Laurent Dubois

@soccerpolitics.bsky.social

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Historian (Avengers of the New World/ The Banjo/ The Language of the Game/ Freedom Roots) & Musician (Traversées)

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Laurent Dubois is the John L. Nau III Bicentennial Professor in the History & Principles of Democracy at the University of Virginia. A specialist on the history and culture of the Atlantic world who studies the Caribbean, North America, and France, Dubois joined the University of Virginia in January 2021, and will also serve as the Democracy Initiative’s Director for Academic Affairs. In this role, Dubois will spearhead the Democracy Initiative’s research and pedagogical missions and will serve as the director and lead research convener of the John L. Nau III History and Principles of Democracy Lab—the permanent core lab of the Initiative which will operate as the connecting hub for the entire project. His studies have focused on Haiti. .. more

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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 14h

Looking forward to reading this!

Madina Thiam @thiamm.bsky.social · 14h

I'm pleased to share my latest article, available open access.

I wrote about the long aftermath of a nineteenth-century war in central Mali, and how an intimate approach to historical research and writing can yield new understandings of time and space in African history.

doi.org/10.1017/hia....

The Century’s Firstborn: Intimate History in the Aftermath of Nineteenth-Century Islamic Revolutions in Central Mali | History in Africa | Cambridge Core

The Century’s Firstborn: Intimate History in the Aftermath of Nineteenth-Century Islamic Revolutions in Central Mali

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Madina Thiam @thiamm.bsky.social · 14h

The Century’s Firstborn: Intimate History in the Aftermath of Nineteenth-Century Islamic Revolutions in Central Mali | History in Africa | Cambridge Core

The Century’s Firstborn: Intimate History in the Aftermath of Nineteenth-Century Islamic Revolutions in Central Mali

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 16h

Really excited to talk w @csschmitt.bsky.social today about her intense, terrific new book. Join us at noon EST!

John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social · 16h

Join us TODAY at 12 p.m. for a virtual discussion of Casey Schmitt's The Predatory Sea, part of JCB Reads.

Details at jcblibrary.org/events/jcb-r...

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Pogbacité!

Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff @lempika7.bsky.social · 1d

Sports is all about resilience, and love of a comeback story.

This brought me joy.

Plus: could Pogba be a boost for the game back home à la Wemby 2022-23?

www.nytimes.com/athletic/684... Paul Pogba’s comeback means French football’s ‘stolen prince’ is home at last

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Paul Pogba's comeback means French football's 'stolen prince' is home at last

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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 1d

Beckert's new book on the history of capitalism is 1,325 pages! The good news is that capitalism will have ended by the time I finish reading it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...

How Capitalism Took Over the World

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James Neal @james3neal.bsky.social · 1d

"The Studio Museum in Harlem is back, and newly dazzling---A new building connects the museum to a vibrant neighborhood and history" www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Review | The Studio Museum in Harlem is back, and newly dazzling

A new building connects the museum to a vibrant neighborhood and history.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff @lempika7.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Pogba's comeback means French football's 'stolen prince' is home at last

www.nytimes.com

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Martha S. Jones @marthasjones.bsky.social · 4d

A lot to admire about the wild turkey: “Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers [and] have many calls: assembly call, gobble, plain yelp, purr, cluck and purr, cluck, cutt, excited yelp, fly-down cackle, tree call, kee kee run, and putt.”

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 7d

Can't wait to read this!

Ada Ferrer @aditaferrer.bsky.social · 7d

My big news: coming May 19 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social the book I always knew I would have to write. More info and pre-order links here:

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeper...

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 7d

The @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social arts and culture transition committee for those who (like me) are into such matters:

Committee on Arts & Culture

Hiba Abid, New York Public Library

Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, Mellon Foundation

Suroosh Alvi, Vice

Jessica Baker, Vodoor Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Alexis Bittar, Jewelry Designer

Rocky Bucano, Hip Hop Museum

Gonzalo Casals, Culture & Arts Policy Institute

Carolyn Concepcion, ARTNOIR

Colm Dillane, KidSuper

Kimberly Drew, Pace Gallery

Atiba Edwards, Brooklyn Children's Museum

Kamilah Forbes, Apollo Theatre

Lisa Gold, Asian American Arts Alliance

Jenna Hamed, Curator and Book maker

Kemi Ilesanmi, KG1

Wes Jackson, BRIC

Ruba Katrib, MoMA PS1

Coco Killingsworth, Cultural Institutions Group

Mino Lora, The Peoples Theatre

Patricia McGregor, NY Theatre Workshop

Lydia Pilcher, Cine Mosaic

Victoria Rogers, Leadership Strategist

Hal Rosenbluth, Kaufman Astoria Studios

Legacy Russell, The Kitchen

Kenny Savoca, IATSE 161

Hannah Traore, Hannah Traore Gallery

Diya Vij, Powerhouse Arts

Dennis Walcott, Queens Library

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 7d

Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.

www.cbsnews.com

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 7d

We continue to observe.

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Ada Ferrer @aditaferrer.bsky.social · 7d

My big news: coming May 19 from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social the book I always knew I would have to write. More info and pre-order links here:

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Keeper...

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Anne E @anita5446.bsky.social · 7d

Let us try to give a helping hand
This I know and I'm sure
That with love we all could understand
This is our world, can't you see?
Everybody wants to live and be free
Instead of fussing and fighting
Cheating backbiting
Scandalizing and hating
Yeah, we could have a
Wonderful world, beautiful people

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Anne E @anita5446.bsky.social · 7d

Rest in peace, Jimmy Cliff www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Znh...

Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come

YouTube video by Rocksteady Freddie

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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 7d

What a loss. True icon.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81

Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81

Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now

www.theguardian.com

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 9d

On my drive back to New York from giving a book talk at Bowdoin College, I stopped briefly at Portsmouth, New Hampshire,where I stumbled on this remarkable history. A sharp reminder that slavery permeated the American experience,even where least expected. www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/l...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

me waking up and opening this app

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bryan! @bryguy.bsky.social · 10d

This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 10d

Un match France-Brésil en mars aux Etats-Unis pour préparer la Coupe du monde 2026

L’équipe de France de football s’apprête à rencontrer la Colombie et la Seleçao, lors d’un déplacement prévu au printemps aux Etats-Unis, avant le tournoi planétaire prévu du 11 juin au 19 juillet.

www.lemonde.fr

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 11d

We're accepting applications for our next cohort of postdoctoral fellows at UVA's Digital Technology for Democracy Lab (deadline December 15th) jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...

Digital Technology for Democracy Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia

Apply for Digital Technology for Democracy Postdoctoral Research Fellow job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virginia

jobs.virginia.edu

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 11d

Amazing news. This is a fantastic novel and such a well-deserved prize.

UVA Press @uvapress.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations to @rabihalameddine.bsky.social !

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades

True to his irreverent style, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) thanks his psychiatrist, his gastrointestinal doctors and his drug dealers

www.theguardian.com

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UVA Press @uvapress.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations to @rabihalameddine.bsky.social !

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades

True to his irreverent style, author of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) thanks his psychiatrist, his gastrointestinal doctors and his drug dealers

www.theguardian.com

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 11d

Excited to be heading to this concert & conversation in Richmond this evening! www.shockoeinstitute.org/events/imagi...

Imagining Solidarity: Afro-Indigenous Futures | Shockoe Institute x ICA at VCU — Shockoe Institute

Join the Shockoe Institute and ICA at VCU for Imagining Solidarity: Afro-Indigenous Futures and Perspectives—a live performance and conversation curated by Leyla McCalla, featuring artists Martha Redb...

www.shockoeinstitute.org

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 11d

thank GOD

screenshot of an alert from dropbox: "Emojies in filenames are finally here!" and a smiley face with a party hat, streamers, etc

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David✶🇬🇹 @vuc.bsky.social · 11d

He said "Amen" straight into the drop

Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 12d

Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy

A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation

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