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Claas Gefroi @claasgefroi.bsky.social · 2d

Ich bin sprachlos: ein "Mahnmal für die Opfer kommunistischer Gewaltherrschaft"? Was an der DDR war kommunistisch? Sie war ja noch nicht einmal sozialistisch, sondern einfach nur eine rot lackierte Diktatur. Und die SPD macht bei dieser antilinken Geschichtsklitterung mit? Unfassbar.

Gedenken - Bundestag dringt auf Kommunismus-Mahnmal

Der Bundestag hat die Regierung aufgefordert, das Mahnmal für die Opfer des Kommunismus noch in dieser Wahlperiode zu realisieren, also bis Anfang 2029.

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Anne Rabe @annerabe.bsky.social · 10d

Ich war zu Gast bei Katrin Göring-Eckardt. Das hat Spaß gemacht!

Katrin Göring-Eckardt @goering-eckardt.de · 10d

Deutschland, über drei Jahrzehnte nach dem Mauerfall: Wie steht es um die Einheit im Land?

Mein neuer Podcast „Geteilt vereint“ geht dieser Frage nach. In der ersten Folge spreche ich mit der Autorin Anne Rabe (@annerabe.bsky.social)

🎧Jetzt reinhören - da wo es Podcasts gibt.

Wie vereint sind wir? Mit Anne Rabe

In der ersten Episode von „Geteilt vereint“ spreche ich mit Anne Rabe – Autorin, Essayistin und engagierte Demokratin. Gemeinsam blicken wir darauf, wie die Vergangenheit in unsere Gegenwart hineinwi...

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Berghahn Books @berghahnbooks.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you to all who visited us at #theGSA2025 @thegsa.bsky.social including our authors Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social and Russell Spinney!

Our 35% off ALL German Studies sale is on until October 16th. Browse here: bit.ly/46iWObl

#GermanStudies #GermanHistory #Academicsky

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Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you so much, Laura!

Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you! ☺️

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Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · 11d

It's publication day! Please find all infos on the publisher's page, and you can use the 50% discount code EHRI1797 until 30 November. Please recommend it to your local library 🙂 www.berghahnbooks.com/title/EhrigN...

Neubau Atmospheres: East German Cultural Remediations of Modernist Architecture | Berghahn Books

Independent Publishing since 1994

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Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · 11d

It was really great fun discussing my upcoming book at the CUNY Graduate Center yesterday. Thanks so much for the invitation! #NeubauAtmospheres www.berghahnbooks.com/title/EhrigN...

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 13d

Well now - that's what we like to see! ❤️🇬🇧🇪🇺

Burnham says he hopes UK rejoins EU as he hits back at Reeves and Starmer on economy

Greater Manchester mayor denied he would be ‘hopeless’ on the economy as he tried to play down speculation over his political ambitions

www.independent.co.uk

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Daniel Kubiak @danielkubiak.bsky.social · 13d

Bitte schaut dieses klare und präzise Interview zwischen @alexanderleistner.bsky.social und @dunjahayali.de im ZDF heute journal:
www.zdfheute.de/video/heute-...

"Allgemeine Verschiebung politischer Kultur"

Im Osten werde die demokratische Zivilgesellschaft von vielen Seiten angefochten, nicht nur von der AfD. "Da ist etwas gekippt", sagt der Soziologe Alexander Leistner.

www.zdfheute.de

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Alexander R. Phillips @arphillips.bsky.social · Aug 3

Please read my book, "Ecology and German Realism," out now with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social. But if you're in a hurry, you can also read this.
#litwiss

boydellandbrewer.com/blog/german/...

Before Environmentalism: Nature and Industry in German Literature

Alexander Philips explores how authors such as Raabe and Stifter grappled with the environmental changes that industrialization bought about.

boydellandbrewer.com

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Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · 13d

Book Launch 1 done and I’m excited that the book arrived just in time.

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Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · 16d

Some first DC impressions 😍

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Berghahn Books @berghahnbooks.bsky.social · 17d

It's the German Studies Association conference @thegsa.bsky.social!

Come visit us at our booth, and remember to use code GSA25 for 35% off ALL #GermanStudies titles until 16th Oct 2025: bit.ly/46iWObl

#theGSA2025

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Dr Francesca Berry (she/her) @francescaberry.bsky.social · 18d

RIP Claudia Cardinale (1938-2025).

Claudia Cardinale as Jill McBain in Once Upon A Time in the West (1968).

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Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · 19d

If you’re in Arlington at the GSA this Friday or at CUNY in New York next week, come along for my book talks and launch! #NeubauAtmospheres @berghahnbooks.bsky.social @thegsa.bsky.social

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Heike Bauer @heikebauer.bsky.social · 27d

The Journal of the History of Sexuality is looking for new editor(s) networks.h-net.org/group/announ... 🌈🎓

Reminder: Journal of the History of Sexuality seeks new editor(s) | H-Net

The Journal of the History of Sexuality is seeking new editors. The JHS, which was founded in 1990 and is published by the University of Texas Press, is the oldest journal devoted to the history of se...

networks.h-net.org

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Wini Davies @winidavies.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Major report paints bleak picture of Brexit impact on Wales

Martin Shipton Brexit has created barriers for business that have resulted in higher prices, with the impact on Wales worse than in the rest of the UK, according to a review of our first four years ou...

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Juliette Rowsell @julietterowsell.bsky.social · Sep 11

I spoke to Jane Harrington, the current vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich, who is set to lead the 'Kentwich' merger. She said:

- Other universities could join the group at a later stage
- She could not rule out job cuts

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/more-un...

More universities could join new Kent-Greenwich group, says v-c

Incoming leader of new entity says course sharing on the cards ‘where it makes sense’ as unions fear merger will result in more job cuts

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · Sep 10

“We have a new way of understanding the social history of post-war Scotland. Our book challenges and complicates stereotypes, especially of working-class life.”

Historians, Valerie Wright and Alistair Fair spoke to me about ‘Building Modern Scotland.’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.thenational.scot/news/2545606...

Building of Scotland's modern towns explored in new book

Between the late 1940s and the 1960s, new towns were built in Scotland as part of a government-led programme to provide housing and jobs ...

www.thenational.scot

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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · Sep 10

Absolutely astounded that the UCU and Unison branches at Kent and Greenwich were not consulted, and that staff only found out about the merger this morning via BBC news and Kent Online. Solidarity to all colleagues.

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Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · Sep 10

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

‘It landed like an alien spaceship’: 100 years after Bauhaus arrived, Dessau is still a magnet for design fans

The German city is celebrating the renowned art school’s centenary with exhibitions, digital tours and bike and bus routes connecting landmark Bauhaus buildings

www.theguardian.com

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Christopher Ewing @christopherewing.bsky.social · Aug 13

Pleased to announce with @npapadogian.bsky.social a new books event series, featuring Maria Alexopoulou discussing her two(!) recent books with @laurenstokes.bsky.social.

Virtual event, Monday, September 22, at 12pm EDT.

purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Sep 6

"Reform has touted its plan as a “legal reset”. But it is better understood as a total rejection of the UK’s postwar international commitments to protect the human rights of everyone within its jurisdiction."

Treaties like the ECHR protect everyone in the UK, not just migrants

These commitments have cemented the UK at the heart of the rules-based international order.

theconversation.com

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Gábor Gergely @ggergely.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Beasts from the East: Fantasies of Eastern Europeanness in Brexit-era BBC Drama | VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture

viewjournal.eu

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Stephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · Sep 7

Apocalyptic prediction for Scotland over toxicity towards immigrants and refugees
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544663...

Professor Alison Phipps: "We’re in foothills of genocide" as far-right threat grows

Professor Alison Phipps is the nation’s foremost authority on asylum. She tells our Writer at Large demonisation has gone too far and Westminster…

www.heraldscotland.com