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Centre Marc Bloch @centremarcbloch.bsky.social · 22d

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Gewinn des ERC Starting Grant, @mariehuber.bsky.social! 💐

Die Wirtschaftshistorikerin an der Uni Marburg und am CMB erhält 1,5 Mio Euro Förderung vom @erc.europa.eu für ihr Projekt „Manufacturing Modernity in Africa“ (MAGIC).

🔗 cmb.hu-berlin.de/zentrum/neui...

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 28d

This week my 7 yo will have his first lock down drill in a US elementary school. He has never heard of attacks on schools of any kind until now. How would one best talk about this beforehand, to prepare?

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Sep 5

Kleiner Kommentar von mir im Artikel von Otto Wöhrbach und Natalie Ille (im Tagesspiegel) zur Equal-Earth-Karte und zur "correct the map" Initiative:

www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/die-a...

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Sep 5

Because we keep making development policies based on outdated assumptions.
Still processing this. The real work starts next year after my Smithsonian fellowship.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Sep 5

While everyone talks about African raw materials, these factories quietly transformed daily life for workers, families, and consumers.
The goal: understand how industrialization actually worked in Africa - successes, failures, everything in between.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sometimes the impossible becomes possible ✓
My project "Manufacturing Modernity in Africa" (MAGIC) just won a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant - Europe's most competitive early-career research funding.
I'll be investigating Bata shoe factories in Kenya, Malawi & Zimbabwe from the 1940s to 2000s.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Sep 3

We made it! Arrived two weeks ago in DC to start my Smithsonian NASM Fellowship. Adventure starts now!

- office view: not bad
- DC commute upgrade
- Smithsonian researcher mode: ON
- for the nerds: 80s cargo planes hit different
- exploring DC and American life (strange times)

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Aug 12

Spoke on “Flying White Elephants?” at a civil aviation history conference earlier this year, inside Lufthansa HQ, with runway views & the hum of business around us. African airlines after independence weren’t just prestige projects - some reshaped economies & global aviation deals.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Jul 30

1000 %

Robert Heinze @rheinze.bsky.social · Jul 26

History should regard literature as source not just in terms of deducing information but as a window into atmospheres and ambiances

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Jun 30

Ja.

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Daniel Leising @leising.bsky.social · Jun 21

Die Universität Würzburg bietet jetzt zum ersten Mal ein Zertifikatsprogramm zum Thema "Machtmissbrauch erkennen und verhindern" (MEV) an. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos.

Im Verlauf eines Jahres werden Wissens- und Handlungskompetenzen in diesem Bereich vermittelt (jeweils 1 Modul).

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Jun 14

You can write me a dm or email.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Jun 13

I am currently looking for a (remote) research assistant for about 60 h. of work in total (literature research, fact-checking, and data analysis—Excel skills required). A background in 20th-century international history, technology, and transport would be ideal. Please share with interested people!

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · May 28

Profi Hack den ich auch schon oft erfolgreich angewandt habe - das klappt bestimmt!

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · May 13

Picture puzzle announcement

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Apr 30

Underrated niche humor 😎

Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Apr 28

How I present myself
in grant applications vs. interviews for a faculty position

The meme of you, Jackman on the cover of men’s magazine versus women’s magazines

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Moritz Hürtgen @moritzhuertgen.de · Apr 2

Ich kann Amerikas Spitzenforschern leider nur ein Praktikum in meinem Social-Media-Team anbieten. Aber vielleicht erst einmal gut zum Ankommen? Gehalt gibt’s keines, aber exposure durch Auftritte in meinen Reels

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Mar 28

Danke, dass du das ansprichst. Mir fehlt das sehr in der Debatte. So kommen auch Werte allgemein und besonders Wissenschaftsfreiheit nur noch als Beiwerk daher. Das finde ich beunruhigend.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Mar 28

Etwa so: www.instagram.com/reel/DHdz3eO...

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Mar 28

Endlich eine sinnvolle Idee für mein zweites Standbein!

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Mar 26

Ich drücke fest die Daumen und werde ein extra Gebet an die Schienengottheit für dich abschicken!

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Dustin Voss @dustinvoss.bsky.social · Mar 14

*Call for Applications*

We’re excited to announce the Second Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy!

Link to the conference website: www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025...

Please share widely!

@mpifg.bsky.social @palmapolyak.bsky.social

Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy

www.mpifg.de

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · Mar 4

Die besten Geschenke im Leben kommen unerwartet:

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