Olga Byrska

Yikes.

Yikes. Giving the platform to an alt-right, 'neo-reactionary' 'philosopher', or just a propagandist... I hope that people from the panel will boycott him or pull off altoghether.

There are losses that are hard to describe, and this book is for those who seek some understanding of this impossibility. An incredible read.

‘Brutal’ success rate for European postdoctoral fellowships Only 9.6 per cent of applicants awarded coveted Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships, with many postdoctoral researchers saying the programme has become too competitive

Hello, new followers, thanks to whom I figured out I was quoted in @timeshighered.bsky.social! Apart from complaining about the current state of academic funding, I'm slouching towards finishing a PhD on post-WW2 revolutions and reconstructions, and making theatre on the side.

Brilliant episode of @lrb.co.uk’s podcast On Politics with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @ethanshone.bsky.social, Mandelson, but above all—networks of influence and how the power is being constructed via those networks. A must!

‘Brutal’ success rate for European postdoctoral fellowships Only 9.6 per cent of applicants awarded coveted Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships, with many postdoctoral researchers saying the programme has become too competitive

Hello, new followers, thanks to whom I figured out I was quoted in @timeshighered.bsky.social! Apart from complaining about the current state of academic funding, I'm slouching towards finishing a PhD on post-WW2 revolutions and reconstructions, and making theatre on the side.

Brutal numbers on Marie Curie Fellowships: over 17 000 applications, with success rate dropping to below 10%. For a scholarship of 2-3 years only, no matter how prestigious, it only shows how impossible academia has become.

Just sayin'

Democracy dies in billionaire's hands

Last month's @financialtimes.com article discussed economists facing a recession, but in this image you can also see the bad news for historians (and this graph concerns only the US...). Yes, I am looking for work outside of academia these days (and open to offers!)
www.ft.com/content/eb08...

Flammarion republie "Imperium" par Ryszard Kapuściński, un reportage sur l’URSS à travers de décennies. à lire, absolutement !

Germany | Goethe-Institut Fellowship at the documenta archiv 2026 | ASEF culture360 Goethe-Institut and documenta archiv | documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH are calling for applications from international scholars, artists, and curators to participate in the fellowships from M...

For German speakers!

Looking for a postdoc opportunity outside the UK/US? I'm happy to support up to two JSPS postdoc applicants for the coming round for two-year posts starting from Sep./Oct. 2026 onwards at UTokyo. The application to be submitted before the end of March. 1/n

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For friends with an EU passport but not a French one, living in #Paris: you can vote in the upcoming municipal elections! You have to register, though (till 4th of February). More details here:
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Well at least we can grab coffee or sth :)

So I’ve never done this but can look into the interesting you issue next week while at the bnf

I would expect an absolutely identical situation in France, where I'm based.

As I put in the comment: The upcoming (yet another) reform of higher education in Poland is apparently aiming at setting the upper age limit for full-time positions at the university, but I also fear it will only make HE institutions not to hire anyone instead, as they are already starving.

The upcoming (yet another) reform of higher education in Poland is apparently aiming at setting the upper age limit for full-time positions at the university, but I also fear it will only make HE institutions not to hire anyone instead, as they are already starving.

Worth watching.

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For friends with an EU passport but not a French one, living in #Paris: you can vote in the upcoming municipal elections! You have to register, though (till 4th of February). More details here:
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among rare good news these days

“She always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day.” (Mrs Dalloway)
Happy birthday to Virginia Woolf, born #OTD in 1882.

Every three months or so, I try to do a deep dive into what's been published recently in the anglophone academic and non-fiction spheres, and get the most interesting (for me) books. Only now I saw Lois Shearing' very timely book, published at @manchesterup.bsky.social. Can't wait to read it!

Every three months or so, I try to do a deep dive into what's been published recently in the anglophone academic and non-fiction spheres, and get the most interesting (for me) books. Only now I saw Lois Shearing' very timely book, published at @manchesterup.bsky.social. Can't wait to read it!

Finally a moment to take a breath. (this is Warsaw's National Library, one of the prettiest and comfiest ones I have ever worked in!)

Happy birthday to Antonio Gramsci, born #OTD in 1891. His thoughts on hegemony, intellectuals, and revolutions made him one of the most inspiring and important philosophers and political theorists — and the patron of my PhD.

Trump sharing Macron’s texts is just like all of us sharing printscreens of this douchebag of a person we once dated 💀

BTW, fellow #skystorians, if you need any photos from the Polish National Library's archives but can't travel, let me know! I'm here till the 30th of January and can still find a couple of hours to work on it.

They just can't stand being the possible good thing