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Simone Schleper 🟥
@moneschleper.bsky.social
Environmental historian, science scholar @Maastricht University, twin mom of three
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vorzugsweise nachgewiesen durch eine abgeschlossene Promotion. Bewerbungsfrist: 27.02.2026.
👉 Details: www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/stellenaussc...

#envirotech #envhist #histtech #histsci #envhum #sts
Stellenausschreibung I-550/25: Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in mit Lehrverpflichtung – Stellenausschreibungen der Technischen Universität Berlin
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February 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I will suggest it at the next meeting, but I can’t promise ;)
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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And finally: Christine Keiner writes about how a chance find in Panama inspired her research on the so-called "Panatomic Canal" 👇

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From Chance Encounters to Fresh Insights: Serendipity at Work in Historical Research
Christine Keiner on how a chance find in Panama inspired her latest research on the unrealised “Panatomic Canal”.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Next: Keith Pluymers writes about the quiet heroes who helped keep Philadelphia’s streets free of floods and filth in the eighteenth century 👇

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The Devil is in the Details: Fantastic Schemes and the Quiet Champions of Urban Infrastructure
Keith Pluymers on the quiet heroes working to keep Philadelphia’s streets free of floods and filth in the eighteenth century.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Then: @whitmerkelly.bsky.social reflects on the ubiquitous category of the "project" in today's world, and what we can learn from attitudes in 18th-century Germany 👇

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What Makes a Project Good or Bad? Lessons from Early Eighteenth-Century Germany
Anyone who has ever written an academic project proposal will recognise the demands in this early 18th-century German work, writes Kelly J. Whitmer.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Also: @williamcavert.bsky.social discusses "improvement" literature and the economy versus the people in 18th-century England 👇

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The Economy versus the People in Eighteenth-Century England
When did discussions of “the economy” begin, and why? William Cavert takes us to 18th-century England to explore the “improvement” literature of the time.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Next: Vera Keller writes about Great Designs, the paper power of projects and the vintage paperweight on her desk 👇

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The Paper Power of Projects: Great Designs and Making America “Great” Again
Like the vintage paperweight that sits on her desk, historiographical “Great Designs” are entombed in the amber of a particular moment, writes Vera Keller.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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First up: guest editors Vera Keller, @tedmccormick.bsky.social & @whitmerkelly.bsky.social reflect on their chosen cover image for the special issue 👇

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Hatching Schemes in The School of Projects
The guest editors of 2025’s special issue on projects in the history of knowledge explore what an early 19th-century print tells us about the enduring features of projecting.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Also: Meagan Wierda tells us how the COVID-19 pandemic led her to a revealing nineteenth-century pamphlet 👇

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Echoes of Anti-Black Projects Across Time
Meagan Wierda on how the sudden closure of archives during the COVID-19 pandemic led her to a revealing nineteenth-century pamphlet.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM