Gerben Zaagsma
@gerbenzaagsma.eurosky.social
Historian working on the history, politics and censorship of #digitalhistory and #heritage; background in Jewish/Yiddish history, teaching genocide studies, digital public & music history.
More info: https://gerbenzaagsma.org/
More info: https://gerbenzaagsma.org/
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A little self-promotion today: I am very happy to share a new article on the history and genealogies of #digitalhistory, out now in the new issue of History of Humanities:
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#dhist #digitalhumanities #hodh
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
#dhist #digitalhumanities #hodh
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Het systeem van wetenschappelijk publiceren stort nu wel heel snel in elkaar.
neerlandistiek.nl/2026/07/mond...
neerlandistiek.nl/2026/07/mond...
Mondelinge examens voor wetenschappers
Het systeem van wetenschappelijk publiceren stort nu wel heel snel in elkaar.
neerlandistiek.nl
July 8, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Het systeem van wetenschappelijk publiceren stort nu wel heel snel in elkaar.
neerlandistiek.nl/2026/07/mond...
neerlandistiek.nl/2026/07/mond...
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🚨Zwei ehemalige Angehörige des syrischen Sicherheitsapparates wurden heute in Wien zu acht Jahren Haft verurteilt. Mit Khalid Al Halabi, dem damaligen Abteilungsleiter des Geheimdienstes in Raqqa, stand der bislang ranghöchste Vertreter des Assad-Regimes vor einem europäischen Gericht.
July 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
🚨Zwei ehemalige Angehörige des syrischen Sicherheitsapparates wurden heute in Wien zu acht Jahren Haft verurteilt. Mit Khalid Al Halabi, dem damaligen Abteilungsleiter des Geheimdienstes in Raqqa, stand der bislang ranghöchste Vertreter des Assad-Regimes vor einem europäischen Gericht.
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Our digital cultural heritage is so fragile without ongoing resources. We're reaching a critical point where the whims of fascist politicians are dictating what digitised resources will survive. Who said culture and history wasn't political? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Our digital cultural heritage is so fragile without ongoing resources. We're reaching a critical point where the whims of fascist politicians are dictating what digitised resources will survive. Who said culture and history wasn't political? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Slides for my presentation “Interventions in History Online” at the 6th INTH conference in Tallinn are available on Zenodo. The presentation was part of a series of panels on Attacks on History. #history #digitalhistory #dhist #censorship.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Interventions in History Online
These are the slides for my presentation Interventions in History Online, given at the sixt network conference of the International Network for Theory of History (INTH) that took place between 19-22 M...
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May 31, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Slides for my presentation “Interventions in History Online” at the 6th INTH conference in Tallinn are available on Zenodo. The presentation was part of a series of panels on Attacks on History. #history #digitalhistory #dhist #censorship.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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I have written a short piece (in German) about the most recent developments in Turkey. It argues that the ruling against Ozel and his leadership is more than just another attack on the Turkish opposition.
May 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I have written a short piece (in German) about the most recent developments in Turkey. It argues that the ruling against Ozel and his leadership is more than just another attack on the Turkish opposition.
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The research group @digipolicy.bsky.social at @wzb.bsky.social takes stock of over 10 years of research on digitalisation, power & democracy. The conference opens with a panel with Robin Mansell, @thothiel.bsky.social & Jamal Shahin. Moderated by @jeah.bsky.social
4 Jun 👉 www.wzb.eu/en/events/pa...
4 Jun 👉 www.wzb.eu/en/events/pa...
May 20, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The research group @digipolicy.bsky.social at @wzb.bsky.social takes stock of over 10 years of research on digitalisation, power & democracy. The conference opens with a panel with Robin Mansell, @thothiel.bsky.social & Jamal Shahin. Moderated by @jeah.bsky.social
4 Jun 👉 www.wzb.eu/en/events/pa...
4 Jun 👉 www.wzb.eu/en/events/pa...
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In case anyone outside Turkey still cares, today marks another turning point for Turkish “democracy.” A major threshold has been crossed.
Protagonist: Kemal Kilicdaroglu, enabled and emboldened by Ankara. Instruments: Lawfare, crude force, and stigmatisation of the CHP, Ankara's Aim: Regime survival by degrading adversaries to the extent that their reconstitution is impossible or difficult,
Outside the CHP headquarters. Police is employing pepper spray against party functionaries trying to hold their ground.
May 24, 2026 at 2:44 PM
In case anyone outside Turkey still cares, today marks another turning point for Turkish “democracy.” A major threshold has been crossed.
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#PODCAST | What is happening in Tigray? @annevanmourik.bsky.social speaks with @tekgw.bsky.social (@manchester.ac.uk) about the evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray, and (the lack of) academic freedom to publish on it.
🎧 Listen in any podcast platform or go here: edu.nl/qaxbb
🎧 Listen in any podcast platform or go here: edu.nl/qaxbb
May 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
#PODCAST | What is happening in Tigray? @annevanmourik.bsky.social speaks with @tekgw.bsky.social (@manchester.ac.uk) about the evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray, and (the lack of) academic freedom to publish on it.
🎧 Listen in any podcast platform or go here: edu.nl/qaxbb
🎧 Listen in any podcast platform or go here: edu.nl/qaxbb
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Do you also find this anti-critical stance concerning that is on the rise everywhere and even in #DH ?
I argue we need to start guesstimating the environmental impacts of #LLM workflows.
Carbon reporting is not the solution to all our problems but it is a 1st step.
latex-ninja.com/2026/04/26/g...
I argue we need to start guesstimating the environmental impacts of #LLM workflows.
Carbon reporting is not the solution to all our problems but it is a 1st step.
latex-ninja.com/2026/04/26/g...
Guesstimating Environmental Impacts of LLM Workflows
(or: Why don’t we practice Carbon Reporting in Computational Humanities?) Oh, the debated question of whether personal or academic LLM use is environmentally problematic. Every once in a while, the…
latex-ninja.com
April 27, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Do you also find this anti-critical stance concerning that is on the rise everywhere and even in #DH ?
I argue we need to start guesstimating the environmental impacts of #LLM workflows.
Carbon reporting is not the solution to all our problems but it is a 1st step.
latex-ninja.com/2026/04/26/g...
I argue we need to start guesstimating the environmental impacts of #LLM workflows.
Carbon reporting is not the solution to all our problems but it is a 1st step.
latex-ninja.com/2026/04/26/g...
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Look what is coming out in full open access very soon ‼️
Doing history in, for, with or among the public is nothing new.
Thanks to @degruyterbrill.bsky.social and @c2dh.uni.lu to make this book full open access
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
#PublicHistory @ncph.bsky.social
Doing history in, for, with or among the public is nothing new.
Thanks to @degruyterbrill.bsky.social and @c2dh.uni.lu to make this book full open access
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
#PublicHistory @ncph.bsky.social
April 27, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Look what is coming out in full open access very soon ‼️
Doing history in, for, with or among the public is nothing new.
Thanks to @degruyterbrill.bsky.social and @c2dh.uni.lu to make this book full open access
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
#PublicHistory @ncph.bsky.social
Doing history in, for, with or among the public is nothing new.
Thanks to @degruyterbrill.bsky.social and @c2dh.uni.lu to make this book full open access
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
#PublicHistory @ncph.bsky.social
In dit stuk van @chrisaalberts.bsky.social wordt een problematische karikatuur neergezet van huidige (academische) debatten over antisemitisme en de IHRA/JDA definities. Een 🧵
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Joodse Volt-leden werd nooit gevraagd hoe zij over antisemitisme denken - Chris Aalberts
Het Duitse weekblad Die Zeit kwam een paar dagen geleden met een reportage over antisemitisme binnen Volt Europa, de moederpartij van Volt Nederland. Op Twitter circuleert een Nederlandstalige versie....
chrisaalberts.nl
April 25, 2026 at 8:58 AM
In dit stuk van @chrisaalberts.bsky.social wordt een problematische karikatuur neergezet van huidige (academische) debatten over antisemitisme en de IHRA/JDA definities. Een 🧵
chrisaalberts.nl/2026/04/23/j...
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
April 21, 2026 at 11:43 AM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
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Jazz Years: People, Migration and Music in Amsterdam, 1930-1939 /// In the 1930s, a lively jazz scene flourished in the migrant city of Amsterdam, involving artists from the United States, Suriname and Eastern Europe.
April 7, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Jazz Years: People, Migration and Music in Amsterdam, 1930-1939 /// In the 1930s, a lively jazz scene flourished in the migrant city of Amsterdam, involving artists from the United States, Suriname and Eastern Europe.
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Wanneer weet je dat de periode die je beschrijft de geschiedenis zal veranderen en wanneer weet je zeker dat iets een voetnoot zal blijken te zijn?
Na 7,5 jaar stop ik als politiek verslaggever. Lees hier mijn afscheidsstuk: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Na 7,5 jaar stop ik als politiek verslaggever. Lees hier mijn afscheidsstuk: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Zaken doen met uiterst rechts is geen punt meer in politiek Den Haag: tijd om te gaan
Politiek: In Den Haag zag Lamyae Aharouay hoe uiterst rechts normaal werd gemaakt door andere partijen. Ze was verbijsterd – maar bleef als journalist gefascineerd. Nu wil ze afstand: niet meer steeds...
www.nrc.nl
March 28, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Wanneer weet je dat de periode die je beschrijft de geschiedenis zal veranderen en wanneer weet je zeker dat iets een voetnoot zal blijken te zijn?
Na 7,5 jaar stop ik als politiek verslaggever. Lees hier mijn afscheidsstuk: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Na 7,5 jaar stop ik als politiek verslaggever. Lees hier mijn afscheidsstuk: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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CATS Network Roundup's March issue looks at Turkey's political landscape one year after the imprisonment of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, also featuring an interview with @liselhintz.bsky.social conducted by Sinem Bal 👇
www.cats-network.eu/assets/cats/...
www.cats-network.eu/assets/cats/...
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March 19, 2026 at 6:33 AM
CATS Network Roundup's March issue looks at Turkey's political landscape one year after the imprisonment of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, also featuring an interview with @liselhintz.bsky.social conducted by Sinem Bal 👇
www.cats-network.eu/assets/cats/...
www.cats-network.eu/assets/cats/...
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Today, Ekrem Imamoglu stands trial on the most Kafkaesque allegation of establishing a " criminal organisation for illicit gain." The most threatening political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan allegedly sought, through this purported network, +
March 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Today, Ekrem Imamoglu stands trial on the most Kafkaesque allegation of establishing a " criminal organisation for illicit gain." The most threatening political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan allegedly sought, through this purported network, +
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My favourite cover The Ramones ever did. Managed to hold themselves in check instead of hell-for-leathering it.
February 23, 2026 at 4:36 AM
My favourite cover The Ramones ever did. Managed to hold themselves in check instead of hell-for-leathering it.
Only one week to go until our workshop History of Digital History between East and West.
Download the program and book of abstracts here: zenodo.org/records/1841....
It is also still possible to register, please join us: www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
#digitalhistory #dhist #historiography
Download the program and book of abstracts here: zenodo.org/records/1841....
It is also still possible to register, please join us: www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
#digitalhistory #dhist #historiography
Workshop History of Digital History between East and West - Book of Abstracts
This is the book of abstracts of the workshop History of Digital History between East and West, which is held on 5-6 February 2026 at the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) of the Univ...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Only one week to go until our workshop History of Digital History between East and West.
Download the program and book of abstracts here: zenodo.org/records/1841....
It is also still possible to register, please join us: www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
#digitalhistory #dhist #historiography
Download the program and book of abstracts here: zenodo.org/records/1841....
It is also still possible to register, please join us: www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/even...
#digitalhistory #dhist #historiography
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49 years ago today
Leave Home is the second studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones, released on this day in 1977.
The title Leave Home refers to the Ramones leaving New York City to go on tour around the world
#punk #punkrock #ramones #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Leave Home is the second studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones, released on this day in 1977.
The title Leave Home refers to the Ramones leaving New York City to go on tour around the world
#punk #punkrock #ramones #history #punkrockhistory #otd
January 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
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Spotted in Eskisehir, Turkey
December 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Spotted in Eskisehir, Turkey
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It's out!🍾
I am delighted to announce the publication of our "Germany's History Wars. Contesting Memory and Identity Today"
It is Open Access!
👇 You can download it here for free.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
I am delighted to announce the publication of our "Germany's History Wars. Contesting Memory and Identity Today"
It is Open Access!
👇 You can download it here for free.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
December 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It's out!🍾
I am delighted to announce the publication of our "Germany's History Wars. Contesting Memory and Identity Today"
It is Open Access!
👇 You can download it here for free.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
I am delighted to announce the publication of our "Germany's History Wars. Contesting Memory and Identity Today"
It is Open Access!
👇 You can download it here for free.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Important, rigorous, and devastating report by @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social on RSF atrocities in El Fasher
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/00...
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/00...
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Important, rigorous, and devastating report by @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social on RSF atrocities in El Fasher
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/00...
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/00...
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Only a decade ago, History of Humanities did not exist as a recognized field.
How has it taken shape and been institutionalized?
Join our digital workshop on 5 Dec, 3.00-5:30 p.m. CET, with insights from Mexico to China and from South Africa to Turkey.
www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/15/d...
How has it taken shape and been institutionalized?
Join our digital workshop on 5 Dec, 3.00-5:30 p.m. CET, with insights from Mexico to China and from South Africa to Turkey.
www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/15/d...
Digital Round Table: Global Perspectives on the History of the Humanities (Dec 5th) – Society for the History of the Humanities
www.historyofhumanities.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Only a decade ago, History of Humanities did not exist as a recognized field.
How has it taken shape and been institutionalized?
Join our digital workshop on 5 Dec, 3.00-5:30 p.m. CET, with insights from Mexico to China and from South Africa to Turkey.
www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/15/d...
How has it taken shape and been institutionalized?
Join our digital workshop on 5 Dec, 3.00-5:30 p.m. CET, with insights from Mexico to China and from South Africa to Turkey.
www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/15/d...
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"Het is een democratische absurditeit die we ondertussen bijna normaal zijn gaan vinden: een demissionaire regering die nauwelijks een zesde van de Tweede Kamer vertegenwoordigt, maar die wel doorgaat met beslissingen die diep ingrijpen in de toekomst van ons land. [..]"
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Hoe een mini-kabinet het hoger onderwijs sloopt
Dit demissionair kabinet voert ingrijpende onderwijsbezuinigingen door, zonder benodigd mandaat. Dat moet stoppen, zeggen Rens Bod, Remco Breuker en Ingrid Robeyns.
www.nrc.nl
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Het is een democratische absurditeit die we ondertussen bijna normaal zijn gaan vinden: een demissionaire regering die nauwelijks een zesde van de Tweede Kamer vertegenwoordigt, maar die wel doorgaat met beslissingen die diep ingrijpen in de toekomst van ons land. [..]"
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...