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Mercedes Crisóstomo

@mercrisostomo.bsky.social
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Anthropologist | Historian studying women in radical politics British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow @uclhistory.bsky.social

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Mercedes Crisóstomo @mercrisostomo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am so grateful to Marral Shamshiri for inviting me to write this piece for @historyworkshop.org.uk and its Radical Horizons series. The piece forms part of my broader research on women in radical politics in twentieth-century Latin America.
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 29/09/2026
How can processes of political formation shape transformative politics? Mercedes Crisóstomo discusses the experiences of Peru's militante women from past to present.
historyworkshop.org.uk
Political Formation and Politicisation in Turbulent Times
How can processes of political formation shape transformative politics? Mercedes Crisóstomo discusses the experiences of Peru's militante women from past to present.
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Mercedes Crisóstomo @mercrisostomo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I tell the story of women who, during the 1950s and 1960s, entered grassroots politics determined to overthrow an oppressive institution inherited from the colonial past: the hacienda.
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Mercedes Crisóstomo @mercrisostomo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
On a day like today, 18 May, marking the beginning of Peru’s internal armed conflict in 1980, I am pleased that the National Library of Peru has made Género y Conflicto Armado Interno en el Perú: Testimonio y Memoria, a volume I edited, freely accessible repositoriodigital.bnp.gob.pe/bnp/recursos...
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Excellent critique of the media’s normalization of the far right.
politico.eu
Media must stop normalizing the far right
Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences.
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Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
'A statement on 23 February explained the Bloomsbury-based research institute will be “disbanded” at the end of July 2026 because it “in its current form is not sustainable”.' Goodbye utopia, hello myopia?
timeshighereducation.com
UCL axes ‘utopian’ Institute of Advanced Studies
Interdisciplinary research hub focused on arts and humanities will shut in July amid financial sustainability issues
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Lucas Poy @lucaspoy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The call for papers for the European Social Science History Conference is out! It will take place in Lyon on 21-24 April 2027. It is organised by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social, with thousands of colleagues and lively exchange in many small groups. More info here: esshc.iisg.amsterdam/en
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
'in a week where Farage hired a hardline anti-abortion theologian as his head of policy and promised to repeal the Equality Act on his party’s first day in government, it has sparked the question: does Reform UK, and its leader in particular, have a women problem?' 1/2
theguardian.com
Does Nigel Farage have a problem with women?
Critics say Reform leader’s patronising rhetoric is part of worrying trend. He says scrutiny is a two way street.
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Paulo Drinot @paulodrinot.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
One for your diaries: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
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The 2026 Peruvian general elections
This panel on the 2026 Peruvian general elections, held after the first round on 12 April, brings together expert analysts to examine the electoral process, its central themes, the first round results
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Lucas Poy @lucaspoy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Thanks to Fiona Lane for this generous review of “Rent Strikes: A History of Tenant Actions across the World” (co-edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social and edited by @uclpress.bsky.social). The book can be downloaded open access here: uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st... (more than 2.1k downloads already🤯)
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 02/02/2026
Among established democracies, the U.S. is nearly alone in creating a new paramilitary police force in recent decades. ICE, created after 9/11, resembles the informal paramilitaries used in other countries for political repression, explains a government professor. buff.ly/fPrrNQH
theconversation.com
ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb
ICE, created in response to 9/11, meets most definitions of paramilitary forces. Critics worry it’s gone beyond its writ of immigration enforcement.
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Vanesa Miseres @vanesamiseres.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In celebration of the 125th anniversary of UTP, get your copy of Gender Battles at 40% OFF!! Offer expires on February 15th so hurry up! Discount code: UTP125 Link: utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
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Historians of Catholic Mexico (HISTCATMEX) @histcatmex.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Check out this forthcoming book from Ricardo Alvarez-Pimentel: www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
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Counterrevolutionary Women - Nebraska Press
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