"What makes cataloging such a potent political instrument is not just its ability to name but its power to make those naming decisions appear neutral and inevitable". But something can be done about the "invisible violence of metadata".Read through the end
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The official invitations to the Napola exhibition opening (and film premiere) in Potsdam have now been sent out! If you'd be interested in attending, please don't hesitate to let me know...

"Laughter as a Political Coping Mechanism" begins at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social! All thanks to @benecarnaghi.bsky.social, @drhelenroche.bsky.social , and @durhamhistory.bsky.social. Two days of terrific papers: check out the schedule for today and join us!

Please consider doing this; it is so difficult to get a real sense of all the people who do work in historical game studies (in the myriad ways people can work in this area)

Here's the schedule for 'Laughter as a Political Coping Mechanism', a conference that
@drhelenroche.bsky.social and I are organizing on March 28-29 for @durhamhistory.bsky.social. We'll spark fresh conversations about resistance to power—and have a few laughs too! Please join us!

Just received the first draft invitation for the exhibition I'm co-curating, which is opening in Potsdam in May at the Brandenburgische Landeszentrale(!).

Great new post from @curtisdozier.bsky.social on Musk and (sadly no longer alt-)right classicism...
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Helen Roche @drhelenroche.bsky.social reviews 'Bystander Society: Conformity and Complicity in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust', by Mary Fulbrook

academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @oxfordunipress.bsky.social @uclhistory.bsky.social @uclholocaust.bsky.social

Earlier this year, I contributed to the "Real Dictators" podcast series on Mussolini - the first episode has just been released today: www.noiser.com/realdictators - available on BBC Sounds, Apple, Spotify and others... (I also contributed to their previous series, on Hitler's rise and downfall.)

I'm currently planning a meta-analysis of scholars and scholarship related to Historical Game Studies. If you're interested in participating, feel free to reply/DM me! I'm interested in things like people's scholarly background, affiliation/job title, publishers/journals you usually submit to, etc.

Looking for a laugh? Here's the #CFP for ‘Laughter as a Political Coping Mechanism’, a conference that I'm organizing with my wonderful mentor at @durhamhistory.bsky.social, @drhelenroche.bsky.social (28-29 March 2025 at #DurhamUniversity). Please circulate widely & send proposals by 2 Sept!

Here's a post for any ECRs in Modern European History who might like to join our History Department at Durham: @durhamhistory.bsky.social
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Excellent brief text from the wonderful historian Helen Roche (@drhelenroche.bsky.social) 🗃️ #skystorians: blog.oup.com/2024/03/amer...

Finished reading this fascinating book frm @drhelenroche.bsky.social. I’m not an academic however I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this book. It shines a light on a little known topic and provides insight into Nazi thinking on reordering the state and people.

STOP PRESS: *The Third Reich's Elite Schools* is now available in an affordable paperback edition!!! Thanks so much to everyone who helped to make this happen... tinyurl.com/46nthem8

The ‘Abusing Antiquity’ symposium at Durham University just started with remarks by Dr Helen Roche. Hope many will join in person and online!