Michael Röllinghoff
@roellinghoff.bsky.social
Assistant professor of Japanese Studies at HKU. I write about settler colonialism, empire, and Indigenous sovereignty in Hokkaido and the transpacific. PhD from UToronto. Postdoc at UTokyo.
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Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
Exclusive: Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
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Canada announces new incentives for international recruitment of master’s and PhD students
monitor.icef.com/2025/11/cana...
monitor.icef.com/2025/11/cana...
Canada announces new incentives for international recruitment of master’s and PhD students
On the heels of this week's announcement of a significant reduction in Canada's foreign enrolment cap, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued additional guidance for students
monitor.icef.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Canada announces new incentives for international recruitment of master’s and PhD students
monitor.icef.com/2025/11/cana...
monitor.icef.com/2025/11/cana...
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“The Gaza of maps and memories is gone, replaced by a monochrome landscape of rubble stretching flat and still…. there's almost nothing left to orient you here, or identify the neighbourhoods that once held tens of thousands of people”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
“The Gaza of maps and memories is gone, replaced by a monochrome landscape of rubble stretching flat and still…. there's almost nothing left to orient you here, or identify the neighbourhoods that once held tens of thousands of people”.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Memories of German colonialism in Cameroon: „Initiative Perspektivwechsel“ präsentiert neuen Comic über Kampf der Nso‘ zur Rückkehr von Ngonnso‘ und Kulturaktivistin @sylvienjobati.bsky.social.
@djaten.bsky.social @mehler.bsky.social @decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @kulturspk.bsky.social
@djaten.bsky.social @mehler.bsky.social @decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @kulturspk.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Memories of German colonialism in Cameroon: „Initiative Perspektivwechsel“ präsentiert neuen Comic über Kampf der Nso‘ zur Rückkehr von Ngonnso‘ und Kulturaktivistin @sylvienjobati.bsky.social.
@djaten.bsky.social @mehler.bsky.social @decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @kulturspk.bsky.social
@djaten.bsky.social @mehler.bsky.social @decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @kulturspk.bsky.social
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This will be out soon and I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say it is the most important contribution to the history of the Zainichi Korean community in Japan so far. Fantastic work. #japan #korea
Just submitted my final page proofs. Forthcoming in March 2026.
www.sup.org/books/asian-...
www.sup.org/books/asian-...
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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🥂Eine freudige Nachricht! Unser Sammelband zum kolonialen Erbe der Stadt Hamburg ist nun auch als Open Access erhältlich und kann unter nachfolgender Adresse kostenlos heruntergeladen werden. 🥂
Wir hoffen, dass dies zur Debatte beiträgt
www.wallstein-open-library.de/978383535018...
Wir hoffen, dass dies zur Debatte beiträgt
www.wallstein-open-library.de/978383535018...
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🥂Eine freudige Nachricht! Unser Sammelband zum kolonialen Erbe der Stadt Hamburg ist nun auch als Open Access erhältlich und kann unter nachfolgender Adresse kostenlos heruntergeladen werden. 🥂
Wir hoffen, dass dies zur Debatte beiträgt
www.wallstein-open-library.de/978383535018...
Wir hoffen, dass dies zur Debatte beiträgt
www.wallstein-open-library.de/978383535018...
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I wonder if anyone on here can help? Attached is a section from a 1706 volume, with shorthand annotations that look like Brachygraphy to me. The assumption has to be that they represent the biblical passages in the nearby text, but I can't make the shorthand agree with the texts being referenced.
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I wonder if anyone on here can help? Attached is a section from a 1706 volume, with shorthand annotations that look like Brachygraphy to me. The assumption has to be that they represent the biblical passages in the nearby text, but I can't make the shorthand agree with the texts being referenced.
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This is horrible news. This program is a huge success, identifies brilliant scholars and gives them a transitional landing place that can help them land a tenure track job in the system. It’s a win for students, their programs, and all the schools in the system. Why end it?
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This is horrible news. This program is a huge success, identifies brilliant scholars and gives them a transitional landing place that can help them land a tenure track job in the system. It’s a win for students, their programs, and all the schools in the system. Why end it?
Oh, hi there.
November 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Oh, hi there.
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Excited to moderate this screening of two important docs, Cathy Linh Che's WE WERE THE SCENERY, about her parents' experiences being Vietnamese extras in Apocalypse Now--that movie should never be taught w/o Cathy's film--and THIRD ACT, about key director Robert Nakamura.
tinyurl.com/4nekzws8
tinyurl.com/4nekzws8
October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Excited to moderate this screening of two important docs, Cathy Linh Che's WE WERE THE SCENERY, about her parents' experiences being Vietnamese extras in Apocalypse Now--that movie should never be taught w/o Cathy's film--and THIRD ACT, about key director Robert Nakamura.
tinyurl.com/4nekzws8
tinyurl.com/4nekzws8
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Tomorrow night 6-8 pm EST.
Register to join us. In person and on line. Free. Masks provided.
www.yorku.ca/laps/the-alc...
Register to join us. In person and on line. Free. Masks provided.
www.yorku.ca/laps/the-alc...
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Tomorrow night 6-8 pm EST.
Register to join us. In person and on line. Free. Masks provided.
www.yorku.ca/laps/the-alc...
Register to join us. In person and on line. Free. Masks provided.
www.yorku.ca/laps/the-alc...
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almost as though we know that there is a relationship between desperate poverty and crime
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
almost as though we know that there is a relationship between desperate poverty and crime
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| Resist the introduction of AI in our own software.
Ban AI use in the classroom.
Cease normalising the AI hype.
Fortify our academic freedom.
Sustain critical thinking on AI.
apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Ban AI use in the classroom.
Cease normalising the AI hype.
Fortify our academic freedom.
Sustain critical thinking on AI.
apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
| Resist the introduction of AI in our own software.
Ban AI use in the classroom.
Cease normalising the AI hype.
Fortify our academic freedom.
Sustain critical thinking on AI.
apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Ban AI use in the classroom.
Cease normalising the AI hype.
Fortify our academic freedom.
Sustain critical thinking on AI.
apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
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Call for Papers: “Civilizing” the World: Classicism, Neo-Classical Sculpture, and Plaster Casts in the Service of Imperial Powers and Post-Colonial Elites (1780-1945)
Papers deadline: 1 December 2025
Conference dates: 22 - 23 October 2026
Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Papers deadline: 1 December 2025
Conference dates: 22 - 23 October 2026
Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
“Civilizing” the World: Classicism, Neo-Classical Sculpture, and Plaster Casts in the Service of Imperial Powers and Post-Colonial Elites (1780-1945)
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October 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Call for Papers: “Civilizing” the World: Classicism, Neo-Classical Sculpture, and Plaster Casts in the Service of Imperial Powers and Post-Colonial Elites (1780-1945)
Papers deadline: 1 December 2025
Conference dates: 22 - 23 October 2026
Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Papers deadline: 1 December 2025
Conference dates: 22 - 23 October 2026
Full details here: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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In the middle of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Canada 1) contracted to buy missiles from an Israeli company and 2) planned to send Canadian troops to Israel for training on how to use them.
Absolutely unconscionable and an egregious violation of international law.
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
Absolutely unconscionable and an egregious violation of international law.
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
October 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
In the middle of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Canada 1) contracted to buy missiles from an Israeli company and 2) planned to send Canadian troops to Israel for training on how to use them.
Absolutely unconscionable and an egregious violation of international law.
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
Absolutely unconscionable and an egregious violation of international law.
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
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Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
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Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into th...
defector.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
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At some point it has to become clear that this tech exists is to create a more toxic society and enrich its owners. These uses are not aberrations but rather the entire purpose.
OpenAI's Sora 2 Can Generate Videos of Celebrities Appearing to Shout Racial Slurs
OpenAI's Sora 2 video generation model can be exploited to push misinformation and depict public figures behaving badly despite promised guardrails.
www.rollingstone.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
At some point it has to become clear that this tech exists is to create a more toxic society and enrich its owners. These uses are not aberrations but rather the entire purpose.
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Book is really real.
October 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Book is really real.
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Delighted to share the Call for Papers for a special issue of French Historical Studies on the theme "European-Indigenous Relations in the French Americas" (to be co-edited by Scott Berthelette and myself)
CFP and submission guidelines can be found here:
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
CFP and submission guidelines can be found here:
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
Submission Guidelines | French Historical Studies | Duke University Press
Submission Guidelines | French Historical Studies | Duke University Press
Submission Guidelines
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special issue of French Historical Studies on European-Indigenous ...
read.dukeupress.edu
October 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Delighted to share the Call for Papers for a special issue of French Historical Studies on the theme "European-Indigenous Relations in the French Americas" (to be co-edited by Scott Berthelette and myself)
CFP and submission guidelines can be found here:
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
CFP and submission guidelines can be found here:
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
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New analysis of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first 100 days after the federal election show oil and gas, mining and other industrial groups made up about 60 per cent of lobbying records. Environmental groups couldn’t get a word in. thenarwhal.ca/carney-natur...
Carney welcomed industry lobby, ignored environmental groups: records | The Narwhal
Records show resource industry lobbyists had regular access to Prime Minister Mark Carney in his first 100 days, while environmental groups were shut out
thenarwhal.ca
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New analysis of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first 100 days after the federal election show oil and gas, mining and other industrial groups made up about 60 per cent of lobbying records. Environmental groups couldn’t get a word in. thenarwhal.ca/carney-natur...
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Yall better grab a copy of my homie Irvin Ibargüen's new book!!! A pathbreaking study of the Mexican state's relationship with US-bound migration and border control. And watch our for some events we'll be doing together next year 👀
uncpress.org/978146968958...
uncpress.org/978146968958...
October 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Yall better grab a copy of my homie Irvin Ibargüen's new book!!! A pathbreaking study of the Mexican state's relationship with US-bound migration and border control. And watch our for some events we'll be doing together next year 👀
uncpress.org/978146968958...
uncpress.org/978146968958...
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Hey friends! Sweet 30% discount on my book!!
www.pennpress.org/978151282786...
www.pennpress.org/978151282786...
The Sweet Taste of Empire – Penn Press
A look at how seventeenth-century English literary genres associated with gastronomic and aesthetic pleasure shaped representations of Caribbean colonization...
www.pennpress.org
October 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Hey friends! Sweet 30% discount on my book!!
www.pennpress.org/978151282786...
www.pennpress.org/978151282786...
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Occupation des universités, manifestations contre les bases militaires américaines d’où partaient les avions bombardant le Vietnam ; lutte contre la construction de l’aéroport de Narita sur une zone agricole ; naissance du mouvement de libération des femmes… Tokyo 68!
October 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Occupation des universités, manifestations contre les bases militaires américaines d’où partaient les avions bombardant le Vietnam ; lutte contre la construction de l’aéroport de Narita sur une zone agricole ; naissance du mouvement de libération des femmes… Tokyo 68!