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Curtis Dozier @curtisdozier.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

More publication news: "Abusing Antiquity? Classics and the Contemporary Far Right," edited by @drhelenroche.bsky.social and @denisemccoskey.bsky.social, is now available for pre-order from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social. www.bloomsbury.com/us/abusing-a...

Cover of Abusing Antiquity? volume showing Athena (?) portrayed in the style of Attic red-figure painting holding a sign that says "you will not replace our Classics" and a shield with Pepe the frog on it.

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Marjo Bakker @marjobakker.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

"What makes cataloging such a potent political instrument is not just its ability to name but its power to make those naming decisions appear neutral and inevitable". But something can be done about the "invisible violence of metadata".Read through the end scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/25/g...

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Guest Post - Classification as Colonization: The Hidden Politics of Library Catalogs - The Scholarly Kitchen

The renaming of "Mount Denali" and "Gulf of Mexico" to the politically loaded “Mount McKinley" and "Gulf of America" reveal the naked truth of what cataloging has always been: a battlefield where mean...

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Helen Roche @drhelenroche.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The official invitations to the Napola exhibition opening (and film premiere) in Potsdam have now been sent out! If you'd be interested in attending, please don't hesitate to let me know...

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Ben Fried @benfried.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

"Laughter as a Political Coping Mechanism" begins at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social! All thanks to @benecarnaghi.bsky.social, @drhelenroche.bsky.social , and @durhamhistory.bsky.social. Two days of terrific papers: check out the schedule for today and join us!

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Jeremiah McCall (he/him) @gamingthepast.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Please consider doing this; it is so difficult to get a real sense of all the people who do work in historical game studies (in the myriad ways people can work in this area)

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Benedetta Carnaghi @benecarnaghi.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Here's the schedule for 'Laughter as a Political Coping Mechanism', a conference that @drhelenroche.bsky.social and I are organizing on March 28-29 for @durhamhistory.bsky.social. We'll spark fresh conversations about resistance to power—and have a few laughs too! Please join us!

Laughter as a Political Coping Mechanism schedule

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Helen Roche @drhelenroche.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Just received the first draft invitation for the exhibition I'm co-curating, which is opening in Potsdam in May at the Brandenburgische Landeszentrale(!).

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Helen Roche @drhelenroche.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Earlier this year, I contributed to the "Real Dictators" podcast series on Mussolini - the first episode has just been released today: www.noiser.com/realdictators - available on BBC Sounds, Apple, Spotify and others... (I also contributed to their previous series, on Hitler's rise and downfall.)

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Real Dictators - Noiser Podcasts

Real Dictators is the new podcast series hosted by Paul McGann (Dr Who, Luther, Withnail and I) that explores the hidden lives of history’s tyrants.

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Helen Roche @drhelenroche.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I'm currently planning a meta-analysis of scholars and scholarship related to Historical Game Studies. If you're interested in participating, feel free to reply/DM me! I'm interested in things like people's scholarly background, affiliation/job title, publishers/journals you usually submit to, etc.

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Benedetta Carnaghi @benecarnaghi.bsky.social · 24/07/2024

Looking for a laugh? Here's the #CFP for ‘Laughter as a Political Coping Mechanism’, a conference that I'm organizing with my wonderful mentor at @durhamhistory.bsky.social, @drhelenroche.bsky.social (28-29 March 2025 at #DurhamUniversity). Please circulate widely & send proposals by 2 Sept!

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Helen Roche @drhelenroche.bsky.social · 19/07/2024

Here's a post for any ECRs in Modern European History who might like to join our History Department at Durham: @durhamhistory.bsky.social durham.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Career Development Fellow in Modern European History

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JMcN @jmcn.bsky.social · 23/01/2024

Finished reading this fascinating book frm @drhelenroche.bsky.social. I’m not an academic however I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this book. It shines a light on a little known topic and provides insight into Nazi thinking on reordering the state and people.

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Helen Roche @drhelenroche.bsky.social · 05/12/2023

STOP PRESS: *The Third Reich's Elite Schools* is now available in an affordable paperback edition!!! Thanks so much to everyone who helped to make this happen... tinyurl.com/46nthem8

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Benedetta Carnaghi @benecarnaghi.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

The ‘Abusing Antiquity’ symposium at Durham University just started with remarks by Dr Helen Roche. Hope many will join in person and online!

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