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Günter Leypoldt

@guenterleypoldt.bsky.social
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Prof American Studies @ U Heidelberg Am Lit 1800-present, cultural sociology, literary institutions www.as.uni-heidelberg.de/personen/L…

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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 1h
Great quotation. About how becoming an expert renders your experience of art more singular (less representative)
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Sarah Wasserman @sarahlwasserman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s here it’s here!! 🥳 Hate LinkedIn but love novels? Read this book! So excited to receive @sselisker.bsky.social’s excellent book from @academic.oup.com on character networks. Scott is as kind as he is smart and I feel lucky to read and know him.
Cover of Scott Selisker’s book, Character Networks in Contemporary US Fiction
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 23/09/2026
Erich Segal was a Yale classicist, a popular lecturer, a Guggenheim winner — and the author of Love Story, a paperback and film phenomenon that sold more than 21 million copies. Soon after, Yale denied him tenure. chroni.cl/4h6X4Q1
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Opinion | The Yale Classicist Who Wrote a Best-Seller and Lost His Job
Remembering Erich Segal’s academic love story.
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This was a great conversation, thanks to Juliana Spahr for her astute response, Kinohi Nishikawa@kinohi.bsky.social for organizing it, and to Sarah Malone for the photographs and write-up.
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Looking forward to discussing institutional ethnography with Juliana Spahr, tomorrow (Monday, Sept 14) at noon in the Hinds Library, Princeton (McCosh B 14) – do join us if you are in the area! english.princeton.edu/events/inter...
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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
me when people talk about the crisis in academia
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Aarthi Vadde @aarthivadde.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I was lucky enough to sit down for an extended interview about We the Platform with the endlessly creative @tomcomitta.bsky.social. We talked about experimental writing, the early days of the Web, mail art, and escaping the doom loop around literary study. lareviewofbooks.org/article/we-t...
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Literary Web 2.0 | Los Angeles Review of Books
Is it the end of reading or a brand-new era?
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Great piece on our inner Thoreau
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Carolin Amlinger @camlinger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Sieht es tatsächlich düster aus für die Buchkultur? Dem sind wir in einer großen, repräsentativen Umfrage zum Bücherlesen in Deutschland, Österreich & der Schweiz auf den Grund gegangen. Erste Befunde jetzt als Working Paper, die heute in der FAZ eingeordnet werden: www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
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Studie widerspricht angeblichem Bedeutungsverlust des Buchs
Eine repräsentative Studie hat Leseverhalten und Geschmackspräferenzen bei Büchern im deutschsprachigen Raum untersucht. Vom befürchteten Leserschwund ist wenig zu sehen. Aber es stellen sich interess...
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Thanks for the shout-out!
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Really enjoyed reviewing Anna Muenchrath's brilliant book on "Making World Literature" academic.oup.com/alh/issue/38/3
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Confratulations!
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Brilliant!
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Roxanne Phillips @ancaleth.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Heeeyyyhooo, check out the #CfP for the conference Paul Buckermann, @mortenpaul.bsky.social and I are organising in June 2027 on #GuiltyPleasures - looking forward to abstracts from a diverse range of fields!
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Carolin Amlinger @camlinger.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Junge Menschen kaufen weniger Bücher. Aber warum greifen sie nicht zum Buch? Wir haben an den Unis Basel & Zürich gerade eine Lese-Umfrage im DACH-Raum erhoben. Die Top 3 Lese-Killer unter jungen Menschen: 1) wenig Zeit, 2) digitale Medien und 3) keine Lust. @onachtwey.bsky.social
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Laura McGrath @lbmcgrath.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I’ve been fortunate to receive some lovely German reviews. 1) From Carlos Spoerhase
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Wie Agenturen den amerikanischen Literaturbetrieb prägen
Debüts braucht es, um die spekulative Phantasie auf Touren zu bringen: Laura B. McGrath beschreibt, wie Agenturen den amerikanischen Literaturbetrieb prägen.
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Laura McGrath @lbmcgrath.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Next week, I’ll be giving a keynote at the Homegrounds conference at Universität Heidelberg (hosted by @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social and @vlopezliendo.bsky.social). I’ll be speaking at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies at 18.15 on 16 July (Thurs). Come say hello!
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Brandon T. Snider @brandontsnider.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Back on my bullsh
an image that has boxes and a flow chart- GET A NEW IDEA > START A NEW PROJECT > TELL EVERYONE. the pattern repeats circularly, ignoring the box that says FINISH PROJECT
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Carolin Amlinger @camlinger.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Die Geisteswissenschaften sind auf der Abschussliste: ein schockierender Bericht über die massenhaften Streichungen von Stellen und Fächern an britischen Universitäten zeitung.faz.net/data/863/rea...
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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Krise des Lesens: Anspruchsvolle Literatur ist ein Subventionsgeschäft
Nicht gierige Verlage bedrohen die Literatur, sondern das schrumpfende Publikum. Viele Leser, die in den Achtzigern eifrig Romanzen kauften, streamen heute Netflix. Das hat Folgen auch für anspruchsvo...
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Carolin Amlinger @camlinger.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Über 3 Hefte hinweg haben wir im IASL über den Stand der Literatursoziologie diskutieren lassen: über Möglichkeiten & Grenzen, Literatur als Soziologie zu lesen, und wie man Literatur als soziale Praxis eigentlich adäquat erforscht. Hier ist unser Resümme: www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/...
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
What a pleasure to see my article in today's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). I argue that serious literature by definition requires subsidies. The troubles facing midlist authors is less about conglomerate blockbusterdom than the decline of hobbyreading and gentrification of the book
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Soziopolis @soziopolis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Zwischen Diskurs und Dispositiv: Sozionarrative sind narrative Formationen, die Wahrnehmungen, Empfindungen und Handeln strukturieren. Eine Konferenz in Berlin fragte nach „Keywords for Socionarratology“. Der Bericht von @davidprinz.bsky.social und Laura Rogalski: www.soziopolis.de/zur-ordnung-...
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Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI) @kwi-essen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#KWIonTour X Wien: Auf der Tagung „Aufhören. Können“ des @ifk-vienna.bsky.social spricht KWI-Direktorin Julika Griem in ihrem Vortrag über "Schwellenangst & Schwellenkunst" am wissenschaftlichen Karriereende. ⏰ heute | 16:30h 🔗 tinyurl.com/32ffv5hu
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI) @kwi-essen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
#Hörtipp: Wer entscheidet eigentlich, was genussvoll ist? Gleich ab 10 Uhr ist Paul Buckermann aus dem ✨ #GuiltyPleasures✨ Projektteam bei der DLF #Lebenszeit zu Gast. Er spricht mit Zuhörer:innen über Genuss und Verzicht. 📻 tinyurl.com/56f697ed @ancaleth.bsky.social @mortenpaul.bsky.social
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Gesellschaft - Lebenszeit
Eine Sendung über die Herausforderungen des Lebens und das Zusammenleben der Generationen.
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Mario Donick (#Weltraumprojekt era, HRO & MD) @mariodonick.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Wer noch mehr zur oft prekären Situation von Autor*innen lesen will, sollte zu Carolin Amlingers @camlinger.bsky.social Buch "Schreiben" (bei @suhrkamp.de ) greifen, dass auch viele O-Töne enthält. www.suhrkamp.de/buch/carolin...
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Schreiben. Buch von Carolin Amlinger (Suhrkamp Verlag)
Das Ende der Buchkultur ist nicht zu befürchten – wie Bücher gemacht... | Buch von Carolin Amlinger versandkostenfrei & direkt vom Verlag kaufen
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Post45 Data Collective @post45data.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We're excited to share a new dataset, The Playboy Fiction Index, by Nora Shaalan. It includes metadata for +1,000 works of fiction that appeared in Playboy between 1953-2020—featuring authors like Joyce Carol Oates, Nabokov, Margaret Atwood, Don DeLillo, and more. data.post45.org/posts/playbo...
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The Playboy Fiction Index – Post45 Data Collective
The Playboy Fiction Index (1953–2020) contains metadata for over one thousand works of fiction published by Playboy between 1953 and the end of its print run in 2020.
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Center for Advanced Studies @caslmu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We cordially welcome Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com as #CASFellow who is working together with the Research Focus Group "Scales". @spoerhase.bsky.social @julianschroeter.bsky.social @sinasteglich.bsky.social
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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Bluesky isn’t about popularity, it’s about gathering all 17 William Morris lovers together in a single online location!
William Morris giving you leaves and flowers like a boss!
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Thank you, audience at the KWI, for your generous discussion, and Carolin Amlinger and Julika Griem for your searching questions!
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Carolin Amlinger @camlinger.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Freue mich sehr, morgen mit @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social und Julika Griem darüber zu diskutieren, warum wir Literatur wie bewerten.
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Looking forward to speak with Carolin Amlinger and Julika Griem about my book at the KWI Essen next Tuesday. Please join us if you can
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Looking forward to this!
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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
“The historical trends show that the longstanding methods of selection, which often overlook the cumulative advantages provided by prestigious institutional affiliation, tend to coincidentally find talent in the same places, year after year.”
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Who Gets Guggenheims? - Public Books
Unfortunately, 100 years of data show that those whom such fellowships might represent the greatest departure from their everyday experience—that is, those not at elite institutions—are least likely…
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Great metaphor of art-making
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
First review! Thrilled to see book historian Anthony Glinoer’s generous take (in the wonderful open access journal COnTextes: Revue de sociologie de la littérature). Very perceptive review, much to think about, thank you! @anthonyglinoer.bsky.social journals.openedition.org/contextes/13...
Screen Shot of the French-language journal COnTEXTES
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Dennis Wise @denniswise.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
My latest piece, "Prestige Fiction is Dead," from @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, reviewing Evan Brier's excellent book, NOVEL COMPETITION. This one ends with some reflections on SFF publishing, so worth it whether you're into literary fiction, fantasy, or SF.
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Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
There's so much great (peer-reviewed!) data hanging out at @post45data.bsky.social for people to explore and play with! 100 years of major prizes (and the judges)! Everyone who went to Iowa Writers' Workshop (and who they studied with)! All NEA lit awardees! The Canon of Asian Am Lit! So much more!
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Quite so, quite so :)
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Colin Gorrie @colingorrie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle. It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...
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How far back in time can you understand English?
An experiment in language change
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Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin @wiko-berlin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
"Butler Trouble": das Frühjahrsheft der @ideengeschichte.bsky.social, herausgegeben von Eva Geulen und Fellow 2023/24 @spoerhase.bsky.social. Mit Diederichsen, Gehring, Scholz, Schloemann #ZIG www.wiko-berlin.de/wikothek/zei...
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Great review that makes me want to read J. Rosen‘s book
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Alexander Manshel @manshel.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
As some of you may know, I’m writing a book on the history of high school English in the United States, and I’m excited to share a new article from that project—“High School English and the Making of American Readers”—out today in American Literary History! 🧵 academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
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High School English and the Making of American Readers
Abstract. The high school English classroom is the most influential literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Great to see the published piece (pleasure to have gotten a preview at Heidelberg)
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Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Big thanks to @bruceholsinger.bsky.social for great editing and shepherding throughout the process and to @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social who gave me a first chance to try this material out in Heidelberg
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
What a refreshing take on the new entertainment media!
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Günter Leypoldt @guenterleypoldt.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Wonderful, looking forward to this 😀
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