Bonnie Effros

@historianofarch.bsky.social

historian of archaeology, recovering early medievalist, newly implanted Vancouver academic, immigrant and granddaughter of immigrants, she/her, views my own

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Andrew Ba Tran @abtran.bsky.social · Dec 15

The Smithsonian holds nearly 31,000 human remains in storage but has never publicly released a full inventory. We spent months obtaining the documents and turning handwritten and typed memos into a searchable database: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · Jan 10

My latest piece: About how the Chabad tunnels story that at first seemed bizarre and humorous, quickly evolved into a Pizzagate-style far right conspiracy theory.

And how, due to Musk’s new Twitter polices, it spread like wildfire.

How Twitter activists turned a viral story about Orthodox Jews into a modern blood libel

White supremacists on Twitter have rebranded as "pro-Palestinian" activists in order to spread antisemitic conspiracy theories about Jews.

forward.com

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Mar @histoftech.bsky.social · Apr 8

“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool

www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...

US Applicant Week

www.grad.ubc.ca

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · Mar 29

Just come across this really useful list on the links between natural history and empire, featuring moi as ‘essential reading’. Perfect if you’re interested in museums or science more broadly too. Also ideal for passing to students as a starting point.

daily.jstor.org/natural-hist...

Natural History: A Reading List - JSTOR Daily

This annotated bibliography samples scholarship on the rich—and difficult—history of natural history.

daily.jstor.org

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Peter M. Shane @petermshane.bsky.social · Mar 28

The question I've been asked most as we endure the legal dumpster fire that is the Trump Administration is, "What can we do about it when it's not election season?" @timothynoah.bsky.social has an outstanding essay in the @newrepublic.com addressing that question. newrepublic.com/article/1931...

Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance

Ordinary people have more power than they know.

newrepublic.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · Mar 22

"Institutions with resources must resist thuggish bullying, not just for their own sakes, but to protect others who will find it much harder."

@sulliview.bsky.social on Columbia University's short-sighted capitulation to Trump's intimidation. #TrumpTyranny
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Columbia should have said, ‘see you in court,’ not ‘yes, Mr President.’ | Margaret Sullivan

Institutions must resist thuggish bullying. There is no satisfying Trump. He will move the goalposts again and again

www.theguardian.com

Bonnie Effros @historianofarch.bsky.social · Jan 27

More bad news regarding Russell group universities with massive cuts to staff at Newcastle and possibly Northampton

Bonnie Effros @historianofarch.bsky.social · Jan 25

If you read German, Hubert Fehr has written a lot about Kossinna www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

Germanen und Romanen im Merowingerreich

This work focuses on one of the most striking archaeological phenomena of the Early Middle Ages in Europe, the so-called “Reihengräberfelder” (cemeteries with graves in rows). The author covers the de...

www.degruyter.com

Bonnie Effros @historianofarch.bsky.social · Jan 25

Susanne Hakenbeck too www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Genetics, archaeology and the far right: an unholy Trinity

PDF | Recent advances in archeogenetics have revived an interest in grand narratives in which ethnic groups are once again thought to be agents of... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...

www.researchgate.net

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Sean Tucker @seantucker.bsky.social · Dec 11

Believe it or not this all started with a class discussion about ethical leadership, this excellent quote from @cblackst.bsky.social (worth reading!), and @yipengge.bsky.social's case.

We need to address the culture of silence about Israel and Palestine.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Dec 5

Inbox: [Sen. Tom] Cotton Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Federal Use of the Term “West Bank”

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · Dec 5

Could you all share? We're advertising a 2 yr postdoc position for someone who works in #VastEarlyAmerica #VastEarlyAmericas to help coordinate the @jcblibrary.bsky.social projects and programs around 2026. Fuller info here: apply.interfolio.com/159279 and v happy to answer questions!

Ad for the position posted at interfolio @ apply.interfolio.com/159279

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Nov 25

NB Also an issue at TNA: 'the AHA issued a statement urging reconsideration of a policy change by the Secrétariat général de la défense et de la sécurité nationale that renders “some well-known sources, and many others yet to be analyzed, practically inaccessible, even to professional researchers.”

AHA Statement Concerning Access to French Archives

In solidarity with the French Association of Archivists, the AHA issued a statement urging reconsideration of a policy change.

www.historians.org

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Greg Woolf @gregwoolf.bsky.social · May 3

Statement from UCLA Classics on the University's failure to protect student protestors

classics.ucla.edu/uncategorize...

Statement of Members of the Department of Classics on the University's Failure to Protect Student Protestors - Department of Classics - UCLA

2 May 2024 We, members of the Classics Department, some of whom have been present at the events of April 30 and May 1, strongly condemn the attack by agitators...

classics.ucla.edu

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Dr Lia Betti @liabetti.bsky.social · Feb 2

I am horrified that the University of Kent is planning the closure of many excellent programmes, including Anthropology, and is proposing up to 58 redundancies among academic staff! This further destruction of UK centres of academic excellence is heartbreaking.

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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · Feb 2

#BonfireOfTheHumanities News

Courses including Anthropology English, Music and Audio Technology, Philosophy and Art History under threat at the University of Kent Canterbury and Medway.

Health and Health Care also threatened.

The University blames, among other factors, the impact of #Brexit.