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Gerben Zaagsma

@gerbenzaagsma.eurosky.social
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Historian working on the history, politics and censorship of #digitalhistory and #heritage; background in Jewish/Yiddish history, teaching genocide studies, digital public & music history. More info: gerbenzaagsma.org

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Marc van Oostendorp @fonolog.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Het systeem van wetenschappelijk publiceren stort nu wel heel snel in elkaar. neerlandistiek.nl/2026/07/mond...
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Mondelinge examens voor wetenschappers
Het systeem van wetenschappelijk publiceren stort nu wel heel snel in elkaar.
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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights @ecchr.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨Zwei ehemalige Angehörige des syrischen Sicherheitsapparates wurden heute in Wien zu acht Jahren Haft verurteilt. Mit Khalid Al Halabi, dem damaligen Abteilungsleiter des Geheimdienstes in Raqqa, stand der bislang ranghöchste Vertreter des Assad-Regimes vor einem europäischen Gericht.
Schuldspruch: Wiener Landesgericht verurteilt ehemalige Vertreter des Assad-Regimes wegen Folter und schwerer Straftaten an Zivilisten
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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Our digital cultural heritage is so fragile without ongoing resources. We're reaching a critical point where the whims of fascist politicians are dictating what digitised resources will survive. Who said culture and history wasn't political? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt
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Gerben Zaagsma @gerbenzaagsma.eurosky.social · 31/05/2026
Slides for my presentation “Interventions in History Online” at the 6th INTH conference in Tallinn are available on Zenodo. The presentation was part of a series of panels on Attacks on History. #history #digitalhistory #dhist #censorship. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Interventions in History Online
These are the slides for my presentation Interventions in History Online, given at the sixt network conference of the International Network for Theory of History (INTH) that took place between 19-22 M...
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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I have written a short piece (in German) about the most recent developments in Turkey. It argues that the ruling against Ozel and his leadership is more than just another attack on the Turkish opposition.
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Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft @hiigberlin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The research group @digipolicy.bsky.social at @wzb.bsky.social takes stock of over 10 years of research on digitalisation, power & democracy. The conference opens with a panel with Robin Mansell, @thothiel.bsky.social & Jamal Shahin. Moderated by @jeah.bsky.social 4 Jun 👉 www.wzb.eu/en/events/pa...
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Mert Kartal @mertkartal.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
In case anyone outside Turkey still cares, today marks another turning point for Turkish “democracy.” A major threshold has been crossed.
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NIOD @niodamsterdam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
#PODCAST | What is happening in Tigray? @annevanmourik.bsky.social speaks with @tekgw.bsky.social (@manchester.ac.uk) about the evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray, and (the lack of) academic freedom to publish on it. 🎧 Listen in any podcast platform or go here: edu.nl/qaxbb
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Sarah Lang @sarahalang.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Do you also find this anti-critical stance concerning that is on the rise everywhere and even in #DH ? I argue we need to start guesstimating the environmental impacts of #LLM workflows. Carbon reporting is not the solution to all our problems but it is a 1st step. latex-ninja.com/2026/04/26/g...
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Guesstimating Environmental Impacts of LLM Workflows
(or: Why don’t we practice Carbon Reporting in Computational Humanities?) Oh, the debated question of whether personal or academic LLM use is environmentally problematic. Every once in a while, the…
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Thomas Cauvin @thomascauvin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Look what is coming out in full open access very soon ‼️ Doing history in, for, with or among the public is nothing new. Thanks to @degruyterbrill.bsky.social and @c2dh.uni.lu to make this book full open access www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb... #PublicHistory @ncph.bsky.social
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Gerben Zaagsma @gerbenzaagsma.eurosky.social · 25/04/2026
In dit stuk van @chrisaalberts.bsky.social wordt een problematische karikatuur neergezet van huidige (academische) debatten over antisemitisme en de IHRA/JDA definities. Een 🧵 chrisaalberts.nl/2026/04/23/j... 1/12
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Joodse Volt-leden werd nooit gevraagd hoe zij over antisemitisme denken - Chris Aalberts
Het Duitse weekblad Die Zeit kwam een paar dagen geleden met een reportage over antisemitisme binnen Volt Europa, de moederpartij van Volt Nederland. Op Twitter circuleert een Nederlandstalige versie....
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
Three cool scientists introduce their work "Our new theory has been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, but we feel its depths and intricacies are best appreciated on the limited-edition vinyl release."
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Voetnoot -Mark Ponte @voetnoot.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Jazz Years: People, Migration and Music in Amsterdam, 1930-1939 /// In the 1930s, a lively jazz scene flourished in the migrant city of Amsterdam, involving artists from the United States, Suriname and Eastern Europe.
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Lamyae Aharouay @lamyae.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Wanneer weet je dat de periode die je beschrijft de geschiedenis zal veranderen en wanneer weet je zeker dat iets een voetnoot zal blijken te zijn? Na 7,5 jaar stop ik als politiek verslaggever. Lees hier mijn afscheidsstuk: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Zaken doen met uiterst rechts is geen punt meer in politiek Den Haag: tijd om te gaan
Politiek: In Den Haag zag Lamyae Aharouay hoe uiterst rechts normaal werd gemaakt door andere partijen. Ze was verbijsterd – maar bleef als journalist gefascineerd. Nu wil ze afstand: niet meer steeds...
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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Barış Manço - Bugün Bayram (1986) | TRT Arşiv
YouTube video by TRT Arşiv
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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
CATS Network Roundup's March issue looks at Turkey's political landscape one year after the imprisonment of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, also featuring an interview with @liselhintz.bsky.social conducted by Sinem Bal 👇 www.cats-network.eu/assets/cats/...
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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Today, Ekrem Imamoglu stands trial on the most Kafkaesque allegation of establishing a " criminal organisation for illicit gain." The most threatening political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan allegedly sought, through this purported network, +
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Welton B. Marsland @wbmarsland.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
My favourite cover The Ramones ever did. Managed to hold themselves in check instead of hell-for-leathering it.
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Gerben Zaagsma @gerbenzaagsma.eurosky.social · 29/01/2026
Only one week to go until our workshop History of Digital History between East and West. Download the program and book of abstracts here: zenodo.org/records/1841.... It is also still possible to register, please join us: www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even... #digitalhistory #dhist #historiography
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Workshop History of Digital History between East and West - Book of Abstracts
This is the book of abstracts of the workshop History of Digital History between East and West, which is held on 5-6 February 2026 at the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) of the Univ...
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
49 years ago today Leave Home is the second studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones, released on this day in 1977. The title Leave Home refers to the Ramones leaving New York City to go on tour around the world #punk #punkrock #ramones #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Spotted in Eskisehir, Turkey
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Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
It's out!🍾 I am delighted to announce the publication of our "Germany's History Wars. Contesting Memory and Identity Today" It is Open Access! 👇 You can download it here for free. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Important, rigorous, and devastating report by @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social on RSF atrocities in El Fasher files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/00...
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Rens Bod @rensbod.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Only a decade ago, History of Humanities did not exist as a recognized field. How has it taken shape and been institutionalized? Join our digital workshop on 5 Dec, 3.00-5:30 p.m. CET, with insights from Mexico to China and from South Africa to Turkey. www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/15/d...
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Digital Round Table: Global Perspectives on the History of the Humanities (Dec 5th) – Society for the History of the Humanities
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Rens Bod @rensbod.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
"Het is een democratische absurditeit die we ondertussen bijna normaal zijn gaan vinden: een demissionaire regering die nauwelijks een zesde van de Tweede Kamer vertegenwoordigt, maar die wel doorgaat met beslissingen die diep ingrijpen in de toekomst van ons land. [..]" www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Opinie | Hoe een mini-kabinet het hoger onderwijs sloopt
Dit demissionair kabinet voert ingrijpende onderwijsbezuinigingen door, zonder benodigd mandaat. Dat moet stoppen, zeggen Rens Bod, Remco Breuker en Ingrid Robeyns.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
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Thomas Cauvin @thomascauvin.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Next week (19.11), @finolafinn.bsky.social 's presentation at @c2dh.uni.lu @uni.lu #AI #Archive #DigitalHumanities www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
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AI assistants in the archive and the lure of ‘instant history’
AI assistants are increasingly used for navigating and analysing the contents of major archives. Applying Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to existing
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Released 37 years ago Fugazi, also known as EP 7 Songs, is Fugazi's eponymous debut release, available in record stores in November 1988 with this opening track Waiting Room – live at the Wilson Center 1988 #punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #fugazi #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/11/2025
Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, UN secretary general says
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Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, UN secretary general says
António Guterres calls for the violence to end but there appears little appetite for ceasefire proposed by US The UN secretary general, António Guterres has said the war in Sudan is spiralling out of control as he called for a halt to the fighting and an end to the violence. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which are reportedly backed by the United Arab Emirates, seized El Fasher in Darfur last week after a near 18-month siege. Some of its soldiers have posted videos of civilians being shot, including in the town’s maternity hospital. Continue reading...
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The world has collectively refused to hold accountable those who attack hospitals in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Gaza, and now Sudan 👇 Without consequences and accountability, such attacks on sacred sites of healing a s care won’t stop: justiceinconflict.org/2025/07/02/t... #KeepEyesOnSudan #NotATarget
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There must be consequences: Accountability for war crimes can help stop attacks on hospitals
Dr Suleiman Qaoud at the Rantisi Specialist Hospital after Israeli attacks on the facility on 6 November 2023 (Photo: Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera) The doctors assumed that a well-marked hospita…
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Gerben Zaagsma @gerbenzaagsma.eurosky.social · 22/10/2025
👉 The program for our workshop History of Digital History between East and West is online. 5-6 february 2026 at the @c2dh.uni.lu, remote participation is possible. More information in the link below. #digitalhistory #dhist #digitalhumanities www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
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History of Digital History between East and West
This workshop will address the history of digital history by enlarging the scope outside of the United States and Western Europe, taking into account crucial developments elsewhere which have often be...
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Historici vertellen @historicivertellen.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Op 29 oktober verdedig ik mijn proefschrift ‘Caught in a web of silence: composers in Dutch music history 1920-1955 and the impact of World War II’. Bijna 5 jaar deed ik fulltime onderzoek naar componisten die in de Tweede Wereldoorlog vervolgd werden. Meer informatie: tinyurl.com/3r3jt645. 🧵
De cover van mijn proefschrift laat een bladzijde zien uit een muziekmanuscript van Ignace Lilien. Tussen de regels heeft hij een ooggetuigenverslag geschreven: ‘Ik komponeerde dit werk toen de vreselijke razzia’s op de joden in 1941 plaats hadden. Nu – terwijl ik het copieer wordt door de Duitse soldaten (net tegenover mijn huis) een huiszoeking gedaan, en de man gearresteerd! 12.4.1945. De vrouw staat met 2 kinderen huilend voor het huis. Hij schijnt wapens bezeten te hebben? Dus doodsoordeel??’
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Judith Pollmann @judithpollmann.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Er dreigt iets helemaal mis te gaan in het Amsterdamse stadsarchief, zeggen Charles Jeurgens, Fred van Lieburg en ik in Het Parool www.parool.nl/columns-opin...
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Opinie: ‘Amsterdams Stadsarchief staat op het punt onbruikbaar te worden’
Het Stadsarchief van Amsterdam, essentieel voor onderzoekers én burgers, staat op het punt een nieuw, ondoorgrondelijk zoeksysteem in te voeren. Dat zou grote gevolgen hebben, schrijven hoogleraren Ju...
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Do not use a football match to start equating fans of a specific Israeli football team with all Jews, because that is supposed to be what responsible politicians are trying to avoid in condemning Israeli bombing but not associating this with a religion.
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Eugene Finkel @efinkel.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Can we hope that when (if?) the war in Gaza in over the world, and especially the West will finally turn their attention to this mass murder. The violence is bankrolled by the West's closest allies/partners, it's not like there is no leverage and it is just a local fight. Or am I just too naive?
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
46 years ago Members of British ska groups The Selecter, Madness and The Specials on Brighton Beach at the first date of the 2 Tone Tour in October 1979. Photo by Chalkie Davies #punkrock #ska #thespecials #madness #theselecter #history #skahistory
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Johan Östling @johanostling.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The second History of Knowledge Conference has come to an end. Over three intense days in Lund, around a hundred researchers have explored the history of knowledge from various perspectives. It has been a real pleasure to host this conference and organise it with my wonderful colleagues at LUCK.
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James Baker @jwbaker.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Look at our lovely autumn/winter @ihr.bsky.social Digital History seminar schedule, including talks from @bamcshane.bsky.social @jeroenputtevils.bsky.social @rubenros.bsky.social @thomassmits.bsky.social @melvinwevers.bsky.social and more! #dhist
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Milan van Lange 🟥 @milanvlange.eurosky.social · 13/08/2025
@gerbenzaagsma.bsky.social and I are looking for a good wiki hosting partner. Any tips? #wiki #academicbsky #mediawiki
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Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History @c2dh.uni.lu · 30/07/2025
Open call for PhD candidates, Post-Docs and Senior Researchers We offer 3 fellowships for visiting researchers in 2026 Seize the opportunity and apply before 15.10.2025 www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news...
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Gerben Zaagsma @gerbenzaagsma.eurosky.social · 26/07/2025
This by Alex de Waal is incisive as usual: Israel’s food points are not just death traps – they’re an alibi for the starvation of Gaza | Alex de Waal www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tineke Strik @tinekestrik.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The EU deserves a credible antisemitism coordinator. After von Schnurbein's deeply troubling statements - framing bake sales as antisemitic and suggesting that Hamas is behind mass protests across Europe - she lost all credibility. We call for her immediate replacement 👇
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Gerben Zaagsma @gerbenzaagsma.eurosky.social · 15/07/2025
An important read that includes some very pertinent observations on the abuse of antisemitism accusations in relation to Gaza, moral selectivity, and the future of Holocaust studies and genocide scholarship.
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Gerben Zaagsma @gerbenzaagsma.eurosky.social · 11/07/2025
Lees dit stuk: Cultureel musicoloog Barbara Titus is twee weken in Indonesië voor het restitutieproject ‘Stemmen die naar huis terugkeren’: ze brengt oude geluidsopnames van lokale zang, die in Amsterdam lagen opgeslagen, terug naar het dorp waar ze zijn opgenomen. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Hoho-zang uit 1930 keert terug naar Indonesisch dorp: ‘Ik kon niet vermoeden hoeveel emoties de overdracht zou losmaken’
Terugkeer: Cultureel musicoloog Barbara Titus is twee weken in Indonesië voor het restitutieproject ‘Stemmen die naar huis terugkeren’: ze brengt oude geluidsopnames van lokale zang, die in Amsterdam ...
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The term “scientific asylum” is gross. None of these people are individually targeted and most can continue to work in more luxury than most colleagues in Europe. I understand their desire to leave — I want to leave too — but I really wish this topic was addressed more critically by the media.
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‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France
Almost 300 researchers have applied for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia
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NRC @nrc.nl · 05/07/2025
Pro-Israëlische lobbyisten worden in de Tweede Kamer warm onthaald, terwijl VN-functionarissen worden geweigerd. Israël heeft zowel zichtbaar als onzichtbaar invloed op Tweede Kamerleden. De AIVD benoemt Israëls heimelijke invloed niet. buff.ly/rww1K1r
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De zichtbare en onzichtbare invloed van Israël in de Tweede Kamer
Politici en Israël: Pro-Israëlische lobbyisten worden in de Tweede Kamer warm onthaald, terwijl VN-functionarissen worden geweigerd. Over de pro-Israëlische lobby in de politiek en de AIVD die…
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Sjoerd de Jong @sjoerdjong.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Cultuurvernietiging als oorlogsdoel in Gaza, Oekraïne en elders: de identiteit van een volk uitwissen, en dan het volk zelf www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Cultuurvernietiging als oorlogsdoel in Gaza, Oekraïne en elders: de identiteit van een volk uitwissen, en dan het volk zelf
Cultuurvernietiging: Het bewust vernietigen van een cultuur – historische gebouwen en kunst, maar ook taal en eetgewoonten – is een vast onderdeel van oorlogen. In Gaza is het volgens aanklagers onder...
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Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History @c2dh.uni.lu · 02/06/2025
Workshop History of Digital History between East and West (5-6 February 2026) 📣❗ Extended deadline for abstracts: 27 June #digitalhistory #dhist #digitalhumanities www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news...
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Call for Papers: Workshop History of Digital History between East and West
This workshop will address these blind spots by focusing attention on the question of how the local and the transnational intersected in the technology-inflected reshaping of historical research pract...
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Pieter Van den Heede @pietervdheede.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
So much to say about this topic, but perhaps a good framework to reference here: LLMs ultimately intensify global inequalities already established by existing infrastructures, be it archives, platforms or otherwise. See this article by @gerbenzaagsma.bsky.social : academic.oup.com/dsh/article/...
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Digital History and the Politics of Digitization
Abstract. Much has been made in recent years of the transformative potential of digital resources and historical data for historical research. Historians s
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