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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 12h

Wow congratulations, Sofya!

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André Krischer @andrekrischer.bsky.social · 18h

Es geht wieder los! Herzliche Einladung zum Semesterauftakt des Historischen Seminars der @uni-freiburg.de mit einer hochrelevanten Podiumsdiskussion.

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 1d

@skstein.bsky.social @drgoeschel.bsky.social
@tomasirish.bsky.social @boydvandijk.bsky.social ... and many others

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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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Susie Colbourn @susancolbourn.net · 6d

Applications are now open for the 2026-27 predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships with the America in the World Consortium!

Applicants from all disciplines whose research bears directly on American grand strategy, broadly defined, are welcome to apply.

Deadline: December 1

AWC Pre- and Post- Doctoral Fellowships 2025-2026

The America in the World Consortium at Duke University, Johns Hopkins SAIS, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Florida seeks applications from current Ph.D. students for its Pred...

www.awconsortium.org

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H-Soz-Kult @hsozkult.bsky.social · 6d

CFA: Moral Alienation and Emotions During Wars and Conflicts

https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-157736

Gdańsk, 30.09.2025-31.01.2026, Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, Bewerbungsschluss: 31.01.2026

www.hsozkult.de

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 6d

Please share @fwwsoc.bsky.social @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org ... and all others

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 6d

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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Vanda Wilcox @vandawilcox.bsky.social · 7d

So delighted to be at the @fwwsoc.bsky.social conference in Thessaloniki on the theme of the sea in the First World War

Heather Jones' excellent opening keynote has already convinced me that, alas, I cannot continue to completely ignore all things naval as I have always happily done before 🚢🔱🌊

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 8d

Finally, applications for our binational Tandem Program, which provides a two-year research fellowship based at our Pacific Office in Berkeley @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social, are due on October 15: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/pac...

Pacific Office Tandem Fellowship – GHI Washington

www.ghi-dc.org

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 8d

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1989–1992, Volume XXXI, START I, 1989–1991 is out today!

Huge congratulations to @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social and the rest of the team at the State Department's Office of the Historian. history.state.gov/historicaldo...

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1989-1992, Volume XXXI, START I, 1989-1991

Editor: James Graham Wilson

General Editor: Kathleen B. Rasmussen

Department of State
Washington
2025

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 12d

From long study of Franco-American relations I know that whenever they dredge up the Marquis de Lafayette it's a diplomatic crisis

Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 15d

In New York, Macron unveils a fellowship program for American students

The 'Lafayette Fellowship' will welcome 30 outstanding American master's students to France every year. The initiative aims to strengthen French soft power at a time when relations with Washington are increasingly strained.

www.lemonde.fr

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 12d

📣Fellowship and grant opportunity!

@chuarchives.bsky.social has multiple by-fellowships & research grants currently open for applications✨

🕰️Different deadlines on 31 October, 31 December & 31 May.

👉More info: archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/resear...

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H-Soz-Kult @hsozkult.bsky.social · 12d

CFP: Heidelberg Center for American Studies Spring Academy 2026

https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-157499

Heidelberg, 23.03.2026-27.03.2026, Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Bewerbungsschluss: 15.11.2025

www.hsozkult.de

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 13d

A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule.

Maria Theresa: The Habsburg Empress in Her Time by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger is now available in #paperback: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

#History #Habsburg

Maria Theresa: The Habsburg Empress in Her Time by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger. A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule.

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations!!🎉

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Susie Colbourn @susancolbourn.net · 15d

Great opportunity for early-career scholars working on topics related to World War II at the National WWII Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.

www.nationalww2museum.org/war/jenny-cr...

Call for Papers Emerging Scholars Workshop

The National WWII Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is pleased to issue this call for papers for its Spring Emerging Scholars Workshop, “New Directions in WWII History....

www.nationalww2museum.org

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 15d

Doing a Q & A on the German job market for postdocs/ECRs for @fwwsoc.bsky.social - it starts at 6 pm (Berlin/Paris time) if you are interested www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/phdecr-eve...

PhD/ECR Event: German Job Market

Hosted by PhD Rep Allison Bennett, ECR Rep Dr. Julia Thomaz and P&D Officer Dr. Nina Régis with guest Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Piller

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Anna Neumaier @annaneumaier.bsky.social · 16d

Wie ich just zufällig durch 1 Anfrage mitbekommen habe, ist die Stellenanzeige für eine WiMi-Stelle bei mir veröffentlicht 🎉

Ich suche eine*n WiMi, Doc oder Postdoc, bis zu 5 Jahre und 100% - #religionswissenschaft, #digitalreligion, #christentümer #islam. Bei Fragen gern melden!

Und pls share! 🙏

Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d)

jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

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Lucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social · 19d

Come and work with our fab Americanists - a dynamic (and super nice!) group within @camhistory.bsky.social. We're hiring for a permanent position in twentieth century US history.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920

The Faculty of History is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in post-1920 U.S. political history and/or the history of the United States in the World since 1920, beginning 1 October, 2026. The

www.cam.ac.uk

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 16d

Amazing, Julia 🚀 so well deserved

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 16d

Happy to share the news that Catastrophic Diplomacy won the 2025 Tonous and Warda Johns Family Book Award (for the best monograph in the history of U.S. foreign relations, immigration history, or military history) from the PCB-AHA.

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 21d

Yeah, it was a joke of course 😬 but I does feel pretty good and, I d say, better than an edited volume

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Gwendal Piégais @gwendalpiegais.bsky.social · 22d

I am very proud to share with you the introduction to the special issue that I co-edited with Robert Gerwarth in the journal @conteurohistory.bsky.social : "Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction" #Humanitarianism #CivilWar www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core

Intra-State Conflicts and the Politics of Aid in Europe, 1917–49: An Introduction

www.cambridge.org

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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 22d

Wonderful library and lovely small town - 100% recommend applying for this grant!

SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 22d

October 1 deadline for #TrumanLibrary grants.

www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/research-gra...

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