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Sandra Lipner

@sandralipner.bsky.social

Historian (UCL) interested in 20th-c. German subjectivities, ‘doing’ difference, family / race / class / gender / emotions. European 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺 in search of ☕️.

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Sandra Lipner@sandralipner.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New #familyhistory graphic novel - irreverent, tell-all third-geneation Holocaust memoir by Astrid Goldsmith. #freiburg @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

Tantrums, rancid meatloaf and family silver stuffed into underpants: the delicate art of the Holocaust comedy

Making light of one of the darkest horrors of the 20th century is a risky business – but a new generation is taking ownership of family histories by making space for human foibles, says an award-winni...

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John McCafferty@jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The "Vienna" model or sample book, c. 1410-20. An aid for workshops and travelling artists so that they had a stock of motifs & shapes. Silverpoint drawing on paper, maple wood, leather. Dimensions: 9.5 cm × 9 cm. A small thing. (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien)

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Sandra Lipner@sandralipner.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Great project by @mattaucott.bsky.social and Jeff Bowersox - really enjoyed coming up with this ‘Glimpse of German History’ for @germanhistsoc.bsky.social Hope there’ll be many more seasons!

German History Society@germanhistsoc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Episode 1 of Series 2 of our documentary series 'Glimpses of German History' is now available on YouTube! In this episode @sandralipner.bsky.social shows us how denazification questionnaires help us explore the shift from dictatorship to democracy in post-war Germany.

Sandra Lipner@sandralipner.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Adorno and this violent political moment by @jennifervevans.bsky.social and Josh Greenberg in @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-charlie-kirk-assassination-authoritarianism/?utm_source=Shared+Article+Sent+to+User&utm_medium=LinkCopy&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

Opinion: The assassination of Charlie Kirk has revealed the authoritarian inside all of us

The killing of a public figure has become a dopamine hit in an endless cycle of doom-scrolled violence. Where do we find ourselves as a society when murder is met with delight?

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Sonia Gollance@sgollance.bsky.social · last yr.

On Sunday August 10th, I'll be leading a walking tour of New York's East Side for the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, focused on sites related to Jewish dancing and literature about New York Jewish dancing. @jewishstudies.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social www.yivo.org/Dance-Guided...

Dancing through Yiddish Literary New York: A Guided Tour | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

On this guided tour with Yiddish literature and dance scholar Dr. Sonia Gollance, we will visit some key New York dance sites in the footsteps of Yiddish writers and journalists.

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Sandra Lipner@sandralipner.bsky.social · last yr.

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’ | Harvard University | Michela Moscufo in @theguardian.com

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

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Sandra Lipner@sandralipner.bsky.social · last yr.

'... the problem is not what’s hidden, it’s “what we’ve normalised – because the whole strategy is to throw it all in your face”', @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social @marcishore.bsky.social in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’

Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society

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Sandra Lipner@sandralipner.bsky.social · last yr.

Exciting new Holocaust research agency by the amazing @caileedavis.bsky.social @barnabasbalint.bsky.social @niamh-hanrahan.bsky.social 📚📚👩🏻‍💻 Highly recommend checking out their website and services!

Holocaust Research Consultancy@holocaust-rc.bsky.social · last yr.

The Holocaust Research Consultancy is excited to launch our new website holocaustresearchconsultancy.org! Meet our researchers, learn about what we do, and contact us if you’d like to work together!