Marta Zboralska
@marta-zboralska.bsky.social
Art historian. Currently working on a book about visual art and Witold Gombrowicz
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Impotence and Incompetence: Edward Krasiński’s Art and Writing
What if, within a workbook filled with aphorisms, one finds a reference, the notation of a meeting or of an address, or a laundry list: is it a work, or no
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My article 'Impotence and Incompetence: Edward Krasiński’s Art and Writing' is out in Oxford Art Journal!
Come for Krasiński, stay for Białoszewski and Gombrowicz.
This has been years in the making, but I had so much fun with it.
It's open access!
academic.oup.com/oaj/article/...
Come for Krasiński, stay for Białoszewski and Gombrowicz.
This has been years in the making, but I had so much fun with it.
It's open access!
academic.oup.com/oaj/article/...
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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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For Owen Hatherley, a delightful Surrealist automaton in Southampton City Art Gallery is testament to the twin forces that have shaped his hometown in the 20th century: mass migration and municipal socialism
A Surrealist gem in Southampton
A delightful automaton by the Czech artist Jan Žalud is testament, writes Owen Hatherley, to the two forces that shaped the city in the 20th century: mass migration and municipal socialism
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
For Owen Hatherley, a delightful Surrealist automaton in Southampton City Art Gallery is testament to the twin forces that have shaped his hometown in the 20th century: mass migration and municipal socialism
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The Polish government annlunced that they will honour the ECJ ruling and implement recognition of same-sex marriages certificates from abroad.
Obviously, the PiS-supported president is very much against, but he has no say in the matter.
notesfrompoland.com/2025/11/26/p...
Obviously, the PiS-supported president is very much against, but he has no say in the matter.
notesfrompoland.com/2025/11/26/p...
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The Polish government annlunced that they will honour the ECJ ruling and implement recognition of same-sex marriages certificates from abroad.
Obviously, the PiS-supported president is very much against, but he has no say in the matter.
notesfrompoland.com/2025/11/26/p...
Obviously, the PiS-supported president is very much against, but he has no say in the matter.
notesfrompoland.com/2025/11/26/p...
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Wow, a massive disaster that will lead to large-scale redundancies, closures of universities, degraded working conditions for young academics, and free cash for the private sector. If you're in the union, vote to strike! www.timeshighereducation.com/news/post-16...
Post-16 plan ‘not recipe for Russell Group domination’ – Vallance
Science minister dismisses as ‘bizarre’ fears that government push for ‘teaching-only’ specialists will further concentrate research activity in small number of institutions
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Wow, a massive disaster that will lead to large-scale redundancies, closures of universities, degraded working conditions for young academics, and free cash for the private sector. If you're in the union, vote to strike! www.timeshighereducation.com/news/post-16...
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www.theguardian.com/education/20... the total lack of critical thinking in this article and obliviousness to the actual conditions of HE seems to suggest this writer would have benefited from exposure to a liberal arts course
It’s time to stop worshipping the liberal arts | Letters
Letters: While such institutions have intrinsic value, that doesn’t mean they are entitled to be socially favoured or economically exceptional for ever, says Jianyang Geng
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
www.theguardian.com/education/20... the total lack of critical thinking in this article and obliviousness to the actual conditions of HE seems to suggest this writer would have benefited from exposure to a liberal arts course
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💡Opportunity for an advanced doctoral student or early career researcher to gain experience as a Research Assistant for an exhibition at @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
on the visual and material culture of the Global Renaissance
Application Deadline: 9 Dec 2025
history.web.ox.ac.uk/event/resear...
on the visual and material culture of the Global Renaissance
Application Deadline: 9 Dec 2025
history.web.ox.ac.uk/event/resear...
Research Assistant in Global Renaissance Studies
history.web.ox.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
💡Opportunity for an advanced doctoral student or early career researcher to gain experience as a Research Assistant for an exhibition at @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
on the visual and material culture of the Global Renaissance
Application Deadline: 9 Dec 2025
history.web.ox.ac.uk/event/resear...
on the visual and material culture of the Global Renaissance
Application Deadline: 9 Dec 2025
history.web.ox.ac.uk/event/resear...
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More than six weeks after the Gaza ceasefire came into force, journalists are still prevented by the Israeli military from entering the Gaza Strip.
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
More than six weeks after the Gaza ceasefire came into force, journalists are still prevented by the Israeli military from entering the Gaza Strip.
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7 large institutions with less than 12 months solvency provable.
November 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
7 large institutions with less than 12 months solvency provable.
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House of Commons Education Committee on Universities and the threat of insolvency starts its last session at 10:00.
BBC Parliament - Select Committees
Coverage of select committee proceedings at the Palace of Westminster.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
House of Commons Education Committee on Universities and the threat of insolvency starts its last session at 10:00.
Just got an email about a new Turner book and honestly it’s a perfect encapsulation of how divorced from current debates in academia most of these TV programmes have become. Depressing, really. And tbh I blame the producers and their research, not the scholars.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Just got an email about a new Turner book and honestly it’s a perfect encapsulation of how divorced from current debates in academia most of these TV programmes have become. Depressing, really. And tbh I blame the producers and their research, not the scholars.
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Bracing analysis of the rise of the far-right in Germany: "there are widespread right-wing extremist networks within the security services, the police, and the armed forces. Europe-wide networks of fascists are operating unhindered. Something is brewing. If we don't react now, it will be too late."
»Wir haben vor der AfD gewarnt, als sie am Horizont auftauchte. Keine Reaktion. Im Gegenteil – ihre Vertreter:innen saßen in jeder Talkshow, bevor die AfD auch nur ein einziges Landtagsmandat hatte. Mit dem Erfolg, dass sie nun eine einflussreiche Partei ist.« www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2024...
Rechtsextremismus: Wir haben Euch gewarnt
Ein brennendes Haus in Solingen. Eine vierköpfige Familie stirbt in den Flammen. Brandstiftung. Die Schlagzeilen sind nicht von 1993, sondern von jetzt. Schon wieder.
www.blaetter.de
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Bracing analysis of the rise of the far-right in Germany: "there are widespread right-wing extremist networks within the security services, the police, and the armed forces. Europe-wide networks of fascists are operating unhindered. Something is brewing. If we don't react now, it will be too late."
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The EU court has ruled that Poland must recognise the marriage of a Polish same-sex couple who married in Germany, even though Polish law does not allow such marriages.
The ruling requires Poland to change its system for recognising such marriages so as not to discriminate against same-sex couples.
The ruling requires Poland to change its system for recognising such marriages so as not to discriminate against same-sex couples.
EU court orders Poland to recognise same-sex marriages conducted in other member states
notesfrompoland.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The EU court has ruled that Poland must recognise the marriage of a Polish same-sex couple who married in Germany, even though Polish law does not allow such marriages.
The ruling requires Poland to change its system for recognising such marriages so as not to discriminate against same-sex couples.
The ruling requires Poland to change its system for recognising such marriages so as not to discriminate against same-sex couples.
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Israel, which has obliterated most of Palestine’s archeological and heritage sites, including ancient churches, mosques, and temples, has suddenly discovered an urge to protect one from Palestinian ‘neglect’. It just so happens to be in the West Bank.
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
Israel begins seizing 1,800 dunams of West Bank land to develop archaeological site
Civil Administration says development legal, taking place amid 'neglect' of site by Palestinians; Peace Now: 'Government's lust for dispossession and annexation is insatiable'
www.timesofisrael.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Israel, which has obliterated most of Palestine’s archeological and heritage sites, including ancient churches, mosques, and temples, has suddenly discovered an urge to protect one from Palestinian ‘neglect’. It just so happens to be in the West Bank.
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begin...
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A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
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Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...
www.desmog.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
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Of course. And it’s also local jobs for a lot of people who aren’t academics — there’s a tendency in Labour I think to assume that it’s just pretentious middle class people losing privileged positions, but my uni employs about 6,000 people and the vast majority of them aren’t lecturers.
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Of course. And it’s also local jobs for a lot of people who aren’t academics — there’s a tendency in Labour I think to assume that it’s just pretentious middle class people losing privileged positions, but my uni employs about 6,000 people and the vast majority of them aren’t lecturers.
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Anyone who can look at the current underfunded state of UK universities and think there's half a billion quid you can take out of the sector without doing catastrophic damage is just not fit for office.
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Anyone who can look at the current underfunded state of UK universities and think there's half a billion quid you can take out of the sector without doing catastrophic damage is just not fit for office.
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Judith Butler in 2021
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Judith Butler in 2021
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BREAKING: Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of bribery from a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BREAKING: Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of bribery from a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
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Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
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“Seven women told Bloomberg about alleged rapes or sexual assaults across the university in the past five years, while more than 30 described direct experiences of harassment or bullying over the past 20 years.”
But the truth will always out. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here is the full article from Bloomberg:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“Seven women told Bloomberg about alleged rapes or sexual assaults across the university in the past five years, while more than 30 described direct experiences of harassment or bullying over the past 20 years.”
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
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‘Fear really drives him’: is Alex Karp of Palantir the world’s scariest CEO?
‘Fear really drives him’: is Alex Karp of Palantir the world’s scariest CEO?
His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has recently been on a striking political and philosophical journey. His biographer reveals what makes him tick
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
‘Fear really drives him’: is Alex Karp of Palantir the world’s scariest CEO?
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Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
Based on largest poll of supporters, these charts and maps show five distinct groups that could hand Reform a majority
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
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Museum workers at the MET petition for a union! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/a...
Met Museum Employees Petition to Create Union
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Museum workers at the MET petition for a union! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/a...