Dr. Charlie Knight
@charlieknight.bsky.social
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Historian | Bithell Fellow
@ilcs.bsky.social
| Comms Officer
@germanhistsoc.bsky.social
CFP Crossing Borders: Transnational Perspectives of Life-Writing and Ego-Documents (April 2026) Deadline: 31 December 2025
ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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CFP: Crossing Borders: Transnational Perspectives on Life-Writing and Ego-Documents
https://ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/cfp-crossing-borders-transnational-perspectives-life-writing-ego-documents
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CFP - Crossing Borders: Transnational Perspectives on Life-Writing and Ego-Documents - 14 April 2026 We're pleased to invite proposals for this upcoming one-day conference at the University of Southampton! Please share!!
19 days ago
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German History Society
27 days ago
The next episode of Series 2 of 'Glimpses of German History' is OUT NOW! In this episode, Anne Buckley (Leeds) takes us to a field in Skipton, North Yorkshire which housed a German prisoner of war camp during the First World War.
youtu.be/WDqGQw7TY5w
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German History Society
about 1 month ago
Episode 1 of Series 2 of our documentary series 'Glimpses of German History' is now available on YouTube! In this episode
@sandralipner.bsky.social
shows us how denazification questionnaires help us explore the shift from dictatorship to democracy in post-war Germany.
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Glimpses of German History S2E1: Denazification Questionnaire
In the first episode of Glimpses of German History Season 2, Sandra Lipner shows us how denazification questionnaires help us explore the shift from dictatorship to democracy in postwar Germany. The questionnaire was intended by the occupying Allies to categorise people in terms of their previous in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9lFqbpifPA
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German History Society
about 2 months ago
📽️ Season 2 of 'Glimpses of German History', coming soon...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFin...
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Glimpses of German History Season 2: Trailer
YouTube video by German History Society
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFinubQvf60
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I'm very pleased to be joining the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London next month as the 2025-26 Bithell Visiting Fellow in German Studies!
ilcs.sas.ac.uk/people/charl...
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Charlie Knight
Charlie Knight is the 2025-26 Bithell Visiting Fellow at the ILCS.
https://ilcs.sas.ac.uk/people/charlie-knight
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Holocaust Research Consultancy
3 months ago
The HRC is a team of scholars who work in a variety of disciplines across the field of Holocaust Studies. We have expertise that ranges across histories, theories, & languages. Read more about the HRC & our services here:
holocaustresearchconsultancy.org/about/
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About
We are a team of scholars who have come together to deliver assistance to individuals, families, students, academics, and organizations for Holocaust research, education, and public engagement. We …
https://holocaustresearchconsultancy.org/about/
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German History Society
4 months ago
The deadline for the German History Society's Undergraduate Essay Prize is NEXT WEEK! Do you have an outstanding dissertation to submit? Check out our website for more details!
www.germanhistorysoc...
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Fascinating talk at the
@wienerlibrary.bsky.social
this evening on Tony Kushner’s
@parkesinstitute.bsky.social
new book ‘The Jewish Pedlar’ with
@manchesterup.bsky.social
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Last week I submitted my PhD thesis on German-Jewish letters sent during the Holocaust. Thank you to my fantastic supervisors Joachim and Tony at the
@parkesinstitute.bsky.social
- and to everyone who has shared their stories and knowledge with me over the last four years - now the viva....
5 months ago
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Holocaust Research Consultancy
5 months ago
Our team of experts offer a wide range of services to support families, scholars, independent researchers, & educators in
#Holocaust
research & education. Read more about our services here:
holocaustresearchconsultancy.org/services/
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Services
The Holocaust Research Consultancy is a team of scholars who have come together to deliver assistance to individuals, families, students, academics, and organizations in Holocaust research, educati…
https://holocaustresearchconsultancy.org/services/
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Cailee Davis
5 months ago
A major thank you to everyone who attended and supported the
#HolocaustStudies
networking event at the
#IWM
last week… What a fantastic day fostering community and supporting young researchers. We hope to make this an annual event so look out for future calls for participants! 📣
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Very excited to be a part of this new adventure with
@caileedavis.bsky.social
@barnabasbalint.bsky.social
@niamh-hanrahan.bsky.social
keep an eye out for more updates coming soon - give us a follow too ⬇️
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5 months ago
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Fantastic conference at the Indiana University Gateway in Berlin on the place of German Jewish History in the Holocaust. Fascinating papers all round. Thanks to
@mmzpotsdam.bsky.social
@ghiwashington.bsky.social
for organising
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This event is TONIGHT at 6pm! It was a pleasure to help
@anoushka-ar.bsky.social
with this project and I'm happy to now chair the launch of the digital exhibition. Details below 🔽
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6 months ago
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My fab supervisor Tony Kushner has a new book out - The Jewish Pedlar - with
@manchesterup.bsky.social
. There's a book launch in Southampton on 4 June
@octoberbooks.bsky.social
and also a talk at the
@wienerlibrary.bsky.social
on 25 June
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6 months ago
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Dr. Charlie Knight
Parkes Institute
6 months ago
Our final event of the year is a double bill with
@llampertweissig.bsky.social
talking about her recent 'Instrument of Memory: Encounters with the Wandering Jew' &
@anoushka-ar.bsky.social
launching her digital travelling exhibition 🎟️ May 27th 6pm, online:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/instrument...
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Dr. Charlie Knight
German History Society
7 months ago
The GHS has numerous funding opportunities and awards available throughout the year for PGRs and ECRs. The deadline for some of them is fast approaching! Check out the following 🧵 for more details: 1/6
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Anoushka Alexander-Rose
8 months ago
Last week I submitted my PhD thesis 'Vladimir Nabokov's Jewish Muse!' - hugely privileged to be supervised by Professors Devorah Baum and
@clairelefoll.bsky.social
and to have the wonderful
@parkesinstitute.bsky.social
as my academic home! Thanks to many others who supported along the way… 🦋
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Cailee Davis
9 months ago
@parkesinstitute.bsky.social
hosted a screening of Jessie Eisenberg’s
#ARealPain
— it’s a lovely example of 3rd Gen
#Holocaust
representation. Go see it if you haven’t! Really enjoyed the fantastic discussion w/ EmilyRose Baker, Tony Kushner, & Janek Gryta, moderated by
@charlieknight.bsky.social
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Dr. Charlie Knight
German History Society
9 months ago
🚨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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Dr. Charlie Knight
German Historical Institute London
9 months ago
We're very pleased to announce that Anoushka Alexander-Rose's (
@anoushka-ar.bsky.social
) exhibition will stay with us at the GHIL for a while longer! It reframes the Wandering Jew from its origins in medieval Christian myth and presents how the legend has evolved across time and cultures. 👇
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Excited to chair this screening on Monday 😊
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9 months ago
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Parkes Institute
9 months ago
📢 Next week, Parkes Outreach Fellow @charlieknight.bsky.social will give a talk at #LoveData25 on his work with the Theodor Hirschberg papers @hartleyspecialc.bsky.social The event is hybrid & open to all. 📅 Feb 12, 2:30pm (GMT) 📍 Highfield Campus & online More info 👇
library.soton.ac.uk/...
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LibGuides@Southampton: Love Data @ Soton: Home
LibGuides@Southampton: Love Data @ Soton: Home
https://library.soton.ac.uk/lovedata
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Parkes Institute
9 months ago
🎥 On Monday 24th February, we are holding a screening and roundtable event on Jesse Eisenberg’s 2025 film ’A Real Pain’ at Harbour Lights Picturehouse cinema in Southampton. 🔗 Book your tickets here:
www.southampton.ac.uk/parkes/news/...
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Parkes Institute
10 months ago
Tony Kushner's latest piece on the Holocaust, survivors' testimonies and rescue archaeology for
@uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/the-holocaus...
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The Holocaust: how ‘rescue archaeology’ is tackling the impending loss of surviving witnesses
Forms of ‘rescue archaeology’ are working to save the testimony of survivors before it is too late.
https://theconversation.com/the-holocaust-how-rescue-archaeology-is-tackling-the-impending-loss-of-surviving-witnesses-248202
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Very happy to be giving a keynote lecture at Reading Council Chamber for HMD this year - I’ll be tracking a handful of German-Jewish refugee narratives alongside the ones of those they were forced to leave behind Book here:
www.reading.gov.uk/leisure/thin...
10 months ago
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Cailee Davis
10 months ago
📣 Holocaust & Memory Seminar 📣 We’ve got an exciting term card for
@ox.ac.uk
H&M Seminar this term. Hear from leading scholars, translators, and public history professionals about new & innovate research in
#HolocaustStudies
. I hope you can join us!
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Dr. Charlie Knight
Cailee Davis
10 months ago
Beyond thrilled to share my recent publication in
#Film&History
🎉 Click on the link to read about how much I love
#InglouriousBasterds
& Tarantino’s critique of the Americanization of the Holocaust
muse.jhu.edu/pub/39/artic...
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#HolocaustStudies
#MediaStudies
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Dr. Charlie Knight
German History Society
10 months ago
The GHS was proud to co-fund this innovative exhibition 'The Wandering Jew: A Travelling Exhibition' showing in January and February at the
@ghilondon.bsky.social
Check out more about the exhibition in the 🧵 below...
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Go follow the
@germanhistsoc.bsky.social
for all the latest updates from the society!
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10 months ago
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Anoushka Alexander-Rose
11 months ago
Next up — the Wandering Jew in London, with a special event on the 23rd January where I will be in conversation with Elisabeth Becker-Topkara exploring the exhibition through the lens of understanding Jewish agency in the construction of German, and European, culture and society. Link below!
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The Wandering Jew: A Travelling Exhibition comes to the
@ghilondon.bsky.social
in the new year! Find out more below and come along to
@anoushka-ar.bsky.social
lecture on the 23 Jan!
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11 months ago
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Dr. Charlie Knight
Parkes Institute
11 months ago
Southampton Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day Monday 27th January 2025, 6–8pm
#HMD
🕯️ Our commemorative event includes a conversation with Lvov ghetto survivor Janine Webber, a reading of Vesna Maric's memoir 'Bluebird' and student reflections 🎟️ Register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southampto...
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Ed Cooke
12 months ago
Would be amazing to connect with more writers and playwrights here! I’ve been writing since 2022, most recently the play “An Apology to Lady Gaga”, which this year has been playing in Mexico City in a Spanish-language translation by the fab Elisabetha Gruener for insecta Theatre. ❤️❤️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Dr. Charlie Knight
Parkes Institute
12 months ago
It was a pleasure to host the Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation and The Council of Christians and Jews yesterday! On top of a special visit to the Special Collections, members of our academic community presented on new research and outreach activities including exhibitions and archive projects
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Dr. Charlie Knight
Parkes Institute
12 months ago
Just one week to go until our next event. Join us either online via Zoom or in-person at Avenue Campus for what is sure to be a fascinating lecture 👇
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Ed Cooke
12 months ago
Hello BlueSky! I’m Ed, an actor and writer from Bradford now in London. I am rather accident-prone, love a good meme and have brand loyalty to Pokémon against my best judgment. Here’s hoping we make this a new kind of social media site I guess! ❤️✨🦑🤖💅🏻✌🏻
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First post under bluer skies! It's been a privilege to support this project over the past year.
@anoushka-ar.bsky.social
's exhibition 'The Wandering Jew: A Travelling Exhibition' was launched last night in Southampton for
#interfaith
week You can catch it in London and Birmingham soon too...
12 months ago
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