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Lucas Poy

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Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Research fellow International Institute of Social History | Labour and social historian | History of labor, socialism, and internationalism | Latin America | https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/lucas-poy

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Thrilled to be in a sunny, snow-blanketed Boston to present my research tomorrow at the Global History Seminar, hosted by Harvard University's @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social

Looking forward to a great discussion!

01.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How did this person ever think that Gemini could find that??

02.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to be in a sunny, snow-blanketed Boston to present my research tomorrow at the Global History Seminar, hosted by Harvard University's @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social

Looking forward to a great discussion!

01.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

gracias!!

01.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just published in the International Review of Social History @irsh-iisg.bsky.social !

Our article examines the β€œperipheral inter-nationalism” of Argentine socialism and its relationship with the Internationals between 1889 and the Second World War.

In open access: doi.org/10.1017/S002...

21.01.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The take-home essay is indeed a thing of the past, we must accept it. lucaspoy.substack.com/p/the-last-d...

23.02.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The call for papers for the European Social Science History Conference is out!

It will take place in Lyon on 21-24 April 2027. It is organised by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social, with thousands of colleagues and lively exchange in many small groups.

More info here: esshc.iisg.amsterdam/en

23.02.2026 07:56 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And Fiona Lane reviews @lucaspoy.bsky.social and @hannesrolf.bsky.social edited book, Rent Strikes: A History of Tenant Activism across the World (UCL Press, 2025), doi.org/10.1111/1468...

20.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I want to rewrite the whole thing to incorporate the environmental aspect that i had overlooked

19.02.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

indeed!

19.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Considering a History MA in English for next year? Come to Amsterdam and study with us the history of social movements and protest!

www.instagram.com/p/DUtMjOlDW2r/

14.02.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great. I only started using this week. For something very simple: merge PDFs of single issues of newspapers into one-week "chunks". Thousands. It did it smoothly in the background while I was doing something else.

13.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to Fiona Lane for this generous review of β€œRent Strikes: A History of Tenant Actions across the World” (co-edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social and edited by @uclpress.bsky.social).

The book can be downloaded open access here: uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st... (more than 2.1k downloads already🀯)

09.02.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Thanks to Fiona Lane for this generous review of β€œRent Strikes: A History of Tenant Actions across the World” (co-edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social and edited by @uclpress.bsky.social).

The book can be downloaded open access here: uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st... (more than 2.1k downloads already🀯)

09.02.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

De partner ligt helaas thuis in bed te Netflixen, terwijl de door AI georganiseerde zakenafspraak in dat hoogwaardige restaurant in iets heel anders uitmondt...

04.02.2026 09:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking for a Master's with a global focus? 🌍

Join us at VU Amsterdam! Our renewed, English-taught, MA History program offers four tracks tackling today's challenges.

A repost to help prospective students find this opportunity is much appreciated! πŸ”„

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #StudyAbroad #History

20.01.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Just published in the International Review of Social History @irsh-iisg.bsky.social !

Our article examines the β€œperipheral inter-nationalism” of Argentine socialism and its relationship with the Internationals between 1889 and the Second World War.

In open access: doi.org/10.1017/S002...

21.01.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking for a Master's with a global focus? 🌍

Join us at VU Amsterdam! Our renewed, English-taught, MA History program offers four tracks tackling today's challenges.

A repost to help prospective students find this opportunity is much appreciated! πŸ”„

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #StudyAbroad #History

20.01.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Zo kan het niet langer. Het is niet onze taak als docenten om studenten te vervolgen of te discussiΓ«ren over procedures bij de Raad van State (!)

We moeten erkennen dat het thuis schrijven van essays niet meer voldoet als bewijs van vaardigheid

Ik schreef hierover: www.historici.nl/de-tijd-van-...

12.01.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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-10Β° C real feel here in Amsterdam and treacherously slippery, but managed to make the weekly 10 km in a beautifully snowy Vondelpark

11.01.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll ask the dishwasher to cook an egg and write a piece to celebrate its incapacity

01.01.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm afraid it's still not open but I'll ask around

01.01.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. We should write an article about it!

01.01.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The fake communist party scam that fooled Mao Zedong Dutch maths teacher admits fake communist party scam that fooled Mao Zedong.

www.theguardian.com/world/2004/d...

01.01.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest issue of Revista Latinoamericana de Trabajo y Trabajadores is out!

It includes a special issue on how coloniality has shaped labour relations in the Andean world from the 17th century to the present.

All articles in open access, as usual!
revista.redlatt.org/issue/view/1...

22.12.2025 09:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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This is an extraordinary book. Don't miss it.

30.12.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. Unfortunately many native English speakers in American universities in the US are quite oblivious about this.

29.12.2025 13:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Si, no va, hay que estar guardado

27.12.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Menos diez de tΓ©rmica hizo en nochebuena

27.12.2025 16:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0