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Susan Grunewald
@susangrunewald.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of History @LSU. Historian of German POWs in the USSR. Digital Humanities and GIS mapping. Car nut. https://susangrunewald.com/
I think it's safe to assume that Microsoft's AI isn't going to create Skynet given the design suggestions from PowerPoint. I can't tell which is a worse suggestion, Mount Rushmore or a Saturn V rocket.
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'm looking forward to this today. come join us and ask questions!
Take a break from the awfulness of present events and join @susangrunewald.bsky.social, @ww2tv.bsky.social, and myself tomorrow to discuss the German-Soviet war. We'll look at the interaction between ideology & economics in both Nazi & Soviet practices during the war.
www.youtube.com/live/KYdsGJ_...
The German-Soviet War - Economics and Ideology
YouTube video by WW2TV
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July 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Take a break from the awfulness of present events and join @susangrunewald.bsky.social, @ww2tv.bsky.social, and myself tomorrow to discuss the German-Soviet war. We'll look at the interaction between ideology & economics in both Nazi & Soviet practices during the war.
www.youtube.com/live/KYdsGJ_...
The German-Soviet War - Economics and Ideology
YouTube video by WW2TV
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
If you haven't gotten a copy of my book yet, now is your chance. 50% off!
June 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I was very excited to get my author's copy of this exciting volume. I can't wait to read the other chapters.
May 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'm very pleased to announce that my book From Incarceration to Repatriation won a 2024 DH Award for Best DH Data Visualization. If you took the time to vote, thank you very much!

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DH Awards 2024 Results | Digital Humanities Awards
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April 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Made it to SMH and took my book and my editor @bethanywasik.bsky.social on an excursion to the USS Alabama. This is how one does military history, yes?
March 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I may not have made it to SMH, but my book did!

(Thanks to @bethanywasik.bsky.social!)
March 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Fun fact: Recently published #Battlegrounds books love being out in the wild! On battleships! They're also great fans of your bookshelves. Find out how to introduce them all at the @cornellupress.bsky.social #SMH2025 virtual booth with 40% off (09EXP40): www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/our-smh-2025...
March 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Who is going to SMH in Mobile these next few days? If you're around, I would love to see you in person.
March 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
My book From Incarceration to Repatriation has been nominated for a DH Award. If you liked it, you can vote for it here:

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DH Awards 2024 Voting Form
This is the voting form for the openly-nominated openly-voted Digital Humanities Awards 2024. Please go look at the nominated resources at http://dhawards.org/dhawards2024/voting/ before voting. Vo...
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March 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I have accepted an in-person position in European History at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU).
March 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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We have more Baltic-focused posts for you courtesy of the @balticbasees.bsky.social. Check out Hanna Maria Aunin's exploration of changing representations of Soviet Deportations in Estonian cinema www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/overloo...
Overlooked Topics and Seeking Recognition: The Changing Representations of Soviet Deportations in Estonian Cinema
Hanna Maria Aunin In January 1988, the editorial board of the Tallinnfilm studio signed a contract with Rein Saluri for a feature film script about mass deportations. According to the studio, the topi...
www.peripheralhistories.co.uk
February 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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There's still two days left to submit your abstracts for the 'Migration, Mobilities and Borders in Eurasia' workshop at the University of Manchester on 5th March. Feel free to DM with any questions!
On 5 March, we will host an interdisciplinary workshop 'Migration, Mobilities, and Borders in Eurasia' at Manchester. We invite paper proposals on any aspect of migration & borders in Eurasia in historical or contemporary perspective. Deadline 31 January & CfP here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ETY6...
January 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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We have a new post up from Kateryna Budz on the Christmas celebrations of the underground Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church throughout the Soviet period www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/a-banne...
A Banned Christmas?: Keeping Tradition in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Underground
Kateryna BudzOne of the most popular Ukrainian carols is ‘Nova Radist’ Stala’ (‘A New Joy has Come’), which tells the story of the birth of Christ.[1] After the Soviets occupied the Western Ukrainian ...
www.peripheralhistories.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I failed at the local mall Barnes and Noble yesterday, but my brother succeeded at the one in Manhattan. He was super excited to run there on his way home from work yesterday. Holding a paper copy of the review of my book is wild. I can't wait to bring a copy to my Dad today.
January 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I am definitely not that cool, but I truly appreciate the kind words and support.
Very proud of my friend @susangrunewald.bsky.social, whose book, From Incarceration to Repatriation, is featured in Foreign Affairs. Aside from being an excellent historian (says the political scientist), she's also the coolest person I know.
From Incarceration to Repatriation: German Prisoners of War in the Soviet Union
Grunewald significantly enhances understandings of the fate of Germans captured by the Soviet Union during World War II.
www.foreignaffairs.com
January 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Read more praise from FA about her book here: www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/inca...

But wait, there's more information on her spectacular book, its membership in the #Battlegrounds series, and how to get your copy at the @cornellupress.bsky.social page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
January 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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So the superb @susangrunewald.bsky.social is new to #BlueSkyStorians (!) and to celebrate, @foreignaffairs.com shares that she "significantly enhances understandings of the fate of Germans captured by the Soviet Union during World War II" in her award-winning @cornellupress.bsky.social book... (1/2)
January 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM