Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Jonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 1d

It was two OUP books.

19 110 700

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Robert Heinze @rheinze.bsky.social · 1d

She's appeared on Don Jr. s podcast, flirted with MAGA and was backed by Trump a few months ago

The Making of María Corina Machado | Caracas Chronicles

She moderated her tone in the lead-up to July 28, but Machado is now engaging with the MAGA camp. How did she get here after 25 years?

www.caracaschronicles.com

6 19 42

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Jon Piccini @jonpiccini.bsky.social · 1d

In my classroom, there is always a delay. Between question and answer. That space—the stutter, the pause, the gesture—is where actual teaching happens. Not in the bullet points or the Google Doc comments, but in the moment someone says, “I don’t know if this makes sense, but—” and suddenly it does.

Human Error Is the Point: On Teaching College During the Rise of AI - The Rumpus

My syllabus is a mess of half-remembered intentions. I re-use icebreakers that I know don’t work. I forget to grade the first assignment until Week Four. I write emails that begin with “So sorry for t...

therumpus.net

2 13 43

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Richard Hornsey @hornseyhq.bsky.social · 1d

I've written something new on British factory tours of the 1920s and 30s and their presentation of mass production as a social good academic.oup.com/tcbh/article...

2 3 4

Reposted by Jochen Hung

GloPhi – Philosophizing in a Globalized World @glophi.bsky.social · 1d

New Vacancy at Leiden University:
Assistant Professor in African and Comparative Philosophy

Deadline: December 1, 2025
Start date: August 1, 2026

careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...

6 4

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 1d

😉
That's an old British tradition with regards to India and the (former) empire.
Did Lancaster not also have a campus in China?

Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 1d

"Global Britain" confirms that its actual message to the globe is "We want your money, we don't want you."

2 5

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz @wannseekonferenz.bsky.social · 1d

Unsere Direktorin Deborah Hartmann im Interview: "Und natürlich versucht die AFD, auf diese Art und Weise Druck aufzubauen, sie versucht, Ängste zu schüren, sie versucht uns Mitarbeitende an diesen Orten einzuschüchtern und zu verängstigen, und da sehe ich doch ein sehr großes Problem."

Jan Lormis @janlormis.bsky.social · 1d

In Deutschland sehen sich Museen & Gedenkstätten zunehmend mit politischer Einflussnahme konfrontiert. Wie sieht das in Berlin/Brandenburg aus? In dem Beitrag gibt es u.a. Einschätzungen aus dem @wannseekonferenz.bsky.social. #MuseumMitHaltung #Erinnerungskultur #Geschichtsbewusstsein

Museen und Gedenkstätten im Kampf gegen zunehmende politische Einflussnahme

In den USA will Donald Trump die Nationalmuseen ideologisch ausrichten – mit finanziellen Drohungen. Auch in Deutschland wächst der politische Einfluss auf Museen, besonders dort, wo Erinnerungskultur und gesellschaftliche Themen im Fokus stehen. Eine Recherche von Viktoria Kleber vom rbb Kulturrechercheteam zeigt: Der Druck kommt zunehmend von rechts – und trifft auch Mitarbeitende persönlich.

www.radioeins.de

9 19

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 1d

This collaborative PhD project with the LSE and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on Planting Decolonization: Plantation Science and Empire in the Twentieth Century, sounds amazing.

I’m sure many of you might be interested.

#STS #HPS #HistSci

www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

LSE Collaborative Studentship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

www.lse.ac.uk

39 60

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Paul Lerner @plerner.bsky.social · 1d

I'm excited about this upcoming event which now seems more relevant than ever

2 8

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Carl Gelderloos @cgelderloos.bsky.social · 2d

Hey hey, German Studies in the news again!

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 2d

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

2 3

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · 2d

Job Opportunity!

Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 2d

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Humanities- Waseda Institute for Advanced Study #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY258/a...

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Humanities at Waseda Institute for Advanced Study

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Humanities opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

www.jobs.ac.uk

1

Reposted by Jochen Hung

pgofton.bsky.social @pgofton.bsky.social · 2d

THE STROKES

9 44

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

130 160 630

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social · 2d

Wisdom, moral imagination, an enlarged sympathy for those who live or have lived differently from yourself. This is what you get from studying the Humanities. So quite important, actually.

12 100 400

Reposted by Jochen Hung

E. Hochman @erhochman.bsky.social · 3d

If anyone’s interested, I’m presenting online tomorrow on how the supporters of the Weimar and First Austrian Republics crafted their own form of nationalism to defend democracy in the interwar period. 7 PM UK time, 1 PM Central Time.

Leo Baeck Institute London @lbilondon.bsky.social · 3d

The Leo Baeck Institute London announces the rescheduled third lecture in the LBI London Lecture Series 2025.

Join Prof Erin Hochman online, 7pm (UK time) Thu 9 October, for Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period.

Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25

@ghilondon.bsky.social

2 5 35

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 3d

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

55 420 1.4K

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Arbeit - Bewegung - Geschichte @abg-zeitschrift.bsky.social · 3d

Wir suchen Beitragende!

Du forschst zur Geschichte der Arbeit, der Arbeiterbewegung und zu anderen emanzipativen sozialen Bewegungen? Du bist Teil des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses, bereits im akademischen Betrieb etabliert oder in einer Geschichtsinitiative aktiv? Dann schreib uns gerne! (1/2)

1 18 29

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Sarah-Maria Schober @smschober.bsky.social · 3d

Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.

Do apply and spread the word!

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne

Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.

www.unilu.ch

5 98 100

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 4d

Genauso wie man den deutschen (deutschsprachigen) Sonderweg der Habilitation endlich aufgeben sollte, sollte man die Ausbeutung der Privatdozent*innen durch unentgeltliche Titellehre sein lassen. Sie ist ein Instrument der sozialen Auslese.
Ich habe unterschrieben. Unterschreib Du auch!

Privatdozent:in, Universität X @pdprekaer.bsky.social · 4d

Der Brief und die Möglichkeit zur Unterschrift sind unter folgendem Link zu finden:

chng.it/VhcP5tDBBY

Diese Kampagne braucht deine Unterstützung

An die Bildungsministerkonferenz: Schluss mit dem Prekariat der Privatdozent:innen!

chng.it

32 77

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

130 5.3K 15K

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 4d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

51 430 960

Reposted by Jochen Hung

John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 5d

So a book I need to see — Albert Schouteet, De klerken van de Vierschaar te Brugge met inventaris van hun protocollen (Brugge, 1973) — seems only to exist in a couple of libraries in Belgium and the Netherlands. If it's near you and you could take some pictures, I'll happily pay for your time!

4 6 3

Reposted by Jochen Hung

Khaleesi (Elina Eickstädt) @khaleesicodes.bsky.social · 7d

If you are a German citizen, please consider contracting your MPs and Ministers. We’ve created a guide on what MPs to contact as well as example arguments:

chat-kontrolle.eu/index.php/20...

Der Kampf gegen die Chatkontrolle braucht dich jetzt! – Chatkontrolle STOPPEN!

chat-kontrolle.eu

7 270 440

Jochen Hung @jochenhung.bsky.social · 6d

Wer soll denn die "bürgerliche Mitte" in der Weimarer Republik gewesen sein?

Jochen Hung @jochenhung.bsky.social · 6d

Dachte erst, es geht um Ostdeutschland...

Ralf Steeg @herrvonschilf.bsky.social · 6d

Ich werde es nie verstehen, dass Gesellschaften, die es geschafft haben, eine Diktatur zu beseitigen, wieder dorthin zurückkehren. Freiheit interessiert sie scheinbar nicht.

1 1