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Business History, a Taylor & Francis Journal @businesshistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just published! 🌍️ ✈️ doi.org/10.1080/0007... @tandfresearch.bsky.social @mariehuber.bsky.social and Jonathan Krautter show that African postcolonial multinational business was not driven by politics alone. #BizHis #AirAfrique #AfricanHistory #EconHis #Postcolonial #MNEs #StateOwnedEnterprise

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Business History, a Taylor & Francis Journal @businesshistory.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Business History is inviting applications for an Associate Editor to join its Editorial Team. Application deadline: 1 September 2026 ‼️ @entandsoc.bsky.social @historian-kparkin.bsky.social @hagleycenter.bsky.social @cliochris.bsky.social @businesshistoryc.bsky.social @mariehuber.bsky.social

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Some personal news + 3 jobs: I've joined Leipzig University, building a home for global economic & business history with a focus on Africa. First up: TRIBECA (DFG/ANR), tracing how corporate responsibility became a transnational cause. We're hiring the founding team: 2 PhDs + 1 postdoc. 🧵

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Geschichte und Gesellschaft @ggjournal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Im neuen #GG Heft setzen sich - neben dem Herausgeber Friedrich Lenger - Jürgen Osterhammel, Wolfgang Knöbl, Kaveh Yazdani, Samuël Coghe, Alexander Engel und unser Mitherausgeber Kiran Klaus Patel mit Immanuel Wallerstein und der Weltwirtschaft auseinander. www.vr-elibrary.de/toc/gege/cur...

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 15/05/2026

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 239 of The Continent Macron is back in Africa: energetic, ambitious, and still trying to convince the world Paris is relevant. Meanwhile, in Mayotte — legally France, geographically Africa — asylum seekers wait for la République to notice them. bit.ly/239_TC

This is the cover of Issue 239 of The Continent drawn by Gaddo.
At the very top, in a gold banner, it says: “African Journalism | 16 May 2026 | Issue 239.” Below that, in huge black letters against a vivid blue sky, is the title: The Continent.
The main illustration shows a vintage black car driving across an African savannah. The car looks overloaded with crates and bags tied to the roof and sides using ropes. Each package is labelled with political or economic themes: “Military Bases,” “Bio Tech,” “AI,” “Climate Finance,” “Energy,” “Oil,” and “Creative Sector.” A yellow plate on the front of the car reads “Africa Forward.”
Driving the car is a smiling Emmanuel Macron wearing a safari-style outfit and helmet. Beside him sits William Ruto holding what looks like a ceremonial club or baton.
The drawing style strongly references the classic Tintin comics by Hergé. In the bottom corner, is a note: “with apology to Hergé.”
The title above the car reads: “The Adventures of Macron” and then, in larger letters, “Macron in the Kenya.” The wording is intentionally awkward and exaggerated, mimicking old European adventure comics.
Around the vehicle are African animals: an elephant and giraffe stand to the left, a monkey sits on the elephant’s back, and two small animals at the bottom right appear to gossip while one says in a speech bubble: “There goes the neighbourhood!”

This is the cover of Tintin in the Congo by Hergé.

The cover has a bright, simple comic-book style with a pale blue sky and an open African savanna landscape. At the center is an old-fashioned black safari car driving across grassy terrain. Inside the vehicle are:

Tintin, wearing his signature light-colored outfit and helmet, driving the car. Snowy, the small white dog sits behind him. Another passenger seated beside him.

A tall giraffe stands to the left of the vehicle, watching as the car passes. Scattered trees and bushes fill the background.

The title “Tintin Au Congo” appears in very large bold black lettering across the top half of the cover, with “Les Aventures de Tintin” and “Hergé” written above it in smaller text.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Focusing on buying my own apartment from a very early point on has definitely been one of the best decisions in my adult life.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I finally got it together and wrote a second issue for my newsletter. Find out what I have been up to and read about my musings on running and research: seriousjourneys.substack.com/p/monthly-ro...

A woman with a white fleece jacket is holding up one arm in winners pose; medal around her neck; post-race

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

from a UNDP report to determine the contribution of aviation to economic development in Africa in 1977

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Halbwegs dringend: Ich habe gerade eine sehr unschöne Situation mit der DFG und würde mich über vertraulichen Austausch freuen mit jemandem, der schon mal eine Entscheidung (Verfahren oder fachlich ist egal) anfechten musste.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The first of several jobs in our project on corporate social responsibility as a transnational cause: 1 PhD position in sociology. We are a very supportive and ambitious international team. 2 PhD positions in history coming soon!

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Perdita @perdita.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Christina Ricci zündet schon die ganze Woche das Internet an aber das hier trifft es:

"Maybe we should start talking about how many men out of 3 will sexually assault someone... instead of how many women out of 3 will be assaulted. Let's shift the ownership."

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

This vibecoding historian is now going to lunch while a script is renaming, tagging and keywording all of my library scans from last week.

screenshot eines mac-terminal Fensters, in dem ein python script läuft

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

How did global companies handle political risk? 🌏🇩🇪 A new volume, Security Strategies in International Business History, tracks German firms in Asia across the 20th century. Check out the contributors and TOC below! 👀 👇 #BizHis #EconHis #InternationalRelations #Asia #Security #History #Security

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Hiring soon for 2 projects on African business & industrialisation history. Thinking about roles with a 70/30 split between research and science comms or project management. To reflect current academic career trajectories and workload better. PI's and job-seekers: what do you think?

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#metoohistory @metoohistory.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Ein offener Brief, in dem zahlreiche Professor*innen die HU Berlin auffordern, Angelegenheiten rund um schon länger bestehende Missbrauchsvorwürfe gegenüber einem Professor zum Abschluss zu bringen. Wir haben hier zuletzt zu 2 Beiträgen verlinkt, die ausführlicher darauf eingehen. Was überrascht /1

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

[YES] Civil aviation is often told as a Western story of technological progress and glamorous airlines ✈️ 👀 [BUT] This ( doi.org/10.1177/0022...) Special Issue @jtransporthist.bsky.social focusing on the Global South shifts the lens. Full 📹️ abstract drive.google.com/file/d/1_6hr...

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Special Issue - Civil Aviation - JTH - Huber + Waqar - Video abstract.mp4

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

From workshop to book 3️⃣ years of collaborative research, now published Security Strategies in International Business History #Germancompanies #bizhis #econhis #finhis #asianchallenges #businessinasia #SecurityStrategies #internationalbusiness www.routledge.com/Security-Str...

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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

📢 Spannende Stelle an der TU Berlin: Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in (E13, 100 %) im Berlin #Anthropocene Lab! Gesucht wird eine Person mit vertieften Kenntnissen der Forschungslandschaft und -debatten zum #Anthropozän in Umwelt- und Technikgeschichte, Env. Humanities, STS oder angrenzenden Bereichen, ...

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#metoohistory @metoohistory.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Eine Gruppe von Professor:innen forderte in einem Brief an die Hochschulleitung der HU Berlin den Schutz eines ihrer Kollegen, dem mehrere Personen Machtmissbrauch, zum Teil sexualisierte Übergriffigkeit vorgeworfen hatten. Ein Brief, der zahlreiche Fragen aufwirft. Unsere Stellungnahme dazu: 1/17

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Entrepreneurial expectations guide decisions in moments when information is incomplete and the future feels open. We @nkleinoeder.bsky.social + Jonathan Krautter use 2 examples: German colonial 🚂 and the post-independence ✈️ Air Afrique to examine how these expectations. tandfresearch.bsky.social

Entrepreneurial Expectations in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts
ByMarie Huber, Nina Kleinöder, Jonathan Krautter
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The Routledge Handbook of Economic Expectations in Historical Perspective

Entrepreneurial Expectations in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Without exaggeration, one of the most intense years of my life. Reduced workload, research stay in the US, job-market uncertainty — and somehow also a fellowship and €2m+ in research funding. Stepping back from social media for a while. 2026: finish the book, run a half marathon, take a real break.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Welcome to Serious Journeys 🌍✍️ My first post turned out to be personal 🧠📚, after reading an article on gender equality in German academia #seriousmarie #womeninacademia #ichbinhanna #academia #academicmotherhood #singlemoms @womenknowhistory.bsky.social

https://open.substack.com/pub/seriousjourneys/p/alleinerziehend-in-der-wissenschaft?r=19oztj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Airlines are political. Across the #GlobalSouth, national carriers became symbols of sovereignty, shaped by colonial ties, #ColdWar strategy, and uneven access to #technology. ✈️📝👇

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Writing an article on German tax legislation and FDI, and it's a new experience, and one that makes me sad compared to most of my other research: I can so easily add biographical information because of 20+ actors, every single person in the story is a man and has his own Wikipedia article.

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Centre Marc Bloch @centremarcbloch.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Gewinn des ERC Starting Grant, @mariehuber.bsky.social! 💐 Die Wirtschaftshistorikerin an der Uni Marburg und am CMB erhält 1,5 Mio Euro Förderung vom @erc.europa.eu für ihr Projekt „Manufacturing Modernity in Africa“ (MAGIC). 🔗 cmb.hu-berlin.de/zentrum/neui...

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

This week my 7 yo will have his first lock down drill in a US elementary school. He has never heard of attacks on schools of any kind until now. How would one best talk about this beforehand, to prepare?

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Kleiner Kommentar von mir im Artikel von Otto Wöhrbach und Natalie Ille (im Tagesspiegel) zur Equal-Earth-Karte und zur "correct the map" Initiative: www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/die-a...

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Sometimes the impossible becomes possible ✓ My project "Manufacturing Modernity in Africa" (MAGIC) just won a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant - Europe's most competitive early-career research funding. I'll be investigating Bata shoe factories in Kenya, Malawi & Zimbabwe from the 1940s to 2000s.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

We made it! Arrived two weeks ago in DC to start my Smithsonian NASM Fellowship. Adventure starts now! - office view: not bad - DC commute upgrade - Smithsonian researcher mode: ON - for the nerds: 80s cargo planes hit different - exploring DC and American life (strange times)

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Spoke on “Flying White Elephants?” at a civil aviation history conference earlier this year, inside Lufthansa HQ, with runway views & the hum of business around us. African airlines after independence weren’t just prestige projects - some reshaped economies & global aviation deals.

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Daniel Leising @leising.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Die Universität Würzburg bietet jetzt zum ersten Mal ein Zertifikatsprogramm zum Thema "Machtmissbrauch erkennen und verhindern" (MEV) an. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos. Im Verlauf eines Jahres werden Wissens- und Handlungskompetenzen in diesem Bereich vermittelt (jeweils 1 Modul).

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I am currently looking for a (remote) research assistant for about 60 h. of work in total (literature research, fact-checking, and data analysis—Excel skills required). A background in 20th-century international history, technology, and transport would be ideal. Please share with interested people!

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

How I present myself in grant applications vs. interviews for a faculty position

The meme of you, Jackman on the cover of men’s magazine versus women’s magazines

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Moritz Hürtgen @moritzhuertgen.de · 02/04/2025

Ich kann Amerikas Spitzenforschern leider nur ein Praktikum in meinem Social-Media-Team anbieten. Aber vielleicht erst einmal gut zum Ankommen? Gehalt gibt’s keines, aber exposure durch Auftritte in meinen Reels

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Dustin Voss @dustinvoss.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

*Call for Applications* We’re excited to announce the Second Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! Link to the conference website: www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025... Please share widely! @mpifg.bsky.social @palmapolyak.bsky.social

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Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Die besten Geschenke im Leben kommen unerwartet:

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Q. Pheevr @q.pheevr.ca · 24/03/2024

Books designed to be read only by human eyes are different from books designed to be read by machines, which is why Google will tell you that the phrase “shake my booty” can be found in an 1863 English translation of Don Quixote.

Screenshot from a scan of page 289 of an 1863 English translation of Don Quixote. The text is set in two columns. In the left column, we read in part “thou hast hit the point, Sancho, which can alone shake my resolution”, and on the right “thy share of the booty would would have been at least the emperor’s crown of gold”; by coincidence, these align so that the phrase “shake my booty” can be read across the columns.

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Kleine Frage an die deutsche Wissenschafts-Bubble: wie definiert ihr #firstgen ? Mein Vater: Landwirt, meine Mutter: spät (mit 38, ich war schon Teenager) studiert und ein Uni Diplom. Mein Opa + seine 2. Frau (es gab wenig Kontakt): FH Professor und Lehrerin. Bin ich aus einer Akademikerfamilie?

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

VG Wort Metis - online Texte melden, ultimative Kurzanleitung: 1. Melden kann man in dieser Kategorie zB > e-Versionen von Zeitschriftenartikeln > jede Seite, auf der ein open access e-books zum Download steht, auch Buchhändler > e-versionen von Dissertationen bei Univerlagen meine Meldungen:

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Dr. Marie Huber @mariehuber.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Kein Video aber ich schreibe hier nachher gleich mal eine einfache Anleitung rein, wie ich es gemacht habe.

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Dr. Stephanie Seul @stephanieseul.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Meldungen zu Online-Texten nicht vergessen - muss jedes Jahr neu gemeldet werden. Pro Meldung/Domain gab es letztes Jahr 12 Euro!

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carolyn taratko @carotaratko.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Interested in pursuing a PhD in Germany with a focus on the int’l/ transnational history of technology, medicine, and environment? Come work with me @zzfpotsdam.bsky.social ! I’m looking to fill 2 PhD positions (for 4 years), details below and inquiries very welcome zzf-potsdam.de/en/chances/j...

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Two PhD Positions | zzf-potsdam.de

Stellenausschreibung The German Research Council (DFG) funded Emmy Noether Research Group “Cooling the Global South: Technology, Society, and Thermal Regulation in the 20th Century” at the Leibniz Cen...

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Paul Franke @paulfrahistory.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

If you are into urban history, history of consumption, or gambling, check out my book "Feeling Lucky - The Production of Gambling Experiences in Monte Carlo and Las Vegas"! A story about casinos, capitalism, and consumers in the 19th and 20th century link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

The cover and first page of my book Feeling Lucky - The Production of Gambling Experiences in Monte Carlo and Las Vegas. The cover shows a stylized Hand holding the Ace of Hearts.

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Samuël Coghe @samuelcoghe.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

We just launched the website of our ERC project CATTLEFRONTIERS. Have a look at www.cattlefrontiers.eu With 5 historians at different career levels and supporting staff, we will be studying the transformations of cattle production in (post)colonial Africa until well into 2028...

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(Post)Colonial Cattle Frontiers

This project explores the transformations in cattle production in Southern and Central Africa during the colonial and early postcolonial period.

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