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Dr. Heather Dichter

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Associate Professor of Sport History & Sport Management 📚 Bidding for the 1968 Olympic Games; Soccer Diplomacy; Diplomatic Games; Berlin Sports 🇺🇸 in 🇬🇧, or traveling somewhere www.dmu.ac.uk/heatherdichter

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · Nov 8

Berlin Sports was a fun book to put together with my excellent co-editor Molly Wilkinson Johnson. I wanted to share what’s inside it. I could just post the TOC but I’ll make a 🧵 instead. The intro from Molly & me addresses sport’s important role throughout Berlin’s history since the 19th c. 1/10 🗃️

Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · Oct 19

Hot off the press & just out this week - I edited a book with Molly Wilkinson Johnson called Berlin Sports - an edited collection with case studies on different sports ⚽️🎾🎽🏇 and more in Berlin from the late 1800s to the present 🗃️

www.uapress.com/product/berl...

Cover of Berlin Sports book shows Brandenburg Gate with marathon runners having run through it and crowds lining the roas

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 4d

Iran has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. But...

www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/10/2613...

US Bans Iran from World Cup Draw

The United States has denied the Iranian delegation’s entry into the country to attend the draw on December 5 for the 2026 World Cup

www.moroccoworldnews.com

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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 5d

35 years ago today, the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory was absorbed into the Federal Republic. If you want to learn more about the rise and fall of the GDR on this auspicious #TagderEinheit, you can check out my new book: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/german-de...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

Altmann wrote to the Manchester Evening News after a protest march of 25,000 people in the city against signing the German footballer. The film "The Keeper" tells a somewhat sanitised version of this story. Good blog from Sue Weston and Susan Rosenbluth
thejewishvoiceandopinion.com/the-keeper-i...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

Rabbi Alexander Altmann, a communal leader in Manchester 1938-59. He was responsible for one of the most remarkable acts of reconciliation in the city's history when the German footballer Bert Trautmann, an ex-soldier and former Nazi, signed for Manchester City in 1949, just 4 years after the war

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 5d

Less than 2 weeks to apply for these awesome @shafrhistorians.bsky.social awards - including the Hogan Language Fellowship. I’m a previous Hogan winner & I have the honor of chairing the Hogan committee this year so apply or tell your PhD students to apply! #SHAFR #skystorians 🗃️

SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨 Reminder: SHAFR January awards deadline is Oct 15! Apply now for the Bernath Lecture Prize, Williams Emerging Scholar Grant, Hogan Language Fellowship & grad dissertation grants. Details: tinyurl.com/5n6e6h8z

#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians

October 15 Deadline - Apply for SHAFR Awards

www.shafr.org

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 6d

Insight into Olympic sponsorship & the (frequently reappearing) idea of rotating hosts

Lisa Riley Roche @lisarileyroche.bsky.social · 7d

What the IOC is reviewing that could impact Utah's 2034 Winter Games #utpol #utoly

www.deseret.com/utah/2025/09...

What the IOC is considering that could impact Utah’s Olympics

Changes including possible Games rotation could boost 2034 Winter Games and beyond

www.deseret.com

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Rwany Sibaja @rwanysibaja.bsky.social · 6d

Ok, this is a pretty great way by Adidas to announce the 2026 World Cup ball
youtube.com/shorts/BwXks...

Adidas lit up The Sphere in Las Vegas with every FIFA World Cup ball since 1970 🔥 #fifa #FOXSoccer

YouTube video by FOX Soccer

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 6d

Interesting since 1970 - which is the start of the historical world cup balls displayed at FIFA’s HQ!

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 6d

Sounds exciting! What’s the reading list look like?

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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 8d

This #NSHD2025, we’re celebrating the stories stitched into the @leicestertigers.bsky.social rugby jersey collection. From local pride to global ties, each emblem carries heritage worth preserving. Read more 👉 buff.ly/ixhQCMD
#sportshistory @sportingheritage.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk

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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Richard Holt on the official launch of 'Sport and the British - A Modern History' (second edition) at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London, @bssh.bsky.social. Pictures by ICSHC James Panter. #sportshistory

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 8d

If they are interested in sport they can look at sport heritage especially through the sport museums. TV helped cement ideas of collective memory through some of the major national sporting events in the early 1950s (some good articles on those).

Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 9d

Great Philly history & #sporthistory & #sportheritage - and even better still playing ball there today! 🗃️

Ian S. Pumpkins @icpetrie.bsky.social · 9d

Passed this today (and baseball was being played)

Historical plaque: Jefferson Street Ballparks

The Jefferson Street Grounds and later Athletic Park hosted several monumental games here. Early civil rights activist Octavius Catto captained the Pythians against the white Olympic ball club in 1869 - the first interracial baseball game. The first National League game was also played here in 1876. In operation between 1864 and 1891, the venues saw baseball evolve from an amateur pastime into a competitive professional sport.

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Dr Alexander Jackson @dralexanderjackson.bsky.social · 9d

With it being #Railway200 this weekend, here is a potted look at what @nfmofficial.bsky.social has in its collections related to football and the railways (plus the odd bit from my own research)

All aboard! 🧵🚆

a man wearing a hat is playing with a train set .

ALT: a man wearing a hat is playing with a train set .

media.tenor.com

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Hayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · 10d

The truly perfect business model doesn’t exi-

A simple sign on a building in upstate New York that that reads “Books & Cake”

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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · 27d

During my research leave I'm trying to read as much as possible, so I thought I could do a thread where I share nice things about the things I'm reading. Let's see how long I keep up with it!

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C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 12d

TODAY ON TGS: Prof. Lou Moore @profloumoore.bsky.social on John L. Sullivan - America’s first sports celebrity and the man who personally drew heavyweight boxing’s color line.

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 13d

In 1153 the Earl of Leicester established Nuneaton Priory & set the monks up with property & rents. But no eels!

Turns out, he had already promised the eels from his holdings in Welles to the church of St. Mary de Prato of Leicester.

Sometimes there's just not enough eels...
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Meme. Photograph of the ruins of Nuneaten Priory. There is very little left of it; a couple of broken walls, and some deep memories. You could build a model of this pretty easily with Lego scraps. A moss-hugged tree looms over the tumble of wall like a nanny reading a trashy romance by the teeter- totter. In the background, a newer church rises in defiance of history, it's two arched windows making it look like a surprised owl.

More seriously, ruins like this make me wonder: do the stones remember the prayers and dreams and lives of the monks? Do they remember the dark earth before they were quarried and cut and bound to one another. Is there time and life bound up in the ruins, layered one long-gone soul on another like leaves on a forest floor? I like to think so. I want for history and memory to build up in places over time, and I want to believe that we walk through these as we move across the world.

Meme text reads:
"When it comes to eels...
More like the "None Eaten Priory"

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ijhs.bsky.social @ijhs.bsky.social · 14d

Thinking about submitting your research to @IJHSofficial?

We have lots of helpful guidance for authors on our journal website

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https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=fhsp20

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 13d

This now makes me want to find whatever photos my family has from AC so we can be in the book!

Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 14d

All of these! And Atlantic City definitely needs a place in that book

Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 15d

This was an excellent roundtable to chair celebrating 30 years of the Sports History & Culture MA at @icshc.bsky.social - and now out as a @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social 🗃️ #skystorians #sporthistory

Sport in History Podcast @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social · 15d

Our latest episode is now available on all platforms & with the second recording from the 2025 @bssh.bsky.social conference at @ulsteruni.bsky.social featuring multiple speakers from past & present celebrating 30 years of Sports History at @icshc.bsky.social

shows.acast.com/sport-in-his...

Sport in History

Bringing you the latest research into Sports History from leading and up-and-coming researchers.

shows.acast.com

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 24d

Dessert mode ACTIVATE:

Best pie: Pumpkin
Best ice cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
Best donut: Cinnamon sugar
Best bar: Any berry crumble
Best cake: Chocolate with frosting
Best other: Red Velvet Whoopie Pie with cream cheese filling

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 24d

I'm going to get roasted for this, but...
Dessert mode ACTIVATE:

Best pie: Pecan
Best ice cream: Vanilla* (yeah, I said it)
Best donut: Plain* (yeah, I said it)
Best bar: Lemon
Best cake: Spice
Best other: Coffee cake anything

*Has to be high quality with amazingly fresh ingredients

Rebecca Ruth Seidel @caseinmicelles.bsky.social · 24d

Dessert mode ACTIVATE:

Best pie: Rhubarb
Best ice cream: Coffee
Best donut: Coconut custard, but only if the coconut flakes are toasted
Best bar: Blueberry crumble
Best cake: Cranberry upside-down cake
Best other: Deborah Madison's pear pudding

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 24d

I appreciate the 〽️ in the background

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Prof Fiona Skillen @fionaskillen.bsky.social · 27d

Proud to finally hold this book in my hand. It’s taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears but it’s all worth it. Thanks to all the contributors and to my co-editors @HBee2015 and @GaryJamesWriter

Can’t wait to see it officially launched next week! #SportHistory

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