Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanAdrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Es ist ein Grundproblem deutscher Erinnerungskultur, dass so viele sich in der Frage „was, wenn das heute passieren würde“ implizit in die Rolle potentieller Opfer hineinprojizieren (die sich entweder „Sorgen machen“ müssen oder nicht), nicht in die tatsächliche Rolle ihrer Eltern und Großeltern. 311928
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanChris Molnar @chrisamolnar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I’m happy to have been a part of the edited volume and of course to finally see this piece in print. 011
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanChris Molnar @chrisamolnar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Look what arrived in my mailbox yesterday! What a great collection put together by @michellelkahn.bsky.social and @laurenstokes.bsky.social. 184
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanElif Oezmen @elifoezmen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Als jahrzehntelange Kennerin von Berufungskommissionen und ehemalige Frauenbeauftragte kann ich nur sagen: ja, es stimmt alles! Die Machtfülle ist so enorm, dass „fast automatisch“ gemacht wird, was der Gender-Leviathan anordnet!!!111. Einmal mussten wir sogar einen Kandidaten (m) auffressen 😩 1530654
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/lbi...lbilondon.ac.ukA Life Between Vienna and Britain: Dr Anthony Grenville on Exile, Identity and Memory | Leo Baeck Institute London 010
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Is it not normal for german research institutes to give feedback on application/interview performance to applicants who made it to interview but didn’t get the job? Recently got a rejection after interview and have asked for feedback, and so far only been told that a phone call might be possible … 100
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I recently came across this photo book published by Waffen-SS veterans in West Germany in the early 1970s. I’m using it mostly for photo material for presentations, but would be interested in reading more scholarship on it. I’ve found some from Karsten Willke, other recommendations welcome! 020
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanStephen Shapiro @stephenshapiro.bsky.social · 23/06/2026UK to Universities: drop dead archive.is/PN5y7 47036
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanJohannes Spohr @jspohr.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Coming soon: Unser Buch »Present Past« in einer Auflage der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, in mehreren Landeszentralen für politische Bildung sowie in einer dritten Auflage des Verlags. Ich freue mich riesig über das anhaltende Interesse!metropol-verlag.dePresent Past. Wie Nachfahren ihre NS-Familiengeschichte erforschen – Metropol Verlag 0277
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanJohannes Spohr @jspohr.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Zur Recherche nach Tätigkeiten in der #Wehrmacht sind die Erkennungsmarkenverzeichnisse im Bundesarchiv Tegel (früher WASt) essenziell. Diese werden werden derzeit digitalisiert und voraussichtlich ab 2030 online frei zur Verfügung stehen. Quelle: Schriftliche Auskunft des Bundesarchivs.bundesarchiv.deErklärungen zu den ErkennungsmarkenverzeichnissenErklärungen zu den Erkennungsmarkenverzeichnissen - Das Bundesarchiv online: Ihre zentrale Anlaufstelle für historische Dokumente, digitale Sammlungen und Informationen zur deutschen Geschichte. Besuc... 23816
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/06/2026NEW: USCIS is proposing to increase the cost to green card holders of becoming a U.S. citizen by $570, and wants to eliminate existing fee waivers for certain low-income immigrants. The Trump admin says it no longer believes in encouraging naturalization with low-cost options. 818595
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanVölkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 22/06/2026New Symposium "International Criminal Law in Turmoil: Charting New Paths as They Unfold" features five papers from a September 2025 workshop on challenges in international criminal justice organised by the ESIL Interest Group on International Criminal Justice. voelkerrechtsblog.org/introducing-...voelkerrechtsblog.orgIntroducing the Symposium “International Criminal Law in Turmoil: Charting New Paths as They Unfold” 135
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comHard-right groups have expanded their influence across US government, report findsSouthern Poverty Law Center releases report as US government pursues federal fraud charges against group 010
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanKatharina Nocun @kattascha.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Inmitten massiver queerfeindlicher Kampagnen aus der rechten Ecke würde ich mir mehr Signale dieser Art wünschen. 👏 www.shz.de/deutschland-... 231255254
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Something wicked this way comes: taz.de/Historiker-k...taz.deHistoriker kritisieren Umbau bei der Stiftung Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung 147
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Been chatting with friends who started PhDs in German in the UK the same time I did (2016). So far we’ve only been able to think of one person who started PhD since we did who’s got a permanent job in german studies in the UK. Not particularly encouraging! 040
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Lovely song for this warm weather: youtu.be/gT-peegnoBY?...youtu.beCLAUDJA BARRY Why Must A Girl Like MeYouTube video by itonmusic 000
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanJens-Christian Wagner @jcwagner.bsky.social · 07/04/2026„Gehorsame Menschen, die helfen, den Weg zum Faschismus zu ebnen“… Diese Leute haben mit ihren bizarren Behauptungen jeglichen Bezug zur Realität verloren und helfen, auch wenn sie das nicht wollen, mit ihren Angriffen gegen die #Gedenkstätte #Buchenwald nur der extremen Rechten. 610024
Reposted by Nicholas Courtmanwww.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 06/04/2026S Bahn Warschauer Straße, 1990 by Gerd Danigel #berlin 2687
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026we can either get a Supreme Court decision or a headline like this but both in one day is too much 1224648553
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Does anyone(’s institution) have a beck online subscription that gives them access to the 2024 Huber/Voßkuhle GG Kommentar, and and if so, would you mind sending me the entry on Art. 116 Abs. 1 GG? Am especially interested in this part, and sadly KCL's subscription doesn't grant access 020
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanJudah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Trump's War: A Hegemonic Tragedy in Five Acts Act I 110328
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanStephan A. Glienke @glienkestephan.bsky.social · 26/03/2026WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Hannelore Willbrandt (21.9.1923-1.2.2003) #Widerstand gg. NS, 18.12.1943 verhaftet, Haft in versch. Haftansalten, vor #VGH angeklagt, 1945 #KPD, 1946 #SED, 1947 Umzug nach Ost-Berlin, Verlag Volk und Wissen, Redakteurin u.A. für Lehrerzeitschrift. #Geschichte #WomenInHistory 033
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Article on some rather disturbing machinations around the top job at the ‘Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung’ museum in Berlin. I found the exhibition already a touch too white-washy regarding the historical context of the expulsion of the Germans, but seems like it didn’t go far enough for somefaz.netPersonaldebatte um Stiftung Flucht, Vertreibung, VersöhnungDie Stiftung Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung sollte Gedenken und Verständigung verbinden. Jetzt kündigen die politisch organisierten Nachfahren der Vertriebenen diesen Pakt auf. Sie wollen einen Wechs... 141
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026For those in London this Wednesday with free time at lunch, I’ll be giving a talk about some research I’ve done on health discrimination and eugenics in German naturalisation policies/practice, mostly looking at west Germany but also a bit in the Nazi era. If you’re interested in coming let me know. 022
Reposted by Nicholas Courtmansteph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 16/03/2026save the liberal democratic order.. my final message.. goodbye 0223
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanJan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 27/02/2026The predictable response by far-right candidates losing at the polls: People other than "the real people" voted; someone cheated; we were robbed; etc. etc.theguardian.comReform and Tories report ‘family voting’ allegations to watchdogNigel Farage says his party was victim of ‘cheating’ in Gorton and Denton byelection, although Manchester council says no issues reported 03712
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Finally a party that is going to develop serious libidinal economy reform policy in line with the glorious precepts of Freudo-Marxismtheguardian.comReform’s Danny Kruger criticises UK’s ‘totally unregulated sexual economy’Former Conservative laments divorce changes and says Reform UK will pursue policies to boost birthrate 010
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanⒶ Bibliothek der Freien @bibliothek-archiv.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Buchtipp: Momentan gibt es ein sehr schön gemachtes Hardcover zum Thema Punk-Frauen in der DDR bei der Landeszetrale für politische Bildung Berlin. Mit Tagebuchauszügen, Fotos und Interviews. Für schlappe 7 EUR oder Kostenlos für Menschen die von Bürgergeld o.ä. existieren müssen. 35327
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanMatt Houlbrook @tricksterprince.bsky.social · 18/02/2026What do we learn when a city’s future is defined not by rapid change, but by who leaves and who stays? Listen to me in conversation with Laurie Taylor and Sharon Cornelissen about this question (and gentrification past and present in London and Detroit). www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThinking Allowed - Gentrification in Detroit and London - BBC SoundsFailed gentrification in Detroit and the human cost of urban redevelopment in 1920s London 195
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanJüdische Studien @juedstudien.bsky.social · 12/02/2026#Chancen | Werkverträge zur Erweiterung der Datenbank "Liste der jüdischen Einwohner im Deutschen Reich 1933-1945 in den Grenzen vom 31.12.1937“ (Bundesarchiv, Koblenz) | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht... Bewerbungsfrist (Angebote) 03. März 2026 | 11:30 Uhr 021
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/02...lbilondon.ac.ukGerman Past and Present: Leo Baeck Institute Announces 2026 Lecture Series | Leo Baeck Institute London 010
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Wish Chita Rivera was still alive so she could have taken lady gaga’s spot in the half time show 020
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanRia Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Does what is says on the tin! And hopefully is a good representative example of some of my thinking on how postcolonial challenges leave room for interventions in big global principles. 072
Reposted by Nicholas Courtmanlastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Love the woman in Nelly's Hot In Here who helpfully clarifies that in virtue of how hot it is becoming she does indeed intend to take her clothes off. In case anyone missed the central themes of the song, I guess. 5592
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanSwen Steinberg @swensteinberg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026New on our Migrant Knowledge blog @ghiwashington.bsky.social: Nicolas Blumenthal @unifr.bsky.social wrote about "Challenging 'Racelessness:' Debates and Restrictions on Immigration in Postwar Switzerland" migrantknowledge.hypotheses.org/33179migrantknowledge.hypotheses.orgChallenging “Racelessness:” Debates and Restrictions on Immigration in Postwar SwitzerlandDiscusses deportation practices in Switzerland since World War II 022
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanRobert Heinze @rheinze.myatproto.social · 19/01/2026The whole thing about the discussion whether fascism is irrational (and also that colonial violence was „rational“ vs the Holocaust being „irrational“) is that it seems to lack a fundamental understanding that capitalist rationality is very much irrational. 57315
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026This afternoon I swung by by a spot where something interesting is happening in 48 hours: www.lbi.org/events/court... 040
Nicholas Courtman @ncourtman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Why do Americans continue to shun the beautiful simplicity of a duvet in favour of a 1000 thin sheets and quilts that are tucked under a mattress so tightly as to make you feel like you’re in a straight jacket each time you go to sleep? 021
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanDeutsche Nationalbibliothek @dnb-aktuelles.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Francesca Weil untersucht Migrationsbewegungen von Frauen im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert. Sei es durch Flucht, Vertreibung oder Arbeitsmigration. @saw-leipzig-1846.bsky.social und @hait-tud.bsky.social haben sie dazu befragt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lcF...youtube.comWeibliche Migration im 20. und 21. Jahrhundert | DIKUSA-Projekt erklärtYouTube video by Hannah-Arendt-Institut für Totalitarismusforschung 01312
Reposted by Nicholas CourtmanJohannes Franzen @johannesfranzen.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Wenn du jeden redaktionellen Stolz verloren hast und einfach nur noch kindisch trollen willst... 3558149