Emma Elinor Lundin
@emmaelinor.bsky.social
Journalist-turned-historian of 20th-century political activism. I write/rant about political women, liberation movements, feminisms, borders; Tomorrow Never Knows; she/her; London/Malmö.
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👋 Lots of new followers so: hello! I’m a Swedish-English journalist-turned-historian, specialising in the most contemporary history (1968ish till, er, yesterday?). I research political activism, foreign policy, anti-apartheid and other solidarity movements, the history of feminism, gender quotas…
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Sweden deports eight month old baby to Iran without his parents, national public radio reports. The ruling is a consequence of the harsh immigration laws initiated by the success of the nazi-originated party that is now crucial to the government’s mandate, but most parties are behind these laws.
Born in Sweden, baby Emanuel to be deported to Iran - Radio Sweden
After a ruling by the Migration Agency, eight month old baby Emanuel, who was born in Sweden, is facing a deportation order to his family's homeland of ...
www.sverigesradio.se
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Sweden deports eight month old baby to Iran without his parents, national public radio reports. The ruling is a consequence of the harsh immigration laws initiated by the success of the nazi-originated party that is now crucial to the government’s mandate, but most parties are behind these laws.
I see Nick Hornby’s books have been given the Heated Rivalry treatment by his Danish publisher.
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I see Nick Hornby’s books have been given the Heated Rivalry treatment by his Danish publisher.
On my way to Uppsala for tomorrow's Higher Seminar in the History of Science and Ideas, where I will be the opponent discussing Laura Royer's 50% PhD draft on the International Congress of Africanists. www.uu.se/en/departmen...
Laura Royer: "Scholarly Institutions and the Post-Colonial World of Knowledge: The International Congress of Africanists (1962-1991)", Halftime seminar – Department of History of Science and Ideas – U...
www.uu.se
January 21, 2026 at 10:16 AM
On my way to Uppsala for tomorrow's Higher Seminar in the History of Science and Ideas, where I will be the opponent discussing Laura Royer's 50% PhD draft on the International Congress of Africanists. www.uu.se/en/departmen...
There is a spectre haunting Malmö university, the spectre of Gramsci (the door opened silently in the middle of my lecture on cultural and gender hegemony, but no one was there).
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 AM
There is a spectre haunting Malmö university, the spectre of Gramsci (the door opened silently in the middle of my lecture on cultural and gender hegemony, but no one was there).
Back at work to teach a seminar on migration with the help of UNHCR statistics.
January 5, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Back at work to teach a seminar on migration with the help of UNHCR statistics.
A few weeks ago, I was teaching a class on the consequences of war during the 20th century; today I’m wondering whether SpongeBob SquarePants would have existed had the First World War not happened.
January 1, 2026 at 11:24 AM
A few weeks ago, I was teaching a class on the consequences of war during the 20th century; today I’m wondering whether SpongeBob SquarePants would have existed had the First World War not happened.
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They‘re the Smartphone Generation. Not digital natives. They grew up with closed operating systems that don‘t require or even allow much customization beyond cosmetics, with cloud data and streaming.
If I hear one more person refer to Gen Z or Gen Alpha as digital natives when the students do not know:
1. How to use built-in Word functions like outlining and spellchecker
2. The different types of basic files
3. Interoperability
4. The issues related to uploading
#EduSky #AcademicSky
1. How to use built-in Word functions like outlining and spellchecker
2. The different types of basic files
3. Interoperability
4. The issues related to uploading
#EduSky #AcademicSky
the angry bird from inside out is sitting on a chair with his mouth open .
ALT: the angry bird from inside out is sitting on a chair with his mouth open .
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
They‘re the Smartphone Generation. Not digital natives. They grew up with closed operating systems that don‘t require or even allow much customization beyond cosmetics, with cloud data and streaming.
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When will this crisis get any attention whatsoever!? A THOUSAND ACADEMIC STAFF AT ONE INSTITUTION SERVED REDUNDANCY RISK NOTICES! And that's not counting what's surely being visited on professional services staff too. This is an economic catastrophe, to say nothing of the intellectual catastrophe!
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When will this crisis get any attention whatsoever!? A THOUSAND ACADEMIC STAFF AT ONE INSTITUTION SERVED REDUNDANCY RISK NOTICES! And that's not counting what's surely being visited on professional services staff too. This is an economic catastrophe, to say nothing of the intellectual catastrophe!
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🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
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📢Call For Papers📢
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
📢Call For Papers📢
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
Sociability & Political life
Marc Jaffré & I are organising a conference! We're asking: can there be politics without sociability? How have friendship, intimacy, socialising & informal attachments been central to political projects & movements?
Get your abstracts in by Feb 14th!
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#OtD 19 Nov 1915 Joe Hill, Swedish-American @IWW union member and songwriter was executed by firing squad for a murder he did not commit. In his final letter he wrote: "don't waste any time in mourning. Organize." Learn more in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
#OtD 19 Nov 1915 Joe Hill, Swedish-American @IWW union member and songwriter was executed by firing squad for a murder he did not commit. In his final letter he wrote: "don't waste any time in mourning. Organize." Learn more in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
Dagens/årets/världens måste-läsning: "I flera månader sprang mina kompisar och jag sicksack när vi skulle korsa gator i hemstaden. Till slut gav vi upp, trötta och halvgalna av den ständiga faran. Vi brukade ställa oss på synliga platser i en sekund eller två, för att utmana ödet och prickskytten."
Ursäkta upprepandet, men skriver som sagt om "sniper safari" och försöker kontextualisera den monstruösa företeelsen genom att både blicka bakåt och framåt. Har själv varit utsatt för krypskyttar och delar med mig en del erfarenheter.
www.gp.se/a30a0936-023...
www.gp.se/a30a0936-023...
Sanjin Pejković: Prickskyttarna sköt på oss barn – nu ska de utredas
Detaljerna om italienarnas ”mänskliga safarier till Sarajevo” är groteska.
www.gp.se
November 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Dagens/årets/världens måste-läsning: "I flera månader sprang mina kompisar och jag sicksack när vi skulle korsa gator i hemstaden. Till slut gav vi upp, trötta och halvgalna av den ständiga faran. Vi brukade ställa oss på synliga platser i en sekund eller två, för att utmana ödet och prickskytten."
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such a good demonstration of how AI agglomerates knowledge through predicting text: this is every single bean recipe that you’ve ever seen in your life, all at once, complete with 1/8 spoon of cinnamon (just trust me)
I am obsessed with this guy in the Rancho Gordo FB Group who decided to spend hours working with AI to figure out "the best" bean recipe instead of.....looking at actual recipes
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
Truly an abomination — and such a good example of how AI tricks us into thinking we can reinvent the wheel with its help
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
such a good demonstration of how AI agglomerates knowledge through predicting text: this is every single bean recipe that you’ve ever seen in your life, all at once, complete with 1/8 spoon of cinnamon (just trust me)
Proofs on my desk; six years in the making.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Proofs on my desk; six years in the making.
Som jourhavande Margaret Thatcher-expert (?!) fick jag i våras vara med i podden Historien om - om just Thatcher - för att prata om varför hon blev som hon blev, och hur hennes politik påverkade vanliga britter (en del av mina kritiska perspektiv kom med iallafall). www.podplay.com/sv-se/podcas...
7. Margaret Thatcher - Krig, sprängningar och inflation | Historien Om | Podplay
I veckans avsnitt av Historien om berättar vi om Margaret Thatcher, Storbritanniens legendariska järnlady. Följ henne från barndomen ovanför en affär, till politikens högsta svindlande höjder. Hör ...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Som jourhavande Margaret Thatcher-expert (?!) fick jag i våras vara med i podden Historien om - om just Thatcher - för att prata om varför hon blev som hon blev, och hur hennes politik påverkade vanliga britter (en del av mina kritiska perspektiv kom med iallafall). www.podplay.com/sv-se/podcas...
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Since Trump took office, the US has killed 70 people in its campaign to allegedly defend the border from narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean. Over 28 years, the Berlin Wall caused 140 deaths taking into account not just the shootings but also the accidents, drownings and borders guard deaths.
Updated: Our tracking guide with the Pentagon’s latest lethal strike on a boat suspected of drug trafficking. Three men were killed in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Hegseth posted last night, raising the toll to at least 70 killed in this bombing campaign. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks
In two months, the Trump administration has killed dozens of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Since Trump took office, the US has killed 70 people in its campaign to allegedly defend the border from narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean. Over 28 years, the Berlin Wall caused 140 deaths taking into account not just the shootings but also the accidents, drownings and borders guard deaths.
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Det måste vara möjligt att ha flera tankar samtidigt: att ”en stor, och växande, majoritet av tonårspojkar inte begår våldsbrott över huvud taget medan en liten, och minskande, grupp av tonårspojkar har kommit att svara för en allt större andel av det samlade ungdomsvåldet” (Sivertsson, 2022).
November 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Det måste vara möjligt att ha flera tankar samtidigt: att ”en stor, och växande, majoritet av tonårspojkar inte begår våldsbrott över huvud taget medan en liten, och minskande, grupp av tonårspojkar har kommit att svara för en allt större andel av det samlade ungdomsvåldet” (Sivertsson, 2022).
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”Vi kan inte säga säkert varför det är så”, säger Skolverkets utredare om att elever på friskolornas yrkesprogram har klart sämre etablering på arbetsmarknaden.
Jag har ägnat en stor del av min tid de senaste två åren åt just den frågan. Detta har jag hittat. 🧵
Jag har ägnat en stor del av min tid de senaste två åren åt just den frågan. Detta har jag hittat. 🧵
Friskoleelever halkar efter på arbetsmarknaden
Skolverkets studie visar att friskoleelever har lägre etableringsgrad på arbetsmarknaden än kommunalelever
www.dn.se
October 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
”Vi kan inte säga säkert varför det är så”, säger Skolverkets utredare om att elever på friskolornas yrkesprogram har klart sämre etablering på arbetsmarknaden.
Jag har ägnat en stor del av min tid de senaste två åren åt just den frågan. Detta har jag hittat. 🧵
Jag har ägnat en stor del av min tid de senaste två åren åt just den frågan. Detta har jag hittat. 🧵
I’m sure I saw a few of these at Camden Market in the early 00s.
October 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I’m sure I saw a few of these at Camden Market in the early 00s.
Lästips! (Jag har ännu inte kommit över besvikelsen av att se hetsiga pappor och tränare skola in fotbollsskolekids i en toxic sport-maskulinitet - men har som tur är hittat en annan, barnvänligare klubb åt min fotbollsgalning, där fokus ligger på att utvecklas och ha roligt tillsammans.)
Det borde inte behöva sägas men det behöver sägas, igen och igen. Så jag skrev den här. Läs gärna.
October 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Lästips! (Jag har ännu inte kommit över besvikelsen av att se hetsiga pappor och tränare skola in fotbollsskolekids i en toxic sport-maskulinitet - men har som tur är hittat en annan, barnvänligare klubb åt min fotbollsgalning, där fokus ligger på att utvecklas och ha roligt tillsammans.)
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In Malmö on Tuesday? Come to a @svenskafreds event on peace processes in the Global South where I’ll speak and moderate! Speakers include reps from Amnesty International and Kvinna till Kvinna.
📍@mau.se 5-7pm
ℹ️ svenskafredsskane.se/program/fred... (info in Swedish; the event will be in English).
📍@mau.se 5-7pm
ℹ️ svenskafredsskane.se/program/fred... (info in Swedish; the event will be in English).
Fredsprocesser i det globala syd
Det globala syd är ett samlingsbegrepp som används för att tala om länder i Afrika, Latinamerika, Asien och Oceanien som har en gemensam historia av kolonialism och ekonomisk utsatthet, i relation til...
svenskafredsskane.se
October 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
In Malmö on Tuesday? Come to a @svenskafreds event on peace processes in the Global South where I’ll speak and moderate! Speakers include reps from Amnesty International and Kvinna till Kvinna.
📍@mau.se 5-7pm
ℹ️ svenskafredsskane.se/program/fred... (info in Swedish; the event will be in English).
📍@mau.se 5-7pm
ℹ️ svenskafredsskane.se/program/fred... (info in Swedish; the event will be in English).
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Interested in the transitory nature of academia and how this shapes scholarship on internationalism? Come along to our virtual conference, 'Blind Spots and Buzzwords in Internationalism' on 5th and 6th Nov 👁️. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/blind-spot...
October 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Interested in the transitory nature of academia and how this shapes scholarship on internationalism? Come along to our virtual conference, 'Blind Spots and Buzzwords in Internationalism' on 5th and 6th Nov 👁️. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/blind-spot...
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Today the application period starts for our Master’s Programme in Human Ecology: Culture, Power, and Sustainability (CPS). Come to Lund and learn about radical alternatives and get critical perspectives on contemporary environmental and societal challenges!
Human Ecology - Culture, Power and Sustainability - Master of Science programme | Lund University
www.lunduniversity.lu.se
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Today the application period starts for our Master’s Programme in Human Ecology: Culture, Power, and Sustainability (CPS). Come to Lund and learn about radical alternatives and get critical perspectives on contemporary environmental and societal challenges!
In Malmö on Tuesday? Come to a @svenskafreds event on peace processes in the Global South where I’ll speak and moderate! Speakers include reps from Amnesty International and Kvinna till Kvinna.
📍@mau.se 5-7pm
ℹ️ svenskafredsskane.se/program/fred... (info in Swedish; the event will be in English).
📍@mau.se 5-7pm
ℹ️ svenskafredsskane.se/program/fred... (info in Swedish; the event will be in English).
Fredsprocesser i det globala syd
Det globala syd är ett samlingsbegrepp som används för att tala om länder i Afrika, Latinamerika, Asien och Oceanien som har en gemensam historia av kolonialism och ekonomisk utsatthet, i relation til...
svenskafredsskane.se
October 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
In Malmö on Tuesday? Come to a @svenskafreds event on peace processes in the Global South where I’ll speak and moderate! Speakers include reps from Amnesty International and Kvinna till Kvinna.
📍@mau.se 5-7pm
ℹ️ svenskafredsskane.se/program/fred... (info in Swedish; the event will be in English).
📍@mau.se 5-7pm
ℹ️ svenskafredsskane.se/program/fred... (info in Swedish; the event will be in English).
Ah Betty. She reminded me so much of my granny (similar class, height, style). One of my claims to fame is that she (Betty, not my granny) once let me make my own way out of the parliamentary estate, despite rules stipulating that visitors must be escorted at all times.
Born #OTD 1929 Betty Boothroyd, the first woman to be elected Speaker of the Commons
Revisit our tribute to Boothroyd, who passed away in 2023, which includes snippets of her interview for the #HistParl oral history project:
historyofparliament.com/2023/02/28/b...
Revisit our tribute to Boothroyd, who passed away in 2023, which includes snippets of her interview for the #HistParl oral history project:
historyofparliament.com/2023/02/28/b...
A tribute to Betty Boothroyd - The History of Parliament
In today's blog, we pay tribute to Betty Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the Commons, who sadly died yesterday. Dr Emma Peplow, Head of our Oral
historyofparliament.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Ah Betty. She reminded me so much of my granny (similar class, height, style). One of my claims to fame is that she (Betty, not my granny) once let me make my own way out of the parliamentary estate, despite rules stipulating that visitors must be escorted at all times.