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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her)

@sesamescholar.bsky.social

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Historian, mom, wife, feminist, rower. PI of ERC-project WEB CHILD, which studies changing childhoods in the early era of the WWW across the US, South Korea, and Denmark. Latest book: "Sesame Street. A Transnational History." (OUP, 2023).

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Nov 10

Hi, new people😊

I'm almost exactly what is says on the box (the bio) + spelling mistakes, so expect:
- Childhood+media history
- Sesame Street (w critical edge)
- Rowing (I'm a coach)
- My kid (soon to be teen)
- My 'Center for Digital History Aarhus' (+ dh teaching)
- Self promotion (sorry)

Woman smiling wearing a brightly coloured scarf and blue coat

Book cover w bright yellow feathers and the title Sesame Street. A Transnational History.

Magazine ad page w drawing of two kids and the headline Digital Kids 96

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SourceLab @sourcelab.bsky.social · 2d

Last week we had a *fantastic* presentation and discussion with Professor Helle Strandgaard Jensen (@sesamescholar.bsky.social) visiting from Aarhus University in Denmark! She discussed her journey as a digital historian, using AI in research, and the Web Child project -
cas.au.dk/en/erc-webch...

WEBCHILD

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · 2d

It was such a pleasure meeting you all 🤩

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 10d

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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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · 11d

Yes

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · 11d

I'm visiting the iSchool at the University of Illinois. Besides super interesting conversations with the brilliant folks here and the wonderful company of @anuncivilphd.bsky.social I also get to do morning runs on the prairie.

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · 19d

Like explaining my students why hyperlinks were such a revolutionary invention. They can't imagine the world where it didn't exist.

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International Standing Conference for the History of Education @ische-news.bsky.social · 26d

#CfP: The II International Seminar for Emerging Historians of Education, organised by HISTEDUP, invites submissions.

Date: 24 November 2025 at the Institute of Education, University of Lisbon.

Submission deadline: 15 October 2025

Learn more: www.ische.org/g0wd

#HistEd #ECRchat

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Daniel Grey @djrgrey.bsky.social · 22d

Reminder Fellows of @royalhistsoc.org have til 26 September to vote in upcoming Council elections! 🗳️ There's lots of great candidates & all committed to the field. Obvs ideally I'd like to be your choice 😜 But vital to vote for who you feel will represent you & profession #skystorians #academicsky

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23d

Join us tomorrow! @alexhanna.bsky.social and I will be celebrating the pod's 3rd birthday 🥳

Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 28d

And join the livestream celebration on Monday 9/15, noon Pacific here:

twitch.tv/dair_institute

dair_institute - Twitch

Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Sep 2

Beautiful indeed 🤩

Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Sep 2

That's the curse of nostalgia 😂

Give Buffy a go. I think it has aged much better than so many shows from that period. Only made it through half an episode of Ally before I had to stop.

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Sep 2

Cannot weigh in on Samurai Pizza Cats, but do consider a rewatch of Buffy. Was a big hit with my 13yo.

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Aug 31

Den første sæson af Buffy er fra 1997, så der er et look du kan gå efter. Så kan du bare vælge, om det skal være Buffy eller Willow. Gemalen kan være ham læreren i tweet-jakke.
Jeg tænker også buffalostøvler, tanktop og hjemmefarvet bluse.

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Aug 30

I'm so glad you find it useful. Good luck with the application 😊

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Aug 29

📚💻💰📝
If you are thinking about applying for an ERC grant and want inspiration, I've updated my paper where I tell how I got mine.

It now includes the application (B1+B2), the manuscript for the presentation I gave at my interview, the slides, and the nine peer reviews.

pure.au.dk/portal/en/pu...

How I got an ERC Consolidator Grant. Idea, application, interview, and reviews.

pure.au.dk

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Laura Portwood-Stacer @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you to @llassabe.bsky.social for having me on her American Campus Podcast to talk about how scholarly writers can benefit from applying developmental editing skills to their own texts!

This is a quick listen & a great intro to the topic if you're new to it

www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...

Developmental editing for scholarly writers with Laura Portwood-Stacer - American Campus Podcast

On making our academic writing a little more reader friendly.References mentioned this episode:Laura Portwood-Stacer. 2025. Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Wr...

www.buzzsprout.com

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Aug 29

How I got an ERC Consolidator Grant. Idea, application, interview, and reviews.

pure.au.dk

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Aug 27

Super useful 🤩

Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Aug 27

Super useful 🤩

Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Aug 27

"I, Robot...you, Jane"

Thanks to the wonderful @sophieheywood.bsky.social I have rewatched Buffy S1E8 and now have another great source to how the Internet was represented in late 1990s kids/teen popculture. #ERCCoG #WEBCHILD

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robo...

I, Robot... You, Jane - Wikipedia

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Aug 26

The comments. Read the comments!

Joe Lanman @joelanman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Avery Edison
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I wrote “I am alive” on a piece of paper, and placed it into a photocopier. What I saw next has shocking implications
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Lynda M. Kellam #DataRescue @lyndamk.bsky.social · Aug 26

We need YOU plus your #historian and #DH friends. And really anybody who cares about our history and representing ALL OF US. Please share!
@ach.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @historians.org @oah.org @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @iassistdata.bsky.social @newamerica.org @muckrock.com

Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Aug 26

Hey #DataRescuers! Join us this Labor Day weekend to #SaveOurSigns The deadline is near and we have some priority locations. You can also connect with DRP members in NYC!

Get out, spread the word, and help us #SaveOurSigns.

Save Our Signs: Let’s Get It Done

Help us finish strong with #SaveOurSigns this Labor Day. Plus, if you’re in NYC, come see us in person!

www.datarescueproject.org

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Ada Lovelace Day @adalovelaceday.bsky.social · Aug 26

Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day, 14 Oct, this year by organising your own ALD event to support women in STEM. You can do anything – a talk, a networking event, a panel discussion, yarn bombing, cream teas, silent disco, Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The options are endless!

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Sherman Dorn @shermandorn.com · Aug 24

A "not in the field" question for colleagues who study higher ed: is there a concept in the literature that's something like "non-strategic opportunism" -- idiosyncratic decisions by institutions that take advantage of immediate circumstances, but are unrelated to institutional or sectoral mission?

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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her) @sesamescholar.bsky.social · Aug 24

This is *not* good.

My access to the BBC's written archives was vital for my Sesame Street book.

Without access based on my individual request, I would not have understood the beginnings of international marketing of children's television.

The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · Aug 24

“They have clearly shifted to it being a resource for BBC business priorities. The corporation no longer recognises the value that working with scholars brings, despite the fact this is an archive of how public money was spent over most of a century.” #history 📚🗃️ #BBC
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to...

Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research

observer.co.uk

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