Martin Johansson
martinjx2.bsky.social
Martin Johansson
@martinjx2.bsky.social
Historian and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Padua. Interested in histories of guns, sports, Norden and cultural geography, among other things.
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The 1st part of our panel, "An Armed Nation Versus a Disarmed Continent? Gun Culture and Gun Control in the USA and Europe", chaired by Rosamund Johnston at the annual meeting of @historians.org in Chicago, has just begun!
#aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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EU-GUNS & GlobArms are on the road! We are going to Chicago for the annual meeting of @historians.org, the world’s largest annual gathering of historians, where we will meet new and old colleagues and share our innovative research on the history of European gun cultures, gun control and arms trade.
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Last but not least, members of the ERC EU-GUNS project are presenting their research on gun culture and history in France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Italy.

Here: Assumpta Castillo Cañiz and @roxanebm.bsky.social

#gunhistory #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The workshop "New Perspectives on the History of Firearms" begins now! The organisers, @azzab.bsky.social and @matteomillan.bsky.social, have welcomed the audience.

If you're in Padova, feel free to join us at Palazzo Liviano! (Pzza Capitaniato 7)

#gunhistory #globarms #euguns #unipd #dissgeaunipd
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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In 1912, twin brothers Eric and Vilhelm Carlberg competed in the Olympics in central Stockholm. Today, the shooting range has been converted into a recreational park, but the firing point is still visible as a slight elevation. #euguns #eugunssnippets #swedishhistory #olympichistory #gunhistory
June 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Meet the team of EU-GUNS & GlobArms, two new and exciting research projects at the University of Padua on the social and cultural history of firearms. In the next few weeks, we will present the profiles of each researcher. Stay tuned for more! 😎 #euguns #globarms #unipd #dissgea #gunhistory
April 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM