If you're a Yugo-scholar based in Vienna/Austria, consider applying to the workshop and networking event of our New Yugoslav Studies Association. It will take place on May 7 at the Central European University.
events.ceu.edu/2026-05-07/n...
Join us at the Arbeiterkammer Wien Library this Thursday evening for the launch of this incredible book on the history of women's labor activism in Eastern Europe.
ihsf.at/Veranstaltun...
I wrote for @berlinergazette.bsky.social about Yugoslav department stores, the civic role of retail spaces in humanizing city and neighborhood centers in postwar Europe, and what to do in the face of their closure, like in the recent case of Zagreb's Na-Ma.
berlinergazette.de/retail-for-t...
Congrats to Vojtech, well deserved!
#opportunity
Richard Georg Plaschka-Preis
Wissenschaftler:innen, außerordentliche Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Ost-, Ostmittel- und Südosteuropäischen Geschichte erbracht und das 40. Lebensjahr noch nicht überschritten haben. @oeaw.bsky.social
stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/preise/geist...
Join the CEU Yugo-Group on March 3 in Vienna for Jelena Đureinović's @jelenadj.bsky.social talk exploring the role of memory and war legacies in Yugoslav socialist internationalism and anti-colonial solidarity. More info here:
events.ceu.edu/2026-03-03/g...
Our article is out! It's part of a special issue on welfare and housing in southeastern Europe, so keep an eye for upcoming articles.
📢 CfP: The Yugoslav Wars & Post-Cold War Europe
📍 Regensburg, December 9–11, 2026
We invite proposals for presentations on all aspects of the Yugoslav Wars. 🔗 www.ifz-muenchen.de/aktuelles/au...
This conference is organised jointly with @leibniz-ios.de and @humboldtuni.bsky.social
New collab with @leahorvat.bsky.social coming soon!
For an insight on what we do, also check out Balkan Talks, an amazing outcome of our course, with texts from students, friends, and supporters: balkantalks.org
The call for the IUFU Spring Term 2026 is out. There are a lot of great courses, including our Rethinking Balkans for Ukraine, which also accepts students from WB universities.The deadline is Feb 10, so please share with anyone interested.
www.ceu.edu/academics/no...
CFP
for a special journal issue to be submitted to History of European Ideas
Subverting Hierarchies through Women’s Intellectual History in Eastern Europe in the Long Twentieth Century
Editors: Isidora Grubački, Zsófia Lóránd, Emily Steinhauer
More: inz.si/wp-content/up...
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Marie-Neurath-Preis: Einreichfrist wird verlängert ⏰ Grafiker:innen, Studierende, Wissenschafter:innen aufgepasst! Der #Preis für #Datenvisualisierung der #AK sucht starke Arbeiten. Einreichfrist neu = 15. Februar.
Preisgeld bis 3.000 €, Preisverleihung am 17. März im Wien Museum. 👉 Mehr Infos hier:
The KARL KASER PRIZE FOR #HISTORICALANTHROPOLOGY IN #SOUTHEASTERNEUROPE
for outstanding publications by early-career scholars is now open for submissions. We invite you to apply and to share this announcement with interested colleagues and networks.
Application Deadline: 31 March 2026
See more ⬇️
Thanks to @histmat.bsky.social for publishing my article “Afterlives of Austro-Marxism in Yugoslavia: Rethinking the Multinational Federal Political Community in Crisis”
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The Society for the Study of Labour History offers #bursaries of up to £500 to students on BA and Taught Masters programmes to support archival, library and online research that will contribute to a dissertation on a labour history topic
sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...
My fave corner of the internet @womenwritebalkans.bsky.social is fundraising to maintain its digital infrastructure. If you can, consider supporting them, every amount helps: ko-fi.com/womenwriteth...
"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
+++ Call for Applications +++
PhD position at the Department of Historical Studies, CEU (Vienna) in collaboration with the ProletGard ERC Starting Grant project, Kassák Foundation (Budapest, Hungary).
❗Deadline pre-application: 5 January 2026❗
❗Deadline application: 4 Februrary 2026❗
ÖAW-Bilddatenbank
Gastarbeiteralltag in 3.500 Fotos
Der jugoslawische Fotoreporter Jovan Ritopečki (1923-1989) hat in den frühen 1970er Jahren begonnen, das Leben seiner Landsleute zu dokumentieren, die als Gastarbeiterinnen und Gastarbeiter ins Land gekommen sind.
science.orf.at/stories/3233...
Amid all the ups and downs, one constant in 2025 was the support from friends. My last big task was a guest lecture in @leahorvat.bsky.social's course on cultural history. My first Vorlesung was stressful, but went well, and we even had time to relax in Jena. Hope for more vibes like this in 2026!
Part 2 of our History on the Edge season is here!
Join us from January to March for new lectures, discussions, and historical insights. Lectures take place at the Institute of Contemporary History and via Zoom at 3 p.m. Programme coming soon.
#INZ #HistoryOnTheEdge
Next CEU Yugo-Region Research Group event: Paul Stubbs will talk about his new research on Socialist Yugoslavia and the Non-Aligned Movement in the 1970s. Everyone is welcome!
events.ceu.edu/2025-12-09/s...
I'm super happy that the CEU Yugo-region Research Group can welcome Maria Todorova. Join us on November 25 for a talk on her new research on the Sovietologist Philip Edward Mosel.
events.ceu.edu/2025-11-25/h...
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Un jour, une ZUP, une carte postale : Zagreb 🇭🇷
The new issue of Aspasia is out! I contributed only with a short book review, but it's always a cozy feeling to see one's text surrounded by so many great articles and authors.
www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris