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Veronika Helfert
@veenomen.bsky.social
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feminist historian * interested in women’s and gender history of protest & revolution, labour movements & communism * Visiting Prof @ UniVienna * Research Affiliate @ CEU * https://zarah-ceu.org * https://fernetzt.univie.ac.at * Vienna I Montréal * she/her
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Veronika Helfert @veenomen.bsky.social · Aug 26
I am so excited to share the news that after many years of research & writing the collaborative monograph of the project #ZARAH #Women'sLabourActivism is out today with @uclpress.bsky.social ! It is available in print and online (open access).
uclpress.co.uk/book/womens-...
Women’s Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond
This collaborative monograph presents a deeply researched, inclusive history of women’s labour activism in Eastern Europe, Austria, Turkey and transnationally, from the age of empires to the late twen...
uclpress.co.uk
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quebecscience.bsky.social
Des feux zombies couvent sous la neige et persistent dans les sols, parfois pendant plusieurs années. Les scientifiques apprennent à mieux les connaître.
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Les feux qui ne s'éteignent pas - Québec Science
Des feux zombies couvent sous la neige et persistent dans les sols, parfois pendant plusieurs années. Les scientifiques apprennent à mieux les connaître.
www.quebecscience.qc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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stineeckert.bsky.social
Such important work! A wealth of data on #gendergaps in academia in #Germany #Austria and #Switzerland e.g. women authored 53% of the articles in the 90 communication journals but only 37% of the articles they authored were cited. Women made up between 35% (Germany) 43% (Switzerland) of grant PIs.
kbczk.bsky.social Karin Boczek @kbczk.bsky.social · 4d
Wie steht es um Geschlechterdiversität in der Wissenschaft? Wir haben uns das für die deutschsprachige Kommunikationswissenschaft (DACH-Raum) angeschaut – alle Hierarchiestufen #IchbinHanna & Jobs in Relation zu Publikationen, Zitationen, Preisen und Drittmitteln doi.org/10.1007/s116...
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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The newest episode of #HistoryinFocus looks at the recent special edition of the #AHR's History Unclassified—"Mistakes I Have Made." @danieljstory.bsky.social speaks with the History Unclassified editors Kate Brown and Emily Callaci and nine contributors to the issue. Listen at the link. 🗃️
Mistakes I Have Made
What if historians could own up to their mistakes? Or learn to see their mistakes not as weaknesses to be hidden but as a necessary part of the process of growth and discovery? That is what a recent s...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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dhi-paris.fr
Patchworkfamilien im mittelalterlichen #Wien & Donauraum? Unser nächster #Jeudi-Vortrag mit Christina Lutter @univie.ac.at über serielle Monogamie & Vererbungspraktiken.

Kommentar: Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan @sorbonne-universite.fr

13.11. | 18:00 | vor Ort & online | DE-FR

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Heimsuchung Mariens, Schottenaltar um 1470. Maria und Elisabeth auf der Kärntner Straße, im Hintergrund St. Stephan und St. Peter Gemeinfrei unter https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Datei:HeimsuchungMariens.jpg#file.
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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histoireengagee.ca
C'est demain que débute le colloque «Femmes d’histoire et #Histoire des #femmes». On pourra notamment y entendre notre collègue Bénédict Nguiagain-Launière dans le cadre d'une table-ronde sur la diffusion de l’histoire des femmes. @histoirequebec.bsky.social 👉 histoirequebec.qc.ca/evenement/co...
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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amreibahr.bsky.social
„Es gibt hohe Raten psychischer Gesundheitsprobleme unter jungen [Wissenschaftler_innen], und die Hälfte der Postdocs erwägt sogar, aufgrund von Stress und psychischer Belastung die akademische Laufbahn aufzugeben.“

Wichtiges Plädoyer fürs Grenzen-Setzen von @laraffington.bsky.social! #IchBinHanna
Leistungsdruck in der Wissenschaft: Setzt der Uni Grenzen!
Der akademische Betrieb fordert jungen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern zu viel ab. Das hemmt ihre Kreativität.
www.zeit.de
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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victorianceleb.bsky.social
Very happy to share some of our research into #AustrianAuden with an international audience in this article by @philipoltermann.bsky.social in @theguardian.com.

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theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15d
WH Auden formed ‘intense friendship’ with sex worker who burgled him, unseen letters reveal
WH Auden formed ‘intense friendship’ with sex worker who burgled him, unseen letters reveal
Exclusive: the newly released correspondence reveals how a strong bond developed between the Funeral Blues poet and the sex worker who broke into his home A “once in a century” discovery of a cache of long-lost letters has revealed how the English poet WH Auden developed a deep and lasting friendship with a Viennese sex worker and car mechanic after the latter burgled the Funeral Blues author’s home and was put on trial. York-born Auden, a prominent member of a generation of 1930s writers that also included Christopher Isherwood, Louis MacNeice and Stephen Spender, described his unconventional arrangement with the man he affectionally called “Hugerl” in the posthumously published poem Glad. Continue reading...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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dominiquereill.bsky.social
Twenty participants of the July 2025 Central European History Convention in Vienna wrote blogs about what they thought about the event: what it gave, what it promises, what it didn’t. Read what they think! (There’s a little intro to the forum by Peter Becker + myself). cehc.hypotheses.org
Looking back- looking ahead
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October 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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oliveras.bsky.social
Peršmanhof-Kommission dürfte umstrittenen Einsatz für rechtswidrig erklären

www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Peršmanhof-Kommission dürfte umstrittenen Einsatz für rechtswidrig erklären
Polizeieinsatz bei antifaschistischem Camp auf der NS-Gedenkstätte hätte wohl in dieser Form nicht erfolgen dürfen. Das Ergebnis wird offiziell am Donnerstag präsentiert
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October 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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ewangibbs.bsky.social
The Workers' Stories Project published 55 stories from Scottish workers during the COVID-19 lockdown.

I've co-authored a new journal article on the project and working-class narratives of the pandemic with three other members of the project team Hailey Maxwell, Ruth Gilbert and Suki Sangha.
Scottish Workers’ Stories of Life and Labour during Covid-19 from the Workers’ Stories Project
This article explores how Scottish workers narrated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their life and work, by analysing 55 fifty-five submissions to the Workers' Stories Project. Between 2020 and...
scholarcommons.sc.edu
October 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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drsepinwall.bsky.social
I mean, you should not be citing primary sources *you have not seen* without saying "Cited in." 🗃️

It is hella annoying when people cite sources I found & translated from an archival source - while using *my translation & not mentioning me*. So I don't want my students to do that to others!
zachweinersmith.bsky.social Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 25d
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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helsinkinotebooks.bsky.social
In our latest essay, Andrés Brink Pinto (Lund University) discusses the differences between antifascist and fascist masculinity and their complex relations to violence. #antifa #antifascism helsinkinotebooks.com/2025/10/15/m...
Masculinity: A Useful Concept to Understand Fascism and Anti-fascism - The Helsinki notebooks
Fascism, as a political movement, is deeply fixated on preserving the traditional gender order – a structure that its defenders view as both natural and perpetually under siege. This perceived fragili...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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smachlis.bsky.social
This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
veenomen.bsky.social
My wonderful colleague Zhanna Popova turned our research in this gem of a #publichistory website: labouractivism.eu showcases selected protagonists, sources and activist practices
October 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
veenomen.bsky.social
« Die Leser von Condé Nast Traveller haben abgestimmt und beschreiben Wien als grüne Stadt voller freundlicher Gesichter, die einen herzlich in Empfang nimmt. »
Ich glaub, die waren in Berlin!
October 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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angermann.bsky.social
Die Redaktion freut sich über inhaltlich passende Beiträge!
abg-zeitschrift.bsky.social Arbeit - Bewegung - Geschichte @abg-zeitschrift.bsky.social · Oct 7
Wir suchen Beitragende!

Du forschst zur Geschichte der Arbeit, der Arbeiterbewegung und zu anderen emanzipativen sozialen Bewegungen? Du bist Teil des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses, bereits im akademischen Betrieb etabliert oder in einer Geschichtsinitiative aktiv? Dann schreib uns gerne! (1/2)
October 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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derstandard.at
Die SPD-Politikerin war frisch zur Bürgermeisterin der Stadt gewählt worden. Sie wurde mit lebensgefährlichen Verletzungen ins Krankenhaus geflogen.
Bürgermeisterin von deutscher Stadt Herdecke nach Messerstichen in Lebensgefahr
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October 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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hist4dem.bsky.social
CfP: Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte in Zeiten der Anfechtung von Demokratie, Diversität und Verantwortung, 9.-11. September 2026

Was geschieht in der Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte in diesen politisch herausfordernden Zeiten? Welche Themen und Fragen verdienen unsere Aufmerksamkeit, welche
Kongress | Geschlechtergeschichte 2026 - Universität Bielefeld
Kongress „Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte – Anfechtung von Demokratie, Diversität und Verantwortung“, Universität Bielefeld, 9.–11.9.2026
www.uni-bielefeld.de
October 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
veenomen.bsky.social
I guess it is part of the life cycle of a bike - but mine was stolen tonight and I feel surprisingly sad
October 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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caitbeaumont.bsky.social
As we begin a new academic year important reflections here by @lucynoakes1.bsky.social on consequences of on-going cuts to humanities and social science programmes in UK HE, a trend which impacts most negatively on the most disadvantaged students. #historymatters & humanities & social sciences.
royalhistsoc.org Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Oct 2
This week the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, announced the return of maintenance grants for students in greatest need.

In a new blog post, RHS President Lucy Noakes considers the state of access to history and the humanities in UK HE bit.ly/3KP5WMe #Skystorians

@artsandhums.bsky.social
Opening section and abstract of RHS blog post: 'The value and provision of history and the humanities: it’s time for a political response': "This week the government’s Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, announced the return of maintenance grants for students in greatest need. While we welcome recognition of the financial pressures and impediments many student face, it’s clear that this is a policy with nothing for the arts and humanities, including history. However, as Lucy Noakes, President of the Royal Historical Society, explains here, these pressures are equally acute for students in the arts and humanities. Moreover, as a new British Academy report on ‘Cold Spots’ shows, choice—in subjects including history—is being further eroded for many as the provision of higher education contorts to the financial crisis facing UK higher education. If the government is serious about choice, social mobility and access to education it needs to appreciate that provision of many degree subjects is now at considerable risk in a growing number of regions across the UK. For students to have greater choice and access we need the environments in which choices are made to be fair, balanced and accurate. For this we require political leadership to help us address structural failings and false narratives."
October 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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eugenpfister.bsky.social
So und jetzt wird noch ordentlich nachgefeiert! 🥂 ZEHN JAHRE! gibt es jetzt meinen Forschungsblog „Spiel - Kultur - Wissenschaft“. ZEHN JAHRE!! Knapp 150 Beiträge zu #GameStudies Huzzah!

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October 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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caitbeaumont.bsky.social
So grateful to @sonjatiernan.bsky.social & editors of #Saothar50 for opportunity to write on Irish housewives. By mad coincidence my ma was interviewed about her everyday experiences in 1968 & that features in my new article. #familyhistory #femaleactivism
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September 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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womenshistnet.bsky.social
🖤 This #BlackHistoryMonth, we remember the Black British women who shaped socialist and feminist movements in post-war Britain. Their fight against racism, sexism & classism laid the groundwork for intersectional activism today. Read more: womenshistorynetwork.org/socialism-an... #BHM
Socialism and the Black British Women’s Movement – Kelly-Ann Gordon
Generally, researchers of Black British history have focused upon men, producing a version of history from which Black women have been largely excluded.[1] However, this is now changing. Natalie Th…
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October 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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fredbarrio.bsky.social
Always fear a grand-maman with a broche à tricoter.

Because que c’est les petites filles des suffragettes qui piquaient les bobbys ou leurs chevaux anti-émeutes avec their broches à chapeaux.

Revolution, one needle at the time. #grandmas #revolution
September 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM