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Oxford Kafka @oxfordkafka.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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📢 Kafka events this term! ⏰ 8 May, 5.30pm - Kafka’s Dreams: A Fragile Legacy (Isolde Schiffermüller) 📍 Taylorian, Oxford or online ⏰4 June, 4pm - The Silent Songs of Josefine (Can Bilir) 🎼 📍 Holywell Music Room, Oxford Book your free place now: tinyurl.com/497z58aj #franzkafka

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

enjoyed giving a short talk at the opening day for the Humanities Centre @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgerman.bsky.social here it is, warts and all (& fanfare for @torchoxford.bsky.social) ox.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...

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Secret Life of Nuns

Short talk for the big ideas festival in the Humanities Centre https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/big-ideas-talks-tours-and-activities-hkwz

German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Modern Languages @ox.ac.uk ranked no. 1! www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-03...

Oxford Kafka @oxfordkafka.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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Living with Kafka’s Asbestos Factory: Sights, Sounds and Textures with Arthur Rose Tuesday 10 March, 5pm - Oxford / Online BOOK NOW! tinyurl.com/yx8x89pa @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @oxfordgermannet.bsky.social @goetheinstitut.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Very excited for today's lecture by one of our doctoral students, Timothy Powell, for the English Goethe Society, at Senate House 5.45pm. Still time to register to attend in person or online via ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Oxford Kafka @oxfordkafka.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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📢2026 Kafka Undergraduate Essay Prize competition! Open to: German undergrads at a university in the UK Theme: 'Bodies' Prize: £1,000 🏆 Deadline: 6 April 2026 Further details: tinyurl.com/59y4czrf @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @oxfordgermannet.bsky.social @goetheinstitut.bsky.social #franzkafka

The Metamorphosis. Edward Watson as Gregor Samsa ©ROH_Tristram Kenton, 2011

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Speaking tmrw Mon 9 Feb 2026, 5.15pm for the General Linguistics Seminar about the nuns' code-switching language - all welcome! @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oxmedstud.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social Sneak preview of some examples in medingen.seh.ox.ac.uk/index.php/20...

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The Nuns’ Language – Medingen Manuscripts

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Oxford Kafka @oxfordkafka.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Tonight! ⏰Friday 20 February, 5.30pm Before World Fame: Commemorating Franz Kafka in 1920s Central Europe with Ines Koeltzsch Join us in person (Taylor Institution, Oxford) or online: tinyurl.com/mp8taxdf @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @oxfordgermannet.bsky.social @goetheinstitut.bsky.social

Women+ in German Studies (W+IGS) @wigsblog.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

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Our second winner is Isabel Parkinson from @oxfordgerman.bsky.social with her proposal “In Two Minds: Consciousness, Gender and Voice in German-to-English Translation.” Congratulations Isabel, and thank you for joining us online to summarise your proposal! (3/4)

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Oxford Kafka @oxfordkafka.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Salman Rushdie reveals that his new short story 'Oklahoma' was inspired by visiting our Kafka: Making of an Icon exhibition at the Morgan Library: www.latimes.com/entertainmen... @ox.ac.uk @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @oxfordgermannet.bsky.social

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Salman Rushdie on his first fiction book since the attack

Salman Rushdie discusses his new book 'The Eleventh Hour,' his first work of fiction since the attack that nearly killed him.

Women+ in German Studies (W+IGS) @wigsblog.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

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After some delicious welsh cakes, it’s time for the panels! Panel 1 begins with Anna-Lena Kaufmann from @oxfordgerman.bsky.social, explaining her research on #exileliterature, comparing Feuchtwanger’s Die Geschwister Oppermann and Aloni’s Der Wartesaal.

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Today (20 June) at the Taylorian: Freebie book event! Come and grab a book pre-loved by some of the Russian and German lecturers

Tobias Niedenthal @klostermedizin.de · 16/05/2025

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Lesenswertes Interview mit Henrike Lähnemann über Frauenklöster im Mittelalter: Frauen im Kloster: Spottlied auf den Priester (Paywall) www.spiegel.de/geschichte/f... #medievalsky

SPIEGEL: Frau Lähnemann, man stellt sich Frauen im Kloster oft als weggesperrte Jungfern vor. Stimmt dieses Bild?

Lähnemann: Das ist ein protestantischer Topos, der vor 500 Jahren entstand, als Katharina von Bora das Kloster verließ, um den Reformator Martin Luther zu heiraten. Sie musste diesen Schritt rechtfertigen, der als Bruch ihres Gelübdes galt. So formte sich ein negatives Bild vom Klosterleben. Außerdem ist die Geschichtswissenschaft eine Disziplin, die im 19. Jahrhundert in Preußen entstand und entsprechend von Protestanten dominiert wurde – die verstärkten diese Darstellung natürlich. Tatsächlich gab es eine große Bandbreite von Lebensformen im Kloster.

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Oxford Kafka @oxfordkafka.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Ten versions of Kafka Taylor Institution, 6pm, 13 June tinyurl.com/4x265bbs Join Ian Ellison in conversation with prize-winning author Maïa Hruska. @oxfordcct.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @mfoxford.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social

Meindert Peters @meindertpeters.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

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New pub alert: I wrote about De Keersmaeker's staging of Rilke's The Cornet, including her engagement with its afterlife in World War II. About how her choreography explores its powerful imagery and form, and her evocation of the Nazi salute. doi.org/10.3366/drs....

first page of my article 'circumscribing a gesture: war, breath and memory in De Keersmaeker's staging of Rilke's Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke'

ornate cover of the first edition of The Cornet in the famous Insel-Bücherei

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

StPeter's College & Hertford College:one-year lectureship in German, from 1 October 2025, 6 hours teaching per week. Apply by 21 May: www.spc.ox.ac.uk/about/vacanc... @ox.ac.uk @ags-gbi.bsky.social

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Hannah Arendt: In Conversation with Thomas Meyer and Lyndsey Stonebridge 13 May 16:00 Tuesday 13th of May, 4.00pm, Christ Church Research Centre. Join us for a discussion with two foremost scholars of Arendt’s life and work

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Departmental Lecturer in German @ Exeter, Merton &Pembroke Colleges, £38,674 to £46,913. Fixed term, 01 September 2025-31 August 2026. Closing Date: 30 May Further particulars: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMZ880/d...

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Sabbatical cover for Joanna Neilly: one-year lectureship St Peter’s College, @ox.ac.uk, in association with Hertford College. Apply by Wednesday 21 May www.spc.ox.ac.uk/about/vacanc...

German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A post for up to two years as 'Lektor*in' (stipendiary lecturer in German language) @stjohnsox.bsky.social @queenscollegeox.bsky.social - contact Barry Murnane for more info; for the attention of @ags-gbi.bsky.social www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/vac...

German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

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Her work centres on social & cultural histories of sixteenth & seventeenth century Germany; gender history; witchcraft; and the German Reformation. Her most recent work 'Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War' was published in 2025. 2/2

German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

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🚨GHS CONFERNECE KEYNOTE REVEAL 🚨 The GHS Annual conference is fast approaching and we're happy to announce that Prof. Lyndal Roper FBA (@orieloxford.bsky.social) is our first keynote speaker! Prof. Roper is Regius Chair in History, the first woman and first Australian to hold the position. 1/1

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German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

🚨CFP: GHS Annual Conference🚨 The GHS are proud to share the call for papers for our upcoming conference at the University of Loughborough on the 4-6 September 2025 The deadline for applications is 19 April 2025. For more info see: www.germanhistorysoc... #GermanHistSoc2025

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

A welcome statement! Professor of German @tcddublin.bsky.social "reaffirming its commitment to the role of languages in the humanities and to the central role of the humanities in realizing the academic and societal goals of a 21st century university." my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Aus gegebenem Anlass: Lecture on Anatomy of Populism: A Critical Analysis of the AfD and Its Rhetoric by Henk de Berg @sheffielduni.bsky.social for Historical Linguistics topic 'Language of Totalitarianism' @tayoxford.bsky.social, Room2, Fr 28 Feb, 2pm

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Taylor Institution Library (Taylorian) @tayoxford.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

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It's a new day at the Taylorian, and a new social media platform 🦋 What to expect? The same content from our previous posts on other sites: Modern Languages events in Oxford, library updates, and top tips for using the Taylorian! Let's chat! Let us know what you'd like to see on our feed 🌞

The Taylor Institution Library's Voltaire room, with the sun streaming in through its south-facing windows. The walls are green with white trim, the curtains are yellow, and there is a classical art piece above a tall bookshelf. In the foreground are two large wooden tables with chairs and lamps with white pleated shades.

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Printed Heritage Collections @britishlibrary.bsky.social & Digital Research team are co-supervising a placement on Computational analysis of early printed book descriptions. For humanities people who want to learn about digital research tools. Deadline this Friday! www.bl.uk/more/researc...

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Research collaboration - The British Library

The British Library offers opportunities for researchers to collaborate to create new knowledge, with a particular focus on the British Library’s collection, services and infrastructure.

German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This will be of interest for the newly created account of the Association of German Studies (AGS) @ags-gbi.bsky.social

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Career Development Fellowship in German at St Hilda's College, @ox.ac.uk. Apply by 25 February 2025 www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ca...

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Our edition of 'Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen' is now #openaccess available on google books thx to @emmahuber.bsky.social: books.google.co.uk/books?id=oIx... @oxfordgerman.bsky.social #Reformation #pamphlets #Christian #freedom

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Pls sign the petition to save Modern Languages at Cardiff University! More information on the German Studies jisc-mail list chng.it/6gFzQJy9RP #ModernLanguages

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Save MLANG at Cardiff University!

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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Our amazing Kafka show and accompanying book (from @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social & @oxfordgerman.bsky.social) is in the new issue of the New York Review of Books! Come & see the show now at the Morgan Library in NY! www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

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Urgent Messages from Eternity | Deborah Eisenberg

An exhibition of Franz Kafka’s postcards, letters, and manuscript pages rekindles our sense of him as a writer deeply connected to his own time and place.

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

just gone online: youtu.be/ilvXfw8fdXI - thx @torchoxford.bsky.social for having me, Nancy Thebaut & Lyndal Roper for discussing with me, @openbookpublish.bsky.social & Eva Schlotheuber for publishing with me! @oxmedstud.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @bkhistox.bsky.social

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TORCH Book at Lunchtime: The Life of Nuns

YouTube video by TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Somerville College invites applications for the Mary Somerville Junior Research fellowship in German Studies. Full-time, 1/10/20205 - 30/9/2028, salary £38,674p.a. isw.changeworknow.co.uk/somerville_c... Closing date 18 March 2025

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Franziska Schutzbach @fschutzbach.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Mein Buch «Die Rhetorik der Rechten» ist leider sehr aktuell. Ich schaffe es zeitlich nicht, eine überarbeitete Neuauflage zu veröffentlichen. Das Buch ist mittlerweile vergriffen.Ich habe mich entschieden, es gratis zum Download zur Verfügung zu stellen: www.franziskaschutzbach.com/die-rhetorik...

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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

This is a terrific review of our Kafka show, developed @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social from our Kafka archive & curated by scholars @oxfordgerman.bsky.social @oxfordkafka.bsky.social & now on show at the Morgan Library in NY. Bizarrely these key facts don’t appear in the review! on.ft.com/3Wi3iS7

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Franz steps out of the shadow of his ‘Kafkaesque’ world

The Morgan Library’s sparkling centenary exhibition shows there was far more to the writer than the solitary antiheroes of his work

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German Studies at the University of Oxford @oxfordgerman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

CfP Proposals for the 2025 Sylvia Naish Lecture on 1 May 2025 at the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies from research students in Germanic studies in the UK. Prize of £400 & publication Abstracts to godela.weiss-sussex@sas.ac.uk by 31 Jan

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