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Historian | Leiden University | India | Peace | Decolonization | Books | Running peace.lucdh.eu

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Join us in Leiden in March 2027! Abstracts due March 9th, papers due Feb 1st, 2027. If you have questions or wonder whether your work fits, please DM or email!

10.02.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster announcing three lectures at the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University on February 16, March 30, and April 20.

Poster announcing three lectures at the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University on February 16, March 30, and April 20.

The Spring schedule for the Peace Histories seminar is HERE! Hugh McDonnell will kick us off on Feb 16th. All are welcome!

06.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PEACE TALK WITH JULIA HAUSER Podcast Episode Β· PEACE HISTORY Β· 01/12/2026 Β· 29m

πŸ“£ *New Episode!* πŸ“£ Listen to the first episode of the new season of PeaceTalk! Julia Hauser talks to Floris de Ruiter about the complexities behind this deceptively simple question of how vegetarianism and non-violence are (and are not!) linked.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

12.01.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Burial site β€˜akin to Sutton Hoo’ sheds new light on Anglo-Saxons The extremely rare discovery made during excavations at Sizewell C dates to the 6th or 7th century and includes a princely burial of two people and a horse

As a new nuclear power station with two reactors is preparing to be built, the building site turns out to be a 6th-7th century burial grounds (h/t @wadehistory.bsky.social): www.thetimes.com/article/1528...

12.01.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sending love, Ole! And seconding this excellent New Year’s resolution.

01.01.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Solid advice for historians of all career levels 😊

30.12.2025 09:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Just ordered! πŸ“š πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

28.12.2025 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PEACE TALK WITH BECKY ALEXIS-MARTIN

Season 1 of PeaceTalk is a wrap! Tune in for our final episode of the year with @mysteriousdrbex.bsky.social! open.spotify.com/episode/3c8q...

18.12.2025 22:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Larissa Esvelt wint Doesjenel Prijs 2025 Tijdens een feestelijke prijsuitreiking bij Lakenhal Laat heeft Larissa Esvelt vrijdagavond de Doesjenel Prijs 2025 voor jonge kunstenaars in ontvangst genomen. De prijs is dΓ© Leidse beeldende kunstpr...

Wat een geweldige foto hier op @sleutelstad.bsky.social van het moment waarop Larissa Esvelt hoort dat ze de Doesjenel Prijs 2025 wint. Feest in de Lakenhal! De tentoonstelling loopt nog, dus ga allemaal nog even kijken deze kerstvakantie! sleutelstad.nl/2025/12/13/l...

14.12.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s book reviews, and there’s this.

12.12.2025 08:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Indiase film laat zien: de bommen op Japan waren niet nodig De Indiase film Aman (1967) toont een kritische blik op kernwapens. Historicus Aditya Kiran Kakati vertelt welke lessen er uit de film zijn te trekken. β€˜Japan had de oorlog al verloren.’

πŸ“£ The Peace Movements Project in @mareonline.nl! πŸ“£ www.mareonline.nl/cultuur/indi...
Nieuwsgierig geworden? Kom lekker kijken komende maandag om 15:00 in Huizinga 023C @leidenhumanities.bsky.social of DM voor meer info!

04.12.2025 20:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Join us for a special edition of the Peace Histories seminar! We will screen the movie Aman (1967) with a critical introduction by Aditya Kiran Kakati (IIAS). Join us, all are welcome. We will bring the snacks! peace.lucdh.eu/events/

03.12.2025 08:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PEACE TALK WITH IRINA GORDEEVA

🎧 New Episode! Irina Gordeeva talks to our colleague
@kamilask.bsky.social on peace activism in Russia, discussing Tolstoyan pacifism, transnational grassroots peace movements, and the lives of activists in the Soviet period and beyond. Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/5KeJIye...

02.12.2025 07:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was such a good conference! Thanks for the hospitality, @berrycollege.bsky.social!

01.12.2025 20:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seventy years on, are we celebrating Bandung - or its myth? @carolienstolte.bsky.social‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ argues that today’s invocations reveal more about our present than the realities of 1955. Read her essay here β†’ t1p.de/bandung%E2%8...

12.11.2025 09:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And a quick post-conference hike to reboot before an intense archive marathon in Swarthmore. Our brains say thank you!

@carolienstolte.bsky.social

10.11.2025 02:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When the workshop is so good it just keeps going in the taxi and beyond πŸ™Œ

23.10.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PEACE TALK WITH MARIA KYVELI Podcast Episode Β· PEACE HISTORY Β· 10/12/2025 Β· 49m

New podcast! Listen to Maria Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou talk about gender and the nuclear age. Also, nuclear ballet and other forms of (gendered) protest! Here and on all the platforms: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

13.10.2025 13:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us in Tunis this Friday! Rejoignez-nous Γ  Tunis ce vendredi!

08.10.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lots to dig into here! My own piece is in this collection is called β€œ(Mis)remembering Bandung at 70” and argues that today’s invocations of Bandung reveal more about the present than the past.

08.10.2025 22:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Scenes from yesterday! Thank you to all who joined the talk! πŸ™

07.10.2025 06:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“£ Today! Join us! πŸ•ŠοΈ

06.10.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Doesjenel exhibit at Museum De Lakenhal is now open to the public! Come and see Jaasir, Larissa and Katerina bring their contemporary work in conversation with the building, the period rooms, and each other! Such exciting work πŸ™Œ Details here: www.lakenhal.nl/nl/verhaal/d...

04.10.2025 09:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vacancy β€” PhD position - Benign Blockades? Blockades and sanctions, 1919-1939 The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position (4 years, 1.0ft). This position is part of the ERC Synergy-funded research programme BLOCKADE, wh...

a fascinating 4-year PhD vacancy on the interwar history of blockade & sanctions

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

02.10.2025 08:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Joining @danielepaolini.bsky.social in Tunis next week to talk about 1960s international peace activism... can't wait!

01.10.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to this one! πŸ‘‡Join us! πŸ•ŠοΈ

30.09.2025 09:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 3: Peace talk with Elisabeth Forster In this episode, we’re delighted to introduce you to Elisabeth Forster from the University of Southampton, UK, who studies the history of peace concepts in nationalist and communist China.

πŸ“£ New podcast episode! Listen as Elisabeth Forster and Floris de Ruiter discuss peace discourses in modern China. Highly recommended! 🎧
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/podcasts/...

25.09.2025 21:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“£ Interesting article! πŸ‘‡

25.09.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And do give @peacemovtsproject.bsky.social a follow, we have some exciting events planned, and new podcast episodes will air on the 12th of every month!

04.09.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New semester, new season of the Peace Histories Seminar at @leidenhumanities.bsky.social!

04.09.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0