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Mathias Seiter

@drmseiter.bsky.social
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Historian of C19th Germany with an interest in port town cultures, national identities, spaces, borderlands, and Jewish Germans. Also VfB Stuttgart supporter & member (long-suffering)

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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Visiting the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich today together with colleagues from the Port Cities and Urban Cultures research centre. Always nice to get away from the office, talk about research, and discuss collaborations with museum curators.
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uopmaritime @uopmaritime.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Are you looking for a PhD studentship? The National Maritime Museum & Royal College of Art are offering an amazing opportunity to study the design & material culture of Thames sail barges under the AHRC CDP scheme. Sign up for tomorrow's webinar at 1pm zoom.us/webinar/regi... . Deadline: 30.06.2025.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Thames Barges CDP studentship: Information Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
An information webinar for prospective student candidates for this CDP PhD opportunity, co-supervised by Royal Museums Greenwich and the Royal College of Art.
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uopmaritime @uopmaritime.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Join us in Portsmouth for the exciting Port Cities & Maritime Cultures International Conference, 10-11 June. Learn about sailortown, maritime museums, the modern waterfront & more: www.port.ac.uk/news-events-... . @uopmaritime.bsky.social's first event is sponsored by @lr-foundation.bsky.social.
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Register for the Port Cities and Maritime Cultures International Conference, University of Portsmouth, 10-11 June 2025
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Milldam Quad is looking beautiful in the spring sunshine #spring
Image shows Wisteria flowers against a blue sky Image shows Milldam Quad under a blue sky Image shows a pergola covered in flowering wisteria and trees in the first flush of growth
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Tim Grady @tlgrady68.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
1. I’m not sure this will be much of an escape from the horror of global events – sorry! But it is World Book Day & the advance copies of my @yalebooks.bsky.social are here: tinyurl.com/4v2w2x95
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Well, that's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who came to see us today. We hope you enjoyed your time at the university and in Portsmouth. If you have any questions, please do get in touch with us
Image shows HMS Warrior with the sun shining behind itImage shows the Hard with the Spinnaker Tower on the left and HMS Warrior on the right Image shows South Parade Pier under a blue sky Image shows the History subject stand with the admissions tutor on the left and two student guides on the right
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
All set up and ready to meet our guests at today's Open Experience Day
Image shows a stand with books and leaflets. The History recruitment lead is at the stand with too student guides
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Wishing everyone a lovely Easter weekend #Easter2025
Image shows deep red tulips
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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Make no mistake. This IS what the dark-money funded History Reclaimed, Restore Trust etc astroturfers in the UK want to happen to our museums and heritage orgs. This is the AIM of the RW culture war on professional historians of empire, slavery, women, LGBTQ+, working classes, etc. We must resist.
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Tim Grady @tlgrady68.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
An exciting arrival today - congratulations to @andrekeil.bsky.social . Studies in German History is a great series (even better with Andre’s book in it!) that I edit with Bridget Heal. If you also fancy writing, then do take a look at the OUP page: global.oup.com/academic/con...
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
It's Friday evening! Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend
Image shows HMS Warrior, small boats and the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth harbour at dusk
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Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The mania is international.... "Oxford historian faces deportation from UK after doing research on India … in India" www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Oxford historian faces deportation from UK after doing research on India … in India
Home Office told Manikarnika Dutta to quit Britain for spending too many days abroad for study
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Our Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures is offering a fully-funded PhD scholarship. Supervised by my brilliant colleagues, the project focuses on Macau and the transition from sail to steam. Deadline 31 March 👇 www.port.ac.uk/news-events-... #MaritimeHistory #FundedPhD #skystorians
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Apply now for a PhD scholarship focusing on the port city of Macau
Applications are invited for a fully-funded three year PhD, with opportunities for a visiting scholarship in Macau, to commence in October 2025.   The Centre for Port Cities and Maritim...
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Good morning #Portsmouth Clear sky today #ThursdayMotivation
Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide under a clear sky. The sun is just above the horizon
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Agata Tumiłowicz-Mazur @agatumilowicz.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
I am part of the 2nd generation born in the so-called "Recovered Territories"– formerly German lands that are now part of Poland. In the spirit of Lower Silesian pride, I'd like to give you an idea of what it means to live surrounded by traces of a foreign population. 🧵🗃️
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Brilliant to see this, Rob. Congratulations to you and Martin 👏 👏 👏 Looking forward to reading it!
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Fritz Bauer Institut @fritzbauerinstitut.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#saytheirnames
Plakat mit Namen und Gesichtern der ermordeten.
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Ready for one of post-war Germany's most important elections #noAfD
A pink postal vote envelope for the German federal elections 2025
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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Join us on 27.2. at 5:30pm for a GHIL Lecture in co-operation with the Modern History Research Seminar (@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social) given by Maren Röger (Leibniz-Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Europa - GWZO) on '(Cold) War Games: Scenarios on Both Sides of the Iron Curtain'! 1/5
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Southampton docks: 21st-century port city architecture
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Charlotte Boyce @c19thceleb.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
📣 Job alert! Come and lead our faculty! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLS987/e...
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Executive Dean - Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at University of Portsmouth
Discover professional service job openings, including the Executive Dean - Faculty of Humanities and Social Science role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today for more information on this position.
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
In #Tuebingen for a conference on the complexities and dynamics of #neighbourhoods, presenting on #sailortown. Lots of interesting papers from all over the globe - from techno music in Downtown Detroit to residential segregation in Lagos to activism in Mumbai.
Historic houses along the river in Tübingen, Germany
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Dramatic storms in #Portsmouth today. Photo courtesy of our excellent English Literature colleague @christopherpittard.bsky.social
Image shows lighting striking the top of the Spinnaker Tower
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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
This year #HolocaustMemorialDay marks 80 years since the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Visit #TheHolocaustExplained to learn more about conditions in the camp, key events such as the Sonderkommando uprising, and the liberation #OnThisDay in 1945 🔗 buff.ly/3CeRb1t
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German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
The German History Society is on Bluesky! The GHS is a registered charity and offers events, prizes, and a range of funding opportunities for scholars and members of the public interested in German history Give us a follow and visit our website at www.germanhistorysociety.org for more information
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German History Society | Promoting the Study of German History Worldwide
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German at Portsmouth @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
17 December 1957: Lok Leipzig somehow find the ball in the snow while beating Dynamo Berlin 2:1 in an East German FDGB-Pokal semi-final (via Bundesarchiv)
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Tim Grady @tlgrady68.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
PhD Fully Funded Scholarship Opportunity! Anyone fancy writing on the history of war graves and commemoration? We have a great collaborative PhD lined up with Chester and @cwgc.bsky.social Full details here or DM me: www.chester.ac.uk/study/resear...
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The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commemoration and International Relations | University of Chester
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German at Portsmouth @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Different words for a Christmas tree in the German-speaking countries (via 'Atlas zu deutschen Alltagssprache') atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-5/f01a/
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Another example of how we and our students work with external organisations to widen knowledge about the past. Well done @robtjames.bsky.social on helping to get this over the line. Looking forward to seeing how the relationship develops in the future
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
To celebrate #VfB Stuttgart's first home win in the #UCL after 15 years, a photo of the graffiti I came across last week at Stuttgart Airport
Graffiti wall. Text in German, translated: "After all that sh**, we're going on a trip. Stuttgart International"
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Still one of my favourite books on German history 👇
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Klaus Herdepe @klausherdepe.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
#OTD 9.12.1951: In Württemberg-Baden, Baden und Württemberg-Hohenzollern stimmen die Wahlberechtigten in einer Volksabstimmung für die Vereinigung der drei Länder zu einem Bundesland. Das Bundesland Baden-Württemberg wird daraufhin am 25. April 1952 gegründet. #History
A map of the German state of Baden-Württemberg in its current borders and the three states that were merged into it in 1952, with the respective capitals: blue is Württemberg-Baden, yellow (Süd-)Baden, red Württemberg-Hohenzollern. (The light blue area to the south is the Bodensee.) Map was produced by myself, reference was a small image in a publication by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, a federal bureau which releases books and other media for educational purposes.

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Amadeu Antonio Stiftung @amadeuantonio.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Wir gedenken Amadeu Antonio, der heute vor 34 Jahren starb, nachdem er am 25.11.1990 von einer Gruppe Rechtsextremer ins Koma geprügelt wurde. Amadeu Antonio gilt als eines der ersten Todesopfer rechter Gewalt seit der Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands. 1/10
Ein schwarz-weiß-Foto von Amadeu Antonio, der in einem Korbsessel sitzt.
Das Bild wurde mit der Aufschrift versehen:
Das Gedenken an ihn ist unser Ansporn.
Amadeu Antonio (28)
6. Dezember 1990, Eberswalde
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Leaving work and #Portsmouth for today @uophistory.bsky.social
A view towards Gosport from The Hard in Portsmouth. Sunset with HMS Warrior
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Finished a day of networking with a visit to the SHE_SEES exhibition at Boathouse 4 at the @phdockyard.bsky.social. The exhibition features research from my brilliant colleague @drmelbassett.bsky.social. A really interesting exhibition - definitely worth a visit!
Exhibition displays of the She_Sees exhibition
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Today, members of the History team are working with the iPACTNetwork & planning how we can collaborate on projects exploring port cities & coastal towns in the past, present, & future #CoastalStudies
Image shows Karl and Brad presenting at the event
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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 26/11/2024
You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Good evening #Portsmouth @uophistory.bsky.social
An illuminated Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth  in the evening
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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Shout out to @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social - it was an informative quirky fun account over on the other place, and is even better here! Do follow for treasures like this postal stamp honouring Puss-in-Boots 😃
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Dr. Michelle Lynn Kahn @michellelkahn.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Wow! Our German History starter pack is full with 150 members. So, I made another one: German History #2. DM me if you want to be added or have suggestions! go.bsky.app/LQSQQaP
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Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The point is that at university you're meant to be taught by researchers. It's higher education because it's not just a static body of knowledge; researchers are the people who can teach you to make new knowledge yourself
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
CfP: Join us for an international conference on Port Cities and Maritime Cultures in Portsmouth in June 2025 @uophistory.bsky.social #CoastalHistory #MaritimeHistory #UrbanHistory #NavalHistory www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
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Call for Papers: Port Cities and Maritime Cultures International Conference, 10-11 June 2025
The Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures is holding its inaugural conference (10-11 June 2025) at the University of Portsmouth. 
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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Are you interested in discovering what #CoastalHistory is all about? Journal editors @coastalhistory.bsky.social , @robtjames.bsky.social and Joana de Freitas discuss this approach in the first issue of Coastal Studies & Society journal. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Coastal studies and society: The tipping point - Joana Gaspar de Freitas, Robert James, Isaac Land, 2022
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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
For those who post on #CoastalHistory topics, please let me know if you'd like to be added to our starter pack. Coastal History involves the history of coastal communities, both urban and rural, or those who live between land and sea around the world. Coasts connect! go.bsky.app/Pfa95p7
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Dr. Michelle Lynn Kahn @michellelkahn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Reposting our German History starter pack in case anyone missed it... (starter packs are difficult to find, but you can use blueskydirectory.com to search for them) go.bsky.app/QMHzmog
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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Hello all! Welcome to the University of Portsmouth History team's account. Follow us for regular morning motivational pictures (and the occasional history related post!) #History #Sunrise #WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes
Image shows Langstone harbour at low tide at dawn. The clouds and mudflats are lit orange by the rising sun
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Lewis Wade 🗃️ @wadehistory.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
go.bsky.app/Rctivb3 The first maritime historians starter pack is officially full – so here is the second! Feel free to let me know if you'd like to be added. #MaritimeHistory
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Mathias Seiter @drmseiter.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
Commuting is exhausting but I never get tired of seeing HMS Warrior when I get off the train on my way to #Portsmouth
A photo of the 19th century ship HMS Warrior on a sunny day
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