@mbokovoy.bsky.social
Balkan historian at UNM and AWSS past president; all things memory and war, love hiking to remote WWI memorials and sites; no pickleball only tennis; Dexter’s human.
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Forgotten pasts and fearful futures in Czechs' remembrances of communism www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
www.berghahnjournals.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Forgotten pasts and fearful futures in Czechs' remembrances of communism www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
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My new book "Nationalism as a Way of Life" has been published and I have just received my copies.
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
My new book "Nationalism as a Way of Life" has been published and I have just received my copies.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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The third essay of our winter special Bodies of the Balkans is now on the website! @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social writes about bodies—national and personal—and costs of classification.
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/on-cl...
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/on-cl...
On Classification — Women* Write the Balkans
When rights in a society are determined by what group one is considered part of, aggressive attempts to police the boundaries of who “really counts” are almost inevitable. It is not enough to just be ...
www.womenwritethebalkans.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The third essay of our winter special Bodies of the Balkans is now on the website! @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social writes about bodies—national and personal—and costs of classification.
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/on-cl...
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/on-cl...
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ESPN hates tennis. Their coverage is atrocious. Running a mid season college basketball game into its coverage is an insult to tennis and the Australian Open. They should be banned from tennis coverage. @ESPN
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
ESPN hates tennis. Their coverage is atrocious. Running a mid season college basketball game into its coverage is an insult to tennis and the Australian Open. They should be banned from tennis coverage. @ESPN
One of my few guilty pleasures is watching tennis. I will never pay corporate Disney a dime to watch their coverage of the slams. I
For cable TV watchers additional fees to watch what we already pay for will result in just cancelling all of it.
For cable TV watchers additional fees to watch what we already pay for will result in just cancelling all of it.
TRULY terrible, nobody is doing it worse than them. at least when i pay for a tennis channel plus subscription, i know i'm getting literally every tennis match possible. espn has fractured their coverage over multiple paywalled options and won't clue you in as to where to find things
January 28, 2026 at 2:39 AM
One of my few guilty pleasures is watching tennis. I will never pay corporate Disney a dime to watch their coverage of the slams. I
For cable TV watchers additional fees to watch what we already pay for will result in just cancelling all of it.
For cable TV watchers additional fees to watch what we already pay for will result in just cancelling all of it.
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The worst thing that ever happened to fans of professional tennis is that ESPN got the contract to air the Slams. ESPN gives priority to other sports. It's GREED! ESPN could share with the Tennis Channel. There are apparently enough fans to sustain TC. ESPN wants more money for access to ESPN +.
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The worst thing that ever happened to fans of professional tennis is that ESPN got the contract to air the Slams. ESPN gives priority to other sports. It's GREED! ESPN could share with the Tennis Channel. There are apparently enough fans to sustain TC. ESPN wants more money for access to ESPN +.
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This is the 3rd time in my lifetime that @espn has ruined tennis on TV. In the 90s they'd delay broadcasts then truncate them. In the 00's they stopped carrying it almost entirely but the tennis channel came along and it was glorious. Now they're "broadcasting" again but it's pay walled. Assholes.
January 28, 2026 at 2:22 AM
This is the 3rd time in my lifetime that @espn has ruined tennis on TV. In the 90s they'd delay broadcasts then truncate them. In the 00's they stopped carrying it almost entirely but the tennis channel came along and it was glorious. Now they're "broadcasting" again but it's pay walled. Assholes.
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thank you ESPN for showing some sort of team indoor golf tournament instead of the quarterfinal of a tennis major
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 AM
thank you ESPN for showing some sort of team indoor golf tournament instead of the quarterfinal of a tennis major
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Read Chelsi West Ohueri's article, "Racial Logics of Antiblackness and Anti-Romani Racism: A Relational Analysis" in #SlavicReview with Open Access. A part of "Critical Forum: Blackness in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Societies."
Racial Logics of Antiblackness and Anti-Romani Racism: A Relational Analysis | Slavic Review | Cambridge Core
Racial Logics of Antiblackness and Anti-Romani Racism: A Relational Analysis - Volume 84 Issue 3
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January 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Read Chelsi West Ohueri's article, "Racial Logics of Antiblackness and Anti-Romani Racism: A Relational Analysis" in #SlavicReview with Open Access. A part of "Critical Forum: Blackness in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Societies."
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This is an article I enjoyed writing about the 🇪🇸 cultural magazine A-DESK on feminist Balkan cinematography and women filmmakers. I particularly focused on feminist film production in 🇽🇰, 🇧🇦, 🇷🇸, and 🇦🇱. You can access my full article in English, Spanish and Catalan here: a-desk.org/en/magazine/...
Balkan Kinoscope: Bridging Past and Present
Balkan Kinoscope: Bridging Past and Present Through Reclaimed Gaze by Gresa Hasa. January month topic: The politics of absence
a-desk.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This is an article I enjoyed writing about the 🇪🇸 cultural magazine A-DESK on feminist Balkan cinematography and women filmmakers. I particularly focused on feminist film production in 🇽🇰, 🇧🇦, 🇷🇸, and 🇦🇱. You can access my full article in English, Spanish and Catalan here: a-desk.org/en/magazine/...
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While I appreciate the sentiment of this book list, I really need some of you to understand that white Americans' indifference is baked into the soil. White Americans watched as Black people were lynched and then took pieces of their body and/clothing as souvenirs.
Browning’s study of Reserve Police Battalion 101 shows how average men became mass shooters through peer pressure, conformity, and step by step escalation. Many were not ideological fanatics. The key dynamic was social belonging, fear of standing apart, and adapting to a violent new norm. 5/
January 24, 2026 at 6:17 PM
While I appreciate the sentiment of this book list, I really need some of you to understand that white Americans' indifference is baked into the soil. White Americans watched as Black people were lynched and then took pieces of their body and/clothing as souvenirs.
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
New account by ICE. Blocked!
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
New account by ICE. Blocked!
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I went to this and walked many laps with people who were as distressed and enraged as I am
And its always so moving to see elders with canes and walking sticks and kids and families braving the icy conditions to stand for justice
And its always so moving to see elders with canes and walking sticks and kids and families braving the icy conditions to stand for justice
We'll be walking in vigil around the Roundhouse grounds. Join us 💙
indivisiblesantafe.org/2026-01-10-i...
indivisiblesantafe.org/2026-01-10-i...
January 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I went to this and walked many laps with people who were as distressed and enraged as I am
And its always so moving to see elders with canes and walking sticks and kids and families braving the icy conditions to stand for justice
And its always so moving to see elders with canes and walking sticks and kids and families braving the icy conditions to stand for justice
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We will continue to recommend the full childhood vaccination schedule because every family deserves access to the best possible protection for their children. We encourage parents and caregivers to use the American Academy of Pediatrics' immunization schedule as a guide:
https://tinyurl.com/5fyrnu4b
https://tinyurl.com/5fyrnu4b
January 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
We will continue to recommend the full childhood vaccination schedule because every family deserves access to the best possible protection for their children. We encourage parents and caregivers to use the American Academy of Pediatrics' immunization schedule as a guide:
https://tinyurl.com/5fyrnu4b
https://tinyurl.com/5fyrnu4b
New and Special issue of Slavic Review. “Black Life and Blackness in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Societies.”
@https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/slavic-review/issue/E6336AF1D62016F715A10F1D18596AC3
@https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/slavic-review/issue/E6336AF1D62016F715A10F1D18596AC3
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 AM
New and Special issue of Slavic Review. “Black Life and Blackness in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Societies.”
@https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/slavic-review/issue/E6336AF1D62016F715A10F1D18596AC3
@https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/slavic-review/issue/E6336AF1D62016F715A10F1D18596AC3
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A new book Language, Gender and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe, edited by our colleague Dr. Ksenija Bogetić, has been published. The volume explores language, gender, sexuality and politics across the region.
📖 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#INZ #NewMonography
📖 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#INZ #NewMonography
December 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A new book Language, Gender and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe, edited by our colleague Dr. Ksenija Bogetić, has been published. The volume explores language, gender, sexuality and politics across the region.
📖 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#INZ #NewMonography
📖 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#INZ #NewMonography
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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A sweeping narrative of war, great power politics, & ordinary people caught up in the devastation, Mustafa Aksakal's The War That Made the Middle East offers new insights about the Great War & its profound & lasting consequences.
Available Jan 13 (10 Mar UK pub): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Available Jan 13 (10 Mar UK pub): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A sweeping narrative of war, great power politics, & ordinary people caught up in the devastation, Mustafa Aksakal's The War That Made the Middle East offers new insights about the Great War & its profound & lasting consequences.
Available Jan 13 (10 Mar UK pub): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Available Jan 13 (10 Mar UK pub): press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Why do bourgeois elites try to transform cities? What happens when their fantasies fail to materialize?
Learn about the social costs of elite-led urban change in my book! Published by @stanfordpress.bsky.social and available for pre-order today!
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Learn about the social costs of elite-led urban change in my book! Published by @stanfordpress.bsky.social and available for pre-order today!
bookshop.org/p/books/citi...
Cities of Dust and Mud: Urbanism and Bourgeois Fantasy in the Balkans, 1820-1920
Urbanism and Bourgeois Fantasy in the Balkans, 1820-1920
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December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Why do bourgeois elites try to transform cities? What happens when their fantasies fail to materialize?
Learn about the social costs of elite-led urban change in my book! Published by @stanfordpress.bsky.social and available for pre-order today!
bookshop.org/p/books/citi...
Learn about the social costs of elite-led urban change in my book! Published by @stanfordpress.bsky.social and available for pre-order today!
bookshop.org/p/books/citi...
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@ankahajkova.bsky.social work has illuminated voices and identities hidden by history. Challenging dominate narratives Anna provides us with an important new work of scholarship. Will be using it in class in the spring.
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
@ankahajkova.bsky.social work has illuminated voices and identities hidden by history. Challenging dominate narratives Anna provides us with an important new work of scholarship. Will be using it in class in the spring.