Allison Schmidt
@allisonschmidt.bsky.social
itinerant historian. migration scholar. lecturer in international relations.
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The Health Humanities in German Studies
The first full-length study to bring together the fields of Health Humanities and German studies, this book features contributions from a range of key scholars…
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Check out my chapter "The Bodies Kept the Score: Two Case Studies on Health and Violence after the Great War"
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Kaiserreich experts: I have a (Saxon) source from 1887 that discusses money in terms of Pfennig and "Mg." Would the latter be "Goldmark"? I can't think of anything else, but I've never seen that abbreviation before, just "M."
December 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Kaiserreich experts: I have a (Saxon) source from 1887 that discusses money in terms of Pfennig and "Mg." Would the latter be "Goldmark"? I can't think of anything else, but I've never seen that abbreviation before, just "M."
Saw "Meet Me in St. Louis" in the theater, and someone shouted "We love you, Judy!" at the end.❤️
December 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Saw "Meet Me in St. Louis" in the theater, and someone shouted "We love you, Judy!" at the end.❤️
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
December 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
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The U.S. mass deportations campaign is prompting major adjustments across Latin America and beyond
See how the changes in the US this year became a global issue https://bit.ly/Top10Migration2025
See how the changes in the US this year became a global issue https://bit.ly/Top10Migration2025
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The U.S. mass deportations campaign is prompting major adjustments across Latin America and beyond
See how the changes in the US this year became a global issue https://bit.ly/Top10Migration2025
See how the changes in the US this year became a global issue https://bit.ly/Top10Migration2025
A Lord of the Rings cover band releases Gandalf the White Album.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Flock of Smeagols
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Chappell Rohan
December 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A Lord of the Rings cover band releases Gandalf the White Album.
I might start a "25 Days of Hobbes" reading group. 'Tis the season.
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I might start a "25 Days of Hobbes" reading group. 'Tis the season.
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No matter how normal or pleasant my day is, I can't scroll this website for more than five minutes without being mentally transformed into Clive Owen's character in "Children of Men"
August 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
No matter how normal or pleasant my day is, I can't scroll this website for more than five minutes without being mentally transformed into Clive Owen's character in "Children of Men"
Me whenever someone suggests using AI
August 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Me whenever someone suggests using AI
the people demand a second season of Dept. Q
July 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
the people demand a second season of Dept. Q
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There are 500 stories about AOC’s met dress on my socials today when this administration openly takes bribes in the hundreds of millions. Cmon.
July 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There are 500 stories about AOC’s met dress on my socials today when this administration openly takes bribes in the hundreds of millions. Cmon.
One day left :(. At least I have this to look forward to
July 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
One day left :(. At least I have this to look forward to
CEH people still in Wien, let me know if you want to watch Germany vs. Spain tomorrow!
July 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
CEH people still in Wien, let me know if you want to watch Germany vs. Spain tomorrow!
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"Und woran arbeiten Sie?" Hat schon starke "Ich kenne hier niemanden, willst du mein Freund sein?"-Vibes...
July 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
"Und woran arbeiten Sie?" Hat schon starke "Ich kenne hier niemanden, willst du mein Freund sein?"-Vibes...
The Central European History Convention dance party
July 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The Central European History Convention dance party
Good thing I watched a bunch of Falco interviews before going to Vienna.
July 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Good thing I watched a bunch of Falco interviews before going to Vienna.
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Bill Pullman's famous speech in 'Independence Day' has an unexpected history to it, including William Shakespeare and corporate lawyers.
The surprising origins of Bill Pullman's famous speech from 'Independence Day'
Bill Pullman's famous speech in 'Independence Day' has an unexpected history to it, including William Shakespeare and corporate lawyers.
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July 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Bill Pullman's famous speech in 'Independence Day' has an unexpected history to it, including William Shakespeare and corporate lawyers.
Today Philly reaches 100 degrees, a phenomenon scientists refer to as "FAFO."
June 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today Philly reaches 100 degrees, a phenomenon scientists refer to as "FAFO."
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My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it.
June 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it.
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AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.
June 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.
In honor of Cole Escola's win
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Mom Commercial
YouTube video by Cole Escola
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June 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
In honor of Cole Escola's win
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Kj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Kj...
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Driving to the gym, windows down, blasting the audiobook for Middlemarch like it’s the song of the summer.
June 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Driving to the gym, windows down, blasting the audiobook for Middlemarch like it’s the song of the summer.
I hate my cinematic crush on ca. 2007 Jeremy Renner.
June 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I hate my cinematic crush on ca. 2007 Jeremy Renner.