Yikes. Giving the platform to an alt-right, 'neo-reactionary' 'philosopher', or just a propagandist... I hope that people from the panel will boycott him or pull off altoghether.

There are losses that are hard to describe, and this book is for those who seek some understanding of this impossibility. An incredible read.

Hello, new followers, thanks to whom I figured out I was quoted in @timeshighered.bsky.social! Apart from complaining about the current state of academic funding, I'm slouching towards finishing a PhD on post-WW2 revolutions and reconstructions, and making theatre on the side.

Brilliant episode of @lrb.co.uk’s podcast On Politics with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @ethanshone.bsky.social, Mandelson, but above all—networks of influence and how the power is being constructed via those networks. A must!

Hello, new followers, thanks to whom I figured out I was quoted in @timeshighered.bsky.social! Apart from complaining about the current state of academic funding, I'm slouching towards finishing a PhD on post-WW2 revolutions and reconstructions, and making theatre on the side.

Brutal numbers on Marie Curie Fellowships: over 17 000 applications, with success rate dropping to below 10%. For a scholarship of 2-3 years only, no matter how prestigious, it only shows how impossible academia has become.

Just sayin'

Democracy dies in billionaire's hands

Last month's @financialtimes.com article discussed economists facing a recession, but in this image you can also see the bad news for historians (and this graph concerns only the US...). Yes, I am looking for work outside of academia these days (and open to offers!) www.ft.com/content/eb08...

Flammarion republie "Imperium" par Ryszard Kapuściński, un reportage sur l’URSS à travers de décennies. à lire, absolutement !

For German speakers!

Looking for a postdoc opportunity outside the UK/US? I'm happy to support up to two JSPS postdoc applicants for the coming round for two-year posts starting from Sep./Oct. 2026 onwards at UTokyo. The application to be submitted before the end of March. 1/n

For friends with an EU passport but not a French one, living in #Paris: you can vote in the upcoming municipal elections! You have to register, though (till 4th of February). More details here: #municipales

As I put in the comment: The upcoming (yet another) reform of higher education in Poland is apparently aiming at setting the upper age limit for full-time positions at the university, but I also fear it will only make HE institutions not to hire anyone instead, as they are already starving.

Worth watching.

For friends with an EU passport but not a French one, living in #Paris: you can vote in the upcoming municipal elections! You have to register, though (till 4th of February). More details here: #municipales

among rare good news these days

“She always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day.” (Mrs Dalloway) Happy birthday to Virginia Woolf, born #OTD in 1882.

Every three months or so, I try to do a deep dive into what's been published recently in the anglophone academic and non-fiction spheres, and get the most interesting (for me) books. Only now I saw Lois Shearing' very timely book, published at @manchesterup.bsky.social. Can't wait to read it!

Every three months or so, I try to do a deep dive into what's been published recently in the anglophone academic and non-fiction spheres, and get the most interesting (for me) books. Only now I saw Lois Shearing' very timely book, published at @manchesterup.bsky.social. Can't wait to read it!

Finally a moment to take a breath. (this is Warsaw's National Library, one of the prettiest and comfiest ones I have ever worked in!)

Happy birthday to Antonio Gramsci, born #OTD in 1891. His thoughts on hegemony, intellectuals, and revolutions made him one of the most inspiring and important philosophers and political theorists — and the patron of my PhD.

Trump sharing Macron’s texts is just like all of us sharing printscreens of this douchebag of a person we once dated 💀

BTW, fellow #skystorians, if you need any photos from the Polish National Library's archives but can't travel, let me know! I'm here till the 30th of January and can still find a couple of hours to work on it.

good lord

Industry season 4: possibly the best series out there rn.

I see Poland’s promo campaign for 2026 is embracing its forever the underdog position in Europe 😂 10/10 no notes (I’m Polish btw)

Uhhh, okay apnews.com/article/monk...

I see Poland’s promo campaign for 2026 is embracing its forever the underdog position in Europe 😂 10/10 no notes (I’m Polish btw)

👀

(and personal ones, too)

Joe Greenwood-Hau via @uk.theconversation.com: "people seek to emphasise a positive story about how they have achieved their own social positions. They appear to be more comfortable recognising the workings of privilege [...] in society than in their own lives"

I hope the EU will join shortly!

Is any of you on @bookwormreadsapp.bsky.social? Looks like a nice, non-Amazon alternative to Goodreads.

#1 risk at Eurasia group top world 2026 risks is the US’s political revolution. Let it sink in.

In the recent issue of The Slavic Review (@universitypress.cambridge.org), an incredibly interesting article on blackface in Poland was published by Łukasz Zaremba and Maciej Duklewski. Read it! doi.org/10.1017/slr....

There are reports, as of now unconfirmed, that in some parts of Iran police have joined the protesters. If anyone has any credible source, feel free to comment

Sentimental Value, apart from being an excellent movie, shows also a glimpse into the most important aspects of historians’ work ❤️ Please go and see it. This is the cinema we need the most these days: complex, tender, and deeply human.

Farewell, Béla Tarr.

Today is the day I’m watching Twilight for the first time. It’s incredible.

I don't respect Donald Tusk much, as he hates any workers' protections, is catering to the imaginary conservatism of society, and generally is a petty politician, but he is right in there: either Europe will get its shit together, or we're done. 2026 feels like "Plot Against America" on steroids.

Good time to watch the new Laura Poitras documentary, ‘Cover-Up’, on Netflix.

Okay okay. I’ll re read that. 😕

Good luck convincing Global South to supporting Ukraine ☠️

Wow. What a shameful statement.

Maduro has announced a national emergency, @bbcnews.bsky.social reports

#BREAKING from me and Jennifer Jacobs - additional reporting on the strikes in Venezuela.

😬

Meanwhile in #Iran the biggest protests not only since 2022, but perhaps since 1979. These events are still being pretty underreported, despite going on for a week. Please stay informed!