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Ervin Malakaj
@ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
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media studies, literary studies, film studies, queer studies; post also in Bosnian/German; plant dad and dog mom; vegan but not annoying about it; writing a book of personal essays 🏳️‍🌈

https://www.ervinmalakaj.com
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ubc-cenes.bsky.social
UBC CENES, FHIS, and Asian Studies are excited to collaborate on a careers workshop for our students! Check out our event "From Classroom to Career: Speaking Success with Language Learning". More details in the link below.
fhis.ubc.ca/events/event...
@arts.ubc.ca @ubc-fhis.bsky.social @asia.ubc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social
📢📢📢 Upcoming Conference: 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026)

Full Call for Papers: drive.google.com/file/d/1pxBI...

Deadline: 31 October 2025

Please share widely with anyone who may be interested in joining us in Oxford next year!
Call for Papers: Rethinking Weimar Cinema (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026) Keynote Speakers: Dr Paul Dobryden (University of Virginia) Dr Sara F. Hall (University of Illinois Chicago) Dr Qinna Shen (Bryn Mawr College) Film Screenings: TBC, in collaboration with the Ultimate Picture Palace and Weimar 100 Organizers: Dr Lawrence Alexander (Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford) and Dr Molly Harrabin (University of St. Andrews/University of Warwick). Deadline for submitting proposals: 31 October 2025 The centennial years of the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) have seen a rise in academic engagement with and public interest in this period of German film history. As one of the most dynamic and experimental periods in global cinema, Weimar film has long been recognized for its aesthetic innovations, sociopolitical commentary, and influence on subsequent film movements. Yet these anniversary commemorations have not only reaffirmed the significance of this era, they have also opened the door for new questions, perspectives, and critical paradigms. This conference seeks to build on this momentum by revisiting Weimar cinema through fresh critical lenses and innovative methodologies, inviting participants to reconsider its cultural, political, and aesthetic significance in light of new archival discoveries, theoretical frameworks, and interdisciplinary approaches. The conference will take stock of our current understanding of Weimar film to map where this field may be heading as well as offering new genealogies of those images, figures, and texts that have defined it thus far. In addition to traditional conference papers, we welcome contributions from archivists, practice-based researchers, and works of videographic criticism. Please submit proposals of up to 300 words to lawrence.alexander@rsa.ox.ac.uk and mlh21@st-andrews.ac.uk by 31st October 2025. Notices of acceptance will be sent out in December. A limited number of bursaries are available to contribute to travel and accommodation costs for postgraduate and early-career speakers. This event is hosted by the Weimar Film Network and funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as part of a three-year Promoting German Studies networking grant awarded to the German Screen Studies Network, co-directed by Dr Paul Flaig and Dr Dora Osborne.
September 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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fyodor76.bsky.social
We have a job going in my department! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Assistant Professor - Slavic Comparativist
Assistant Professor - Slavic Comparativist
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October 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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ubc-cenes.bsky.social
CENES invites you to celebrate the launch of Literature in Late Monolingualism (Bloomsbury), the latest book by Dr. David Gramling (UBC CENES). This is a hybrid event, to attend online, please visit the link below.
@ervinmalakaj.bsky.social @linguacene.bsky.social
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UBC
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September 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
UBC peoples: if anyone is interested in free books, DM me and we can arrange a time for you to browse. Because of space issues I have to downsize my office library. Primarily 18th-21st century literature, philosophy, literary history/theory. Much of it in German but also in English and French.
Picture of office with two desks, one covered with piles of books and a bookshelf in the background.
September 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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arottmann.bsky.social
Great discussion with fab colleagues @ces.ubc.ca and a chance to promote my book @uoftpress.bsky.social! Thanks again @jonahgarde.bsky.social and @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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natasaphd.bsky.social
I am thrilled to announce that my book has been published! Thank you to @nupress.bsky.social and my incredible editor for her guidance and support. I hope to share my work with as many of you as possible! Enter code NUP2025 for a 25% discount at nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014884....
September 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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diacriticsjournal.bsky.social
As of September 15, Diacritics is again open to general submissions. We look forward to reading your work! For further information, please see our author submission guidelines here: www.diacriticsjournal.com/portfolio/su...
September 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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marcelstrobel.bsky.social
My review of @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social fabulous book “Anders als die Andern” is finally out with @uoftpress.bsky.social! Go check it out, and purchase Ervin’s masterpiece if you haven’t done so! #queer #utp #bookreview #ervinmalakaj #andersalsdieandern #hotoffthepress
Ervin Malakaj. Anders als die Andern | University of Toronto Quarterly
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September 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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katiabowers.bsky.social
Margarita Vaysman & I have been working on this for the past 5 (!) years, but it's finally done- the online version is up and the hardcover should be out later this month! Welcome to the Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms, feat. 41 chapters and beautiful cover art: academic.oup.com/edited-volum... 🎉
The Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms
Abstract. Realism is an artistic practice that aims to faithfully represent reality. Historically, it has been practiced across different media, from early
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September 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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katiabowers.bsky.social
This news came out a bit ago, but it's still exciting! @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social and I and a bunch of other scholars are going to be working on this Erasmus+ project in the Centre for European Studies this year: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/beyond-... @ces.ubc.ca
September 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
Friendlies: the fabulous comrades over at VPL have fixed the sound system. The event has been rescheduled: October 9! I'll introduce the film and the Magazinist duo will accompany the screening with a NEW score. Registration free and open to public.

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August 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
Our writing support groups are forming for Sept-Dec. They have been around since 2018 and are a vital component of community building in German studies. Join us! Reach out if you have questions. And pls share with colleagues, students. @ddgc.bsky.social
www.ddgccollective.org/writing-supp...
DDGC Writing Support Groups — The DDGC Collective
Join our writing community.
www.ddgccollective.org
August 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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annakornbluh.bsky.social
teachers!

excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone.

take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE
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AGAINST AI
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August 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
Our writing support groups are forming for Sept-Dec. They have been around since 2018 and are a vital component of community building in German studies. Join us! Reach out if you have questions. And pls share with colleagues, students. @ddgc.bsky.social
www.ddgccollective.org/writing-supp...
DDGC Writing Support Groups — The DDGC Collective
Join our writing community.
www.ddgccollective.org
August 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
UBC Queer and Trans German Studies is hosting Andrea Rottmann (FU Berlin) as the next Tobin Distinguished Lecture in Queer and Trans German Studies! The event will take place in person at UBC as well as online. We would be grateful if you could pass the announcement on to your networks.
Lecture title, speaker name, and lecture time/date/location info on a poster, all of which is available on the website for the event. QR code for the online registration for those interested attending via zoom.
August 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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mharrabin.bsky.social
Absolutely delighted to officially be Dr. Harrabin after passing my viva with minor corrections this morning! Thank you to my examiners @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social & @katherinestone.bsky.social for their meaningful engagement with my work!
July 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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ddgc.bsky.social
Check out the series of DDGC Blog posts on solidarity infrastructures in our collective and the work of our comrades over at @ddfccollective.bsky.social. On the joys and the pain of community organizing at times of intersecting crises. More on series here:

www.ddgccollective.org/ddgc-blog/so...
Solidarity Infrastructures in DDFC and DDGC — The DDGC Collective
Ervin Malakaj introduces a collection of contributions reflecting about the labor of solidarity work, the building of infrastructures for collectivity, and the impasses as well as the urgency associat...
www.ddgccollective.org
July 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
Friendlies, the inimitable Rina Limoni was gracious enough to have me on her Diasporas Speaking series. I talk a bit about queer Bosnian muslim diaspora life and the logics guiding daily life. It's very personal. Glad to chat with ppl about the ep. 🌈
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Writing Oneself into History: Queer, Bosnian, Muslim, and Foreign with Ervin Malakaj
Podcast Episode · Diasporas Speaking · 07/27/2025 · 53m
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July 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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mahaelhissy.bsky.social
My lecture "Literature of Unsettlement" is now out with @blnreview.bsky.social both in GER and EN.

This is an article series comprising 4 episodes. Part 1 &2 are now available. Part 3 & 4 will follow in fall.

Many thanks @samirsellami.bsky.social for the editing& all

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Maha El Hissy · Literature of Unsettlement 1/4 — Unversöhnliche Narrative
Laut Propaganda und Staatsräson haben Palästinenser kein Land und keine Nation. Der Blick in Kulturwelt und Germanistik zeigt aber: Wir sind es, die für sie keine Sprache haben – erst recht nicht für ...
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July 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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verbrecherverlag.bsky.social
Jetzt hat es auch die Herausgeberin - @mahaelhissy.bsky.social mit dem von ihr herausgegebenen Buch „‚Die ganze Geschichte fasse ich an der Hand.“ Literatur und Kunst zur Einwanderung ins Nachkriegsdeutschland“.
Leseprobe: www.verbrecherverlag.de/shop/die-gan...
Eine lachende Herausgeberin mit dem Buch in der linken Hand im Grünen stehend.
July 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
I had the honour of collaborating with @beverlyweber.bsky.social on the most recent issue of English Language Notes on "Refuge and Displacement," with an extensive focus on solidarity structures. Grateful for the journal team and comrades @dukepress.bsky.social.

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Cover image of the journal featuring the title of the journal, the special issue title, names of editors, and a drawn building with plants growing out of it against a black background. Table of contents. Refuge and Displacement beverly weber and ervin malakaj, Special Issue Editors Introduction Burdened Solidarities Beyond the Impasse ∙ ervin malakaj and beverly weber . 1 Essays Solidarity Among People on the Move: Migrants and Refugees as a Key Feature of Border Abolitionism ∙ ivan bonnin and ismail oubad . 47 Patriarchy Is the Crisis: Approaching Philanthropic Responses to the Global Displacement Polycrisis Through a Postcolonial Feminist Lens rachel gore freed and josh leach . 67 Adaptive and Solidarity Counter Maps for Individuals in Transit at the Ventimiglia Border ∙ livio amigoni, silvia aru, and ismail oubad . 79 Networks of Solidarity and Care in Contemporary Ukrainian Refugees’ Autobiographical Narratives ∙ dana mihĂilescu . 10 3 Solidarity’s Refusals: From Dissent Against Necropolitical Borders to the Rise of Necrofeminism ∙ saida hodžić . 12 6 Of Note Introduction ∙ nan goodman . 14 5 Tracking Animal Studies ∙ mario ortiz-robles . 14 8 On Method in Animal Studies ∙ dominic o’key . 151
July 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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sebboo.bsky.social
Last Thursday, I had the joy of attending this great workshop in Cologne. I really believe that queer history needs interdisciplinary inputs and it's always a joy to meet-up with other scholars and discuss sources and methodologies.
Here's a small thread about the papers we discussed:
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sebboo.bsky.social Sébastien Tremblay @sebboo.bsky.social · Jun 26
Looking forward to seeing some new faces and meeting again some colleagues today. From UBC to Cologne, thank you @kyfrack.bsky.social and @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social for the invitation.
Queer Media Theories | 26. Juni 2025
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June 30, 2025 at 5:21 AM
ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
It is out! @jonahgarde.bsky.social's magnificent and field-defining book. A good way to support this fab project and amazing scholar is to acquire the book for your personal or institutional library. You'll notice it is also available open access.

www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7...
Book cover for Jonah Garde's "Trans* Geschichten der Moderne »Geschlechtsumwandlung« im 20. Jahrhundert und ihre kolonialen Geister." The figure of a ghostly apparition floats behind the text against a dark background.
June 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
ervinmalakaj.bsky.social
With support from the Sarajevo Open Centre, a group of scholars co-wrote what will be a major contribution to the history of sexuality: a history of queer lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The book is open access and more info can be found on the centre website. ❤️🌈

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Historija kvir života u Bosni i Hercegovini – prva publikacija koja sveobuhvatno dokumentuje prisustvo, živote i otpor kvir osoba u BiH
Historija kvir života u Bosni i Hercegovini je prva publikacija koja sveobuhvatno dokumentuje prisustvo, živote i otpor kvir osoba u BiH. U sedam poglavlja, knjiga pokriva sve od srednjovjekovne Bo…
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June 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM