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Matt Fitzpatrick
@kilderbenhauser.bsky.social
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Historian, particularly of Germany, empires, colonialism, mass expulsions, global royals and ideas. Occasionally complaint rock and other nonsense. Living and working on Kaurna yarta.
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Matt Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social · Jun 19
Official release day for my newie 'A Pacific Power: Liberal Imperialism in German Samoa'. And I have copies!! Would love to see this in a few libraries. You can order it here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 10h
I was completely unprepared for the threat posed by the Antifa super soldiers.
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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 10h
Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
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Paula Villa Braslavsky @paulita.bsky.social · 1d
"Key take-away: Political communication by mainstream parties plays a central role in the electoral success of the far right. When mainstream parties adopt far-right issues, they help to disseminate far-right ideas and legitimise them."
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Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 1d
New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵
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Maartje Abbenhuis @maartjeabb.bsky.social · 1d
Lectureship in the history of Aotearoa New Zealand at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland! Come join me and my wonderful colleagues! jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...
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Pascal @pascallth.bsky.social · 2d
Political chaos in France as the PM, threatened by a censure vote, just quits

He only nominated government ministers last night..
www.leparisien.fr/politique/di...
DIRECT. Gouvernement Lecornu : le Premier ministre a remis sa démission à Emmanuel Macron, qui l'a acceptée
La première partie du gouvernement de Sébastien Lecornu a été dévoilée dimanche, avec des reconductions en pagaille, le retour surprise de B
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 4d
Israel continues to bomb Gaza, as of 30 minutes ago
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 5d
Ausgerechnet heute dazu erschienen
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Der lange Schatten des deutschen Kolonialismus – UNRAST VERLAG
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Robert Heinze @rheinze.bsky.social · 5d
Super Trick, erst zu behaupten, es gäbe ja noch kaum Forschung (ausser deiner natürlich) und gleichzeitig alle Kolleg*innen, die schon vorher zu deinem Thema gearbeitet haben, zu „postkolonialen Aktivist*innen“ abzustempeln, die man (also: die ministeriale Förderung) quasi ignorieren sollte.
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Clemens Villinger @clemensvillinger.bsky.social · 5d
„Keiner ist aktuell besser geeignet, diese Fragen zu diskutieren, als der Historiker Götz Aly.“

Na ja, mir würden schon ein paar andere Namen einfallen. Und auch Alys These, dass die Forschung zum dt. Kolonialismus gerade erst beginnt, ist steil.
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Gedenkstättenkonzept: Aus dem Konzept
Wolfram Weimer will kein deutsches Gedenken an die Verbrechen des Kolonialismus. Doch ist er deshalb gleich ein Kulturkämpfer?
www.zeit.de
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 6d
'A former deputy head of the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, McInerney has also argued the White Australia Policy did not go far enough and that white Australians may need to live in separate neighbourhoods as a form of “tactical retreat”.'

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
The far-right figures teaching students at a Sydney college
The dean of studies says the country will need political parties for white Australians. A senior lecturer wants an Anglo-Celtic club to inspire fear in “leftist thugs”.
www.smh.com.au
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Matt Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social · 8d
FWIW, staring down Hastie and showing climate deniers the door could be Ley's chance to resurrect her party in the medium term. Hastie could become the next Corey Bernardi and the Libs might regain teal seats. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Senior Liberal women warn party will alienate voters if it abandons net zero as Andrew Hastie urges
Three high-profile female members speak out as the party publicly fractures over its climate and energy policy
www.theguardian.com
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L.I.S.A. @lisa.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de · 9d
Auf 1294 Seiten hat Stig Förster 500 Jahre deutscher Militärgeschichte aufgeschrieben. Im Videointerview sprechen wir mit ihm über sein Opus magnum, erschienen in der Historischen Bibliothek der Gerda Henkel Stiftung bei @chbeckliteratur.bsky.social.
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Vom Landsknecht zum Totalen Krieg: 500 Jahre deutsche Militärgeschichte | L.I.S.A. WISSENSCHAFTSPORTAL GERDA HENKEL STIFTUNG
Wer im 19. oder frühen 20. Jahrhundert ein Werk zur Militärgeschichte aufschlug, betrat eine Welt von Schlachtenlinien, Marschplänen und Generalsnamen. Krieg erschien als Drama der Feldherren, aufgefü...
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Matt Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social · 9d
Heading back to Adelaide from the US German Studies conference this morning, my first one in 6 years. Thanks very much to all of the colleagues and friends who stopped me to say hello, and for the extremely generous comments on my book in the roundtable. 🤘
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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 10d
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
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Kim Todzi @kim-todzi.de · 11d
Very interesting conference on colonial taxation at the University of Flensburg.

www.uni-flensburg.de/en/frzph/for...
Flyer for the conference “Comparative Perspectives on Taxation and the Colonial State,” September 25–27, 2025 at Europa-Universität Flensburg.
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Decolonial Memories @colonial-memories.bsky.social · 13d
Dekolonial Erinnern in Berlin: Heute Einweihung der Stelen zur deutschen Kolonialgeschichte im „Afrikanischen“ und „Chinesisch/pazifischen“ Viertel
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Eröffnung der Gedenkstelen-Ausstellung „Wege des Erinnerns“ am 25. September 2025 ab 11 Uhr ein. Gemeinsam möchten wir sieben Gedenkstelen im öffentlichen Raum einweihen, die ein Jahr lang im „Afrikanischen Viertel“ und an den „Asiatisch-Pazifischen Straßen“ zu sehen sein werden. Mit der Eröffnung möchten wir die Arbeit der Akteur*innen, Mitstreiter*innen und Verbündeten der Straßenumbenennungsbewegung würdigen und den Prozess der Umbenennungen sichtbar machen. Die Veranstaltung beginnt mit der feierlichen Enthüllung der Cornelius-Fredericks-Gedenkstele um 11 Uhr. Gedenkstelen-Rundgänge (Rollstuhlgerechter Bustransport auf Anfrage per Anmeldung) „Afrikanisches Viertel“ mit Mnyaka Sururu Mboro „Asiatisch-Pazifische Straßen“ mit Kimiko Suda Treffpunkt: Cornelius-Fredericks-Straße/Ecke Kongo-Straße Bild der Stele zur Maji-Maji-Allee Bild der Stele zum Manga-Bell-Platz
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Matt Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social · 14d
For the first time in many years, I'll be at this year's GSA conference, chatting about aspects of German colonialism. If you spot me, feel free to come and say hello.
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Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 14d
Koloniale Amnesie wird - wieder - deutsche Politik. ZEIT berichtet, dass in Wolfram Weimers Gedenkstättenkonzept Kolonialismus mit keinem Wort vorkommt. Das ist ein Skandal.
Gerade angesichts der neuen Weltordnung brauchen wir ein Gedenken an Kolonialismus
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Gedenkstättenkonzept: Sein Gedenken
Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer will mit seinem Gedenkstättenkonzept die deutsche Erinnerungspolitik neu ordnen. Doch dabei vergisst er etwas Entscheidendes.
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Michael Goebel @mgoebel.bsky.social · 14d
Our next Global History Colloquium includes @historyned.bsky.social, @laetitialenel.bsky.social, @doravargha.bsky.social, @hamremar.bsky.social, @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social, @blenormand.bsky.social, Denis Cogneau, Romain Tiquet, and Elise Dermineur. All welcome @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
Nov 3: Romain Tiquet (Centre Marc Bloch) Thinking Through Cases: A Political and Social History of West Africa Through Psychiatric Records Nov 17: Matt Fitzpatrick (Flinders University) The Diplomacy of Colonial Cruelty: German Samoa and the Treatment of Chinese Labourers Nov 24: Dora Vargha (Humboldt Universität Berlin) Communist M*A*S*H: The Making of Socialist International in a North Korean Field Hospital Dec 1: Denis Cogneau (Paris School of Economics) joint event with the Frankreich-Zentrum Empire on the Cheap: An Economic History of French Colonialism, 1830–1962 Dec 8: Elise Dermineur Reuterswärd (Stockholm University) A History of the Moral Economy: Community, Institutions, and Social Norm Jan 12: Martin Hamre (Freie Universität Berlin) Fascists of the World, Unite? A History of Fascist Interna-tionalism in the 1930s Jan 19: Ned Richardson-Little (ZZF, Potsdam) The Mutating Menace: The Global Politics of Narcotics Trafficking in Germany, 1880 to the Present Feb 3: Brigitte Le Normand (Maastricht University) A Global History of Socialist Rijeka: How a Port Con-nected Yugoslavia to the World Feb 9: Laetitia Lenel (Universität Duisburg-Essen) Decline: On the Circulation of Narratives of Decline in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Politics
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 14d
Somewhere in Hell Qaddafi smiles knowing his will never again be seen as the most demented speech in UN General Assembly history.
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Prof. Amanda Wise @amandawise.bsky.social · 18d
1/At Macquarie Uni we are losing 50% of our units in my faculty. This is on top of cuts in 2020. We estimate by next year my faculty will be teaching 80% fewer subjects than pre Covid. Disciplines being cut do not have declining enrolments. @jennaprice.bsky.social @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social
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Hayden Starr @haydenstarr.bsky.social · 15d
The AUKUS deal is a sinking ship in all ways except for the one we want.

American experts are telling us "accept the fact that you're not going to get those submarines" but the Aus Gov is still giving America billions to make their own subs.

Ditch AUKUS while we can still salvage some dignity.
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 17d
Australia recognizes the State of Palestine
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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 17d
The list of countries that are confirmed to be set to recognize the State of Palestine on Sunday and Monday, September 21st and 22nd.

The United Kingdom
France
Canada (conditional, gradual)
Australia
Belgium (gradual)
Portugal
Luxembourg
Malta
Andorra
San Marino
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 18d
Journal of Pacific History Vol 60, Issue 3 is out now!

Over the coming weeks we'll share direct links to the various reviews, forums, and articles in this issue.

For those of you who can't wait to read the latest Pacific History research, head to www.tandfonline.com/journals/cjp...
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Jayne Persian @drjpersian.bsky.social · 18d
Every single brain fart here is horrendous
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Bill Shorten ‘re-imagines universities’, with specialist institutions and bespoke degrees
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Bill Shorten has called for a “fundamental re-imagining” of Australia’s universities
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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · 18d
'50 years without coups or dictators: how PNG built a durable democracy based on dignity and fairness', Brad Underhill and Helen Gardner write for The Conversation (Australia).
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