Thomas Erslev

Historian of science. 20th c. #histSTM, waste & value studies, hist. of collections & archives, bioethics, materiality.

[Thomas Erslev @Therslev]

Time for a thesis thread. #phdchat #phdlife
I'm a historian of medical science. My PhD-thesis is on a Danish collection of 9.479(!!) pathological brains. I deal with technologies, knowledge forms, ethical issues, and public imaginations of brain collection. Photo: Kim Kejlberg

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@wellcometrust @RockBerta you've probs seen this. Looks relevant?

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@KristerVasshus @noharedontcare Jeg har altid troet at Erslev var komposit er-slev og tænkt det betød noget i retning af "ukrudts-høj"... Men hvordan så forstå første led "ers-"?

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This weekend, CNN is showing a doc on the Danish brain collection. I was interviewed in the early summer and cannot wait to see the final result.
The doc screens 3x Saturday and 3x Sunday.
https://t.co/53sfXlu4Zr

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Skoda discusses: Resources for some are "sources of life" for others. Mining expansion risks "culturicide", a cultural genocide.

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I'm at the second panel now, "Landscapes of Capitalism" with Jihan Zakarriya, Gabriel Soyer, and Uwe Skoda. Chaired by Eiko Honda.

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Getting ready for kick-off at the conference Global Environmental Justice and Its Limits: Complexities of Time and Space organised by our Centre for Environmental Humanities @ceh_aarhus.
Very exciting programme!
https://t.co/UZzmiR6hEb

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Mining industries in the area are set up with minimal investment and see super-normal profits, yet indigenous populations' incomes and life standards are stagnant and grazing fields are barren and blackish.

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Local populations respond that mining initiatives will destroy a local natural landmark (waterfall) of great importance in local religion.

Protests often refer to the goddesses and their sacred geography in the region. Local pop are protected tribes.

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Understanding the ideological work of these actors could pave the way for environmental justice movements to respond directly and with weight when engaging in their own meaning making practices.

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@EsbenBoegh Tillykke Esben!

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See more in @cvscheve and Aletta Diefenbach's article "Islamization of the Occident":
https://t.co/J6aWMljKHT

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@cvscheve is giving the Global Studies lecture on affect and emotion in culturally diverse societies. He argues that cultural differences in affect are often overlooked compared to more classical culture markers.
https://t.co/lBdcRtTXVA

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Similarly, in the current New Right, fear is seen as rational response to "dangers" of immigrants or diversity. Lack of fear is seen as irresponsible - not engaging with the real world.