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Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · 4d

Great and detailed review of the Hans Mayer Conference in Cologne where I heard so many fascinating papers

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to speaking with students about the Kindertransport in Potsdam next week! Thanks to Ulrike Schneider for the invitation.

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks for the invite!!!

Elizabeth Ward @elizabethward.bsky.social · 11d

A huge thanks to @bniven.bsky.social for coming to speak to BA history students at @unileipzig.bsky.social today about the background and reception of the East German DEFA film (and 2015 remake) “Nackt unter Wölfen”.

A screen with a PowerPoint about the film

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks so much for the great opportunity! Very talkative students, a great class you have!

Elizabeth Ward @elizabethward.bsky.social · 11d

A huge thanks to @bniven.bsky.social for coming to speak to BA history students at @unileipzig.bsky.social today about the background and reception of the East German DEFA film (and 2015 remake) “Nackt unter Wölfen”.

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · 14d

Looking forward to the discussion!

Elizabeth Ward @elizabethward.bsky.social · 14d

Very much looking forward to moderating the discussion by Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social on the production and reception histories of the 1940 National Socialist film Jud Süß at Halle's Puschkino on Wednesday 29 October.

puschkino.de/film_2491/ju...

Screenshot of the event (available via the link)

Elizabeth Ward @elizabethward.bsky.social · 14d

Very much looking forward to moderating the discussion by Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social on the production and reception histories of the 1940 National Socialist film Jud Süß at Halle's Puschkino on Wednesday 29 October.

puschkino.de/film_2491/ju...

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · 16d

Eckermann: Ich fand Goethe betrübt vor. Zelter wusste keinen Rat. Christiane schimpfte über die Ausgaben in Marienbad. Goethe wollte zum Telefon eilen, um Herrn Göbel anzurufen, worauf Schubart, der händeringend auf und ab ging, den Geheimrat daran erinnerte, das Telefon gäbe es noch nicht.

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · 22d

Some photos of tonight’s showing of the film about Kindertransportee Hanna Miley “I was 8814” in Berlin (directed by David Peters and with so many other wonderful contributors.) Introduced by Amy Williams.

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · 22d

At Berlin Indie Film Festival for the film „I was 8814“ about Kindertransportee Hanna Miley

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · 25d

Well done, Zelter!

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Oct 4

If you are in Berlin on 19th October please come and watch! This film about Hanna Miley’s Kindertransport journey won best documentary film at the Berlin Indie Festival. I am passing on Hanna’s invitation. Amy Williams and I were part of the film project and will be there to talk about it.

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Oct 4

Thanks!

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Oct 4

Can anyone give me an idea what 50 Reichsmark would have bought me in 1939 Germany? Trying to get a sense of how much that is…

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Oct 4

Instructions for the Viennese Kindertransport on 10 January 1939:

„Mit Rücksicht auf die Witterungsverhältnisse in England wird dringend empfohlen, den Kindern warme Unterwäsche und Kleidung, womöglich auch Gummischuhe mitzugeben“

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Oct 1

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wir-halle.de – Festival 2025

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Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Oct 1

Looking forward to discussing this film with Elizabeth Ward in Halle (Puschkino) on 29 October.

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Oct 1

Looking forward to this conference next week…

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Sep 25

Looking forward to speaking and hearing the papers at this conference in Limerick in October.

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Sep 24

Keeping the head down…

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Sep 23

New book on Günter Grass following on from a great conference in Gdansk

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Sep 23

Just out…

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Sep 23

www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entde...

Die Zukunft des NS-Gedenkens

Dieses Buch widmet sich vor dem Hintergrund aktueller Entwicklungen der Geschichte und Gegenwart des NS-Gedenkens in Deutschland und den damit verbundenen Herausforderungen für die Zukunft.

www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Sep 19

Will do when back in UK!

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Sep 19

Honoured to hold the opening lecture at the Hans Mayer Society conference. Thanks to @jansueselbeck.bsky.social for the great article on Metropolis which helped me.

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Sep 13

Extrovertly passionate people awaken suspicion because the more emotionally cagy cannot grasp that such openness can be nature rather than design. They are also easily misunderstood and accused of manipulation. And they get bullied.

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Sep 13

Looking forward to speaking about representations of Jewish women in German literature and film at the Hans Mayer Conference in Cologne

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Aug 30

Fantastic news - the film about the life of Kindertransportee Hanna Miley to which Amy Williams and I (to a much lesser extent) contributed has won best documentary at the Berlin Indie Film Festival - after successes in Austin and Cannes. So pleased for Hanna and the fantastic film team!

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Aug 28

www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/goetz...

Götz Aly über die Deutschen und die Naziverbrechen: "Wie konnte das geschehen?"

Götz Aly fragt noch einmal, warum so viele mitmachten bei den Verbrechen der Nationalsozialisten.

www.sueddeutsche.de

Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social · Aug 23

If you are in Cologne in September…

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