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Dr. Helle Strandgaard Jensen (she/her)

@sesamescholar.bsky.social

Historian, professor, mom, wife, feminist, rower. PI of ERC-project WEB CHILD, which studies changing childhoods in the early era of the WWW across the US, South Korea, and Denmark. Latest book: "Sesame Street. A Transnational History." (OUP, 2023).

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08.03.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Poster in turquoise w purple writing saying Inaugural lecture. Professor Helle Strandgaard Jensen. Picture of woman w red hair. QR code. "Whither Digital History"

Poster in turquoise w purple writing saying Inaugural lecture. Professor Helle Strandgaard Jensen. Picture of woman w red hair. QR code. "Whither Digital History"

Will I see you IRL or online for my inaugural lecture?

17 April, 15:15-16:00 CET.

Sign-up here: event.au.dk/events/tiltr...

24.02.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nope.

23.02.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 512    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 84
Poster in turquoise w purple writing saying Inaugural lecture. Professor Helle Strandgaard Jensen. Picture of woman w red hair. QR code. "Whither Digital History"

Poster in turquoise w purple writing saying Inaugural lecture. Professor Helle Strandgaard Jensen. Picture of woman w red hair. QR code. "Whither Digital History"

Will I see you IRL or online for my inaugural lecture?

17 April, 15:15-16:00 CET.

Sign-up here: event.au.dk/events/tiltr...

24.02.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Audiobooks and back-up snacks. You never know where you get stuck and what kind of food is available (if any).

22.02.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely to hear from you. Things are a little less hellish than last week, let's hope the orange bully have forgotten about Greenland soon.

27.01.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Data documentation of disappearance #dataloss

30.10.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With the ruination of search engines, as well as the increasing uselessness of searching one's own Gmail archive due to AI "assistance," using the computer increasingly feels like experiencing dementia.

28.10.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My research project will let you fill in a form to tell us about your experience as a kid on the www from 1995 to 2005 *for free* (as soon as the ethics committee approves our questions 🀞)

26.10.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026

The call for papers for the @histchild.bsky.social 2026 conference at the University of Sheffield, 1-3 July, is now up on our website! Deadline 14 December www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi... #histchild #skystorians #histyouth

07.10.2025 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you remember taking part in a school mock election? Can you help our Centre member Helen Sunderland out with her research? ⬇️

24.10.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A new image from Etsy seller ArtLight Media. It shows a blue stylized lighted torch on the left. A quote from Ursula K. Le Guin reads: You've cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit or it is nowhere.

A new image from Etsy seller ArtLight Media. It shows a blue stylized lighted torch on the left. A quote from Ursula K. Le Guin reads: You've cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit or it is nowhere.

Goodnight, friends.

Ursula K. Le Guin shared this bit of wisdom in her novel The Dispossessed, and tonight, I'm sharing it with you.

We may not have the wealth that our technocapitalist overlords do, but that's ok. The revolution is not for sale.

The revolution is US.

I love you.

26.10.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I HATE COLLINGWOOD Wolfenstein 3D mod on floppy disk. This version doesn't work. :(

I HATE COLLINGWOOD Wolfenstein 3D mod on floppy disk. This version doesn't work. :(

Australians, please raid your Uncle's old PC in his shed, and help me find a copy of this to archive.

#Australia #AFL #DOSGaming #Wolfenstein #RetroGaming #MSDOS #RetroComputing

04.10.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1050    πŸ” 393    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 18
Text saying "do as you want. Do as you wish. Walrus anarchist collective." Image of walrus looking through binoculars.

Text saying "do as you want. Do as you wish. Walrus anarchist collective." Image of walrus looking through binoculars.

"Do as you want. Do as you wish."

Maybe you also needed to see this message today?

21.10.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of people putting their hands together and the words together we are unbroken Alt: a group of people putting their hands together and the words together we are unbroken

Goodnight, friends.

I had grandparenting duties today, so I wasn't able to join in #NoKings on the ground. But I put signs on my car and followed along with the coverage here.

Thanks to everyone who showed up and took a stand against fascism.

I love you.

19.10.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
WEBCHILD

Last week we had a *fantastic* presentation and discussion with Professor Helle Strandgaard Jensen (@sesamescholar.bsky.social) visiting from Aarhus University in Denmark! She discussed her journey as a digital historian, using AI in research, and the Web Child project -
cas.au.dk/en/erc-webch...

06.10.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

It was such a pleasure meeting you all 🀩

06.10.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A brick wall with a painting portraying Trump as a poop blocking a butt. He is saying "constipation nobody does it better than me!"

A brick wall with a painting portraying Trump as a poop blocking a butt. He is saying "constipation nobody does it better than me!"

From the walls of Copenhagen #trump #graffiti

28.09.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes

27.09.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Yellow flower close up

Yellow flower close up

Wooden railing on bridge

Wooden railing on bridge

Tree and blue sky

Tree and blue sky

Sun over green field

Sun over green field

I'm visiting the iSchool at the University of Illinois. Besides super interesting conversations with the brilliant folks here and the wonderful company of @anuncivilphd.bsky.social I also get to do morning runs on the prairie.

27.09.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Like explaining my students why hyperlinks were such a revolutionary invention. They can't imagine the world where it didn't exist.

19.09.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#CfP: The II International Seminar for Emerging Historians of Education, organised by HISTEDUP, invites submissions.

Date: 24 November 2025 at the Institute of Education, University of Lisbon.

Submission deadline: 15 October 2025

Learn more: www.ische.org/g0wd

#HistEd #ECRchat

12.09.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Reminder Fellows of @royalhistsoc.org have til 26 September to vote in upcoming Council elections! πŸ—³οΈ There's lots of great candidates & all committed to the field. Obvs ideally I'd like to be your choice 😜 But vital to vote for who you feel will represent you & profession #skystorians #academicsky

16.09.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Join us tomorrow! @alexhanna.bsky.social and I will be celebrating the pod's 3rd birthday πŸ₯³

14.09.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful indeed 🀩

02.09.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's the curse of nostalgia πŸ˜‚

Give Buffy a go. I think it has aged much better than so many shows from that period. Only made it through half an episode of Ally before I had to stop.

02.09.2025 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cannot weigh in on Samurai Pizza Cats, but do consider a rewatch of Buffy. Was a big hit with my 13yo.

02.09.2025 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Den fΓΈrste sΓ¦son af Buffy er fra 1997, sΓ₯ der er et look du kan gΓ₯ efter. SΓ₯ kan du bare vΓ¦lge, om det skal vΓ¦re Buffy eller Willow. Gemalen kan vΓ¦re ham lΓ¦reren i tweet-jakke.
Jeg tΓ¦nker ogsΓ₯ buffalostΓΈvler, tanktop og hjemmefarvet bluse.

31.08.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so glad you find it useful. Good luck with the application 😊

30.08.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How I got an ERC Consolidator Grant. Idea, application, interview, and reviews.

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If you are thinking about applying for an ERC grant and want inspiration, I've updated my paper where I tell how I got mine.

It now includes the application (B1+B2), the manuscript for the presentation I gave at my interview, the slides, and the nine peer reviews.

pure.au.dk/portal/en/pu...

29.08.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0