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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely amazing book presentation on "IT TAKES THREE TO TANGO: The true story of a fictitious romance in the correspondence of Ivan Ostafiichuk and Natalka Husar,” with Husar, Natalia Khanenko-Friesen and Oleksandr Pankieiev. BUY THIS BOOK! Fascinating, fun, vibrant, and beautiful to look at.

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 4d

Compelling talk by Alessio Ponzio - new director of MacEwan University’s Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity - on “Queering History: Silences, Whispers and Screams.” I loved his point of letting the past have the space to let us hear its whispers instead of imposing our loud needs of today.

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 5d

Castor and I have decided that our new family member’s name is Luna (for obvious reasons). I think she’s a little spooked that we figured out she reigns the seas and the skies. She hides her power in her tiny frame. But her abundance of toes betrays her.

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you to all the members of my new University of Alberta + Edmonton community for creating a receptive space for Christina Sharpe’s spellbinding readings from her forthcoming book “What Could a Vessel Be?”. Here pictured my friend Jill Ehnenn (one of the many passionate organizers)

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 7d

Such a stimulating conversation today at UAlberta between Professor Christina Sharpe, Canada Research Chair in Black Studies in the Humanities and Professor Michael Bucknor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Black Global Studies and Decolonial Practice under the title "Extraordinary Ordinary Notes"

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 10d

Huge congrats to Matteo D'Avanzo for his SIHS Honorable Mention in Modern Italian History of his Contemporanea article "Jews as Agents of Colonization: Italian Jewry, Carlo Alberto Viterbo and the Ethiopian Jews." More here: www.italianhistoricalstudies.org/events-award...

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 10d

So excited to announce Daniel Banks has been awarded the SIHS Modern Italian History article prize for his Past&Present piece "Ships, Guns and Money: The Logistics of Revolution and Garibaldi’s Campaign of 1860." More here: www.italianhistoricalstudies.org/events-award...

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 10d

3 cheers for Gabriele Macron's Honorable Mention from the SIHS Prize in Medieval and Early Modern Italian History for his @isisjournal.bsky.social article "The Boundaries of Knowledge: Books, Experts, and Readers in Early Modern Mines." More here: www.italianhistoricalstudies.org/events-award...

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 10d

Huge congrats to Ori Ben-Shalom for winning the SIHS article prize in Medieval and Early Modern Italian History for his piece "Public Health, Medicine, and Religious Reform in Carlo Borromeo's Milan" published by @16cjournal. More here: www.italianhistoricalstudies.org/events-award...

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 28d

So excited! havc.hr/eng/info-cen...

Igor Bezinović’s Fiume o morte! is Croatia’s submission for 98th Academy Awards

Every year, the Filmmakers Association of Croatia selects a feature-length to represent Croatia in the running for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards, in the category of Best Inter...

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today we start off the Wirth Institute's first week of 2025-2026 programming with talks, music, films all honoring Polish Women's work, innovation, and creativity. What a wonderful way to begin my time here! Join us if you can!

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congratulations to Natalia Khanenko-Friesen for receiving Ukraine's Order of Princess Olga for Outstanding Contributions to Ukrainian Studies! I've only been in Edmonton for a few weeks, but already I can tell I have much to learn from this brilliant colleague. www.ualberta.ca/en/canadian-...

CIUS Director Receives Ukraine’s Order of Princess Olga for Outstanding Contributions to Ukrainian Studies

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just was lucky enough to listen to an amazing talk by Héctor Muiños Olivas delivered at the @hanse-ias.bsky.social . What a thought-provoking discussion of how to write fiction/history/ and everything in between. I can't wait until his novel on John Tyndall comes out.
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Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg - Fellow

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Aug 22

Come to the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies' Open House -- a chance to see where ideas, research, and international collaboration come to life! 🏠

Friday, September 12th
1-2 PM
300 Arts & Convocation Hall
No RSVP required.

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Central European History Convention (CEH-C) was a huge success. The team, led by Peter Becker + Dominique Reill, are processing everything so people get paid + recognized appropriately. If you were there, share pics with us so we can include/archive them? ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/...

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 25

If you're looking for a vet in Vienna.... this place was sweet, kind, and actually got castor to go along with the indignities of a vet visit without meds. So grateful. www.tierarzt-tilzer.at

Tierarztpraxis Dr. med. vet. Regina Tilzer, 1060 Wien

Herzlich Willkommen in der Tierarztpraxis Regina Tilzer. Seit über 20 Jahren ihre Kleintierspezialist in 1060 Wien. Telefon: 01/595 54 57

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 23

Have been sending out oodles of follow-up emails to the CEH-C conference and I can now declare one of the things that frustrates me the most: PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THEIR EMAILS LISTED ON THEIR CVs! Please, everyone, add your email addresses in plane sight whenever/wherever!

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 22

For everyone who participated in the Central European History Convention this week, we made the evening news in Austria last night! Check out timecode 20:01-20:16, where you'll see the quick CEH-C shout out (as well as pics of Peter Becker, Maureen Healey, Rob Nemes etc) on.orf.at/video/142846...

Kultur Heute Spezial: Salzburger Festspiele vom 21.07.2025

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 21

You should have!

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 21

This made me laugh!

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 21

Anca: it was so exciting to hear about your new project and to see you in action with so many colleagues from all over the world.

D. Anca Cretu @dacretu.bsky.social · Jul 20

Needed thanks to Peter Becker, @dominiquereill.bsky.social , and everyone who worked tirelessly to conceptualize the events, find the funding, and give voices and opportunities to young scholars in particular.

D. Anca Cretu @dacretu.bsky.social · Jul 20

What a superb first edition of the Central European History Convention in Vienna! A privilege to be part of it and especially to thank the great Pieter Judson for his intellectual AND human influence for the past few years. Add old AND new friends, fantastic papers, Vienna.

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Oana Sorescu-Iudean @oana-sorsk-id.bsky.social · Jul 17

Had such a fantastic time at #CEH-C this afternoon! It was wonderful to finally speak about Transylvania to an audience who “gets” the region & seeing so many friends and colleagues. hoping this is the first of many editions! Thank you @univie.ac.at @dominiquereill.bsky.social and everyone else!

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 16

The team at the University of Vienna’s Institute of Austrian Historical Research has been working non-stop to get everything for tomorrow’s first day on the Central European History Convention (CEHC). Come join us tomorrow! ceh-c.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 16

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · Jul 16

Congratulations to Heather Coleman, who just received an International Council for Central and East European Studies Award for Outstanding Contribution to Central and East European Studies (ICCEES). So deserved! @heathercoleman.bsky.social

www.iccees2025.org/presentation...

Presentation of prizes – XI ICCEES World Congress

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