#englishfridays — Public Fediverse posts

With the fall of the Assad regime, the brutal violence with which the regime had held on to power for 54 years came overwhelmingly into the public eye. The Hama massacre in February 1982 is a momentous example of this violence. This central and defining event of Assad’s rule, which was a strong taboo for decades and has never been discussed or dealt with publicly, is now openly and freely commemorated for the first time:

https://trafo.hypotheses.org/54743

#Trafo #Syria #Assad #EnglishFridays #hypoverse

Across the globe, populist leaders draw on a shared set of methods: A rhetoric of "we the people", emotional appeal, anti-pluralism and majoritarianism. They also form ties across countries, creating a counter-project to the liberal world order.

Katarina Ristić, Therese Mager, Constanze Blum and Man Zhang on populism in global perspective 👇

https://trafo.hypotheses.org/54152

#EnglishFridays #hypoverse #TRAFO #populism

Architect, Gardener, or Librarian: Which type of notetaker are you?

Just like there are no fixed types of learning styles (though the myth is still out there), maybe there isn't a fixed type of notetaker, either, writes Stefan Siegel at #NoteLab:

https://notelab.hypotheses.org/2336

#EnglishFridays #hypolingual

What is European integration - and who shaped it? The #DeconstructingEurope project at @MaxWeberStiftung sought to challenge traditional views of European integration and cast light on alternative viewpoints and underappreciated actors.

https://ghil.hypotheses.org/2789

#GHILondon #hypoverse #EnglishFridays

How to write a lot: Sarah Lang reviews Paul J. Silvia's book by the same title. Read her report for a summary - or trust her and read the whole book 📖!

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/4041

#Pomodoro #AcademicWriting #APALifeTools #EnglishFridays #hypolingual

.@SarahOberbichler arbeitet mit großen Datenmengen historischer Zeitungsartikel. Die Korpusbildung dafür nahm in der Vergangenheit oft mehr Arbeit ein als die wissenschaftliche Analyse. Das änderte sich mit der #generativeAI und der Möglichkeit, #LLM für Textextraktion und Artikelseparation zu nutzen.

Wie das konkret aussehen kann, erklärt sie hier:

https://dhlab.hypotheses.org/4938 (auf Englisch, via @DHLab_IEG)

#DigitalHumanities #EnglishFridays #hypolingual #DHLab

From a letter to an oppressive symbol:

At ➡ Religion and Urbanity, Claudine Moulin reflects on the letter >Z< as both a propaganda symbol and a symbol of Russian totalitarianism:

https://urbrel.hypotheses.org/8821

#hypoverse #EnglishFridays #hypolingual #RussianZ #UkraineInvasion

How to Banish Alcohol from Turkish Society:

At ➡ TRAFO Blog, Elife Biçer-Deveci explores how scientists in early twentieth-century Turkey shaped the narrative of drinking as an alien element of the Turkish nation 👇

https://trafo.hypotheses.org/50495

#hypolingual #EnglishFridays

"the Habsburg Monarchy became the first state in modern times to make its Jewish population liable for conscription"

https://habsmon.hypotheses.org/1184

Ilya Berkovich on Jewish Kaiserjäger at the end of the Napoleonic period

#HabsburgMonarchy #Habsburgermonarchie #Napoleonic #JewishHistory #JewishStudies #NewMilitaryHistory #englishfridays #hypolingual

"the Habsburg Monarchy became the first state in modern times to make its Jewish population liable for conscription"

https://habsmon.hypotheses.org/1184

Ilya Berkovich on Jewish Kaiserjäger at the end of the Napoleonic period

#HabsburgMonarchy #Habsburgermonarchie #Napoleonic #JewishHistory #JewishStudies #NewMilitaryHistory #englishfridays #hypolingual

The double-edged power of card-file systems:

Learn about a revolution in information technology in the 1920s, which may seem old and dusty to us at first, but really isn't. It's about data flows, information management, and data-driven decision making – in a country that devolved into a dictatorship and didn't use these tools for any good.

https://nghm.hypotheses.org/8416

#englishfridays #hypolingual #DigitalHumanities #DataScience #datafication #WeimarerRepublik #NaziGermany

"When claims of truthfulness and authenticity are implicit in documentary theatre and film, the audience should remain vigilant."

https://vigilanz.hypotheses.org/3969

Lily Climenhaga on "Milo Rau and the Performative Panopticon"

#hypolingual #EnglishFridays #Performance #Vigilance #Film

Among whalers: how missionary William Puckey was reassigned from New Zealand to Sidney and met an early end through alcoholism.

https://transoceanic.hypotheses.org/1469

Blog post by Haureh Hussein

#hypolingual #EnglishFridays #19thC #MaritimeHistory

Astrid Schmölzer on academic New Year's blues and how to get rid of it:

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/3161

#PhDlife #hypolingual #EnglishFridays