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@marnixbeyen.bsky.social

Teaches modern political history at University of Antwerp. Studies the history of nationalism, parliamentary culture, reactions to occupations during the First and Second World Wars, colonialism, etc. Keen interest in the Balkans.

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Nee, nog niet. Ziet er wel weer boeiend uit.

01.10.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Heerlijk boek!

01.10.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Soon at the @uantwerpen.be: screening of "The Partisan Necropolis" by @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social. Register via the site: www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uan...

29.09.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If there is one institute at the @uantwerpen.be truly committed to collaborating with partners from the Global South, it is the @iobua.bsky.social. In times of geopolitical change, we need an institute like this more than ever, but the Flemish government does not seem to understand that. #saveIOB

24.09.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Halal Food in Tokyo and Telling Better Stories about the West - Power in History Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi is where elegant Tokyoites, dressed in matching attire with their partners, dine in … "Halal Food in Tokyo and Telling Better Stories about the West"

An intriguing reflection by my colleague Roschanack Shaery on her research stay in Japan. How a halal certificate in a fancy Italian restaurant in Tokyo made her reflect on Western attitudes toward the Muslim world.

blog.uantwerpen.be/power-in-his...

16.09.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Video: Israeli conductor gives passionate anti-genocide speech at BBC Proms On one of the biggest stages in classical music, Ilan Volkov demanded action over Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza

Video: Israeli conductor gives passionate anti-genocide speech at BBC Proms

On one of the biggest stages in classical music, Ilan Volkov demanded action over Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

14.09.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

That's a question for @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social. We show it at @uantwerpen.be because it is one of the monuments we visit during our student excursions to Bosnia-Herzegovina, and because it tells so much about Europe's past, present and future.

14.09.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Partisan Necropolis | Letteren en Wijsbegeerte | Universiteit Antwerpen

Recently in premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival, on 9 October to be seen at the @uantwerpen.be: @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social's documentary film about the Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar. All information and possibility to register (for free) via this link:
www.uantwerpen.be/nl/overuantw...

10.09.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Broertje in Gaza valt met honger in slaap": Palestijn Ibrahim trekt rode lijn tijdens voetbalmatch in Wijgmaal | VRT NWS: nieuws "Ik ben hier met mijn lichaam, maar mijn ziel is bij mijn familie in Gaza". Met die woorden bracht Palestijn Ibrahim zijn boodschap over tijdens een symbolische actie voor de slachtoffers van het conf...

Quite aware that Netanyahu and co are not really sensitive to symbolic actions in small Belgian villages, but they remain meaningful nonetheless. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

08.09.2025 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's not forget Ukraine.

02.09.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And that's why we should support organizations like @standing-together.bsky.social

31.08.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At least 88 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours alone by the Israeli military in Gaza, from the bombing of a bakery, to shootings at Palestinians waiting for aid, to strikes on their residential tents and shelters – and the slow death of hunger. (2/3)

31.08.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just read their words. These are the voices of Palestinians in Gaza, describing in real time the horror of living under Israeli military’s bombs.
(1/3)

31.08.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
APH 2026 – Call for Panels, Papers, and Posters. β€œDynamizing and Decentring Empires: A Recalibration of the History of the Political” | Association for Political History

πŸ“£Call for Panels, Papers and Posters for the APH 2026 Conference! Deadline, 1 Dec 2025.

Topic: Dynamizing and Decentring Empires: A Recalibration of the History of the Political

πŸ“MΓΌnster @uni-muenster.de @sechistnetwork.bsky.social
πŸ“…11-13 June 2026

www.associationforpoliticalhistory.org?p=2797

26.08.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very good that this @standing-together.bsky.social-activist bluntly calls his government what it is: fascist. That kind of government - and those who support its genocidal policies - should be sanctioned and boycotted. But those who bravely resist it should receive all our support.

26.08.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t burn care: save contraceptives, save lives $10 million in contraceptives are days from being burned in Europe – under Trump's orders. Our leaders are starting to give in to public pressure. With enough voices, we can stop this destruction and ...

$10 million in contraceptives are days from being burned in Europe – under Trump's orders. Our leaders are starting to give in to public pressure. With enough voices, we can stop this destruction and protect women’s health and dignity. Sign NOW: action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-08...

20.08.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The actions of @standing-together.bsky.social are courageous and necessary to stop the genocide, and to forge a better future for Jews and Palestinians alike in Israel/Palestine. Donations to make these actions possible can still be done via my ambassador's page (causematch.com/standing_tog...)

16.08.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

That is the power he fears most: ordinary people joining across every line to replace supremacy with solidarity, despair with hope, and domination with true democracy. The path forward is clear: together, building the only future in which we all belong. (7/7)

12.08.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Side by side, Palestinians and Jews will keep fighting this racism, building our shared power, and proving that together, we can change this reality. (6/7)

12.08.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Ben-Gvir’s politics thrive on fear, division, and the belief that there is no alternative – no alternative to his hatred, supremacy, and permanent inequality he wants to impose – but there is. (5/7)

12.08.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

What scares Ben-Gvir the most is that Arab citizens of this country care about their representation, that they are using their political power to demand equality, justice, and a shared future, and to challenge the supremacy he seeks to preserve. (4/7)

12.08.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

These are dangerous incitements β€” the language of an extremist government that never stops advancing racist policies. A government terrified of Arab voters, fearful of high Arab turnout in the coming elections, and determined to silence Arab voices in the very democracy it claims to defend. (3/7)

12.08.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

For Palestinian citizens of Israel, this unity is historic and deeply significant: one list, one voice, one representation in a political system designed to divide, weaken and marginalize them. (2/7)

12.08.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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In response to Arab parties uniting ahead of the elections, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a full-on Kahanist whose career is built on incitement, said: β€œProsecute them, revoke their citizenship, encourage them to leave. Not voluntarily.” (1/7)

12.08.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

A brave action, once more, by @standing-together.bsky.social. Let's keep on supporting the organisation.

11.08.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to A Father’s Plea From Gaza: Help Us Survive This War, organized by Yaser Meghari Hello, my name is Abed, and I’m from Gaza. I’m a husband and a f… Yaser Meghari needs your support for A Father’s Plea From Gaza: Help Us Survive This War

Millions of people in Gaza need help. Helping one family can be a start. But nothing can help them more than a #ceasefire. gofund.me/3a00c168

07.08.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Palestinians in Gaza are being killed every day by starvation or shootings at GHF aid sites, like Ali. This horrific reality wasn’t inevitable and it didn’t need to happen – our government is choosing it. (1/2)

06.08.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
Conference report – Antwerp – 2025 | Association for Political History

πŸ“°Read the report on our latest conference 'How to decolonize political history?' @uantwerppohis.bsky.social

✍️credits to @margotluyckfasseel.bsky.social @marnixbeyen.bsky.social & Burak Sayim

www.associationforpoliticalhistory.org?p=2788%E2%86...

06.08.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Truly embracing diversity means accepting even this type of behavior...

04.08.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Many Israelis Don’t Want to See Podcast Episode Β· The Daily Β· 01/08/2025 Β· 25m

Interesting interview with the Israeli journalist Emmanuelle Elbaz-Phelps, showing 1) how little most people in Israel (want to) know about Gaza, and 2) how this has recently started to change slightly thanks to organizations like @standing-together.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/w...

01.08.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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