Aviel Roshwald
@avielroshwald.bsky.social
History Professor.
Comparative study of nationalism.
Latest book—Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023)
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Occupied-by-Aviel-Roshwald/9781108790826
Comparative study of nationalism.
Latest book—Occupied: European and Asian Responses to Axis Conquest, 1937-1945 (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023)
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Occupied-by-Aviel-Roshwald/9781108790826
Moon sailing across night sky
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Moon sailing across night sky
There are times when it’s the local news that grapples with the most fundamental existential questions.
November 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
There are times when it’s the local news that grapples with the most fundamental existential questions.
Rock Creek near Dupont Circle flowing strong this morning.
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Rock Creek near Dupont Circle flowing strong this morning.
Feeling a touch of imposter syndrome? Not sure who you really are or what your purpose is in a fast-changing world? Come in today for a selfhood makeover at Identity Salon.
October 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Feeling a touch of imposter syndrome? Not sure who you really are or what your purpose is in a fast-changing world? Come in today for a selfhood makeover at Identity Salon.
Doggy on staircase
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Doggy on staircase
Bernie Sanders is cheered at the rally.
#NoKingsDC
#NoKingsDC
October 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Bernie Sanders is cheered at the rally.
#NoKingsDC
#NoKingsDC
I’m rather shocked by what passes for a service animal these days.
October 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’m rather shocked by what passes for a service animal these days.
He’s not enjoying this rally.
October 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
He’s not enjoying this rally.
Our new Ottoman is so large that Trump wants to annex it.
October 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Our new Ottoman is so large that Trump wants to annex it.
Up to a few weeks ago, when this photo was taken, the Resistance was still keeping a low profile.
October 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Up to a few weeks ago, when this photo was taken, the Resistance was still keeping a low profile.
The Potomac near Georgetown
October 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Potomac near Georgetown
Mina approaches furniture from a deconstructionist perspective.
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Mina approaches furniture from a deconstructionist perspective.
Mina is more of a cafe hound than a lounge lizard.
October 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Mina is more of a cafe hound than a lounge lizard.
Gray Tree Frog, northern Virginia
October 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Gray Tree Frog, northern Virginia
Hilariously enough, this story is what comes up first when I Google “Trump dementia.”
September 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hilariously enough, this story is what comes up first when I Google “Trump dementia.”
One country’s brain drain is another’s opportunity.
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One country’s brain drain is another’s opportunity.
Sky over Costco
September 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sky over Costco
An AI bot posing as a “medical-device entrepreneur” seems to have lost its way.
September 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
An AI bot posing as a “medical-device entrepreneur” seems to have lost its way.
Turns out AI is super-duper great after all!
September 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Turns out AI is super-duper great after all!
Today is a good day to go stare at some trees.
September 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Today is a good day to go stare at some trees.