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Frederic Ponten

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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Es gilt, die politische Phantasie nicht länger an weitere vermeintliche Exzellenzuniversitäten...zu verschwenden, sondern für eine Reform zu verwenden, die das Verhältnis von Grundfinanzierung und Drittmitteln vom Kopf auf die Füße stellt und endlich das überkommene Personalmodell reformiert."
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Ein Plädoyer für die Abschaffung des Exzellenzwettbewerbs an den Hochschulen
Die Exzellenzstrategie zieht ihre Brandspur weiter durch das Wissenschaftssystem. Ihr Nutzen ist fraglich, ihre Nachteile sind riesig. Warum gibt es sie noch?
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Frederic Ponten @fponten.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“The issues the mathematical community faces now are similar to issues that other scientific and creative professions are facing […]: how to make sure that, as AI changes the way work is done, we do not lose sight of what that work was meant to achieve in the first place.” mathandai.org
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Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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Simon Wolfgang Fuchs @simonwfuchs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
„Der Emir erklärte, dass Sinwar seiner Einschätzung nach Vorbereitungen für ein bedeutendes Ereignis treffe“, [...]. Bin Zayed drängte Netanjahu, die Situation ernst zu nehmen. Zu seiner Überraschung reagierte der Ministerpräsident jedoch relativ gelassen." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn't brief security chiefs
In September '23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM's failures surroundin...
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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Two books (especially Redecker's) that help us move beyond a fruitless debate on fascism:
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Jan-Werner Müller · Theorie des DIY-Faschismus
Alle reden vom neuen Faschismus, doch niemandem gelingt es so recht, ihn zu definieren. Zwei Bücher von Eva von Redecker und Dagmar Herzog zeigen auf, wie man es machen kann: Indem man sich auf zwei K...
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Morten Paul @mortenpaul.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Donnerstag in Wien!
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Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Members made this possible. Collective action requires the collective. Whether MLA, AHA, or another society, please join, engage, and participate. Together, we can accomplish some pretty amazing things.
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Modern Language Association @modernlanguage.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
In the lawsuit by the MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, & @historians.org, the court has ruled that termination by the NEH of grants to support scholars, research institutions, and humanities organizations was “unlawful, unconstitutional, ultra vires, and without legal effect.” www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
“In a time when it is increasingly urgent to provide a human context for decisions in science, tech, health, and more, we now have a confirmation that the work our members do is essential.” Paula M. Krebs
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Morten Paul @mortenpaul.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Ich erst! Und sehr gespannt, welche (hoffentlich guten) Geister diese Séance so channeln wird.
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 13/04/2026
‘Step by step, Germany is transformed. Sally Carson spares her readers no detail of the disaster as it evolves.’ Dinah Birch reads novels exploring the rise of Nazism. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Dinah Birch · Born with a Hitler moustache: How to write about fascism
Sally Carson’s dissection of the question that has disturbed the European mind for decades – how did it happen? –...
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Frederic Ponten @fponten.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Diederichsen zu Thomalla und Goll: "Was wir aber amüsiert verachteten, war eher das Flutschen als das Stocken" blnreview.de/ausgaben/202...
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Diedrich Diederichsen · Pop: Mündlichkeit und Schriftlichkeit
«Ein Verblödungszusammenhang, der sich als Nichtwahl zwischen einem Springer-Sch**** und einem Zeit-De**** präsentierte» – zwei Bücher von Erika Thomalla und Philipp Goll fangen ganz gut ein, wie der ...
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Frederic Ponten @fponten.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Looking forward to Tuesday! www.instagram.com/p/DV8bFZHCDJ...
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Languages and Cultures Reading on Instagram: "Please join us on Tuesday, 24 March for a talk by Dr Frederic Ponten (University of Regensburg) on the publication of his new book Enemy Literature: How A...
5 likes, 0 comments - dlc_reading on March 16, 2026: "Please join us on Tuesday, 24 March for a talk by Dr Frederic Ponten (University of Regensburg) on the publication of his new book Enemy Literatur...
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Dr. Eva Stegen @evastegen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Vor 31 Jahren warnte der wissenschaftliche Beirat der #BuReg in einem Bericht an Umweltministerin #Merkel vor einer #Klimakatastrophe. @umweltministerium.de
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Elektrizitätswerke Schönau @ewsschoenau.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
So niedrig wie seit über 400 Jahren nicht mehr ist nicht nur unsere Lust, die Nachrichten zu lesen, sondern auch die Verwendung von Kohle in Großbritannien. Das Ergebnis: Die britischen CO₂-Emissionen sind 2025 um 2,4 % gesunken – auf den niedrigsten Stand seit mehr als 150 Jahren. #Energiewende
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Analysis: UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low - Carbon Brief
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in...
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 02/03/2026
‘Myth-laden as they were, the medieval legends were in one sense more modern than those of the 16th and 17th centuries because they still conceived of insular history as an interdependent whole.’ Barbara Newman on the myths behind the British Isles. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Barbara Newman · Kin-Slaying: Origin Legends
The origin legend was a widespread medieval genre used to account not only for peoples and nations, but also for the...
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Frederic Ponten @fponten.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
“The conservation effort, which spanned 1933 through 1944, was one of the longest projects carried out by the Nazi regime, Dr. Blewett said.”How Bookbinders Used Old Records to Help the Nazis Find Their Victims www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/w...
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How Bookbinders Used Old Records to Help the Nazis Find Their Victims
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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 15/02/2026
Following the Nazi occupation of France, “many of the refugees” from Hitler’s Germany “converged on Marseille, France’s sole port not in Nazi hands, hoping to find a way out.” —Maurice Samuels
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Rescuing the Refugees | Maurice Samuels
After the fall of France many writers and artists fleeing the Nazis ended up in Marseille, desperately seeking a way out of occupied Europe.
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 14/02/2026
‘The infrastructure of posts and couriers that served states and merchants laid the foundations for a revolution in communications.’ @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on early modern news. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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John Gallagher · Quickly Quickly Quickly: Early Modern News
In early modern Europe, couriers represented the increased connectivity of the Continent. They travelled faster and...
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Verbrecher Verlag @verbrecherverlag.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Im Gutenberg-Museum zu Mainz findet sich diese schöne Tafel.
Foto einer Tafel, auf der Verlagslogos verhandelt werden, hervorgehoben wird das Logo des Verbrecher Verlags
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Frederic Ponten @fponten.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Best Christmas book haul
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Frederic Ponten @fponten.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Thank you, John! wp.me/p6CEJx-Mi6
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The Author’s Corner with Frederic Ponten
Frederic Ponten is Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at Regensburg University, Germany. This interview is based on his new book, Enemy Literature: How American Intellectuals and European Émigrés Colla…
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Frederic Ponten @fponten.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
www.instagram.com/p/DSFazhsCKm...
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Spector Books Leipzig on Instagram: "Decemberleküre: PHILIPP GOLL: WESTERN DISSIDENZ. PETRA UND UWE NETTELBECK UND DIE ZEITSCHRIFT "DIE REPUBLIK" Im Jahr 1976 begann der Filmkritiker, Gerichtsreporte...
274 likes, 1 comments - spectorbooks on December 10, 2025: "Decemberleküre: PHILIPP GOLL: WESTERN DISSIDENZ. PETRA UND UWE NETTELBECK UND DIE ZEITSCHRIFT "DIE REPUBLIK" Im Jahr 1976 begann der Filmkr...
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