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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 14d

Rewriting the narrative: the case for diversity and inclusion

The Faculty of History is steadily building a more inclusive and representative academic environment. But, as staff acknowledge, the journey is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Image: Denzil Forrester, Jah Shaka, 1983, oil on canvas, 214 x 274 cm. Collection Shane Akeroyd, London © Denzil Forrester. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo by Mike Newman.

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Constantin Goschler @goschler.bsky.social · 17d

Soeben erschienen: Jahrbuch Deutsche Einheit 2025. Diesmal geht es um Stadt oder Land – die neue Ost-West-Frage? Ein tolles Paket mit Beiträgen u.a. von Uta Bretschneider, Matthias Diermeier, Leistner, Christoph Lorke und vielen mehr: www.aufbau-verlage.de/ch-links-ver...

Jahrbuch Deutsche Einheit 2025

Jahrbuch Deutsche Einheit 2025 | Sachbuch | Hardcover | Online kaufen

www.aufbau-verlage.de

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Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social · 23d

Happy to share my review of this timely book, just published in the AHR.

Esther Elizabeth Adaire. Neo-Nazi Postmodern: Right-Wing Terror Tactics, the Intellectual New Right, and the Destabilization of Memory in Germany since 1989 url: academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...

Esther Elizabeth Adaire. Neo-Nazi Postmodern: Right-Wing Terror Tactics, the Intellectual New Right, and the Destabilization of Memory in Germany since 1989

Imagine a young neo-Nazi in the early 1990s—likely with shaved hair and wearing a bomber jacket, maybe sitting on an overturned beer crate in a depressing

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Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social · 24d

www.academia.edu/143894818/_L...

"Leuchttürme im blauen Meer", in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung v. 10.9.2025, N3.

www.academia.edu

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Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social · 24d

Last week, I published a piece in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) critically assessing current attempts by political and scientific actors to counter the rise of right-wing parties in East Germany through new ‘lighthouse’ projects. Will this really help after years of neglect?

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LWL-Institut für westfälische Regionalgeschichte @lwlgeschichte.bsky.social · May 13

Gestern, Stadtbibliothek Gütersloh: Autor:innenlesung und Premiere des Bandes: 📗Gütersloh - Geschichte einer Stadt (1945-2025) 📗
Herausgegeben von @christophlorke.bsky.social
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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · Feb 25

“The long-term consequences of how unification was managed after 1990 is having an effect, and it's widely felt in eastern Germany until today."

Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social - assistant professor @camhistory.bsky.social - on the long-overlooked legacy of the early years of reunification ⬇️

FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · Feb 24

How Germany’s enduring East-West divide is pushing voters to the fringes

Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the early euphoria of reunification, enduring economic inequalities between East and West have hollowed out support for Germany’s major parties – and pushed more and more voters to embrace the far…

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Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social · Nov 14

November 2024: Is it time to give bluesky another go? ;o)

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Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social · Mar 23

Wäre ja nett, sehe aber leider bei meinen englischen Kolleginnen keinerlei große Leidenschaft gegenüber Bluesky.

Vermute mal, dass wir wohl mit dem kommunikativen Schisma leben müssen.

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Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social · Mar 20

Schon bizarr. Und natürlich sehr schade, wie das zur kommunikativen Renationalisierung führt.

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Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social · Mar 20

Meine subjektivd Beobachtung: Indem signifikante Teile der deutschen Community X (aus ehrenwerten Gründen) verlassen haben, haben sie sich zugleich erheblich vom internationalen Austausch verabschiedet, der nach wie vor dort stattfindet.

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Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social · Nov 24

First day of my Academic cruise trip - but what cozy coastal town is it?

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Marcus Böick @marcboc83.bsky.social · Oct 6

I knew it: the Blue Sky is mainly occupied by Germans. ;o)

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