Samantha K. Knapton
@lgmsam.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in History, UoN, UK | Anglo-German-Polish relations | displaced persons | post-war history | UNRRA | Queer Displacement | Hidden Histories.
Dogs, cats, coffee, and bad puns welcome.
She/Her
Dogs, cats, coffee, and bad puns welcome.
She/Her
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As I sit in the library of the Schwules Museum about to have gone through the full run of the gay magazine Du & Ich (1969–2000), I confirm that the demise of gay culture and sexual politics is inversely proportional to the growth of “health” and “fitness” discourse, and ads for tacky underwear.
August 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
As I sit in the library of the Schwules Museum about to have gone through the full run of the gay magazine Du & Ich (1969–2000), I confirm that the demise of gay culture and sexual politics is inversely proportional to the growth of “health” and “fitness” discourse, and ads for tacky underwear.
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The world's most famous medical NGO concludes Israel is committing genocide.
It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International.
No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.
It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International.
No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.
July 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The world's most famous medical NGO concludes Israel is committing genocide.
It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International.
No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.
It joins a consensus of genocide scholars, including in Israel, and NGOs like Amnesty International.
No politician or journalist can claim "I did not know at the time!" to evade future justice.
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“My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” writes Omer Bartov, a professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University. “I have been teaching classes on genocide for a quarter of a century. I can recognize one when I see one.”
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
A scholar of genocide comes to a painful conclusion about Israel’s actions in Gaza.
nyti.ms
July 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
“My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” writes Omer Bartov, a professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University. “I have been teaching classes on genocide for a quarter of a century. I can recognize one when I see one.”
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Envision a world where the writings of #KarlHeinrichUlrichs and Magnus Hirschfeld are available in your language. English translations give us access to their works. #LGBTQhistory #MagnusHirschfeld #TransgenderStudies of the Early #GermanGayMovement
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBG5BRSD
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBG5BRSD
Annual of Sexual Intermediaries Volume VIII Part 2 of 2 (1906)
Annual of Sexual Intermediaries Volume VIII Part 2 of 2 (1906) [Hirschfeld, Magnus, Lombardi-Nash, Michael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Annual of Sexual Intermediaries Volume VIII Part 2 of 2 (1906)
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July 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Envision a world where the writings of #KarlHeinrichUlrichs and Magnus Hirschfeld are available in your language. English translations give us access to their works. #LGBTQhistory #MagnusHirschfeld #TransgenderStudies of the Early #GermanGayMovement
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBG5BRSD
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBG5BRSD
I had a lovely time to chatting to @franziskalamp.bsky.social about my work.
Listen here to me talking about Anglo-Polish relations, teaching Polish history to undergrads, and researching queer histories of displacement 😊
Listen here to me talking about Anglo-Polish relations, teaching Polish history to undergrads, and researching queer histories of displacement 😊
The 18th episode of the podcast “Transit” @univie.ac.at was just released! This time I speak with @lgmsam.bsky.social about her book on Polish Displaced Persons as well as about her more recent research into the ‘hidden history’ of queer Displaced Persons: open.spotify.com/episode/7Eng...
Episode 18: Researching Polish Displaced Persons and Uncovering the 'Hidden Histories' of Queer Displaced People, Guest: Samantha Knapton
Transit. Der Podcast zur Migrationsgeschichte · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I had a lovely time to chatting to @franziskalamp.bsky.social about my work.
Listen here to me talking about Anglo-Polish relations, teaching Polish history to undergrads, and researching queer histories of displacement 😊
Listen here to me talking about Anglo-Polish relations, teaching Polish history to undergrads, and researching queer histories of displacement 😊
Had to go to a bank to verify my ID yesterday. They hadn't asked for proof of doctorate, and my passport/DL say "miss" (because, cba to change it/money).
Banker: "don't you have your PhD with you??"
Me: "... the scroll?"
Banker: "yes! Don't you just have it in your pocket?"
Pocket. POCKET!
Banker: "don't you have your PhD with you??"
Me: "... the scroll?"
Banker: "yes! Don't you just have it in your pocket?"
Pocket. POCKET!
July 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Had to go to a bank to verify my ID yesterday. They hadn't asked for proof of doctorate, and my passport/DL say "miss" (because, cba to change it/money).
Banker: "don't you have your PhD with you??"
Me: "... the scroll?"
Banker: "yes! Don't you just have it in your pocket?"
Pocket. POCKET!
Banker: "don't you have your PhD with you??"
Me: "... the scroll?"
Banker: "yes! Don't you just have it in your pocket?"
Pocket. POCKET!
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CfP for conferencing on refugees /migrants in the always-fabulous Prague. Dates: 19-20 Nov. 2025.
June 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
CfP for conferencing on refugees /migrants in the always-fabulous Prague. Dates: 19-20 Nov. 2025.
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This is fantastic.
How can a Jamaican fashion archive challenge colonial histories of the Carribean, and what resistances does it reveal?
Elli Michaela Young responds to the provocation 'Is there really fashion in Jamaica?'
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/black-histor...
Elli Michaela Young responds to the provocation 'Is there really fashion in Jamaica?'
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/black-histor...
Is there really fashion in Jamaica?
Elli Young explores how archiving Jamaican fashion history challenges colonial narratives of the Caribbean.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
May 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This is fantastic.
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It’s been a really busy week but *what* a week! Days of queer history, including spending time with some of my fave people (pictured here: the outrageously brilliant @lgmsam.bsky.social).
Farvel til København. Indtil næste gang!
Farvel til København. Indtil næste gang!
May 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It’s been a really busy week but *what* a week! Days of queer history, including spending time with some of my fave people (pictured here: the outrageously brilliant @lgmsam.bsky.social).
Farvel til København. Indtil næste gang!
Farvel til København. Indtil næste gang!
What's the collective noun for a bunch of academics? A fabulousness?
@manwithoutatan.bsky.social @queerstorian.bsky.social
@manwithoutatan.bsky.social @queerstorian.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
What's the collective noun for a bunch of academics? A fabulousness?
@manwithoutatan.bsky.social @queerstorian.bsky.social
@manwithoutatan.bsky.social @queerstorian.bsky.social
I had such a great time at the Queer Pasts conference in Copenhagen. Wonderful papers. Excellent city. Thanks to the organisers and every participant 💜
May 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I had such a great time at the Queer Pasts conference in Copenhagen. Wonderful papers. Excellent city. Thanks to the organisers and every participant 💜
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GSA graduate student essay prize for an article-length 2024 manuscript written with a focus on German, Austrian, + Swiss history, literature, culture studies, political science, + economics). Share! More details here: www.thegsa.org/prizes/gradu... @ceuropeanhistory.bsky.social @thegsa.bsky.social
graduate student essay prize | German Studies Association
www.thegsa.org
May 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
GSA graduate student essay prize for an article-length 2024 manuscript written with a focus on German, Austrian, + Swiss history, literature, culture studies, political science, + economics). Share! More details here: www.thegsa.org/prizes/gradu... @ceuropeanhistory.bsky.social @thegsa.bsky.social
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A timely essay by Prof. Wendy Webster on Polish perspectives around VE Day:
theconversation.com/by-ve-day-in...
theconversation.com/by-ve-day-in...
By VE Day in 1945, Stalin had got what he wanted in Poland – now Putin may get what he wants in Ukraine
Ukrainians fear that what happened to Poland after the second world war could happen to their country.
theconversation.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A timely essay by Prof. Wendy Webster on Polish perspectives around VE Day:
theconversation.com/by-ve-day-in...
theconversation.com/by-ve-day-in...
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Welcome to my customary and super-random report from my hometown’s biannual antique market. It’s that time of the year various old and less-old objects almost come alive and swarm the city in a symphony of idiosyncrasies.
Let’s see what was there this year.
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Let’s see what was there this year.
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April 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Welcome to my customary and super-random report from my hometown’s biannual antique market. It’s that time of the year various old and less-old objects almost come alive and swarm the city in a symphony of idiosyncrasies.
Let’s see what was there this year.
🧵
Let’s see what was there this year.
🧵
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A useful reminder that understanding verifiable sources, building plausible arguments and interpreting varied information about human experiences - the bread and butter of the Humanities, and certainly of History - is more necessary than ever.
'While the details of Santini’s case remain unclear, it has raised the issue of how journalists verify the credentials of sources in the AI age.' Hoping this is classic British understatement.
NEW: She’s one of the most widely quoted psychologists, but her pronouncements have begun disappearing from the internet.
Could her persona be an elaborate hoax?
As AI progresses, journalists face a “wake up call” over checking their sources.
This story follows top @pressgazette.co.uk work:
Could her persona be an elaborate hoax?
As AI progresses, journalists face a “wake up call” over checking their sources.
This story follows top @pressgazette.co.uk work:
April 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A useful reminder that understanding verifiable sources, building plausible arguments and interpreting varied information about human experiences - the bread and butter of the Humanities, and certainly of History - is more necessary than ever.
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When your bff is in town, you MUST have an obligatory selfie in front of the ugliest building in Warsaw! @lgmsam.bsky.social
#historianBFFs #Warsaw #StalinsPenis #PalaceOfScienceandCulture
#historianBFFs #Warsaw #StalinsPenis #PalaceOfScienceandCulture
April 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
When your bff is in town, you MUST have an obligatory selfie in front of the ugliest building in Warsaw! @lgmsam.bsky.social
#historianBFFs #Warsaw #StalinsPenis #PalaceOfScienceandCulture
#historianBFFs #Warsaw #StalinsPenis #PalaceOfScienceandCulture
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Delighted to announce an exciting collaborative PhD studentship at @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social and the Imperial War Museum in London.
The project is entitled "Lithographs of the First World War: printmaking, propaganda and mobilisation" and funded by the AHRC.
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warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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The project is entitled "Lithographs of the First World War: printmaking, propaganda and mobilisation" and funded by the AHRC.
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warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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March 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Delighted to announce an exciting collaborative PhD studentship at @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social and the Imperial War Museum in London.
The project is entitled "Lithographs of the First World War: printmaking, propaganda and mobilisation" and funded by the AHRC.
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warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
🗃️
The project is entitled "Lithographs of the First World War: printmaking, propaganda and mobilisation" and funded by the AHRC.
👇👇👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
🗃️
Excellent conference on counter-hegemonic internationalisms at @northumbriauni.bsky.social thanks to the whole team on the AHRC curiosity project @riakapoor.bsky.social @drmargottudor.bsky.social @jessicareinisch.bsky.social, and particularly Daniel Laqua for allowing me to attend w/out a paper! 🥳
March 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Excellent conference on counter-hegemonic internationalisms at @northumbriauni.bsky.social thanks to the whole team on the AHRC curiosity project @riakapoor.bsky.social @drmargottudor.bsky.social @jessicareinisch.bsky.social, and particularly Daniel Laqua for allowing me to attend w/out a paper! 🥳
Join me and Jennifer Shearman, the curator of #QueerBritain, as we talk about #Queer and/or #Refugee histories as "hidden histories".
The highlights, challenges, and hopes for future research and curating practices as part of our #AHRC work.
You can listen here ⬇️⬇️ and share wherever 💜
The highlights, challenges, and hopes for future research and curating practices as part of our #AHRC work.
You can listen here ⬇️⬇️ and share wherever 💜
🎧 #LGBTHistoryMonth Special! 🏳️🌈
Our historian @lgmsam.bsky.social joins forces with @queerbritain.bsky.social to explore hidden histories in this powerful podcast.
Listen to the full podcast here: https://buff.ly/418bSFU
#QueerHistory #UoNHumanities #Podcast
Our historian @lgmsam.bsky.social joins forces with @queerbritain.bsky.social to explore hidden histories in this powerful podcast.
Listen to the full podcast here: https://buff.ly/418bSFU
#QueerHistory #UoNHumanities #Podcast
Queer Britain and Public History
In this podcast Dr Samantha Knapton of Nottingham University and Jennifer Shearman of Queer Britain explain how their work has come together to reveal and present the hidden history of LGBTQ+ lives…
buff.ly
February 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Join me and Jennifer Shearman, the curator of #QueerBritain, as we talk about #Queer and/or #Refugee histories as "hidden histories".
The highlights, challenges, and hopes for future research and curating practices as part of our #AHRC work.
You can listen here ⬇️⬇️ and share wherever 💜
The highlights, challenges, and hopes for future research and curating practices as part of our #AHRC work.
You can listen here ⬇️⬇️ and share wherever 💜
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Big announcement!
POLIN Museum is hosting a Summer School for Early Career Scholars in Jewish studies. We’ll combine seminars, workshops and field visits over a week (Jul 21-28).
POLIN is offering very generous financial support.
More details below.
Please share!
polin.pl/en/event/sum...
POLIN Museum is hosting a Summer School for Early Career Scholars in Jewish studies. We’ll combine seminars, workshops and field visits over a week (Jul 21-28).
POLIN is offering very generous financial support.
More details below.
Please share!
polin.pl/en/event/sum...
Summer School with POLIN Museum for Early Career Scholars | Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN w Warszawie
Organizujemy tygodniowy program skierowany do doktorantów i doktorów na wczesnym etapie kariery.
polin.pl
February 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Big announcement!
POLIN Museum is hosting a Summer School for Early Career Scholars in Jewish studies. We’ll combine seminars, workshops and field visits over a week (Jul 21-28).
POLIN is offering very generous financial support.
More details below.
Please share!
polin.pl/en/event/sum...
POLIN Museum is hosting a Summer School for Early Career Scholars in Jewish studies. We’ll combine seminars, workshops and field visits over a week (Jul 21-28).
POLIN is offering very generous financial support.
More details below.
Please share!
polin.pl/en/event/sum...
Lovely roundtable talk for LGBTQ+ History Month at the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Excited to talk with @abikaras.bsky.social and @siobhanhearne.bsky.social about queer histories of central and eastern Europe 🥳
Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!
Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!
February 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Lovely roundtable talk for LGBTQ+ History Month at the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Excited to talk with @abikaras.bsky.social and @siobhanhearne.bsky.social about queer histories of central and eastern Europe 🥳
Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!
Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!
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Funded PhD project on AIDS, care, and the Salvation Army. Examines the Army's little-known AIDs initiatives through ethnographic interviews & archival work. Really cool project supervised by Julie-Marie Strange and David Minto. Deadline Friday- tell your MA students!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
PhD Studentship - AIDS, Inequality and Religious Ethics of Care in 1980s and 90s Britain at Durham University
Apply for a PhD Studentship - AIDS, Inequality and Religious Ethics of Care in 1980s and 90s Britain. Discover a wide range of PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Funded PhD project on AIDS, care, and the Salvation Army. Examines the Army's little-known AIDs initiatives through ethnographic interviews & archival work. Really cool project supervised by Julie-Marie Strange and David Minto. Deadline Friday- tell your MA students!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLJ476/p...