Samantha K. Knapton
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Samantha K. Knapton
@lgmsam.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in History, UoN, UK | Anglo-German-Polish relations | displaced persons | post-war history | UNRRA | Queer Displacement | Hidden Histories.

Dogs, cats, coffee, and bad puns welcome.

She/Her
What's the collective noun for a bunch of academics? A fabulousness?
@manwithoutatan.bsky.social @queerstorian.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I had such a great time at the Queer Pasts conference in Copenhagen. Wonderful papers. Excellent city. Thanks to the organisers and every participant 💜
May 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Excellent conference on counter-hegemonic internationalisms at @northumbriauni.bsky.social thanks to the whole team on the AHRC curiosity project @riakapoor.bsky.social @drmargottudor.bsky.social @jessicareinisch.bsky.social, and particularly Daniel Laqua for allowing me to attend w/out a paper! 🥳
March 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Lovely roundtable talk for LGBTQ+ History Month at the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social. Excited to talk with @abikaras.bsky.social and @siobhanhearne.bsky.social about queer histories of central and eastern Europe 🥳

Join us (if you're about in Nottingham, of course) - all are welcome!
February 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Posted on the other place by my publisher -

'@LgmSam's notable study advances our understanding of ethnicity, nationality, and identity in periods of postwar occupation and displacement. This work is a significant addition to existing literature'

Review bit.ly/48VZnQf
Book bit.ly/3UYxzox
November 23, 2024 at 9:07 AM
This is Bao.

Bao likes to relax.

Little bothers Bao.

Bao's brain "Bao Bao Bao, Meow Bao Bao. Snacks?"

Be more like Bao.
November 15, 2024 at 9:05 AM
New favourite mug ☕️ courtesy of DEAG (delicate emails advice group... if you work in academia, you know one of those is essential)
November 13, 2024 at 10:46 PM
A lovely (and generous) review of my book - Occupiers, Humanitarian Workers, and Polish Displaced Persons in British Occupied Germany - in CEU Review of Books today 😊

ceureviewofbooks.com/review/polish-…

Thank you, CEU review of books and Katarzyna Nowak!
March 28, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Second workshop with Queer Britain - this time at University of Nottingham! A lovely talk by QB's new curator, Jennifer Shearman, and some excellent and thoughtful discussions by all involved.

#academia #queerhistories
March 16, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Join me & Katherine Rossy, alongside our contributors and our lovely commentators on 7th Feb 2024 at 5pm (GMT) for the Virtual Book Launch of Relief and Rehabilitation for a Postwar world: Humanitarian Intervention and the UNRRA

Scan QR for details or visit: www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/d... 🥳
January 29, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Had a great time at Queer Britain yesterday - the staff were brilliant, and we learned so much about their collections and future plans 🥳 thought-provoking, engaging, and rich conversations with all who attended.
December 12, 2023 at 9:12 AM
Could not be happier that today is finally the day to talk to some lovely people about material culture and "hidden histories" at Queer Britain 💃😄
December 11, 2023 at 10:23 AM
Copies of my new edited volume have just arrived! Official release date, 14th December 2023. WOO! So thankful to Bloomsbury and the contributors, it was a long slog but we got there 🥳
December 6, 2023 at 7:23 PM
Had a fantastic time presenting some new research on role reversals during the occupation of Germany and the special case of Maczków/Haren 🤗 thank you to Leonie Bausch and Luke Thrumble for organising it, and the audience for attending and being patient with my ramblings.
November 24, 2023 at 7:51 PM
Being new to this nicer platform, I just realised there's no DM option 😅 so here's the flyer with the discount code! 🤗
November 23, 2023 at 1:57 PM
My book came out in February 2023 - order it for your libraries! Order a review copy from Bloomsbury! but if you really want your own copy, I have access to a 35% code 🥳 DM for details:
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/occupiers...
November 23, 2023 at 8:37 AM