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Jochen Lingelbach @jochenlingelba1.h-net.social.ap.brid.gy · 16d

So this is really happening: Page Proofs!

My intor to the special issue on Camp Memorialization is finally about to be published in Memory Studies

@histodons @africanstudies #histodons #memorystudies #camps #refugees #africa #africanstudies #africanhistory

Screenshot of the page proof for the title page of the Special issue in Memory Studies. Text:

Introduction: Camp memories
in Africa and beyond
Jochen Lingelbach
University of Bayreuth, Germany

Abstract
Introducing the special issue on the memorialization of camps in Africa and beyond, this text discusses key
questions of memory studies and the global history of encampment. Whatever their purpose, all camps
are meant to be exceptional, transitory and temporary. Camps are often connected to contested histories
and memorialization efforts by former inmates or others can lead to controversies and struggles over its
interpretation. Building on a range of empirical examples from Africa and beyond, dealing with camps ranging
from the most coercive to the benevolent and from the beginning of the twentieth century until today, this
special issue invites a comparative, globally entangled and actor-centred view on camp memorialization.

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Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · 28d

Looking forward to inspiring days ahead at @eniugh-comparativ.bsky.social Conference in Växjö 🤩

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Monika Dommann @modomodo.bsky.social · Sep 3

PhD Position!

A fully funded PhD studentship in history of medicine / cultural sciences at HES-SO Valais

www.jobs.ch/en/vacancies...

Doctorante ou Doctorant en Histoire de la médecine/sciences culturelles et art (100%) *** PhD candidate in the history of medicine, cultural sciences and art (100%) - Job Offer at Ecole de Design et Haute Ecole d'Art - jobs.ch

Ecole de Design et Haute Ecole d'Art published the job Doctorante ou Doctorant en Histoire de la médecine/sciences culturelles et art (100%) *** PhD candidate in the history of medicine, cultural sciences and art (100%) on jobs.ch. Apply now for this job!

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ERC Project Atlantic Exiles @atlanticexiles.bsky.social · Aug 25

📢New publication!! Out #openaccess FirstView: "Alien Acts in the Age of Emancipation: Mobility Control and Executive Power in the British Caribbean, 1820s–1830s," by Jan C. Jansen in Law and History Review @lawandhistrev.bsky.social. Access here doi.org/10.1017/S073.... Short summary in 🧵

Alien Acts in the Age of Emancipation: Mobility Control and Executive Power in the British Caribbean, 1820s–1830s | Law and History Review | Cambridge Core

Alien Acts in the Age of Emancipation: Mobility Control and Executive Power in the British Caribbean, 1820s–1830s

doi.org

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Annika Bärwald @annikabaerwald.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is a fantastic database of Dutch West India Company employees in the seventeenth century (1635-1664) - 168 entries for people from Hamburg alone 👇

Voetnoot -Mark Ponte @voetnoot.bsky.social · Aug 27

De gegevens van duizenden WIC-opvarenden zijn nu online te doorzoeken #wicopvarenden wic-opvarenden.dekok.xyz/browse

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Stanford University Press @stanfordpress.bsky.social · Jul 22

Brazilian Belonging by‪ @romsaca.bsky.social examines a century of Brazilian Jewish political activism, from the onset of Jewish mass migration to Brazil in the early 1920s to the present. #ReadUP

www.sup.org/books/je...

Book cover of Brazilian Belonging: Jewish Politics in Cold War Latin America by Michael Rom

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Lynn Chiu @drlynnchiu.bsky.social · Jul 20

While #ISHPSSB2025 is underway, I'd just like to draw attention to an opportunity at University of Vienna @univie.ac.at for international researchers: senior & early-career fellowships at the new #Vienna Center for Advanced Studies #ViCAS vicas.univie.ac.at

Deadline: Sept 1, 2025. Please apply!

Center for Advanced Studies

vicas.univie.ac.at

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Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thank you so much for this inspiring wonderful Seminar 😄

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · Jul 10

This week our Pacific Office hosted a seminar organized with the University of Tübingen, welcoming researchers from 11 different countries. Our program included a fantastic tour of the murals in San Francisco’s Mission District-- thanks so much to Renée Berger from @sfcityguides.bsky.social!

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Sarah Knoll @sarahmknoll.bsky.social · May 28

Am Donnerstag, 5. Juni 2025 stellen @katsei.bsky.social und ich gemeinsam unsere beiden Bücher vor und reden dabei über das Schöne und das Herausfordernde beim Promovieren und Publizieren! Ich freu mich schon sehr! Details hier veranstaltungen-fbzeitgeschichte.univie.ac.at/veranstaltun...

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Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · May 28

See the full programme here: global-displacement-and-resettlement.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/us...

global-displacement-and-resettlement.univie.ac.at

Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · May 28

@recetvienna.bsky.social @lizzieajmartin.bsky.social @sebastianhuhn.bsky.social @jeswehner.bsky.social @drjpersian.bsky.social @sarahgrandke.bsky.social @JochenLingelba1.h-net.social.ap.brid.gy

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Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · May 28

Thank you for this productive and inspiring conference on 'Being in Transit' in refugee biographies in a global context. It was great to have you all in Vienna! @pluaro.bsky.social @johannesglack.bsky.social @lenachristoph.bsky.social @franziskalamp.bsky.social @michalfrankl.bsky.social

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Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · Apr 10

🗺️ Hier geht es zur digitalen Ressource die wir in Kooperation mit dem Wiener Stadt und Landesarchiv erstellt haben.

www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Topografie_d...

Topografie der Alliierten Besatzung – Wien Geschichte Wiki

Wien Geschichte Wiki ist eine historische Wissensplattform der Stadt Wien.

www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at

Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · Apr 10

Gestern von Kurator Oliver Rathkolb feierlich eröffnet, ab heute im Wien Museum zu sehen: die neue Ausstellung „Kontrollierte Freiheit“
Ich freue mich sehr, zur Ausstellung beigetragen zu haben – mit einer erstmals erfassten umfassenden Erhebung zur alliierten Topografie im Wien der Nachkriegszeit.

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Franziska Lamp-Miechowiecki @franziskalamp.bsky.social · Apr 3

Hier geht's zur 16. und damit aktuellsten Episode unseres Podcasts "Transit" @univie.ac.at in welcher ich mit der Historikerin @sarahgrandke.bsky.socialüber ihre Arbeit zu Displaced Persons als memory activists spreche!
open.spotify.com/episode/3dgM...

Episode 16, Displaced Persons als Akteur*innen der Erinnerungskultur, Gast: Sarah Grandke

Transit. Der Podcast zur Migrationsgeschichte · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · Mar 20

🔍 The dataset was researched by Johanna Lerchner (MA student, Institute for Contemporary History). Geocoding and cartographic visualization were carried out by Konstantin Schischka (University of Vienna), Martin Mosser (Wien Museum), and Julian Traut (Vienna City and State Archives/WSTLA).

Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · Mar 20

🗺️ The map visualizes Vienna’s post-1954 borders, featuring Allied occupation zones and key locations used by the occupying forces—ranging from administrative offices and residences to cinemas and nightclubs. Clicking on a marker reveals historical details about each site.

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Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · Mar 20

#PublicHistory #Vienna #WWII #ColdWar #DigitalHistory #MappingHistory

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Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · Mar 20

The Topography of Allied Occupation in Vienna

As part of the exhibition Controlled Freedom, we collaborated with the Vienna City and State Archives to develop an interactive digital resource.

Explore the map here:
🔗 www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Topografie_d...

This Screenshot shows a part of the interactive Map.

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Franziska Lamp-Miechowiecki @franziskalamp.bsky.social · Feb 20

Es ist so weit: Teil 2 des spannenden Gesprächs mit Migrationsforscherin @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social im Rahmen unseres Podcasts zur Migrationsgeschichte "Transit" @univie.ac.at, @dshcs.bsky.social ist online!
Hier gehts zur Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6z5U...

Episode 15, Teil 2: Europäische Migrationspolitik im Fokus: Erkenntnisse aus der aktuellen Migrationsforschung, Gast: Judith Kohlenberger

Transit. Der Podcast zur Migrationsgeschichte · Episode

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Franziska Lamp-Miechowiecki @franziskalamp.bsky.social · Jan 22

In Teil 1 der 15. Episode unseres Podcasts "Transit" sprechen wir mit der renommierten Migrationsforscherin Judith Kohlenberger über aktuelle Diskurse rund um Flucht und Asyl in Österreich: open.spotify.com/episode/3ke6...
@judithkohlenberger.bsky.social,@univie.ac.at, @dshcs.bsky.social

Episode 15, Teil 1: Europäische Migrationspolitik im Fokus: Erkenntnisse aus der aktuellen Migrationsforschung, Gast: Judith Kohlenberger

Transit. Der Podcast zur Migrationsgeschichte · Episode

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Konstantin Schischka @justakidfromvienna.bsky.social · Jan 22

Wonderful new Episode 🙌 with
@franziskalamp.bsky.social and @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social

Episode 15, Teil 1: Europäische Migrationspolitik im Fokus: Erkenntnisse aus der aktuellen Migrationsforschung, Gast: Judith Kohlenberger

Transit. Der Podcast zur Migrationsgeschichte · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Mark Sample @samplereality.bsky.social · Jan 2

Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian.

And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.

Historian

Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, United States

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Lena Christoph @lenachristoph.bsky.social · Dec 16

Danke, liebe Sarah, dass du für mich auf Hawai'i Spuren von Russ:innen aus China verfolgt hast! Was für ein spannender Bericht 🥰🤓

Schaut mal in diesen SEHR empfehlenswerten Blog zu Sarahs Forschungsreisen rein!

Sarah Grandke @sarahgrandke.bsky.social · Dec 15

Für eine ungewiss lange Zeit ist das mein letzter Blogbeitrag. Dafür habe ich hier noch einmal ein kleines Schmankerl an DP-Geschichte - zu russischsprachigen Antikommunisten und Hawaii! Danke an @lenachristoph.bsky.social vakantio.de/mitgeschicht...

Was antikommunistische "Russen" in Südostasien mit Hawaii zu tun haben

Es ist komplex und ja, auch das ist DP-Geschichte.

vakantio.de

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@petoandrea @petoandrea.bsky.social · Dec 3

The new issue is out! Thanks @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @mirjamzadoff.bsky.social here is the link to the open access issue www.degruyter.com/journal/key/...

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