UT System votes to limit 'controversial topics' in class, raising concerns about academic freedom This is the latest move by the state to have more control over what is taught at public universities.

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anyone know what happened to MS? seems like she had to stop for about 10 mins?

In particular, Pascale's discussion of the Molly Applebaum's diary and the interventions of its editor, Jan Grabowski, to its content are very interesting. What an interesting footnote!

Barter, Prostitution, Abuse? Reframing Experiences of Sexual Exchange during the Holocaust Early postwar narratives by Holocaust survivors contained many descriptions of sexual exchange, sexual coercion, and sexual violence. However, Holocaust scholars have hardly investigated these expe...

I just got to reading Pascale's @bosje.bsky.social piece on sexual barter and its afterlife which is a welcome addition to the growing scholarship on sexuality and the Holocaust.
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February 6th I'll be giving a talk in the Living History Workshop at UC San Diego 5-6PM on sexual violence during the Holocaust, what is known, not known and the complex issue of sexual barter.

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"Shock and awe (technically known as rapid dominance) is a military strategy based on the use of overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force to paralyze the enemy's perception of the battlefield and destroy their will to fight."

We are all exhausted by day 2. The challenge with this bunch of corrupt wannabe fascist clowns is to not get overwhelmed with the barrage of BS and figure out where our efforts can make a difference.

The "shock and awe" strategy is deliberate, intended to beat us into submission. Not. So. Fast.