Agata Fijalkowski
@agatafijalkow.bsky.social
Law & humanities academic/screenwriter. I write about lawyers/lawyering in 🇵🇱, international criminal law in Cold War Europe, & law & film. My screenplays are about legal heroes & villains. I love baking, coffee ☕️ & hanging out with the gang 🐾. She/her/hers
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(2025) Krytyka Prawa. Niezależne Studia nad Prawem (17) 1 | Kozminski University Journals
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What an honour to be in the latest issue of Krytyka Prawa & among these authors. “Revisiting the ‘Menten Affair’”, about an extradition request made in the Cold War, was possible bc of the EHRI/Conny Kristel fellowship @niodamsterdam.bsky.social. It’s OA!
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“As a child and adolescent, she was an East German; entering adulthood, she finds that her country no longer exists and that personal, family, social and political histories have been compressed into the suddenly appearing moment.”
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Things That Disappear by Jenny Erpenbeck review – a kaleidoscopic study of transience
A collection of columns by the German Booker winner reveals a keen eye for details that mark the passing of time
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November 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
“As a child and adolescent, she was an East German; entering adulthood, she finds that her country no longer exists and that personal, family, social and political histories have been compressed into the suddenly appearing moment.”
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It was such a pleasure to share the next part of my research on Polish defence lawyers & bringing women into the European/Cold War legal historical narrative. Great questions & listening to what colleagues are working on was icing on the cake, super job @lbu-rae.bsky.social
It is Day 2 of our Festival of Research and Knowledge Exchange #RKEFest25 and we've heard inspiring and fascinating research talks from PhD student @mariellereuser.bsky.social and colleagues @agatafijalkow.bsky.social and Dr Sandra Obiora. Thank you for sharing your work! #PhDSky #AcademicSky
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It was such a pleasure to share the next part of my research on Polish defence lawyers & bringing women into the European/Cold War legal historical narrative. Great questions & listening to what colleagues are working on was icing on the cake, super job @lbu-rae.bsky.social
My morning commute read. Incredibly moving.
“We close the book, the performance ends, but history keeps on.”
“We close the book, the performance ends, but history keeps on.”
"A daughter of the 19th century, Woolf knew coercion when she saw it."
Cynthia Zarin traces the rise of fascism through the diary entries of Virginia Woolf, in an essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47: “Security.” On the site now: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/dont-close-your-teeth/
Cynthia Zarin traces the rise of fascism through the diary entries of Virginia Woolf, in an essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47: “Security.” On the site now: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/dont-close-your-teeth/
Don’t Close Your Teeth | Los Angeles Review of Books
Cynthia Zarin traces the rise of fascism through the diary entries of Virginia Woolf, in an essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47: “Security.”
lareviewofbooks.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
My morning commute read. Incredibly moving.
“We close the book, the performance ends, but history keeps on.”
“We close the book, the performance ends, but history keeps on.”
Time for some extra play, it’s not only Sunday, but a Happy Birthday to a really good boy and buddy 🐾
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Time for some extra play, it’s not only Sunday, but a Happy Birthday to a really good boy and buddy 🐾
These two are very serious about playtime, no matter what the weather throws your way.
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
These two are very serious about playtime, no matter what the weather throws your way.
“This rediscovery of female samurai history reframes centuries of gendered myth and challenges the hyper-masculine image of the samurai that still dominates film, anime and gaming.”
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Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
Exclusive: Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors
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November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“This rediscovery of female samurai history reframes centuries of gendered myth and challenges the hyper-masculine image of the samurai that still dominates film, anime and gaming.”
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www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Soskin says she no longer thinks of herself as a feminist or an activist, just “as a person. I never did like labels.”
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A new start after 60: I found my feet in midlife, became a park ranger at 85 – and retired happily at 100
At 104, Betty Reid Soskin has had the most extraordinary life, from protest singing to civil rights activism to meeting the Obamas. She reflects on what it takes to stay strong and keep going
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November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Soskin says she no longer thinks of herself as a feminist or an activist, just “as a person. I never did like labels.”
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The Lee Miller exhibit @tate.bsky.social does a fabulous job showing just how extraordinary Lee Miler was.
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Lee Miller exhibit @tate.bsky.social does a fabulous job showing just how extraordinary Lee Miler was.
Trick or treat? Whatever it is, it has to involve ball play, like, immediately.
November 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Trick or treat? Whatever it is, it has to involve ball play, like, immediately.
“How do records — whether public or private, condemning or memorializing — erase, distort, recall? How can we navigate moral choices amid societal tumult, polarization and misinformation?”
I can’t wait to read Lea Ypi’s “Indignity”.
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I can’t wait to read Lea Ypi’s “Indignity”.
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Book Review: ‘Indignity,’ by Lea Ypi
“Indignity,” by Lea Ypi, is a memoir, biography and imagined history prompted by a viral family photograph.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
“How do records — whether public or private, condemning or memorializing — erase, distort, recall? How can we navigate moral choices amid societal tumult, polarization and misinformation?”
I can’t wait to read Lea Ypi’s “Indignity”.
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I can’t wait to read Lea Ypi’s “Indignity”.
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‘I am not done' - Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again
The former US vice-president made her strongest suggestion to date she will make another bid for the White House
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October 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
‘I am not done' - Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again www.bbc.com/news/article...
Start of the w/e leaves me upbeat. I’m really impressed by my first-year Public Law students. The seminars are special bc of the international students,who offer fresh perspectives about how constitutional principles look elsewhere, ie. Global South. I am definitely here for these kinds of spaces.
October 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Start of the w/e leaves me upbeat. I’m really impressed by my first-year Public Law students. The seminars are special bc of the international students,who offer fresh perspectives about how constitutional principles look elsewhere, ie. Global South. I am definitely here for these kinds of spaces.
"All of this process has turned them into real people, who had real lives."
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How an old suitcase revealed a hidden family fortune, lost under Nazi rule
The contents of his late father's case led Antony Easton to uncover a rich and tragic history.
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October 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
"All of this process has turned them into real people, who had real lives."
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The “Legal History Works-in-Progress Workshop” @ials.bsky.social required a very early start this morning, but it was sure worth it. Super meaningful exchanges about “what is law?” and the nature of a polity presented much food for thought. More of this please.
October 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The “Legal History Works-in-Progress Workshop” @ials.bsky.social required a very early start this morning, but it was sure worth it. Super meaningful exchanges about “what is law?” and the nature of a polity presented much food for thought. More of this please.
Ah yes, it’s Monday.
October 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Ah yes, it’s Monday.
This review of Philippe Sands’s book by the wonderful Ariel Dorfman is riveting ⬇️
In Pinochet’s Chile, “it was whispered” that an “unrepentant Nazi” had served as “an adviser to the dictatorship’s secret police and even [became] an interrogator. But was it true?” —Ariel Dorfman
Pinochet and the Vans of Death | Ariel Dorfman
In 38 Londres Street Philippe Sands investigates a Nazi war criminal’s collaboration with the Chilean dictatorship’s system of repression, torture, and murder.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This review of Philippe Sands’s book by the wonderful Ariel Dorfman is riveting ⬇️
An early start to the weekend for the Open Day. I always get a kick out of the buzz that can surround the stand suddenly, but the bonus is seeing our Law students. They do such a terrific job as Student Ambassadors talking about their studies and time Leeds Law School @leedsbeckett.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
An early start to the weekend for the Open Day. I always get a kick out of the buzz that can surround the stand suddenly, but the bonus is seeing our Law students. They do such a terrific job as Student Ambassadors talking about their studies and time Leeds Law School @leedsbeckett.bsky.social
More news coming from my hometown, and none of it is good.
Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago
Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago
October 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
More news coming from my hometown, and none of it is good.
Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago
Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago
My morning read about Lucile Hadžihalilović’s “The Ice Tower” leaves me unsettled, intrigued, and wanting to see this movie. Great review @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social
Color me dazzled by Lucile Hadžihalilović's THE ICE TOWER, an unsettling hall-of-mirrors meditation on enchantment in the blinding lights of idolatry, cinema, and fantasy. One of the most dreamily arresting films you will see this year. My four-star review for @ebertvoices.bsky.social:
The Ice Tower movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
This is not so much a film you watch as one you wake up from, shivering.
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October 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
My morning read about Lucile Hadžihalilović’s “The Ice Tower” leaves me unsettled, intrigued, and wanting to see this movie. Great review @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social
Engaging with questions like “what is public law?” and “what is a constitution?” with first-year Public Law students is more meaningful than ever and the students are on 🔥. Friday afternoon ends on a high.
September 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Engaging with questions like “what is public law?” and “what is a constitution?” with first-year Public Law students is more meaningful than ever and the students are on 🔥. Friday afternoon ends on a high.
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#RoutledgeRevisited
An Introduction to Transitional Justice (Ed: Olivera Simić)
feat. @annikabjorkdahl.bsky.social @agatafijalkow.bsky.social
"an authoritative textbook for students worldwide"
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An Introduction to Transitional Justice (Ed: Olivera Simić)
feat. @annikabjorkdahl.bsky.social @agatafijalkow.bsky.social
"an authoritative textbook for students worldwide"
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September 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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An absolutely fascinating family account ⬇️
September 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
An absolutely fascinating family account ⬇️
Weekend film viewing was a real treat, and thought-providing - whether it’s about redemption or fate. Two very different filmmakers, in both the characters are compelling. Monday starts with these films in my head, but that’s okay.
September 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Weekend film viewing was a real treat, and thought-providing - whether it’s about redemption or fate. Two very different filmmakers, in both the characters are compelling. Monday starts with these films in my head, but that’s okay.