Maar in welke richting je ook gaat, tegenwoordig zijn er tussen heden en verleden toch wel wat kloven die heel moeilijk te overbruggen zijn.

Soms heel zinvol om vanuit het heden te beginnen en terug te keren naar het verleden.

Naast alle lof voor "Terug voor Joegoslavië" is er toch ook wel plaats voor een aantal kritische bedenkingen. Daarom mijn tekst vandaag in De Morgen. www.demorgen.be/.../waarom-t...

🔎 Hoe mooi was de belle époque?

Henk de Smaele helpt mee deze vraag te beantwoorden in de meest recente aflevering van de podcast ‘Geschiedenis voor herbeginners’ – geproduceerd door alumni Jonas Goossenaerts en Laurent Poschet.

Luister de aflevering hier:
www.geschiedenisvoorherbeginners.be

De tennisleraar die niet neffens de dochter mept?

Leonard Cohen's death 10 months later made things far worse. When hearing about it the next morning, I wrote this facebook-post about it. I am afraid we didn't do our best enough...

Remembering St. Martin’s Day in Tehran - Power in History The very last time I celebrated St. Martin’s Day[1], a popular festival celebrated on the 11th November in some parts of East and West Flanders as well as in Germany, was actually in 1978 in Tehran. T...

Revisiting “Remembering St. Martin’s Day in Tehran”

In light of the current developments in Iran, we would like to point out the blog “Remembering St. Martin’s Day in Tehran” (2022) by Roschanack Shaery-Yazdi. It offers a concise and thought-provoking reflection.

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Héél herkenbaar!

Activism can be historical in several ways at the same time (New York today - picture by @sag111.bsky.social).

Kan Louise Dauriat spreken? Gustave Flaubert en 'la (dé)subalternisation de la femme' - Power in History Toen ik me deze zomer aan Gustave Flauberts L’éducation sentimentale uit 1869 waagde, verwachtte ik terecht veel te leren … "Kan Louise Dauriat spreken? Gustave Flaubert en ‘la (dé)subalternisation de...

Nog eens een blogtekst geschreven voor @uantwerppohis.bsky.social. Over een aantal zaken die me mateloos boeien, en die plots op een verrassende wijze samenkwamen.

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This Thursday at 5.15 pm at @uantwerpen.be: the moving and important story of @sniperalleyphoto.bsky.social. All information here: www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uan...

Nee, nog niet. Ziet er wel weer boeiend uit.

Heerlijk boek!

Soon at the @uantwerpen.be: screening of "The Partisan Necropolis" by @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social. Register via the site: www.uantwerpen.be/en/about-uan...

If there is one institute at the @uantwerpen.be truly committed to collaborating with partners from the Global South, it is the @iobua.bsky.social. In times of geopolitical change, we need an institute like this more than ever, but the Flemish government does not seem to understand that. #saveIOB

Halal Food in Tokyo and Telling Better Stories about the West - Power in History Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi is where elegant Tokyoites, dressed in matching attire with their partners, dine in … "Halal Food in Tokyo and Telling Better Stories about the West"

An intriguing reflection by my colleague Roschanack Shaery on her research stay in Japan. How a halal certificate in a fancy Italian restaurant in Tokyo made her reflect on Western attitudes toward the Muslim world.

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Video: Israeli conductor gives passionate anti-genocide speech at BBC Proms On one of the biggest stages in classical music, Ilan Volkov demanded action over Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza

Video: Israeli conductor gives passionate anti-genocide speech at BBC Proms

On one of the biggest stages in classical music, Ilan Volkov demanded action over Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza
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That's a question for @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social. We show it at @uantwerpen.be because it is one of the monuments we visit during our student excursions to Bosnia-Herzegovina, and because it tells so much about Europe's past, present and future.

Recently in premiere at the Sarajevo Film Festival, on 9 October to be seen at the @uantwerpen.be: @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social's documentary film about the Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar. All information and possibility to register (for free) via this link:
www.uantwerpen.be/nl/overuantw...

"Broertje in Gaza valt met honger in slaap": Palestijn Ibrahim trekt rode lijn tijdens voetbalmatch in Wijgmaal | VRT NWS: nieuws "Ik ben hier met mijn lichaam, maar mijn ziel is bij mijn familie in Gaza". Met die woorden bracht Palestijn Ibrahim zijn boodschap over tijdens een symbolische actie voor de slachtoffers van het conf...

Quite aware that Netanyahu and co are not really sensitive to symbolic actions in small Belgian villages, but they remain meaningful nonetheless. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

Let's not forget Ukraine.

And that's why we should support organizations like @standing-together.bsky.social

At least 88 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours alone by the Israeli military in Gaza, from the bombing of a bakery, to shootings at Palestinians waiting for aid, to strikes on their residential tents and shelters – and the slow death of hunger. (2/3)

Just read their words. These are the voices of Palestinians in Gaza, describing in real time the horror of living under Israeli military’s bombs.
(1/3)

📣Call for Panels, Papers and Posters for the APH 2026 Conference! Deadline, 1 Dec 2025.

Topic: Dynamizing and Decentring Empires: A Recalibration of the History of the Political

📍Münster @uni-muenster.de @sechistnetwork.bsky.social
📅11-13 June 2026

www.associationforpoliticalhistory.org?p=2797

Very good that this @standing-together.bsky.social-activist bluntly calls his government what it is: fascist. That kind of government - and those who support its genocidal policies - should be sanctioned and boycotted. But those who bravely resist it should receive all our support.

Don’t burn care: save contraceptives, save lives $10 million in contraceptives are days from being burned in Europe – under Trump's orders. Our leaders are starting to give in to public pressure. With enough voices, we can stop this destruction and ...

$10 million in contraceptives are days from being burned in Europe – under Trump's orders. Our leaders are starting to give in to public pressure. With enough voices, we can stop this destruction and protect women’s health and dignity. Sign NOW: action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-08...

The actions of @standing-together.bsky.social are courageous and necessary to stop the genocide, and to forge a better future for Jews and Palestinians alike in Israel/Palestine. Donations to make these actions possible can still be done via my ambassador's page (causematch.com/standing_tog...)

That is the power he fears most: ordinary people joining across every line to replace supremacy with solidarity, despair with hope, and domination with true democracy. The path forward is clear: together, building the only future in which we all belong. (7/7)

Side by side, Palestinians and Jews will keep fighting this racism, building our shared power, and proving that together, we can change this reality. (6/7)