Sarah Colvin

@sarahcolvin.bsky.social

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Professor / literature / social justice / prisons / Germany / and things. Representing myself not my institution. Mostly reading & reposting here.

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Sarah Jean Colvin is a British scholar of German, literary theory, and gender studies. Since 2014, she has been Schröder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge. She previously held the Eudo C. Mason Chair of German at the University of Edinburgh (2004–2010), and was Professor in Study of Contemporary Germany at the University of Birmingham (2010–2012), then Professor of German at the University of Warwick (2013–2014). .. more

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Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 13d

Publication day! How writers respond to authoritarians www.routledge.com/Literature-a...

Literature and Epistemic Injustice: Power and Resistance in the Contemporary Novel

A vital resource for anyone interested in literature and politics, this is the first in-depth study of epistemic injustice as a concept for literary studies. Focusing on contemporary fiction in an age...

www.routledge.com

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Christopher Hughes MBE @chrislinguist.bsky.social · 1d

From French and Spanish to Albanian and Farsi, languages have opened doors for me, grown understanding and taught me to see the world in full colour. Cutting them from schools and universities doesn’t just shrink the curriculum, it shrinks the life choices that all students should enjoy.

Languages: The Educational Superpower We Can’t Afford to Lose

Across schools and universities, language departments are under threat. Courses are being cut, departments downsized, and opportunities to learn languages are diminishing. The justification? Langua…

albarolanguages.com

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 1d

A @nytimes.com investigation has found that state prison guards have been credibly accused of engaging in such behavior — putting inmates in restraints and then assaulting them — far more often than was previously known.

Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows

www.nytimes.com

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Jan Skudlarek @janskudlarek.bsky.social · 1d

"Meta soll Studie zu psychischen Schäden vertuscht haben: Weniger Depression, Angst, Einsamkeit, schon nach einer Woche Social-Media-Abstinenz. [...] Anstatt die Ergebnisse zu veröffentlichen, habe Meta das Projekt jedoch beendet."

www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/fac...

Meta soll Studie zu psychischen Schäden vertuscht haben

Weniger Depression, Angst, Einsamkeit, schon nach einer Woche Social-Media-Abstinenz: Das geht laut Gerichtsakten aus einer Studie hervor, die Meta abgebrochen hat. Der Konzern weist die Vorwürfe zurü...

www.spiegel.de

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 2d

Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program

Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign

BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated. In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...

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Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 5d

Post-narrative. Always scary

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 6d

Next one soon!

Ms. Otoo @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social · 12d

#Zürich

Heute Abend geht es weiter.
Und wie letztes Mal - auch online ⬇️

#ImVertrauern

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 6d

@uniofnottingham.bsky.social @uniofleicester.bsky.social

Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies @ilcs.bsky.social · 11d

"Given that the UK needs more graduates with languages qualifications, the task of universities is not to accelerate the decline of language learning but to find ways to bolster their student intakes"

New piece in THE on #Nottingham and #Leicester proposals to close MLs.

@ucflangs.bsky.social

The latest threat to UK modern languages is yet another faux pas

Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 6d

Podiumsdiskussion: Rechte Hochburgen in West- und Ostdeutschland — Geschichte und Gegenwart

Mit
Julia Reuschenbach (FU Berlin)
Sabine Volk (Universität Tübingen)
Gideon Botsch (Moses Mendelssohn Zentrum Potsdam)

Moderation: Frank Bösch (ZZF Potsdam)

11. Dezember 2025

#il_liberal

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UCD Humanities Institute @ucdhumanities.bsky.social · 8d

We are delighted to welcome @sarahcolvin.bsky.social (Cambridge) to the HI for a talk, ‘Haunting Times: Ghosted Memory & Epistemic Revenants in Zhadan’s Ukraine (Voroshilovgrad, 2010) & Bulawayo’s Zimbabwe (Glory, 2022)’ | Fri 21 Nov 2025 @ 11am | Free event; register on Eventbrite: bit.ly/4nOqwul

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 8d

🚨The BBC is under attack 🚨 Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: 38d.gs/2sa8

Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster

🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect...

38d.gs

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Ingo Grollmus @grollmus.bsky.social · 10d

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„Mopsas unbedingte Schwere“

19 Jahre lang hat Dorothea Sternheim an ihrem Roman über die NS-Zeit gearbeitet. 70 Jahre nach Vollendung ist „Im Zeichen der Spinne“ nun im @wallsteinverlag.bsky.social erschienen.

Von Frank Keil für die @taz.de.
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taz.de/Wiedergefund...

Wiedergefundener Roman über die NS-Zeit: Mopsas unbedingte Schwere

19 Jahre lang hat Dorothea Sternheim an ihrem Roman über die NS-Zeit gearbeitet. 70 Jahre nach Vollendung ist „Im Zeichen der Spinne“ nun erschienen.

taz.de

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you Kirstin 🙏🏼💜

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you, Sigrid!

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Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 11d

Am Mittwochabend bin ich in Soltau. Es wird schon dafür geworben. Schauen Sie doch vorbei. Ich würde mich freuen.
Details: heide-kurier.de/soltau-erinn...

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Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies @ilcs.bsky.social · 11d

The latest threat to UK modern languages is yet another faux pas

Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists

www.timeshighereducation.com

Reposted by Sarah Colvin

Ms. Otoo @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social · 12d

#Zürich

Heute Abend geht es weiter.
Und wie letztes Mal - auch online ⬇️

#ImVertrauern

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 13d

#swordfighting Check out the fabulous Yellowhammer rashguards, tees and hoodies hematees.co.uk/products/wom...

Women's : Mercian Medieval Fight Club : Custom Rashguard

Yellowhammer Secondskin Bladewear Rashguards are the perfect base layer to wear beneath a fight jacket, or on its own for training. Moisture wicking keeps you cool in the heat of battle, whilst the lo...

hematees.co.uk

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you dear Tara, for this and everything you do! 🙏🏼💜

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you, dear Sharon! It literally couldn’t have happened without you: chapters 3 and 6 on your 🔥 🔥 novel Ada’s Realm 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 13d

#booksky Free and open access

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 13d

Publication day! How writers respond to authoritarians www.routledge.com/Literature-a...

Literature and Epistemic Injustice: Power and Resistance in the Contemporary Novel

www.routledge.com

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks, Pete!

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 13d

Wow - thank you!

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 16d

A terrible idea @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is proposing to cut languages degrees www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...

Sign the Petition

Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!

www.change.org

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standseilbahn @standseilbahn.bsky.social · 19d

Wie toll, dass es gestreamt wurde und wie gut, dir beim ersten Brief zuzuhören, wie sich so viele verschiedene Ereignisse, Debatten und persönliche Geschichten (❤️‍🩹) miteinander verbinden zu neuen Worten und zur Hoffnung! Ich bin sehr gespannt auf nächste Woche!

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Anne Rabe @annerabe.bsky.social · Oct 23

Ich empfehle all denen in der Union, die gerade hoffen, die AfD würde bisschen mehr Kreide fressen, damit sie endlich mit ihnen zusammenarbeiten können, mal ein paar Tage in Höckes Telegram-Kanal mitzulesen.
Aktuell werden dort Journalist*innen mit Nazisprache beleidigt und namentlich markiert.

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Ms. Otoo @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social · Oct 23

Daaaaaanke lieber Michael Krämer!! 🎉
#HappyBirthdayISD

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Ms. Otoo @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social · Oct 15

Außerdem gab es bereits einen Streik am 14.02 dieses Jahres. Organisiert u.a. vom Schwarzen queerfeministischen Verein ADEFRA #IhrHabtAngefangen #EinTagOhneUns
Leider fand es in den Medien kaum Aufmerksamkeit

Weitere Infos im Artikel von @bababoutilabo.bsky.social in @analysekritik.bsky.social ⬇️