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Martin Meiske

@mmeiske.bsky.social
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Envirotech historian #infrastructure #maintenance #creosote Interim Prof. @ TU Dresden #envhist #histtech #histsci; Die Geburt des Geoengineerings (Wallstein 2021); Beyond the Lab and the Field (Univ. of Pittsburgh Press 2022) martinmeiske.com

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Victor Seow @eastasiascitech.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I am delighted to share our fall 2026 lineup for the #Harvard Science and Technology in Asia online seminar series! Join us over Zoom for six terrific talks from October through December. All are welcome. Details and registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts 🧪
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
📅 Exactly one year from today, the 14th ESEH Conference will open in Salzburg! #ESEH2027 #envhist Help us make the conference accessible to more scholars and support participants who otherwise might not be able to attend. 👉 Donate now: www.betterplace.org/en/projects/...
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📢 #ESEH is raising funds for 2027 Travel Grants to support early-career researchers, grad students, independent scholars & those from lower-income countries presenting at the 14th ESEH Conf. in Salzburg, 6–10 Sept 2027. Donate now ➡️ www.betterplace.org/en/projects/... #envhist @eseh.bsky.social
ESEH 2027 Travel Grants fundraiser graphic: "Help bring more voices to Salzburg!" Lists its aims and a "Donate Now" button, with photos of conference attendees and the city of Salzburg.
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Onur Inal @onurinal.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Germinate’s first special issue call on the theme of “December”👇
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Monika Dommann @modomodo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Bei uns am Historischen Seminar der Universität Zürich ist per 1.1.2027 eine lehrstuhlunabhängige Oberassistenzstelle zu vergeben. Wir freuen uns auf starke, inspirierende und kollegiale Kolleg:innen. www.hist.uzh.ch/de/ueberuns/...
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
⏰Reminder: the deadline for the Joel A. Tarr #Envirotech Article Prize is coming up fast, so be sure to get your submissions in before July 1, 2026! #envhist #histtech
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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
A copy of the NEW BOOK "Revolutionary Natures," edited by @mmuscolino.bsky.social during his 2023-24 CASBS fellowship year, has entered into the Center's world renowned Ralph W. Tyler Collection 📚 🙌 About this @uwapress.uw.edu book: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...
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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Apply for the Prize of the German Historical Institute London! 📢 🎓 It is awarded annually for an outstanding #PhD thesis on - German history (submitted to a British or Irish university), - British history or British colonial history (submitted to a German university), 1/5
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 07/06/2026
Dentist & journalist Zain Azhar documents how extreme heat is turning Pakistani farmworkers’ mouths into hostile environments for their own teeth: "This was environmental collapse writing itself directly into human biological systems." This story first appeared on @earthislandjournal.bsky.social.
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When the Heat Steals Your Smile
After I suspected a climate connection to tooth decay, I conducted systematic saliva pH testing across my patient population and documented pH readings below 5.5 in 42 of my 73 climate-exposed…
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Jim Clifford @jimclifford.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Iva Lučić’s and my introduction to our Timber Colonialism special issue with the Journal of Historical Geography went online today: “Thinking through forests: Colonialism, capitalism, and the global timber trade” #envhist authors.elsevier.com/a/1n8X2_6yx5...
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Jon Agar @jonagar.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Please help spread the news far and wide! We have a new, full-time, permanent Lecturer in Global History of Science job @stsucl.bsky.social Don't be fooled by the application of deadline of only 9 June 2026. This is an open search #histsci #skystorians www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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ESEH NEXTGATe @esehnextgate.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We have a new logo! Made by Gilberto Mazzoli, who has also designed the official logo of the ESEH, and who moreover is a part of NEXTGATe. By the way, join our listserv with a monthly newsletter on #EnvHist and #EnvHum opportunities by sending us your email address in a DM!
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Robert Groß @robertgro5.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Du bist Dissertant*in, arbeitest an einem wirtschafts-, sozial- oder umwelthistorischen Thema, wirst an einer österreichischen Uni (zweit)betreut und möchtest erste Ergebnisse präsentieren und dich vernetzen? Dann solltest du dich für den 2-tägigen Workshop in Salzburg bewerben! #envhist
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
📚 40% OFF for the @upittpress.bsky.social INTERSECTIONS series! "Beyond the Lab and the Field: Infrastructures as Places of Knowledge Production Since the Late Nineteenth Century (2022, ed. with E.C. Heine)" is included. Use code 29INT40 at checkout. Explore the series + grab your copy here! 👇
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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 14/04/2026
My old university NTNU in Trondheim is finally! recruiting a fully tenured associate professor in modern environmental history. This is a great opportunity for the right person. #envhist
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Associate Professor (297742) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: Associate Professor (297742), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, May 3, 2026
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Yes!!! This is so important - not just for Hungary, but for the broader trajectory of the EU, for hope in Southeastern Europe, and for the entire continent.
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Victor Seow @eastasiascitech.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
100th speaker! 🥳 Come join the S&T in Asia online seminar series @ Harvard for this talk by Michitake Aso on Agent Orange and dioxin knowledge in postwar Vietnam. 🗓 Tue (4/14) 🕥 10:30 am ET 📍 Over Zoom Register: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia%E2%... #histstm #envhist #histmed #histsci
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
👉 Big thumbs up for this event from a #maintenance and #repair historian who also works on contaminated sites. Vote now!
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Environment and History, White Horse Press @eandhwhp.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The latest issue of Environment and History (32.2) is out now! Subscribers can read here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/32... 🗃️ #envhist
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
It was a great pleasure to be part of this project! Thank you so much, @nkleinoeder.bsky.social and @aselmeyer.bsky.social, and happy publication day! 🎉 #envirotech #histtech #envhist
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David Pretel @davidpretel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
📢 JOB OPENINGS at CSIC @cchscsic.bsky.social (Madrid)! As part of my ERC project WILDHIST, the Institute of History is hiring two 3-year postdoctoral researchers in the global history of rubber. Application deadline: 24 April 2026. More info 👉 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/422012 @erc.europa.eu
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
📢CfA: 2026 Joel A. Tarr #Envirotech Article Prize! The prize recognizes innovative publications that explore new ways of thinking about the interplay between technological systems and the natural environment. Early-career scholars especially encouraged! #histtech #envhist 🗓 Deadline: July 1, 2026
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Call for Applications: 2026 Joel A. Tarr Envirotech Article Prize – Envirotech
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transcript Verlag @transcript-verlag.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Junge Forschung aus der Umweltgeschichte!   www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376… @czumbragel.bsky.social  @robertgro5.bsky.social  @eikeheine.bsky.social  @askehn.bsky.social  @mmeiske.bsky.social  @kawetj.bsky.social  #Umwelt #Technik #Wissen #Geschichtswissenschaft
Das Buch-Cover von »Umwelt – Technik – Wissen« auf orangefarbenem Hintergrund.
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Gesellschaft für Technikgeschichte @gtg-histtech.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
📢 „Un|Sichtbarkeiten – Energiegeschichte zwischen Materialität, Praxis und Repräsentation“ Jahrestagung der @gtg-histtech.bsky.social 7.-9. Mai 2026, in Zusammenarbeit mit PITCH und LWL. ➡️ Anmeldung bis spätestens 26. April unter: eveeno.com/gtg-jahresta... #histtech #envirotech #energyhistory
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Huge thanks to the team at @harvardhistsci.bsky.social for being such generous hosts over the past six months! I’ve had inspiring conversations with graduate students, postdocs, faculty, staff, and visitors, and I hope to continue many of these exchanges with @eastasiascitech.bsky.social, ...
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Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Glad to share that our special issue of German History, co-edited with @nkleinoeder.bsky.social, is now available in First View. It focuses on colonial railway infrastructure in the German Empire. If you would like access, just let us know. doi.org/10.1093/gerh...
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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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Max Long @maxlong.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Very excited to announce this workshop on environmental approaches to modern British History taking place this September at @lincoln.ox.ac.uk. Please share!
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Victor Seow @eastasiascitech.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺? Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia series for this upcoming talk by Yu Wang (Cornell)! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histtech
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Cyrus Mody @ccmmody.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
just a reminder - job opening in STS @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social, deadline February 8
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Victor Seow @eastasiascitech.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Pleased to share the Spring 2026 schedule for the SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ASIA online seminar series @ Harvard! Talks are over Zoom on Tuesdays, 10:30–11:45 am EST. REGISTRATION: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #histtech #histmed #envhist #envhum #sts 🧪
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Robert Groß @robertgro5.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
***CfP*** Die mit der @eseh.bsky.social assoziierte D-A-CH-AG Umweltgeschichte lädt zum zweiten Nachwuchsworkshop diesmal an die @unibe.ch in der schönen Schweiz! Deadline für die Abstracts ist der 15.2.2025 #envhist #histtech Mehr unter: www.hist.unibe.ch/unibe/portal...
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Gesellschaft für Technikgeschichte @gtg-histtech.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
📢 CfP „Un|Sichtbarkeiten – Energiegeschichte zwischen Materialität, Praxis und Repräsentation“ - Jahrestagung der gtg gtg-histtech.info/tagungen/ in Koop. mit PITCH pitch-horizon.eu & dem LWL‑Museum Zeche Zollern, Dortmund, 7.–9. Mai 2026 - Wir freuen uns über zahlreiche spannende Einreichungen!
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Robert Groß @robertgro5.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Are you an early-career environmental historian or interested in the challenges aspiring environmental historians face? Join our panel discussion with @askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
"Umwelt - Technik - Wissen" - Ein großartiges Gemeinschafts- und Verflechtungsprojekt mit jungen Autor:innen aus der ganzen DACH-Region! Herzlichen Dank an alle Beteiligten und viel Spaß bei der Lektüre (Open Access)! #envhist #histtech #histsci #envirotech www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7...
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Umwelt – Technik – Wissen
Junge Forschung aus der Umweltgeschichte: warum Umwelt, Technik und Wissen als Triebfedern der Gesellschaft gelten.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it. Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
Bicycle counts significantly increased on 
every corridor where we completed Better 
Bike Lanes projects in 2024. 
The number of people biking, and the percentage of all 
traffic they make up, both saw substantial increases. 
▸ We counted over 3,000 more daily bike trips, a 
55% increase across all projects. In our prior
report on Better Bike Lane projects completed in
2023, we recorded a 44% increase in volume. The 
latest projects appear to have tapped into even 
more growth potential by focusing on mostly 
arterial streets and closing key new network 
connection gaps.
▸ Bicycles as a share of of all traffic increased to 7% 
of daily traffic across all projects, nearly doubling
from 4% in the baseline condition. Some projects 
saw bicycle mode share as high as 19%
▸ Boylston Street (Back Bay) topped the list with a 
near doubling (+83%) of daily bike trips, leading 
four other corridors that measured growth of 
nearly 50% or more.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Spread the word about this brand new Masters in Public Environmental Humanities with me and The Greenhouse crew in Norway. For those outside of EU, registration is in second half of November, so don’t miss it!
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Tens of thousands gathered in silence in Novi Sad today, at the exact moment the roof collapsed one year ago. The incident has sparked the largest protest movement in Serbia’s modern history — marked by impressive creative forms of protest and acts of solidarity across generations and regions. ✊
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Serbia: One year after the tragedy that led to mass protests – DW – 10/31/2025
A year after 16 people were killed when a canopy at Novi Sad railway station collapsed, the Serbian government and the student movement remain locked in a war of attrition. A commemoration event is pl...
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
"The factory is almost brand new, but its machinery is not: it comes from the former Miteni factory in Vicenza, Italy. Miteni closed down in 2018 after one of the worst environmental scandals in the country’s recent history. [...] And the factory has just started to produce forever chemicals again."
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ESEH NEXTGATe @esehnextgate.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🚨We are launching the 6th edition of the NEXTGATe Writing Support Program! Are you an early career author looking for feedback on your writing in a supportive peer-group plus expert advice? You have come to the right place! For more information and how to apply, see below 👇 #envhist #envhum
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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Want to understsnd the relationship between hurricane Melissa and climate change? Read this: www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
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Hurricane Melissa (2025) | Climate Central
Information about tropical cyclones.
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Melina Antonia Buns @melinabuns.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
CfP for the 2026 Tensions of Europe Conference is out! Theme: The meaning of the past in sustainable futures When: 8-10 July 2026 Where: Eindhoven, NL Deadline: 4 January 2026 #histstm #historyoftechnology #envhist Entire call and information ⤵ www.tensionsofeurope.eu/2025/10/02/c...
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Call for Papers: The 12th Tensions of Europe Conference, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 8-10 July, 2026
» Call for Papers: The 12th Tensions of Europe Conference, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 8-10 July, 2026 | Research network on history, technology and Europe
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Tanja Riekkinen @tanjariekkinen.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Call for Applications The Early Career branch of the European Society for Environmental History (ESEHNEXTGATe) is seeking new members to join its committee for a two-year term 2025–2027. Please find the more detailed call text attached.
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Melina Antonia Buns @melinabuns.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I am really excited to announce the call for the PhD Course in Energy Humanities! Held at the @greenhouseuis.net from 1-5 December. Applications are welcome until 24 October. #envhum #envhist #energyhistory
Poster showing a wind turbine from frog perspective. The picture is in light pink and blue nuances and announces a PhD course in energy humanities. More information can be found in this website. https://www.uis.no/en/research/collaboration/the-greenhouse-centre-for-environmental-humanities/humanities/apply-for-phd
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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
JOB: 2026-27 Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellowships in Environmental Humanities, Harvard University (USA) For Early Career Scholars (PhD from May 2023 or later) #envhum networks.h-net.org/jobs/69060/h...
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Harvard University - 2026-27 Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellowships | H-Net
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Melina Antonia Buns @melinabuns.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
excited to share the call for the workshop EXTRACTIVE NATURES / NATURES OF EXTRACTION happening at @uobrisceh.bsky.social on 6-7 Nov 2025, 
made possible by the @britishacademy.bsky.social deadline: 10 September! full call below ⤵ #envhist #envhum
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
After wonderful years in Munich, a new journey begins: thanks to an 18-month DAAD PRIME fellowship with TU Berlin as host, I start today as a Postdoc Fellow at @harvardhistsci.bsky.social Six months here, then six at the University of Maryland, before returning to Berlin. Excited & grateful!
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Martin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
In March 2024, I had the pleasure of visiting the @ghilondon.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Fellow – many thanks for hosting me!!! I also contributed a short piece to their blog: "How to Commemorate #Railways at 200? Unearthing Histories of #Maintenance, Global #Material Flows, and #Colonialism" 👇🛤️🚂
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