Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇
@gpetrick.bsky.social
Food Systems Historian, Environmental Humanities. Sensory History of Taste. Trying to understand all things Food & Wine & Sci/Tech, MSCA Alum UStavanger Now at Ruhr U Bochum. New project on wine and climate change. #envhist #foodstudies #foodhistory
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Check out my new article from our special issue with @gfitz.bsky.social on The Senses and the Environment in @eandhwhp.bsky.social doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envirohist #envhum
Thinking this is Shenandoah National Park looking west into the valley. Definitely Blue Ridge Parkway. Missing home.
Once it was books, now its laptops & mobile phones.
Everything changed while at the same time nothing changed.
Everything changed while at the same time nothing changed.
November 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Thinking this is Shenandoah National Park looking west into the valley. Definitely Blue Ridge Parkway. Missing home.
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Excited to share my new @smithsonianmag.bsky.social article, drawn from Chapter 10 of my upcoming book High School Students Unite! @uncpress.bsky.social
Newly Declassified Records Suggest Parents Collaborated With the FBI to Spy on Their Rebellious Teens... www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newl...
Newly Declassified Records Suggest Parents Collaborated With the FBI to Spy on Their Rebellious Teens... www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newl...
Newly Declassified Records Suggest Parents Collaborated With the FBI to Spy on Their Rebellious Teens During the 1960s
As high school students across the U.S. embraced political activism, adults turned to the authorities to shield their sons and daughters from radical influences
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Excited to share my new @smithsonianmag.bsky.social article, drawn from Chapter 10 of my upcoming book High School Students Unite! @uncpress.bsky.social
Newly Declassified Records Suggest Parents Collaborated With the FBI to Spy on Their Rebellious Teens... www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newl...
Newly Declassified Records Suggest Parents Collaborated With the FBI to Spy on Their Rebellious Teens... www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newl...
@gfitz.bsky.social 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
If I’d known that German companies still make miniature refugee (ie expellee) figures to sell them, in treck formations, in tiny boxes for railway models and other pastimes, I’d have written my dissertation about that instead of Sudeten Germans at the Iron Curtain
November 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@gfitz.bsky.social 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Come as a bridge to something else, but almost impossible (99.9%) of getting a permeant job. Also there are retirement implications if less than 3 years (you won't get any), 6 month probation & there are basically no worker protections. Everything at the discretion of supervisor.
This applies to Austria, as well. Avoid coming to Germany and here if you dream of permanent employment. Your time is limited to a max. of 8 years. No one will give you a permanent contract, regardless of how many books and articles you publish
German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Come as a bridge to something else, but almost impossible (99.9%) of getting a permeant job. Also there are retirement implications if less than 3 years (you won't get any), 6 month probation & there are basically no worker protections. Everything at the discretion of supervisor.
That would also require them to have more TT position rather than continent faculty, which are exploited. Not sure the current numbers but 68% as of 2023 (AAUP). TT are privileged but don't support those contingent faculty. That needs to change first.
If universities would prioritize smaller classes and fewer bells and whistles like third-party technology contracts, a significantly bigger number of PhDs would find a position in higher education.
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
That would also require them to have more TT position rather than continent faculty, which are exploited. Not sure the current numbers but 68% as of 2023 (AAUP). TT are privileged but don't support those contingent faculty. That needs to change first.
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Setting a compass to earth: The Ancient of Days, 1794, by William Blake. Today was his day.
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Setting a compass to earth: The Ancient of Days, 1794, by William Blake. Today was his day.
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#OnThisDay, 29 Nov 1949, Iriaka Rātana is elected to the New Zealand parliament (Pāremata Aotearoa). She was the first Māori woman to become an MP. She held her seat until her retirement in 1969.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory 🗃️
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory 🗃️
November 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
#OnThisDay, 29 Nov 1949, Iriaka Rātana is elected to the New Zealand parliament (Pāremata Aotearoa). She was the first Māori woman to become an MP. She held her seat until her retirement in 1969.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory 🗃️
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #NZHistory 🗃️
Reposted by Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇
In celebration of Native American Heritage Day, the Wild produced a first-of-its-kind broadcast in conjunction with the team’s new arena sponsor.
Wild make history with Ojibwe-language television broadcast
In celebration of Native American Heritage Day, the Wild produced a first-of-its-kind broadcast in conjunction with the team’s new arena sponsor.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
In celebration of Native American Heritage Day, the Wild produced a first-of-its-kind broadcast in conjunction with the team’s new arena sponsor.
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France hosted a large musical flash mob featuring 100 musicians who came together to perform a new orchestral version of Carol of the Bells to mark the ceremonial switching-on of the Christmas lights in the streets of Paris.
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
France hosted a large musical flash mob featuring 100 musicians who came together to perform a new orchestral version of Carol of the Bells to mark the ceremonial switching-on of the Christmas lights in the streets of Paris.
That looks like a very happy eel.
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
That looks like a very happy eel.
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This feels like if the Sacklers said that getting addicted to Oxycontin was against the Terms of Use.
are they going to make it illegal in the TOU to receive hallucinations too.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This feels like if the Sacklers said that getting addicted to Oxycontin was against the Terms of Use.
I just gotta say that faculty gave up governance a very long time ago. They let universities & colleges be corporatized. Let the humanities be gutted. Yes, the faculty can vote for something and admin just ignore it. Faculty doesn't respond or sends strong letter, which doesn't change the outcome
So apparently the administrators at Northwestern have caved to the extortionist demands of the Feds. Faculty voted 595-4 AGAINST this measure.
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I just gotta say that faculty gave up governance a very long time ago. They let universities & colleges be corporatized. Let the humanities be gutted. Yes, the faculty can vote for something and admin just ignore it. Faculty doesn't respond or sends strong letter, which doesn't change the outcome
I got this one! It is not because it is tomatoes. Ketchup became defined by tomatoes in the 1920 when Howard Heinz took over the company (HJ Heinz) before that there were several different kinds including walnut and grape. 1/3
A random thought: when *did* tomato ketchup/catsup get stereotyped as "low class" or "undeveloped palate" or what have you?
Is it just because kids like it? Is it because it's tomatoes & some people have never gotten over their solanophobia?
Is it just because kids like it? Is it because it's tomatoes & some people have never gotten over their solanophobia?
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I got this one! It is not because it is tomatoes. Ketchup became defined by tomatoes in the 1920 when Howard Heinz took over the company (HJ Heinz) before that there were several different kinds including walnut and grape. 1/3
Very much enjoying my young neighbor--about 4--rung & jump in the puddles in the driveway. His parents have to run the stroller through them before heading out! So much fun to wats such sheer joy.
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Very much enjoying my young neighbor--about 4--rung & jump in the puddles in the driveway. His parents have to run the stroller through them before heading out! So much fun to wats such sheer joy.
As American as Apple Pie vs Apple Pie American. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 🦃🦃🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
Why Americans Love Their Apple Pie
How did a humble dessert become a recipe for democracy?
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
As American as Apple Pie vs Apple Pie American. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 🦃🦃🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
It is feeling very 1900-1920. Listeria, Botulism, bird flu in milk. TB in milk likely to make a come back! This is what happens with deregulation. We relate food & drugs because they don't just kill people, but a lot and mostly the young & old.
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Boar's Head, Locatelli brand cheese items recalled over listeria risk
The recalled Boar's Head and Locatelli-branded cheese items were sold at some grocery stores around the country. See affected products.
eu.usatoday.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It is feeling very 1900-1920. Listeria, Botulism, bird flu in milk. TB in milk likely to make a come back! This is what happens with deregulation. We relate food & drugs because they don't just kill people, but a lot and mostly the young & old.
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Reposted by Gabriella M. Petrick, Ph.D. 🍇🍇🍇
My book Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums came out this month!
I’m so happy with how gorgeous it is in full color with 90 photos.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
I’m so happy with how gorgeous it is in full color with 90 photos.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
My book Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums came out this month!
I’m so happy with how gorgeous it is in full color with 90 photos.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
I’m so happy with how gorgeous it is in full color with 90 photos.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Please share! More info and application details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...
Environmental Humanities | Centre for Study Abroad | University of Bristol
Examine our relationships with nature, why stories about our wild world matter and how we can build hope in the face of environmental crisis.
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Please share! More info and application details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...
Happy Thanksgiving. Missing all my family and friends.
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Happy Thanksgiving. Missing all my family and friends.
"But the orders have invited backlash from mostly rural communities who see traditional burials are part of their culture." A singularly tone-deaf statement. Funerary right are culture not something that can be dictated.
www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/g...
www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/g...
Rare protest breaks out in China as video shows villagers defying government order
China has imposed sweeping funeral reforms to phase out ground burial
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
"But the orders have invited backlash from mostly rural communities who see traditional burials are part of their culture." A singularly tone-deaf statement. Funerary right are culture not something that can be dictated.
www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/g...
www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/g...
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But this issue isn't new. Industry has struggled to manage the risks of lead recycling since the early 20th c, when Alice Hamilton first helped spotlight the issue.
See the first chapter of my book, Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future.
www.charged-the-book.com
See the first chapter of my book, Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future.
www.charged-the-book.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
But this issue isn't new. Industry has struggled to manage the risks of lead recycling since the early 20th c, when Alice Hamilton first helped spotlight the issue.
See the first chapter of my book, Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future.
www.charged-the-book.com
See the first chapter of my book, Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future.
www.charged-the-book.com
I also remember the first time I ever saw the Milky Way it was in Canberra. I lived is so much light pollution it was never visible. My Aussie friends were astonished.
Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s dark skies.
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Locals Fight for ‘The Right to Night’
Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s celestial splendor.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I also remember the first time I ever saw the Milky Way it was in Canberra. I lived is so much light pollution it was never visible. My Aussie friends were astonished.
If you want to know more about light pollution see @sarabpritchard.bsky.social new book!
Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s dark skies.
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Locals Fight for ‘The Right to Night’
Industrialization in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s celestial splendor.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
If you want to know more about light pollution see @sarabpritchard.bsky.social new book!