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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1d

Omar won! He won! 🤩 So wonderful!

From Palestinian refugee to Nobel glory: Omar Yaghi’s incredible journey

Born in Amman to refugee parents, Yaghi rose from humble roots to reshape modern chemistry

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 1d

Cow colleagues ❤️ #museumlife

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 2d

I've been so confused about the DHL emails saying a package was on its way - I could not for the life of me remember that I had ordered anything. But then it was this lovely thing! Edited by Benjamin Gatling w/ some great scholars & activists, on #migration #narrative

@illinoispress.bsky.social

A book, black & white cover with red letters: "Migration Stories. Connecting activism, policy, and scholarship."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5d

I knew they’d come for the archivists and librarians but honestly I assumed it would be for a reason better than “Our Special Boy wants to give his friend a sword! Give him a sword!”

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 6d

“They asked for a sword, and we said, ‘Well, we do have swords, but we can’t give them away because they’re museum artifacts,’” said Todd Arrington, forced to resign as head of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.”

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 5d

Uhm #academicsky & the #museums have you seen this? 🏛 🗃

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 6d

📢Call for Papers📢 ‘Folklore on the Move’: The Folklore Society’s annual conference 2026 in collaboration with the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. In person conference: 5-7 Jun 2026; online conference day: 10 Jun 2026. Proposal deadline 14 Dec www.folklore-society.com/event/call-f...

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Kati Kallio @katikallio.bsky.social · 8d

As a doctoral student, it took me several years to realise that the International Society for Folk Narrative Research ISFNR is not about narratives or prose traditions only but accommodates work on not-so-narrative folk genres and folk song research too.

Reykjavík, Iceland - The International Society For Folk Narrative Research

ISFNR 2026 Reykjavík – Nature(s) in Narrative. We welcome you to the 2026 interim ISFNR conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, June 13th to 16th

isfnr.org

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 8d

Just a little glimpse of a glacier as I prepare for todays workshop 🥰

Mountain view. In front, lichen autumn colours, a lake, and in the back Hardangerjøkulen partly covered in clouds.

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 8d

Nice views on my way to work today #museumlife #norway #autumn

Hills with yellow birch trees mirrored in an inland lake. Foggy skies.

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Nanna B Thylstrup @nannathylstrup.bsky.social · 8d

✨Deeply honoured to deliver this year's Annual Digital Lecture at The National Archives! Drawing on our @erc.europa.eu Data Loss project, I'll explore how preservation creates loss in the digital age and what that means for the politics of archives. Nov 20 6pm at Senate House, London. Do join us!

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 9d

Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!

When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age

Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · 10d

Historians, archivists, librarians and historians working in the field of labour history. A starter pack to get you going…
go.bsky.app/CUqdx9a

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 10d

Last chance to propose a paper for ISFNR 2026! The topic is Nature(s) in Narrative, & there are lots of super nice panels to choose from.

Reykjavík, Iceland - The International Society For Folk Narrative Research

ISFNR 2026 Reykjavík – Nature(s) in Narrative. We welcome you to the 2026 interim ISFNR conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, June 13th to 16th

isfnr.org

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Lotta Leiwo @lottaleiwo.bsky.social · 10d

Tomorrow is the last day to propose a paper for the ISFNR conference with the theme ”Nature(s) in Narrative.” We have an exciting panel ”Climate and Weather Narratives in the Past” with Eiríkur Valdimarsson. Hope to see you in Reykjavík in June 2026
CfP below.Our panel: nomadit.co.uk/conference/i...

Reykjavík, Iceland - The International Society For Folk Narrative Research

ISFNR 2026 Reykjavík – Nature(s) in Narrative. We welcome you to the 2026 interim ISFNR conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, June 13th to 16th

isfnr.org

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 10d

Uhm so Teams suddenly automaticaly makes voice mail sound transcripts? And they are hilarious? (No my colleague did not want to speak to me about taco dictors.) #ai

Screenshot of the mail:

hi ivan from umm is to you can just open this and not but i initially so taco doctor hi

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Hei Ivan fra Umm er å du kan bare åpne dette og ikke, men jeg i utgangspunktet så Taco Doctor Hei

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Steffen Hope @hopesteffen.bsky.social · 11d

The past couple of weeks, I have been reading this novel by Myriam Moscona, where she reflects on the complex mosaic of her family, Ladino Jews who emigrated from Bulgaria to Mexico after World War II. It's a great reminder how complex identities can be, & that borders count for very little.

A tabletop containing four items. From top left to bottom right: a cup of coffee, a plate with a waffle, cutlery rolled in a napkin, and a copy of the novel "León de Lidia" (Lion of Lydia) by Myriam Moscona.

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 11d

Every time you say “we should improve transit infrastructure somewhat” you get people like this arguing as if we’re taking their cars away by force.

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 11d

From the walls of Copenhagen #trump #graffiti

A brick wall with a painting portraying Trump as a poop blocking a butt. He is saying "constipation nobody does it better than me!"

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Juan Meneses | Postpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination @dissentum.bsky.social · 14d

Friends tell other friends when they see their work out in the world. Just got an email about my book and it made my day.

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 14d

Best thing today: one of our interns went to the university library to borrow an old book on games. Came to work with this lovely thing, previous owner: Moltke Moe 🥰 #museumlife

Old book title page signed by Moe. The title reads "PLAY. Outdoors and Indoors."

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 15d

Just a reminder that AI is not only a money-making grift but it's not even good.

You can teach your students to use Google or GoogleScholar in the same amount of time it takes to learn how to use an AI and they will get better results.

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DHKO @dhko.bsky.social · 16d

👩🏻‍🏫 Vi ønsker velkommen tilbake til DH-lunsjforedragsrekken, et samarbeid mellom Digital lab på UiB og D-lab på NTNU!

Høsten 2025 kan du få med deg digitale DH-foredrag følgende datoer og tidspunkt:

🟧 Tors 25. sept kl. 11.30-12.00

🟧 Tors 23. okt kl. 11.30-12.00

🟧 Tors 27. nov kl. 11.30-12.00

DHKO @dhko.bsky.social · Jan 31

Denne våren holder vi DH-webinarer i samarbeid med Digital Lab ved UiB og D-lab ved NTNU. 🎉

Foredragsrekken gir forskere og andre som er involverte i DH-prosjekt eller -forskning muligheten å dele sine erfaringer, suksesser og utfordringer tilknyttet bruk av digitale verktøy og/eller metoder.

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 16d

Oooh, can't wait to get a look at that one!

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Ceri Houlbrook @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social · 16d

It was a beautiful day for welcoming the new cohort of MA Folklore Studies students to campus at the University of Hertfordshire AND for publishing a folklore book with @manchesterup.bsky.social - which you can buy now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180377/

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 16d

Reminder to my fellow bisexuals: do not do crimes today. You are briefly visible. Wait til tomorrow when you can no longer be perceived.

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 16d

In anticipation of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society (AFS), we invite you to explore a curated selection of articles from the Journal of American Folklore (JAF: A Global Quarterly), available to read for free through November 30, 2025.

www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/jo...

Journal of American Folklore Pre-Conference Reading - Illinois Press Blog

In anticipation of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society (AFS), we invite you to explore a curated selection of articles from the Journal of American Folklore (JAF: [...]Read More

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