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Sarah Colvin

@sarahcolvin.bsky.social

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Professor / literature / social justice / prisons / Germany / and things. Representing myself not my institution. Mostly reading & reposting here.

Sarah Jean Colvin is a British scholar of German, literary theory, and gender studies. Since 2014, she has been Schröder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge. She previously held the Eudo C. Mason Chair of German at the University of Edinburgh (2004–2010), and was Professor in Study of Contemporary Germany at the University of Birmingham (2010–2012), then Professor of German at the University of Warwick (2013–2014). .. more

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Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 2d

Publication day! How writers respond to authoritarians www.routledge.com/Literature-a...

Literature and Epistemic Injustice: Power and Resistance in the Contemporary Novel

A vital resource for anyone interested in literature and politics, this is the first in-depth study of epistemic injustice as a concept for literary studies. Focusing on contemporary fiction in an age...

www.routledge.com

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you, Sigrid!

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Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies @ilcs.bsky.social · 14h

"Given that the UK needs more graduates with languages qualifications, the task of universities is not to accelerate the decline of language learning but to find ways to bolster their student intakes"

New piece in THE on #Nottingham and #Leicester proposals to close MLs.

@ucflangs.bsky.social

The latest threat to UK modern languages is yet another faux pas

Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists

www.timeshighereducation.com

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 1d

#swordfighting Check out the fabulous Yellowhammer rashguards, tees and hoodies hematees.co.uk/products/wom...

Women's : Mercian Medieval Fight Club : Custom Rashguard

Yellowhammer Secondskin Bladewear Rashguards are the perfect base layer to wear beneath a fight jacket, or on its own for training. Moisture wicking keeps you cool in the heat of battle, whilst the lo...

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you dear Tara, for this and everything you do! 🙏🏼💜

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, dear Sharon! It literally couldn’t have happened without you: chapters 3 and 6 on your 🔥 🔥 novel Ada’s Realm 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 2d

#booksky Free and open access

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 2d

Publication day! How writers respond to authoritarians www.routledge.com/Literature-a...

Literature and Epistemic Injustice: Power and Resistance in the Contemporary Novel

A vital resource for anyone interested in literature and politics, this is the first in-depth study of epistemic injustice as a concept for literary studies. Focusing on contemporary fiction in an age...

www.routledge.com

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, Pete!

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 2d

Wow - thank you!

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · 5d

A terrible idea @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is proposing to cut languages degrees www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...

Sign the Petition

Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!

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standseilbahn @standseilbahn.bsky.social · 8d

Wie toll, dass es gestreamt wurde und wie gut, dir beim ersten Brief zuzuhören, wie sich so viele verschiedene Ereignisse, Debatten und persönliche Geschichten (❤️‍🩹) miteinander verbinden zu neuen Worten und zur Hoffnung! Ich bin sehr gespannt auf nächste Woche!

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Anne Rabe @annerabe.bsky.social · 22d

Ich empfehle all denen in der Union, die gerade hoffen, die AfD würde bisschen mehr Kreide fressen, damit sie endlich mit ihnen zusammenarbeiten können, mal ein paar Tage in Höckes Telegram-Kanal mitzulesen.
Aktuell werden dort Journalist*innen mit Nazisprache beleidigt und namentlich markiert.

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Ms. Otoo @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social · 22d

Daaaaaanke lieber Michael Krämer!! 🎉
#HappyBirthdayISD

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Ms. Otoo @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social · Oct 15

Außerdem gab es bereits einen Streik am 14.02 dieses Jahres. Organisiert u.a. vom Schwarzen queerfeministischen Verein ADEFRA #IhrHabtAngefangen #EinTagOhneUns
Leider fand es in den Medien kaum Aufmerksamkeit

Weitere Infos im Artikel von @bababoutilabo.bsky.social in @analysekritik.bsky.social ⬇️

Jenseits der Empörungszyklen - ak analyse & kritik

In einer Zeit multipler Krisen und des Erstarkens autoritärer, imperialistischer Projekte gab es im deutschen Wahlkampf eine parteiübergreifende Konstante – von der AfD bis zu den Grünen: Migration wu...

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Ms. Otoo @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social · Oct 15

Hmm ...

Ergebnis von KI-Suche "so, in etwa, ist es geschehen - sharon dodua otoo"

Der Titel „so, in etwa, ist es geschehen“ ist kein eigenständiges Buch von Sharon Dodua Otoo, sondern eine Zusammenfassung oder ein Zitat, das ihre literarische Herangehensweise beschreibt, insbesondere in ihrem Debütroman Adas Raum. Er verweist auf ihre spezifische Erzähltechnik und ihren Blick auf Geschichtsschreibung.
Zentrale Aspekte von Otoos Erzählweise
Perspektivenwechsel in der Geschichte: Otoo kritisiert, dass Geschichtsschreibung oft aus einer dominanten, männlichen und kolonialen Perspektive erzählt wird, die ...

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · Oct 7

Ok. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social , thank you, but how do we stop it happening? Seriously meant question

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Paula Villa Braslavsky @paulita.bsky.social · Oct 7

www.sfb1665.uni-luebeck.de/events/zwisc...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Oct 7

We need constantly to remind ourselves that there's nothing normal or inevitable about it. It would be a catastrophe from which we would not recover for many years, in which terrible things are done, to minorities, to vulnerable people, to the rest of the living planet. We cannot let it happen.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · Oct 3

After nearly 1,500 years, the see of Canterbury has its first female archbishop.

Congratulations to Sarah Mullally! And good luck - she's going to need it!

Matt cartoon from the Telegraph: two bishops chatting, with the caption: "We have the first female Archbishop of Canterbury. I must ask God what She thinks of that".
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/matt-cartoons-october-2025/

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Signal @signal.org · Oct 3

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Sus Scrofa @susscrofa.bsky.social · Oct 2

There is a strange interdependence between thoughtlessness and evil. (Hannah Arendt)

Bench in Ljubljana

There is a strange interdependence between thoughtlessness and evil. (Hannah Arendt)

Bench in Ljubljana

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Radio Dreyeckland @rdl-aktuell.bsky.social · Oct 1

Am 25.09. ist Assata Shakur im Exil auf Cuba gestorben. Sie war Schwarze Aktivistin, Antirassistin, Feministin. Die in den USA geborene Shakur war Mitglied der Black Panther Party, sowie der Black Liberation Army. Ein Nachruf... #Antirassismus #Feminismus rdl.de/beitrag/assa...

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Anna Hofman @annahofman.bsky.social · Sep 26

The full summer school summary is now also available to read in English:

networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

@leoniesroka.bsky.social

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Anna Hofman @annahofman.bsky.social · Sep 24

The summary from the Summer School on "Schreibweisen der Gegenwart" which took place at @unigreifswald.bsky.social earlier this summer is available to read now!

Written by Leonie Sroka (Bern), Hannah Willcox (Greifswald) and me – German version here:
germanistik.uni-greifswald.de/institut/arb...

Bericht zur Sommerschule „Schreibweisen der Gegenwart. Zeitdarstellung und Zeitreflexion in der Gegenwartsliteratur”, 30.06. - 04.07.2025

Bericht zur Greifswalder Doktorand*innen-Sommerschule „Schreibweisen der Gegenwart. Zeitdarstellung und Zeitreflexion in der Gegenwartsliteratur”, vom 30.06. bis zum 04.07.2025 im Alfried Krupp Wissen...

germanistik.uni-greifswald.de

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · Sep 20

Our flag does not belong to one creed or to one race. It belongs to one people, the British people.

We will not let our flag be used to intimidate.

University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Sep 19

NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.

ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.

Graphic from the University of Oxford, featuring an image of a glowing, digital brain with the text: 'Generative AI at Oxford'. Highlights that ChatGPT Edu is now available to all staff and students. Includes a link for more information: ox.ac.uk/gen-ai

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · Sep 14

No surprise here. It’s grim but it’s no surprise. The political temperature has been at a dangerous level for a while now.

“Far-right AfD’s vote triples in elections in German bellwether state”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Far-right AfD’s vote triples in elections in German bellwether state

Party takes 16.5% of the vote in North Rhine-Westphalia, behind governing CDU and Social Democrats

www.theguardian.com

Sarah Colvin @sarahcolvin.bsky.social · Sep 14

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Ronald Hartz @ronaldhartz.bsky.social · Sep 14

"Rather than prioritise investment in staff, the beating heart of the university, management has spent an average of over £40m a year on capital expenditure and splashes out £1.5m a year on external consultants." (UCU branch chair Joseph Choonara)

#UKHE

www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicest...

Three weeks of strikes announced for university staff

Entire degrees could be axed

www.leicestermercury.co.uk

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · Sep 14

Wishing, threatening, or doing harm to people who are doling no harm to anyone except making them uncomfortable by their mere existence.

Attitudes like this are always with us, unfortunately. The difference today is that those holding them are being encouraged to express, even act on, these views.