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Christian Goeschel

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I am a historian of modern Europe, especially of Germany and Italy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Professor of Modern European History at the University of Manchester. https://christiangoeschel.substack.com/?utm_campaign=email-home&r=59pcdi

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 2h

Not quite; it is a yellow omnibus in Manchester.

Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 2h

overheard students on the bus discussing The Waste Land.

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 1d

The latter!

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 1d

I would have similar objections. Have never been to an Abitreffen for the same reasons.

Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 1d

I might see the friend. If the atmosphere is not good you can leave quickly.

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations, Ria.

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 1d

Journalists, politicians, and others who talk populist nonsense about universities ought to meet my brilliant first-year group.

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Christian Rau @christianrau.bsky.social · 2d

Unfassbar!

Daniel Mullis @daenumullis.bsky.social · 2d

Der Historiker Mark Bray, der ein Buch zur „Antifa“ veröffentlicht und an der Universität von New Jersey Kurse zum Thema unterrichtet hat, wollte nach Morddrohungen zusammen mit seiner Familie die USA verlassen. Nun wurden sie an der Ausreise gehindert.

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 4d

Very much looking forward to our conference next week at @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social and to discussing post-war times in the (early) modern period with @doctoressa.bsky.social @claudiussittig.bsky.social @andrekrischer.bsky.social @paulinastarski.bsky.social

Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social · 4d

Eighty years after the end of World War II and in view of the numerous conflicts worldwide, urgent questions about the nature and history of postwar times once again arise. The FRIAS project group "Post-war periods" organizes an international conference on the topic. uni-freiburg.de/frias/the-af...

Poster der Universität Freiburg für die internationale Konferenz “The Aftermath – Post-War Times in Modernity and Premodernity: Re-Constructions | Re-Writings | Re-Orderings”, organisiert vom FRIAS Project Group Post-War Periods. Im Hintergrund ist ein historisches Gemälde der zerstörten Kreuzkirche in Dresden (1765) von Bernardo Bellotto zu sehen. Das Poster zeigt die Logos der Universität Freiburg und des FRIAS, Konferenzdaten (16–18 October 2025, FRIAS seminar room, Albertstraße 19), beteiligte Fachbereiche und Kontaktinformationen.

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 3d

And Birkbeck were foolish enough to elect her Fellow of the College some years ago. www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fel...

Kemi Badenoch - Birkbeck, University of London

Professor Kemi Badenoch is Member of Parliament for the Saffron Walden constituency in Essex, winning her seat at the General Election in the summer of 2017.

www.bbk.ac.uk

Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 3d

So wrong and ungebildet.

Might the author want to consult the correspondence between Ingeborg Bachmann and Max Frisch?

And what about Kafka‘s unsent letter to his father?

Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 5d

Pray tell us how you did it.

Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you; this is an excellent analysis.

Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 5d

Would the concept of bureaucratic anarchy be suitable to describe these circumstances?

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 6d

Mutuals, have you come across instances of academic imperialism in your fields?

Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 6d

The only good thing about Avant trains is the delay compensation.

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 9d

Dream PhD opportunity! We are recruiting another doctoral researcher in our @erc.europa.eu synergy project BLOCKADE - this one is on interwar blockades and sanctions. 4 years, fully funded at @uvahumanities.bsky.social and supervised by the amazing and super kind @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social

Samuël Kruizinga @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social · 9d

See the full vacancy text here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — PhD position - Benign Blockades? Blockades and sanctions, 1919-1939

The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position (4 years, 1.0ft). This position is part of the ERC Synergy-funded research programme BLOCKADE, wh...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 7d

Or Merkel?

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Marietta Slomka @mariettaslomka.bsky.social · 8d

Ich habe heute ein Gespräch mit Bundeskanzlerin a.D. Angela Merkel geführt, zum Tag der Deutschen Einheit. www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...

Merkel über AfD: „menschenverachtende Partei“

Manche fühlten sich trotz aller Freiheit nicht ausreichend wahrgenommen, sagt Angela Merkel im ZDF heute journal. Dies sei allerdings „kein Grund eine menschenverachtende Partei zu wählen, wenn man et...

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Dirk Moses @dirkmoses.bsky.social · 8d

I discuss the genocide concept in my bad German here. Recorded in one take so I could not clean it up. FWIW www.deutschlandfunk.de/genozid-in-g...

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 8d

Absolutely. Liszt‘s Années de pèlerinage also good for long flights.

Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 8d

I recently listened to TS for the first time on a flight from Japan and fell asleep.

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 9d

How dreadful! Wünsche eine rasche Rekonvaleszenz.

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 11d

Watch out for the new book, released in January.

www.chbeck.de/goeschel-hed...

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Goeschel, Christian / Hedinger, Daniel | München 38

Die Welt am Scheideweg. 2026. 978-3-406-83045-7. München 38 steht für Appeasement gegenüber Aggressoren. Denn auf der Münchner Konferenz gaben Cham…

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Christian Goeschel @drgoeschel.bsky.social · 11d

87 years ago today, Britain and France threw Czechoslovakia under the bus and allowed Hitler to annex huge parts of its territory.
The general question remains in the light of ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine: how should Western democracies deal with expansionist dictatorships? 1/2

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