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Cheryl Dueck

@cheryldueck.bsky.social
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Professor of German, watcher of films. Cinema of Central Europe after state socialism. International education, global mobility. Living in Calgary, Canada, with a suitcase in Berlin.

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Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Will someone please put together a list of top 100 non-anglophone TV shows from the 21st century? That's the one I'm interested in.
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hey Canadians, ready with your rakes? A hypothetical force of 100k workers working 8 hrs/day, 365 days/year, would take >38 years to complete a single round of raking the forest floor. Double it to account for winter. Plus there would be new needles etc every year. #wildfire #smoke #climatechange
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"[N]early 4,000 academic posts in social sciences, humanities and the arts have been axed in one year alone. In the 12 months to December 2024, just under 3,000 social sciences, 820 humanities and 240 arts jobs went. All but 110 were in non-Russell Group universities, reducing student choice..."
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Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities
Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year
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Shireen Ahmed @shireenahmed.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Don't worry, Canada! The 2027 Women's World Cup is next summer in Brazil and we will take all this passion and support dorect it to CanWNT ! We are a soccer nation and our duty, commitment and desire does not end here. It begins. ⚽️🇨🇦✨️
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
My favourite moment of the #Oscars last night! Brilliant. #Arkapaw Do you know the share of women cinematographers in films released? (14% Europe - Fontaine 2024) (7% USA - Celluloid Ceiling Report - Lauzen 2026) (10% Canada - Women in View 2023)
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Quite surprised by #Wenders comment that "we have to stay out of politics" - it contradicts his own work and previous comments. Didn't care much for the Q at the presser either though, calling out the Berlinale for accepting funding from the German govt. 22:30-27:00: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv1Z...
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International Jury | Press Conference Livestream | Berlinale 2026
YouTube video by Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Jan. 27, 1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz. On #HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay we remember 6M murdered Jews, + political opponents, Roma, Queer, disabled victims. Historians, writers, and artists have worked for generations to learn from + represent its lessons. "Memory Void," Menashe Kadishman:
empty film reels in a grey concrete room at the Jewish Museum in Berlin
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
My must-see TV of the moment: #RiotWomen on #BritBox. Bring it on! Riot grrrls next gen.
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Look at this amazing navigable map and guide of Calgary's public art works: so much to explore! www.calgarypublicartguide.com Great website design by #BuiltByField. #YYC #YYCArt
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Calgary Public Art Guide | Calgary Arts Development
Explore public art like never before. The Calgary Public Art Guide is your go-to tool for finding, learning about and experiencing public art across the city.
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Enjoyed the sunshine and the snow on the walk to the office today in #YYC
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Signed.
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Elisabeth R. Anker @libankerdc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout: Humanities majors killed on the job market 1) Mamdani- Africana Studies 2) Spanberger -French 3) Sherill - Global History
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I don't understand the government's math in again cutting the number of study permits to Canada. Have they read their own reports? Is slashing the provision of international education really going to get us more places to live? #PSE #HEd www.international.gc.ca/education/re...
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Economic impact of international education in Canada — 2022 update
The current study updates previous studies with more recent data and assesses the economic impact that international students studying in Canada in 2022 had on the Canadian economy.
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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Heads up #yycbike: 5 of my family’s bikes were stolen from our garage last night 😔. Please keep your eyes open for these bikes and please repost widely. 2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct 2006 Brodie Fury 2008 Trek 1500 2019 Trek Marlin 6 2022 Trek Marlin 5
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct 2008 Trek 15002006 Brodie Fury2019 Trek Marlin 6
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
story of the boy who played Tadzio in 1971 Death in Venice, angered by sexual objectification. Bjorn Andresen, Reluctant ‘Most Beautiful Boy,’ Dies at 70 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/m...
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Bjorn Andresen, Reluctant ‘Most Beautiful Boy,’ Dies at 70
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🇭🇺 Hungary’s 1956 uprising against Soviet rule began on October 23 with mass protests. 🇵🇱 In this video, 100,000 gather at the statue of Polish General Józef Bem in Budapest—he led Hungary’s revolutionary army in 1849, later crushed by the joint Russian-Austrian imperial forces.
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jenniferpete @jenniferpete.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The White House movie theater over the years. In the East Wing, demolition imminent. The first film screened there was D. W. Griffith's racist epic Birth of a Nation in 1915. Jimmy Carter watched 480 films there, the most of any president: letterboxd.com/jfrankenstei...
White House theater 1948White House theater 1958White House Theater circa 1992White House Theater 2009 - Obama watching Superbowl
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Lol - nICE agents in Canada. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yY...
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When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Holy smokes. "The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years." #HEd #PSE www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
3 hours left to vote in #yyc - the lines have apparently been long all day at my Ward 1 polling station, despite 8 poll clerks working full tilt. So foolish to get rid of the faster system we had, on the basis of unfounded fears. Anyway, go vote! Worth it. #yyccc
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Ned Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
#OTD October 20, 1946, elections were held across Soviet Occupied Germany and in Allied Occupied Berlin. These were the last competitive elections in the Soviet Zone and marked a turning point leading to the creation of the German Democratic Republic as a socialist dictatorship.
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I'm sure that any #YYC followers already have a plan to vote, but just in case, CBC's guide shows where to vote, what ward you're in, links to info on candidates. #UCalgary students can vote if you have a Calgary address on your driver's licence or taxes #YYCVote #YYCcc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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It’s election day in Calgary. Here’s what you need to know | CBC News
Calgarians can cast their ballots Monday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. for mayor, council and school trustee.
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
If you have kids, I recommend this graphic novel: "Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas" by Jim Ottaviani. Jane Goodall's research and global impact are an inspiring legacy.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The first time an Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause, public outrage forced a reversal in less than 24 hours. I wish to God Albertans would show the same moral fury now, when school children are outed & bullied by the government that is supposed to protect them. #ableg #abpoli
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Stripping Away Rights Using the Notwithstanding Clause. - Alberta Views
After a week of rancorous debate, Klein announced he would not invoke the notwithstanding clause on the landmark gay rights decision...
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cm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
literature washrooms are underrated
Signs in the downtown Central Calgary Library that says "Literature" and "Washrooms" on the same sign, with an arrow.
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
A concise op ed by @malindasmith.bsky.social, with links to evidence, on what many of us know, but is increasingly undermined: diversity drives research innovation and impact. universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-...
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The Excellence Dividend  - University Affairs
How Diversity and Inclusion Strengthen Research Ecosystems
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
"The rate at which popular AI services amplify or fail to flag falsehoods has doubled in a year, per NewsGuard."
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Picked up tickets for #CIFF Calgary International Film Festival, including Petzold's "Mirrors No. 3," Palme d'Or winner "It was just an accident," and "Mr. Nobody against Putin." Check out the great lineup for this year, Sept 18-28 www.ciffcalgary.ca/festival/202...
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2025 Films » CIFF
Browse CIFF 2025 Films
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
"Whether it’s in the Soviet Union or whether it is in East Germany or in the darkest places and times, writers have managed to survive. Their work has survived." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/m...
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Arundhati Roy on How to Survive in a ‘Culture of Fear’
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Alberta introduced policy in July 2025 on disallowing books with "inappropriate sexual content" from school libraries. It's a U.S. playbook. The list of 200 books to be pulled from Edmonton school libraries overlaps considerably with U.S. lists. Background here: opentodebate.org/debate/shoul...
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Should Certain Books Ever Be Banned in School? - Open to Debate
In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis passed a state education reform package meant to restrict certain books and how gender, sexuality, and race are taught in public schools. In Texas, school administrat...
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
In the CBC story: Beyond the full removal of titles including The Handmaid’s Tale, the K-9 list of books to be removed from Edmonton school libraries includes 1984 and The Great Gatsby. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Alberta school boards are moving aggressively to remove books from school libraries, including Margaret Atwood (Handmaid’s Tale), Margaret Laurence, Judy Blume and more. See Edmonton’s list below.
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The precipitous dismantling of humanities - Classics, Religion, Languages and Cultures - is a huge loss for our communities and will limit future grads' global skills. U of Oregon's case makes even less sense than others, since they managed to secure a $25 million donation in 2025. bit.ly/4mjCmwh
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After Accepting a $25 Million Gift, UO Lays Off Faculty in new Schnitzer School. Fear of Larger Cuts in Fall.
After Accepting a $25 Million Gift, UO Lays Off Faculty in new Schnitzer School. Fear of Larger Cuts in Fall.  Within months of the $25 million gift, UO administration enacts disproportionate layof…
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
teachers! excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone. take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE against-a-i.com
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AGAINST AI
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The #HockeyCanada verdict today is no exception. The justice system fails victims of sexual assault on a remarkable scale. Most instances are not reported to police. Of the few that are, 1 out of 19 results in the accused person being sentenced to custody. See the Statistics Canada data:
Infographic from Statistics Canada, searchable under the heading "Criminal justice outcomes of police-reported sexual assault in Canada, 2015 to 2019"
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Fascinating thread about Lohana and #Ismaili migration history
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I guess CDU is different in Portugal 🤨
vota CDU PCP-PEV. Picture contains a hammer and sickle.
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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
A review by @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social into how their consultation on Modern Languages programmes has been handled last year, found decision-making was unstructured and dominated by finances. The university said it accepted there had been "missteps". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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University of Aberdeen's plans to cut modern language degrees were 'rushed' - review
The University of Aberdeen says it accepts there were
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Antonio Vecoli (@tonyveco on X) @tonyveco.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
🔴 ⚠️ 🔥 😷 After a journey of more than 7000km over the Atlantic Ocean, a new huge smoke plume has reached Europe from #Canada where more than 200 wildfires are burning across multiple provinces, from British Columbia to Ontario. ⬇️ The CO map over Europe with Sentinel-5P data on June 9th.
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Mark McIntyre @markjmcintyre.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
👇New Nature Cities (@nature.com) paper on the impact of protected bike lanes in getting more people cycling. Comparing 28 US cities over 6 years, it found areas that installed protected lanes saw 𝟭.𝟴𝘅 growth in cycling vs painted lanes alone. And 𝟰.𝟴𝘅 the growth of areas with no bike lanes at all.
Photo of a mother and her children using brand new cycling infrastructure in Glasgow, Scotland. This is unrelated to the research paper mentioned in the post, which focuses on US cities, but illustrates the exact type of physically separated and protected cycle lanes that remove the stress from cycling, and support more people to get around by bike than any other type of lane (painted or "shared" lanes) for example.
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Mykola Kuleba, SaveUkraine: “It’s very similar to the gulags, with different goals. In the gulags, they massively killed Ukrainians who did not obey the regime.Today, they massively indoctrinate Ukrainian children to turn them into Russian children.” #Ukraine www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/2d401aa...
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Satellite data shed light on Russia’s modern-day gulags for Ukrainian children
A Canadian-funded effort is tracking the movements of Ukrainian children taken during wartime
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Marcel #Orphüls, one of the greats. Known for The Sorrow and the Pity (1969), exposing blind spots of collective memory in wartime France, also made November Days (1990). A master observer, Orphüls talks with with East Germans at a complicated time of reflection, a year after the fall of the Wall.
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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 08/05/2025
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
"A quarter-century ago, when the United States was attacked by Islamist terrorists on 11 September 2001, the editor of Le Monde wrote a famous banner headline: “We are all Americans!” Today, friends of liberty the world over should say: “We are all Canadians!”"
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Fascinating global migration tracker from Facebook data, New York Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | An Interactive Map of Global Migration (Gift Article)
Dive into a new data set released by Meta, charting immigration flows among 181 countries over four years.
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
AfD reading German literature through an Orwellian doublethink lens, led by a bookstore owner - book clubs, reviews, and a book fair:
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#CanadianStudents too!
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Cheryl Dueck @cheryldueck.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
New York Times and Center for Global Development estimate lives at risk with halt to USAID funds: unlocked_article_code=1.4k4.Lt7m.D1PrZORIsXpZ&smid=bs-share
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Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
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