Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have an Ask Me Anything with @singingarchives.bsky.social for Speaking, Stammering, Singing, Shouting: A Social History of the Modern Voice. Come check it out! @pennpress.bsky.social

www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Join us in Lyon next year for a panel on the embodied history of human rights!

Free Speech, an Origin Story What is free of speech, and who is allowed to make use of it? In his book What Is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea, Fara Dabhoiwala traces the origins of free speech, examining for whom it...

On 25 April, Fara Dabhoiwala will speak about the history and future of free speech, and about his brilliant new book on the topic. Join us at @debalie.bsky.social for what promises to be a fascinating event. @uvahumanities.bsky.social debalie.nl/programma/fr...

Who is interested in joining a panel on ‘Embodied Human Rights’ with me and Josephine Hoegaerts @singingarchives.bsky.social at ESSHC 2027 in Lyon?
Contact me at w.g.ruberg@uu.nl
esshc.iisg.amsterdam/en

From Breath to Body Politics Why do we like listening to some people more than others? In a world suffused by speech – of politicians, influencers, salespeople and pundits alike – that question seems more relevant than ever. Join...

On 2 februari, I'll be talking to the fabulous Willemijn Ruberg and Tom Wright about the history of voice, speech and the body...and you can find out all about my book as well! Join us at Spui at 8pm www.spui25.nl/programma/fr...

Hoe klink je normaal? De stem in de 19e eeuw. Met Josephine Hoegaerts | Podcast Episode on RSS.com Een ‘goede stem’ heb je niet zomaar, je moet je aan een heleboel ongeschreven regels houden. Wil je bijvoorbeeld rationeel overkomen? Praat dan iets monotoner. Deze en meer huidige standaarden zijn vo...

Zondag was ik te gast bij de jongens en meisjes van Radio Swammerdam. Als je benieuwd bent naar mijn boek (maar nu ook weer niet zo benieuwd dat je het helemaal wil lezen 😉): ook beschikbaar als podcast rss.com/podcasts/rad...

Rob Jettens broederlijke en welsprekende appel op de natie

www.folia.nl/actueel/169849 On the voice of Rob Jetten, and why monotony is losing its currency.

Voices influenced decisions, shaped relationships, and expressed emotions - whether through a political speech, a lullaby, or a whispered secret.

Vocal education was, and is, not just for the stage. @uvahumanities.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social
www.rorotoko.com/11/20250929-...

My new book, on the social history of the human voice, is featured on Roro. Go check it out! @pennpress.bsky.social www.rorotoko.com/11/20250929-...

Seeing Matters Ever wondered how images shape our reality? Join us in unraveling the transformative power of visuals – from protest imagery to social media memes – in mobilizing movements, influencing debates, and r...

📣 Seeing Matters: The Social and Political Lives of Images

Join us for an evening on the power of images in shaping our social and political worlds!

👉 Register here: spui25.nl/programma/se...

📍 Location: SPUI25, Amsterdam
📅 Date: April 4, 2025 | 🕖 17:00 - 18:30

@duitslandinstituut.nl

Architectures of Bureaucracy This monograph examines the interrelationship between politics and modernist architecture in interwar Belgium, focusing on political, architectural, and administrative elites as propagators of new ide...

Jens van de Maele's new book on early 20th century government buildings just came out. If you wonder how Belgians imagine 'efficiency'(and who hasn't), here's your chance to find out! www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

‘Mere sound, conveying no meaning’ – Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s oratory struggles in the House of Commons, 1831–1841 & 1851–1866 This article examines the reasons for Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s failure to become unanimously successful as a parliamentary orator in the nineteenth century. Bulwer-Lytton’s speeches were often praise...

Very excited (and also quite proud) to see this article by Clarice Säävälä in print. It also features one of my favourite Victorian politicians and his weird voice. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....