Jayne Persian
@drjpersian.bsky.social
Historian. mainly post-WW2 displaced persons. migration. dabbles in the far right.
Books: Fascists in Exile; Beautiful Balts. Co-editor: Histories of Fascism & Anti-Fascism in Australia.
Books: Fascists in Exile; Beautiful Balts. Co-editor: Histories of Fascism & Anti-Fascism in Australia.
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New blog post by Alexa Ridgeway
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aph.org.au/2025/11/beyo...
Beyond Bonegilla: A Call to Remember Australia’s Former Migrant Camps | Australian Policy and History Network
Australia is well practiced in commemorating military history. Anzac Day and Remembrance Day both act as rituals of national memorialisation for the many Australians who have served in wars and peacekeeping missions, and the Australian War Memorial’s “places of pride” online national register provides a map of all the war memorials across Australia. Thousands of […]
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November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
New blog post by Alexa Ridgeway
aph.org.au/2025/11/beyo...
aph.org.au/2025/11/beyo...
seize
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Of course, I presume Mr Eltis will always be available to work at Campion College, whose Dean of Studies & Associate Professor of Literature, Stephen McInerney, urges his anti-social media followers to join him in supporting the nazis' electoral vehicle:
Of course, I presume Mr Eltis will always be available to work at Campion College, whose Dean of Studies & Associate Professor of Literature, Stephen McInerney, urges his anti-social media followers to join him in supporting the nazis' electoral vehicle:
![Stephen McInerney on the tweets, NOV $, 2025:
'I'm not in the NSN but believe, for strategic reasons, people should become 'political supporters' of the White Australia Party. The creation of such a parties is the only safeguard against White erasure. Other pro-White parties will follow in time. Sieze [sic] the day.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o2ggsnr4ihu4pjka6zd7rv27/bafkreiaofd2vweb3ahhlnucb7zjchq5qkqgexwlxolc4wcpagknp25ga4e@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
seize
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How does one become a perpetrator? Are killers born or made? On this episode, I talk with Alette Smeulers about the many different kinds of perpetrators of mass atrocities and genocide.
Check it out!
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Check it out!
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Ep. 60- Perpetrators of Mass Violence with Alette Smeulers - The Holocaust History Podcast
What makes someone a perpetrator? Are killers born or made? One thing that is clear in studying the Holocaust and other genocides is that perpetrators come in all shapes and sizes with jus...
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July 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
How does one become a perpetrator? Are killers born or made? On this episode, I talk with Alette Smeulers about the many different kinds of perpetrators of mass atrocities and genocide.
Check it out!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Check it out!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
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Routledge are having a Black Friday sale so use the code ‘BF2025S’ to get 25% off my books!
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November 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Routledge are having a Black Friday sale so use the code ‘BF2025S’ to get 25% off my books!
www.routledge.com/Histories-of...
www.routledge.com/No-Platform-...
www.routledge.com/Histories-of...
www.routledge.com/No-Platform-...
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Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
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We are BACK folks, after the British black hole of August holidays.
In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
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In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Ep. 61- Writing about Holocaust Perpetrators with Erin McGlothlin - The Holocaust History Podcast
How do we write about Holocaust perpetrators? What does that tell us about not only the historical figures themselves but also the ways in which we approach, describe, and analyze them.In this w...
thhp.buzzsprout.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We are BACK folks, after the British black hole of August holidays.
In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
In this week's episode, I talk with Erin McGlothlin about how Holocaust perpetrators are depicted in both fiction and non-fiction.
Check it out!
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
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Delighted that the University of Canberra has announced my appointment as Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, and Director of UC's new Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas. Looking forward to developing this exciting initiative from early 2026. www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/med...
UC launches newly established Vice-Chancellor’s Centre of Public Ideas and appointment of inaugural director
UC to establish the Vice-Chancellor’s Centre of Public Ideas, and Prof Frank Bongiorno AM to take up Donald Horne Professorship as Centre director.
www.canberra.edu.au
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Delighted that the University of Canberra has announced my appointment as Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, and Director of UC's new Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas. Looking forward to developing this exciting initiative from early 2026. www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/med...
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What historians see when people claim AI is solving mysteries that have baffled historians for years.
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
What historians see when people claim AI is solving mysteries that have baffled historians for years.
Oh fabulous 🙄
www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/910525...
www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/910525...
UOW to expand its Ramsay Centre liberal arts program across more degrees
Classes will be limited to 15 students to ensure 'high-quality' learning environment.
www.illawarramercury.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Oh fabulous 🙄
www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/910525...
www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/910525...
Philippe Sands' review of Olivera Simic's new book
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Inside the mind of Serbia’s ‘Madam War Criminal’
Biljana Plavšić was the first woman to be convicted of war crimes, for her role in the bloody conflict in Bosnia. Olivera Simić tracked her down in Belgr...
observer.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Philippe Sands' review of Olivera Simic's new book
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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New article by Ilona Fekete
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Hungary’s relationship with its diasporic heritage: do hyphenated identities disappear through repatriation?
The Hungarian National Library (or National Széchényi Library) and the National Archives of Hungary has been collecting ‘Hungarica’ materials abroad since the nineteenth century. The National Széch...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New article by Ilona Fekete
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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On further reflection, handing operation of our Universities over to a professional administrative class with no personal investment in the educational mission of the university or the creation and maintenance of knowledge might have been somewhat in error.
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
On further reflection, handing operation of our Universities over to a professional administrative class with no personal investment in the educational mission of the university or the creation and maintenance of knowledge might have been somewhat in error.
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Haunted house but it’s all the co-authors you owe draft papers to
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Haunted house but it’s all the co-authors you owe draft papers to
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Future Fellowship application in! Phew!! I deserve $1m just for writing this thing 😅
It's my first time applying and no chance now to apply twice more. Thanks ARC gods. Oh well. It was, in the end, sort of fun 🙃
It's my first time applying and no chance now to apply twice more. Thanks ARC gods. Oh well. It was, in the end, sort of fun 🙃
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Future Fellowship application in! Phew!! I deserve $1m just for writing this thing 😅
It's my first time applying and no chance now to apply twice more. Thanks ARC gods. Oh well. It was, in the end, sort of fun 🙃
It's my first time applying and no chance now to apply twice more. Thanks ARC gods. Oh well. It was, in the end, sort of fun 🙃
Great interview
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Great interview
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Nobody in authority ever suggested that "Essay mills are just an inevitable part of modern life, you should change your teaching-methods to circumvent them". They fucking MADE THEM ILLEGAL.
It's useful to recognise that, just 3 years ago, the UK government made it a specific CRIMINAL OFFENCE to procure a live person to complete university coursework for a student, but that government, and all major institutions, are now saying the use of a machine to complete such work is inevitable.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Nobody in authority ever suggested that "Essay mills are just an inevitable part of modern life, you should change your teaching-methods to circumvent them". They fucking MADE THEM ILLEGAL.
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check out this absolutely terrifying ancient babylonian lullaby
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
check out this absolutely terrifying ancient babylonian lullaby