Joakim Parslow
@joakimparslow.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Middle East Studies/ modern Turkey at the University of Copenhagen, but primarily employed by two little kids. Turkish law, STS, intellectual history.
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Since the 1950s, Summer Language Workshops at Indiana University have provided training in Russian, East European, and Central Asian languages. Generations have come to Bloomington to study Romanian, Polish, Kazakh, etc.
Rubio just cancelled all of them
languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-langu...
Rubio just cancelled all of them
languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-langu...
Title VIII: Funding: Summer Language Workshop: Language Workshop: Indiana University Bloomington
Title VIII Fellowships
languageworkshop.indiana.edu
February 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Since the 1950s, Summer Language Workshops at Indiana University have provided training in Russian, East European, and Central Asian languages. Generations have come to Bloomington to study Romanian, Polish, Kazakh, etc.
Rubio just cancelled all of them
languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-langu...
Rubio just cancelled all of them
languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-langu...
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Today's #MustReads:
Elon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid www.thenation.com/article/poli... by @elienyc.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid www.thenation.com/article/poli... by @elienyc.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid
Apartheid was, first and foremost, a business plan—one that the South African–born Musk seems to be reworking for the modern age.
www.thenation.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today's #MustReads:
Elon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid www.thenation.com/article/poli... by @elienyc.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s Vision Is Coming Into Focus—and It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid www.thenation.com/article/poli... by @elienyc.bsky.social
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Everything @emilyctamkin.bsky.social says here about Trump’s executive order on antisemitism is correct. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Stunning Order on College Students Will Reach Further Than It Seems
Democrats must speak out against this.
slate.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Everything @emilyctamkin.bsky.social says here about Trump’s executive order on antisemitism is correct. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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As of this moment, the entire federal government is in violation of the Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment —not b/c the government has ended DEIA programs, but b/c the government is discriminating against employees and new hires based on the color of their skin.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Trump’s Attacks On DEI Are a Green Light for the Government to Discriminate
Under the guise of eliminating racial discrimination against white men, the Trump administration is launching a frontal assault on the country’s civil rights infrastructure.
www.thenation.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
As of this moment, the entire federal government is in violation of the Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment —not b/c the government has ended DEIA programs, but b/c the government is discriminating against employees and new hires based on the color of their skin.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
January 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
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Fucking hell
"The head of the World Health Organization...said he and his United Nations colleagues were preparing to board a plane at Sanaa airport when it came under Israeli bombardment.
"One of our plane's crew members was injured. At least two people were killed."
"The head of the World Health Organization...said he and his United Nations colleagues were preparing to board a plane at Sanaa airport when it came under Israeli bombardment.
"One of our plane's crew members was injured. At least two people were killed."
Israel strikes Yemen’s Sanaa airport, Hodeidah power plant
Israeli military attacks several sites, including airport in Yemen’s capital as the WHO chief boards a flight.
www.aljazeera.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Fucking hell
"The head of the World Health Organization...said he and his United Nations colleagues were preparing to board a plane at Sanaa airport when it came under Israeli bombardment.
"One of our plane's crew members was injured. At least two people were killed."
"The head of the World Health Organization...said he and his United Nations colleagues were preparing to board a plane at Sanaa airport when it came under Israeli bombardment.
"One of our plane's crew members was injured. At least two people were killed."
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The genocide continues
Three Palestinian babies freeze to death in Gaza - as it happened - Region - World
As Israeli aggression in Gaza, Lebanon, and Post-Assad Syria deepens human suffering and regional instability, and amid growing international calls for ceasefires and de-escalation, Ahram Online cover...
english.ahram.org.eg
December 25, 2024 at 11:15 PM
The genocide continues
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Egypt’s secret police, Homeland Security, continued throughout the year targeting all forms and shades of dissent, both online and offline, keeping citizens incarcerated in an endless labyrinth of fabricated cases, dubbed by rights lawyers as a process of “rotation”.
@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social
@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social
Egypt under Sisi: Will repression and stagnation continue in 2025?
As the state rounds up dissidents and dodges economic reforms, there is little hope for a course correction in the year ahead
www.middleeasteye.net
December 23, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Egypt’s secret police, Homeland Security, continued throughout the year targeting all forms and shades of dissent, both online and offline, keeping citizens incarcerated in an endless labyrinth of fabricated cases, dubbed by rights lawyers as a process of “rotation”.
@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social
@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social
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The board of the Istanbul Bar Association is under investigation for statements regarding the killings of Daştan and Bilgin, as well as the memorial in Istanbul, where lawyers from the Bar Association were also detained.
bianet.org/haber/savcil...
bianet.org/haber/savcil...
Savcılık İstanbul Barosu hakkında soruşturma başlattı
İstanbul Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı, Baronun "terör örgütü propagandası" yaptığını ve “halkı yanıltıcı bilgiyi yaydığını” iddia ediyor.
bianet.org
December 22, 2024 at 12:32 PM
The board of the Istanbul Bar Association is under investigation for statements regarding the killings of Daştan and Bilgin, as well as the memorial in Istanbul, where lawyers from the Bar Association were also detained.
bianet.org/haber/savcil...
bianet.org/haber/savcil...
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News site T24 and journalist Seyhan Avşar are under investigation for a news story and a social media post, respectively, related to the deaths of Daştan and Bilgin.
www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/se...
www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/se...
Seyhan Avşar ve T24 sitesindeki haber hakkında resen soruşturma başlatıldı
Gazeteci Seyhan Avşar ile T24 isimli haber sitesi hakkında "terör örgütü PKK üyeliği bulunan firari sanıklar övüldüğü" gerekçesiyle resen soruşturma başlatıldı. - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
December 22, 2024 at 12:32 PM
News site T24 and journalist Seyhan Avşar are under investigation for a news story and a social media post, respectively, related to the deaths of Daştan and Bilgin.
www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/se...
www.aa.com.tr/tr/gundem/se...
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Dozens of people, including journalists, were detained during memorials in Turkey for Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin, two Kurdish journalists killed in Syria by an alleged Turkish drone attack
bianet.org/haber/istanb...
bianet.org/haber/istanb...
İstanbul'da Nazım Daştan ve Cihan Bilgin protestosu: 30 gözaltı
Nazım Daştan ve Cihan Bilgin'in katledilmesini Şişhane Meydanı'nda protesto etmek isteyen 20'si gazeteci 30 kişi gözaltına alındı.
bianet.org
December 22, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Dozens of people, including journalists, were detained during memorials in Turkey for Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin, two Kurdish journalists killed in Syria by an alleged Turkish drone attack
bianet.org/haber/istanb...
bianet.org/haber/istanb...
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No less than six (!) PhD scholarships announced at our fantastic department. 2 are open calls for anyone (+1 open call for Danish MA’s) and 1 is reserved for Turkish Studies in our Mid East Section. Please spread the word!
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
PhD scholarships at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen
employment.ku.dk
December 11, 2024 at 6:40 PM
No less than six (!) PhD scholarships announced at our fantastic department. 2 are open calls for anyone (+1 open call for Danish MA’s) and 1 is reserved for Turkish Studies in our Mid East Section. Please spread the word!
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
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Terrific keynote address by professor Thomas Diez on why “normative power Europe” failed in the Turkish case (& beyond) at the opening of the 9th CEST Symposium in Copenhagen yesterday. Props to my co-convener @joakimparslow.bsky.social & symposium coordinator Reuben Silverman for making it happen.
What made normative power Europe fail in TR-EU relations? In a keynote at #CEST today, I argued one overlooked aspect was the EU actors' mishandling of hegemonic strategies. Thanks @paultlevin.bsky.social @joakimparslow.bsky.social for the invitation (and the photo) @iratut.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Terrific keynote address by professor Thomas Diez on why “normative power Europe” failed in the Turkish case (& beyond) at the opening of the 9th CEST Symposium in Copenhagen yesterday. Props to my co-convener @joakimparslow.bsky.social & symposium coordinator Reuben Silverman for making it happen.
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What made normative power Europe fail in TR-EU relations? In a keynote at #CEST today, I argued one overlooked aspect was the EU actors' mishandling of hegemonic strategies. Thanks @paultlevin.bsky.social @joakimparslow.bsky.social for the invitation (and the photo) @iratut.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 10:24 PM
What made normative power Europe fail in TR-EU relations? In a keynote at #CEST today, I argued one overlooked aspect was the EU actors' mishandling of hegemonic strategies. Thanks @paultlevin.bsky.social @joakimparslow.bsky.social for the invitation (and the photo) @iratut.bsky.social
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Important, devastating reporting by @cheesemanab.bsky.social
"The disruption suffered by children in Lebanon goes far beyond the physical, emotional and psychological ravages of war...The UN has warned of a “lost generation.”
"The disruption suffered by children in Lebanon goes far beyond the physical, emotional and psychological ravages of war...The UN has warned of a “lost generation.”
Israel’s war on Hezbollah takes terrible toll on Lebanon’s children
At least 231 children have been killed and 1,330 injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
wapo.st
November 20, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Important, devastating reporting by @cheesemanab.bsky.social
"The disruption suffered by children in Lebanon goes far beyond the physical, emotional and psychological ravages of war...The UN has warned of a “lost generation.”
"The disruption suffered by children in Lebanon goes far beyond the physical, emotional and psychological ravages of war...The UN has warned of a “lost generation.”
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Big news! We’re ready to launch first call for book proposals in our new Modern Iran series at Bloomsbury/IB Tauris. DM me if you have questions. Look forward to strong proposals 🙏📚
November 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Big news! We’re ready to launch first call for book proposals in our new Modern Iran series at Bloomsbury/IB Tauris. DM me if you have questions. Look forward to strong proposals 🙏📚
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Israeli drones shooting children in Gaza deliberately 'day after day', UK surgeon tells MPs - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-british-surgeon-tells-mps-account-nasser-hospital
Israeli drones shooting children in Gaza deliberately 'day after day', UK surgeon tells MPs
Nizam Mamode, a retired NHS doctor who recently returned after working at Nasser Hospital, said he had 'never seen anything on this scale ever'
www.middleeasteye.net
November 14, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Israeli drones shooting children in Gaza deliberately 'day after day', UK surgeon tells MPs - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-war-british-surgeon-tells-mps-account-nasser-hospital
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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: “Israel’s executive & military leadership & soldiers have intentionally distorted jus ad bello principles, subverting their protective functions, in an attempt to legitimize genocidal violence against the Palestinian people.”
www.ohchr.org
March 25, 2024 at 7:50 PM
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: “Israel’s executive & military leadership & soldiers have intentionally distorted jus ad bello principles, subverting their protective functions, in an attempt to legitimize genocidal violence against the Palestinian people.”