Helen Finch
@helencfinch.bsky.social
Professor of German Literature at the University of Leeds; queer and Holocaust studies; she/her
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On 25 February I talk with @helencfinch.bsky.social and Matt Cook on the erased queer histories in both Germany and the UK
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Hidden Histories: Queer Lives in Britain and Germany - British-German Association
Join us on 25 February 2026 at 6.30pm for an online discussion celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month. How have queer lives been recorded, concealed, or deliberately erased...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
On 25 February I talk with @helencfinch.bsky.social and Matt Cook on the erased queer histories in both Germany and the UK
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britishgermanassociation.org/event/hidden...
CFP: Beyond Identities: Queer Formations in 20 & 21 C German Culture (MLA 2027 in L.A.) Abstracts by 16.03.26 to h.c.finch@leeds.ac.uk
20th and 21st C German-language cultures have been the site of multiple prominent and contested discourses about non-normative sexualities, subjects and politics...
20th and 21st C German-language cultures have been the site of multiple prominent and contested discourses about non-normative sexualities, subjects and politics...
January 30, 2026 at 11:29 AM
CFP: Beyond Identities: Queer Formations in 20 & 21 C German Culture (MLA 2027 in L.A.) Abstracts by 16.03.26 to h.c.finch@leeds.ac.uk
20th and 21st C German-language cultures have been the site of multiple prominent and contested discourses about non-normative sexualities, subjects and politics...
20th and 21st C German-language cultures have been the site of multiple prominent and contested discourses about non-normative sexualities, subjects and politics...
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Hosting the wonderful @helencfinch.bsky.social talk for #HMD #HMD2026 on “Holocaust memory, queer memory: Holocaust literatures and solidarity in difficult times.”
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Hosting the wonderful @helencfinch.bsky.social talk for #HMD #HMD2026 on “Holocaust memory, queer memory: Holocaust literatures and solidarity in difficult times.”
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Do you teach/research gender/sexuality w/ German sources? Have you had access issues or needed to translate sources yourself bc English versions don’t exist? Fill in this survey (by 2/15) to identify core texts for an anthology of translations in scientific & literary sexology between 1890 & 1930.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Do you teach/research gender/sexuality w/ German sources? Have you had access issues or needed to translate sources yourself bc English versions don’t exist? Fill in this survey (by 2/15) to identify core texts for an anthology of translations in scientific & literary sexology between 1890 & 1930.
German at Leeds and International Writers at Leeds are thrilled that acclaimed author Julia Franck will be in Leeds on the 6th of February to give a reading from and talk about her newly translated novel, Worlds Apart.
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Worlds Apart: German author Julia Franck visits Leeds to discuss her new novel
Author Julia Franck, together with her English publisher, Monique Charlesworth, will be in Leeds on the 6th of February to give a reading from and talk about her new novel, Worlds Apart.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
German at Leeds and International Writers at Leeds are thrilled that acclaimed author Julia Franck will be in Leeds on the 6th of February to give a reading from and talk about her newly translated novel, Worlds Apart.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/ev...
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/ev...
The Centre for Jewish Studies at @universityofleeds.bsky.social is honoured to welcome Dr. Amy Williams as this year's Holocaust Memorial Day speaker. She will talk about 'Kindertransport: New Discoveries, or Rethinking the Kindertransport 87 years On' ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture 2026
For this year's Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture, Dr Amy Williams will speak on 'Kindertransport: New Discoveries, or Rethinking the Kindertransport 87 Years On…'.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The Centre for Jewish Studies at @universityofleeds.bsky.social is honoured to welcome Dr. Amy Williams as this year's Holocaust Memorial Day speaker. She will talk about 'Kindertransport: New Discoveries, or Rethinking the Kindertransport 87 years On' ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
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Announcing the TWO winners of #W+IGS annual #ECA #BookPrize 🎉
Isabel Parkinson & Miriam Schwarz
Congratulations to them both! 🎉
Isabel Parkinson & Miriam Schwarz
Congratulations to them both! 🎉
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Announcing the TWO winners of #W+IGS annual #ECA #BookPrize 🎉
Isabel Parkinson & Miriam Schwarz
Congratulations to them both! 🎉
Isabel Parkinson & Miriam Schwarz
Congratulations to them both! 🎉
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Many congratulations to both winners! Excited to be speaking with them both about publishing in our Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture book series, edited by @helencfinch.bsky.social and @katherinestone.bsky.social www.peterlang.com/series/wgl
Peter Lang Verlag | Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture
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December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Many congratulations to both winners! Excited to be speaking with them both about publishing in our Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture book series, edited by @helencfinch.bsky.social and @katherinestone.bsky.social www.peterlang.com/series/wgl
I'm very excited for the launch of the new School of Languages, Cultures and Societies Centre for Global Queer Cultures and Politics, next Thursday 4 December 2025. At a darkening time for queer lives, launching this centre feels like kindling a small light. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Launch event for new Centre for Global Queer Cultures and Politics
Location: Chemistry SR (1.53g)
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November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I'm very excited for the launch of the new School of Languages, Cultures and Societies Centre for Global Queer Cultures and Politics, next Thursday 4 December 2025. At a darkening time for queer lives, launching this centre feels like kindling a small light. ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
Thrilled to announce WGS Pathbreakers, a subseries of Peter Lang's Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture series, that seeks to showcase the cultural contribution of women, queer, non-binary, trans and gender non-conforming writers and artists to German studies. (1/3)
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Thrilled to announce WGS Pathbreakers, a subseries of Peter Lang's Women, Gender and Sexuality in German Literature and Culture series, that seeks to showcase the cultural contribution of women, queer, non-binary, trans and gender non-conforming writers and artists to German studies. (1/3)
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So pleased that I will get to discuss my new book with my brilliant colleagues @helencfinch.bsky.social and @williamrossjones.bsky.social in an event organized by @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social
On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'.
October 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
So pleased that I will get to discuss my new book with my brilliant colleagues @helencfinch.bsky.social and @williamrossjones.bsky.social in an event organized by @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social
Excitedly preparing for the CEUROS @unioflimerick.bsky.social conference on Cultural Memory – Memory Culture(s). Europe’s Past, Present and Future. I'll be speaking on Poetic Techniques of Queer Memory: Antje Rávik
Strubel, Kim de l’Horizon and Sasha Marianna Salzmann www.ul.ie/ceuros/event...
Strubel, Kim de l’Horizon and Sasha Marianna Salzmann www.ul.ie/ceuros/event...
CEUROS Conference: Cultural Memory – Memory Culture(s). Europe’s Past, Present and Future
Join us as we explore how memories cross national and generational boundaries, shaping and problematizing collective European remembrance.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Excitedly preparing for the CEUROS @unioflimerick.bsky.social conference on Cultural Memory – Memory Culture(s). Europe’s Past, Present and Future. I'll be speaking on Poetic Techniques of Queer Memory: Antje Rávik
Strubel, Kim de l’Horizon and Sasha Marianna Salzmann www.ul.ie/ceuros/event...
Strubel, Kim de l’Horizon and Sasha Marianna Salzmann www.ul.ie/ceuros/event...
JOB: Montague Burton fellow in Jewish Studies at the University of Leeds. Come and work with us! The Centre for Jewish Studies is seeking a dynamic postdoctoral fellow with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies
Are you a dynamic person holding a recent doctoral degree with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities? Does your research and teaching demonstrate a sustain...
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September 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
JOB: Montague Burton fellow in Jewish Studies at the University of Leeds. Come and work with us! The Centre for Jewish Studies is seeking a dynamic postdoctoral fellow with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Helen Finch über Sasha Marianna Salzmann und Mirna Funk.
July 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Helen Finch über Sasha Marianna Salzmann und Mirna Funk.
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Last evening event until September! Thank you to @helencfinch.bsky.social @ankahajkova.bsky.social and to all who attended for a smart, illuminating evening on German-Jewish writers after the Holocaust @wienerlibrary.bsky.social
All prepped for Helen’s talk in one hour! @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @helencfinch.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Last evening event until September! Thank you to @helencfinch.bsky.social @ankahajkova.bsky.social and to all who attended for a smart, illuminating evening on German-Jewish writers after the Holocaust @wienerlibrary.bsky.social
In conversation with the iconic @ankahajkova.bsky.social about Holocaust testimony, feminist rage and the tricky question of artistic quality in Holocaust literature. Thank you so much to @wienerlibrary.bsky.social for wonderful hosting and such a thoughtful audience!
July 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In conversation with the iconic @ankahajkova.bsky.social about Holocaust testimony, feminist rage and the tricky question of artistic quality in Holocaust literature. Thank you so much to @wienerlibrary.bsky.social for wonderful hosting and such a thoughtful audience!
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All prepped for Helen’s talk in one hour! @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @helencfinch.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
All prepped for Helen’s talk in one hour! @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @helencfinch.bsky.social
Graduation is always a wonderful and iconic day, particularly wie one of your @lcsleeds.bsky.social graduates drives their Trabi up to campus! Huge congratulations to the German graduating class of 2025, and to Dr. Corey Hartley #ProudDoktormutter
July 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Graduation is always a wonderful and iconic day, particularly wie one of your @lcsleeds.bsky.social graduates drives their Trabi up to campus! Huge congratulations to the German graduating class of 2025, and to Dr. Corey Hartley #ProudDoktormutter
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Next Wednesday I will discuss Helen Finch’s new book at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social
It promises to be a great event and you all should come!
NB in person
It promises to be a great event and you all should come!
NB in person
📣 New Academic Book Talk next week!
Join us for a discussion of a new monograph by Helen Finch, in conversation with Anna Hájková. The book focuses on four authors who bore literary witness to the Shoah – H. G. Adler, Fred Wander, Edgar Hilsenrath, and Ruth Klüger.
Tickets: buff.ly/5orO5Ug
Join us for a discussion of a new monograph by Helen Finch, in conversation with Anna Hájková. The book focuses on four authors who bore literary witness to the Shoah – H. G. Adler, Fred Wander, Edgar Hilsenrath, and Ruth Klüger.
Tickets: buff.ly/5orO5Ug
July 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Next Wednesday I will discuss Helen Finch’s new book at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social
It promises to be a great event and you all should come!
NB in person
It promises to be a great event and you all should come!
NB in person
So proud of my PhD supervisee Eden Hills for this important and very timely article: Trans-Exclusionary, Transnational: Gender-Critical Feminism and the Overstatement of Harm in the UK and Germany doi.org/10.33134/rds...
Trans-Exclusionary, Transnational: Gender-Critical Feminism and the Overstatement of Harm in the UK and Germany | Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory
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July 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
So proud of my PhD supervisee Eden Hills for this important and very timely article: Trans-Exclusionary, Transnational: Gender-Critical Feminism and the Overstatement of Harm in the UK and Germany doi.org/10.33134/rds...
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16 July, starring @helencfinch.bsky.social (@lcsleeds.bsky.social) and @ankahajkova.bsky.social (Warwick):
📣 New Academic Book Talk just listed!
Join us for a discussion of a new monograph by Helen Finch, in conversation with Anna Hájková. The book focuses on four authors who bore literary witness to the Shoah – H. G. Adler, Fred Wander, Edgar Hilsenrath, and Ruth Klüger.
Tickets: buff.ly/wr16F1B
Join us for a discussion of a new monograph by Helen Finch, in conversation with Anna Hájková. The book focuses on four authors who bore literary witness to the Shoah – H. G. Adler, Fred Wander, Edgar Hilsenrath, and Ruth Klüger.
Tickets: buff.ly/wr16F1B
June 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
16 July, starring @helencfinch.bsky.social (@lcsleeds.bsky.social) and @ankahajkova.bsky.social (Warwick):
It was a delight to review Gillian Selikowitz's 'Sebald's Jews' - the Sebald wars may be back... Selikowitz shows how Sebald de-individualizes the Jewish characters he purports to memorialize, & how his troping of Jews reflects antisemitic tropes in German thought muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Project MUSE - <i>Sebald's Jews: The Jew as Trope in the Narrative Fiction of W. G. Sebald</i> by Gillian Selikowitz (review)
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June 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It was a delight to review Gillian Selikowitz's 'Sebald's Jews' - the Sebald wars may be back... Selikowitz shows how Sebald de-individualizes the Jewish characters he purports to memorialize, & how his troping of Jews reflects antisemitic tropes in German thought muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
I'm excited to discuss my book, 'German-Jewish Life Writing in the Aftermath of the Holocaust', on 30.07.25 in @wienerlibrary.bsky.social, with @ankahajkova.bsky.social. The Library has a close connection with H.G. Adler, who inspired my project. Do come!
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Book Talk: German-Jewish Life Writing in the Aftermath of the Holocaust with Helen Finch in Conversation with Anna Hájková - The Wiener Holocaust Library
How did German-speaking Holocaust survivors pursue literary careers in an often-indifferent postwar society? How did their literary life writings reflect their postwar struggles? This monograph focuse...
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June 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I'm excited to discuss my book, 'German-Jewish Life Writing in the Aftermath of the Holocaust', on 30.07.25 in @wienerlibrary.bsky.social, with @ankahajkova.bsky.social. The Library has a close connection with H.G. Adler, who inspired my project. Do come!
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-t...
wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-t...
As a lesbian & a researcher in queer studies, I'm horrified at the recent Supreme Court ruling stating that trans women are not to be protected as women under the Equality Act 2010. This places trans, intersex and nonbinary people at huge risk, and is an attack on all of us in the LGBTQI community.
May 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
As a lesbian & a researcher in queer studies, I'm horrified at the recent Supreme Court ruling stating that trans women are not to be protected as women under the Equality Act 2010. This places trans, intersex and nonbinary people at huge risk, and is an attack on all of us in the LGBTQI community.