Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A useful primer on the AI discourse and how it fails to center human beings. 1102
Reposted by Christine KooiHolland Historisch Tijdschrift @tijdschriftholl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026De eerstvolgende Stille Omgang in Amsterdam zal plaatsvinden in de nacht van 20 op 21 maart 2027. Bij deze zwijgzame processie door het hart van de oude stad wordt herdacht dat er in 1345 een wonder plaatsvond dat bekend is geworden als Het Mirakel van Amsterdam. @amsterdammuseum.bsky.social 2125
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Early Modern Low Countries is celebrating its 10th anniversary. #earlymodern 295
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Publications like this remind me how regrettable it is that so many of my US history colleagues can't read any language than English. In my department they even voted to get rid of the foreign-language requirement for their PhD students. 🗃️ 4144
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Or, as I like to call it, "How the Dutch saved the British Monarchy." #earlymodern 0134
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A truly eye-opening thread about just how much the AI broligarchs devalue women. One more reason to loathe AI; it's a stalking horse for patriarchy. 050
Reposted by Christine KooiMare @mareonline.nl · 27/09/2026Jasper van der Steen schreef een boek over de Nassaus, de Duitse adellijke familie die een hoge prijs betaalde voor het behoud van lucratieve Hollandse bezittingen. ‘Willem van Oranje geloofde niet in het Nederlanderschap, maar in het verdedigen van het familiebedrijf.’mareonline.nlDe Nassaus zetten alles op het spel voor hun bezit: ‘Doodsverachting was een deugd’Jasper van der Steen schreef een boek over de Nassaus, de Duitse adellijke familie die een hoge prijs betaalde voor het behoud van lucratieve Hollandse bezittingen. ‘Willem van Oranje geloofde niet in... 0238
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Paul has found in the archives the coolest confluence of 1572 events ever. #1572ayearintheendofchristendom 032
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A techbro and theobro married and produced...this? 010
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Comment dit-on "killer rabbit" en français? 020
Reposted by Christine KooiJudith Pollmann @judithpollmann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Wat een leuk interview met collega Jasper van der Steen over zijn mooie nieuwe boek www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...nrc.nlDe Nassaus runnen hun dynastie al eeuwen als een familiebedrijf. ‘Voor elke generatie is de opvolging een stresstest’Geschiedenis: De geschiedschrijving over vorstenhuizen gaat vaak over staatsvorming. Jasper van der Steen besloot het anders aan te pakken. Hij keek naar de Nassaus als een familiebedrijf. 1147
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Almost completely Anglophone. For my money, "Seaside Hotel" (Danish) and "Professor T" (Belgian) belong on this list. 160
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is a salutary reminder that any complaints I may have about my job or my employer are of the decidedly first-world variety. 020
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Zo veel bekeringen in die tijd, van hoog en laag. Een interessante draad. #reformatieindelagenlanden 020
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Nieuw boek over de Nederlandse Opstand verschijnt binnenkort. "1578: Had Brussel de Nederlanden kunnen redden?" Weet iemand hier wat van? shop.walry.be/products/157...shop.walry.be1578 - Had Brussel de Nederlanden kunnen redden?Dit boek verschijnt binnenkort (1/10/26). Wanneer je dit boek in bestelling plaatst voor zaterdag 17 oktober 2026, brengen wij het voor u mee naar de boekvoorstelling in het Gentse Stadhuis. Plaats he... 121
Reposted by Christine KooiLiesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A programme! A veritable programme! Would you look at these cool talks for our Autumn line-up, with dream team @bobpi.bsky.social, @ninondubourg.bsky.social, and @ewatson.bsky.social Join us at the @ihr.bsky.social (or on zoom) on Fridays at 17:30 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #LowCountries 12312
Reposted by Christine KooiAnne Goldgar @annegoldgar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026IHR LOW COUNTRIES SEMINAR program 2026-7! All sessions either hybrid or online only. Please register for any you want to attend, including online, by going to www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... 045
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026While Latin Christendom was irretrievably fissuring in Europe, it was finding new pastures elsewhere. #1572ayearintheendofchristendom 010
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"...calling a text extruded from an LLM a ‘history’ is, quite literally, a category error. There are far too many deliberations, choices, and cares in the production of a history for it to be something statistically generated, a mere algorithmic derivative." #NoAIintheclassroom #skystorians 1157
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Our state government has contracted with a software company to provide AI platforms for state agencies. Their AI programs are called, I kid you not, "Justinian" and "Trajan." #skystorians vulcan.aivulcan.aiVULCAN: Frontier AI for Government | JUSTINIAN and TRAJANVULCAN strengthens America's social contract by safely shepherding frontier AI to government. 2121
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A digital interactive map of the early 19th-century Netherlands. #skystorians 0113
Reposted by Christine KooiJan Machielsen @janmachielsen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Dutchies! I recently discovered this excellent (Dutch) #hextag podcast on the last witches of Schiedam whose trial brought the #earlymodern witch-hunt to an earlier end in the Dutch Republic. Definitely worth a listen! stedelijkmuseumschiedam.nl/podcast/podc...stedelijkmuseumschiedam.nlHeksen in Schiedam - Stedelijk Museum Schiedam 03210
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Als geen Reformatie in de NL had plaatsgevonden, zou er dan toch de Opstand zijn uitgebroken? #reformatieindelagelanden 380
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'd be happy if the golf courses went away, too. 170
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Apparently doing your work is now a "verification tax." 053
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Settling in with the master for this week's graduate seminar. #earlymodern 1170
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I've put in my proposal and hope to be there next summer. #earlymodern 1133
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Now if only the Democratic national party leadership would invest some serious money in this race. 020
Reposted by Christine KooiElizabeth (Liz) Lehfeldt (she/her/hers) @lizlehfeldt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Our new issue is out! Read through the thread for a sneak peek at what's inside. #earlymodern 0153
Reposted by Christine KooiWouter Wagemakers @wouterwagemakers.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026For the Leiden Medievalists Blog I wrote a post about the Ferragosto heist in Messina where 5 works by Antonello da Messina were stolen. #art #renaissance www.leidenmedievalistsblog.nl/articles/ant...leidenmedievalistsblog.nlAntonello Who?Last summer, four works by the Italian renaissance painter Antonello da Messina were stolen from a regional museum in Messina, Sicily. This blog post explains the significance of Antonello’s paintings... 0153
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The 2027 Attending to Early Modern Women conference is seeking proposals! Submission deadline is 30 September. #earlymodern #skystorians. www.ssemwg.org/attending-to...ssemwg.orgAttending to EMW 2027 CFP — Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender 11210
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you late-stage consumer capitalism. 030
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Here's the link to the program for those who are curious. There appears to be distressingly little attempt to address the cognitive, pedagogical and moral ramifications of LLMs. proflouishyman.github.io/ai_conferenc...proflouishyman.github.ioAI and History Conference 2026A practitioner-focused conference for historians using AI and computational methods, October 15–16, 2026 at Johns Hopkins University. 295
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The disruption of centuries-old ideas and institutions, abetted by new media and exploited by opportunistic ruling groups. I always tell students that they should study the sixteenth century if they want to understand their own. #reformazing 061
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A most remarkable painting that I will use the next time I teach witch hunts. #earlymodern 471
Reposted by Christine KooiDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Grumpy jay, shell-shocked owl, from natural history dictionary by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, 1586. Today is his day. 37417
Reposted by Christine KooiAndre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Release day! My book is officially available! www.ucpress.edu/books/claimi...ucpress.eduClaiming the Nation by Andre Pagliarini - PaperScholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change. 031
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Friends, if you've ever worked in the Dutch National Archives, consider signing this petition. Its administrators want to completely shut down its public educational programs and turn it into a repository of exclusively government records. #skystorians 🗃️ 25038
Reposted by Christine KooiNieuwe PLAG @nieuweplag.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Judith Pollmann en Arjan Nobel vertellen in een interview over de plannen van de Nieuwe PLAG. Zo is Arjan van plan om samen met Anne Petterson een handboek te schrijven voor onderzoek naar plattelandsgeschiedenis. Lees het volledige interview hier: www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2026/...universiteitleiden.nlToegang geblokkeerd / Access Blocked 0125
Reposted by Christine KooiLeuven University Press @leuvenup.bsky.social · 15/09/2026𝗡𝗶𝗲𝘂𝘄 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗦𝗘𝗚 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗩𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟯, 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🔓 Lees gratis online: tseg.nl/issue/view/2... 👉 Bestel de paperback: lup.be/journal-issu... Mis geen enkel nummer ✍️ lup.be/take-a-subsc... #economischegeschiedenis #socialegeschiedenis #socialhistory 023
Reposted by Christine KooiAmy Leonard @hoyahistorian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The ATWG Conference program committee is extending the workshop proposal deadline from Sept. 15 to Sept. 30. The information you'll need for this process can be found here: www.ssemwg.org/attending-to.... Let me know if you have any questions! #earlymodernssemwg.orgAttending to EMW 2027 CFP — Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender 155
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I just called my optometrist to schedule a routine eye exam and was immediately answered by an "AI scheduler." I insisted on talking to a human being and got one. What problem is AI dehumanization a solution to? 160
Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Female Rufous Hummingbird hanging out in my backyard this morning. South Louisiana, USA. #birds 🦉 0152