I gave an interview to Nada & Novosti about my research on Yugoslav department stores. You can't fully see it, but the photos were taken in front of the (now privatized and abandoned) department store Pula, built in 1978. Check it out here: www.portalnovosti.com/ivana-mihael...

There is still some time left to apply for our amazing Balkan course at the Invisible University for Ukraine. It's always a great place for mutual exchange (and aid), and exploring (un)expected connections. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. ifdt.bg.ac.rs/2025/09/call...

We’re looking for nonfiction—of any length or form—that dives into the many meanings and manifestations of embodiment in and of the Balkans. Send us your pitches (50–100 words) by October 1 and join us for our first-ever Virtual Open House on September 24: www.womenwritethebalkans.com/specials

Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.

Auch heuer bieten die Wiener #Volkshochschulen wieder kostenlose Deutschkurse für Erwachsene in elf Wiener Parks an. Alle Infos: www.vhs.at/de/deutschim...

Call for Papers: Eastern Marxisms. We are planning a special issue of Historical Materialism on Eastern Marxisms, the distinctive tradition of post-war critical and radical thought in East and Central Europe. Please take a look at the extended call, share with your networks and consider applying.

„Diese Menschen haben keine Lobby.“ Petar „Pero“ Rosandić erzählt im Interview über seine eigene Fluchterfahrung als Kind, über rassistische Lehrer:innen in Wien und warum er heute selbst Menschen hilft, die vor Krieg flüchten. 1/4

Postdoc position at the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at CEU for Ukrainian researchers. careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-P...

If you wondered why the EU is ignoring protests in #Serbia, look no further. The EU (ofc in agreement with Serbia's corrupt regime, how else) has declared the Jadar mining project strategic. This is bound to devastate an entire region, in the name of "green transition," which is anything but.

🆕 Just out in @nationalitiesp.bsky.social: “Negotiating Brotherhood and Unity: ‘Oriental Confectioners’ and Socialist Morality in Post-war Slovenia” Albanians in socialist Slovenia/Yugoslavia weren’t just victims – they negotiated inclusion from within YU socialism 🔗 cup.org/4kuS07r 🧵 key findings

I am very excited to be part of this excellent panel on "Women and feminism in early twentieth-century labour movements" together with ‪@szidora.bsky.social‬, Daria Dyakonova and Sára Bagdi and talk about my research on women in revolutionary movements at the end and after World War I.

A bit late in advertising, but there's still time to check out this amazing conference. capitalist-transformations.com

My first peer reviewed article on has appeared alongside some very excellent articles in a special issue of Rethinking History. Many thanks to @npapadogian.bsky.social and Ulrike Schaper for their insights and support in the process! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Call for application 2025/26 The Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana is now accepting applications for the Visiting Fellowship program. The deadline for applications is July 1, 2025. The decisions will be made by July 31, 2025. For more information visit: www.inz.si/en/VF/

From Sierra Leone to Bihać: Neuanfang in Bosnien 🇧🇦 Musa (21) aus Sierra Leone hat nach tausenden Kilometern Flucht & Camp Lipa in Bihać als Koch neu gestartet. Fleißig, pünktlich, voller Hoffnung. Integration braucht Chancen. Wir zahlen Bosnischkurs. IBAN: AT20 2011 1842 8097 8400 Danke!

Glad to see all this discussion of community education. Just a reminder that I’ve made all of my course material — 40 classes, from methods to maps, knowledge infrastructures to local media, digital ethnography to digital urbanism — freely available for 20+ years :)

Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Jelena Tešijas Blogbeitrag in kroatischer Übersetzung im online Magazin Vox Feminae erschienen ist: voxfeminae.net/pravednost/k...

Gong je lansirao Parlametar Zagreb! 🗳️🚀 Od danas je građanima dostupan Parlametar Zagreb, novi digitalni alat za praćenje glasanja zastupnica i zastupnika u Skupštini Grada Zagreba.

I am spending April in Ljubljana at the always wonderful Institute for Contemporary History. I'm very happy to spend some nice springtime here after my defense. If you're in town, let's get coffee.

In so far as it's a sign, it's a sign that elite academics enjoy mobility that 99% of their colleagues do not, given the absurdities of the academic labor market. If you wanted the "direst sign of bad things to come," that was probably when Mahmoud Khalil got detained.

I am happy to announce that I have defended my PhD dissertation on Yugoslav department stores at the @historicalstudies.bsky.social at @weareceu.bsky.social I am incredibly thankful to my supervisor, defense committee, and all my friends and family who have supported me throughout the years.

Have you published an article in Slavic/EE/Eurasian/Gender Studies (15 Apr 2024–15 Apr 2025)? I’m chairing the Heldt Article Prize committee (Association for Women in Slavic Studies)—consider applying! Check out other categories (books, translations). Deadline: 31 May awsshome.org/awards/heldt...

Consider applying! “Queer Histories of East Central Europe in the 20th Century.” This conference aims to move beyond national frameworks and engage with the fluidity, hybridity, and interconnectedness of queer histories, emphasizing intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches. 👇

I will be defending my PhD soon, but check out what all my great colleagues & friends are doing:

Wir verabschieden uns von den US-Oligarchen: eine wirklich gute Liste von Alternativen. Und wenn Europa endlich eigene Kommunikationsstrukturen aufbaut, dann hoffentlich von Beginn an öffentlich-rechtlich und nicht privatwirtschaftlich www.joanwestenberg.com/american-tec...

Exciting news: We are establishing a new Politics Department at the #LeibnizIOS for the study of political change in Eastern & Southeast Europe. To complete our team of renowned researchers (and great colleagues), we are currently looking to fill 4 research positions. leibniz-ios.de/en/vacancies...

You could headline, less than a week before elections, that 22% of all ppl with “migration background” speak only German at home—bespeaks huge language loss. Instead, you headline that 6% speak no German at home—which bespeaks nothing but gives the far right fodder. www.spiegel.de/panorama/bil...

Call for Assistant Professor of Gender Studies at CEU @weareceu.bsky.social careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...

Is anyone interested in organizing a food- and drink-focused panel for #ASEEES25? My research centers on coffee, chicory, and the Habsburg semi/periphery, with potential extensions into Yugoslav socialism. Let me know!

Last day to apply for the new semester at IUFU, including our course "Semi-periphery and Borderlands in the European integration: Rethinking Balkans for Ukraine." Apply here: forms.gle/8V8uv5y7kuLD...

Submit your paper proposal to the ”Imagining the Anti-Fascist City: Contested Geographies of Resistance and Solidarity”-conference in Helsinki! DL 1st February! #CFP

📢Applications are open: bit.ly/4iuMRM2 We invite current PhD students from eastern, central or southeastern Europe who wish to spend a term at SSEES to apply for the Bracewell Scholarship. The award will cover the tuition fee costs for one term, plus a living cost stipend. Deadline: 31 March 2025

Last day to apply: "Politics & Narratives at European Borderlands: Rethinking Balkans for Ukraine " Free course offered by #ceu & #ifdt Belgrade. Open to students from SE Europe, Ukraine & beyond. Send your application to: [email protected] More info: ifdt.bg.ac.rs/2024/08/call...

#Fellowships Join us in beautiful Regensburg: #CfA open for IOS 2025 Visiting Research Fellow Program. #Historians, #Economists, #PoliticalScientists & scholars of cognate disciplines, focusing on Eastern & Southeast Europe. 🗓️ Deadline: Sep 30. | Details ⬇️

The applications for the IUFU Fall Semester 2024 are now open. If you're a BA, MA or PhD student in a Ukrainian university, send your application by September 14. My biased recommendation is the Rethinking Balkans for Ukraine course. visibleukraine.org/call/2024-fa...

Super proud of my former MA supervisor & other amazing women scholars fighting to introduce gender studies at Uni Zagreb. h-alter.org/udarno/presu...

It takes 11 hours 58 minutes and 30 seconds to read out the names of those killed in #Srebrenica genocide. 11 hours, 58 minutes and 30 seconds. 📷 #StoTeNema (a cup of coffee for each of the 8372 victims). Credits to Bosnian History

Call for papers: workshop on social experiences of urban space in socialist cities of Europe (Ghent, 30–31 January 2025) www.slavistiek.ugent.be/wp-content/u... Please share widely!

We proudly present "Ivanka," a beautiful homage to a beloved grandmother, creative and resourceful cook. Hana Grgić's story comes with a summer special! "So, whenever I spot those pale yellow bell peppers, I invite them onto my plate." tinyurl.com/5y2mmn7h 🌶️

The Palestinian American Research Center announces the PARC Tanya Baker-Asad Scholarship for Gazan women pursuing PhDs in the humanities and social sciences. Deadline is July 15, 2024. www.parc-us-pal.org/tanya-baker-...

Great news that many of the publications from the Center for Cultural and Historical Research of Socialism in Pula are now available for download as free pdfs. www.unipu.hr/ckpis/cekapi...

We have some books available for review! Check them here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... If anything takes your fancy, get in touch at [email protected]. If you would like to review a book not listed here, do get in touch! #review #bookreviews #booksavailable

We are happy to announce Women* Write the Balkans Seasonal Shorts, a series of short thematic essays. This fall's theme is Balkan Ghosts. If you have a story about ghosts, real or imagined, get in touch: www.womenwritethebalkans.com/seasonal-sho... Deadline for pitches: June 30 👻

Love when universities put out grandiose job ad statements like “we’re redefining what it means to thrive in this complex new world of multi-modal education” and then the ad is for one non-regular sessional position with zero benefits.

I published an Op Ed in Croatian! I never write in Croatian anymore so thanks for asking me to do it. A few words about Croatia in the Hague, and the legal proceedings relating to Israel and Palestine. www.telegram.hr/komentari/ov...

Just a reminder that today is a good day to pick a family or org in Gaza to help promote- Operation Olive Branch has a whole spreadsheet full of vetted fundraisers to choose from- some people want to evacuate, some people want to rebuild, some are providing aid on the ground linktr.ee/opolivebranch

W*WB is back with an essay by @rekakrizmanics.bsky.social ! From Balkan history politics to bunnies, it makes for a thrilling read: tinyurl.com/254fzk54 "[m]y parents usually use the word “intellectual” with contempt. I have to know, you see. Is it worth the sacrifice?"

Uni Wien students show Rashid Khalidi how they gathered in the campus courtyard after the rectorate canceled the lecture hall for his talk and then called the police on them. One student asked an important question about how to protect our right to learn.

On top of it having to witness how the University of Vienna called the police, including the WEGA units, to forcibly dissolve the solidarity camp on campus and arrest students taking part in it.