Dit maar voor de @vvdonline.bsky.social

No longer my city but Oxford Syndrome is definitely Impostor.

Oh man, wat is dit gênant.

Ik kan niet meer.

Very excited to get my hands on this beauty by my friend @marieminden.bsky.social! Can’t wait to read it.

Required reading for anyone working with ECRs… not just in French History

CfP Alert! 🔥🔥 @wesleygrafwald.bsky.social and I are putting together a special issue for Dance Research Journal on Early Twentieth-Century Dance Photography. Please share widely and don't hesitate to be in touch when you are interested or have questions! Find the CfP below, or DM us for the PDF.

Even over Vandaag Inside. We hebben deze week iets te veel getetter vanaf deze talkshowtafel gehoord. Getetter dat groepen Nederlanders wegzet als tuig. Media en politiek hebben de taak om haat te bestrijden met nuance en medemenselijkheid. Ook talkshowtafels. Wilfred Genee en ik spraken elkaar 👇

I sent a box of mostly new books and a DVD with UPS and this is how they arrived — rest assured I stacked them. That book was white when I put it in

I remind readers of my plot of pay at the University of #Edinburgh in real terms, and of the blog post showing how I calculated the results: blogs.ed.ac.uk/hughpumphrey... (and its linked predecessors)

Timmermans schuift aan in een talkshow:

My review of @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social fabulous book “Anders als die Andern” is finally out with @uoftpress.bsky.social! Go check it out, and purchase Ervin’s masterpiece if you haven’t done so! #queer #utp #bookreview #ervinmalakaj #andersalsdieandern #hotoffthepress

Ik wil presentatoren en journalisten begrijpen die extreem-rechts salonfähig gemaakt hebben. Lukt ook niet.

📢📢📢 Upcoming Conference: 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026) Full Call for Papers: drive.google.com/file/d/1pxBI... Deadline: 31 October 2025 Please share widely with anyone who may be interested in joining us in Oxford next year!

Super excited about this conference - welcome one & all! Featuring keynotes by @pdobryden.bsky.social Sara Hall & Qinna Shen!

Tip: volg 1 seizoen Markus Lanz en Maybrit Illner, bij ZDF. (Lanz op dinsdag, woensdag en donderdag; Illner voorafgaand aan Lanz op donderdag). Simpel format, geen publiek, geen schijtlollige filmpjes; 1 of 2 onderwerpen, niet 5. Kritische bevraging, geen politicus die wegkomt met bullshit. 1/2

Onbegrijpelijk: iemand die regenboogzebrapaden met hakenkruizen vergelijkt, wordt verantwoordelijk voor het ministerie dat juist discriminatie van lhbtqia+ personen moet bestrijden. Daarom Kamervragen met @franstimmermans.groenlinkspvda.nl aan premier Schoof. www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken...

Cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of this!

Wisst ihr noch damals, als Eure Kommilitonen wegen Filesharing richtig ernste Post vom Anwalt bekamen? Und hunderte Euro zahlen mussten wegen einem Vergehen als einzelne Privatperson ohne großen Impact ?! Daran denke ich oft, wenn ich solche Nachrichten lese:

Verbinding en verantwoordelijkheid betekent blijkbaar: iemand voor Jodenhater uitmaken, een nationale hetze ontketenen, weigeren excuses te maken, koppig de tweet laten staan, aangeklaagd worden, een vrije val maken in de peilingen, en dán pas je excuses aanbieden en de tweet verwijderen.

This position still accepts applications until 15 September!

“If you choose to show support for that terrorist organisation you will feel the full force of the law” Victims Minister speaks to #BBCBreakfast after 532 people were arrested at a protest in support of Palestine Action - a group proscribed under the Terrorism Act

The crux of their argument is that if they're found liable, then the consequences of their own actions that no one forced them to take could ruin them and the rest of their industry that undertakes similar practices. To which I say motherfucker did you never hear about Napster

Our writing support groups are forming for Sept-Dec. They have been around since 2018 and are a vital component of community building in German studies. Join us! Reach out if you have questions. And pls share with colleagues, students. @ddgc.bsky.social www.ddgccollective.org/writing-supp...

why on earth would microsoft autocorrect names in Outlook? It changes supposedly non-Anglo names into Anglo ones. All this AI shit, and it can't recognise that the name you typed is the same as in the email address?? If you aren't vigilant, you will look rude at best!

Who of my bluesky ‘friends’ got this showing up on my ‘popular with friends’ feed? Whoever you are: I can’t believe the happiness I feel with you

Het is ziek, obsceen en pervers om de man uit wiens naam de universiteiten naar de gallemiezen worden geholpen uit te nodigen voor de opening van het nieuwe academische jaar. Dan heb je als bestuurder geen idee wat er leeft of wat goed voor je universiteit is. www.utoday.nl/news/75832/k...

I'm currently looking for visiting lecturing/tutoring work for the autumn 💛 I've worked in English, Media Arts and Liberal Arts departments, and have taught poetry, literature, film, television and critical theory. If you know of any vacancies, or anyone that might be looking, please let me know 😊

Was um Himmels Willen ist "Gendersprache"? www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

am I the only one who thinks windmills aren't all that ugly? They are boring, sure, but sleek and uniform, and that's much better than most of the structures that surround us.

Others have noted that this means foreign-born people are LESS likely than UK-born people to be in prison. What I want to note is that The Times is now referring to foreign-born UK citizens as ‘foreigners’. This includes Boris Johnson, Sir Mo Farah, Emma Watson, Rory Stewart and little old me.

Bibliobloemen in je favoriete boek als vaas. Gekker wordt het vandaag niet.

Obviously, Berlin is turning into the capital of car cult. Rental bikes and bike lanes are being abolished, illegally parked cars are never checked, unlike cyclists, resident parking costs 2.8 cents a day but me as a disabled walker, I can't even get through traffic lights. Thanks, Kai!

A friend of mine is directly involved in this campaign to evacuate writers Husam Marouf and Yousri Al Ghoul from Gaza - please consider giving what you can. All information (in English below the French) can be found here: www.gofundme.com/f/aider-les-...

‘I no longer have much faith in culture, civilization, or concepts like “human connection,” “international networks,” and “cultural solidarity.” … They send us statements of solidarity after they let us wither like plants in the desert.’ -Husam Marouf @arablit.bsky.social arablit.org/2025/07/29/h...

all that nonsense to end up with 116% funded only a couple of years later also, I won't forget their data breach

Please, someone give me the confidence of a Dutch person telling me they have doubts about my written English...

Het VVD verkiezingsprogramma is alles wat je van de VVD kunt verwachten. En meer. Gouwe ouwe van @kamagurka.bsky.social

I don't want a Co-Pilot, all I want is for my MS software to recognise which language I am typing in.

Blatant, reprehensible censorship. With this move, the Harvard Educational Review really just flirts with its own irrelevance. Evolve or perish. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

There's a piece in Atlantic that might be worth a read www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

De asielwet is een frontale aanval op de mensenrechten. Op onze beschaving. Op medemenselijkheid. Deze avond is het gevolg van het jarenlang ophitsen tegen mensen die vluchten voor oorlog en geweld. De Tweede Kamer zit vol met ophitsers. En vol met mensen die te laf zijn daartegen op te staan.

Op SBS twee keer de smeerlap Duk, zelfs vergezeld door PVV-trol Cindy Slaper. En bij Eva op de NPO ging men snel over van de kabinetsval (‘Wilders had premier moeten worden’) naar karaktermoord op Timmermans. Het is werkelijk godgeklaagd.

Joost Vullings speelt nogal vals op de man Timmermans, alsof rechts ‘n aversie tegen hem heeft: “Vorig jaar zeiden Xander vd Wulp en ik al dat als het kabinet valt, dat Yesilgöz dan met Timmermans moet; dat gaat niet”.. Nou, dan loost de VVD Yesilgöz toch? Opgelost. En voor iedereen beter. #bijJinek

New pub alert: I wrote about De Keersmaeker's staging of Rilke's The Cornet, including her engagement with its afterlife in World War II. About how her choreography explores its powerful imagery and form, and her evocation of the Nazi salute. doi.org/10.3366/drs....

Vandaag!

So proud that Koos got to design the Dutch pavilion for the Venice Biennale and that Dezeen and Domus put it in their top exhibitions! He designed it with the fantastic Jeannette Slütter. This Queer Sports Bar focuses on Gabriel Fontana’s inclusive games; curated by Amanda Binatih.

This Tuesday choreographer William Forsythe, whose work I’ve admired since I was a young boy, will give a lecture in Oxford as part of the Kyoto Prize Ceremony. As a fanboy, I’m very very excited to do the Q&A with him! ‘Hard to say, not knowing…’ 6 May, 2pm, also online: tinyurl.com/bdzhr6ac