Ukraine as Whiteboard: The Genocidal Implications of Russian Ideas of Territory
A series of “fully genocidal” articles recently laid out a plan to erase Ukraine from the map. A plan for genocide against Ukraine, published by […]
Month: April 2022
The Information Arms Race: Media and the Russo-Ukrainian War
This article was republished on the New Fascism Syllabus with the permission of the author and the original publisher, Populist Publics On February 26, […]
France, Ukraine, Russia: A Union without ‘Unionists’, a Europe without Liberals?
As the French presidential election approaches, Emmanuel Macron’s victory remains terrifyingly uncertain. A victory at the polls by his opponent, Marine Le Pen, would have […]
Can There Be History Teaching After Bucha?
Before I was a historian, I was a history teacher. Before teaching history, I read Mein Kampf. My German teacher at the time—I was in […]
Whence Nationalism Studies? Some Reflections on Russia’s War in Ukraine
On March 4 protesters gathered in cities across Europe in support of Ukraine. In Prague, they filled the entirety of Wenceslaus Square, one of the […]
Reading Vasily Grossman in 2022: The Burden of History
“The burden of history it carries is so overwhelming that most novels would sink under its weight.” This is how Robert Chandler introduces his translation […]
Too Close to Home: How Minority Communities Broaden the Scope of Care and Help
This article was republished on the New Fascism Syllabus with the permission of the author and the original publisher, zeitgeschichte|online As much as war […]
Ukraine’s Refugees and the Muddy Waters of Aid: Some Early Thoughts
When I was asked whether I could contribute to this blog series, I immediately jumped at the occasion. It was in the early days of […]
Walking out of Ukraine
My great-grandfather walked from Ukraine to France. From there, he sailed first to England and then to Canada, became a cattle dealer, possibly illegally manufactured […]
