Joanna Bourke
@joannabourke.bsky.social
Historian curious about violence, the emotions, and what it means to be human. Currently writing a book on Women and Wine! See joannabourke.com
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Yep, The Times is going with 'The murder of Renee Nicole Good is the fault of immigrants'.
January 10, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Yep, The Times is going with 'The murder of Renee Nicole Good is the fault of immigrants'.
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The oldest smile in the world, one of the more special finds @rmoudheden.bsky.social and indeed, what Nina says ππ
During these challenging times, we could all benefit from a smile, so I would like to present the oldest smile in the world: the Mannetje van Willemstad (the little man from Willemstad, Netherlands).
The Mesolithic figurine, dating about 5400 BC, was carved in oak wood. 𧡠1/2
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The Mesolithic figurine, dating about 5400 BC, was carved in oak wood. 𧡠1/2
π· me
πΊ #archaeology
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 AM
The oldest smile in the world, one of the more special finds @rmoudheden.bsky.social and indeed, what Nina says ππ
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Theyβve arrived! Itβs out!
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Theyβve arrived! Itβs out!
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"Iβm going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
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surreal times
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Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"Iβm going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
I found the *first half* of Jeffrey Sachs' speech to the UN Security Council a couple of days ago a useful, historical summary. See: www.jeffsachs.org/recorded-lec...
January 7, 2026 at 9:11 AM
I found the *first half* of Jeffrey Sachs' speech to the UN Security Council a couple of days ago a useful, historical summary. See: www.jeffsachs.org/recorded-lec...
It's official! My new book, FIVE EVIL WOMEN will be published on 1 March (Reaktion Books). See www.joannabourke.com/blog. I have spent years exploring the lives of women who committed the most horrendous crimes: Myra Hindley, Rose West, Karla Homolka, Aileen Wuornos, & Karla Faye Tucker.
January 2, 2026 at 10:19 AM
It's official! My new book, FIVE EVIL WOMEN will be published on 1 March (Reaktion Books). See www.joannabourke.com/blog. I have spent years exploring the lives of women who committed the most horrendous crimes: Myra Hindley, Rose West, Karla Homolka, Aileen Wuornos, & Karla Faye Tucker.
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Millions of documents so far, and not a single trans person or drag performer in the Epstein Files hurting children... seems to be 100% wealthy cis white folks.
Imagine that.
Imagine that.
December 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Millions of documents so far, and not a single trans person or drag performer in the Epstein Files hurting children... seems to be 100% wealthy cis white folks.
Imagine that.
Imagine that.
I visited Valladolid prison, one of the prisons where the anti-fascist, feminist Maria Bruguera was incarcerated. A terrifying place. Thanks for reminding us of her incredible and very full life.
#OtD 26 Dec 1992 Spanish anti-fascist and feminist, MarΓa Bruguera PΓ©rez, died aged 77. Joining the fight against fascissm during the Spanish Civil War, she was jailed for life in 1937 but released in 1945, and then joined the underground resistance workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e...
December 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I visited Valladolid prison, one of the prisons where the anti-fascist, feminist Maria Bruguera was incarcerated. A terrifying place. Thanks for reminding us of her incredible and very full life.
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#OtD 26 Dec 1992 Spanish anti-fascist and feminist, MarΓa Bruguera PΓ©rez, died aged 77. Joining the fight against fascissm during the Spanish Civil War, she was jailed for life in 1937 but released in 1945, and then joined the underground resistance workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e...
December 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#OtD 26 Dec 1992 Spanish anti-fascist and feminist, MarΓa Bruguera PΓ©rez, died aged 77. Joining the fight against fascissm during the Spanish Civil War, she was jailed for life in 1937 but released in 1945, and then joined the underground resistance workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e...
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Yes, there are so many contenders for the label 'evil woman'! I originally set out with nearly 30. And although the book focuses on 5, others are discussed in the context of these women, or as contrasts.
December 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Yes, there are so many contenders for the label 'evil woman'! I originally set out with nearly 30. And although the book focuses on 5, others are discussed in the context of these women, or as contrasts.
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Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch βviolence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody elseβ has shocked me.
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? Iβd wager this or a family member is most womenβs first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Even by my low expectations for Kemi Badenoch βviolence against women and girls is something done by immigrants and nobody elseβ has shocked me.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
So, they are 'reflecting'?!!! Isn't Sex Matters a hate group?
After an oral hearing, the High Court 'reserved' - ie is thinking about - whether to give permission for the Sex Matters hate group to try and overrule in court the wishes of the majority of the users of Hampstead women's pond. goodlaw.social/gofy
Hampstead womenβs pond: No decision on challenge to trans inclusion | Good Law Project
After hearing arguments from Sex Matters, the High Court will reflect on whether the anti-trans group can challenge inclusion at Hampstead womenβs pond.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So, they are 'reflecting'?!!! Isn't Sex Matters a hate group?
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Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal βrisk of redundancyβ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal βrisk of redundancyβ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal βrisk of redundancyβ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal βrisk of redundancyβ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
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Lets see. If I was any dictator around the world would I prefer the BBC to be getting on doing its job or being distracted by a vexatious law suit?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit
The US president has requested $5bn (Β£3.7bn) in damages, according to court documents filed in Florida.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Lets see. If I was any dictator around the world would I prefer the BBC to be getting on doing its job or being distracted by a vexatious law suit?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I also thought it was time for my blog/site to take a redesign, which is now done :) eve.gd
Martin Paul Eve
Martin Paul Eve, Professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing, Birkbeck, University of London.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I also thought it was time for my blog/site to take a redesign, which is now done :) eve.gd
thanks, Daniel, the discussion was incredibly interesting, especially about geopolitical differences and similarities. Brilliant group of thinkers at this conference. Thanks to all! Another day of leaning
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
thanks, Daniel, the discussion was incredibly interesting, especially about geopolitical differences and similarities. Brilliant group of thinkers at this conference. Thanks to all! Another day of leaning
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At the National Library of Lithuania today and tomorrow to discuss imperial family violence in 19th & 20th centuries with @mmuravyeva.bsky.social @joannabourke.bsky.social and other colleagues and friends πhttps://blogs.helsinki.fi/fourepochsofviolence/program/
Program β 'Till Death Do Us Part': Four Epochs of Violence in Every Family in Russia β what makes it Russian? (FEVER)
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December 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
At the National Library of Lithuania today and tomorrow to discuss imperial family violence in 19th & 20th centuries with @mmuravyeva.bsky.social @joannabourke.bsky.social and other colleagues and friends πhttps://blogs.helsinki.fi/fourepochsofviolence/program/
Keen to read this book.
December 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Keen to read this book.
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Listen now: Benvenuto Cellini and the Embodiment of the Modern Artist on New Books Network
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December 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Listen now: Benvenuto Cellini and the Embodiment of the Modern Artist on New Books Network
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A shout out to all of the people who find this time or year difficult for lots if reasons....
Big hugs to you β€οΈ
Big hugs to you β€οΈ
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A shout out to all of the people who find this time or year difficult for lots if reasons....
Big hugs to you β€οΈ
Big hugs to you β€οΈ
Always fascinated by your 'take' on these big questions.
December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Always fascinated by your 'take' on these big questions.
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Yes, 'mad. bad, sad' is so reductive! One of the most challenging parts of my book involved thinking about my answer to this question: how should a non-carceral feminist respond to women who have acted in such atrocious ways?
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yes, 'mad. bad, sad' is so reductive! One of the most challenging parts of my book involved thinking about my answer to this question: how should a non-carceral feminist respond to women who have acted in such atrocious ways?