J. Connell Stryker
@jconnellstryker.bsky.social
PhD in History, UT Austin; Pratt Postdoctoral Fellow, Memorial University of Newfoundland - Women's Work at Sea, Histories of Maritime, Gender, Labor, Empire, Technology, and the Digital Humanities, etc
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May I tempt you to some Oslo photography on an early Sunday?
Oslo has been home for almost four decades. Familiarity might breed contempt, but I use my camera(s) to keep that particular wolf from the door. This is the first installation of … many.
#photography
Oslo has been home for almost four decades. Familiarity might breed contempt, but I use my camera(s) to keep that particular wolf from the door. This is the first installation of … many.
#photography
Enchanting the Territory, part 1
An ongoing portrait of the city that is home
psychogeographically.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:46 AM
May I tempt you to some Oslo photography on an early Sunday?
Oslo has been home for almost four decades. Familiarity might breed contempt, but I use my camera(s) to keep that particular wolf from the door. This is the first installation of … many.
#photography
Oslo has been home for almost four decades. Familiarity might breed contempt, but I use my camera(s) to keep that particular wolf from the door. This is the first installation of … many.
#photography
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I don't know who needs this information, but Netflix has a 6-episode Spanish murder mystery, "City of Shadows," that centers on Gaudi's buildings in Barcelona. With locations like this, the plot barely matters.
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I don't know who needs this information, but Netflix has a 6-episode Spanish murder mystery, "City of Shadows," that centers on Gaudi's buildings in Barcelona. With locations like this, the plot barely matters.
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
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I've been saying for years--Texas isn't a "red" state. Texas is a non-voting state. We have among the lowest voter turn-outs in the nation/world. When voters vote, things change.
And, yes, they make it hard to vote here. And, yes, you know why.
And, yes, they make it hard to vote here. And, yes, you know why.
Breaking: Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset.
Democrat wins special election for red Texas Senate seat
With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.
www.texastribune.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I've been saying for years--Texas isn't a "red" state. Texas is a non-voting state. We have among the lowest voter turn-outs in the nation/world. When voters vote, things change.
And, yes, they make it hard to vote here. And, yes, you know why.
And, yes, they make it hard to vote here. And, yes, you know why.
It is THE DAY
The LAST DAY
The Day to SUBMIT
This got weird fast but for real, please do consider submitting something for our upcoming workshop on women and the sea! And if you can't, keep an eye on this space, because we'll have some way to attend/contribute digitally, too!
The LAST DAY
The Day to SUBMIT
This got weird fast but for real, please do consider submitting something for our upcoming workshop on women and the sea! And if you can't, keep an eye on this space, because we'll have some way to attend/contribute digitally, too!
Just a few more days to submit for our workshop on the history of women and the sea in lovely St. John's, Newfoundland!
www.swaan.org/workshop
Please share widely, and we would love to see you there!
AND FURTHERMORE...
www.swaan.org/workshop
Please share widely, and we would love to see you there!
AND FURTHERMORE...
Women and the Sea Workshop — SWAAN
SWAAN will host the Woman and the Sea Workship on 29 April to 1 May 2026 at Memorial University's Maritime History Archive in St. John's NL. To imagine a future for women in maritime industries, we mu...
www.swaan.org
January 31, 2026 at 12:52 PM
It is THE DAY
The LAST DAY
The Day to SUBMIT
This got weird fast but for real, please do consider submitting something for our upcoming workshop on women and the sea! And if you can't, keep an eye on this space, because we'll have some way to attend/contribute digitally, too!
The LAST DAY
The Day to SUBMIT
This got weird fast but for real, please do consider submitting something for our upcoming workshop on women and the sea! And if you can't, keep an eye on this space, because we'll have some way to attend/contribute digitally, too!
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It is a huge pleasure to report that the LSE now has an excellent research repository with great search facilities at the brand new LSE Research Online. At long last LSERO is suitable for a world-leading social science university. researchonline.lse.ac.uk
Many congratulations to LSE Library staff.
Many congratulations to LSE Library staff.
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It is a huge pleasure to report that the LSE now has an excellent research repository with great search facilities at the brand new LSE Research Online. At long last LSERO is suitable for a world-leading social science university. researchonline.lse.ac.uk
Many congratulations to LSE Library staff.
Many congratulations to LSE Library staff.
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I love this piece. It's a nice companion to @aresluna.org's analysis and celebration of Gorton, "the hardest working font in Manhattan" :)
January 29, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I love this piece. It's a nice companion to @aresluna.org's analysis and celebration of Gorton, "the hardest working font in Manhattan" :)
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Niche research question: has anyone come across the Universal Youth Community for Peace, Freedom and Progress in the 1930s and whether it was in any way connected to the Comintern? I can’t find anything but worried I’ve missed something. @msadams.bsky.social @olebirklaursen.bsky.social maybe?
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Niche research question: has anyone come across the Universal Youth Community for Peace, Freedom and Progress in the 1930s and whether it was in any way connected to the Comintern? I can’t find anything but worried I’ve missed something. @msadams.bsky.social @olebirklaursen.bsky.social maybe?
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“The way every key was constructed was by first molding the letter from plastic of one color, and then grabbing a different plastic and molding the key around the letter. A Gorton letter was as physical as the key itself.” aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
The hardest working font in Manhattan
A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
“The way every key was constructed was by first molding the letter from plastic of one color, and then grabbing a different plastic and molding the key around the letter. A Gorton letter was as physical as the key itself.” aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
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🚀 Upskill in 2026 with one of our training courses!
🔵Mapping & spatial analysis with R
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🔵Mapping & spatial analysis with R
🟠Stock assessment
🟢Ecopath with Ecosim
🔵Reimagining complex data-intensive reports
🟠Writing bespoke assessment models in RTMB
🟢Environmental Impact Assessments
Registration is open
www.ices.dk/events/Train...
January 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM
🚀 Upskill in 2026 with one of our training courses!
🔵Mapping & spatial analysis with R
🟠Stock assessment
🟢Ecopath with Ecosim
🔵Reimagining complex data-intensive reports
🟠Writing bespoke assessment models in RTMB
🟢Environmental Impact Assessments
Registration is open
www.ices.dk/events/Train...
🔵Mapping & spatial analysis with R
🟠Stock assessment
🟢Ecopath with Ecosim
🔵Reimagining complex data-intensive reports
🟠Writing bespoke assessment models in RTMB
🟢Environmental Impact Assessments
Registration is open
www.ices.dk/events/Train...
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hey i know y'all are having a hard time now so i thought i would let you know that we have a train that runs from santa fe to belen, with my city, albuquerque, in the middle. it's called the rail runner. they all use the "meep meep" loony toons roadrunner sound to indicate the doors are closing
January 28, 2026 at 7:47 PM
hey i know y'all are having a hard time now so i thought i would let you know that we have a train that runs from santa fe to belen, with my city, albuquerque, in the middle. it's called the rail runner. they all use the "meep meep" loony toons roadrunner sound to indicate the doors are closing
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We're "A dressed ship showing flag positions"
January 30, 2026 at 7:55 AM
We're "A dressed ship showing flag positions"
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Published today – a new report by our Global Safety Evidence Centre explores the role of leadership and governance in improving global occupational safety and health outcomes (#OSH).
Read now - https://loom.ly/6Ck71jc
Read now - https://loom.ly/6Ck71jc
January 29, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Published today – a new report by our Global Safety Evidence Centre explores the role of leadership and governance in improving global occupational safety and health outcomes (#OSH).
Read now - https://loom.ly/6Ck71jc
Read now - https://loom.ly/6Ck71jc
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An interesting find from our rare book collection this week 🧐
Marine architecture: or directions for carrying on a ship, from the first laying of the keel to her actual going to sea. (author unknown). Published by William Mount 1736
Marine architecture: or directions for carrying on a ship, from the first laying of the keel to her actual going to sea. (author unknown). Published by William Mount 1736
January 29, 2026 at 10:52 AM
An interesting find from our rare book collection this week 🧐
Marine architecture: or directions for carrying on a ship, from the first laying of the keel to her actual going to sea. (author unknown). Published by William Mount 1736
Marine architecture: or directions for carrying on a ship, from the first laying of the keel to her actual going to sea. (author unknown). Published by William Mount 1736
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the soul is glued inside of its fleshy tabernacle, and cannot freely move about in it, nor even move out of it, without running great risk of perishing
January 28, 2026 at 7:47 PM
the soul is glued inside of its fleshy tabernacle, and cannot freely move about in it, nor even move out of it, without running great risk of perishing
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JOB! Lecturer in early medieval history at my lovely once and future department! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
Lecturer in Early Medieval History | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
JOB! Lecturer in early medieval history at my lovely once and future department! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
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Just a few more days to submit for our workshop on the history of women and the sea in lovely St. John's, Newfoundland!
www.swaan.org/workshop
Please share widely, and we would love to see you there!
AND FURTHERMORE...
www.swaan.org/workshop
Please share widely, and we would love to see you there!
AND FURTHERMORE...
Women and the Sea Workshop — SWAAN
SWAAN will host the Woman and the Sea Workship on 29 April to 1 May 2026 at Memorial University's Maritime History Archive in St. John's NL. To imagine a future for women in maritime industries, we mu...
www.swaan.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Just a few more days to submit for our workshop on the history of women and the sea in lovely St. John's, Newfoundland!
www.swaan.org/workshop
Please share widely, and we would love to see you there!
AND FURTHERMORE...
www.swaan.org/workshop
Please share widely, and we would love to see you there!
AND FURTHERMORE...
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I wondered if anyone can help with deciphering this signature please? It's on a confidential letter to the Metropolitan Police in 1876 regarding a murder suspect. I can't quite make out the name and all suggestions would be gratefully received!
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I wondered if anyone can help with deciphering this signature please? It's on a confidential letter to the Metropolitan Police in 1876 regarding a murder suspect. I can't quite make out the name and all suggestions would be gratefully received!
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To extend her argument, as a Media Studies graduate the author of this couldn't possibly have the context or knowledge to produce an earth-shattering work of genius with unassailable proof everybody was entirely deluded about Shakespeare for over 400 years.
[checks notes]
And I see she hasn't...
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And I see she hasn't...
Shakespeare was actually a black Jewish woman, new book claims
Feminist historian identifies Tudor poet Emilia Bassano as true author whose identity was hidden by literary establishment
www.standard.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:18 PM
To extend her argument, as a Media Studies graduate the author of this couldn't possibly have the context or knowledge to produce an earth-shattering work of genius with unassailable proof everybody was entirely deluded about Shakespeare for over 400 years.
[checks notes]
And I see she hasn't...
[checks notes]
And I see she hasn't...
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I want to say a bit more about our initiative to hire scholars to 3yr Research Associate positions.
None of us know what the twinning of humanities research support and employment will look like in another 5(?) years. But we do know that we need it. As a matter of social and cultural health. 1/
None of us know what the twinning of humanities research support and employment will look like in another 5(?) years. But we do know that we need it. As a matter of social and cultural health. 1/
Please share widely!
The JCB is hiring two three-year research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas.
Details at jcblibrary.org!
The JCB is hiring two three-year research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas.
Details at jcblibrary.org!
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I want to say a bit more about our initiative to hire scholars to 3yr Research Associate positions.
None of us know what the twinning of humanities research support and employment will look like in another 5(?) years. But we do know that we need it. As a matter of social and cultural health. 1/
None of us know what the twinning of humanities research support and employment will look like in another 5(?) years. But we do know that we need it. As a matter of social and cultural health. 1/
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Job Opportunity!
JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800) at British Library
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Job Opportunity!
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Food in Library Collections! 📜
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Call for Participation: Food in Collections Survey
We are a group of archivists and librarians at Oberlin College working to quantify the impact of food in collections. We are asking you to consider participating in a brief Qualtrics survey about f…
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January 28, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Food in Library Collections! 📜
archivespublishing.com/2026/01/26/c...
archivespublishing.com/2026/01/26/c...
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Currently peer reviewing an article that uses the term 'archive(s)' in the title, the key words, several times in the abstract, and c.50 times in the main text, yet fails to cite a single recognised archivist, archival theorist, or archives journal. This keeps happening. #archives
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Currently peer reviewing an article that uses the term 'archive(s)' in the title, the key words, several times in the abstract, and c.50 times in the main text, yet fails to cite a single recognised archivist, archival theorist, or archives journal. This keeps happening. #archives
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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I have the privilege of collaborating with Written in the Waves, an exciting scholastic initiative founded and directed by women who seek to highlight histories of the Atlantic.
Feel free to check out my profile and keep an eye out for future publications!
I have the privilege of collaborating with Written in the Waves, an exciting scholastic initiative founded and directed by women who seek to highlight histories of the Atlantic.
Feel free to check out my profile and keep an eye out for future publications!
Bethany Henderson
Meet the Contributor
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:47 PM
open.substack.com/pub/writteni...
I have the privilege of collaborating with Written in the Waves, an exciting scholastic initiative founded and directed by women who seek to highlight histories of the Atlantic.
Feel free to check out my profile and keep an eye out for future publications!
I have the privilege of collaborating with Written in the Waves, an exciting scholastic initiative founded and directed by women who seek to highlight histories of the Atlantic.
Feel free to check out my profile and keep an eye out for future publications!