Julia Sneeringer
@juliasneeringer.bsky.social
Historian @ CUNY: 20th c. Germany
Author of A Social History of Early Rock’n’Roll in Germany: Hamburg from Burlesque to Beatles / Winning Women’s Votes: Politics & Propaganda Weimar Germany
And now: West Germany: A Society in Motion 1949-89 (Bloomsbury)
Author of A Social History of Early Rock’n’Roll in Germany: Hamburg from Burlesque to Beatles / Winning Women’s Votes: Politics & Propaganda Weimar Germany
And now: West Germany: A Society in Motion 1949-89 (Bloomsbury)
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Amidst all this, my book has arrived #westgermanhistory
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Vincent van Gogh, Worn Out, 1882 www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collectio...
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Vincent van Gogh, Worn Out, 1882 www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collectio...
@plerner.bsky.social Looks like Viktor Gruen’s building in downtown Philly is coming down 😢: Market East stakeholders weigh revitalization plans after Sixers and Comcast announce building demolitions share.inquirer.com/XXGaYp
Market East stakeholders weigh revitalization plans after Sixers and Comcast announce building demolitions
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker is kicking off the public planning process for East Market Street next week.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
@plerner.bsky.social Looks like Viktor Gruen’s building in downtown Philly is coming down 😢: Market East stakeholders weigh revitalization plans after Sixers and Comcast announce building demolitions share.inquirer.com/XXGaYp
Highly recommended!
35 years ago today, the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory was absorbed into the Federal Republic. If you want to learn more about the rise and fall of the GDR on this auspicious #TagderEinheit, you can check out my new book: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/german-de...
October 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Highly recommended!
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#otd 1939 the German Wehrmacht invaded Poland. This occupation was the fruit of a long-term strategy and marked the “start of the internecine war”. In the occupied territories the Nazis started their racially motivated program of economic exploitation and mass murder.
September 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#otd 1939 the German Wehrmacht invaded Poland. This occupation was the fruit of a long-term strategy and marked the “start of the internecine war”. In the occupied territories the Nazis started their racially motivated program of economic exploitation and mass murder.
“A very handsome place of amusement” indeed: The Trocadero Theatre’s reopening has been rumored for years. But its future is unclear. www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
The Trocadero Theatre’s reopening has been rumored for years. But its future is unclear.
The theater at 10th and Arch that we lovingly call The Troc closed in 2019.
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August 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“A very handsome place of amusement” indeed: The Trocadero Theatre’s reopening has been rumored for years. But its future is unclear. www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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The debate over SEPTA funding has led to at least one local legislator to suggest a radical approach to state governance.
Southeastern PA Wants our Tax Money Back to Fund SEPTA
The debate over funding SEPTA has led Chester County state Rep Melissa Shusterman to suggest a radical approach to PA tax distribution
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August 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The debate over SEPTA funding has led to at least one local legislator to suggest a radical approach to state governance.
RIP #McGlinchey’s, one of the first bars that ever served me 🫡 With McGlinchey’s impending closure, Center City marks the end of an era — or several, really www.inquirer.com/food/mcglinc...
With McGlinchey’s impending closure, Center City marks the end of an era — or several, really
In McGlinchey's heyday, the dive bar was packed every night with customers clamoring for 80-cent Rolling Rocks and 25-cent hot dogs. Former staffers reflect its legacy as last call looms.
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August 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
RIP #McGlinchey’s, one of the first bars that ever served me 🫡 With McGlinchey’s impending closure, Center City marks the end of an era — or several, really www.inquirer.com/food/mcglinc...
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@golod.bsky.social Die Vernichtung des Zettelkatalogs der Berliner Staatsbibliothek droht: Nicht nur als Historiker bin ich überrascht und entsetzt wie man überhaupt auf eine solche Idee kommen kann. Das wäre eine kulturhistorisch nicht wiedergutmachende Zerstörung. (FAZ 19.8.25)
August 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
@golod.bsky.social Die Vernichtung des Zettelkatalogs der Berliner Staatsbibliothek droht: Nicht nur als Historiker bin ich überrascht und entsetzt wie man überhaupt auf eine solche Idee kommen kann. Das wäre eine kulturhistorisch nicht wiedergutmachende Zerstörung. (FAZ 19.8.25)
Dear @joshshapiropa.bsky.social : toll the Schuylkill, fund mass transit
A decades-delayed commitment to extend the Second Avenue Subway into East Harlem took a significant step forward Monday when the MTA board approved a $1.9 billion contract for the next phase of construction.
Q Train Expansion Into Harlem Gets a Green Light, Thanks in Part to Congestion Pricing
“Send our friends in Washington a message — it is working,” Gov. Hochul said of the vehicle tolls.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Dear @joshshapiropa.bsky.social : toll the Schuylkill, fund mass transit
Crisis? What crisis? Amtrak’s Keystone line, connecting NYC, Philly, and Harrisburg, may get axed under SEPTA cuts www.inquirer.com/politics/sep...
Amtrak’s Keystone line, connecting NYC, Philly, and Harrisburg, may get axed under SEPTA cuts
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle said Amtrak's Keystone Service line is at risk because the railroad could lose $71.1 million in annual payments from SEPTA.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Crisis? What crisis? Amtrak’s Keystone line, connecting NYC, Philly, and Harrisburg, may get axed under SEPTA cuts www.inquirer.com/politics/sep...
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A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.
August 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.
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RIP Terence Stamp
The Limey’s ending is beautifully melancholic & all the more poignant today as Soderbergh uniquely uses footage from Ken Loach’s Poor Cow where Terence Stamp played a tender yet violent criminal thus linking the 2 films in a loop that plays on the themes of memory, regret & ageing.
The Limey’s ending is beautifully melancholic & all the more poignant today as Soderbergh uniquely uses footage from Ken Loach’s Poor Cow where Terence Stamp played a tender yet violent criminal thus linking the 2 films in a loop that plays on the themes of memory, regret & ageing.
August 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
RIP Terence Stamp
The Limey’s ending is beautifully melancholic & all the more poignant today as Soderbergh uniquely uses footage from Ken Loach’s Poor Cow where Terence Stamp played a tender yet violent criminal thus linking the 2 films in a loop that plays on the themes of memory, regret & ageing.
The Limey’s ending is beautifully melancholic & all the more poignant today as Soderbergh uniquely uses footage from Ken Loach’s Poor Cow where Terence Stamp played a tender yet violent criminal thus linking the 2 films in a loop that plays on the themes of memory, regret & ageing.
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New schedules reflecting service cuts due to a lack of additional state funding are now online: wwww.septa.org/fundingcrisi.... The schedules are effective 8/24 for Bus & Metro and 9/2 for Regional Rail. On 9/1 fares will increase by 21.5%. #ISEPTAPHILLY #HowWeRoll #FundSEPTA
August 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New schedules reflecting service cuts due to a lack of additional state funding are now online: wwww.septa.org/fundingcrisi.... The schedules are effective 8/24 for Bus & Metro and 9/2 for Regional Rail. On 9/1 fares will increase by 21.5%. #ISEPTAPHILLY #HowWeRoll #FundSEPTA
The tender feelings of upstate PA Republicans matter more than good policy, but hey, one can still hope…No matter what some lawmakers think, SEPTA is not a burden — it’s an opportunity www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
No matter what some lawmakers think, SEPTA is not a burden — it’s an opportunity | Opinion
As a visitor from Berlin, what strikes me most about the fight over SEPTA funding is how public transportation is looked at by some as a vexatious budget item, when it's the exact opposite.
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August 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The tender feelings of upstate PA Republicans matter more than good policy, but hey, one can still hope…No matter what some lawmakers think, SEPTA is not a burden — it’s an opportunity www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
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August 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
Thank you, Tom Lehrer, for blowing my 12-year old mind #RIPTomLehrer
July 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thank you, Tom Lehrer, for blowing my 12-year old mind #RIPTomLehrer
The future of Philly music stations WRTI and WXPN is unclear as Republicans defund NPR and PBS www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
The future of Philly music stations WRTI and WXPN is unclear as Republicans defund NPR and PBS
“Music stations are collateral damage in all this,”WXPN general manager Roger Lamay said after Republicans voted to defund NPR and PBS.
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July 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The future of Philly music stations WRTI and WXPN is unclear as Republicans defund NPR and PBS www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
July 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
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This is a really thoughtful piece from @davehitchcock.bsky.social on the threat that AI presents to history and historians alike:
This is the paper I gave to historians about “AI” last week.
I was at Queen Mary University in London last week at a charming conference that turned out to be mainly about modern British history. I…
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June 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This is a really thoughtful piece from @davehitchcock.bsky.social on the threat that AI presents to history and historians alike:
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hell yeah
June 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
hell yeah
Hey, says this one
June 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Hey, says this one