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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Nov 15

Oxford has one of the oldest, largest and most active departments of German in the country, with an excellent record in teaching and research, an intake of about 90 undergraduates a year, and a strong and flourishing graduate presence
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German at Oxford (Open Day Talk 2018)

YouTube video by Henrike Lähnemann

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today (20 June) at the Taylorian: Freebie book event! Come and grab a book pre-loved by some of the Russian and German lecturers

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Jun 18

Wadham College Oxford is seeking to appoint to a one-year part-time (three-hour) Stipendiary Lectureship in German, starting 1 September 2025. Apply by 1 July.
Further details: www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/s...

Stipendiary Lectureship in German Language and Literature 1st September 2025 – 31st August 2026

The College proposes to appoint a part-time Stipendiary Lecturer in German for the 2025-26 academic year to support Professor Duttlinger, the College’s Fellow in German, while she is leading a major r...

www.wadham.ox.ac.uk

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · May 13

Only discovered today the full page article in the Cherwell edition of 1st week cherwell.org/2025/05/05/m... 📯 @oxmedstud.bsky.social @stedmundhall.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social

Review: Medieval Mystery Play Cycle – 'Comedy, choirs and inflatable hammers' - Cherwell

Against the backdrop of St Edmund Hall’s medieval architecture, these short plays offered a tantalising window into medieval theatre.

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Tobias Niedenthal (aka hexaOrthorexia) @klostermedizin.de · May 16

Lesenswertes Interview mit Henrike Lähnemann über Frauenklöster im Mittelalter:

Frauen im Kloster: Spottlied auf den Priester (Paywall)
www.spiegel.de/geschichte/f...

#medievalsky

SPIEGEL: Frau Lähnemann, man stellt sich Frauen im Kloster oft als weggesperrte Jungfern vor. Stimmt dieses Bild?

Lähnemann: Das ist ein protestantischer Topos, der vor 500 Jahren entstand, als Katharina von Bora das Kloster verließ, um den Reformator Martin Luther zu heiraten. Sie musste diesen Schritt rechtfertigen, der als Bruch ihres Gelübdes galt. So formte sich ein negatives Bild vom Klosterleben. Außerdem ist die Geschichtswissenschaft eine Disziplin, die im 19. Jahrhundert in Preußen entstand und entsprechend von Protestanten dominiert wurde – die verstärkten diese Darstellung natürlich. Tatsächlich gab es eine große Bandbreite von Lebensformen im Kloster.

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Oxford Kafka @oxfordkafka.bsky.social · May 20

Ten versions of Kafka
Taylor Institution, 6pm, 13 June tinyurl.com/4x265bbs
Join Ian Ellison in conversation with prize-winning author Maïa Hruska.
@oxfordcct.bsky.social
@ox.ac.uk
@oxhumanities.bsky.social
@oxfordgerman.bsky.social
@engfac.bsky.social
@mfoxford.bsky.social
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Meindert Peters @meindertpeters.bsky.social · May 27

New pub alert:
I wrote about De Keersmaeker's staging of Rilke's The Cornet, including her engagement with its afterlife in World War II. About how her choreography explores its powerful imagery and form, and her evocation of the Nazi salute.

doi.org/10.3366/drs....

first page of my article 'circumscribing a gesture: war, breath and memory in De Keersmaeker's staging of Rilke's Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke'

ornate cover of the first edition of The Cornet in the famous Insel-Bücherei

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · May 12

StPeter's College & Hertford College:one-year lectureship in German, from 1 October 2025, 6 hours teaching per week.
Apply by 21 May: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/about/vacanc... @ox.ac.uk @ags-gbi.bsky.social

German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · May 12

Hannah Arendt: In Conversation with Thomas Meyer and Lyndsey Stonebridge
13 May 16:00
Tuesday 13th of May, 4.00pm, Christ Church Research Centre.
Join us for a discussion with two foremost scholars of Arendt’s life and work

German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · May 9

Departmental Lecturer in German @ Exeter, Merton &Pembroke Colleges, £38,674 to £46,913. Fixed term, 01 September 2025-31 August 2026. Closing Date: 30 May
Further particulars:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMZ880/d...

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Apr 25

Sabbatical cover for Joanna Neilly: one-year lectureship St Peter’s College, @ox.ac.uk, in association with Hertford College.
Apply by Wednesday 21 May www.spc.ox.ac.uk/about/vacanc...

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Apr 4

A post for up to two years as 'Lektor*in' (stipendiary lecturer in German language) @stjohnsox.bsky.social @queenscollegeox.bsky.social - contact Barry Murnane for more info; for the attention of @ags-gbi.bsky.social www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...

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German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · Feb 18

Her work centres on social & cultural histories of sixteenth & seventeenth century Germany; gender history; witchcraft; and the German Reformation.

Her most recent work 'Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War' was published in 2025.
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German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · Feb 18

🚨GHS CONFERNECE KEYNOTE REVEAL 🚨

The GHS Annual conference is fast approaching and we're happy to announce that Prof. Lyndal Roper FBA (@orieloxford.bsky.social) is our first keynote speaker!

Prof. Roper is Regius Chair in History, the first woman and first Australian to hold the position.
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German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · Feb 26

🚨CFP: GHS Annual Conference🚨

The GHS are proud to share the call for papers for our upcoming conference at the University of Loughborough on the 4-6 September 2025
The deadline for applications is 19 April 2025.

For more info see: www.germanhistorysoc...

#GermanHistSoc2025

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · Mar 5

A welcome statement! Professor of German @tcddublin.bsky.social "reaffirming its commitment to the role of languages in the humanities and to the central role of the humanities in realizing the academic and societal goals of a 21st century university." my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Feb 22

Aus gegebenem Anlass: Lecture on Anatomy of Populism: A Critical Analysis of the AfD and Its Rhetoric by Henk de Berg
@sheffielduni.bsky.social for Historical Linguistics topic 'Language of Totalitarianism' @tayoxford.bsky.social, Room2, Fr 28 Feb, 2pm

Screenshot of a website describing a course in historical linguistics; image embedded showing the figure of Helmbrecht from the Ambraser Heldenbuch

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · Feb 18

It's a new day at the Taylorian, and a new social media platform 🦋

What to expect?
The same content from our previous posts on other sites: Modern Languages events in Oxford, library updates, and top tips for using the Taylorian!

Let's chat! Let us know what you'd like to see on our feed 🌞

The Taylor Institution Library's Voltaire room, with the sun streaming in through its south-facing windows. The walls are green with white trim, the curtains are yellow, and there is a classical art piece above a tall bookshelf. In the foreground are two large wooden tables with chairs and lamps with white pleated shades.

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · Feb 19

Printed Heritage Collections @britishlibrary.bsky.social & Digital Research team are co-supervising a placement on Computational analysis of early printed book descriptions. For humanities people who want to learn about digital research tools. Deadline this Friday! www.bl.uk/more/researc...

Research collaboration - The British Library

The British Library offers opportunities for researchers to collaborate to create new knowledge, with a particular focus on the British Library’s collection, services and infrastructure.

www.bl.uk

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Feb 8

This will be of interest for the newly created account of the Association of German Studies (AGS) @ags-gbi.bsky.social

German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Feb 3

Career Development Fellowship in German at St Hilda's College, @ox.ac.uk. Apply by 25 February 2025 www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ca...

Screen shot of the job advertisement, with the coat of arms of St Hilda's College at the top, two unicorns, three stars and a shell

German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Feb 3

Career Development Fellowship in German at St Hilda's College, @ox.ac.uk. Apply by 25 February 2025 www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ca...

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · Jan 31

Our edition of 'Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen' is now #openaccess available on google books thx to @emmahuber.bsky.social: books.google.co.uk/books?id=oIx... @oxfordgerman.bsky.social #Reformation #pamphlets #Christian #freedom

Screenshot of a double-spread of the pdf of the introduction to the edition of Martin Luther's seminal 'On Christian Freedom', opened at a chapter explaining early modern German spelling, illustrated by a detail from the original pamphlet featuring a virgula and stops

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Jan 31

Pls sign the petition to save Modern Languages at Cardiff University! More information on the German Studies jisc-mail list chng.it/6gFzQJy9RP #ModernLanguages

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Save MLANG at Cardiff University!

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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · Jan 24

Our amazing Kafka show and accompanying book (from @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social & @oxfordgerman.bsky.social) is in the new issue of the New York Review of Books! Come & see the show now at the Morgan Library in NY! www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Urgent Messages from Eternity | Deborah Eisenberg

An exhibition of Franz Kafka’s postcards, letters, and manuscript pages rekindles our sense of him as a writer deeply connected to his own time and place.

www.nybooks.com

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · Jan 24

just gone online: youtu.be/ilvXfw8fdXI - thx @torchoxford.bsky.social for having me, Nancy Thebaut & Lyndal Roper for discussing with me, @openbookpublish.bsky.social & Eva Schlotheuber for publishing with me! @oxmedstud.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @bkhistox.bsky.social

TORCH Book at Lunchtime: The Life of Nuns

YouTube video by TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · Jan 23

Somerville College invites applications for the Mary Somerville Junior Research fellowship in German Studies.
Full-time, 1/10/20205 - 30/9/2028, salary £38,674p.a.
isw.changeworknow.co.uk/somerville_c...
Closing date 18 March 2025

Screenshot including the coat of arms of Somerville College and a map showing the position of the college

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