Phil Dodds
@phildodds.bsky.social
Cultural and historical geographer and director of the Sound Environment Centre at Lund University, Sweden. Researching music, colonial history, aesthetics, audism, cities, sound, scale, Scotland. https://portal.research.lu.se/en/persons/philip-dodds
I was amazed by the quality of the contributions and discussions at this event last week. I've never heard such thoughtful Q&A questions, for example. I learnt so much and have lots to think about. It was great to host and get to know so many wonderful people. Missing you all already ❤️
Wow, what an inspiring two days we had in Lund last week with the SOUND+ Network and all 60 amazing participants of the SOUND+PURPOSE conference! Big thanks to everyone who travelled here and helped make this event possible. We're already looking forward to next year in Nottingham...!
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I was amazed by the quality of the contributions and discussions at this event last week. I've never heard such thoughtful Q&A questions, for example. I learnt so much and have lots to think about. It was great to host and get to know so many wonderful people. Missing you all already ❤️
If you like sound art and will be in or near Lund this Thursday, you might be interested in this event. It's the public performance session of our SOUND+PURPOSE conference, for which the very exciting programme is now online: www.lmc.lu.se/en/node/591 (NB conference is for invited contributors only)
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If you like sound art and will be in or near Lund this Thursday, you might be interested in this event. It's the public performance session of our SOUND+PURPOSE conference, for which the very exciting programme is now online: www.lmc.lu.se/en/node/591 (NB conference is for invited contributors only)
Excited to be in Malmö's "Culture Sound Zone" for a day of activities on the theme of "Sonic Citizens"
October 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Excited to be in Malmö's "Culture Sound Zone" for a day of activities on the theme of "Sonic Citizens"
"There was an area they called ‘the disco’, where they played loud music nonstop for two days straight. This was one of their most notorious and painful torture methods." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail
Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two...
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"There was an area they called ‘the disco’, where they played loud music nonstop for two days straight. This was one of their most notorious and painful torture methods." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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For those of you in Scotland, come along to the launch of Race and the Scottish Enlightenment at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social! Bruce and I will be introducing the book, and we’re thrilled to be joined by the formidable Colin Kidd, Thomas Ahnert, Matthew D Eddy, Rosi Carr and Ian Stewart. Programme⬇️
Book launch: "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: A Colonial History, 1750-1820" (Yale UP)
Wed 29 Oct, 16:45-20:00, including drinks
Featuring a host of IASH alumni, this event celebrates the new volume by Linda Andersson Burnett & Bruce Buchan.
raceandthescottishenlightenment.eventbrite.co.uk
Wed 29 Oct, 16:45-20:00, including drinks
Featuring a host of IASH alumni, this event celebrates the new volume by Linda Andersson Burnett & Bruce Buchan.
raceandthescottishenlightenment.eventbrite.co.uk
Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: Book Launch and Discussion
Join authors Bruce Buchan and Linda Andersson Burnett to celebrate "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: A Colonial History 1750-1820".
raceandthescottishenlightenment.eventbrite.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
For those of you in Scotland, come along to the launch of Race and the Scottish Enlightenment at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social! Bruce and I will be introducing the book, and we’re thrilled to be joined by the formidable Colin Kidd, Thomas Ahnert, Matthew D Eddy, Rosi Carr and Ian Stewart. Programme⬇️
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"...analyzed 43 animations produced by the Israeli army since October 7 and found that many contain serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets — sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."
how many times did you see a Hamas war-room or Iran's underground bunker?
+972 magazine investigates IDF videos: "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators..."
www.972mag.com/israeli-army...
+972 magazine investigates IDF videos: "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators..."
www.972mag.com/israeli-army...
How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda
An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.
www.972mag.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"...analyzed 43 animations produced by the Israeli army since October 7 and found that many contain serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets — sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."
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Israeli forces have intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla so now would be a good time to pressure your government to hold Israel to account and ensure everybody's safe return. Kieran Andrieu is one of my oldest friends and I'm worried about him. youtube.com/shorts/HiiJn...
If You're Watching This Video, Israel Has Kidnapped Me in International Waters
YouTube video by Novara Media
youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Israeli forces have intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla so now would be a good time to pressure your government to hold Israel to account and ensure everybody's safe return. Kieran Andrieu is one of my oldest friends and I'm worried about him. youtube.com/shorts/HiiJn...
Israeli forces have intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla so now would be a good time to pressure your government to hold Israel to account and ensure everybody's safe return. Kieran Andrieu is one of my oldest friends and I'm worried about him. youtube.com/shorts/HiiJn...
If You're Watching This Video, Israel Has Kidnapped Me in International Waters
YouTube video by Novara Media
youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Israeli forces have intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla so now would be a good time to pressure your government to hold Israel to account and ensure everybody's safe return. Kieran Andrieu is one of my oldest friends and I'm worried about him. youtube.com/shorts/HiiJn...
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"I urge every government, every leader and every citizen to ask: What will we say when our children and grandchildren ask what we did while Gaza was burned to the ground? Every act of genocide is a test of the humanity that binds us."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"I urge every government, every leader and every citizen to ask: What will we say when our children and grandchildren ask what we did while Gaza was burned to the ground? Every act of genocide is a test of the humanity that binds us."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
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Become my new colleague! Two weeks left to send in your application.
#envpol #envhist #greensky #envhum @environmentalpol.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @cnsjournal.bsky.social
#envpol #envhist #greensky #envhum @environmentalpol.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @cnsjournal.bsky.social
Join us at the Human Ecology division in Lund! Position as senior lecturer out. Last application date August 31st . I am happy to answer if you have any questions. #envhum #envhist #envpol @cssn.org and more!
Senior Lecturer in Human Ecology
Specific subject description The Human Ecology Division applies an inter-disciplinary definition of its research field. Research and education at the division deals with human-environmental relations
lu.varbi.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Become my new colleague! Two weeks left to send in your application.
#envpol #envhist #greensky #envhum @environmentalpol.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @cnsjournal.bsky.social
#envpol #envhist #greensky #envhum @environmentalpol.bsky.social @pollenetwork.bsky.social @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social @cnsjournal.bsky.social
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There are still five days left to submit something for SOUND+PURPOSE hosted in Lund in November. Some really great proposed contributions so far showcasing the strength and variety of research in sound. Come and join our discussions of the *why* of sound and the *purpose* of sound research!
Call for Participants!
Join us for the inaugural conference of the new international SOUND+ network for transdisciplinary research in sound 20–21 Nov 2025. Even if sound isn’t your main focus, we’d still love to hear what you’re working on.
Deadline is June 9.
Info ▶️ www.lmc.lu.se/en
Join us for the inaugural conference of the new international SOUND+ network for transdisciplinary research in sound 20–21 Nov 2025. Even if sound isn’t your main focus, we’d still love to hear what you’re working on.
Deadline is June 9.
Info ▶️ www.lmc.lu.se/en
June 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
There are still five days left to submit something for SOUND+PURPOSE hosted in Lund in November. Some really great proposed contributions so far showcasing the strength and variety of research in sound. Come and join our discussions of the *why* of sound and the *purpose* of sound research!
There are still five days left to submit something for SOUND+PURPOSE hosted in Lund in November. Some really great proposed contributions so far showcasing the strength and variety of research in sound. Come and join our discussions of the *why* of sound and the *purpose* of sound research!
Call for Participants!
Join us for the inaugural conference of the new international SOUND+ network for transdisciplinary research in sound 20–21 Nov 2025. Even if sound isn’t your main focus, we’d still love to hear what you’re working on.
Deadline is June 9.
Info ▶️ www.lmc.lu.se/en
Join us for the inaugural conference of the new international SOUND+ network for transdisciplinary research in sound 20–21 Nov 2025. Even if sound isn’t your main focus, we’d still love to hear what you’re working on.
Deadline is June 9.
Info ▶️ www.lmc.lu.se/en
June 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
There are still five days left to submit something for SOUND+PURPOSE hosted in Lund in November. Some really great proposed contributions so far showcasing the strength and variety of research in sound. Come and join our discussions of the *why* of sound and the *purpose* of sound research!
Strong HAL 9000 energy in the ChatGPT conversation shared here.
June 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Strong HAL 9000 energy in the ChatGPT conversation shared here.
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Who wants free books? These are some of the titles that we at @urbanhistory.bsky.social are looking to review. Let me know if you or a friend want one, or if you have other suggestions. First, @rebwright.bsky.social's fabulous looking history of mid century US energy regimes:
June 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Who wants free books? These are some of the titles that we at @urbanhistory.bsky.social are looking to review. Let me know if you or a friend want one, or if you have other suggestions. First, @rebwright.bsky.social's fabulous looking history of mid century US energy regimes:
If you also work at Lund and want to pressure our management to follow Uppsala's lead on this issue, there is a petition to sign. 188 signatures so far. DM me for the link.
The board of Uppsala University has called on the Swedish government to condemn Israel’s actions, to resume funding UNRWA, and take all available measures (including trade sanctions against Israel) to prevent a genocide in Gaza (see: www.uu.se/en/news/2025...). I urge Lund University to do the same.
Statement by the Board of Uppsala University on the situation in Gaza
- Uppsala University
www.uu.se
May 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you also work at Lund and want to pressure our management to follow Uppsala's lead on this issue, there is a petition to sign. 188 signatures so far. DM me for the link.
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The Black Flag Group of some 800 academics in Israel is calling upon the heads of Israeli universities and colleges to mobilize the full weight of Israeli academia to stop the Israeli war in Gaza
May 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The Black Flag Group of some 800 academics in Israel is calling upon the heads of Israeli universities and colleges to mobilize the full weight of Israeli academia to stop the Israeli war in Gaza
The board of Uppsala University has called on the Swedish government to condemn Israel’s actions, to resume funding UNRWA, and take all available measures (including trade sanctions against Israel) to prevent a genocide in Gaza (see: www.uu.se/en/news/2025...). I urge Lund University to do the same.
Statement by the Board of Uppsala University on the situation in Gaza
- Uppsala University
www.uu.se
May 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The board of Uppsala University has called on the Swedish government to condemn Israel’s actions, to resume funding UNRWA, and take all available measures (including trade sanctions against Israel) to prevent a genocide in Gaza (see: www.uu.se/en/news/2025...). I urge Lund University to do the same.
With interdisciplinary colleagues (biology, architecture, history, digital cultures, etc), I'm co-organising the SOUND+PURPOSE conference in Lund, 20-21 Nov. Please come and join our discussions of the *why* of sound and the *purpose* of sound research. CFP deadline 9 June: www.lmc.lu.se/en/node/591
SOUND+PURPOSE: Inaugural conference of the SOUND+ Network for Transdisciplinary Research in Sound
Lund University.
www.lmc.lu.se
May 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
With interdisciplinary colleagues (biology, architecture, history, digital cultures, etc), I'm co-organising the SOUND+PURPOSE conference in Lund, 20-21 Nov. Please come and join our discussions of the *why* of sound and the *purpose* of sound research. CFP deadline 9 June: www.lmc.lu.se/en/node/591
Owls in Slottsträdgården ❤️
April 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Owls in Slottsträdgården ❤️
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It is simply astounding how, in just over two months, the US has almost caught up with two decades of democratic backsliding in Turkey.
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It is simply astounding how, in just over two months, the US has almost caught up with two decades of democratic backsliding in Turkey.
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The crisis in British higher education is acute + painful right now. If you are in it you already know this, but for those who are not I want to share what is going on. As strikes start at Newcastle Uni + others will doubtless follow, now is a time for solidarity + resistance
March 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The crisis in British higher education is acute + painful right now. If you are in it you already know this, but for those who are not I want to share what is going on. As strikes start at Newcastle Uni + others will doubtless follow, now is a time for solidarity + resistance
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Come work with us on this project! We're looking for a postdoc interested in intellectual history, history of botany and/or colonial history. This project brings together Dutch and Surinam perspectives on botanical knowledge circulation. Drop me or Richard a line if you have any questions.
*Job Claxon*: we're hiring a Postdoc to research the Colonial History of the Botanic Gardens at Universiteit Utrecht.
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
#skystorians #jobs #histofscience #colonialhistory #botanicalgardens
Postdoctoral Researcher: Colonial History of Botanic Gardens
Interested in colonial history, botanical gardens and decolonisation? Join our international team of scholars!
www.uu.nl
March 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Come work with us on this project! We're looking for a postdoc interested in intellectual history, history of botany and/or colonial history. This project brings together Dutch and Surinam perspectives on botanical knowledge circulation. Drop me or Richard a line if you have any questions.
Who are your academic heroes or role models? Not necessarily people you cite or read a lot but people whose career path you admire or who set an example you try to follow.
March 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Who are your academic heroes or role models? Not necessarily people you cite or read a lot but people whose career path you admire or who set an example you try to follow.
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On 8–10 October 2025, LUCK will organise the second international History of Knowledge Conference.
Our Call for Papers/Panels has now been published and we encourage you to submit an abstract: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/02/17/t...
Our Call for Papers/Panels has now been published and we encourage you to submit an abstract: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/02/17/t...
February 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
On 8–10 October 2025, LUCK will organise the second international History of Knowledge Conference.
Our Call for Papers/Panels has now been published and we encourage you to submit an abstract: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/02/17/t...
Our Call for Papers/Panels has now been published and we encourage you to submit an abstract: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/02/17/t...