Christopher Ewing
@christopherewing.bsky.social
Queer historian at Purdue University working on sex/tourism, race, crime in Germany, the US, and lots of other places.
Author of The Color of Desire (Cornell 2023).
he/him.
Author of The Color of Desire (Cornell 2023).
he/him.
Excited to see this out! I really enjoyed contributing thoughts racist violence, “gang wars,” and policing in ‘90s Berlin. Thank you @swensteinberg.bsky.social and Raphael Rössel for putting together this important special issue!
Hot off the press: I edited with Raphael Rössel @ghiwashington.bsky.social a special issue on "Violence and Social Inequalities" in "Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft" - with contributions by Sophia Dafinger, Darius Muschiol and @christopherewing.bsky.social
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January 23, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Excited to see this out! I really enjoyed contributing thoughts racist violence, “gang wars,” and policing in ‘90s Berlin. Thank you @swensteinberg.bsky.social and Raphael Rössel for putting together this important special issue!
I’m so pleased to see our project now in print! - the result of a beautiful collaboration with the amazing @sebboo.bsky.social
This feels a bit tone deaf almost LinkedIn to post about this right now, but @christopherewing.bsky.social and I are extremely happy to share that our volume and the brilliant thoughts of our contributors were published yesterday by Palgrave 👇
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Reading Queer Media in the German-Speaking World
This book places print media at the centre of studying queer German history through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I’m so pleased to see our project now in print! - the result of a beautiful collaboration with the amazing @sebboo.bsky.social
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The conference report by Frederik Doktor about our #Workshop Intimacies on the Move that explored the intersecting #histories of #mobilities, #migration, #gender and #sexuality has just been published. I so much enjoyed meeting everybody and discussing their fascinating research!
Tagber: Intimacy on the Move. Bodies, Economies and Desires across the Long 20th Century
https://www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/fdkn-158076
Flensburg, 07.07.2025-08.07.2025, Benno Gammerl, EUI Florence; Nikolaos Papadogiannis, University of Stirling; Christiane Reinecke, Europa-Universität …
https://www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/fdkn-158076
Flensburg, 07.07.2025-08.07.2025, Benno Gammerl, EUI Florence; Nikolaos Papadogiannis, University of Stirling; Christiane Reinecke, Europa-Universität …
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October 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The conference report by Frederik Doktor about our #Workshop Intimacies on the Move that explored the intersecting #histories of #mobilities, #migration, #gender and #sexuality has just been published. I so much enjoyed meeting everybody and discussing their fascinating research!
This volume was the result of over four(!) years of collaboration with @sebboo.bsky.social and the magnificent authors who contributed chapters. I’m so pleased to see it out next month!
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
October 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This volume was the result of over four(!) years of collaboration with @sebboo.bsky.social and the magnificent authors who contributed chapters. I’m so pleased to see it out next month!
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
link.springer.com/book/9783032...
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"Boundaries of #Queerness" has gotten its first review! Thanks Douglas Page and @poppublicsphere.bsky.social for the considerate and thorough engagement with the book. Particularly pleased to be in the excellent company of @kslootmaeckers.bsky.social and @christopherewing.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The Politics of Sexual Minorities | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
The Politics of Sexual Minorities
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September 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"Boundaries of #Queerness" has gotten its first review! Thanks Douglas Page and @poppublicsphere.bsky.social for the considerate and thorough engagement with the book. Particularly pleased to be in the excellent company of @kslootmaeckers.bsky.social and @christopherewing.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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CES is excited to announce our second annual Tobin Distinguished Lecture! Historian and author Dr. Andrea Rottmann will give a talk entitled "From Weimar to Berlin: Queer Democratic Citizenship through Hilde Radusch's Five Lives" on September 12, 12-1:30 PM in BuTo 225 and over Zoom. See you there!
September 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
CES is excited to announce our second annual Tobin Distinguished Lecture! Historian and author Dr. Andrea Rottmann will give a talk entitled "From Weimar to Berlin: Queer Democratic Citizenship through Hilde Radusch's Five Lives" on September 12, 12-1:30 PM in BuTo 225 and over Zoom. See you there!
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This very interesting event is forthcoming!
Pleased to announce with @npapadogian.bsky.social a new books event series, featuring Maria Alexopoulou discussing her two(!) recent books with @laurenstokes.bsky.social.
Virtual event, Monday, September 22, at 12pm EDT.
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Virtual event, Monday, September 22, at 12pm EDT.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This very interesting event is forthcoming!
Pleased to announce with @npapadogian.bsky.social a new books event series, featuring Maria Alexopoulou discussing her two(!) recent books with @laurenstokes.bsky.social.
Virtual event, Monday, September 22, at 12pm EDT.
purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Virtual event, Monday, September 22, at 12pm EDT.
purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Pleased to announce with @npapadogian.bsky.social a new books event series, featuring Maria Alexopoulou discussing her two(!) recent books with @laurenstokes.bsky.social.
Virtual event, Monday, September 22, at 12pm EDT.
purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Virtual event, Monday, September 22, at 12pm EDT.
purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Going back to Flensburg just for the Zimstschnecken. Than you for hosting us all, @sebboo.bsky.social, in dem echten Norden!
Looking forward to hosting so many known and new faces in the North for the following days. Wind, Zimtschnecken and Seagulls for everyone!
On my way to this fantastic workshop! Let's see how long it takes to get to Flensburg today, since travelling with Deutsche Bahn has become such an unpredictable adventure these days.. (today's reason for delay is a combination of vandalism and fires along the tracks)
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
July 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Going back to Flensburg just for the Zimstschnecken. Than you for hosting us all, @sebboo.bsky.social, in dem echten Norden!
So excited for you, @jonahgarde.bsky.social! I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy
Feels a bit surreal but Trans* Geschichten der Moderne is now available for preorders and available open access after June 30: www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7...
Trans* Geschichten der Moderne
Auseinandersetzungen in Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit und Medien: warum Trans* Geschichte und Kolonialgeschichte nicht isoliert voneinander betrachtet werden können.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
So excited for you, @jonahgarde.bsky.social! I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy
Had a great time chatting with @pinatravels.bsky.social and @podthenorth.bsky.social for Curious Tourism about sex tourism, sex work, and how travelers can think about these issues. Spoiler: it’s complicated!
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Let's Talk About Sex Tourism
Voyascape: Travel Podcast Network · Episode
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June 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Had a great time chatting with @pinatravels.bsky.social and @podthenorth.bsky.social for Curious Tourism about sex tourism, sex work, and how travelers can think about these issues. Spoiler: it’s complicated!
open.spotify.com/episode/0B6O...
open.spotify.com/episode/0B6O...
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Am #CGI der #UniInnsbruck ist zurzeit die Historikerin @tnflorvil.bsky.social als Gastprofessorin tätig. Wir freuen uns sehr über ihren Input, den tollen Vortrag über #MayAyim, über Gespräche mit Studierenden und die Lehrveranstaltung: www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/...
US-Historikerin Tiffany N. Florvil als Gastwissenschaftlerin am CGI
Das Center Interdisziplinäre Geschlechterforschung Innsbruck (CGI) durfte im Rahmen der LFUI-Gastprofessuren im Juni 2025 die renommierte Zeithistorikerin und Kulturwissenschaftlerin Tiffany N. Florvi...
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June 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Am #CGI der #UniInnsbruck ist zurzeit die Historikerin @tnflorvil.bsky.social als Gastprofessorin tätig. Wir freuen uns sehr über ihren Input, den tollen Vortrag über #MayAyim, über Gespräche mit Studierenden und die Lehrveranstaltung: www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/...
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My book 'Empire, Tourism, and Colonial Knowledge' is now up on the Leiden UP website! Coming out on 17 September (if I can finish checking these proofs before that...) Order for your library if so inclined etc etc.
Empire, Tourism, and Colonial Knowledge - Leiden University Press
This book provides students with a solid foundation in the basic frameworks and concepts of International Studies.
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June 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
My book 'Empire, Tourism, and Colonial Knowledge' is now up on the Leiden UP website! Coming out on 17 September (if I can finish checking these proofs before that...) Order for your library if so inclined etc etc.
New article on sex tourism, Spartacus International Gay Guide, and why we have to deal with the confusing, uglier sides of queer history.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thank you to @npapadogian.bsky.social, Benno Gammerl, Christiane Reinecke, and Ulrike Schaper for their invaluable guidance!
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Thank you to @npapadogian.bsky.social, Benno Gammerl, Christiane Reinecke, and Ulrike Schaper for their invaluable guidance!
The trials of John Stamford: gay travel, sexual harm, and Spartacus International Gay Guide
This article argues that, in order to understand the expanding gay travel worlds of the 1970s and 1980s, it is necessary to follow both gay liberation politics and harmful practices. Just as expand...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
New article on sex tourism, Spartacus International Gay Guide, and why we have to deal with the confusing, uglier sides of queer history.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thank you to @npapadogian.bsky.social, Benno Gammerl, Christiane Reinecke, and Ulrike Schaper for their invaluable guidance!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thank you to @npapadogian.bsky.social, Benno Gammerl, Christiane Reinecke, and Ulrike Schaper for their invaluable guidance!
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In among the madness, I'm delighted to have submitted the manuscript for our forthcoming book Incarcerated: Contemporary Photography from the Victorian Prison to @bluecoatpress.bsky.social.
Incarcerated brings together @andyaitchison.bsky.social powerful photographs of HMP Lincoln and Liverpool.
Incarcerated brings together @andyaitchison.bsky.social powerful photographs of HMP Lincoln and Liverpool.
May 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
In among the madness, I'm delighted to have submitted the manuscript for our forthcoming book Incarcerated: Contemporary Photography from the Victorian Prison to @bluecoatpress.bsky.social.
Incarcerated brings together @andyaitchison.bsky.social powerful photographs of HMP Lincoln and Liverpool.
Incarcerated brings together @andyaitchison.bsky.social powerful photographs of HMP Lincoln and Liverpool.
“Sexual Frustrations and Dream Vacations” now available open access in @ceuropeanhistory.bsky.social!
So excited to see the first result of a six-year collaboration with Ulrike Schaper in print.
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So excited to see the first result of a six-year collaboration with Ulrike Schaper in print.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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April 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“Sexual Frustrations and Dream Vacations” now available open access in @ceuropeanhistory.bsky.social!
So excited to see the first result of a six-year collaboration with Ulrike Schaper in print.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
So excited to see the first result of a six-year collaboration with Ulrike Schaper in print.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
ok I love this for us
Look @christopherewing.bsky.social 📕📘side on side in Prinz Eisenherz
March 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
ok I love this for us
Join us for a virtual new books roundtable on 9 Jan at 12pm EST! Featuring @jecfree.bsky.social, @michellelkahn.bsky.social, and Nadja Klopprogge in conversation with Maria Alexopoulou.
Register here: purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Join us for a virtual new books roundtable on 9 Jan at 12pm EST! Featuring @jecfree.bsky.social, @michellelkahn.bsky.social, and Nadja Klopprogge in conversation with Maria Alexopoulou.
Register here: purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Looking forward to co-hosting this virtual roundtable, organized with @npapadogian.bsky.social, on three fabulous books by @jecfree.bsky.social, @michellelkahn.bsky.social, and Nadja Klopprogge, and moderated by Maria Alexopoulou. Jan 9 @ 12pm EST.
To register:
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To register:
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December 8, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Looking forward to co-hosting this virtual roundtable, organized with @npapadogian.bsky.social, on three fabulous books by @jecfree.bsky.social, @michellelkahn.bsky.social, and Nadja Klopprogge, and moderated by Maria Alexopoulou. Jan 9 @ 12pm EST.
To register:
purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
To register:
purdue-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Our sixth annual list of books by historians working off the tenure track.
2024 Contingent Book List
When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
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December 3, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Our sixth annual list of books by historians working off the tenure track.
The NAMES Project has been critical in not just expanding historical understanding, but creating a cross-generational memory culture of the crisis. I’m thrilled new generations of students and researchers will have access to this resource.
December 3, 2024 at 12:46 PM
The NAMES Project has been critical in not just expanding historical understanding, but creating a cross-generational memory culture of the crisis. I’m thrilled new generations of students and researchers will have access to this resource.
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I’m stoked for this discussion with Avram Finkelstein on Tuesday evening. Dont miss your chance to chat with one of the designers of the SILENCE = DEATH poster! #pinktriangle #SilenceEqualsDeath #ACTUP #PinkTriangleLegacies
SILENCE = DEATH: Reclaiming the Pink Triangle in AIDS-Era New York is a virtual talk between activist Avram Finkelstein and historian Dr. Jake Newsome hosted by the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project.
Free registration: www.nyclgbtsites.org/2024/09/25/s...
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Free registration: www.nyclgbtsites.org/2024/09/25/s...
(no affiliation)
December 2, 2024 at 2:59 AM
I’m stoked for this discussion with Avram Finkelstein on Tuesday evening. Dont miss your chance to chat with one of the designers of the SILENCE = DEATH poster! #pinktriangle #SilenceEqualsDeath #ACTUP #PinkTriangleLegacies
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Day 1/Chapter 10: Foodies
It's pub day, and my countdown is complete. The last chapter of the book tells the story of how the "foodie" emerged in the 80s as a straight-washing of the gay gourmet. It closes the narrative arc of the rise & fall of the "good food/wicked sex" alimentary-sexual regime.
It's pub day, and my countdown is complete. The last chapter of the book tells the story of how the "foodie" emerged in the 80s as a straight-washing of the gay gourmet. It closes the narrative arc of the rise & fall of the "good food/wicked sex" alimentary-sexual regime.
November 29, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Day 1/Chapter 10: Foodies
It's pub day, and my countdown is complete. The last chapter of the book tells the story of how the "foodie" emerged in the 80s as a straight-washing of the gay gourmet. It closes the narrative arc of the rise & fall of the "good food/wicked sex" alimentary-sexual regime.
It's pub day, and my countdown is complete. The last chapter of the book tells the story of how the "foodie" emerged in the 80s as a straight-washing of the gay gourmet. It closes the narrative arc of the rise & fall of the "good food/wicked sex" alimentary-sexual regime.
A truly fantastic book
Finally got around to displaying my author copies of Dancing with the Modernist City.
You can use University of Michigan Press’ discount code HOLIDAY24 to get 50% off any books here (press.umich.edu)!
@uofmpress.bsky.social
You can use University of Michigan Press’ discount code HOLIDAY24 to get 50% off any books here (press.umich.edu)!
@uofmpress.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 10:32 AM
A truly fantastic book
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"I was born a human being and I want to leave here as a human being" - this is the name of a new permanent exhibition exploring East Germany's youth work camp Torgau.
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Einziger geschlossenener Jugendwerkhof der DDR: Neue Ausstellung in Torgau | MDR.DE
Die neue Dauerausstellung in der Gedenkstätte Geschlossener Jugendwerkhof Torgau will persönliche Lebenswege erfahrbar machen. Das in der DDR erlebte Unrecht wirkt bei den ehemaligen Insassen bis heut...
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November 28, 2024 at 11:01 AM
"I was born a human being and I want to leave here as a human being" - this is the name of a new permanent exhibition exploring East Germany's youth work camp Torgau.
www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...