Mafalda Dâmaso
@mafalda.bsky.social
Culture is (geo)political
EU cultural/media policy & diplomacy
Part-time Prof @eui-eu.bsky.social
Member of the European Expert Network on Culture
https://www.mafalda-damaso.com
EU cultural/media policy & diplomacy
Part-time Prof @eui-eu.bsky.social
Member of the European Expert Network on Culture
https://www.mafalda-damaso.com
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Mafalda Dâmaso
@mafalda.bsky.social
· Sep 21
The European Union as a Global Cultural Power
Although culture is increasingly recognised as a relevant focus of scholarly analysis, the European Union (EU) has not yet been examined as a global cultural power. Addressing this gap, this book offe...
www.degruyterbrill.com
ICYMI, The European Union as a Global Cultural Power, which I edited, is now out.
Suggesting that the EU is beginning to emerge as an enabling power that supports cultural diversity around the world and, it reflects on the global role of the EU by taking a new angle.
Please share w/ your library
Suggesting that the EU is beginning to emerge as an enabling power that supports cultural diversity around the world and, it reflects on the global role of the EU by taking a new angle.
Please share w/ your library
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My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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they want to stamp out the entire profession of public health for a generation. same day they announce they’re closing the CDC museum
🚨Dept. of Education proposes to exclude public health degrees from the “professional degree” category.
That means new public health experts could lose access to key higher ed resources, like loan limits & reimbursement.
A bold strategy to let infectious diseases win! 🦠
aspph.org/department-o...
That means new public health experts could lose access to key higher ed resources, like loan limits & reimbursement.
A bold strategy to let infectious diseases win! 🦠
aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
they want to stamp out the entire profession of public health for a generation. same day they announce they’re closing the CDC museum
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We are happy to share the following Policy Recommendations to strengthen EU-UK cultural and media relations: recommendations.forum-uk.eu
The Recommendations were developed at the inaugural Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations and have been signed by more than 200 organisations.
The Recommendations were developed at the inaugural Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations and have been signed by more than 200 organisations.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We are happy to share the following Policy Recommendations to strengthen EU-UK cultural and media relations: recommendations.forum-uk.eu
The Recommendations were developed at the inaugural Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations and have been signed by more than 200 organisations.
The Recommendations were developed at the inaugural Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations and have been signed by more than 200 organisations.
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After a year of preparatory work, the inaugural Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations took place on the 20th of October in Brussels, gathering almost 30 EU and UK Cultural and Creative Organisations. We were graciously
hosted by MEDAA (Maison Européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices) and bela.
hosted by MEDAA (Maison Européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices) and bela.
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
After a year of preparatory work, the inaugural Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations took place on the 20th of October in Brussels, gathering almost 30 EU and UK Cultural and Creative Organisations. We were graciously
hosted by MEDAA (Maison Européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices) and bela.
hosted by MEDAA (Maison Européenne des Auteurs et des Autrices) and bela.
Why is Twitter still allowed in the UK and in the EU? That’s the question right not; not why it should be blocked, which is obvious (it fails to respect British and European law).
Musk calling for civil war in Britain again.
Man’s clearly never met a Brit. You can’t get them out when it’s drizzling, never mind manning the barricades.
Man’s clearly never met a Brit. You can’t get them out when it’s drizzling, never mind manning the barricades.
October 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Why is Twitter still allowed in the UK and in the EU? That’s the question right not; not why it should be blocked, which is obvious (it fails to respect British and European law).
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I’d wager that there’s a lot of Conservative Britain out there that agrees with this
God bless The Church Times for their ongoing insistence on responding moderately but forcefully to the Reverend Canon Nigel Biggar’s nonsense. www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
October 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’d wager that there’s a lot of Conservative Britain out there that agrees with this
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There's a reason this generation of kids are worried, building 'resilience' isn't pointless, but you need to give them a future they don't need to worry about.
How a high-schooler's private battle with debilitating panic attacks became Project GenZen — a public push to bring tools for resilience to an entire generation.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
September 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There's a reason this generation of kids are worried, building 'resilience' isn't pointless, but you need to give them a future they don't need to worry about.
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Yesterday The Intercept posted the piece I wrote for them to X. That account has 800K followers. As of now, the post has 5,500 impressions, 8 likes, and the only reply includes a Pepe the Frog image and the n-word.
So yes, seems like the algorithm is working as intended!
So yes, seems like the algorithm is working as intended!
September 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Yesterday The Intercept posted the piece I wrote for them to X. That account has 800K followers. As of now, the post has 5,500 impressions, 8 likes, and the only reply includes a Pepe the Frog image and the n-word.
So yes, seems like the algorithm is working as intended!
So yes, seems like the algorithm is working as intended!
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ICYMI, Kimmel's full monologue.
Jimmy Kimmel delivers first monologue since returning | FOX 11 LA
YouTube video by FOX 11 Los Angeles
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
ICYMI, Kimmel's full monologue.
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The curator of a museum exhibition in Thailand that criticized authoritarian governments in China, Myanmar and other countries fled to London, fearing arrest after Chinese and Thai officials pressured the museum to remove the names of artists whose works criticized China.
A Curator Flees Bangkok After China Deems His Art Show Too Provocative
A museum’s directors said Chinese and Thai officials pressured them to remove the names of artists whose works criticized China. The curator flew to London, fearing arrest.
nyti.ms
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The curator of a museum exhibition in Thailand that criticized authoritarian governments in China, Myanmar and other countries fled to London, fearing arrest after Chinese and Thai officials pressured the museum to remove the names of artists whose works criticized China.
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Very well written piece by Thu Nguyen & Jannik Jansen. I cannot agree more. What European leaders call strategic pragmatism is costing the EU its dignity and agency.
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen
European leaders’ weakness is undermining the democratic principles on which the EU was built, say Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen from the Jacques Delors Centre
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Very well written piece by Thu Nguyen & Jannik Jansen. I cannot agree more. What European leaders call strategic pragmatism is costing the EU its dignity and agency.
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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ÚLTIMA HORA | Portugal hace oficial el reconocimiento de Palestina como Estado
www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
September 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
ÚLTIMA HORA | Portugal hace oficial el reconocimiento de Palestina como Estado
www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
www.eldiario.es/internaciona...
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🔍 Portugal é um dos países europeus que menos investe na Ciência.
Orçamento do Estado português dedica apenas 0,29 % do PIB a investigação e desenvolvimento (I&D), enquanto a média na União Europeia é 0,71 %.
Países nórdicos e germânicos destacam-se pela positiva.+
Orçamento do Estado português dedica apenas 0,29 % do PIB a investigação e desenvolvimento (I&D), enquanto a média na União Europeia é 0,71 %.
Países nórdicos e germânicos destacam-se pela positiva.+
September 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🔍 Portugal é um dos países europeus que menos investe na Ciência.
Orçamento do Estado português dedica apenas 0,29 % do PIB a investigação e desenvolvimento (I&D), enquanto a média na União Europeia é 0,71 %.
Países nórdicos e germânicos destacam-se pela positiva.+
Orçamento do Estado português dedica apenas 0,29 % do PIB a investigação e desenvolvimento (I&D), enquanto a média na União Europeia é 0,71 %.
Países nórdicos e germânicos destacam-se pela positiva.+
The @bsky.app app for mac is virtually unusable. Bizarre size (either minuscule or full screen), refuses to scroll down, unresponsive. What do you use on your laptops?
September 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The @bsky.app app for mac is virtually unusable. Bizarre size (either minuscule or full screen), refuses to scroll down, unresponsive. What do you use on your laptops?
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Having mispronounced Azerbaijan & mistaken Armenia for Albania last time he mentioned this conflict, Trump has now settled on a formulation of words he is much happier with. And after all, what’s 4000 miles between friends? As the expression goes…
❗️Trump:We stopped the conflict between Cambodia and Armenia. It was just starting and it was a bad one.
September 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Having mispronounced Azerbaijan & mistaken Armenia for Albania last time he mentioned this conflict, Trump has now settled on a formulation of words he is much happier with. And after all, what’s 4000 miles between friends? As the expression goes…
ICYMI, The European Union as a Global Cultural Power, which I edited, is now out.
Suggesting that the EU is beginning to emerge as an enabling power that supports cultural diversity around the world and, it reflects on the global role of the EU by taking a new angle.
Please share w/ your library
Suggesting that the EU is beginning to emerge as an enabling power that supports cultural diversity around the world and, it reflects on the global role of the EU by taking a new angle.
Please share w/ your library
The European Union as a Global Cultural Power
Although culture is increasingly recognised as a relevant focus of scholarly analysis, the European Union (EU) has not yet been examined as a global cultural power. Addressing this gap, this book offe...
www.degruyterbrill.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
ICYMI, The European Union as a Global Cultural Power, which I edited, is now out.
Suggesting that the EU is beginning to emerge as an enabling power that supports cultural diversity around the world and, it reflects on the global role of the EU by taking a new angle.
Please share w/ your library
Suggesting that the EU is beginning to emerge as an enabling power that supports cultural diversity around the world and, it reflects on the global role of the EU by taking a new angle.
Please share w/ your library
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"They made themselves irrelevant"
Here's the source of all traffic to ACASignups.net over the past decade.
In just over a year Bluesky (top right corner) has skyrocketed from virtually none of it to nearly 40%, while Twitter has plummeted from as much as 50% to ~2%.
Here's the source of all traffic to ACASignups.net over the past decade.
In just over a year Bluesky (top right corner) has skyrocketed from virtually none of it to nearly 40%, while Twitter has plummeted from as much as 50% to ~2%.
September 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"They made themselves irrelevant"
Here's the source of all traffic to ACASignups.net over the past decade.
In just over a year Bluesky (top right corner) has skyrocketed from virtually none of it to nearly 40%, while Twitter has plummeted from as much as 50% to ~2%.
Here's the source of all traffic to ACASignups.net over the past decade.
In just over a year Bluesky (top right corner) has skyrocketed from virtually none of it to nearly 40%, while Twitter has plummeted from as much as 50% to ~2%.
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these details are less memorial and more nuremberg
That speaker lineup. Former presidents don’t get this kind of treatment when they die. Also a pretty good chance that this thing gets really ugly.
apple.news/A7TJ8hcDkRlC...
apple.news/A7TJ8hcDkRlC...
What to know about Charlie Kirk's memorial service — Axios
Charlie Kirk's memorial service is expected to draw thousands of supporters, including Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, to Arizona Sunday.
apple.news
September 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
these details are less memorial and more nuremberg
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Responsible governments find their policy space very limited. Irresponsible governments seem to be able to do whatever they want.
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Responsible governments find their policy space very limited. Irresponsible governments seem to be able to do whatever they want.
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Jenny Holzer, "Redacted (Top Secret)," 2012
September 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Jenny Holzer, "Redacted (Top Secret)," 2012
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wrote about this last year and sure I wasn't in any way the only one but imo people voting for populist politics in the 21st century *is* a sign that they do just have too much faith in institutions, as opposed to not enough - they want to have their little tantrum but assume things will just hold
September 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
wrote about this last year and sure I wasn't in any way the only one but imo people voting for populist politics in the 21st century *is* a sign that they do just have too much faith in institutions, as opposed to not enough - they want to have their little tantrum but assume things will just hold
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So, THIS is happening
"Rewild the Internet: How to Resist Big Tech" will be published by Simon & Schuster in NY and Bloomsbury in London.
Every bit of power we take from Big Tech takes it away from autocrats like Trump. Showing how is what I'm doing to meet this moment.
(tk u @robin.berjon.com)
"Rewild the Internet: How to Resist Big Tech" will be published by Simon & Schuster in NY and Bloomsbury in London.
Every bit of power we take from Big Tech takes it away from autocrats like Trump. Showing how is what I'm doing to meet this moment.
(tk u @robin.berjon.com)
September 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
So, THIS is happening
"Rewild the Internet: How to Resist Big Tech" will be published by Simon & Schuster in NY and Bloomsbury in London.
Every bit of power we take from Big Tech takes it away from autocrats like Trump. Showing how is what I'm doing to meet this moment.
(tk u @robin.berjon.com)
"Rewild the Internet: How to Resist Big Tech" will be published by Simon & Schuster in NY and Bloomsbury in London.
Every bit of power we take from Big Tech takes it away from autocrats like Trump. Showing how is what I'm doing to meet this moment.
(tk u @robin.berjon.com)