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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · Nov 25

It increasingly feels like I'm only writing 'commissioned' pieces anymore, that fit a certain theme and publication, but occasionally, I get to write more freely and to just try things out...

Very happy with this chapter on Theodosios III, son of Maurice, out now: doi.org/10.1515/9783...

#notmyemperor: Theodosios (III), the Son of Maurice, and a Heraclian Disinformation Effort

#notmyemperor: Theodosios (III), the Son of Maurice, and a Heraclian Disinformation Effort was published in Fake News in Ancient Greece on page 269.

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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 5d

Als Monarchiehistoriker fand ich besonders spannend, dass der neue Großherzog in seiner Thronrede quasi Egon Flaig gechannelt hat, und seine Position auf die Akzeptanz der Bevölkerung zurückgeführt hat, ohne die es Legitimität und Autorität nicht geben könne.

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 5d

Heute findet in Luxemburg etwas statt, was nicht in allen westlichen Ländern mehr selbstverständlich erscheint: ein freiwilliger, friedlicher und geordneter Übergang von einem Staatsoberhaupt zum nächsten.

www.wort.lu/politik/luxe...

Luxemburg hat einen neuen Großherzog

Erbgroßherzog Guillaume hat seinen Eid in der Chamber abgelegt und tritt damit offiziell die Nachfolge von Großherzog Henri an.

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · 7d

May 2026 👀

My monograph "Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games" will be out next year in @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's IMAGINES series!

Many thanks to @ubisoft.com for the #ImmortalsFenyxRising art ⚡

More information (soon!) on www.bloomsbury.com/uk/character...

The cover of "Characters and Characterization in Mythological Video Games" by Alexander Vandewalle, to be published in the IMAGINES series by Bloomsbury Academic in May 2026. The cover depicts the cover art of Immortals Fenyx Rising, showing the game's protagonist Fenyx in battle with a towering Cyclops.

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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 20d

I can't find a MGC account on Bluesky, but maybe @jennycromwell.bsky.social would want to take a look, if you're not already aware of this issue?

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 20d

At least I'm not the only one: some links on the new MGC website itself now redirect to the same defunct url, e.g. manchestergamecentre.org/games-histor... - e.g. the links to reviews of Ross Clare's or my own book.

Games, History and Heritage — Manchester Game Centre

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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 20d

I won't post it here, but you'll see what I mean if you visit manchestergamestudies. org

The link, which was up for YEARS on my uni page, leads to porn.

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 20d

I thought they meant a broken link or something.

Turns out, MGSN changed their name (I think) and the original URL has changed owners apparently ... At least that's what I think happened. The new owners belong to rather a different business line...

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 20d

Soooo... there is a thing called the Manchester Game Centre, which, I think, was originally called the Manchester Game Studies Network. I linked to a review on their blog on my uni URL, my CV, everything...

A colleague texted me to say to check the link on my uni url, just to be sure.

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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 21d

I never know with your skeets if you are talking about cricket or some weird new video game I haven‘t heard of

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 21d

Will anyone ask the Dodos if they even WANT to come back to this time in our planet's history?

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 21d

Kommt drauf an, wie viele wir sind. Stell dir vor es ist HT und keiner geht hin...

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 21d

Wer ist noch so alles NICHT beim Historikertag?

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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 21d

Zigarettengespräch von Studis überhört. Man diskutiert die Probleme beim Einsatz von ChatGPT usw., erkennt durchaus, dass es Handlungsbedarf gibt. Eine Studentin verspricht, das jetzt gar nicht mehr zu machen, KI-Copy-Paste, man müsse ernst bleiben.

Sie tippt das jetzt ab, wegen der Wasserzeichen.

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 28d

Eh, revolutions are hard work...

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 29d

That reminds me, @katexe.bsky.social , wasn't there a revolution I wanted to start?

a man says " i 'll lead the people in revolt against you "

ALT: a man says " i 'll lead the people in revolt against you "

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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 29d

Same; on my unmanageable to-do list. 👋

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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · 29d

I mostly just draw emojis in the margins, though I have not yet mastered a good, easy-to-draw pencil version of a wtf emoji

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · Sep 3

Don‘t think I can go back to normal conferences after this - tra otium e negotium.

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · Sep 1

What. the. shit.

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · Aug 27

I'm writing a chapter on late antique emperors and kissing and I really, really want to call it "A kiss with a fist is better than none" but it has to be in French. 😭

a monkey is sitting on a rock next to a cat in the woods .

ALT: a monkey is sitting on a rock next to a cat in the woods .

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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · Aug 27

Haven‘t heard about Greenland in a while. Is that still a thing?

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · Aug 22

How is what's happening now politically not the Earth Alliance plot line of Babylon 5, S2-4?

Seriously. What meaningful differences are there?

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Elif Oezmen @elifoezmen.bsky.social · Aug 22

Eine Wut-Rede von Prof. Andreas Wirsching im aktuellen Heft von Forschung & Lehre - sehr lesenswert (aber auch zum verzweifeln)

„Die „Befreiung" von universitären Verpflichtungen in Lehre und Verwaltung dient dem Einkauf von Zeit für die „eigentliche" Arbeit der Professorinnen und Professoren“
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Aufsatz von Wirsching: Hyperkomplexe Paradoxie, leider zu lang für ALT und auch nicht online verfügbar

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Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · Aug 21

What's our thinking about authors recording audiobook versions of their books themselves, rather than leaving it to professionals?

Christian Rollinger @drcrollinger.bsky.social · Aug 15

Zum Vergleich:
Leipzig 2023: 7 Sektionen;
München 2021: 6;
Münster 2018: 5;
Hamburg 2016: 5;
Göttingen 2014: 4;
Mainz 2012: 2 (!).