Ainur Elmgren
@aelmgren.bsky.social
Docent in Nordic history, university lecturer in history and social studies (University of Oulu). Draws comics. Interests: History education, 1910s/1920s politics & culture, Tatars, Avars, Late Antiquity-Early Middle Ages.
Suomi/Svenska/English/Deutsch
Suomi/Svenska/English/Deutsch
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Spent some time doing this yesterday. If you don't want your emails used to teach Google's AI, I suggest turning off "smart features" and then trying this.
Okay, so you're in your gmail, and you have a bazillion emails in your main inbox due to turning off smart features. What's the easiest way to go through them? Well you could go page by page.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
For my laptop, while I do have a good amount of free space to partition/separate to try out Linux, I should also make sure I don't have unnecessary files and games taking up space.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Spent some time doing this yesterday. If you don't want your emails used to teach Google's AI, I suggest turning off "smart features" and then trying this.
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Faces from the Finnish Middle Ages. Initial (Alle) of an attestation by the district judge on the execution of a will on 24 March 1476 in Sipoo. The scribe was either that of the judge or the castellan of Raseborg who attended the session. RA Stockholm, Pic from my article in 2023. #skystorians
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Faces from the Finnish Middle Ages. Initial (Alle) of an attestation by the district judge on the execution of a will on 24 March 1476 in Sipoo. The scribe was either that of the judge or the castellan of Raseborg who attended the session. RA Stockholm, Pic from my article in 2023. #skystorians
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A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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I took a photo of this beautiful boi last year 🧡 incredible, isn’t it!
Are there thousands of us snapping pics of animals in art and museums? Must be a big appreciation club 🤩 here is my less than refined, but cute anyway, little pup I found in V&A, London (I think 🤔)
Are there thousands of us snapping pics of animals in art and museums? Must be a big appreciation club 🤩 here is my less than refined, but cute anyway, little pup I found in V&A, London (I think 🤔)
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I took a photo of this beautiful boi last year 🧡 incredible, isn’t it!
Are there thousands of us snapping pics of animals in art and museums? Must be a big appreciation club 🤩 here is my less than refined, but cute anyway, little pup I found in V&A, London (I think 🤔)
Are there thousands of us snapping pics of animals in art and museums? Must be a big appreciation club 🤩 here is my less than refined, but cute anyway, little pup I found in V&A, London (I think 🤔)
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The first output of my global forestry project is now out, in the form of this essay I wrote for the Finnish magazine Voima. It's about Finland, Indonesia and networks of colonial expertise. An academic, English-language article is currently in peer review, and much more in the works!
Saha puhuu universaalia kieltä – suomalaisen metsäosaamisen viennillä maailmalle on pitkät perinteet ja synkät seuraukset
Suomi on vuosikymmeniä vienyt metsäteollisuusosaamistaan Indonesiaan ja aiheuttanut paikallisia ympäristökonflikteja. Historioitsija Mikko Toivanen analysoi suomalaista metsäkolonialismia esseessään.
voima.fi
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The first output of my global forestry project is now out, in the form of this essay I wrote for the Finnish magazine Voima. It's about Finland, Indonesia and networks of colonial expertise. An academic, English-language article is currently in peer review, and much more in the works!
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Here is a little story about the #earlymodern emoticon "<3" and the complex symbolic meaning of this typographical entity that I posted yesterday. Follow me, for catholic symbolism and some #bookhistory, dear #skystorians of the blue skies. Here we go...
June 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Here is a little story about the #earlymodern emoticon "<3" and the complex symbolic meaning of this typographical entity that I posted yesterday. Follow me, for catholic symbolism and some #bookhistory, dear #skystorians of the blue skies. Here we go...
Tiitu Takalon piirtämä sarjakuva #Yhteiselämää jatkuu hankkeemme #KeidenKaupunki blogissa osalla 5!
keidenkaupunki.com/2025/11/21/y...
#Kotipehku #yhteisöllinenasuminen #sarjakuvaasuomesta
keidenkaupunki.com/2025/11/21/y...
#Kotipehku #yhteisöllinenasuminen #sarjakuvaasuomesta
Yhteiselämää, osa 5
Tässäpä taas jatkoa Kotipehkun tarinaan. Tämä on jatkokertomus. Jos aiemmat osat ovat menneet ohi, paina alla olevaa nappia. Pääset siitä sarjakuvan alkuun. Seuraava osa ilmestyy kahden viikon pääs…
keidenkaupunki.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Tiitu Takalon piirtämä sarjakuva #Yhteiselämää jatkuu hankkeemme #KeidenKaupunki blogissa osalla 5!
keidenkaupunki.com/2025/11/21/y...
#Kotipehku #yhteisöllinenasuminen #sarjakuvaasuomesta
keidenkaupunki.com/2025/11/21/y...
#Kotipehku #yhteisöllinenasuminen #sarjakuvaasuomesta
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Back in my day, we got cool cursors with our malware. Now we get passive aggressive robots that lie to you...
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Back in my day, we got cool cursors with our malware. Now we get passive aggressive robots that lie to you...
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Relevant paper: the more people understand AI, the less they want to use it.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The authors' conclusion: don't explain your AI tech too much to your customers.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The authors' conclusion: don't explain your AI tech too much to your customers.
Lower Artificial Intelligence Literacy Predicts Greater AI Receptivity - Stephanie M. Tully, Chiara Longoni, Gil Appel, 2025
As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms society, understanding factors that influence AI receptivity is increasingly important. The current research investig...
journals.sagepub.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Relevant paper: the more people understand AI, the less they want to use it.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The authors' conclusion: don't explain your AI tech too much to your customers.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The authors' conclusion: don't explain your AI tech too much to your customers.
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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In a special issue of Journal of Finnish Studies 28.1, part 2 of "Multilingual Finland," @aelmgren.bsky.social & Orsolya Sild look at Tatar in Finland through the lens of archival research, highlighting importance of preserving & revitalizing Tartar. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/arti...
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In a special issue of Journal of Finnish Studies 28.1, part 2 of "Multilingual Finland," @aelmgren.bsky.social & Orsolya Sild look at Tatar in Finland through the lens of archival research, highlighting importance of preserving & revitalizing Tartar. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/arti...
Minkälaisia vaikutuksia Kansallisarkiston remontin aikaisilla järjestelyillä tulee olemaan suomalaiselle historiantutkimukselle?
Journalists, why not reach out to some of the fine people in my replies to ask them how the British Library cyberattack of 2023 has had an impact on their research, their creative work, and their careers? This could make for a powerful piece revealing the human side to the damage this has done.
I have been WAITING for a journalist to write this story.
I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.
I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Minkälaisia vaikutuksia Kansallisarkiston remontin aikaisilla järjestelyillä tulee olemaan suomalaiselle historiantutkimukselle?
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Something I hinged on to get to this what I describe: the Marxian fetishisation of artefacts is so complete in the case of AI that not only do we somehow conclude machines think, but we accept for them to think, speak, draw instead of us, while also thinking these are (expressions of) our thoughts.
July 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Something I hinged on to get to this what I describe: the Marxian fetishisation of artefacts is so complete in the case of AI that not only do we somehow conclude machines think, but we accept for them to think, speak, draw instead of us, while also thinking these are (expressions of) our thoughts.
Instagram is hosting a thriving neo-Nazi marketplace. Influencers like Hayden McDougall and Dylan Shane push Nazi imagery and extremist merch to massive audiences — content that violates Meta’s own rules. The platform isn’t just failing to stop it; it’s enabling extremist propaganda to scale.
Instagram’s Antisemitism Economy
Instagram has become a marketplace for antisemitism. Influencers like Hayden McDougall, Dylan Shane, Jake Shields, and Myron Gaines are using the platform’s massive reach to glorify Hitler, deny the H...
globalextremism.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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What is the most common misconception about my field? That #medieval people were dumber than modern ones.’
🎯 Justine Firnhaber-Baker answers some quickfire questions
www.historytoday.com/archive/inte...
🎯 Justine Firnhaber-Baker answers some quickfire questions
www.historytoday.com/archive/inte...
On the Spot: Justine Firnhaber-Baker
www.historytoday.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
What is the most common misconception about my field? That #medieval people were dumber than modern ones.’
🎯 Justine Firnhaber-Baker answers some quickfire questions
www.historytoday.com/archive/inte...
🎯 Justine Firnhaber-Baker answers some quickfire questions
www.historytoday.com/archive/inte...
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Natalie Zemon Davis, 1996: “I still find history full of wonders; I still find in the differences in past societies a way to take stock of the present—a source of sober realism, but also a source of hope." Read more about why history matters and the importance of historical thinking in public life.🗃️
Why History Matters - AHA
Why Study History Historical Thinking in Everyday Life The AHA offers resources for educators and students on the importance of studying history, and reflections on why learning about the past helps u...
www.historians.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Natalie Zemon Davis, 1996: “I still find history full of wonders; I still find in the differences in past societies a way to take stock of the present—a source of sober realism, but also a source of hope." Read more about why history matters and the importance of historical thinking in public life.🗃️
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sad way to be an academic if you think a world you might want (not the past; a better present) is impossible: it's basically an abdication of the duty of the academic, which inter alia is about creation of new knowledge to — yes, why not? — help us progress to a better world
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
![3.2 We do not have to ‘embrace the future’ & we can turn back the tide
It must be the sheer magnitude of [artificial neural networks’] incompetence that makes
them so popular.
Jerry A. Fodor (2000, p. 47)
Related to the rejection of expertise is the rejection of imagining a better future and the rejection
of self-determination free from industry forces (Hajer and Oomen 2025; Stengers 2018; van Rossum
2025). Not only AI enthusiasts, but even some scholars whose expertise concentrates on identifying
and critically interrogating ideologies and sociotechnical relationships — such as historians and gender scholars — unfortunately fall prey to the teleological belief that AI is an unstoppable force. They
embrace it because alternative responses seem too difficult, incompatible with industry developments,
or non-existent. Instead of falling for this, we should “refuse [AI] adoption in schools and colleges,
and reject the narrative of its inevitability.” (Reynoldson et al. 2025, n.p., also Benjamin 2016; Campolo and Crawford 2020; CDH Team and Ruddick 2025; Garcia et al. 2022; Kelly et al. 2025; Lysen
and Wyatt 2024; Sano-Franchini et al. 2024; Stengers 2018). Such rejection is possible and has historical precedent, to name just a few successful examples: Amsterdammers kicked out cars, rejecting
that cycling through the Dutch capital should be deadly. Organised workers died for the eight-hour
workday, the weekend and other workers’ rights, and governments banned chlorofluorocarbons from
fridges to mitigate ozone depletion in the atmosphere. And we know that even the tide itself famously
turns back. People can undo things; and we will (cf. Albanese 2025; Boztas 2025; Kohnstamm Instituut 2025; van Laarhoven and van Vugt 2025). Besides, there will be no future to embrace if we deskill
our students and selves, and allow the technology industry’s immense contributions to climate crisis](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsyj5jtayxcq5dw5mtja4xtb/bafkreic4ypelru3ajlx3k5afms62uouf7khpvvfkpgsqwn3sknifwlf2xe@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
sad way to be an academic if you think a world you might want (not the past; a better present) is impossible: it's basically an abdication of the duty of the academic, which inter alia is about creation of new knowledge to — yes, why not? — help us progress to a better world
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Words really can’t express how important @archive.org is in the world of information science, but it’s also pivotal to preserving digital histories targeted and then erased by the federal government as well. If you can?
Donate Here. archive.org/donate
New story: www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/t...
Donate Here. archive.org/donate
New story: www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/t...
Inside the old church where one trillion webpages are stored | CNN Business
The Internet Archive is preserving the web one page at a time, a job that’s more critical than ever as the internet evolves in the age of AI.
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Words really can’t express how important @archive.org is in the world of information science, but it’s also pivotal to preserving digital histories targeted and then erased by the federal government as well. If you can?
Donate Here. archive.org/donate
New story: www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/t...
Donate Here. archive.org/donate
New story: www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/t...
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Hakupalvelustamme löytyy nyt uusi Digitoidut kokoelmat -koostesivu, joka helpottaa digitoitujen aineistojen selaamista ja löytämistä.🔍 💻
Sivulta löydät yli 120 kuratoitua kokoelmaa, joihin on kerätty aineistoja muun muassa aiheen, aikakauden ja aineistotyypin mukaan.
#kansalliskirjasto #kokoelmat
Sivulta löydät yli 120 kuratoitua kokoelmaa, joihin on kerätty aineistoja muun muassa aiheen, aikakauden ja aineistotyypin mukaan.
#kansalliskirjasto #kokoelmat
Digitoidut aineistot esiin uudella tavalla Kansalliskirjaston hakupalvelussa
Kansalliskirjaston hakupalvelussa on uusi Digitoidut kokoelmat -koostesivu, joka tarjoaa uudenlaisen näkymän kirjaston digitaalisiin aineistoihin. Koostesivu tarjoaa pikaväylän Kansalliskirjaston digi...
www.kansalliskirjasto.fi
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hakupalvelustamme löytyy nyt uusi Digitoidut kokoelmat -koostesivu, joka helpottaa digitoitujen aineistojen selaamista ja löytämistä.🔍 💻
Sivulta löydät yli 120 kuratoitua kokoelmaa, joihin on kerätty aineistoja muun muassa aiheen, aikakauden ja aineistotyypin mukaan.
#kansalliskirjasto #kokoelmat
Sivulta löydät yli 120 kuratoitua kokoelmaa, joihin on kerätty aineistoja muun muassa aiheen, aikakauden ja aineistotyypin mukaan.
#kansalliskirjasto #kokoelmat
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Fan favourite!
Everyone’s favourite - the ‘Wolf and Twins’ mosaic from Roman Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum) depicting the legend of Romulus and Remus. Dating to the 4th century AD, the mosaic is now part of the collections at Leeds City Museum. 📷 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Fan favourite!
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And if you are looking for information about 2025 exhibitions focused on women artists of the past -
Visit this ever-evolving post,
Museum Exhibitions about Historic Women Artists: 2025
artherstory.net/museum-exhib...
Visit this ever-evolving post,
Museum Exhibitions about Historic Women Artists: 2025
artherstory.net/museum-exhib...
November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And if you are looking for information about 2025 exhibitions focused on women artists of the past -
Visit this ever-evolving post,
Museum Exhibitions about Historic Women Artists: 2025
artherstory.net/museum-exhib...
Visit this ever-evolving post,
Museum Exhibitions about Historic Women Artists: 2025
artherstory.net/museum-exhib...
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Something lovely to start the week! 🐙🏺❤️
Ancient clay pots with octopus decoration, made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete some 3,500 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Ancient clay pots with octopus decoration, made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete some 3,500 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Something lovely to start the week! 🐙🏺❤️
Ancient clay pots with octopus decoration, made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete some 3,500 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Ancient clay pots with octopus decoration, made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete some 3,500 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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I invented this complex while still fuming with anger after seeing the Cameron film and frustrated because I wasn't allowed to punch people in the cinema.
I'm sure you can think of a few examples in other films:
I'm sure you can think of a few examples in other films:
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I invented this complex while still fuming with anger after seeing the Cameron film and frustrated because I wasn't allowed to punch people in the cinema.
I'm sure you can think of a few examples in other films:
I'm sure you can think of a few examples in other films:
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Pegasus striking his hoof on the ground of Mount Helicon and creating the Hippocrene
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c. 1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.28v
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c. 1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.28v
November 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Pegasus striking his hoof on the ground of Mount Helicon and creating the Hippocrene
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c. 1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.28v
BL Royal MS 6 E IX; Convenevole da Prato, Carmina regia; c. 1335 CE; Italy (Tuscany); f.28v