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João Florêncio @noisybits.bsky.social · Aug 1

As I sit in the library of the Schwules Museum about to have gone through the full run of the gay magazine Du & Ich (1969–2000), I confirm that the demise of gay culture and sexual politics is inversely proportional to the growth of “health” and “fitness” discourse, and ads for tacky underwear.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · Jul 10

The world's most famous medical NGO concludes Israel is committing genocide.

It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International.

No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.

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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · Jul 15

“My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” writes Omer Bartov, a professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University. “I have been teaching classes on genocide for a quarter of a century. I can recognize one when I see one.”

Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

A scholar of genocide comes to a painful conclusion about Israel’s actions in Gaza.

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Michael Lombardi-Nash @lombardinash.bsky.social · Jul 12

Envision a world where the writings of #KarlHeinrichUlrichs and Magnus Hirschfeld are available in your language. English translations give us access to their works. #LGBTQhistory #MagnusHirschfeld #TransgenderStudies of the Early #GermanGayMovement
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Annual of Sexual Intermediaries Volume VIII Part 2 of 2 (1906)

Annual of Sexual Intermediaries Volume VIII Part 2 of 2 (1906) [Hirschfeld, Magnus, Lombardi-Nash, Michael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Annual of Sexual Intermediaries Volume VIII Part 2 of 2 (1906)

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · Jul 7

I had a lovely time to chatting to @franziskalamp.bsky.social about my work.

Listen here to me talking about Anglo-Polish relations, teaching Polish history to undergrads, and researching queer histories of displacement 😊

Franziska Lamp-Miechowiecki @franziskalamp.bsky.social · Jul 7

The 18th episode of the podcast “Transit” @univie.ac.at was just released! This time I speak with @lgmsam.bsky.social about her book on Polish Displaced Persons as well as about her more recent research into the ‘hidden history’ of queer Displaced Persons: open.spotify.com/episode/7Eng...

Episode 18: Researching Polish Displaced Persons and Uncovering the 'Hidden Histories' of Queer Displaced People, Guest: Samantha Knapton

Transit. Der Podcast zur Migrationsgeschichte · Episode

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · Jul 3

Had to go to a bank to verify my ID yesterday. They hadn't asked for proof of doctorate, and my passport/DL say "miss" (because, cba to change it/money).

Banker: "don't you have your PhD with you??"

Me: "... the scroll?"

Banker: "yes! Don't you just have it in your pocket?"

Pocket. POCKET!

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · Jun 21

WOO!! Congratulations 🎊 👏 🥳

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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · Jun 21

It’s here!

Copies of The German Democratic Republic: The Rise and Fall of a Cold War State by Ned Richardson-Little (Bloomsbury, 2025)

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D. Anca Cretu @dacretu.bsky.social · Jun 20

CfP for conferencing on refugees /migrants in the always-fabulous Prague. Dates: 19-20 Nov. 2025.

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · Jun 19

Ah, yeah. I will not go for work - I've redrafted funding bids to stay in Europe when the UN archives in NYC would have been my 1st option.

This trip is to finally take Andy's elderly dad to America - probably our last chance before his chest gets worse 🤞

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · Jun 19

Cancelling isn't really an option for us, so we will just have to see what happens.

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · Jun 19

We, unfortunately, booked in August last year for September - so... this will be interesting

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · Jun 18

🤌 perfect

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Christine Grandy @christinegrandy.bsky.social · May 29

This is fantastic.

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · May 29

How can a Jamaican fashion archive challenge colonial histories of the Carribean, and what resistances does it reveal?

Elli Michaela Young responds to the provocation 'Is there really fashion in Jamaica?'

www.historyworkshop.org.uk/black-histor...

Is there really fashion in Jamaica?

Elli Young explores how archiving Jamaican fashion history challenges colonial narratives of the Caribbean.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Bodie A. Ashton @manwithoutatan.bsky.social · May 24

It’s been a really busy week but *what* a week! Days of queer history, including spending time with some of my fave people (pictured here: the outrageously brilliant @lgmsam.bsky.social).

Farvel til København. Indtil næste gang!

On the left, a person — me — with mauve hair and square glasses, wearing a rainbow patchwork coat. On the right, another — Sam — wearing a rainbow scarf and with bisexual-coloured hair. Both are smiling.

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · May 24

That combo of colours 🔥

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · May 24

What's the collective noun for a bunch of academics? A fabulousness?
@manwithoutatan.bsky.social @queerstorian.bsky.social

Picture of 6 lovely academics next to a river in Copenhagen.

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · May 24

I had such a great time at the Queer Pasts conference in Copenhagen. Wonderful papers. Excellent city. Thanks to the organisers and every participant 💜

Poster for Queer Pasts conference - "what's queer in queer history?". May 21st to 23rd. 2025. Image is an androgynous person wearing a lovely bowtie. Pink and red background.

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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · May 24

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · May 24

Ah ha! Excellent. You and your new wolf friend will have an excellent time... don't lose the hand!

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Samantha K. Knapton @lgmsam.bsky.social · May 24

Passport control may take an hour 😕

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · May 19

GSA graduate student essay prize for an article-length 2024 manuscript written with a focus on German, Austrian, + Swiss history, literature, culture studies, political science, + economics). Share! More details here: www.thegsa.org/prizes/gradu... @ceuropeanhistory.bsky.social @thegsa.bsky.social

graduate student essay prize | German Studies Association

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Second World War Studies Edinburgh @swwstudiesedin.bsky.social · May 7

A timely essay by Prof. Wendy Webster on Polish perspectives around VE Day:
theconversation.com/by-ve-day-in...

By VE Day in 1945, Stalin had got what he wanted in Poland – now Putin may get what he wants in Ukraine

Ukrainians fear that what happened to Poland after the second world war could happen to their country.

theconversation.com

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Agata Tumiłowicz-Mazur @agatumilowicz.bsky.social · Apr 26

Welcome to my customary and super-random report from my hometown’s biannual antique market. It’s that time of the year various old and less-old objects almost come alive and swarm the city in a symphony of idiosyncrasies.
Let’s see what was there this year.

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · Apr 19

A useful reminder that understanding verifiable sources, building plausible arguments and interpreting varied information about human experiences - the bread and butter of the Humanities, and certainly of History - is more necessary than ever.

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Apr 19

'While the details of Santini’s case remain unclear, it has raised the issue of how journalists verify the credentials of sources in the AI age.' Hoping this is classic British understatement.

Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · Apr 19

NEW: She’s one of the most widely quoted psychologists, but her pronouncements have begun disappearing from the internet.

Could her persona be an elaborate hoax?

As AI progresses, journalists face a “wake up call” over checking their sources.

This story follows top @pressgazette.co.uk work:

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