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Centre for Global Knowledge Studies | CRASSH, University of Cambridge & Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen | Founding Director: Prof. Inanna Hamati-Ataya @berytia.bsky.social | ERC-funded (2018-2023) | Website: www.gloknos.ac.uk
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· Jan 10
Today's featured #longreads 1/2: There are no pure cultures by @berytia.bsky.social
“This tale of globalisation is the most successful scare story of our times. And like all scare stories, it stimulates our fear of an overwhelming unknown.
But it’s all an illusion. There is no new global world.”
“This tale of globalisation is the most successful scare story of our times. And like all scare stories, it stimulates our fear of an overwhelming unknown.
But it’s all an illusion. There is no new global world.”
There are no pure cultures - we have always been global | Aeon Essays
All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history
aeon.co
gloknos director, Inanna Hamati-Ataya @berytia.bsky.social writes for @aeon.co on the deep history of globalisation | There are no pure cultures - we have always been global 👇
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James Watson made some tremendous contributions to science, and expressed many grotesque views, which were racist, sexist and ignorant. These are all well documented.
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
James Watson made some tremendous contributions to science, and expressed many grotesque views, which were racist, sexist and ignorant. These are all well documented.
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We're looking forward to @islayshelbourne.bsky.social's paper in a few weeks' time, on histories of contagion in modern California. To sign up, use the eventbrite link here: (Just look at the size of those oranges!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/california...
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We're looking forward to @islayshelbourne.bsky.social's paper in a few weeks' time, on histories of contagion in modern California. To sign up, use the eventbrite link here: (Just look at the size of those oranges!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/california...
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The Royal Archaeological Institute serves the archaeological community by providing some really great small grants for research. Check them out!: www.royalarchinst.org/grants
Grants
Each year the Royal Archaeological Institute offers funds for research. Find out more about eligibility criteria and our different funding opportunities.
www.royalarchinst.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Royal Archaeological Institute serves the archaeological community by providing some really great small grants for research. Check them out!: www.royalarchinst.org/grants
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1/8 An overview of a recent print issue, a forum on "Women’s International Thought: Towards a New Canon" (@universitypress.cambridge.org, 2022) eds. @whitproject.bsky.social, Katharina Rietzler, Kimberley Hutchings, & @sarahcdunstan.bsky.social - the forum was guest ed by @rosariolopez.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
1/8 An overview of a recent print issue, a forum on "Women’s International Thought: Towards a New Canon" (@universitypress.cambridge.org, 2022) eds. @whitproject.bsky.social, Katharina Rietzler, Kimberley Hutchings, & @sarahcdunstan.bsky.social - the forum was guest ed by @rosariolopez.bsky.social
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Our article on the politics of AI prompts is out now @econsocjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/n
Politics of the prompt: Government in the age of generative AI
This paper addresses the politics of the technique of prompting in machine learning, at a time when bureaucratic and democratic government is undergoing transformation. Drawing on the case of the U...
www.tandfonline.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Our article on the politics of AI prompts is out now @econsocjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/n
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Really enjoyed discussing Erased with Selma Sondern on the "Roots and Branches" podcast @standrewsiih.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/76f2...
open.spotify.com/episode/76f2...
Patricia Owens, how do we prevent historical erasure?
open.spotify.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Really enjoyed discussing Erased with Selma Sondern on the "Roots and Branches" podcast @standrewsiih.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/76f2...
open.spotify.com/episode/76f2...
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Science writer @philipcball.bsky.social calls nanotech an ‘oneiric technology’: a technology that quite probably cannot exist, but fulfils a deep-rooted dream, or a nightmare, or both. Read his Essay here:
No suffering, no death, no limits: the nanobots pipe dream | Aeon Essays
Thirty years ago, nanotech was about to change everything. Let’s not get tricked again by Silicon Valley’s magical thinking
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September 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Science writer @philipcball.bsky.social calls nanotech an ‘oneiric technology’: a technology that quite probably cannot exist, but fulfils a deep-rooted dream, or a nightmare, or both. Read his Essay here:
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Our research associate Luke Kemp on societal collapse in human history, with insights from his book Goliath’s Curse 👇
Popular perceptions of past empires focus on their great artwork and monumental achievements. But in recent years, many historians have taken a different approach, asking: what was it like as an ordinary person to live through these imperial collapses?
The great myth of empire collapse | Aeon Essays
Societal downfalls loom large in history and popular culture but, for the 99 per cent, collapse often had its upsides
buff.ly
August 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our research associate Luke Kemp on societal collapse in human history, with insights from his book Goliath’s Curse 👇
Our research associate Luke Kemp on societal collapse in human history, with insights from his book Goliath’s Curse 👇
Popular perceptions of past empires focus on their great artwork and monumental achievements. But in recent years, many historians have taken a different approach, asking: what was it like as an ordinary person to live through these imperial collapses?
The great myth of empire collapse | Aeon Essays
Societal downfalls loom large in history and popular culture but, for the 99 per cent, collapse often had its upsides
buff.ly
August 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our research associate Luke Kemp on societal collapse in human history, with insights from his book Goliath’s Curse 👇
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Anthropologists (and others! 🙏): If SAPIENS Magazine has mattered to you—as a reader, writer, teacher, or student—now is the time to speak up. Write to Wenner-Gren today. Tell them why public anthropology matters. #SaveSAPIENS #AnthroSky
Link to petition: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
Link to petition: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
June 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Anthropologists (and others! 🙏): If SAPIENS Magazine has mattered to you—as a reader, writer, teacher, or student—now is the time to speak up. Write to Wenner-Gren today. Tell them why public anthropology matters. #SaveSAPIENS #AnthroSky
Link to petition: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
Link to petition: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
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A good thread from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social on the issues with critiquing science and expertise as simply “political”; as with his reference to Epstein’s excellent work, we can see that there are ways to rigorously study and critique the production of knowledge without defaulting to a simple
I subscribe to the @newyorker.com, I was part of ACT UP, I knew Larry Kramer well and know Tony Fauci too. Daniel Immerwahr's piece on RFKJr, features this and other passages that need a reponse. 1/
May 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A good thread from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social on the issues with critiquing science and expertise as simply “political”; as with his reference to Epstein’s excellent work, we can see that there are ways to rigorously study and critique the production of knowledge without defaulting to a simple
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📣 Exhibit at the ARB in 2026!
The @artatarb.bsky.social art committee is looking to support innovative curatorial ideas for group exhibition projects that will foster discussion and engage members of the University and the public alike
The deadline has been extended to 31 July
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The @artatarb.bsky.social art committee is looking to support innovative curatorial ideas for group exhibition projects that will foster discussion and engage members of the University and the public alike
The deadline has been extended to 31 July
buff.ly/jwL4Xvn
May 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📣 Exhibit at the ARB in 2026!
The @artatarb.bsky.social art committee is looking to support innovative curatorial ideas for group exhibition projects that will foster discussion and engage members of the University and the public alike
The deadline has been extended to 31 July
buff.ly/jwL4Xvn
The @artatarb.bsky.social art committee is looking to support innovative curatorial ideas for group exhibition projects that will foster discussion and engage members of the University and the public alike
The deadline has been extended to 31 July
buff.ly/jwL4Xvn
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Must read on the crisis of the (UK) university from @unsocialtheory.bsky.social
janabacevic.net/2025/05/23/t...
janabacevic.net/2025/05/23/t...
Three ghosts of British higher education
[These are the more-or-less unedited notes for my speech at the event Multiple Crises of Higher Education, held on 20 May 2025 at Queen Mary’s Mile End Institute, and organised by the fantast…
janabacevic.net
May 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Must read on the crisis of the (UK) university from @unsocialtheory.bsky.social
janabacevic.net/2025/05/23/t...
janabacevic.net/2025/05/23/t...
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I'm looking for #researchers, #writers and #ContentCreators seeking #transcription and closed caption services, or support with the #accessibility of their digital audio and video assets, in June, July and August.
If that's you, message my team via -- we'd love to learn more about your project!
If that's you, message my team via -- we'd love to learn more about your project!
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May 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I'm looking for #researchers, #writers and #ContentCreators seeking #transcription and closed caption services, or support with the #accessibility of their digital audio and video assets, in June, July and August.
If that's you, message my team via -- we'd love to learn more about your project!
If that's you, message my team via -- we'd love to learn more about your project!
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A near-encounter with Mario Biagioli when I was a student was big for me. He heard I had given a talk at Harvard and asked me to send it to him; he then sent it on to Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, and it became my first publication. Such generosity, from a scholar I had never met.
In Memoriam: Mario Biagioli (1955–2025) | MPIWG
In Memoriam: Mario Biagioli (1955–2025)
www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de
May 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A near-encounter with Mario Biagioli when I was a student was big for me. He heard I had given a talk at Harvard and asked me to send it to him; he then sent it on to Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, and it became my first publication. Such generosity, from a scholar I had never met.
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(Exposition) Histoire(s) de la médecine histoiresante.blogspot.com/2025/05/hist... #histmed
May 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
(Exposition) Histoire(s) de la médecine histoiresante.blogspot.com/2025/05/hist... #histmed
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A very interesting interview with anthropologist Charles Stépanoff on his new book about human-nonhuman relations Attachements. Enquête sur nos liens au-delà de l’humain @philomag.com www.philomag.com/articles/les...
Les humains font-ils la guerre au vivant ? Entretien avec l’anthropologue Charles Stépanoff
Les désastres écologiques contemporains donnent l’impression que l’homme amène la dévastation partout où il s’installe. Sommes-nous condamnés à rendre nos milieux de vie inhabitables ? Avons-nous décl...
www.philomag.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A very interesting interview with anthropologist Charles Stépanoff on his new book about human-nonhuman relations Attachements. Enquête sur nos liens au-delà de l’humain @philomag.com www.philomag.com/articles/les...
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Tesla is @historyextra.bsky.social's Life of the Week. So here I am talking about why it's never been so important to understand the origins of his myth.
Nikola Tesla: life of the week
Iwan Morus revisits the life – and myth – of the enigmatic pioneer of electrical power
www.historyextra.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Tesla is @historyextra.bsky.social's Life of the Week. So here I am talking about why it's never been so important to understand the origins of his myth.
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Join us (online/in person) on 16 April to discuss Social Theory & the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge w/ the authors/eds of 3 fantastic new books in our Global Epistemics series w/ Rowman & Littlefield (Bloomsbury) edited by @berytia.bsky.social. Info & registration here: tinyurl.com/nonhege
Social Theory and the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge - gloknos
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April 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Join us (online/in person) on 16 April to discuss Social Theory & the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge w/ the authors/eds of 3 fantastic new books in our Global Epistemics series w/ Rowman & Littlefield (Bloomsbury) edited by @berytia.bsky.social. Info & registration here: tinyurl.com/nonhege
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📣 Applications are open for the @theUL and @cambridgeuni.bsky.social collaborative doctoral studentship:
The history and heritage of the discovery of environmental change and the interpretation of place in the East of England
📅: 16 May 2025
Apply here: loom.ly/tXuIqK8
@camglamresearch.bsky.social
The history and heritage of the discovery of environmental change and the interpretation of place in the East of England
📅: 16 May 2025
Apply here: loom.ly/tXuIqK8
@camglamresearch.bsky.social
Cambridge University Library and University of Cambridge - Collections Connections Communities
loom.ly
April 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📣 Applications are open for the @theUL and @cambridgeuni.bsky.social collaborative doctoral studentship:
The history and heritage of the discovery of environmental change and the interpretation of place in the East of England
📅: 16 May 2025
Apply here: loom.ly/tXuIqK8
@camglamresearch.bsky.social
The history and heritage of the discovery of environmental change and the interpretation of place in the East of England
📅: 16 May 2025
Apply here: loom.ly/tXuIqK8
@camglamresearch.bsky.social
Join us (online/in person) on 16 April to discuss Social Theory & the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge w/ the authors/eds of 3 fantastic new books in our Global Epistemics series w/ Rowman & Littlefield (Bloomsbury) edited by @berytia.bsky.social. Info & registration here: tinyurl.com/nonhege
Social Theory and the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge - gloknos
tinyurl.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Join us (online/in person) on 16 April to discuss Social Theory & the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge w/ the authors/eds of 3 fantastic new books in our Global Epistemics series w/ Rowman & Littlefield (Bloomsbury) edited by @berytia.bsky.social. Info & registration here: tinyurl.com/nonhege
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JOB:
Assistant Professor in South Asian Political/ Intellectual History (3-year post) @Cambridge_Uni
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50694/
Assistant Professor in South Asian Political/ Intellectual History (3-year post) @Cambridge_Uni
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50694/
Assistant Professor in South Asian Political/ Intellectual History (Temporary Cover) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Assistant Professor in South Asian Political/ Intellectual History (Temporary Cover) in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
April 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
JOB:
Assistant Professor in South Asian Political/ Intellectual History (3-year post) @Cambridge_Uni
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50694/
Assistant Professor in South Asian Political/ Intellectual History (3-year post) @Cambridge_Uni
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50694/
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The Berlin History of Knowledge Course List (KVV) for summer semester 2025 is now available online! This list conveniently compiles all history of knowledge and science courses @humboldtuni.bsky.social, @tuberlin.bsky.social, and @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
🔗 bit.ly/438eouS
#HistSci
🔗 bit.ly/438eouS
#HistSci
April 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Berlin History of Knowledge Course List (KVV) for summer semester 2025 is now available online! This list conveniently compiles all history of knowledge and science courses @humboldtuni.bsky.social, @tuberlin.bsky.social, and @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
🔗 bit.ly/438eouS
#HistSci
🔗 bit.ly/438eouS
#HistSci
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"The Territory of the Vocabulary and the Vocabulary of Territory: Emile Benveniste" - a short piece exploring the spatial aspects of this book. progressivegeographies.com/2025/03/30/t...
March 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"The Territory of the Vocabulary and the Vocabulary of Territory: Emile Benveniste" - a short piece exploring the spatial aspects of this book. progressivegeographies.com/2025/03/30/t...
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Want to learn about values in the Anthropocene? Check out this open web resource: rethinkingvalue.github.io/anthropocene/ With entries on Lake Titicaca, the Carribean, Georgia, India, and Marseille! It was a pleasure to work on this with Simone Schleper, Paul Merchant, Dan Finch-Race and Leo Steeds
rethinking value
rethinkingvalue.github.io
March 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Want to learn about values in the Anthropocene? Check out this open web resource: rethinkingvalue.github.io/anthropocene/ With entries on Lake Titicaca, the Carribean, Georgia, India, and Marseille! It was a pleasure to work on this with Simone Schleper, Paul Merchant, Dan Finch-Race and Leo Steeds