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
👉 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
vorzugsweise nachgewiesen durch eine abgeschlossene Promotion. Bewerbungsfrist: 27.02.2026.
👉 Details: www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/stellenaussc...
#envirotech #envhist #histtech #histsci #envhum #sts
👉 Details: www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/stellenaussc...
#envirotech #envhist #histtech #histsci #envhum #sts
I will suggest it at the next meeting, but I can’t promise ;)
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I will suggest it at the next meeting, but I can’t promise ;)
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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
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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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.
blog.journalhistoryknowledge.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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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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.
blog.journalhistoryknowledge.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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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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.
blog.journalhistoryknowledge.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Also: @williamcavert.bsky.social discusses "improvement" literature and the economy versus the people in 18th-century England 👇
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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.
blog.journalhistoryknowledge.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Next: Vera Keller writes about Great Designs, the paper power of projects and the vintage paperweight on her desk 👇
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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.
blog.journalhistoryknowledge.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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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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.
blog.journalhistoryknowledge.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Also: Meagan Wierda tells us how the COVID-19 pandemic led her to a revealing nineteenth-century pamphlet 👇
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