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Kate Holland @fyodor76.bsky.social · 6d

We have a job going in my department! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

Assistant Professor - Slavic Comparativist

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UBC Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies @ubc-cenes.bsky.social · 8d

CENES invites you to celebrate the launch of Literature in Late Monolingualism (Bloomsbury), the latest book by Dr. David Gramling (UBC CENES). This is a hybrid event, to attend online, please visit the link below.
@ervinmalakaj.bsky.social @linguacene.bsky.social
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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · 10d

It's nice but a caveat: I am scared of heights and avoid looking out the window whenever possible lol

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · 10d

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · 12d

UBC peoples: if anyone is interested in free books, DM me and we can arrange a time for you to browse. Because of space issues I have to downsize my office library. Primarily 18th-21st century literature, philosophy, literary history/theory. Much of it in German but also in English and French.

Picture of office with two desks, one covered with piles of books and a bookshelf in the background.

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arottmann.bsky.social @arottmann.bsky.social · 22d

Great discussion with fab colleagues @ces.ubc.ca and a chance to promote my book @uoftpress.bsky.social! Thanks again @jonahgarde.bsky.social and @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · 22d

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 23d

I am thrilled to announce that my book has been published! Thank you to @nupress.bsky.social and my incredible editor for her guidance and support. I hope to share my work with as many of you as possible! Enter code NUP2025 for a 25% discount at nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014884....

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diacriticsjournal.bsky.social @diacriticsjournal.bsky.social · 23d

As of September 15, Diacritics is again open to general submissions. We look forward to reading your work! For further information, please see our author submission guidelines here: www.diacriticsjournal.com/portfolio/su...

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Dr. Marcel Strobel @marcelstrobel.bsky.social · Sep 5

My review of @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social fabulous book “Anders als die Andern” is finally out with @uoftpress.bsky.social! Go check it out, and purchase Ervin’s masterpiece if you haven’t done so! #queer #utp #bookreview #ervinmalakaj #andersalsdieandern #hotoffthepress

Ervin Malakaj. Anders als die Andern | University of Toronto Quarterly

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Katherine Bowers 🌻 @katiabowers.bsky.social · Sep 5

Margarita Vaysman & I have been working on this for the past 5 (!) years, but it's finally done- the online version is up and the hardcover should be out later this month! Welcome to the Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms, feat. 41 chapters and beautiful cover art: academic.oup.com/edited-volum... 🎉

The Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms

Abstract. Realism is an artistic practice that aims to faithfully represent reality. Historically, it has been practiced across different media, from early

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Katherine Bowers 🌻 @katiabowers.bsky.social · Sep 2

This news came out a bit ago, but it's still exciting! @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social and I and a bunch of other scholars are going to be working on this Erasmus+ project in the Centre for European Studies this year: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/beyond-... @ces.ubc.ca

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Aug 29

Friendlies: the fabulous comrades over at VPL have fixed the sound system. The event has been rescheduled: October 9! I'll introduce the film and the Magazinist duo will accompany the screening with a NEW score. Registration free and open to public.

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Aug 19

sending big hug and much love my darling

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Aug 9

Our writing support groups are forming for Sept-Dec. They have been around since 2018 and are a vital component of community building in German studies. Join us! Reach out if you have questions. And pls share with colleagues, students. @ddgc.bsky.social
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DDGC Writing Support Groups — The DDGC Collective

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · Aug 15

teachers!

excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone.

take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE
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AGAINST AI

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our comrades over at the UBC Centre for European Studies have changed their website. The new URL for the Tobin lecture is here: ces.ubc.ca/events/event...

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Aug 9

Our writing support groups are forming for Sept-Dec. They have been around since 2018 and are a vital component of community building in German studies. Join us! Reach out if you have questions. And pls share with colleagues, students. @ddgc.bsky.social
www.ddgccollective.org/writing-supp...

DDGC Writing Support Groups — The DDGC Collective

Join our writing community.

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Aug 6

To find out more about the Tobin Lecture Series and how you could support our work: ces.ubc.ca/research/the....

The Robert D. Tobin Distinguished Lecture in Queer and Trans German Studies | Centre for European Studies

The Tobin Distinguished Lecture Series was inaugurated in 2024. It brings international scholars working at the forefront of queer and trans German studies to UBC to share their scholarship with stude...

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Aug 6

To find out more about the lecture and the speaker, visit the event website: ces.ubc.ca/events/event...

Tobin Distinguished Lecture: Andrea Rottmann “From Weimar to Berlin: German Queer Democratic Citizenship in the Postwar Moment” | Centre for European Studies

Event Details Start: 12 September 2025 12:00 pm End: 12 September 2025 1:30 pm Categories: CES Talks, Events, Featured Talk, Talks, The Tobin Distinguished Lecture in Queer and Trans German Studies Fo...

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Aug 6

UBC Queer and Trans German Studies is hosting Andrea Rottmann (FU Berlin) as the next Tobin Distinguished Lecture in Queer and Trans German Studies! The event will take place in person at UBC as well as online. We would be grateful if you could pass the announcement on to your networks.

Lecture title, speaker name, and lecture time/date/location info on a poster, all of which is available on the website for the event.

QR code for the online registration for those interested attending via zoom.

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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Dr. Molly Harrabin @mharrabin.bsky.social · Jul 28

Absolutely delighted to officially be Dr. Harrabin after passing my viva with minor corrections this morning! Thank you to my examiners @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social & @katherinestone.bsky.social for their meaningful engagement with my work!

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The DDGC Collective @ddgc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Check out the series of DDGC Blog posts on solidarity infrastructures in our collective and the work of our comrades over at @ddfccollective.bsky.social. On the joys and the pain of community organizing at times of intersecting crises. More on series here:

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Solidarity Infrastructures in DDFC and DDGC — The DDGC Collective

Ervin Malakaj introduces a collection of contributions reflecting about the labor of solidarity work, the building of infrastructures for collectivity, and the impasses as well as the urgency associat...

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