Rok Stergar
@stergarr.bsky.social
Historian of the Habsburg Empire in the long 19th century; also WWI and history of nationalism. Professor in Modern History, University of Ljubljana.
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Rok Stergar
@stergarr.bsky.social
· Mar 18
A Cacophony of Classifications: Education and Identification in a Prenational Empire | Nationalities Papers | Cambridge Core
A Cacophony of Classifications: Education and Identification in a Prenational Empire
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The @nationalitiesp.bsky.social article Jan Bernot and I just published looks at explicit and implicit linguistic, ethnic, and national classifications in pre-1848 Habsburg schools and their effects.
It is available in OA, go grab it. #nationalisky
It is available in OA, go grab it. #nationalisky
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Official pitch that I have joined the wonderful editorial group at Refugee History Blog. Please get in touch if you want to write for us! refugeehistory.org/about
About — Refugee History.
refugeehistory.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Official pitch that I have joined the wonderful editorial group at Refugee History Blog. Please get in touch if you want to write for us! refugeehistory.org/about
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Commentators claiming Trump is losing his mind need to show some evidence he ever had one.
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Commentators claiming Trump is losing his mind need to show some evidence he ever had one.
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📚 New Book Reviews Out!
In late November new book reviews were published by Taylor & Francis!
Check them out here: www.tandfonline.com
In late November new book reviews were published by Taylor & Francis!
Check them out here: www.tandfonline.com
Latest articles from First World War Studies
Browse the latest articles and research from First World War Studies
www.tandfonline.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
📚 New Book Reviews Out!
In late November new book reviews were published by Taylor & Francis!
Check them out here: www.tandfonline.com
In late November new book reviews were published by Taylor & Francis!
Check them out here: www.tandfonline.com
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Delighted to receive my copy of Framing the First World War, a great collection edited by @draefox.bsky.social @mpmfinch.bsky.social and @dmorganowen.bsky.social who have put together a broad range of original essays
December 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Delighted to receive my copy of Framing the First World War, a great collection edited by @draefox.bsky.social @mpmfinch.bsky.social and @dmorganowen.bsky.social who have put together a broad range of original essays
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#jobopportunity
Postdoctoral researcher specializing in the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, focusing primarily on the metropolis
contact person for questions: PABLO SANCHEZ LEON
www.ehu.eus/en/web/insti...
Postdoctoral researcher specializing in the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, focusing primarily on the metropolis
contact person for questions: PABLO SANCHEZ LEON
www.ehu.eus/en/web/insti...
Research profile 2. TRANSIMPERIALPASTS Network - Institute for Social History Valentín de Foronda - EHU
Postdoctoral researcher specializing in the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, focusing primarily on the metropolis but with expertise in some of the colonial possessions and a general historiographical perspective on the 18th and first half of the 19th centuries.
www.ehu.eus
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#jobopportunity
Postdoctoral researcher specializing in the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, focusing primarily on the metropolis
contact person for questions: PABLO SANCHEZ LEON
www.ehu.eus/en/web/insti...
Postdoctoral researcher specializing in the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, focusing primarily on the metropolis
contact person for questions: PABLO SANCHEZ LEON
www.ehu.eus/en/web/insti...
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Eleanor Rathbone Professorship of Contemporary European History
University of Oxford - Faculty of History in association with St Antony's College #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP284/e...
University of Oxford - Faculty of History in association with St Antony's College #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP284/e...
Eleanor Rathbone Professorship of Contemporary European History at University of Oxford
Apply for the Eleanor Rathbone Professorship of Contemporary European History role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Eleanor Rathbone Professorship of Contemporary European History
University of Oxford - Faculty of History in association with St Antony's College #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP284/e...
University of Oxford - Faculty of History in association with St Antony's College #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP284/e...
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Austrian professors in the Humanities + Social Sciences: Want to come to the @wirthinstitute.bsky.social + @ualberta.bsky.social a as a Visiting Professor? Apply! Here's more information: oead.at/en/news/arti... Application materials here: grants.at/en/ Please share!
Gastprofessur an der University of Alberta
Zur Unterstützung der Forschungstätigkeit des Österreich-Zentrums in Alberta/Edmonton wird für hervorragende Postdocs einer österreichischen Universität eine Gastprofessur ausgeschrieben. Einreichfris...
oead.at
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Austrian professors in the Humanities + Social Sciences: Want to come to the @wirthinstitute.bsky.social + @ualberta.bsky.social a as a Visiting Professor? Apply! Here's more information: oead.at/en/news/arti... Application materials here: grants.at/en/ Please share!
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We have already set dates for next year's conference (26 and 27 November 2026) and will share updates on the call for panels and papers, and the location of the conference, soon! Will we see you there?
More information on the Society for the History of War can be found on www.show.org.uk.
More information on the Society for the History of War can be found on www.show.org.uk.
Society for the History of War
Welcome to the Society for the History of War, a new academic society for academics interested in the History of War.
www.show.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We have already set dates for next year's conference (26 and 27 November 2026) and will share updates on the call for panels and papers, and the location of the conference, soon! Will we see you there?
More information on the Society for the History of War can be found on www.show.org.uk.
More information on the Society for the History of War can be found on www.show.org.uk.
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interested in peer reviewing but not sure how? this webinar will demystify the process
First World War Studies always needs more peer reviewers, you can register with us at our online submission site with your details + keywords for your areas of expertise & you'll be added to our reviewer database
First World War Studies always needs more peer reviewers, you can register with us at our online submission site with your details + keywords for your areas of expertise & you'll be added to our reviewer database
It's not long until our next webinar, and you're invited to attend! 🎫
🎤 Trust the process: How to become an effective peer reviewer
📆 Weds 3 Dec @ 9am GMT
🔗 Register here: spr.ly/60087EElq
🎤 Trust the process: How to become an effective peer reviewer
📆 Weds 3 Dec @ 9am GMT
🔗 Register here: spr.ly/60087EElq
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
interested in peer reviewing but not sure how? this webinar will demystify the process
First World War Studies always needs more peer reviewers, you can register with us at our online submission site with your details + keywords for your areas of expertise & you'll be added to our reviewer database
First World War Studies always needs more peer reviewers, you can register with us at our online submission site with your details + keywords for your areas of expertise & you'll be added to our reviewer database
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🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
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When Fascist Italy's occupation of Ethiopia was eventually accepted by the League of Nations in 1936, Alfred Nemours (Haiti) reprimanded the world: “great or small, strong or weak, near or far, white or coloured, let us never forget that one day we may be somebody’s Ethiopia.” #UkrainePeaceTalks
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
When Fascist Italy's occupation of Ethiopia was eventually accepted by the League of Nations in 1936, Alfred Nemours (Haiti) reprimanded the world: “great or small, strong or weak, near or far, white or coloured, let us never forget that one day we may be somebody’s Ethiopia.” #UkrainePeaceTalks
They need to add a haček, but other than that, I quite like our cover.
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
They need to add a haček, but other than that, I quite like our cover.
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Join us on 10 Dec 2025 at 3 p.m. for a new History on the Edge lecture at INZ or via Zoom. Zachary Mazur will present “Beyond the Balance Sheet: A Qualitative Analysis of Monetary Trust in Interwar Poland.”
Coffee 20 minutes before the lecture. Lecture in English.
#INZ #HistoryonEdge #lecture
Coffee 20 minutes before the lecture. Lecture in English.
#INZ #HistoryonEdge #lecture
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Join us on 10 Dec 2025 at 3 p.m. for a new History on the Edge lecture at INZ or via Zoom. Zachary Mazur will present “Beyond the Balance Sheet: A Qualitative Analysis of Monetary Trust in Interwar Poland.”
Coffee 20 minutes before the lecture. Lecture in English.
#INZ #HistoryonEdge #lecture
Coffee 20 minutes before the lecture. Lecture in English.
#INZ #HistoryonEdge #lecture
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Are you working on literature and culture in the First World War? have you considered submitting to First World War Studies? meet our Associate Editor @afrayn.bsky.social who is keen to receive more submissions in these fields!
👥 Associate Editors introductions: Andrew Frayn
Continuing our introductions of the FWWS associate editors, this week we’re pleased to highlight Dr. Andrew Frayn, Associate Editor of First World War Studies and a scholar working at the intersection of literature and history.
Continuing our introductions of the FWWS associate editors, this week we’re pleased to highlight Dr. Andrew Frayn, Associate Editor of First World War Studies and a scholar working at the intersection of literature and history.
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Are you working on literature and culture in the First World War? have you considered submitting to First World War Studies? meet our Associate Editor @afrayn.bsky.social who is keen to receive more submissions in these fields!
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To mark the theme of the 2025 ASEEES conference, Taylor and Francis is providing free access to some recent CSP articles on the topic of "memory," available for download until Dec. 31. Check them out here:
slavists.ca/news/
slavists.ca/news/
News - The Canadian Association of Slavists | Canadian Slavonic Papers
To mark the theme of the 2025 Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) conference, Taylor and Francis is providing free access to
slavists.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
To mark the theme of the 2025 ASEEES conference, Taylor and Francis is providing free access to some recent CSP articles on the topic of "memory," available for download until Dec. 31. Check them out here:
slavists.ca/news/
slavists.ca/news/
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Am I correct this is being readvertised.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP284/e...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP284/e...
Eleanor Rathbone Professorship of Contemporary European History at University of Oxford
Apply now for the Eleanor Rathbone Professorship of Contemporary European History role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Am I correct this is being readvertised.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP284/e...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP284/e...
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Good luck to everyone who applies! Great opportunities in a great institution.
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Two Research Fellow Positions in Modern and Contemporary History – GHI Washington
www.ghi-dc.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Good luck to everyone who applies! Great opportunities in a great institution.
www.ghi-dc.org/news-show/tw...
www.ghi-dc.org/news-show/tw...
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📖 New article online!
'Revisiting Ordoliberal Influence in the Process of Early European Integration' by Pavlos Roufos
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'Revisiting Ordoliberal Influence in the Process of Early European Integration' by Pavlos Roufos
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
📖 New article online!
'Revisiting Ordoliberal Influence in the Process of Early European Integration' by Pavlos Roufos
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
'Revisiting Ordoliberal Influence in the Process of Early European Integration' by Pavlos Roufos
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Spreading the word on this call for papers on the topic of "Virtualities," part of the third number of @invivoarts.bsky.social (run by my dear friend Alex Bumbas). www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
Virtualité(s) (revue In Vivo Arts)
For English, see below Para español, ver abajo APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS 3e NUMÉRO IN VIVO ARTS THÈME : VIRTUALITÉ(s) https://invivoarts.fr/ Bluesky : @invivoarts.bsky.social Récemment, l’artiste A...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Spreading the word on this call for papers on the topic of "Virtualities," part of the third number of @invivoarts.bsky.social (run by my dear friend Alex Bumbas). www.fabula.org/actualites/1...
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I'm looking for readings for well prepared first year university students on international socialism and/or anarchism before 1914. Please and thank you!
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I'm looking for readings for well prepared first year university students on international socialism and/or anarchism before 1914. Please and thank you!
States and empires? Count me in!
Thank you for a wonderful ASEEES Annual Convention! We look forward to seeing everyone in Chicago next year!
#ASEEES25
2026 ASEEES Theme: States and Empires
Spotlight on Balkan Studies
October 16-17, 2026, Virtual
November 12-15, 2026, Chicago, IL
buff.ly/BLu2TOU
#ASEEES25
2026 ASEEES Theme: States and Empires
Spotlight on Balkan Studies
October 16-17, 2026, Virtual
November 12-15, 2026, Chicago, IL
buff.ly/BLu2TOU
November 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
States and empires? Count me in!
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The #paperback edition of Maria Theresa by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger is now available worldwide!
This book is a major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule.
Learn more:
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
#History #MariaTheresa
This book is a major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule.
Learn more:
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
#History #MariaTheresa
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The #paperback edition of Maria Theresa by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger is now available worldwide!
This book is a major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule.
Learn more:
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
#History #MariaTheresa
This book is a major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule.
Learn more:
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
#History #MariaTheresa
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Join us next week in Vienna for the lecture: “Afterlife of Imperial Bodies: Nationalizing the Fallen of the First World War in East-Central Europe.” (27 Nov., 2025) at the Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Boerhaavegasse 25).
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Join us next week in Vienna for the lecture: “Afterlife of Imperial Bodies: Nationalizing the Fallen of the First World War in East-Central Europe.” (27 Nov., 2025) at the Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Boerhaavegasse 25).