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Gabriëlle La Croix

@lacroixgabrielle.bsky.social
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Historian / PhD fellow at IN THE SAME SEA, University of Copenhagen / Family & Inter-island connections / Dutch & Danish in the 18th c. Caribbean

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Voetnoot -Mark Ponte @voetnoot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Er is petitie tegen de onzalige plannen van het Nationaal Archief om te stoppen met publiekstaken actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/he...
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HET NATIONAAL ARCHIEF MAG NIET STOPPEN MET PUBLIEKE TAKEN!
Het Nationaal Archief is er niet alleen om documenten te bewaren. Het is ook een plek waar mensen terechtkunnen met vragen over hun familiegeschiedenis, hun afkomst of gebeurtenissen uit het verleden....
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Henk Looijesteijn @henklooijesteijn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Waanzinnig nieuws. Ik begrijp dat het Nationaal Archief niet alles kan doen met de middelen die de politiek bereid is te geven, maar het is nogal wat radicaal te stoppen met de reeds lang ingegeven koers en in het bijzonder om geen particuliere archieven meer op te nemen: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Onrust onder personeel en gebruikers Nationaal Archief over afstoten publiekstaken: ‘Radicale breuk’
Archiefwet: Het Nationaal Archief richt zich voortaan alleen nog op het toegankelijk maken van overheidsinformatie, niet meer op publiekstaken, kreeg het personeel te horen. „Het Nationaal Archief dra...
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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The team of IN THE SAME SEA is happy to share a dataset about nearly 7,000 enslaved fugitives in Lesser Antilles. Read more at: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msup/jsdp/ar... Download at: dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?per... Watch at: experience.arcgis.com/experience/2... 🍀🌊🌞
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Gabriëlle La Croix @lacroixgabrielle.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Read our @inthesamesea.bsky.social article here: Enslaved Fugitives in the Lesser Antilles, 1760s-1860s scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msup/jsdp/ar...
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Enslaved Fugitives in the Lesser Antilles, 1760s-1860s
Dataset CreatorsRasmus Christensen, University of CopenhagenGunvor Simonsen, University of CopenhagenHeather Freund, University of CopenhagenFelicia Fricke, University of CopenhagenGabriëlle La Croix,...
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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
IN THE SAME SEA's team and Dr. Joy Lewis have guest-edited the special issue “Small Islands, Proximity and Connection in the Eastern Caribbean” of the Journal of Caribbean History. See: www.uwipress.com/journals/the... Thanks to all contributors and the journal’s main editor Kathleen Monteith.
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Journal of Caribbean History | University of the West Indies Press
The Journal of Caribbean History (JCH) is a peer reviewed journal produced by the Departments of History, The University of the West Indies, and published by the University of the West Indies Press. T...
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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Former researcher at IN THE SAME SEA, Lucas Marin is co-convener of the seminar series “ÉCRIRE L’HISTOIRE DE LA CARAÏBE” for young scholars. Seminars are open, see the exciting program here:
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Gabriëlle La Croix @lacroixgabrielle.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Hey #skyhistorians #dutchhistorians, how would you translate "Raad van Civiele en Criminele Justitie" when it pertains to a person not the institution as a whole?
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Joe Hanson @drjoehanson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
FYI: In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
❓Question please for #Skystorians - has anyone come across examples of people being baptised in punch bowls in 17th and 18th-century England? We've found one in a will ... 🗃️
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Camilla de Koning @camilladekoning.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Just a few more spots available to attend the EHS Women’s Commitee Workshop – Women & Entrepreneurship on Friday 12 December at UCL. Researchers from all over Europe coming to present and workshop new and innovative research on women. Come discuss and please share! ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
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Gabriëlle La Croix @lacroixgabrielle.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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Support Jamaica – Official Disaster Relief & Recovery Portal
Join hands with the Government of Jamaica. Support national disaster relief, locate shelters, and stay informed on Hurricane Melissa updates.
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Voices of Motherhood @voicesofmotherhood.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
We're pleased to share this call for papers for our upcoming conference! 📍Online via Zoom 🗓️Thursday 5 - Friday 6 February 2026 ⏱️Abstract deadline Saturday 1 November 2025 See our website for full details 👇 voicesofmotherhood.wp.worc.ac.uk/index.php/news-and-resources/updates-from-the-project
The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering.

Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 2026, Online Conference.

Ruth Davidson, Anna Muggeridge, Eve Pennington and Beckie Rutherford.

Keynote address by Dr Sarah Crook, Swansea University: ‘Cradles of Discontent: Motherhood as a pathway to activism in modern Britain’.

This conference is supported by a UKRI Future Leaders’ Fellowship ‘Voices of Motherhood’ Project reference MR/Y018184/1 and the University of Worcester.
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Jona Lendering @jonalendering.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Deze petitie mag dan zijn georganiseerd door een politieke partij, ze heeft niets te maken met politiek. Het gaat hier om beschaving, om fatsoen, om humaniteit. Niet meer, niet minder. Dus, als u een mens bent, teken deze petitie + RT. groenlinkspvda.nl/bedankt-asie...
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Bedankt voor je steun! | GroenLinks-PvdA
Bedankt! Je hebt de petitie ondertekend. Maar we zijn er nog niet: de asociale, onverantwoorde en onmenselijke asielwetten moeten van...
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Olivia Gaines, Author @ogaines.com · 17/06/2025
#booksky #writingcommunity
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Gabriëlle La Croix @lacroixgabrielle.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Great opportunity for graduate students to share their work here in Copenhagen!
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Ramona Negrón @ramonanegron.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
*VACANCY* PhD in the study of religion and slavery in the context of Dutch colonialism and its afterlives at KITLV. Deadline: 16 May 2025 👇 vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Leiden-P...
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PhD in the study of religion and slavery in the context of Dutch colonialism and its afterlives
PhD in the study of religion and slavery in the context of Dutch colonialism and its afterlives
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Associate Professorship in Economic and Social History- University of Oxford - Faculty of History and All Souls College, Oxford #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML579/a...
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Associate Professorship in Economic and Social History at University of Oxford
Apply for the Associate Professorship in Economic and Social History role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Philippa Hellawell @pbhellawell.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I'm very pleased to share news of a new project I am leading at The National Archives. PASSAGE combines archival research on the transatlantic trade of enslaved people with an international programme that centres the research of West African & Caribbean scholars. Read more here: shorturl.at/XLyC8
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Major grant to fund research into the history of transatlantic slavery - The National Archives
The National Archives has been awarded a £1 million grant by Lloyd’s Register Foundation for a new, collaborative research programme on the history of the transatlantic trade in enslaved people. PASSA...
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Gabriëlle La Croix @lacroixgabrielle.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
When your alma mater has to cut 25% of their employees 🥲 www.dutchnews.nl/2025/02/dutc...
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Dutch universities start sacking staff as spending cuts bite - DutchNews.nl
Dutch universities have begun sacking staff as the government cuts on education spending begin to bite, broadcaster NOS said on Monday. The University of Twente in Enschede is cutting 40 jobs, while U...
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Gabriëlle La Croix @lacroixgabrielle.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Hey #DutchHistorians, does anyone know where I might be able to find a list of the first group of Dutch colonists on St. Eustatius?
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In The Same Sea @inthesamesea.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Welcome to the IN THE SAME SEA Bluesky account! 🤗 Follow us for project updates and random historical findings from the eastern #Caribbean ✒️🌎
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Randy Browne @randybrowne.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Plenty of room still in this for anyone who wants to be added. Just let me know (and remind me if I missed you, please) go.bsky.app/QtDAL67
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Gabriëlle La Croix @lacroixgabrielle.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The University of Copenhagen is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in economic history! Join us here at the Saxo Institute: jobportal.ku.dk/tenure-track...
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Tenure-track assistant professor in economic history at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen
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Dr. M @mdwars.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Proefschriftschrijvers: hoe lang was jullie conclusie in vergelijking met jullie hoofdtekst? Ik weet niet zo goed hoe uitgebreid dat nou ammal moet.
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