Emir
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My review for “Hagia Sophia in the Long Nineteenth Century,” edited by Emily Neumeier and Benjamin Anderson is out now in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. It is a small piece, regardless it took a village, I thank İpek Türeli and the editorial team at @ucpress.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My review for “Hagia Sophia in the Long Nineteenth Century,” edited by Emily Neumeier and Benjamin Anderson is out now in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. It is a small piece, regardless it took a village, I thank İpek Türeli and the editorial team at @ucpress.bsky.social
Palestine has long been seen—and made to be seen—from above. It was a land glimpsed from a distance—longed for, promised, yet contested. Its holiness has long been a burden to those who have lived there.
SERGİ - Kuşbakışı Filistin | EXHIBITION - Palestine from Above
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June 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Palestine has long been seen—and made to be seen—from above. It was a land glimpsed from a distance—longed for, promised, yet contested. Its holiness has long been a burden to those who have lived there.
Jeremy will join us at Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) in Istanbul. He’ll talk on Julian’s ambiguous relation with Constantinople. During Q&A, we might even make him talk about Metal too.
Here's the event flyer for my upcoming lecture in Istanbul later this month! If you are around, I welcome you to join us. Please help spread the word for others who might be interested. More information here: anamed.ku.edu.tr/en/events/th...
June 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Jeremy will join us at Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) in Istanbul. He’ll talk on Julian’s ambiguous relation with Constantinople. During Q&A, we might even make him talk about Metal too.
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My recommended book list from the Powell's event last night, including @juliaelliott.bsky.social's Hellions, Michelle Tea's Black Wave, Dionne Brand, and more.
May 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
My recommended book list from the Powell's event last night, including @juliaelliott.bsky.social's Hellions, Michelle Tea's Black Wave, Dionne Brand, and more.
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A Microsoft employee disrupted Satya Nadella’s Build conference keynote this morning. The employee was protesting Microsoft's cloud and AI contracts with Israel, and sent an email to thousands of Microsoft employees after being escorted out of the keynote www.theverge.com/news/669362/...
Microsoft employee disrupts Satya Nadella’s Build conference keynote
Microsoft employees keep protesting the company’s contracts with Israel
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May 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A Microsoft employee disrupted Satya Nadella’s Build conference keynote this morning. The employee was protesting Microsoft's cloud and AI contracts with Israel, and sent an email to thousands of Microsoft employees after being escorted out of the keynote www.theverge.com/news/669362/...
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Thrilled to be included on this Kirkus Reviews list of five essential new books that challenge Big Tech!
with @emilymbender.bsky.social
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with @emilymbender.bsky.social
www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
5 Essential New Books That Challenge Big Tech | Kirkus Reviews
Damning portraits of Elon Musk and Meta’s top brass are among the skeptical takes by journalists, scientists, and former insiders.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thrilled to be included on this Kirkus Reviews list of five essential new books that challenge Big Tech!
with @emilymbender.bsky.social
www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
with @emilymbender.bsky.social
www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
Palestine from Above exhibition expands with an online panel today. Join us for a conversation among the curators, and keynotes Hanan Toukan, Rana Barakat. @16:00 UTC+3
May 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Palestine from Above exhibition expands with an online panel today. Join us for a conversation among the curators, and keynotes Hanan Toukan, Rana Barakat. @16:00 UTC+3
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Author China Miéville says we shouldn’t blame science fiction for its bad readers
Author China Miéville says we shouldn’t blame science fiction for its bad readers
It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” Combining elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, the novel introduced readers to the fantastically complex city of New Crobuzon, filled with insect-headed khepri, cactus-shaped cactacae, and terrifying slake moths that feed on their victims’ dreams. It […]
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March 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Author China Miéville says we shouldn’t blame science fiction for its bad readers
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ANAMED'deki 'Kuşbakışı Filistin' Sergisi: İstanbul'daysanız, küratörlüğünü Yazid Anani, Zeinab Azarbadegan, Zeynep Çelik ve Salim Tamari'nin üstlendiği sergiye kesinlikle uğrayın!
April 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
ANAMED'deki 'Kuşbakışı Filistin' Sergisi: İstanbul'daysanız, küratörlüğünü Yazid Anani, Zeinab Azarbadegan, Zeynep Çelik ve Salim Tamari'nin üstlendiği sergiye kesinlikle uğrayın!
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“Shame on you,” said Microsoft employee Ibtihal Aboussad, speaking directly to Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. “You are a war profiteer. Stop using AI for genocide. Stop using AI for genocide in our region. You have blood on your hands. All of Microsoft has blood on its hands.”
April 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“Shame on you,” said Microsoft employee Ibtihal Aboussad, speaking directly to Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. “You are a war profiteer. Stop using AI for genocide. Stop using AI for genocide in our region. You have blood on your hands. All of Microsoft has blood on its hands.”
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Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’
Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’
“Shame on you.”
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April 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Microsoft employee disrupts 50th anniversary and calls AI boss ‘war profiteer’
Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) in Istanbul is hosting a timely exhibition in cooperation with A.M. Qattan Foundation: Palestine from Above. Curated by Yazid Anani, Zeinab Azarbadegan, Zeynep Çelik, and Salim Tamari, it was originally shown in Ramallah in 2021.
February 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) in Istanbul is hosting a timely exhibition in cooperation with A.M. Qattan Foundation: Palestine from Above. Curated by Yazid Anani, Zeinab Azarbadegan, Zeynep Çelik, and Salim Tamari, it was originally shown in Ramallah in 2021.
Bizans’ın Türkiye siyasi jargonundaki aşağılayıcı kullanımlarında bir yenilik: Kasımpaşalılık ve Bizanslılığın ahlak skalasında zıt uçlara yerleştirilmesi.
February 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Bizans’ın Türkiye siyasi jargonundaki aşağılayıcı kullanımlarında bir yenilik: Kasımpaşalılık ve Bizanslılığın ahlak skalasında zıt uçlara yerleştirilmesi.
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never use a simple word or sentence when a more complex one will get closer to the distinctions you're trying to make
December 15, 2024 at 11:01 AM
never use a simple word or sentence when a more complex one will get closer to the distinctions you're trying to make
Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) organizes a symp. dedicated to the late Robert G. Ousterhout, a Byzantine art and architecture historian. His students and colleagues will explore his wide influence in the field as a researcher and mentor in terms of growth, change, and vibrance.
December 2, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED) organizes a symp. dedicated to the late Robert G. Ousterhout, a Byzantine art and architecture historian. His students and colleagues will explore his wide influence in the field as a researcher and mentor in terms of growth, change, and vibrance.
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Also I started on of these packs for the few working on #Byzantium and things #Byzantine or Eastern Roman, if you prefer. Say hi to be included, and send proposals for other people you know.
go.bsky.app/5imp5ju
go.bsky.app/5imp5ju
November 18, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Also I started on of these packs for the few working on #Byzantium and things #Byzantine or Eastern Roman, if you prefer. Say hi to be included, and send proposals for other people you know.
go.bsky.app/5imp5ju
go.bsky.app/5imp5ju
Paul Magdalino is back in Istanbul as the co-convener of the 324 Symposium at the Pera Museum. In his keynote speech, he described the identity of early Constantinople as “Constantinian first, Roman second, and Christian third.” #byzantinebluesky #blueskybyzantine #medievalbluesky
November 8, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Paul Magdalino is back in Istanbul as the co-convener of the 324 Symposium at the Pera Museum. In his keynote speech, he described the identity of early Constantinople as “Constantinian first, Roman second, and Christian third.” #byzantinebluesky #blueskybyzantine #medievalbluesky
So hyped about holding this book launch for Magdalino’s new book!
October 25, 2024 at 9:42 AM
So hyped about holding this book launch for Magdalino’s new book!
April 3, 2024 at 10:21 AM
A refreshing new look at the early 20th c. Sci-fi, published by @mitpress.bsky.social. Voices vary from a Bengali feminist utopia to a first (!) encounter story by Jack London.
March 2, 2024 at 3:44 PM
A refreshing new look at the early 20th c. Sci-fi, published by @mitpress.bsky.social. Voices vary from a Bengali feminist utopia to a first (!) encounter story by Jack London.
A very short introduction to not-Byzantium: www.historytoday.com/archive/head...
What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
www.historytoday.com
February 29, 2024 at 12:04 PM
A very short introduction to not-Byzantium: www.historytoday.com/archive/head...
“Byzantine nightmare” for VR interface, “feudal lords in Europe” in the context of video game regulations…. This episode of the Vergecast is a medievalism fever dream. @theverge.com t.co/sQGWFJfmpt
The shine comes off the Vision Pro
It’s return day for the Vision Pro — are you still in?
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February 19, 2024 at 4:20 PM
“Byzantine nightmare” for VR interface, “feudal lords in Europe” in the context of video game regulations…. This episode of the Vergecast is a medievalism fever dream. @theverge.com t.co/sQGWFJfmpt
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Gilbert and Sullivan's DRACULA has just been excavated by @mitchbenn.bsky.social. I can't wait for the complete version and the first night...
youtu.be/FMPA3VEeqwE...
youtu.be/FMPA3VEeqwE...
Gilbert & Sullivan's DRACULA
REDISCOVERED AFTER 125 YEARSAll copies of the score and libretto for W.S Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan’s operetta adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel had bee...
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February 9, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Gilbert and Sullivan's DRACULA has just been excavated by @mitchbenn.bsky.social. I can't wait for the complete version and the first night...
youtu.be/FMPA3VEeqwE...
youtu.be/FMPA3VEeqwE...
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Hagia Sophia is here!
Emily Neumeier & I have spent a long decade talking about an even longer nineteenth century; along the way, a wonderful group of friends and colleagues joined the conversation, and now Edinburgh University Press has given a lovely shape & heft to some of our results. ❤️
Emily Neumeier & I have spent a long decade talking about an even longer nineteenth century; along the way, a wonderful group of friends and colleagues joined the conversation, and now Edinburgh University Press has given a lovely shape & heft to some of our results. ❤️
February 8, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Hagia Sophia is here!
Emily Neumeier & I have spent a long decade talking about an even longer nineteenth century; along the way, a wonderful group of friends and colleagues joined the conversation, and now Edinburgh University Press has given a lovely shape & heft to some of our results. ❤️
Emily Neumeier & I have spent a long decade talking about an even longer nineteenth century; along the way, a wonderful group of friends and colleagues joined the conversation, and now Edinburgh University Press has given a lovely shape & heft to some of our results. ❤️