Reposted by Katya KrylovaWomen+ in German Studies (W+IGS) @wigsblog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026📢 Call for Papers: OPEN W+iGS Conference 2027! 📍 Where: Trinity College Dublin (9 June), Royal Irish Academy (10 June), and UCD’s Humanities Institute (11 June) 📅 9-11 June 2027 📝 Abstract Deadline: 1st November 2026 Topic: Living with Marginality - Migration, Exile, and the Culture Industries 111
Reposted by Katya KrylovaSimon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026That really would be a limited edition 2187
Reposted by Katya KrylovaLaurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The W+IGS Book Prize deadline has been extended until 15 October! Don’t miss out! More information below @wigsblog.bsky.social @helencfinch.bsky.social @katherinestone.bsky.social #GermanStudies 047
Reposted by Katya KrylovaJon Hughes @riderjon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The BFI has a fantastic Billy Wilder season starting next month, and on 27 October I'm excited to be presenting an introductory talk prior to a rare screening of THE MAN IN SEARCH OF HIS MURDERER (DER MANN, DER SEINEN MÖRDER SUCHT), co-written by Wilder in Germany in 1931. Tickets on sale today!whatson.bfi.org.ukBuy cinema tickets for Billy in Berlin: The Man in Search of His Murderer + talk | BFI SouthbankA rarely screened early gem, written by Billy Wilder, is accompanied by a discussion of the German émigrés who were to indelibly change Hollywood cinema. 294
Reposted by Katya KrylovaSimon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026When @themhra.bsky.social was founded in 1918, it was reported in The Times, and the Minister of Education sent a letter of support and good wishes. How times have changed eh! For newspapers, politicians, and the MHRA itself... 142
Reposted by Katya KrylovaGerman Embassy London @uk.diplo.de · 10/09/2026The inimitable UK-German literary duo – writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler – have released their third Gruffalo book. 27 years after the original was published, 'Gruffalo Granny' is the latest addition to the much-loved series of children's books. 1173
Katya Krylova @katyakrylova.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Rest in peace. Erni Mangold was an absolute legend of Austrian stage and screen. She was a wonderfully malicious grandmother in Horváth's Tales from the Vienna Woods, which I was lucky enough to see at Vienna's Theater in der Josefstadt in 2012. 000
Reposted by Katya KrylovaSCILT @scilt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026📣To support those interested in coordinating future projects, an Erasmus+ UK Co-ordinators' in-person training day will take place in Glasgow this October. The event will explore how Erasmus+ can be used to drive whole-institution development and strengthen international collaboration. 👇 112
Reposted by Katya KrylovaDr Tara Talwar Windsor @ttw1984.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Some bank holiday / end of summer reading for you all! A blog about a book that’s been a long time coming - and we’re pretty proud of it! Thanks to @profsarajones.bsky.social & Betiel Wasihun for all the hard work and collegiality while writing and for keeping us going when times were tough 🙏🏽🤓 21912
Reposted by Katya KrylovaStephan Ehrig @herrehrig.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Some visual markers of the first day of #AGS2026 “Environments”: art displays, cinema night, and processions through Victorian parks 041
Reposted by Katya KrylovaBriony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Allen Lane, co-founder of Penguin Books, extracts a book from the brand new "Penguincubator" – a vending machine with a range of Penguin titles available for sixpence, placed outside Collet's bookshop on London's Charing Cross Road in July 1937 🗃️ 9496176
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#AGS2026 begins! Hosted by @glasgow.ac.uk, the conference will run for three days starting today! 062
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Welcome speeches by Prof Andy Schofield (Principal and Vice-Chancellor, @glasgow.ac.uk) and Prof Nina Parish (Head of School of Modern Languages and Cultures, @glasgow.ac.uk) kick off our #AGS2026 conference 053
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Thanks to Dr Stephan Ehrig (@herrehrig.bsky.social) and the rest of the the local conference organising team for the warm welcome and for all pf your hard work coordinating #AGS2026! 183
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The first panel of #AGS2026 begins with Dr Tara Beaney initiating a lively discussion of how we can make German Studies even more "consequential" 064
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#AGS2026 continues apace this afternoon with three parallel panels 042
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026#AGS2026 continues with a reception at the Goethe-Institut Glasgow with special guest Christiane Hullmann, the Consul General for Scotland @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social 064
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Dora Osborne (St Andrews) gets day 2 of #AGS2026 underway in the third session of the Lead Panel on Environments 052
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The second of today’s four parallel panels carries us towards lunch of Day 2 of #AGS2026. The fourth Environments panel heard no less than FIVE excellent papers!! 042
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026As panels come to a close on Day 2 of #AGS2026, by my count that’s 77 talks across 21 panels by 77 speakers drawn from 47 different institutions across 11 countries 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🏴 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 🏴 🇸🇪 🇨🇭 🇹🇭 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🏴 084
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The #AGS2026 cultural programme continues with a critical walking tour of Kelvingrove Park led by Dr Rosie Spooner of @glasgow.ac.uk. A little “critical heritage practice” before dinner… 053
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Great turnout for the business meeting bright and early on Day 3 of #AGS2026. Thanks to all committee members for delivering their reports - great opportunity to take stock of all the hard work they do across the year! 033
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026As the conference draws to a close, let us thank Dr Stephan Ehrig (@herrehrig.bsky.social) and his excellent te am for their meticulous organisation of #AGS2026, which has run like clockwork. Thanks for having us @glasgow.ac.uk! See you all next year in Cambridge for #AGS2027! 0117
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Chairing the business meeting is one of the last duties of outgoing AGS President Prof Peter Davies (@pdavies.bsky.social). Enormous thanks to Peter for all he’s done for the discipline and especially his thoughtful leadership as President of the association over the last three years! 0134
Reposted by Katya KrylovaPeter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Congrats to Anna and Ben - no one better to take the Association forward! 292
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAssociation of German Studies in Great Britain and Ireland @ags-gbi.bsky.social · 19/08/2026It's now less than a week until this year's AGS conference (26-28 Aug), hosted by the University of Glasgow (@glasgow.ac.uk)... The most up-to-date version of the conference programme can be found here: ags.ac.uk/conferences/... Very much looking forward to seeing lots of you there!ags.ac.ukAGS Conference 2026 – Association German Studies 033
Reposted by Katya KrylovaSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Is there a German word for the grief teachers and professors feel at the end of the summer? Please work on one. 2815410
Reposted by Katya KrylovaGerman Embassy London @uk.diplo.de · 20/08/2026Happy GCSE results day! Special congratulations to everyone who received their GCSE results in German! Gut gemacht 🥳 0144
Katya Krylova @katyakrylova.bsky.social · 19/08/2026www.change.org/p/maintain-c...change.orgSign the PetitionMaintain CCEA's German GCSE and A level qualifications in Northern Ireland 010
Reposted by Katya KrylovaCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I came first in the Clacton by-election! Of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results. Here is my victory speech! 456137902669
Reposted by Katya KrylovaPeter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Reading at Brandenburg Gate of names and biographies of those killed at the Berlin Wall - 65th anniversary of the Wall going up 012
Reposted by Katya KrylovaGerman Embassy London @uk.diplo.de · 13/08/2026Congratulations to everyone getting their A-level results today & herzlichen Glückwunsch to those who chose German 🥳 If you realised that German is an absolute blast and want to continue past GCSE, you're in luck: @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social is launching the National German A-Level Class. 03310
Reposted by Katya KrylovaWeimar Film Network @weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social · 12/08/2026We have a new website! weimarfilmnetwork3.wordpress.comweimarfilmnetwork3.wordpress.comWeimar Film NetworkThe Weimar Film Network was founded in 2021 by Dr. Molly Harrabin (University of Oxford) during her MA by Research at the University of Warwick. The network is co-convened by Harrabin and Dr. Lawre… 084
Reposted by Katya KrylovaPeter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Important piece about ML degrees at Nottingham - not a victory, but it shows that campaigning has an effect. All credit for colleagues at Nottingham for their well researched, positive campaign. We’ll keep up the national pressure and visibility @ags-gbi.bsky.social 042
Katya Krylova @katyakrylova.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Die Stefan Zweig Villa in Salzburg steht wieder zum Verkauf. Das ist die Chance, sie als Ort der Kultur und Erinnerung für alle zu erhalten – statt sie erneut in Privatbesitz verschwinden zu lassen. Jetzt unterzeichnen! mein.aufstehn.at/petitions/of...mein.aufstehn.atJetzt unterzeichnen: Öffentliche Stefan Zweig VillaDie Stefan-Zweig-Villa zählt zu den bedeutenden Erinnerungsorten der österreichischen Literaturgeschichte. Sie soll als öffentlich zugänglicher Ort für Kultur, Bildung und Begegnung erhalten bleiben. 031
Katya Krylova @katyakrylova.bsky.social · 27/07/2026c.org/sZS5kg2xphc.orgSign the PetitionSave the Philosophy Programme at Dundee University 000
Reposted by Katya KrylovaMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Great to see the Guardian champion the SHAPE (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) subjects, but this piece gives impression that they are expensive, whereas many are 'cheap to teach' subjects subsidising more expensive subjects, mainly in STEM and medicine. The crisis demands better understanding.theguardian.comThe Guardian view on humanities cuts in universities: academic departments are more than cost centres | EditorialEditorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed 6244105
Reposted by Katya KrylovaPeter Davies @pdavies.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Watching in Germany and am confident that at least half the population are now thinking “And I missed Tatort for *this*??” 031
Reposted by Katya KrylovaCharlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 19/07/2026senior male academics giving a conference paper, after being shown the "one more minute" sign 262112339
Reposted by Katya KrylovaDr Malcolm Harvey @malch.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Football is much better when neither side can defend well. Ten goals should be the norm. 173
Reposted by Katya KrylovaWomen+ in German Studies (W+IGS) @wigsblog.bsky.social · 01/07/2026📢 Call for Papers: 38th Annual W+iGS #Conference 📍Where: King's College London 📅6-7 November 2026 📝 Abstract deadline: 31 July 2026 Proposals from across the breadth of German Studies and from scholars at all career stages welcome! womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/w...womeningermanstudies.wordpress.comW+iGS 38th Annual Conference, King’s College London: Call for PapersThe annual Women+ in German Studies (W+iGS) members’ conference will take place at King’s College London from 6-7 November 2026. All events will be held in-person in King’s, with selected events be… 137
Reposted by Katya KrylovaLaurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The Women+ in German Studies Book Prize sponsored by #PeterLangOxford is now open for submissions! Please read more here, deadline 14 September: womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/w... @wigsblog.bsky.social 156
Reposted by Katya KrylovaPolly McMichael @pollymcmichael.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Cutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK experts www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comCutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK expertsExclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils 002
Reposted by Katya KrylovaMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026First they came for the languages. In the hope that no one would have the words to say what was happening. 1/9🧵bbc.co.ukUniversity of Aberdeen's plans to cut modern language degrees were 'rushed' - reviewThe University of Aberdeen says it accepts there were "missteps" in its process in 2023. 7314198
Reposted by Katya KrylovaUCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Colleagues at the University of Exeter need your support! ✍️ Sign the petition: c.org/yKcx6Zr29H The University of Exeter is to cut about 150 staff. The proposed reduction is almost exclusively focused on roles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, among them Modern Languages and English.c.orgThis campaign needs you nowStop Redundancies at the University of Exeter 0614
Reposted by Katya KrylovaFrank Beck @diehoren.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This past week, the German-speaking media celebrated the centenary of the birth of Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann. No word about it here in North America. But here's something Merve Emre wrote for the NY Review of Books, back in 2020. drive.google.com/file/d/1GE10... 052
Reposted by Katya KrylovaFrank Beck @diehoren.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Austrian poet and novelist Ingeborg Bachmann, born on this date -- June 25 -- 100 years ago. Read her! 0153
Katya Krylova @katyakrylova.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Trailblazing Austrian poet, writer and philosopher Ingeborg Bachmann was born 100 years ago #otd in 1926. You can read our special issue of @themhra.bsky.social Austrian Studies on the author, co-edited by @ibc-london.bsky.social, Marlen Mairhofer & yours truly here: www.mhra.org.uk/publications...mhra.org.ukReading Bachmann Now - Edited by Andrea Capovilla, Katya Krylova and Marlen MairhoferModern Humanities Research Association - Reading Bachmann Now - Edited by Andrea Capovilla, Katya Krylova and Marlen Mairhofer 0147
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAndrea Capovilla @ibc-london.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Ingeborg Bachmann, Freies Geleit (1957) www.ingeborg-bachmann-forum.de/iblyrik-2.htm 021
Reposted by Katya KrylovaAndrea Capovilla @ibc-london.bsky.social · 25/06/2026hat la Bachmann heute irgendein Jubilaeum? Mir will so scheinen. Auch ich war in Arkadien, auf ihren Spuren in Forio und auf einen Limoncello in der Bar Maria 011