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Dennis Schäfer
@mrschaefer.bsky.social
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Ph.D. Student & Book Collector, who is interested in German media history (broadly defined) and mostly here for cats. 📍New York City.
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Dennis Schäfer @mrschaefer.bsky.social · Dec 12
Bitte schon vormerken: Am 26. Februar eröffnet die von mir kuratierte Ausstellung "Inventing E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-2026)", mit der @stabiberlin.bsky.social den 250. Geburtstag dieses Schriftstellers zelebriert. Wer zur Vernissage kommen will, gerne melden!
stabi-kulturwerk.de/portfolio-it...
»Inventing E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776–2026)« 27. Februar – 17. Mai 2026 – Stabi Kulturwerk
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mrschaefer.bsky.social
The academic equivalent of losing your Bitcoin login.
January 22, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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thebooksdesk.bsky.social
Another Kafka unit taught by Max Sebald. “Please note also that work presented in seriously flawed English will be marked down”
December 11, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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ilcs.bsky.social
The 78th National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies is coming up on 14 and 15 May, at ILCS. Do join us and tell us about your research!

See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇

#ShoutOutForGerman
National Postgraduate Colloquium in German Studies
Launched in February 1987 at the then Institute of Germanic Studies (forerunner of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies)
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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yvonnealtaie.bsky.social
Am 6. Feb. finden die Dorothea Schlegel-Gespräche der FSG statt. Sie sind Dorothea Schlegels „Die Geschichte des Zauberers Merlin“ gewidmet. Mit einer Einführung von Lorely French von der Pacific University in Oregon und einer Lesung von Nelia Dorscheid. Online via Zoom. Herzliche Einladung!
Ankündigung Dorothea Schlegel-Gespräche am 6.2.2026 um 19:00 Uhr via Zoom. Anmeldung unter jungk@em.uni-frankfurt.de
January 22, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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guyintheblackhat.bsky.social
ln 1985, the Stasi had enough new recruits to warrant production of the training video REVISOR. It demonstrated *how to secretly break into a suspect's apartment,* *confiscate their belongings*, and then *kidnap them off the street in broad daylight.*

Find it on YouTube:

youtu.be/qa4rCff9ejE?...
Revisor – ungesetzliche Verbindungsaufnahme (MfS-Schulungsfilm)
YouTube video by Bildröhre
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January 22, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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devinfitz.bsky.social
Love notes like this left in books by earlier librarians. This profession runs on the hope of ever having time to love things as they deserve, and our archives are full of the epitaphs of good intentions.
January 20, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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sarahbc.bsky.social
such a powerful image, however mediated it's been by the artist, copyists, etc over the centuries 📚 📜 🔥
sarahbc.bsky.social Sarah Burke Cahalan @sarahbc.bsky.social · 1d
It's not an analogue but this image of European friars burning indigenous (Maya and Aztec I think) books and cultural objects (c. 1585) feels like one of the reference points for whatever is unfolding.
Destruction of Mexican Codices from “Descripción de la ciudad y provincia de Tlaxcala” (c. 1585). Sp Coll MS Hunter 242 (U.3.15) folio 242r (Glasgow University) from Wikimedia images
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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heatherfro.bsky.social
University of Arizona Libraries is hiring for a RARE BOOK LIBRARIAN! 1st review of applications February 9, 2026.
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
We have great collections and great people here. Not on the committee, happy to chat.
Librarian, Rare Books (Assistant or Associate)
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIESAcquire, appraise, and preserve collections of primary and significant research value, especially rare books.In partnership with ...
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January 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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schlosswiepersdorf.bsky.social
Wir gedenken Bettina und Achim von Arnim, deren Todestage mit dem 20. & 21. Januar nur einen Tag auseinanderliegen 💐

Achim von Arnim starb am 21. Januar 1831, Bettina beinahe auf den Tag genau 28 Jahre später. Beide Gräber befinden sich auf der Begräbnisstelle der Familie von Arnim in Wiepersdorf.
January 21, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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imanimosley.bsky.social
Gabrielle’s the homie & a brilliant scholar & musician — go check this out!
mrschaefer.bsky.social Dennis Schäfer @mrschaefer.bsky.social · 6d
For anybody in the tristate area, Princeton's German Department is hosting a chamber music concert on February 19, with the wonderful Gabrielle Ferrari lending her voice to Bettina von Arnim. Program to follow!

german.princeton.edu/whats-on/eve...
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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nickharkaway.com
Terrible restaurant could close unless people enthusiastically embrace bad food, complains chef.
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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hhumorlos.bsky.social
Niemand sollte in Deutschland nach 70 noch arbeiten. Am wenigsten Friedrich Merz.
January 17, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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hntdove.bsky.social
Here's your daily dose of weirdness for today!
Altered Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. First panel. Calvin's dad says, "what story would you like to read tonight? Anything except..." Calvin: "The Voynich Manuscript?" Second panel. Calvin's dad, exasperated: "No! No Voynich Manuscript tonight!" Calvin: "I want the Voynich Manuscript !" Third panel. Calvin's sad: "Look, you know how the story goes! You've memorized the whole thing! It's completely unreadable!" Calvin: "I want mysterious glyphs and symbols!" Fourth panel. Calvin: "Wow! The story was different thatvtime!" Hobbes: indecipherable squiggles
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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agrabowski.bsky.social
The End of www.digizeitschriften.de means that Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters is no longer available online... @monumenta.bsky.social
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January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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benkuchera.bsky.social
I was telling one of my kids that it was physically impossible for an ad to play between songs on any of the records I own, and they asked "and you only have to pay for it once?" and you could see how strange that seemed. You cannot overstate how many basic rules of media consumption have changed.
January 16, 2026 at 4:59 AM
mrschaefer.bsky.social
For anybody in the tristate area, Princeton's German Department is hosting a chamber music concert on February 19, with the wonderful Gabrielle Ferrari lending her voice to Bettina von Arnim. Program to follow!

german.princeton.edu/whats-on/eve...
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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beritmiriam.bsky.social
Ihr denkt alle daran, dass am 31. januar VG Wort Frist ist?
January 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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cjltjournal.bsky.social
The Cambridge Journal of Literary Translation (CJLT) has launched and is now open for submissions. An open-access, peer-reviewed journal hosted at the University of Cambridge, CJLT publishes literary translations, research articles, and book reviews. Learn more: cjltjournal.wixsite.com/cjlt/issues
January 16, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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lbilondon.bsky.social
Applications for the 2027 Leo Baeck Institute Year Book Essay Prize in German-Jewish Studies close on 28 February 2026

For full details, competition rules, and instructions on how to submit your manuscript, please see: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/publications...
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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dietagespresse.com
Google Translate: Übersetzen Sie Boulevard-Artikel über Femizide auf Deutsch dietagespresse.com/google-trans...
Google Translate: Übersetzen Sie Boulevard-Artikel über Femizide auf Deutsch
Nachrichten erfahren, bevor sie passieren.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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judithanyways.bsky.social
In meinem Hoffmann-Seminar kannte niemand "Fight Club", nature is healing.
January 14, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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notalegalrecord.net
my library weeded a Marie Kondo book today. i think it’s what she would want. 📚
January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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dbellingradt.bsky.social
That’s a good question, #bookhistory folks.
liamsims.bsky.social Dr Liam Sims @liamsims.bsky.social · 10d
This scholar in his study got me pondering: who is the first living author in the west to appear in print? Many incunables are of medieval or classical texts, but who is the earliest living writer to see their works in print? Woodcut from Lyons in 1498. @theulspeccoll.bsky.social Inc.5.D.2.10[4435]
January 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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susanklaiber.bsky.social
Please consider signing this petition [Deutsch / English] in support of the Werner Oechslin Library. 📚 📚

The library is a truly unique resource with a vibrant events program that is unparalleled not only in 🇨🇭 but worldwide. #architecture #skystorians 1/2

www.bibliothek-oechslin.ch/toppetition/...
Wooden library stair in spiral form on wheels against a background of a wall of books.
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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thebooksdesk.bsky.social
“We are pleased to announce the publication of the debut work by this fine, cultivated mind in our publishing house” - book trade magazine advertisement by the Rowohlt Press for Kafka’s debut, Nov. 1912
January 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM