Elizabeth Ward
@elizabethward.bsky.social
Film historian in German cinema. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow at the Universität Leipzig researching German cultural diplomacy at film festivals during the Cold War. Lecturer at the Europa-Universität Viadrina.
www.elizabeth-ward.com
www.elizabeth-ward.com
Seizing the opportunity of an unexpectedly warm afternoon to take teaching outside and onto the Ziegenwerder. I dare say that the @viadrina.eu is the only university in the world where I can say “If you are facing Poland, you are group one. If you are facing Germany, you are group two”.
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Seizing the opportunity of an unexpectedly warm afternoon to take teaching outside and onto the Ziegenwerder. I dare say that the @viadrina.eu is the only university in the world where I can say “If you are facing Poland, you are group one. If you are facing Germany, you are group two”.
I genuinely thought I had the option of inserting a 50 cent coin
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I genuinely thought I had the option of inserting a 50 cent coin
Froher Reformationsbrötchentag an alle, die ihn feiern
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Froher Reformationsbrötchentag an alle, die ihn feiern
A huge thanks to @bniven.bsky.social for coming to speak to BA history students at @unileipzig.bsky.social today about the background and reception of the East German DEFA film (and 2015 remake) “Nackt unter Wölfen”.
October 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A huge thanks to @bniven.bsky.social for coming to speak to BA history students at @unileipzig.bsky.social today about the background and reception of the East German DEFA film (and 2015 remake) “Nackt unter Wölfen”.
A fascinating and very thought provoking evening: it was a real pleasure and honour to be able to moderate the pre- and post-screening discussion by Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social for the screening of “Jud Süß”.
October 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A fascinating and very thought provoking evening: it was a real pleasure and honour to be able to moderate the pre- and post-screening discussion by Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social for the screening of “Jud Süß”.
Very much looking forward to moderating the discussion by Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social on the production and reception histories of the 1940 National Socialist film Jud Süß at Halle's Puschkino on Wednesday 29 October.
puschkino.de/film_2491/ju...
puschkino.de/film_2491/ju...
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Very much looking forward to moderating the discussion by Bill Niven @bniven.bsky.social on the production and reception histories of the 1940 National Socialist film Jud Süß at Halle's Puschkino on Wednesday 29 October.
puschkino.de/film_2491/ju...
puschkino.de/film_2491/ju...
At the start of the week, I bought an emotional support plant to get me through the first teaching week. (I am a millennial - we have no emotional resilience.)
After a week with me, my plant seems to have developed a form of Stockholm syndrome.
After a week with me, my plant seems to have developed a form of Stockholm syndrome.
October 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
At the start of the week, I bought an emotional support plant to get me through the first teaching week. (I am a millennial - we have no emotional resilience.)
After a week with me, my plant seems to have developed a form of Stockholm syndrome.
After a week with me, my plant seems to have developed a form of Stockholm syndrome.
This type of abhorrence takes me back to GCSE food technology when 14 year olds were tasked with coming upon with a “novel” take on a perfectly well-functioning dish, the results of which frequently bordered on a hate crime.
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This type of abhorrence takes me back to GCSE food technology when 14 year olds were tasked with coming upon with a “novel” take on a perfectly well-functioning dish, the results of which frequently bordered on a hate crime.
First teaching day of the @viadrina.eu semester done 🌟
Six hours, three seminar groups, super students, no major technology fails.
Now I’m off to lie down in a darkened room.
Six hours, three seminar groups, super students, no major technology fails.
Now I’m off to lie down in a darkened room.
October 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
First teaching day of the @viadrina.eu semester done 🌟
Six hours, three seminar groups, super students, no major technology fails.
Now I’m off to lie down in a darkened room.
Six hours, three seminar groups, super students, no major technology fails.
Now I’m off to lie down in a darkened room.
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Drink that much ginger shot and I think your poop might be more than golden…
(The Goldeimer company does some great social and environmental work, though)
Drink that much ginger shot and I think your poop might be more than golden…
(The Goldeimer company does some great social and environmental work, though)
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Drink that much ginger shot and I think your poop might be more than golden…
(The Goldeimer company does some great social and environmental work, though)
Drink that much ginger shot and I think your poop might be more than golden…
(The Goldeimer company does some great social and environmental work, though)
For all those times you have thought, “if only I could smell like East German chocolate” - Halloren has finally delivered the goods.
October 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
For all those times you have thought, “if only I could smell like East German chocolate” - Halloren has finally delivered the goods.
A very powerful visit to Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, a powerful museum space located in the US's first penitentiary and which reflects on the origins of incarceration, the decisions made and their consequences, and the far-reaching structural inequalities today.
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A very powerful visit to Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, a powerful museum space located in the US's first penitentiary and which reflects on the origins of incarceration, the decisions made and their consequences, and the far-reaching structural inequalities today.
First time in Philadelphia - and I love it here
October 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
First time in Philadelphia - and I love it here
Kermit and Jim
📍 University of Maryland, College Park
📍 University of Maryland, College Park
October 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Kermit and Jim
📍 University of Maryland, College Park
📍 University of Maryland, College Park
Washington memorials pt 6
17. Three Soldiers (Frederick Hart, 1984)
18. Holodomor Genocide Memorial (Larysa Kurylas, 2015)
19. George Mason Memorial (Faye B. Harwell and Wendy M. Ross, 2002)
20. World War II Memorial (Friedrich St. Florian, 2004)
17. Three Soldiers (Frederick Hart, 1984)
18. Holodomor Genocide Memorial (Larysa Kurylas, 2015)
19. George Mason Memorial (Faye B. Harwell and Wendy M. Ross, 2002)
20. World War II Memorial (Friedrich St. Florian, 2004)
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Washington memorials pt 6
17. Three Soldiers (Frederick Hart, 1984)
18. Holodomor Genocide Memorial (Larysa Kurylas, 2015)
19. George Mason Memorial (Faye B. Harwell and Wendy M. Ross, 2002)
20. World War II Memorial (Friedrich St. Florian, 2004)
17. Three Soldiers (Frederick Hart, 1984)
18. Holodomor Genocide Memorial (Larysa Kurylas, 2015)
19. George Mason Memorial (Faye B. Harwell and Wendy M. Ross, 2002)
20. World War II Memorial (Friedrich St. Florian, 2004)
Washington memorials pt 5
17-20. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (Frank Gehry and Sergey Eylanbekov, 2020)
17-20. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (Frank Gehry and Sergey Eylanbekov, 2020)
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Washington memorials pt 5
17-20. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (Frank Gehry and Sergey Eylanbekov, 2020)
17-20. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (Frank Gehry and Sergey Eylanbekov, 2020)
Washington memorials pt 4
13. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (Lei Yixin, 1964)
14. Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II (Nina Akamu, 2000)
15. Titanic Memorial (Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1931)
16. Victims of Communism Memorial (Thomas Marsh, 2007)
13. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (Lei Yixin, 1964)
14. Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II (Nina Akamu, 2000)
15. Titanic Memorial (Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1931)
16. Victims of Communism Memorial (Thomas Marsh, 2007)
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Washington memorials pt 4
13. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (Lei Yixin, 1964)
14. Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II (Nina Akamu, 2000)
15. Titanic Memorial (Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1931)
16. Victims of Communism Memorial (Thomas Marsh, 2007)
13. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (Lei Yixin, 1964)
14. Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II (Nina Akamu, 2000)
15. Titanic Memorial (Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1931)
16. Victims of Communism Memorial (Thomas Marsh, 2007)
Washington memorials pt 3
9. Man Controlling Trade (Federal Trade Commission Building) (Michael Lantz, 1942)
10. Albert Einstein Memorial (Robert Berks, 1979)
11. Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute (Donald De Lue, 1964)
12. National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial (Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman, 2008)
9. Man Controlling Trade (Federal Trade Commission Building) (Michael Lantz, 1942)
10. Albert Einstein Memorial (Robert Berks, 1979)
11. Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute (Donald De Lue, 1964)
12. National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial (Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman, 2008)
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Washington memorials pt 3
9. Man Controlling Trade (Federal Trade Commission Building) (Michael Lantz, 1942)
10. Albert Einstein Memorial (Robert Berks, 1979)
11. Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute (Donald De Lue, 1964)
12. National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial (Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman, 2008)
9. Man Controlling Trade (Federal Trade Commission Building) (Michael Lantz, 1942)
10. Albert Einstein Memorial (Robert Berks, 1979)
11. Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute (Donald De Lue, 1964)
12. National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial (Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman, 2008)
Washington memorials pt 2
5-8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (Lawrence Halprin, 1997)
5-8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (Lawrence Halprin, 1997)
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Washington memorials pt 2
5-8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (Lawrence Halprin, 1997)
5-8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (Lawrence Halprin, 1997)
Washington memorials pt 1
1. Vietnam Women's Memorial (Glenna Goodacre , 1993)
2. Korean War Veterans Memorial (Cooper-Lecky Architects, 1995)
3. National World War I Memorial (Joseph Weishaar, Sabin Howard, Phoebe Lickwar, 2021)
4. National Native American Veterans Memorial (Harvey Pratt, 2020)
1. Vietnam Women's Memorial (Glenna Goodacre , 1993)
2. Korean War Veterans Memorial (Cooper-Lecky Architects, 1995)
3. National World War I Memorial (Joseph Weishaar, Sabin Howard, Phoebe Lickwar, 2021)
4. National Native American Veterans Memorial (Harvey Pratt, 2020)
October 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Washington memorials pt 1
1. Vietnam Women's Memorial (Glenna Goodacre , 1993)
2. Korean War Veterans Memorial (Cooper-Lecky Architects, 1995)
3. National World War I Memorial (Joseph Weishaar, Sabin Howard, Phoebe Lickwar, 2021)
4. National Native American Veterans Memorial (Harvey Pratt, 2020)
1. Vietnam Women's Memorial (Glenna Goodacre , 1993)
2. Korean War Veterans Memorial (Cooper-Lecky Architects, 1995)
3. National World War I Memorial (Joseph Weishaar, Sabin Howard, Phoebe Lickwar, 2021)
4. National Native American Veterans Memorial (Harvey Pratt, 2020)
Very happy to be back in Washington DC for the @thegsa.bsky.social conference!
(For the avoidance of doubt: Conference venue *very* much not pictured)
(For the avoidance of doubt: Conference venue *very* much not pictured)
September 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Very happy to be back in Washington DC for the @thegsa.bsky.social conference!
(For the avoidance of doubt: Conference venue *very* much not pictured)
(For the avoidance of doubt: Conference venue *very* much not pictured)
The final image to flash on my screen before I disembarked in Washington DC
September 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The final image to flash on my screen before I disembarked in Washington DC
It’s @thegsa.bsky.social time!
(a far preferable expression of time than the actual time I had to get up)
(a far preferable expression of time than the actual time I had to get up)
September 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It’s @thegsa.bsky.social time!
(a far preferable expression of time than the actual time I had to get up)
(a far preferable expression of time than the actual time I had to get up)
August 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy Monday, everyone 💛
August 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Happy Monday, everyone 💛