Bill Niven
@bniven.bsky.social
Avid fan of cakes, Nottingham Forest, and Wagner, and dedicated to a range of gloomy research topics
Great and detailed review of the Hans Mayer Conference in Cologne where I heard so many fascinating papers
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Great and detailed review of the Hans Mayer Conference in Cologne where I heard so many fascinating papers
Looking forward to speaking with students about the Kindertransport in Potsdam next week! Thanks to Ulrike Schneider for the invitation.
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Looking forward to speaking with students about the Kindertransport in Potsdam next week! Thanks to Ulrike Schneider for the invitation.
Eckermann: Ich fand Goethe betrübt vor. Zelter wusste keinen Rat. Christiane schimpfte über die Ausgaben in Marienbad. Goethe wollte zum Telefon eilen, um Herrn Göbel anzurufen, worauf Schubart, der händeringend auf und ab ging, den Geheimrat daran erinnerte, das Telefon gäbe es noch nicht.
October 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Eckermann: Ich fand Goethe betrübt vor. Zelter wusste keinen Rat. Christiane schimpfte über die Ausgaben in Marienbad. Goethe wollte zum Telefon eilen, um Herrn Göbel anzurufen, worauf Schubart, der händeringend auf und ab ging, den Geheimrat daran erinnerte, das Telefon gäbe es noch nicht.
Some photos of tonight’s showing of the film about Kindertransportee Hanna Miley “I was 8814” in Berlin (directed by David Peters and with so many other wonderful contributors.) Introduced by Amy Williams.
October 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Some photos of tonight’s showing of the film about Kindertransportee Hanna Miley “I was 8814” in Berlin (directed by David Peters and with so many other wonderful contributors.) Introduced by Amy Williams.
At Berlin Indie Film Festival for the film „I was 8814“ about Kindertransportee Hanna Miley
October 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
At Berlin Indie Film Festival for the film „I was 8814“ about Kindertransportee Hanna Miley
If you are in Berlin on 19th October please come and watch! This film about Hanna Miley’s Kindertransport journey won best documentary film at the Berlin Indie Festival. I am passing on Hanna’s invitation. Amy Williams and I were part of the film project and will be there to talk about it.
October 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you are in Berlin on 19th October please come and watch! This film about Hanna Miley’s Kindertransport journey won best documentary film at the Berlin Indie Festival. I am passing on Hanna’s invitation. Amy Williams and I were part of the film project and will be there to talk about it.
Instructions for the Viennese Kindertransport on 10 January 1939:
„Mit Rücksicht auf die Witterungsverhältnisse in England wird dringend empfohlen, den Kindern warme Unterwäsche und Kleidung, womöglich auch Gummischuhe mitzugeben“
„Mit Rücksicht auf die Witterungsverhältnisse in England wird dringend empfohlen, den Kindern warme Unterwäsche und Kleidung, womöglich auch Gummischuhe mitzugeben“
October 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Instructions for the Viennese Kindertransport on 10 January 1939:
„Mit Rücksicht auf die Witterungsverhältnisse in England wird dringend empfohlen, den Kindern warme Unterwäsche und Kleidung, womöglich auch Gummischuhe mitzugeben“
„Mit Rücksicht auf die Witterungsverhältnisse in England wird dringend empfohlen, den Kindern warme Unterwäsche und Kleidung, womöglich auch Gummischuhe mitzugeben“
Looking forward to discussing this film with Elizabeth Ward in Halle (Puschkino) on 29 October.
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Looking forward to discussing this film with Elizabeth Ward in Halle (Puschkino) on 29 October.
Looking forward to this conference next week…
October 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Looking forward to this conference next week…
Looking forward to speaking and hearing the papers at this conference in Limerick in October.
September 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Looking forward to speaking and hearing the papers at this conference in Limerick in October.
Keeping the head down…
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Keeping the head down…
New book on Günter Grass following on from a great conference in Gdansk
September 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New book on Günter Grass following on from a great conference in Gdansk
Honoured to hold the opening lecture at the Hans Mayer Society conference. Thanks to @jansueselbeck.bsky.social for the great article on Metropolis which helped me.
September 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Honoured to hold the opening lecture at the Hans Mayer Society conference. Thanks to @jansueselbeck.bsky.social for the great article on Metropolis which helped me.
Looking forward to speaking about representations of Jewish women in German literature and film at the Hans Mayer Conference in Cologne
September 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Looking forward to speaking about representations of Jewish women in German literature and film at the Hans Mayer Conference in Cologne
Fantastic news - the film about the life of Kindertransportee Hanna Miley to which Amy Williams and I (to a much lesser extent) contributed has won best documentary at the Berlin Indie Film Festival - after successes in Austin and Cannes. So pleased for Hanna and the fantastic film team!
August 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Fantastic news - the film about the life of Kindertransportee Hanna Miley to which Amy Williams and I (to a much lesser extent) contributed has won best documentary at the Berlin Indie Film Festival - after successes in Austin and Cannes. So pleased for Hanna and the fantastic film team!
If you are in Cologne in September…
August 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
If you are in Cologne in September…
Looking forward to this in September!
July 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Looking forward to this in September!
Can anyone point me to plays, novels and poetry in German about Judith and Holofernes (apart from Hebbel and Nestroy), Salome (except Hofmannsthal) and die Juedin von Toledo (apart from Grillparzer and Feuchtwanger)? Thanks!!
July 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Can anyone point me to plays, novels and poetry in German about Judith and Holofernes (apart from Hebbel and Nestroy), Salome (except Hofmannsthal) and die Juedin von Toledo (apart from Grillparzer and Feuchtwanger)? Thanks!!
After a visit to Calke Abbey and its secret tunnel… I‘ll call it „towards the light“
July 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
After a visit to Calke Abbey and its secret tunnel… I‘ll call it „towards the light“
Good to see @davidtollerton.bsky.social today at the National Holocaust Centre and Museum
July 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Good to see @davidtollerton.bsky.social today at the National Holocaust Centre and Museum
Fantastic news that Kathi and David Peters‘ film „I was 8814“ about the life of Kindertransportee Hanna Miley in which Nottingham Trent University alumnus Dr. Amy Williams played a pivotal role and has now won two major prizes - the most recent one of which is from the Cannes World Film Festival!
July 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Fantastic news that Kathi and David Peters‘ film „I was 8814“ about the life of Kindertransportee Hanna Miley in which Nottingham Trent University alumnus Dr. Amy Williams played a pivotal role and has now won two major prizes - the most recent one of which is from the Cannes World Film Festival!
Edwalton evening in summer…
June 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Edwalton evening in summer…