Peter Davies
@pdavies.bsky.social
German Studies, U of Edinburgh. Translation History, Holocaust testimony, archives, interpreters at Holocaust trials. Audio drama and the Holocaust. Occasional Scottish political nonsense. He/him
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Peter Davies
@pdavies.bsky.social
· May 27
Here it is - my book on the interpreters at the first Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial is now out in physical form (not in open access for a year or two unfortunately) but good to hold a copy www.bloomsbury.com/uk/interpret...
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🔊 Job vacancy: Lecturer in Czech and Comparative Literature
The post-holder will specialise in the literatures and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Czech literature.
🗓️ Deadline: 26 February
➡️ Apply here: bit.ly/3Moi6gj
The post-holder will specialise in the literatures and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Czech literature.
🗓️ Deadline: 26 February
➡️ Apply here: bit.ly/3Moi6gj
February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🔊 Job vacancy: Lecturer in Czech and Comparative Literature
The post-holder will specialise in the literatures and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Czech literature.
🗓️ Deadline: 26 February
➡️ Apply here: bit.ly/3Moi6gj
The post-holder will specialise in the literatures and cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Czech literature.
🗓️ Deadline: 26 February
➡️ Apply here: bit.ly/3Moi6gj
Most academic moment ever - was in a large meeting where a speaker misused the word ‘underestimate’. Behind me, about thirty people whispered simultaneously ‘overestimate’. An almost inaudible sussurus of pedantry
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Most academic moment ever - was in a large meeting where a speaker misused the word ‘underestimate’. Behind me, about thirty people whispered simultaneously ‘overestimate’. An almost inaudible sussurus of pedantry
Fingers crossed for the fightback
Hungary opposition Peter Magyar: “There are 68 days until the elections. We are leading Fidesz (Orban) by a huge margin. But because of that, the remaining just over two months will be incredibly difficult and important. Fidesz will attack, incite, and threaten by any means necessary. But…game on!”
February 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Fingers crossed for the fightback
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Consider applying to be the new editor of the German Studies Review. Applications due by this Friday, February 6: www.thegsa.org/blog/cfa-gsr...
CfA: GSR Editor | German Studies Association
www.thegsa.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Consider applying to be the new editor of the German Studies Review. Applications due by this Friday, February 6: www.thegsa.org/blog/cfa-gsr...
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For German speakers!
Germany | Goethe-Institut Fellowship at the documenta archiv 2026 | ASEF culture360
Goethe-Institut and documenta archiv | documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH are calling for applications from international scholars, artists, and curators to participate in the fellowships from M...
culture360.asef.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:24 AM
For German speakers!
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It's dreich out there, but our spring workshop is coming!
On the 21st of March in Edinburgh, we'll discuss translation in the area of disaster risk reduction looking at languages and indigenous communities in Latin America, with Dr. Teresa Armijos Burneo.
Info: itiscotland.org.uk/events/sprin...
On the 21st of March in Edinburgh, we'll discuss translation in the area of disaster risk reduction looking at languages and indigenous communities in Latin America, with Dr. Teresa Armijos Burneo.
Info: itiscotland.org.uk/events/sprin...
January 30, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It's dreich out there, but our spring workshop is coming!
On the 21st of March in Edinburgh, we'll discuss translation in the area of disaster risk reduction looking at languages and indigenous communities in Latin America, with Dr. Teresa Armijos Burneo.
Info: itiscotland.org.uk/events/sprin...
On the 21st of March in Edinburgh, we'll discuss translation in the area of disaster risk reduction looking at languages and indigenous communities in Latin America, with Dr. Teresa Armijos Burneo.
Info: itiscotland.org.uk/events/sprin...
Watching again recently I realised that the best actor is the extra who has to say ‘Long has he foreseen this doom’ without laughing
January 31, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Watching again recently I realised that the best actor is the extra who has to say ‘Long has he foreseen this doom’ without laughing
Minnesotan Scandinavians are genetically disposed to radical anarchism
a woman in a blue jacket says oh blow it out your tubenbubbles
ALT: a woman in a blue jacket says oh blow it out your tubenbubbles
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Minnesotan Scandinavians are genetically disposed to radical anarchism
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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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💡Learn about the use of gender-inclusive language across 14 European languages in this new book edited by Falco Pfalzgraf: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111701608/html#overview
@lhekanaho.bsky.social @sofialampro.bsky.social @genderedform.bsky.social @michael-hornsby.bsky.social
@lhekanaho.bsky.social @sofialampro.bsky.social @genderedform.bsky.social @michael-hornsby.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 3:40 PM
💡Learn about the use of gender-inclusive language across 14 European languages in this new book edited by Falco Pfalzgraf: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111701608/html#overview
@lhekanaho.bsky.social @sofialampro.bsky.social @genderedform.bsky.social @michael-hornsby.bsky.social
@lhekanaho.bsky.social @sofialampro.bsky.social @genderedform.bsky.social @michael-hornsby.bsky.social
Call me an old hippie if you want but this is literally the opposite of a vibe
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Call me an old hippie if you want but this is literally the opposite of a vibe
Very interesting observation
«What historians call the ‹perpetrator perspective,› evident in many Nazi photos and films, simply cannot be generated by AI. Instead, these images reveal the prompt behind them: visualizations of generic descriptions.» #GenericPastness www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
Perception of the Holocaust reshaped by AI-generated images | The Jerusalem Post
For some time now, AI-generated Holocaust images have been flooding social media.
www.jpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Very interesting observation
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Yiddish was spoken by 5 million of the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Yiddish is an absolutely crucial language for Holocaust research.
This Holocaust Memorial Day, you can support Yiddish at universities facing cuts to the Humanities, including UCL.
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This Holocaust Memorial Day, you can support Yiddish at universities facing cuts to the Humanities, including UCL.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Yiddish was spoken by 5 million of the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Yiddish is an absolutely crucial language for Holocaust research.
This Holocaust Memorial Day, you can support Yiddish at universities facing cuts to the Humanities, including UCL.
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This Holocaust Memorial Day, you can support Yiddish at universities facing cuts to the Humanities, including UCL.
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Especially important for those of us concerned about the future of language study in Wales
A reminder for those interested in access to and the calibre of tertiary education in Wales, submission to the consultation close on 27 March 2026.
The future of tertiary education in Wales: five challenges and calls for submission | GOV.WALES
We want your views on the future of tertiary education in Wales.
www.gov.wales
January 26, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Especially important for those of us concerned about the future of language study in Wales
The bad academic habit of suffixality
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The bad academic habit of suffixality
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The Gaza support network - a group of citizens from Israel and around the world who have chosen to build personal relationships and provide financial support to families in Gaza. To join or donate, please see here
www.gazasupportnet.com/english
www.gazasupportnet.com/english
Supportnetgaza
Connecting and supporting families and individuals in Gaza
www.gazasupportnet.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The Gaza support network - a group of citizens from Israel and around the world who have chosen to build personal relationships and provide financial support to families in Gaza. To join or donate, please see here
www.gazasupportnet.com/english
www.gazasupportnet.com/english
Ein Merz und eine Seele?
January 23, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Ein Merz und eine Seele?
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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
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
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
See the call for papers here – the closing date is 14 February! 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
This is my favourite Onion headline
January 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This is my favourite Onion headline
I’m genuinely curious as to whether Mette Frederiksen has ever actually been to Britain
BREAKING: Danish PM Mette Frederiksen praises British 'pragmatism' in a meeting with Keir Starmer at Downing St after Trump dropped tariff threats over Greenland
'You have a cup of tea & then you think a bit about everything. You get the facts on the table & then you find a way forward'
'You have a cup of tea & then you think a bit about everything. You get the facts on the table & then you find a way forward'
January 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I’m genuinely curious as to whether Mette Frederiksen has ever actually been to Britain
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🌟Article highlight! 🌟Launched in 24-25, the Teachers of German in Scotland network (TOGS) brings together teachers across the country, building a supportive community and raising the profile of German. Read about their creative poster competition in our latest newsletter: https://loom.ly/F5_V3TY
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🌟Article highlight! 🌟Launched in 24-25, the Teachers of German in Scotland network (TOGS) brings together teachers across the country, building a supportive community and raising the profile of German. Read about their creative poster competition in our latest newsletter: https://loom.ly/F5_V3TY
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📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
Awards and Prizes
Awards and prizes
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📢 Calling all PhD students in German Studies!
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
It’s still time to submit your proposal for the annual Sylvia Naish Postgraduate Student Lecture. Application deadline: 31 January 2026.
The Lecture, to be held at ILCS on 14 May, comes with a prize of £400.
Further details 👇
#ShoutOutForGerman
Glaswegians will have a nickname for it in about a week
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Glaswegians will have a nickname for it in about a week
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The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators launches TWO WEEKS TODAY! Our national competition will open for entries on Monday 2 February, when students aged 11-18 will have the opportunity to translate poetry, fiction and non-fiction from French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish 📝
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators launches TWO WEEKS TODAY! Our national competition will open for entries on Monday 2 February, when students aged 11-18 will have the opportunity to translate poetry, fiction and non-fiction from French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish 📝