Great replacement theory’s roots trace back to some of the most harmful ideas in history. I chart its reemergence and global spread in my new book, CHAIN OF IDEAS: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age. Coming March 17. Pre-order now at the link below. 3/3 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/778233...

An amazing piece by the fabulous Jeanne Theoharis! While her scholarship uncovers the untold histories, she also shows us why these stories matter today www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #protest #activism #therebelliousrosaparks #untoldhistory

Another "excellent" train experience. Emergency services on the track, my stop is cancelled and it suggests I take the Sbahn to Heidelberg that left two minutes ago to catch it...

My time at the University of Mannheim is already slowly coming to an end. It was a pleasure to be part of the American Studies team for the semester! Now looking for #newopportunities #jobs #work #acacademia #museumjobs #phd

Antonio C. Westphalen is a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. During a trip to Berlin in April, he visited the Topography of Terror Documentation Centre with his family. In this essay, he reflects on his impressions and thoughts during their visit to our permanent exhibition:

The publication date for my book on the history of policing American slavery has been moved up a month! Now available May 12, 2026! Thanks so much to those who have preordered! The Press is offering 30% off with the code, 01UNCP30 uncpress.org/978146969484...

Things I didn't think I'd ever do: download 4 ebooks while on ICE wifi for a course I'm thinking about teaching 🤷 #germantrain #academia #whynot

@rrohled.bsky.social falls du wissen willst weshalb ingen 🤣 Aber das beste Beispiel von Bietigheim-Bissingen haben die noch nicht mal drin. Warum enden schwäbische Ortsnamen oft auf "-ingen"? - SWR Kultur share.google/Fd3dzHzNJw6l...

I'm currently working on developing a research project that is interested in how communities reintegrate objects that are repatriated. This is excellent news and I look forward to hearing more about the work that is being done here! #research #repatriation #culturalartifacts #restitution

Can this be brought before the ICC? This is nuts

Berkeley history graduate students reimagine their campus as a public history site. Topics include CA Indigenous history, relationship between CA and Asia/Pacific, campus policing, & campus protest. This is such an amazing project! @historians.org #AHAPerspectives www.historians.org/perspectives...

AfD here, but presumably would be same in other countries too: "mainstream parties had increasingly reshaped their communications to respond, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Marching

“Mainstream parties are increasingly allowing the far right to set the agenda, researchers in Germany have found, describing it as a shortcoming that had unwittingly helped the far right by legitimising their ideas and disseminating them more widely.”

My post is a little late but: our new issue is out! A very exciting special issue about cookbooks! If you have an article, forum, or interview you would like to publish get in touch with [email protected] #cookbooks #americanstudies #publishing amst.winter-verlag.de/issue/AMST/2...

Also wenn die Abkehr heißt ein Verbotsverfahren können wir das natürlich in Betracht ziehen, anderfalls sollten sich die Unionspolitiker fragen, ob sie nicht gleich zu dieser Partei wechseln wollen...

Portland-based streamer Brooks Brown and a few of his friends created Operation Inflation, an organization providing puff-up costumes to those protesting the crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Ausstellungen kuratieren bedeutet immer, mit Spannungen & Widersprüchen umgehen zu müssen. Die Beiträger*innen befassen sich mit d. Friktionen & nehmen dabei in d. Blick, wie Wissen in Ausst. ausgehandelt wird & welche Kräfte an d. Entstehung v. Wissen in & durch Ausstellungen mitwirken. #OpenAccess

The Supreme Court is supposed to protect the constitution and therefore American democracy, yet they've handed it to fascism on a platter. www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...

You know things are bleak if comedy turns into a serious discussion youtu.be/Tsb1I7hqaJ4?... #poststhatgetmebanned #neveragainisnow

Impressions from Mannheim, the sprinklers, Ferris wheel and square layout remind me of #STL

Day 1 commuting to #unimannheim, left myself a buffer of 30min to switch trains from regional to long-distance. Regional train I originally wanted to take delayed by 21min...good thing there was a slightly earlier one. #germantrain #goodtimes

As previously mentioned new things are happening. Starting next week I will be teaching at #unimannheim for a semester. So if anyone has leads for the spring semester send them my way! #jobhunting #academia #phdlife

In July I left Flensburg not knowing if I'll be returning. Now it is evident that new things are on the horizon. I had the best colleagues right after having had the best department during my PhD #EUF #sluamericanstudies #newadventures

Scotland’s signs are delivering. Y’all understood the assignment. 😂

My fav photo of me

Looking for a space to write about current effects of US federal administration on US national parks? Check out our Tracking the Effects series CFP. Submissions accepted on a rolling basis. niche-canada.org/2025/04/11/c... #nationalparks #parkhistory #envhist

Being very on-brand, everyone else has heavy-hitting recs that look amazing and I'm like "please enjoy this murder book." fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/07...

Und nein, das ist kein #Kulturkampf, wenn Medien, Kirche und Konservative hier ungeborenes Leben und Frauenrechte gegeneinander ausspielen. Das ist einfach niveaulos, unverantwortlich und unerträglich. Nicht in meinem Namen. Und außerdem: weg mit #Paragraph218 StGB !

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

Always these sneaky changes infringing on intellectual property. It's seriously getting bananas

Congress is voting on the Defense Appropriations bill this week to fund endless wars. How do we always find money for war but never enough money for the children, the poor, and the hungry?

Historischer Durchbruch in der deutschen kolonialen Restitutionspolitik: @diplo.de @laenderkultur.bsky.social @mwk-bw.bsky.social @lindenmuseum.bsky.social u.a. bereit zur „ersten Welle“ der Rückführung nach Kamerun im September. Wie geht’s danach weiter? Und Tansania? @goldmatt.bsky.social

Die „Amerikastudien“ feiern in diesem Jahr ihren 70. Geburtstag! Ganz frisch erschienen ist Heft 2, Bd. 70 (2025), als Open-Access-Publikation und als gedrucktes Heft zu beziehen: amst.winter-verlag.de #zeitschriftenbeiwinter #amerikastudien #dgfa #transatlanticrelations #openaccess

Wir freuen uns sehr, Stefanie Schäfer neu als dritte General Editor der Zeitschrift „Amerikastudien | American Studies“ begrüßen zu dürfen! Gemeinsam mit Carmen Birkle und Birgit Däwes leitet sie die Redaktion der Zeitschrift. Schauen Sie mal vorbei: amst.winter-verlag.de @stefschaefer.bsky.social

Sichtbarkeit schaffen und Solidarität zeigen – gerade in diesen Zeiten wichtiger denn je! 🌈 #PrideMonth #HistoryIsNotThePast

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

Just your average commander-in-chief pop-up shop.

This was such a great talk! I was busy taking notes, didn't even think about taking pictures until after 🤦 #DGfA2025 #publichumanities #coloredconventions

Registration now open! Munich Postdoc day on Sept 17th 2025 at the BAdW @badw.de This year’s theme: “Exploring Career Opportunities and the Transition Beyond the Postdoc Phase.” More details on the program: mpdn.iwww.mpg.de/3501/POSTDOC... and on Bluesky coming up soon.

Pre- #DGfA2025 downtime in #Siegen

Proud of my colleagues for standing up to these job cuts that will leave the uni barely functioning! #EUF #brokeacademia #budget www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

Haven't even left for #DGfA yet and our amazing train system is already messing with the connections...fun times are ahead... #conference #GAAS #Siegen

As always very enlightening and the places others don't want to go youtu.be/Ai_aQuA5mMY?...

@rrohled.bsky.social Wie immer geil 🤣 Hamburg und die Bahn www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

Torsten Hoffmann von der Uni Stuttgart forscht zum Versuch der Neuen Rechten, über Literatur – Klassiker wie Gegenwartsliteratur – eine Tür zum Bürgertum aufzustoßen. Die Strategie besteht u. a. darin, Romane zu rezensieren, um so Leser*innen auf ihre Websites zu locken. Mein Interview in der ak!

Absolutely agree, there is not enough talk about the energy that is needed to run those servers. It just gets implemented everywhere no matter if it's needed or not

We are looking forward to this special event tomorrow! There is still time to sign up and join us - either in person or online: www.ghil.ac.uk/events/lectu...

Programm der zweiten Jahrestagung des D-A-CH / Fachverbandes für Public-History-Forschung 13. Juni 2025 - Universität Heidelberg Das Programm ist da: www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...