Frederik Forrai Ørskov
@oerskov.bsky.social
Historian of literature, Nazism, cultural diplomacy, the Nordic countries, and a bunch of other things. Post.doc at Nordic Humanities Center, University of Copenhagen
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"'We’re seeing a velocity of killing that can only be compared to the Rwandan genocide,' Yale lab executive director Nathaniel Raymond told CNN this week, saying sources had told his lab that thousands of people were dead." www.smh.com.au/world/africa...
In fallen city stained by blood, latest images reveal grim development
New satellite images taken over El Fasher suggest the next step of a large-scale massacre is under way, as international pressure grows.
www.smh.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"'We’re seeing a velocity of killing that can only be compared to the Rwandan genocide,' Yale lab executive director Nathaniel Raymond told CNN this week, saying sources had told his lab that thousands of people were dead." www.smh.com.au/world/africa...
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“In a world on fire, how can we concede so much power to an exploitative technology that produces questionable results, operates in opaque ways, deepens social precarity and fuels the planetary emergency?” On academic publishers and the AI hype drb.ie/move-over-fo...
Move over for AI - DRB
Katja Bruisch writes: I recently completed a scholarly monograph – an environmental, economic and energy history of peat in imperial and Soviet Russia. After years of thinking and writing, I approache...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
“In a world on fire, how can we concede so much power to an exploitative technology that produces questionable results, operates in opaque ways, deepens social precarity and fuels the planetary emergency?” On academic publishers and the AI hype drb.ie/move-over-fo...
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Academics in the US are increasingly under threat. Mark Bray is a great scholar who has made substantial contributions to the critical study of antifascism and fascism. Threats and intimidation cannot be accepted as the new normal.
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Academics in the US are increasingly under threat. Mark Bray is a great scholar who has made substantial contributions to the critical study of antifascism and fascism. Threats and intimidation cannot be accepted as the new normal.
Thinking of my former Hungarian language teacher today who was greatly upset when Dylan won the Nobel prize - not because a singer had won the prize but because Krasznahorkai hadn't.
October 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Thinking of my former Hungarian language teacher today who was greatly upset when Dylan won the Nobel prize - not because a singer had won the prize but because Krasznahorkai hadn't.
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Me and a bunch of brilliant colleagues got an op-ed responding to the recent political attacks on Roskilde University in the Danish newspaper Politiken today.
October 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Me and a bunch of brilliant colleagues got an op-ed responding to the recent political attacks on Roskilde University in the Danish newspaper Politiken today.
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Det her er en vild og temmelig foruroligende afdækning fra vores gravergruppe. Gennem en unik samkøring af data fra flere forskellige kilder kan de nu kortlægge, hvordan arealerne, hvor danskernes drikkevand bliver dannet, bliver sprøjtet med pesticider.
October 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Det her er en vild og temmelig foruroligende afdækning fra vores gravergruppe. Gennem en unik samkøring af data fra flere forskellige kilder kan de nu kortlægge, hvordan arealerne, hvor danskernes drikkevand bliver dannet, bliver sprøjtet med pesticider.
CfP i TEMP: Litterære interventioner i historiske konfliktsituationer.
Deadline for abstracts: 1. november.
Del gerne!
Deadline for abstracts: 1. november.
Del gerne!
August 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM
CfP i TEMP: Litterære interventioner i historiske konfliktsituationer.
Deadline for abstracts: 1. november.
Del gerne!
Deadline for abstracts: 1. november.
Del gerne!
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On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima…
August 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima…
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There are no words left for what the Israeli government and IDF are doing to Gazans.
And yet we must still keep finding the words to say it loudly: they are actively committing genocide and the our governments are letting them.
@nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And yet we must still keep finding the words to say it loudly: they are actively committing genocide and the our governments are letting them.
@nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
July 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
There are no words left for what the Israeli government and IDF are doing to Gazans.
And yet we must still keep finding the words to say it loudly: they are actively committing genocide and the our governments are letting them.
@nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And yet we must still keep finding the words to say it loudly: they are actively committing genocide and the our governments are letting them.
@nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Hvem kan dog stiltiende se til at flere og flere børn dø af sult i Gaza ? Menneskeskabt grusomhed udfoldes for vores åbne øjne. Grænserne må STRAKS åbnes for uhindret nødhjælp.
July 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Hvem kan dog stiltiende se til at flere og flere børn dø af sult i Gaza ? Menneskeskabt grusomhed udfoldes for vores åbne øjne. Grænserne må STRAKS åbnes for uhindret nødhjælp.
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My NYT op-ed this morning
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My NYT op-ed this morning
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
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The debt, deportation, and death bill has passed. Congress further decimates care work to fund violence work.
Vital services eviscerated and ICE becomes the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency ever known. It hasn’t been sold this way, but it’s a massive public jobs program for fascists.
Vital services eviscerated and ICE becomes the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency ever known. It hasn’t been sold this way, but it’s a massive public jobs program for fascists.
July 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The debt, deportation, and death bill has passed. Congress further decimates care work to fund violence work.
Vital services eviscerated and ICE becomes the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency ever known. It hasn’t been sold this way, but it’s a massive public jobs program for fascists.
Vital services eviscerated and ICE becomes the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency ever known. It hasn’t been sold this way, but it’s a massive public jobs program for fascists.
Aaand today is officially publishing day, request it at your favorite university library before your neighbor!
June 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Aaand today is officially publishing day, request it at your favorite university library before your neighbor!
My book exists!
June 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
My book exists!
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📣 Selskabet for Samtidshistorisk Forskning arrangerer #ÅRSMØDE2026 om
“Humanistiske forsvarsstudier – nye perspektiver på samtidshistorien”
📅 30. januar 2026, Københavns Universitet
👉 Tilmelding og kontingent: chrthorup@adm.ku.dk
👉 Læs mere: sshf.saxo.ku.dk
“Humanistiske forsvarsstudier – nye perspektiver på samtidshistorien”
📅 30. januar 2026, Københavns Universitet
👉 Tilmelding og kontingent: chrthorup@adm.ku.dk
👉 Læs mere: sshf.saxo.ku.dk
June 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📣 Selskabet for Samtidshistorisk Forskning arrangerer #ÅRSMØDE2026 om
“Humanistiske forsvarsstudier – nye perspektiver på samtidshistorien”
📅 30. januar 2026, Københavns Universitet
👉 Tilmelding og kontingent: chrthorup@adm.ku.dk
👉 Læs mere: sshf.saxo.ku.dk
“Humanistiske forsvarsstudier – nye perspektiver på samtidshistorien”
📅 30. januar 2026, Københavns Universitet
👉 Tilmelding og kontingent: chrthorup@adm.ku.dk
👉 Læs mere: sshf.saxo.ku.dk
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Programdelen består bl.a. af:
🔹 Keynote om beredskabshistorie i en ny sikkerhedspolitisk epoke
🔸 Panel om militært og civilt forsvar og beredskab
🔹 Panel om kulturelt beredskab
🔸 Roundtable om nordiske perspektiver på humaniora i krisetider
🔹 Keynote om beredskabshistorie i en ny sikkerhedspolitisk epoke
🔸 Panel om militært og civilt forsvar og beredskab
🔹 Panel om kulturelt beredskab
🔸 Roundtable om nordiske perspektiver på humaniora i krisetider
June 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Programdelen består bl.a. af:
🔹 Keynote om beredskabshistorie i en ny sikkerhedspolitisk epoke
🔸 Panel om militært og civilt forsvar og beredskab
🔹 Panel om kulturelt beredskab
🔸 Roundtable om nordiske perspektiver på humaniora i krisetider
🔹 Keynote om beredskabshistorie i en ny sikkerhedspolitisk epoke
🔸 Panel om militært og civilt forsvar og beredskab
🔹 Panel om kulturelt beredskab
🔸 Roundtable om nordiske perspektiver på humaniora i krisetider
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While the escalating war between Israel and Iran has everyone's attention, starving civilians in Gaza are being massacred and the situation keeps getting more and more unbearable.
June 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
While the escalating war between Israel and Iran has everyone's attention, starving civilians in Gaza are being massacred and the situation keeps getting more and more unbearable.
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Because antisemitism is a real danger, we need a clear understanding of it based on scholarly expertise. The IHRA does not offer such an understanding. We call on university administrators to refuse to adopt it. And we invite colleagues to join us!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Call to Senior University Administrators to Refuse the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
We, the Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network and allies, are a group of scholars with expertise in histories of antisemitism, genocide, the Holocaust, the history and sociology of fascism, an...
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May 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Because antisemitism is a real danger, we need a clear understanding of it based on scholarly expertise. The IHRA does not offer such an understanding. We call on university administrators to refuse to adopt it. And we invite colleagues to join us!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This was a really insightful visit with very friendly hosts!
👋🏼 Earlier this week we had a fun and inspiring visit from the Nordic Humanities Center at the Universities of Southern Denmark & Copenhagen
It was great to hear about challenges, discuss ideas and academic practices, and chat about everyday practicalities
To more exchanges in the future!
It was great to hear about challenges, discuss ideas and academic practices, and chat about everyday practicalities
To more exchanges in the future!
May 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This was a really insightful visit with very friendly hosts!
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As scholars in Holocaust and genocide studies, we say: stop starving the people of Gaza.
Half a million people in Gaza are starving. These Holocaust and genocide scholars are calling for immediate food aid and an end to the war. Israel has blocked nearly all food and medical aid to Gaza, and parents can’t feed their children. www.youtube.com/shorts/30JzD...
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May 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
As scholars in Holocaust and genocide studies, we say: stop starving the people of Gaza.
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Sultens lidelser er de værste fysiske smerter, Sofie Jama har oplevet. Nu udsætter Israel bevidst Gazas befolkning for dem. Hvordan kan vi med den viden undlade at handle? Sådan spørger hun i en kronik:
www.information.dk/debat/2025/0...
www.information.dk/debat/2025/0...
May 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Sultens lidelser er de værste fysiske smerter, Sofie Jama har oplevet. Nu udsætter Israel bevidst Gazas befolkning for dem. Hvordan kan vi med den viden undlade at handle? Sådan spørger hun i en kronik:
www.information.dk/debat/2025/0...
www.information.dk/debat/2025/0...
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@conteurohistory.bsky.social has a blog site "New Voices" for emerging scholars to publish short, public-facing articles. Want to submit a 800-word post in English on any aspect of European history (and its empires) since 1914? Contact cehnewvoices@gmail.com or see: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/ta...
May 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
@conteurohistory.bsky.social has a blog site "New Voices" for emerging scholars to publish short, public-facing articles. Want to submit a 800-word post in English on any aspect of European history (and its empires) since 1914? Contact cehnewvoices@gmail.com or see: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/ta...
Yesterday I returned the last comments on the typeset index - soon National Socialist Cultural Diplomacy: Culture, Politics, and Comradeship at the German-Nordic Writers’ House should be available at most university libraries! www.routledge.com/National-Soc...
National Socialist Cultural Diplomacy: Culture, Politics, and Comradeship at the German-Nordic Writers’ House, 1934-1939
National Socilaist Cultural Diplomacy provides the first comprehensive account of the German-Nordic Writers’ House. From 1934 to 1939, young Scandinavian and Finnish writers spent summers at a seaside...
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May 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Yesterday I returned the last comments on the typeset index - soon National Socialist Cultural Diplomacy: Culture, Politics, and Comradeship at the German-Nordic Writers’ House should be available at most university libraries! www.routledge.com/National-Soc...