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Ruth Marshall @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 2d

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 1d

This journal issue is in memory of György Kara, a brilliant Mongolist who I studied with at IU. He passed away before I defended my dissertation. But he taught me so much about Mongolia and gave wonderful feedback on my research. So at least a fraction of his knowledge lives on.

Баярлалаа багшаа.

György Kara with his (at the time) father in law, B. Rinchen.

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 1d

#tengri #mongolsky

Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 1d

This journal issue is in memory of György Kara, a brilliant Mongolist who I studied with at IU. He passed away before I defended my dissertation. But he taught me so much about Mongolia and gave wonderful feedback on my research. So at least a fraction of his knowledge lives on.

Баярлалаа багшаа.

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 1d

This paper came in third for the Next Generation American Mongolists Research Paper Prize Competition sponsored by the Mongolian government.

This is a key part of understanding socialist Mongolia, Mongolian animal history, and a major corrective to ahistorical scholarship on Mongolian animals.

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 1d

Veterinarians helped livestock health and spread state power. Apparently a controversial opinion, but vaccines that prevented diseases were good, and saved lots livestock lives! And new sheep breed, especially the Orkhon sheep, were a successful melding of modern vet science and Mongolian herding.

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 1d

In it, I argue while it did not receive all promised funding, vet science was the most successful aspect of the socialist livestock policies. Unlike what some scholars claim, vet science was not a foreign imposition. It was Mongolian led and made a strong case for socialist modernity.

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 1d

It appears it won't be officially online for sometime, but I don't care. I am excited to say that "Veterinarians, Vaccines, and Hybrids: Veterinary Science in the Mongolian People’s Republic," is out (or will be soon) in Mongolian Studies. Please message if you want a copy! #envhist #animalhistory

Smiling Mongolian herder woman with an Orkhon breed sheep, Mongolian People's Republic, 1950s.

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 2d

It’s real!!
I just got my first copy of Ghosts Behind Glass and it is beautiful. You all really need to order your copies. You will not regret it. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Double page spread with a photo of diorama

Chapter 3 Cursed treasures on left, lion on right

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Mickaël Wilmart @mickaelwilmart.bsky.social · 1d

Avec Raphaël Morera (@crh.ehess.fr), nous lançons cette année un nouveau séminaire, à l'@ehess.fr, intitulé "Pratiques environnementales des sociétés médiévales et modernes", pensé comme un espace de discussion autour de l'environnement avant l'Anthropocène.
Et en voici le programme ! 1/3

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 1d

Merci!

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 3d

Outrageous and evil. Mark is a great colleague, teacher, and person. I am horrified.

This is how the right reacts to scholars they disapprove of threats of violence. They care nothing for free speech. They just want obedience.

Please amplify and spread the word. This can't be ignored.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 3d

Outrageous and evil. Mark is a great colleague, teacher, and person. I am horrified.

This is how the right reacts to scholars they disapprove of threats of violence. They care nothing for free speech. They just want obedience.

Please amplify and spread the word. This can't be ignored.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 5d

This is why museum documentation matters! Without, it's very easy to misplaced an entire buffalo for decades

Denver Museum of Nature & Science @denvermuseumns.bsky.social · 6d

🕵️‍♀️🦬 Mystery solved! Our missing 650-pound Museum bison has returned after 50 years. Learn about its journey back to the Museum in #Catalyst. https://dmns.mobi/47bCc43

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 6d

Apply for this free PhD course on Energy Humanities in Stavanger, Norway!

Please pass the opportunity on to students you know. Students from anywhere are welcome.

#envhum #envhist

Melina Antonia Buns @melinabuns.bsky.social · 22d

I am really excited to announce the call for the PhD Course in Energy Humanities!

Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December.

Applications are welcome until 24 October.

#envhum #envhist #energyhistory

Poster showing a wind turbine from frog perspective. The picture is in light pink and blue nuances and announces a PhD course in energy humanities. More information can be found in this website. https://www.uis.no/en/research/collaboration/the-greenhouse-centre-for-environmental-humanities/humanities/apply-for-phd

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 6d

Goofy/corny things Nolan better keep in The Odyssey:
- Odysseus' dog, Argos, recognizing him and wagging his tail despite 20 years and being in disguise, proving there were good boys even in 7th century BC Greece
- The "Nobody" joke
- Penelope requesting Odysseus to move the bed to test his identity

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 6d

The Odyssey is one of the world’s most inspiring and enduring stories of a man voyaging for years powered solely by the indomitable spirit of human will and a deep suspicion that his wife is getting railed by those guys in town

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 6d

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Trevor_V01.fbx @darikis.bsky.social · 6d

Pondering the PORB

"Pondering the orb" meme where the orb is a ball of Possums, otherwise known as a PORB

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 6d

It is now October, which means it is medieval pig feeding in woodlands time!

I had the chance to visit the Basilica of St Denis in Paris today, which shows pig feeding in a stone carving on the jamb of the right portal of the west façade.

I write about the practice in my book The Medieval Pig.

Man stands on left holding a stick and knocking down acorns for two pigs who stand under the tree

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 6d

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Dungeons & Dragons: The First 50 Years of Storytelling - Google Arts & Culture

Dungeons & Dragons has transformed play and culture by infusing the universal love of pretend into a game system set in a world of wizards and warriors, monsters and treasure.

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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 6d

Reading about Jane Goodall (RIP) and I ended up on this Wikipedia page, "Gombe Chimpanzee War" which sets up an article about a chimpanzee war in the same way it would a human war.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_C...

Gombe Chimpanzee War - Wikipedia

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 6d

I have published three edited volumes and two monographs with university presses. They are definitely awesome supporters of scholarship.
You get so much better support & service than with those big commercial presses that charge a fortune for their books (you know who I mean!).

Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 6d

Worth repeating, and appreciating every day: "More than 100 of North America’s top universities clearly believe that an energetic, outward-facing publishing program is a tremendous asset to, indeed a responsibility of, any university."

Why institutions should continue to support their university presses (opinion)

Institutions can be unfamiliar with what their university presses do or with their own integral role in supporting scholarly publishing, argue Kathryn Conrad and Jennifer Crewe, which can lead to hasty or inaccurate judgments.

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Rutgers History Department @ruhistorydept.bsky.social · 6d

Check out this Q&A with Rutgers History prof Jack Bouchard about his forthcoming book, “Terra Nova: Food, Water, and Work in an Early Atlantic World” (@yalepress, 2025) #Rutgers

history.rutgers.edu/news-events/...

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Nine Heavens Press 🇰🇷 | Support Black Market Guide!! @nineheavenspress.bsky.social · 6d

Just 17 hours remaining! With your help, at 120K, we can unlock 10 new monsters, 2 community-voted subclasses, and 1 new one-shot! #dnd #pf2e #Pathfinder2e

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15 Stretch Goals Unlocked! The Black Market Guide to Immortality

The Black Market Guide to Immortality
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The Onion @theonion.com · 6d

Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt https://theonion.com/mr-autumn-man-walking-down-street-with-cup-of-coffee-1819574012/

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