Jenny Wüstenberg
@jennywustenberg.bsky.social
Professor of History & Memory Studies @ Nottingham Trent University - https://jennywustenberg.com/
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Professor Jenny Wüstenberg's Inaugural Lecture
In her inaugural lecture, Jenny Wüstenberg will make the case that telling stories about our collective past is essential to confronting the polycrisis we face today. Drawing on her research over the ...
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“Political communication by mainstream parties plays a central role in the electoral success of the far right” - no shit! Unsurprising but important study. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
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October 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“Political communication by mainstream parties plays a central role in the electoral success of the far right” - no shit! Unsurprising but important study. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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And that's a wrap on the Slow Memory COST Action! We're so grateful to all our colleagues, partners, friends and collaborators who grew this Action into a blossoming network that will bear its fruit still in the years to come. We will still post about our resources in the coming weeks – stay tuned!
October 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And that's a wrap on the Slow Memory COST Action! We're so grateful to all our colleagues, partners, friends and collaborators who grew this Action into a blossoming network that will bear its fruit still in the years to come. We will still post about our resources in the coming weeks – stay tuned!
Mixed emotions as I travel home from
Ghent after our very final @slowmemo.bsky.social retreat. I am proud of what we’ve accomplished, excited to see how we collaborate next, a bit tired - but most of all so thankful that I got to work with this absolute dream team for 4 years. Miss you already!!
Ghent after our very final @slowmemo.bsky.social retreat. I am proud of what we’ve accomplished, excited to see how we collaborate next, a bit tired - but most of all so thankful that I got to work with this absolute dream team for 4 years. Miss you already!!
October 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Mixed emotions as I travel home from
Ghent after our very final @slowmemo.bsky.social retreat. I am proud of what we’ve accomplished, excited to see how we collaborate next, a bit tired - but most of all so thankful that I got to work with this absolute dream team for 4 years. Miss you already!!
Ghent after our very final @slowmemo.bsky.social retreat. I am proud of what we’ve accomplished, excited to see how we collaborate next, a bit tired - but most of all so thankful that I got to work with this absolute dream team for 4 years. Miss you already!!
youtu.be/h_xwJ5u9I8o Great short way to explain why smartphones are so harmful for kids. Not that I have figured out a way to protect mine from them effectively. But changing the norm is essential.
Smartphone Free Childhood US - "Let's Change The Norm"
YouTube video by Smartphone Free Childhood US
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September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
youtu.be/h_xwJ5u9I8o Great short way to explain why smartphones are so harmful for kids. Not that I have figured out a way to protect mine from them effectively. But changing the norm is essential.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Fantastic example of memory activism.
New statue on National Mall celebrates ‘long-lasting bond’ between Trump and Epstein
Bronze statue by an anonymous creator shows the two men frolicking and holding hands with a foot kicked back in joy
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September 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Fantastic example of memory activism.
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If you are nearby, please join us on *Oct.2 at 4 PM* at the House of European History in Brussels for discussions, refreshments & tours through the "Presence of the Past" exhibition to celebrate 4 years of research & engagement on @slowmemo.bsky.social. Register 🔽
If you are nearby, please join us on *Oct.2 at 4 PM* at the House of European History in Brussels for discussions, refreshments & tours through the "Presence of the Past" exhibition to celebrate 4 years of research & engagement on @slowmemo.bsky.social. Register 🔽
Slow Down How You Remember!
"New perspectives to shape our collective past and future". How do we remember in an age of fast-moving change? How can slowing down our approach to memory open new ways of engaging with Europe’s past...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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If you are nearby, please join us on *Oct.2 at 4 PM* at the House of European History in Brussels for discussions, refreshments & tours through the "Presence of the Past" exhibition to celebrate 4 years of research & engagement on @slowmemo.bsky.social. Register 🔽
If you are nearby, please join us on *Oct.2 at 4 PM* at the House of European History in Brussels for discussions, refreshments & tours through the "Presence of the Past" exhibition to celebrate 4 years of research & engagement on @slowmemo.bsky.social. Register 🔽
Dropping off our oldest kid at uni today and feeling all the feels.
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dropping off our oldest kid at uni today and feeling all the feels.
Fascinating study by @findingnature.bsky.social argues that lack of nature connectedness is “a key root of the environmental crisis” and finds around 60% decline in use of “nature words” in books between 1800 and 2020 #slowmemory
August 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Fascinating study by @findingnature.bsky.social argues that lack of nature connectedness is “a key root of the environmental crisis” and finds around 60% decline in use of “nature words” in books between 1800 and 2020 #slowmemory
Although we only saw each other once or twice a year at Memory Studies gatherings, I cannot imagine them without Wulf. He was always incredibly warm & engaging, even when he was provocative, which he loved being. What a catastrophe.
🕊In Memoriam: Wulf Kansteiner
With great sadness, the MSA shares the news that Wulf Kansteiner passed away on 8 August.
Read the full tribute on our website: bit.ly/3UZB0Lb
With great sadness, the MSA shares the news that Wulf Kansteiner passed away on 8 August.
Read the full tribute on our website: bit.ly/3UZB0Lb
August 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Although we only saw each other once or twice a year at Memory Studies gatherings, I cannot imagine them without Wulf. He was always incredibly warm & engaging, even when he was provocative, which he loved being. What a catastrophe.
The Happy Family books were a staple of both my and my kids childhood. Sad news.
Allan Ahlberg, a beloved author of best-selling children’s books, many of them illustrated by his wife, Janet Ahlberg, has died at 87.
Allan Ahlberg, Whose Children’s Books Were Best Sellers, Dies at 87
Over five decades, he produced some 150 books, many of them illustrated by his wife, Janet Ahlberg, including classics like “Each Peach Pear Plum.”
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August 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The Happy Family books were a staple of both my and my kids childhood. Sad news.
The @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference in Prague is drawing to a close tonight and I can only congratulate Katerina Kralova, Rose Smith & the whole team! It was wonderful to talk to so many people about @slowmemo.bsky.social and hang out with the crew!
July 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference in Prague is drawing to a close tonight and I can only congratulate Katerina Kralova, Rose Smith & the whole team! It was wonderful to talk to so many people about @slowmemo.bsky.social and hang out with the crew!
Do speak to Jeff Olick or Aline Sierp or me if you have an idea for the series!
Today begins the annual meeting of the #MSA2025 ( @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social)!
We're highlighting our series WORLDS OF MEMORY, published in collaboration with the #MemoryStudiesAssociation: bit.ly/3ZGRhYq
authors incl.
@jennywustenberg.bsky.social
@profsarajones.bsky.social
#MemoryStudies
We're highlighting our series WORLDS OF MEMORY, published in collaboration with the #MemoryStudiesAssociation: bit.ly/3ZGRhYq
authors incl.
@jennywustenberg.bsky.social
@profsarajones.bsky.social
#MemoryStudies
July 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Do speak to Jeff Olick or Aline Sierp or me if you have an idea for the series!
The Memory Studies Association Conference in Prague begin tomorrow and there are stickers!!!
July 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Memory Studies Association Conference in Prague begin tomorrow and there are stickers!!!
“Cesar in Egypt” last night in the little Czech town of Znojmo was a tour de force - famous counter tenor Andreas Scholl was joined by a world class cast of Czech singers. A real treat. Now en route to the @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social in Prague!
July 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“Cesar in Egypt” last night in the little Czech town of Znojmo was a tour de force - famous counter tenor Andreas Scholl was joined by a world class cast of Czech singers. A real treat. Now en route to the @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social in Prague!
If you are in Dorset this or next weekend, come find out about MEMO - the visionary project aiming to commemorate biodiversity loss while revitalising a local community. So happy that Nottingham Trent University continues to support and engage with MEMO!
July 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If you are in Dorset this or next weekend, come find out about MEMO - the visionary project aiming to commemorate biodiversity loss while revitalising a local community. So happy that Nottingham Trent University continues to support and engage with MEMO!
A massive thank you to Alice Semedo & Isabel Machado Alexandre & their whole team, who put on such a wonderful and reflective conference for the #SlowMemory COST Action!!
July 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A massive thank you to Alice Semedo & Isabel Machado Alexandre & their whole team, who put on such a wonderful and reflective conference for the #SlowMemory COST Action!!
I'm very eagerly anticipating the start of our fourth and final @slowmemo.bsky.social COST Action conference at the University of Porto tomorrow. Judging by the prep done by the stellar team led by Prof Alice Semedo, it is going to be absolutely fantastic. #slowmemory
July 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm very eagerly anticipating the start of our fourth and final @slowmemo.bsky.social COST Action conference at the University of Porto tomorrow. Judging by the prep done by the stellar team led by Prof Alice Semedo, it is going to be absolutely fantastic. #slowmemory
Our weekend was dominated by (we think successful) efforts to save this little Goldfinch after our cats attacked. Welcome distraction given world events, but thinking of Iranians & Israelis trying to stay safe.
June 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Our weekend was dominated by (we think successful) efforts to save this little Goldfinch after our cats attacked. Welcome distraction given world events, but thinking of Iranians & Israelis trying to stay safe.
Honoured to be giving one of the keynotes at this conference, along with @andrewhoskins.bsky.social
Submission deadline is July 31 ⬇️
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Submission deadline is July 31 ⬇️
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Call for papers: Memory and social movements in democratic crises
The Centre on Social Movement Studies
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June 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Honoured to be giving one of the keynotes at this conference, along with @andrewhoskins.bsky.social
Submission deadline is July 31 ⬇️
cosmos.sns.it/news/call-fo...
Submission deadline is July 31 ⬇️
cosmos.sns.it/news/call-fo...
Should really make a habit of listening to my daughter’s crocheted advice.
June 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Should really make a habit of listening to my daughter’s crocheted advice.
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An extraordinary leader. Makes me hopeful, but also sad about where we are at.
An extraordinary leader. Makes me hopeful, but also sad about where we are at.
‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America
Young, progressive and relatable, the former prime minister of New Zealand tried to do politics differently. But six years into power, she dramatically resigned. In an exclusive interview with the Gua...
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May 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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An extraordinary leader. Makes me hopeful, but also sad about where we are at.
An extraordinary leader. Makes me hopeful, but also sad about where we are at.
Less than a week to go to our AIMS@NTU conference "Dynamics, Mediation, Mobilization – Future Directions in Memory Studies" with a keynote by Ann Rigney and Roundtables on the most pressing issues (not just for our field)! Check out the program 👇 aimsntu.org/conference/
Conference - Welcome to the AIMS project
THE CONFERENCE Dynamics, Mediation, Mobilization – Future Directions in Memory Studies Accommodation and Travel Nottingham Sights Programme Register Accommodation and Travel The conference will take p...
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May 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Less than a week to go to our AIMS@NTU conference "Dynamics, Mediation, Mobilization – Future Directions in Memory Studies" with a keynote by Ann Rigney and Roundtables on the most pressing issues (not just for our field)! Check out the program 👇 aimsntu.org/conference/
Are you coming to this year's Memory Studies Association conference in Prague? If so, have you gotten your MSA swag yet?! The MSA is trying a new way of reducing the conference's footprint by allowing only *in-advance* orders for people coming *in person*. So don't miss out!! mymerchstore.net/en/
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May 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Are you coming to this year's Memory Studies Association conference in Prague? If so, have you gotten your MSA swag yet?! The MSA is trying a new way of reducing the conference's footprint by allowing only *in-advance* orders for people coming *in person*. So don't miss out!! mymerchstore.net/en/