Jonathan Wyrtzen
@jonathanwyrtzen.bsky.social
Studying empire, colonialism, decolonization, nation, collective identity, state formation, non-state political orders, Middle East / North Africa; Global Texas; sociologist and historian. Latest book, Worldmaking in the Long Great War
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TWO DAYS LEFT to apply! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings - Project on Middle East Political Science
The last two decades have seen dramatic and transformative evolution in the forms, organizations, ideas and practices of political movements of all descriptions across North Africa and the Sahel. Pop...
pomeps.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
TWO DAYS LEFT to apply! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
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DEADLINE EXTENDED! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings - Project on Middle East Political Science
The last two decades have seen dramatic and transformative evolution in the forms, organizations, ideas and practices of political movements of all descriptions across North Africa and the Sahel. Pop...
pomeps.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED! POMEPS is pleased to announce a Call for Papers: Political Movements in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Uprisings. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 7th, COB. For more information on how to apply: pomeps.org/call-for-pap...
Help! Teaching an Intro to the Middle East in spring and looking for a short reading to assign that covers the rise/politics/context of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia in 21st century?
October 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Help! Teaching an Intro to the Middle East in spring and looking for a short reading to assign that covers the rise/politics/context of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia in 21st century?
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Grateful to @centuryintl.bsky.social for the chance to bring together, update, and expand some of my writing on maps and Middle Eastern borders
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Beyond Bad Borders: How Nationalism, Imperialism, and Power Politics Shaped the Modern Middle East
In 2014, the Islamic State swept across large swaths of Iraq and Syria, soon emerging as the obligatory lede for every article about the Middle East and
tcf.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Grateful to @centuryintl.bsky.social for the chance to bring together, update, and expand some of my writing on maps and Middle Eastern borders
tcf.org/content/repo...
tcf.org/content/repo...
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@nicholasdanfort.bsky.social ‘s history of Middle Eastern border creation, richly illustrated with historical maps, shows that there is nothing exceptionally conflict-prone about the shape of regional states. (4/5)
Beyond Bad Borders: How Nationalism, Imperialism, and Power Politics Shaped the Modern Middle East
In 2014, the Islamic State swept across large swaths of Iraq and Syria, soon emerging as the obligatory lede for every article about the Middle East and
tcf.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
@nicholasdanfort.bsky.social ‘s history of Middle Eastern border creation, richly illustrated with historical maps, shows that there is nothing exceptionally conflict-prone about the shape of regional states. (4/5)
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Universities like UT Austin have shown that they will place ideology and political power ahead of the most vulnerable students, faculty, and staff they serve.
Fight against the closure of Black, Latino, and Gender Studies at UT Austin. Support our students.
#Blacksky #polisky
Fight against the closure of Black, Latino, and Gender Studies at UT Austin. Support our students.
#Blacksky #polisky
October 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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A great opportunity for Middle East scholars looking to workshop their first book.
September 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A great opportunity for Middle East scholars looking to workshop their first book.
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POMEPS is pleased to call for proposals for the POMEPS Junior Scholar Book Development Workshops to be held in a virtual format throughout the academic year 2025-2026. The deadline to apply is Sept. 15. More info: pomeps.org/pomeps-junio...
Call for Proposals: POMEPS Junior Scholar Book Development Workshops 2025-2026 - Project on Middle East Political Science
The Project on Middle East Political Science is pleased to call for proposals for the POMEPS Junior Scholar Book Development Workshops to be held in a virtual format throughout the academic year 2025-...
pomeps.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
POMEPS is pleased to call for proposals for the POMEPS Junior Scholar Book Development Workshops to be held in a virtual format throughout the academic year 2025-2026. The deadline to apply is Sept. 15. More info: pomeps.org/pomeps-junio...
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In the latest bulletin of the Syrian Studies Association there's a report by Michael Provence on the current state of the Syrian national archives.
They'll be an important resource for any future Syria, but they're in a precarious state.
www.syrianstudiesassociation.org/ssa-bulletin
They'll be an important resource for any future Syria, but they're in a precarious state.
www.syrianstudiesassociation.org/ssa-bulletin
SSA: Bulletin — Syrian Studies Association
www.syrianstudiesassociation.org
August 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In the latest bulletin of the Syrian Studies Association there's a report by Michael Provence on the current state of the Syrian national archives.
They'll be an important resource for any future Syria, but they're in a precarious state.
www.syrianstudiesassociation.org/ssa-bulletin
They'll be an important resource for any future Syria, but they're in a precarious state.
www.syrianstudiesassociation.org/ssa-bulletin
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An opportunity for those working on Islam in the Americas!
July 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
An opportunity for those working on Islam in the Americas!
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#sociology job!
We're hiring! Please share with your networks!
The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026
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Assistant Professor - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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July 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
#sociology job!
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“The challengers, led by the AAUP, say the administration’s efforts to revoke green cards and visas from pro-Palestinian campus activists amount to proof of a policy of “ideological deportation” that has terrified noncitizens in higher education and chilled their speech.”
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Trump Cracked Down on Campus Protesters. A Court Will Decide How Far He Can Go.
A two-week trial explored the administration’s arrests of international students and the rights of noncitizens in the U.S. legally.
www.wsj.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“The challengers, led by the AAUP, say the administration’s efforts to revoke green cards and visas from pro-Palestinian campus activists amount to proof of a policy of “ideological deportation” that has terrified noncitizens in higher education and chilled their speech.”
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Rabat Casbah views of Bouregreg valley development area
July 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Rabat Casbah views of Bouregreg valley development area
Brilliant read about Franco-Algerian Nutella affair
"It was about nostalgia, memory, injustice, nationalism, globalization, decolonization, protectionism, racism, identity, immigration, invasion—the same things that all arguments are about nowadays, transposed to the realm of spreadable snacks."
"It was about nostalgia, memory, injustice, nationalism, globalization, decolonization, protectionism, racism, identity, immigration, invasion—the same things that all arguments are about nowadays, transposed to the realm of spreadable snacks."
How a Hazelnut Spread Became a Sticking Point in Franco-Algerian Relations
The wildly popular Nutella competitor El Mordjene has been banned by the European Union, a move some see as politically motivated.
www.newyorker.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Brilliant read about Franco-Algerian Nutella affair
"It was about nostalgia, memory, injustice, nationalism, globalization, decolonization, protectionism, racism, identity, immigration, invasion—the same things that all arguments are about nowadays, transposed to the realm of spreadable snacks."
"It was about nostalgia, memory, injustice, nationalism, globalization, decolonization, protectionism, racism, identity, immigration, invasion—the same things that all arguments are about nowadays, transposed to the realm of spreadable snacks."
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From France 2, a profile of my Yale colleague Jeffrey Wickersham and the attacks on science in the USA. www.franceinfo.fr/replay-magaz...
VIDEO. Donald Trump contre la science
Les coupes budgétaires se multiplient depuis la prise de pouvoir de Donald Trump aux Etats-Unis, semant la panique chez les chercheurs. Elles visent particulièrement les agences scientifiques, comme l...
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May 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
From France 2, a profile of my Yale colleague Jeffrey Wickersham and the attacks on science in the USA. www.franceinfo.fr/replay-magaz...
Life-long Mavs fan (as in, I went to a game in the inaugural 1980 season),
and this season has been OD, as the kids say.
But somehow we have a new day
Still shell-shocked, but this time in a good way!
#MFFL #Dallas #Mavs
www.theringer.com/2025/05/12/n...
and this season has been OD, as the kids say.
But somehow we have a new day
Still shell-shocked, but this time in a good way!
#MFFL #Dallas #Mavs
www.theringer.com/2025/05/12/n...
The Dallas Mavericks Tumbled Into a Miracle With Cooper Flagg
Inexplicably, the NBA lottery gods handed the Mavs another franchise-altering talent. What they’ll do next is anyone’s guess.
www.theringer.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Life-long Mavs fan (as in, I went to a game in the inaugural 1980 season),
and this season has been OD, as the kids say.
But somehow we have a new day
Still shell-shocked, but this time in a good way!
#MFFL #Dallas #Mavs
www.theringer.com/2025/05/12/n...
and this season has been OD, as the kids say.
But somehow we have a new day
Still shell-shocked, but this time in a good way!
#MFFL #Dallas #Mavs
www.theringer.com/2025/05/12/n...
This is satisfying on SO many levels
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is satisfying on SO many levels
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By ordering the Columbia student's presence in his courtroom and ordering his release then and there, a federal judge robbed Trump and his team of the opportunity to defy his order, which was implemented on the spot by court officers. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Judge frees Columbia student activist whom Trump administration wants to deport
Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested as part of a crackdown on pro-Palestinian students who were legally studying in the United States.
www.politico.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
By ordering the Columbia student's presence in his courtroom and ordering his release then and there, a federal judge robbed Trump and his team of the opportunity to defy his order, which was implemented on the spot by court officers. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Super important story - connected to larger decolonization history that involves 100,000s of colonial troops deployed to fight wars from 1940s-60s.
Also important, the 60K Moroccans / 100Ks other Africans that fought for France then went home after 1954 Dien Bien Phu. Their story still to be told
Also important, the 60K Moroccans / 100Ks other Africans that fought for France then went home after 1954 Dien Bien Phu. Their story still to be told
“March on! Together, march on! Our Vietnamese homeland stands strong,” everyone sang, their voices intertwining, a harmony of Vietnamese and Moroccan accents.
Basma El Atti writes on the Moroccan conscripts who left the French army for the Viet Minh.
Basma El Atti writes on the Moroccan conscripts who left the French army for the Viet Minh.
Vietnam’s Village of Moroccan Defectors
Hundreds of conscripted North Africans were sent to fight France’s war in Indochina — instead they found a new life in Southeast Asia
newlinesmag.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Super important story - connected to larger decolonization history that involves 100,000s of colonial troops deployed to fight wars from 1940s-60s.
Also important, the 60K Moroccans / 100Ks other Africans that fought for France then went home after 1954 Dien Bien Phu. Their story still to be told
Also important, the 60K Moroccans / 100Ks other Africans that fought for France then went home after 1954 Dien Bien Phu. Their story still to be told
AACU Anti-Trump Letter Map (updated 4/28/2025) - 523 universities/colleges
Geography still reflecting red/blue state division for the most part
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Geography still reflecting red/blue state division for the most part
www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/v...
April 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
AACU Anti-Trump Letter Map (updated 4/28/2025) - 523 universities/colleges
Geography still reflecting red/blue state division for the most part
www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/v...
Geography still reflecting red/blue state division for the most part
www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/v...
I updated my map of the now 500+ universities and collegers have signed the fight Trump letter
The statement, released by AAC&U and now signed by 500+ #highered leaders, “was an unusual show of unity considering the wide cross-section of interests it included." @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/u...
Emerging From a Collective Silence, Universities Organize to Fight Trump
A recent group statement showed that the nation’s academic leaders, at first reluctant to oppose the president’s moves, are beginning to unite.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I updated my map of the now 500+ universities and collegers have signed the fight Trump letter
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A book I’ve very much been waiting to read! Out this October with @ucpress.bsky.social.
April 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A book I’ve very much been waiting to read! Out this October with @ucpress.bsky.social.
Here's a quick visualization of the colleges and universities signed the AAC&U letter pushing back on the Trump Admins hostile takeover of higher education
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April 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Here's a quick visualization of the colleges and universities signed the AAC&U letter pushing back on the Trump Admins hostile takeover of higher education
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