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Peter Davies

@pdavies.bsky.social

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German Studies, U of Edinburgh. Translation History, Holocaust testimony, archives, interpreters at Holocaust trials. Audio drama and the Holocaust. Occasional Scottish political nonsense. He/him

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · May 27

Here it is - my book on the interpreters at the first Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial is now out in physical form (not in open access for a year or two unfortunately) but good to hold a copy www.bloomsbury.com/uk/interpret...

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

At the Battle of Cable Street on 4 October 1936, at least 100,000 people, including Jewish residents, Irish dock workers, Communists and Labour Party members prevented a march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF) from passing through the East End...

Pamphlet - They did not pass : 300,000 workers say no to Mosley. A souvenir of the East London workers' victory over fascism, produced by the Independent Labour Party. Wiener Holocaust Library collections.

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Deanna Kreisel 🌱 @doctorwaffle.substack.com · 6d

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins:
Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright
(Not sure if I spelled that right)
What immortal hand or eye
Could fashion such a stripy guy?
What the hammer that hath hewn it
Into such a chonky unit?
Did who made the lamb make thee,
Or an external franchisee?

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 5d

I can’t be the only British person who saw this and thought “Why is there a statue of Morecambe and Wise in DC”?

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5d

“The towering bronze statue of President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands has reappeared on the National Mall after being toppled by the president’s henchmen.” www.thedailybeast.com/trump-and-ep...

Trump and Epstein’s Friendship Back on Display in D.C.

The 12-foot statue has returned—maybe with the help of the government shutdown.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Landecker Digital Memory Lab @ldml.bsky.social · 6d

Our Lab Director reports on Gathering the Voices, a project based in Glasgow, Scotland, following recent fieldwork. Let us know what you think:

Spotlight: Gathering the Voices

by Prof. Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden Our Spotlight series takes a deep dive into the digital offerings of worldwide organisations dedicated to Holocaust memory. This week, Prof. Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden looks at how the community association Gathering the Voices has used digital media to present testimonies of survivors with connections to Scotland, and to enable students to

www.digitalmemorylab.com

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 7d

I think he hated Liverpool too tbf

Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 7d

Mark E Smith wants a word youtu.be/v5zav2yrC7M?...

The Fall - Hit The North

YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 7d

Mark E Smith wants a word youtu.be/v5zav2yrC7M?...

The Fall - Hit The North

YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 7d

Opportunity to go and work in Jewish Studies with the excellent colleagues in Leeds!

Laura Arnold Leibman @lauraleibman.bsky.social · 10d

Jewish studies postdoctoral fellowship at @universityofleeds.bsky.social on post-Holocaust material and visual cultures! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies

Are you a dynamic person holding a recent doctoral degree with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities? Does your research and teaching demonstrate a sustain...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 20d

Time to support the real needs of all our struggling kids?
#edchat #school #education

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 11d

"Tony Harrison (30 April 1937 – 26 September 2025) was an English poet, translator and playwright. He was born in Beeston, Leeds and he received his education in Classics from Leeds Grammar School and Leeds University."
R.I.P.

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British Centre for Literary Translation @bcltuea.bsky.social · 14d

Join @annierutherford.bsky.social for 'Reviewing Translations: Making the Translator Visible' ONLINE on Wednesday 22 October 📚 ✨

Find out more and book: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

In partnership with @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 14d

Hey, happy birthday. Don’t forget to get less wise as you get older

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 16d

Are you an MA or PhD student working on 20th-century European History or Holocaust studies? Join us for a digital skills workshop to discover highlights from our unique archive collections!

Sign up now: bit.ly/4naClvi

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 14d

Hessen 🤦🤡

Maximilian Pichl @maxpichl.bsky.social · 14d

Das Bundesland Hessen fordert jetzt Schulen ernsthaft dazu auf, Instagram Posts zu löschen, in denen gegendert würde - selbst ältere Beiträge.

www.fr.de/rhein-main/l...

Wegen „Genderverbot“: Schule muss Instagram-Posts mit Sonderzeichen löschen

Das hessische Kultusministerium zwingt eine Eschborner Schule, mit Sonderzeichen gegenderte Wörter aus ihrem Instagram-Account zu entfernen.

www.fr.de

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Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies @ilcs.bsky.social · 28d

"Modern Foreign Languages degrees are the most starkly affected, with the number of courses nearly halved since 2011" 👇

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 28d

We've got a chunky @britishacademy.bsky.social report out looking at the emergence of 'cold spots' where you can't study arts, humanities or social science subjects close to home. We call for an urgent review of HE funding & monitoring of at risk subjects
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/univers...

University course closures leave students unable to study many SHAPE subjects close to home - report

A new report shows that students are shut out of SHAPE education in their home regions, as large swathes of the UK are ‘cold spots’ for humanities, social sciences and arts degrees.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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SCILT @scilt.bsky.social · 16d

Dates for this session’s online meetings of the Teachers of German in Scotland (TOGS) network are available with registration now open! First event is 24 September. https://loom.ly/zHvXzaI #languageteaching #german

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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 16d

There is another urgent cause that I would like to solicit donations if you want to make me a gift for my birthday: @standing-together.bsky.social, the Israeli-Palestinian peace grassroots movement:
www.standing-together.org/en/donate-en

Donate | standing-together

Support Standing-Together

www.standing-together.org

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 18d

I want to go to Bungary

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bangorucu.bsky.social @bangorucu.bsky.social · 20d

Our members have no confidence in the VC & CFO, as they pursue the same failed cuts they used against @leicesterucu.bsky.social

Spending £1.4 million of additional Welsh Gov funding on unplanned spend while making staff redundant was a disqualifying lack of judgement

nation.cymru/news/bangor-...

Bangor University staff pass no confidence vote against senior leadership

Union members at Bangor University have passed a vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor Prof Edmund Burke and chief finance officer Martyn Riddleston, as tensions mount over job cuts and budget redu...

nation.cymru

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · Sep 3

Important intervention from @ankahajkova.bsky.social

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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · Sep 1

My task was to write about BIIb, the Theresienstadt Family Camp, which I did gladly, since the book I am writing now has also a chapter on the topic. I benefited from the generosity of the colleagues in @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social especially Piotr Setkiewicz.

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Peter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Association of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · Sep 3

Great to see so many delegates bright and early at the AGS Business Meeting this morning.

Thanks to AGS president @pdavies.bsky.social for his address and leadership. Peter called for members to contribute to a discussion over the coming year about the identity and direction of the association…

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Parkes Institute @parkesinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 28

Check out this new piece by our research fellow Emily-Rose Baker on Auschwitz-Birkenau’s new digital camp replica!
@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
@theconversationuk.bsky.social
theconversation.com/the-problem-...

The problem with Auschwitz-Birkenau’s new digital camp replica

While the virtual site may digitally preserve and encourage historically rooted depictions of the camp, it cannot ensure ethical engagement with the Holocaust.

theconversation.com

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