Willemijn Ruberg
@willemijnruberg.bsky.social
Professor Cultural History of the Body at Utrecht University: https://www.uu.nl/staff/WGRuberg. History of law, gender, body, culture. Research Network for Culture, Law and the Body (@culturelawbody.bsky.social). #running
kleine geschiedenis van de tatoeage:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Tatoeage ontdekt op 17de-eeuws schilderij van notabelen
Unieke vondst: Het Amsterdam Museum ontdekte op een groepsportret in de eigen collectie de tatoeage van een komeet; een centraal motief dat toch nooit iemand was opgevallen.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
kleine geschiedenis van de tatoeage:
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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International teams of cultural historians discuss what we can contribute to fields such as environmental history, digital history and postcolonial studies. Edited by @willemijnruberg.bsky.social and myself. Use this flyer for a discount!
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
International teams of cultural historians discuss what we can contribute to fields such as environmental history, digital history and postcolonial studies. Edited by @willemijnruberg.bsky.social and myself. Use this flyer for a discount!
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What is the state and future of cultural history? In February 2026, the book "Cultural History for a Changing World" tries to give answer. Pre-order now: www.bloomsbury.com/ca/cultural-...
Cultural History for a Changing World
This volume explores the changing field of cultural history to map out its new developments and future directions, covering major themes such as environment, (d…
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November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What is the state and future of cultural history? In February 2026, the book "Cultural History for a Changing World" tries to give answer. Pre-order now: www.bloomsbury.com/ca/cultural-...
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
Een korte geschiedenis van het Europees Verdrag voor de Rechten van de Mens (1950); het ligt nu onder vuur van populisten:
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/n...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/n...
Na 75 jaar knelt voor rechtse regeringen het Europees verdrag voor mensenrechten
Het Europees Verdrag voor de Rechten van de Mens begon ooit als wapen tegen het fascisme en communisme. Als waarborg voor mensenrechten. Nu wordt het als knellend ervaren, vooral door Europese landen ...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Een korte geschiedenis van het Europees Verdrag voor de Rechten van de Mens (1950); het ligt nu onder vuur van populisten:
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/n...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/n...
Conclusion from my grading marathon: whereas pre-AI the lecturer commented on awkward phrases, these are now welcomed as evidence of original writing.
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Conclusion from my grading marathon: whereas pre-AI the lecturer commented on awkward phrases, these are now welcomed as evidence of original writing.
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Pretty extraordinary story here
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www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Pretty extraordinary story here
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
Boeiend interview met prof. Giselinde Kuipers over geschiedenis en sociologie van de schoonheid: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Toen ze kanker kreeg, ervoer hoogleraar Giselinde Kuipers wat ze als ‘schoonheidsprofessor’ al wist
Hoogleraar Giselinde Kuipers (54) onderzoekt al zo’n vijftien jaar schoonheid. „Hoe we ons nu bezighouden met ons uiterlijk is destructief”, zegt ze. Dit jaar zouden drie boeken van haar uitkomen, maa...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Boeiend interview met prof. Giselinde Kuipers over geschiedenis en sociologie van de schoonheid: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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I m advertising a PhD position as part of our ERC project BLOCKADE. The PhD cand. should focus on myth/narratives of the hunger blockade in Germany, Austria in the era of the World Wars. 4 years of funding, wonderful team, amazing city (evidence attached)! Pls share! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I m advertising a PhD position as part of our ERC project BLOCKADE. The PhD cand. should focus on myth/narratives of the hunger blockade in Germany, Austria in the era of the World Wars. 4 years of funding, wonderful team, amazing city (evidence attached)! Pls share! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
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NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
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A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
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Voor collega’s die nog wat zweven op links: de PvdD stemde gisteren vóór een bezuiniging op universiteiten van bijna een half miljard. GLpvdA, Volt, SP en D66 tegen
www.utoday.nl/news/76115/e...
www.utoday.nl/news/76115/e...
Eerste Kamer stemt in met extra bezuinigingen
De Eerste Kamer is dinsdag akkoord gegaan met de aanvullende onderwijsbegroting voor 2025, die ruim 400 miljoen euro aan extra bezuinigingen bevat. Een motie van D66 en andere partijen om deze bezuini...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Voor collega’s die nog wat zweven op links: de PvdD stemde gisteren vóór een bezuiniging op universiteiten van bijna een half miljard. GLpvdA, Volt, SP en D66 tegen
www.utoday.nl/news/76115/e...
www.utoday.nl/news/76115/e...
Gestemd op @svanoosterhout.bsky.social van @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social omdat het klimaat en een groene toekomst urgent zijn en in de campagne vrijwel onzichtbaar waren.
October 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Gestemd op @svanoosterhout.bsky.social van @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social omdat het klimaat en een groene toekomst urgent zijn en in de campagne vrijwel onzichtbaar waren.
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How do you know whether a suspect of a crime is guilty? Maybe, jurists & psychologists proposed around 1900, with a word association test. My new article on a predecessor of the lie detector in NTM @springernature.com has murder, jealous scientists and CG Jung! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Experimental Interrogations: Tatbestandsdiagnostik, Objectivity, and the Impact of Experimental Psychology on Early-Twentieth-Century Criminal Justice - NTM Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Wissenschaft...
In 1904, Max Wertheimer and Julius Klein published a paper that shook the worlds of criminal justice and psychology. They proposed using psychological experiments, particularly word association tests,...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
How do you know whether a suspect of a crime is guilty? Maybe, jurists & psychologists proposed around 1900, with a word association test. My new article on a predecessor of the lie detector in NTM @springernature.com has murder, jealous scientists and CG Jung! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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I interviewed Paulina Borsook, who warned of tech culture's toxic underbelly over 30 years ago.
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I interviewed Paulina Borsook, who warned of tech culture's toxic underbelly over 30 years ago.
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
She wrote a prescient and scathing book, "Cyberselfish."
It tanked her career, but a new generation is discovering her work as tech fascism tries to kill democracy 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...
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ICE agents greeted by a hero on arrival in New York this evening.
Make statues of this.
Make statues of this.
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
ICE agents greeted by a hero on arrival in New York this evening.
Make statues of this.
Make statues of this.
Een mooi artikel over de geschiedenis van de marathon van Amsterdam. Leuk om te lezen voor iedereen die vandaag loopt.
www.volkskrant.nl/sport/de-ams...
www.volkskrant.nl/sport/de-ams...
De Amsterdamse marathon bestaat 50 jaar, is in die tijd onherkenbaar veranderd en een groot feest geworden
Zondag viert de Amsterdamse marathon zijn vijftigjarig bestaan. De eerste editie startten er 300 deelnemers – nu doen er wel 45 duizend mensen mee. Met de jaren is het evenement groter, diverser én fe...
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October 19, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Een mooi artikel over de geschiedenis van de marathon van Amsterdam. Leuk om te lezen voor iedereen die vandaag loopt.
www.volkskrant.nl/sport/de-ams...
www.volkskrant.nl/sport/de-ams...
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Please tell me a First Amendment lawyer is willing to step up here and defend this woman.
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Please tell me a First Amendment lawyer is willing to step up here and defend this woman.
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You might have seen pictures from booklets depicting sins (including 'I drank so much I had to vomit'). But what was the purpose of these booklets and how many of them are there? Tine Van Osselaer and I sought it out in a new article that is now published: journals.lub.lu.se/STK/article/...
October 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
You might have seen pictures from booklets depicting sins (including 'I drank so much I had to vomit'). But what was the purpose of these booklets and how many of them are there? Tine Van Osselaer and I sought it out in a new article that is now published: journals.lub.lu.se/STK/article/...
Een mooi en spannend essay van filosoof Eva Meijer, over de politieke rechten van dieren, planten en de natuur; en over de verbondenheid tussen al deze entiteiten en de mens.
Essay | We leven in een politiek systeem dat alleen de rechten van mensen erkent. Dat is onrechtvaardig, schrijft Eva Meijer, want dieren zijn geen dingen. Meijer pleit voor een nieuw politiek model waarin niet alleen mensen, maar ook andere dieren vertegenwoordigd zijn.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Een mooi en spannend essay van filosoof Eva Meijer, over de politieke rechten van dieren, planten en de natuur; en over de verbondenheid tussen al deze entiteiten en de mens.
Mooie Sloterplasloop dit jaar: herfstbladeren, veel enthousiaste lopers, goed weer en een goede tijd (55.45). Prima voorbereiding voor de halve marathon van Amsterdam volgende week! #hardlopen @hardlopers.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mooie Sloterplasloop dit jaar: herfstbladeren, veel enthousiaste lopers, goed weer en een goede tijd (55.45). Prima voorbereiding voor de halve marathon van Amsterdam volgende week! #hardlopen @hardlopers.bsky.social
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Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
Legal Theory Blog
Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!
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October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
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I’m really looking forward to this workshop that I’m co-organising with @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social! If you’d like to join us online, register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/feminist-a... or get in touch to join in person (limited spots available)
September 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I’m really looking forward to this workshop that I’m co-organising with @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social! If you’d like to join us online, register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/feminist-a... or get in touch to join in person (limited spots available)
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We're putting on an exciting range of research events this year at @manchester.ac.uk on 'Queer Bodies' in 18 & 19C Britain. Colleagues in English, Art History (@emmamerkling.bsky.social), & History are exploring queer approaches to bodies and embodiment and their cultures. See poster for more!
September 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We're putting on an exciting range of research events this year at @manchester.ac.uk on 'Queer Bodies' in 18 & 19C Britain. Colleagues in English, Art History (@emmamerkling.bsky.social), & History are exploring queer approaches to bodies and embodiment and their cultures. See poster for more!
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In 1885, Montreal was ravaged by smallpox.
To stem the spread of the disease that had killed thousands so far, public health officials enforced vaccinations. Those that mistrusted the vaccine rioted in the streets.
This is the story of the Montreal Smallpox Riots.
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To stem the spread of the disease that had killed thousands so far, public health officials enforced vaccinations. Those that mistrusted the vaccine rioted in the streets.
This is the story of the Montreal Smallpox Riots.
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September 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In 1885, Montreal was ravaged by smallpox.
To stem the spread of the disease that had killed thousands so far, public health officials enforced vaccinations. Those that mistrusted the vaccine rioted in the streets.
This is the story of the Montreal Smallpox Riots.
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To stem the spread of the disease that had killed thousands so far, public health officials enforced vaccinations. Those that mistrusted the vaccine rioted in the streets.
This is the story of the Montreal Smallpox Riots.
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