Florian Wieser

Wenceslaus Hollar, Portrait of an American, aged 23, likely the warrior called Jaques of the Musee-Delaware Nation
1645

Captured by the Dutch and given to two Dutch soldiers, who took him to Amsterdam in 1644.

(Yale University)

Oh, brilliant! One less thing I need to return to the bad place for!

A Great Reputation Among Men: Race and Contested Masculinities in the Early American Republic By Kathleen Telling In 1785, Robert Pleasants, a wealthy tobacco planter, abolitionist, and prominent member of Henrico County’s Quaker community, penned a letter to Virginia’s most famous son, Geo…

When people tell you that founders as enslavers was something we should see "in the context of their time." Great piece fr @katytelling.bsky.social abt a wealthy 18hc Virginian (and there were others) who thought Washington and co. risked their honor and more. ageofrevolutions.com/2025/10/13/a...

I don't know how quick or simple you want it, Lewis, but I learned to use QGIS within a few days and ended up making literally two dozen maps with it for my Ph.D. thesis. I learned about it through this short tutorial (sadly on the bad place): x.com/brunomshirle...
Hope that helps you!

Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications The Art of Learning from Rejection

Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.

CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.

But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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What an incredible loss. Now all that remains is do as she says and take up that mantle ... #MissMajor

There is so much that will die along with HE, and it frightens me, not just for myself, but for our societies.

My son recently found a swastika drawn on the pavement at... The Manchester attack didn't come as a shock. The only surprise is it hasn’t happened sooner

I wrote a short piece for the Observer on the attacks in Manchester.

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

I am not religious, but when people's places of worship are attacked, as when their homes, schools, libraries, etc are attacked it is an attempt to destroy the connections between us. That is what antisemitic violence aims to do.

History Lab Presents "British brute and Benevolence: An Investigation into the use of Colonial Violence and the Mystique of Anti-British Racism During British Imperialism in Relation to the Baptist War (1831-1) and the Morant Bay Rebellion (1865) by Tawana Kunaka. 2nd October, 5.45pm-7pm, online via Zoom. Tawana Kunaka holds a BA in History and Politics from the University of Liverpool. She is now pursuing an MA in Contemporary British History at King’s College London, focusing on the impact of colonialism on Britain and its influence on racialised perceptions of immigrants and non-white Britons. In 2025, she presented at the Lancaster Postgraduate Conference on her paper ‘Stella Dadzie and the Significance of experience on the Black radical tradition’. Tawana’s research seeks to contribute as a progressive force in academia, using historical inquiry not only to understand the past but also to envision more equitable futures.

This research investigates the role of colonial violence and the mystique of British anti-racism in sustaining imperial authority. Popular memory of the British Empire often omits the violence found within the colonial period, instead Britain is often presented as a benevolent power committed to justice and humanitarian progress. By using Perry’s conception of the ‘mystique of British anti-racism’, this study examines how such myths were constructed and maintained despite repeated episodes of colonial brutality.

Our first seminar of the academic year is taking place on Thursday 2nd October! 🤩 Tawana Kunaka will be presenting her research titled British Brute and Benevolence which investigates the role of colonial violence and the mystique of British anti-racism in sustaining imperial authority.

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'Gender & History' moves to Edinburgh | School of History, Classics & Archaeology | History Classics and Archaeology The School is very excited to announce that the leading international journal ‘Gender & History’ has moved to the University of Edinburgh.

We are delighted to announce that Gender & History now has a new home at the University of Edinburgh. With thanks to the Sheffield team who did a stellar job for the last five years. hca.ed.ac.uk/gender-histo...
#Skystorians #GenderHistory @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social

Thanks for the advice!

Do you think a recent PhD graduate should apply? Or do they expect more experience?

@carolinepennock.bsky.social @jgibbings.bsky.social You and your students may be interested in this.

Everyone interested in Indigenous histories, transimperial conflict, and hearing my conference papers, please tune in to this amazing hybrid conference at UNAM, organised by Luis del Castillo Múzquiz and Carlos Conover Blancas.

anti-anti-fascist feels like it should have a one-word synonym

A new bill in the U.S. House seeks to abolish the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The monument honors Tribal Nations, protects sacred lands, and reflects the will of the people: thttps://buff.ly/yTVYymT

Judith Butler is being targeted by the US government. We must stand up | Joel Swanson What is happening to Judith Butler – a Jewish intellectual – in the name of fighting ‘antisemitism’ is outrageous

"In the name of 'fighting antisemitism', the Trump administration is publicly making an example out of arguably the most famous Jewish public intellectual in the country today."

‘The nurse told me I couldn’t keep my baby’: how a controversial Danish ‘parenting test’ separated a Greenlandic woman from her children Two hours after Keira Alexandra Kronvold gave birth, her daughter was taken from her – the third child to be removed from her care following a now-banned assessment that disproportionately targets Inu...

In Denmark, if you’re pregnant and the government thinks you will be a bad parent because you were abused as a child, they can give you a test asking “what’s glass made of?” and “what’s the big staircase in Rome called?”If you fail they take your baby after birth. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

I have *never* used ChatGPT. Not once.

I’m not saying I’m better than you… oh fuck it, I’m better than you.

human remains up for sale at a Hampshire auction house — it’s time the trade in body parts is outlawed, as recommended by the All Party Parliamentary Group report Laying Ancestors to Rest

www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2146051...

After the rivers of blood speech, precisely no one in the major parties patted themselves on the back and declared free speech to be alive and well. They declared Powell a pariah, and he was only able to re-emerge in public life as the incongruous unionist MP for South Down.

When “Catch This Fascist” Doesn’t Mean What You Think, How far-right trolls use leftist symbols to hide in plain sight

Probably no one in mainstream media is going to fully investigate/explain what groypers (and their divisions) are because it’s not in their interest to. I know about it from being a target due to their intersections with historical denialists on socials. rachelandthecity.substack.com/p/when-catch...

Witchcraft: a white-faced witch meeting a black-faced witch with a great beast. Woodcut, 1720. Witchcraft: a white-faced witch meeting a black-faced witch with a great beast. Woodcut, 1720.

shot in the dark: im interested in this 1720 woodcut held by Wellcome. do any #witchcraft #HexTag people know anything (???) about it?

id also take suggestions for who i could contact at the Wellcome to ask for more details eg provenance (not listed) wellcomecollection.org/works/h4r27epm
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This Day in Labor History: September 9, 1739. The largest slave rebellion in the American colonies before the American Revolution took place in South Carolina. Let's talk the Stono Rebellion and the fight for worker freedom in a slave society!

"Würmer" on a German broadside from 1672. The title: Eigentliche Abbildung und Vorstellung derer jenigen Würmer/ welche in Ungarn mit jedermanns Entsetzen häuffig von Himmel gefallen/ und weit und breit das gantze Land überdecket... (VD17 12:656482B).

These #worms fell down from the sky, maybe, in 1672 Europe, and lived for another couple of days. However fantastic the #earlymodern story of the falling "Würmer" is, I do like the alien-freakish styled insects a lot. Zoom in and choose your favorite:

From Washington to Westminster, the populist right needs to erase history to succeed. It’s up to us to resist | Kojo Koram Removing ‘divisive’ Smithsonian exhibits, Farage’s ‘patriotic’ curriculum: this is where the unpicking of the 20th century liberal order begins, says academic Kojo Koram

Brilliant & important analysis from @kojokoram.bsky.social: why the populist right’s attack on history is integral to its attack on democracy & human rights:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Le monde du négoce dans les ports du Ponant sous Richelieu et Mazarin (vers 1625-vers 1660) : les exemples de Bordeaux et de Rouen | Theses.fr Les commerces bordelais et rouennais etaient assez differents, tant par leurs structures, que par leurs aires geographiques. Tous deux connurent d'importants changements au cours de ces annees 1625 a ...

Mes amis historiens, je suis à la recherche de la thèse de doctorat suivante. Mon intérêt vient de lettres sur le commerce du sucre à Rouen que j'ai trouvées dans les "Prize Papers". Un historien de la France pourrait-il m'aider à en obtenir une copie ?

A photo of a painting depicting the biblical story Susannah & the Elders. A young woman, nude other than a draped clot over her lap, sits on a bench; looming over her from behind her are two fully dressed older men. The painting has a gold frame - at the right and left edges the viewer sees the gloved hands of museum staffers apparently mounting it on a wall.

Nivaagaards Malerisamling announced its acquisition of 'Susanna and the Elders' (1644-48), by #ArtemisiaGentileschi. The museum purchased the painting with support from the Ny Carlsbergfondet and Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond.

#womenartists #Artemisia #artherstory

18th century colour depiction of a "Nonne Annontiate". She is wearing a black and white wimple and red and brown robes, and a brown belt (SJC MS 226, f. 26r)

Have you ever heard of Joan Garnac, the girl who apparently dressed as a boy in the late sixteenth century? I was searching on State Papers online today and found her fascinating story. I thought I would share it.