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Linda Andersson Burnett

@lindaaburnett.bsky.social

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Researches the Scottish Enlightenment, history of racism, Linnaean natural history, and collecting. Senior Lecturer & mum of 3. https://instructingnaturalhistory.com/

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Aug 19

Publication Day! How was race taught to students during the Enlightenment? Our book traces how Edinburgh-trained students carried their education into colonial contexts and forged race as a central category of Enlightenment thought. #History #Enlightenment #Colonialism #YaleUniversityPress

Race and the Scottish Enlightenment

How colonialism shaped the Scottish Enlightenment’s conception of race and humanity In the decades after 1750, an increasing number of former medical st...

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Global Intellectual History @global-ih.bsky.social · 3d

1/6 Another highlight for our 10th anniversary. @brucealexb.bsky.social (Griffith University) who wrote "Travels in Space and Time: Progress, War, and the Historical Mobilities of Scotland’s Enlightenment" with us in 2022 (print 2023). We asked him about this work and its future. His response:

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Karin Pettersson @karinp.bsky.social · 4d

Svenska regeringen, en kommentar?

Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 12d

Proud of my colleagues! 🗃
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Citizen historians document Smithsonian exhibits under White House scrutiny

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14d

'Even when women were mentioned, the report found they were more often victims than protagonists, with the women murdered by Jack the Ripper more likely to be taught in lessons than the female code breakers at Bletchley Park during the second world war 1/2

School history lessons minimise the role of women, report finds

Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 15d

People say "autism never used to exist" and then you go to the Natural History Museum and the exhibit has a caption like "Born in 1762, The Revd [name] was famously irascible, steadfast in his routine, and dedicated his life to collecting 25,000 rare beetle specimens".

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 15d

Fundamentally, the headbanging Right doesn't believe Autism (or ADHD) exists. Or in so far as it does exist, a human conspiracy has created it.

We're back to their core outlook that 'It didn't exist back in the good old days so can't exist now.'

'It must just be some modern woke Marxist nonsense'.

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Chris Manias @chrismanias.bsky.social · 15d

We have two jobs at KCL History!

16-month post in Modern Irish and/or British History: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU178/l...

And 5-year post in Early Modern Europe & The World: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU182/l...

(both to start in January 2026)

Lecturer in Irish/British History at King's College London

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer in Irish/British History on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · 18d

Do you use another platform?

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Thanks for the recommendation!

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Jann Matlock (formerly @autopsiesgroup in the Other Place) @drjannmatlock.bsky.social · 19d

Natalie Davis; Arlette Farge (great trans of Allure of the Archives), Rebecca Spang (wittiest academic writer around: esp restaurant bk!); Jennifer Morgan (Reckoning w Slavery; John Merriman (eg Massacre); Judith Walkowitz; Tiya Miles; Will Pooley; Heather Cox Richardson (every single day!);

Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 19d

I’m having intro chats with dissertation students this fortnight, and one of them asked which historians I’d recommend for beautiful writing they could absorb to further develop their own writing style.

So, gang, which are your favourite *writers* among historians, any time, any topic, any place. 🗃️

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · 18d

I am so sorry to hear that - that's elitism and really uncalled for. Have you found another platform that works for you?

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · 18d

Due to Academia(.)edu licensing agreement, which permits the use of your likeness, voice, and publications in any manner they choose, I, like many others, have decided to leave the platform. You can now find my research on ResearchGate instead.

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Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 19d

EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...

Screenshot from the website of the European Declaration

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Fredrik Albritton Jonsson @fredrikjonsson.bsky.social · 21d

Excellent article from @jamborg.bsky.social about "genetic" mercantilism. Highly recommended

Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales @annales.ehess.fr · 21d

'Mercantilisme animal. Contrebande de #races animales, diplomatie du mouton et #géopolitique du capital génétique dans la France du xviiie siècle'

par @jamborg.bsky.social (Uppsala)

👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...

#skystorians #race #climate #merinos 🐑

Gravure des moutons mérinos devant la bergerie nationale de Rambouillet (Archives nationales)

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Bruce Buchan @brucealexb.bsky.social · 29d

Our book, Race and the Scottish Enlightenment, now published, @lindaaburnett.bsky.social and I were challenged to the ‘Page 99 Test’.
The challenge, as defined by Ford Madox Ford, is whether the whole book can be seen in a single page.
Here’s our response.

page99test.blogspot.com/2025/09/lind...

Linda Andersson Burnett and Bruce Buchan's "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment"

Linda Andersson Burnett is a senior lecturer in the Department of History of Science and Ideas at Uppsala University, Sweden. Bruce Buchan ...

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Sep 8

PS Enjoy the conference! I unfortunately had to cancel my participation due to family reasons.

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Sep 8

I completely agree. Thanks for interesting thread! I listened recently to a very interesting presentation on how Swedish and Norwegian businessmen collaborated in Siam in the nineteenth century (presentation at the Museum of Ethnography in relation to their collections).

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Stephen Guy-Bray @stephengb.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hello everyone. Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax has a tenure-track job in Enlightenment rhetoric and / or 18th-century literature. Tell everyone.

www.msvu.ca/about-msvu/c...

Full-time Academic positions

Inspired by a strong tradition of social responsibility and an enduring commitment to the advancement of women, Mount Saint Vincent University promotes academic excellence and the pursuit of knowledge...

www.msvu.ca

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 17

I love Terry Gross she is a top ten person

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Centre de recherches historiques @crh.ehess.fr · Aug 26

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@ehess.fr @cnrsshs.bsky.social @crh.ehess.fr

Animaux et animalités

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank you so much!

Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Aug 23

If you're interested in Alexander Monro secundus and his son, they are featured in several chapters.

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thanks for your interest but our approach is broader than you suggest. We don't for example argue that all Edinburgh trained surgeons used the term. We uncover a range of concepts related to race, as well as opposition to race and racism. I would encourage you to read the book.

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Aug 22

Publication alert! Jens's article explores how sheep became geopolitical assets in 18th-c Europe, as France sought to rival British and Spanish wool production. His article introduces "animal mercantilism" to show how animals were entangled in politics, economics, and ideas of race. #skystorians

Jens Amborg @jamborg.bsky.social · Aug 22

📢 Nouvelle publication !
« Mercantilisme animal. Contrebande de races animales, diplomatie du mouton et géopolitique du capital génétique dans la France du XVIIIe siècle » 🐑🌍

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#histoire #animaux

Mercantilisme animal | Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales | Cambridge Core

Mercantilisme animal - Volume 80 Issue 1-2

www.cambridge.org

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Linda Andersson Burnett @lindaaburnett.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks Cordelia!