Dr. Heather Dichter
@hdichter.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Sport History & Sport Management
📚 Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games; Soccer Diplomacy; Diplomatic Games; Berlin Sports
🇺🇸 in 🇬🇧, or traveling somewhere
www.dmu.ac.uk/heatherdichter
📚 Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games; Soccer Diplomacy; Diplomatic Games; Berlin Sports
🇺🇸 in 🇬🇧, or traveling somewhere
www.dmu.ac.uk/heatherdichter
Pinned
Hot off the press & just out this week - I edited a book with Molly Wilkinson Johnson called Berlin Sports - an edited collection with case studies on different sports ⚽️🎾🎽🏇 and more in Berlin from the late 1800s to the present 🗃️
www.uapress.com/product/berl...
www.uapress.com/product/berl...
Berlin Sports was a fun book to put together with my excellent co-editor Molly Wilkinson Johnson. I wanted to share what’s inside it. I could just post the TOC but I’ll make a 🧵 instead. The intro from Molly & me addresses sport’s important role throughout Berlin’s history since the 19th c. 1/10 🗃️
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Germany is keen to host the Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games.
The four cities & regions that have expressed interest are: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and the Rhein-Ruhr region.
In Autumn 2026 the German Olympic Sports Confederation will choose which one will enter the competition to host the Games.
The four cities & regions that have expressed interest are: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and the Rhein-Ruhr region.
In Autumn 2026 the German Olympic Sports Confederation will choose which one will enter the competition to host the Games.
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Germany is keen to host the Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games.
The four cities & regions that have expressed interest are: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and the Rhein-Ruhr region.
In Autumn 2026 the German Olympic Sports Confederation will choose which one will enter the competition to host the Games.
The four cities & regions that have expressed interest are: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and the Rhein-Ruhr region.
In Autumn 2026 the German Olympic Sports Confederation will choose which one will enter the competition to host the Games.
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🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
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If you're interested in our MA Sports History and Culture programme and want to find out more, our Dr Dave Dee will be at the Postgraduate Open Evening this Thursday (27th). Bookings here: www.dmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
@dmu.ac.uk #pgstudy #postgraduate
www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
@dmu.ac.uk #pgstudy #postgraduate
Sports History and Culture MA
Explore the process of sports development through a number of themes, including social and cultural history and the relationship between sport and politics.
www.dmu.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
If you're interested in our MA Sports History and Culture programme and want to find out more, our Dr Dave Dee will be at the Postgraduate Open Evening this Thursday (27th). Bookings here: www.dmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...
www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
@dmu.ac.uk #pgstudy #postgraduate
www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
@dmu.ac.uk #pgstudy #postgraduate
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Among the many celebrations planned for #America250, I did not anticipate that a Minor League baseball team would adopt the name Seminquincentennials but as far as bits go this is catnip for the historian/baseball fan crossover demographic. www.milb.com/news/patriot...
Patriots To Play As Somerset Semiquincentennials To Commemorate America’s 250th Celebration
The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate, will play as the Somerset Semiquincentennials for four games during the 2026 season to commemorate America’s 250th Celebration.
www.milb.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Among the many celebrations planned for #America250, I did not anticipate that a Minor League baseball team would adopt the name Seminquincentennials but as far as bits go this is catnip for the historian/baseball fan crossover demographic. www.milb.com/news/patriot...
Hey the @inquirer.com talks about a bunch of places to visit in my hometown - including the estate of the second worst president in US history! (And some cool & yummy spots) #Lancaster #VisitPA
www.inquirer.com/life/fall-we...
www.inquirer.com/life/fall-we...
Lakeside glamping, a presidential home, and international eats in Lancaster | Field Trip
Tour a president’s mansion, chill at a lakeside cabin, and groove inside a Japanese listening lounge in Amish country — here’s how to spend a weekend in Lancaster, Pa., just 90 minutes from Philly.
www.inquirer.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hey the @inquirer.com talks about a bunch of places to visit in my hometown - including the estate of the second worst president in US history! (And some cool & yummy spots) #Lancaster #VisitPA
www.inquirer.com/life/fall-we...
www.inquirer.com/life/fall-we...
🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
Editor needed for The International Journal of the History of Sport
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨We’re looking for editors to join our team at The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social - if you work on sport history in Latin America or Asia (any countries) please apply for these 2 roles by Dec 3 #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Last week to submit an application to be my colleague at DMU. Deadline November 16
Job Vacancy - @dmu.ac.uk Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism. Deadline to apply 16th November 2025. Further details at this link - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE443/s... #sportshistory #events #tourism #culture
Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism at De Montfort University
Apply now for the Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Last week to submit an application to be my colleague at DMU. Deadline November 16
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Super excited for this future special issue of @ijhs.bsky.social on women’s basketball 🏀 - any #sporthistory scholars working on women’s hoops, submit an abstract for what will be an excellent issue! #skystorians 🗃️
We regularly post calls for papers around specialist topics.
Check out our latest one here on women's basketball @ijhs.bsky.social
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Check out our latest one here on women's basketball @ijhs.bsky.social
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
HIstories of Women’s Basketball- Global and Local Narratives
Submit new research on the histories of women's basketball - from community leagues to Olympic Games, how have gender, race, class and nation shaped the game.
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Super excited for this future special issue of @ijhs.bsky.social on women’s basketball 🏀 - any #sporthistory scholars working on women’s hoops, submit an abstract for what will be an excellent issue! #skystorians 🗃️
The Hockey Museum 🏑 in Woking is seeking a curatorial trustee. Anyone UK based who is interested, please apply! THM is a great organization to work with. Easy train ride from Waterloo to get there. Happy to answer Q’s about being one of their trustees #museumsky 🗃️
aim-museums.co.uk/trustee-vaca...
aim-museums.co.uk/trustee-vaca...
The Hockey Museum - AIM - Association of Independent Museums
The Hockey Museum is seeking motivated individuals with demonstrable expertise and experience of collections management across multiple museums to join the Board of Trustees.
aim-museums.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Hockey Museum 🏑 in Woking is seeking a curatorial trustee. Anyone UK based who is interested, please apply! THM is a great organization to work with. Easy train ride from Waterloo to get there. Happy to answer Q’s about being one of their trustees #museumsky 🗃️
aim-museums.co.uk/trustee-vaca...
aim-museums.co.uk/trustee-vaca...
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Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...
Super excited for this future special issue of @ijhs.bsky.social on women’s basketball 🏀 - any #sporthistory scholars working on women’s hoops, submit an abstract for what will be an excellent issue! #skystorians 🗃️
We regularly post calls for papers around specialist topics.
Check out our latest one here on women's basketball @ijhs.bsky.social
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Check out our latest one here on women's basketball @ijhs.bsky.social
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
HIstories of Women’s Basketball- Global and Local Narratives
Submit new research on the histories of women's basketball - from community leagues to Olympic Games, how have gender, race, class and nation shaped the game.
think.taylorandfrancis.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Super excited for this future special issue of @ijhs.bsky.social on women’s basketball 🏀 - any #sporthistory scholars working on women’s hoops, submit an abstract for what will be an excellent issue! #skystorians 🗃️
It’s been 4 years since Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games was published, but the @umasspress.bsky.social Holiday sale means it’s 40% off! 🗃️ #skystorians #sporthistory
www.umasspress.com/978162534595...
www.umasspress.com/978162534595...
November 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It’s been 4 years since Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games was published, but the @umasspress.bsky.social Holiday sale means it’s 40% off! 🗃️ #skystorians #sporthistory
www.umasspress.com/978162534595...
www.umasspress.com/978162534595...
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#BOOKGIVEAWAY Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social
then reshare & reply to this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book.
T&C's & other ways to enter here coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#eastgermany #GDR #DDR #Berlinwall @DDROnline.bsky.social @GermanAtPompey.bsky.social
then reshare & reply to this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book.
T&C's & other ways to enter here coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#eastgermany #GDR #DDR #Berlinwall @DDROnline.bsky.social @GermanAtPompey.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#BOOKGIVEAWAY Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social
then reshare & reply to this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book.
T&C's & other ways to enter here coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#eastgermany #GDR #DDR #Berlinwall @DDROnline.bsky.social @GermanAtPompey.bsky.social
then reshare & reply to this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book.
T&C's & other ways to enter here coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/
#eastgermany #GDR #DDR #Berlinwall @DDROnline.bsky.social @GermanAtPompey.bsky.social
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The scariest pumpkin
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The scariest pumpkin
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Come join me at DMU! ⬇️
Job Vacancy - @dmu.ac.uk Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism. Deadline to apply 16th November 2025. Further details at this link - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE443/s... #sportshistory #events #tourism #culture
Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism at De Montfort University
Apply now for the Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Come join me at DMU! ⬇️
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#BREAKING: Record voter turnout propels Munich towards rare referendum win for Germany's Olympic bid
BREAKING: Record voter turnout propels Munich towards rare referendum win for Germany’s Olympic bid (early results)
Hamburg has planned a referendum May 31 and Rhine-Ruhr residents could head to the ballot boxes on April 19. No vote is required in Berlin. The DOSB will finalize bid choices at its General Assembly in fall 2026.
gamesbids.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#BREAKING: Record voter turnout propels Munich towards rare referendum win for Germany's Olympic bid
Come join me at DMU! ⬇️
Job Vacancy - @dmu.ac.uk Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism. Deadline to apply 16th November 2025. Further details at this link - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE443/s... #sportshistory #events #tourism #culture
Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism at De Montfort University
Apply now for the Senior Lecturer in Sport, Events and Tourism role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Come join me at DMU! ⬇️
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TIL that the corn maze was invented in 1993 by Don Frantz, a theatrical producer w/ an MFA from UCLA.
Corn mazes are sig. revenue draws for agritourism, which is big, big business in deep red places like Lancaster Co., PA.
Anyhow, time to crush the arts, starve workers, & bail out billionaires
Corn mazes are sig. revenue draws for agritourism, which is big, big business in deep red places like Lancaster Co., PA.
Anyhow, time to crush the arts, starve workers, & bail out billionaires
Agricultural Artistry: A Short History of the Beloved Corn Maze - Lancaster Farmland Trust
One of Pennsylvania's most beloved traditions is the corn maze. Corn mazes are an excellent way for the public to support local farms and enjoy the autumn season. But where did corn mazes come from, a...
lancasterfarmlandtrust.org
October 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
TIL that the corn maze was invented in 1993 by Don Frantz, a theatrical producer w/ an MFA from UCLA.
Corn mazes are sig. revenue draws for agritourism, which is big, big business in deep red places like Lancaster Co., PA.
Anyhow, time to crush the arts, starve workers, & bail out billionaires
Corn mazes are sig. revenue draws for agritourism, which is big, big business in deep red places like Lancaster Co., PA.
Anyhow, time to crush the arts, starve workers, & bail out billionaires
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#OnThisDay 26 Oct 1863 🏴
12 clubs from the London area met at the Freemasons' Tavern in Holborn to found the Football Association (FA) and agree on a consensus on the laws of the game
It was the genesis of the modern game
More in my book, Origin Stories
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/origin-...
12 clubs from the London area met at the Freemasons' Tavern in Holborn to found the Football Association (FA) and agree on a consensus on the laws of the game
It was the genesis of the modern game
More in my book, Origin Stories
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/origin-...
October 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
#OnThisDay 26 Oct 1863 🏴
12 clubs from the London area met at the Freemasons' Tavern in Holborn to found the Football Association (FA) and agree on a consensus on the laws of the game
It was the genesis of the modern game
More in my book, Origin Stories
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/origin-...
12 clubs from the London area met at the Freemasons' Tavern in Holborn to found the Football Association (FA) and agree on a consensus on the laws of the game
It was the genesis of the modern game
More in my book, Origin Stories
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/origin-...
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Omg as a baker I am DYING at the comments (and the cookies)
October 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Omg as a baker I am DYING at the comments (and the cookies)
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Give PHRC a follow!
Hello #photohist! we're now in Bluesky just in time to announce plenty of news! First of all, our Director of almost 10 years Prof Kelley Wilder left DMU at the end of August. We miss her deeply but we're in excellent hands as Prof Gil Pasternak has become our new Director!
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Give PHRC a follow!
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Delighted and honoured to be the new Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at DMU. It is a great place to work with fabulous colleagues in the Centre and the wider History team.
@icshc.bsky.social
#sportshistory @dmuhistory.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social
@icshc.bsky.social
#sportshistory @dmuhistory.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Taylor has been appointed as Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture.
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
#sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins @dmu.ac.uk @matttayl.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Delighted and honoured to be the new Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at DMU. It is a great place to work with fabulous colleagues in the Centre and the wider History team.
@icshc.bsky.social
#sportshistory @dmuhistory.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social
@icshc.bsky.social
#sportshistory @dmuhistory.bsky.social @bssh.bsky.social
“SECRET, CONFIDENTIAL, AND ALMOST IMPORTANT. TO BE DESTROYED BEFORE READING.” World War II Canada – US baseball games, and martinis for the baserunners! Check out the Substack for more of this bizarre exchange and a rare bit of Canadian military, political, and sports history in one place.
October 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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To mark the release of my new book, When Fitness Went Global: The Rise of Physical Culture in the Nineteenth Century (Bloomsbury, 2025), I’m giving away a copy.
To enter:
💪 Repost
🌍 Comment with your favorite strength tradition
I’ll pick a winner next week.
#StrengthHeritage #SportHistory
To enter:
💪 Repost
🌍 Comment with your favorite strength tradition
I’ll pick a winner next week.
#StrengthHeritage #SportHistory
October 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
To mark the release of my new book, When Fitness Went Global: The Rise of Physical Culture in the Nineteenth Century (Bloomsbury, 2025), I’m giving away a copy.
To enter:
💪 Repost
🌍 Comment with your favorite strength tradition
I’ll pick a winner next week.
#StrengthHeritage #SportHistory
To enter:
💪 Repost
🌍 Comment with your favorite strength tradition
I’ll pick a winner next week.
#StrengthHeritage #SportHistory
One week left to apply for these awesome @shafrhistorians.bsky.social awards - including the Hogan Language Fellowship. I’m a previous Hogan winner & I have the honor of chairing the Hogan committee this year so apply or tell your PhD students to apply! #SHAFR #skystorians 🗃️
🚨 Reminder: SHAFR January awards deadline is Oct 15! Apply now for the Bernath Lecture Prize, Williams Emerging Scholar Grant, Hogan Language Fellowship & grad dissertation grants. Details: tinyurl.com/5n6e6h8z
#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
October 15 Deadline - Apply for SHAFR Awards
www.shafr.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
One week left to apply for these awesome @shafrhistorians.bsky.social awards - including the Hogan Language Fellowship. I’m a previous Hogan winner & I have the honor of chairing the Hogan committee this year so apply or tell your PhD students to apply! #SHAFR #skystorians 🗃️