Ancien Régime and the Birth of Modern Espionage

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Apr 16

👋New article online !
Were City Dwellers Afraid of the Dark in the 18th Century?
✍️by Sophie Reculin ( @irhisulille.bsky.social )
#culturalhistory #city #night #18thcentury
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Were City Dwellers Afraid of the Dark in the 18th Century?

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Apr 14

👋New article online!
Curious to know why animal rights’ activism has been a question of gender throughout history ?
Discover Fabien Carrié's explanations (@upecofficiel.bsky.social - LIPHA ).
#history #animals #gender #activism
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Animal Rights’ Activism: A Question of Gender

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Apr 14

Mamadou Racine Sy was the first Black soldier in the service of France to attain the rank of captain (in 1883) and to be named an Officer of the Legion of Honor (in 1888). He was a notable exception during the colonial period 👇
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Mamadou Racine Sy: First Black Captain in the French Army

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Sorbonne Digital Encyclopedia of History - EHNE @historysorbonne.bsky.social · Apr 11

💬 "The originality of Western printing stemmed from its connection to capitalism and technological development, with important merchants who invested in this new art, such as Johann Fust." 👇
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Printers: new cultural actors in Europe beginning in the late fifteenth century

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