Jonathan Wyrtzen
@jonathanwyrtzen
Studying empire, colonialism, decolonization, nation, collective identity, state formation, non-state political orders, Middle East / North Africa; Global Texas; sociologist and historian. Latest book, Worldmaking in the Long Great War
Just in France, watched both parts of La Bataille de Gaulle, packed out theaters 5+ hours celebrating the hero of Free France, who resurrected the country from the ashes of June 1940 Take note, University Admins (ahem... @yale.edu ): NOBODY makes films celebrating Petain or Vichy... never, ever
“I thought it was me as a doctor,” Mr. Napoleon said of the Antoine-Jean Gros' image of him as Christ-like figure healing lepers in Jaffa in 1804, which he deleted after an outcry. “Only the fake news could come up with that.”
Floated negotiation proposals for long-lasting peace: 1) Rename to "Strait of Trumpmuz" 2) Google relabels it the "Iranian Gulf" 3) Agree to split ship toll receipts, paid in crypto, US portion goes to $Trump meme coin
Help! Teaching an Intro to the Middle East in spring and looking for a short reading to assign that covers the rise/politics/context of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia in 21st century?
AACU Anti-Trump Letter Map (updated 4/28/2025) - 523 universities/colleges Geography still reflecting red/blue state division for the most part www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/v...
Here's a quick visualization of the colleges and universities signed the AAC&U letter pushing back on the Trump Admins hostile takeover of higher education www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
If you are in or near New Haven - come out at 12:30 for "Hands Off Higher Ed" rally! #yale
I think it fair to say there is a deep-rooted American consensus through the ages: WE NO LIKE TARIFFS!
American Immigration Gulag www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Urgent need for more and better "cluster dumpster fire" emojis
Not single mention of stock market on Fox News front page after today - information bubbles moving past each other
Google has disable review comments on the Gulf of America. "Some types of places are more likely to receive posts, like reviews, that violate Google's policies." #GulfofCovfefe
Palestinian Studies Post-Doc atYale Get applications in soon! Review set to start shortly apply.interfolio.com/161627
Super excited to share Postdoc in Palestinian Studies at Yale posting. SPREAD THE WORD WIDELY "Research emphasis on the history, society, politics, language, culture, and/or other dimensions of Palestinian Studies and the broader study of the Middle East." #Menasky apply.interfolio.com/161627
2) Many died, were taken as POWs, and several deserted and joined the Viet Minh. This is the CỔNG MAROC (Morocco Gate) in Ba Vi, an hour west of Hanoi, where North Africans settled during and after war, led by M'hamed Ben Aomar Larech, a Moroccan communist brought over in 1949 by Ho Chi Minh
PSA for May 1 for Biden, Stefanik, Shafik, or whomever else is idiotically weaponizing it: Intifadah = Arabic word with following meanings It does not mean "genocide" and it is not, like any other word, by definition, antisemitic
Long 20th Century of Kurds and Kurdistan kicked off this morning (Cevat Dargin presenting on Dersim right now) cmes.macmillan.yale.edu/event/long-t... Menasky
Next week: Clough Center two-day symposium on “Attachment to Place in a World of Nations.” Symposium speakers include : Timothy Snyder, Everett Fly, Priya Satia, Melanca Clark, Mona Hassan, Madeline Ostrander, Jonathan Wyrtzen, Fabio Benincasa, Salim Cevik, -- and a featured poet, Bejan Matur.
Amazing conference coming up in a few weeks here at Yale: "The Long Twentieth Century of Kurds and Kurdistan" All welcome! menasky
Comparative Historical Sociology Award Call chs.asa-comparative-historical.org/call-for-awa...
This from Marc and Shibley - Middle East scholars numbers on feeling need to self-censor when speaking about Israel-Palestine (green means yes, I do feel the need to self-censor) Basically, 100% percent of junior scholars, 75% of full menasky
Award call for ASA Comparative Historical Sociology section (book, article, dissertation, grad paper!) chs.asa-comparative-historical.org/call-for-awa...