I contributed to this fine collection of essays on political crisis in Central Europe in the interwar period and today. I argue that one needs to combine practice history with intellectual, religious and social history to understand the appeal and scale of violence in the interwar period. 1/2

What is happening to the humanities at British universities? Here is my report, published in today's FAZ:

It’s a very early morning for me after two great workshop days in Berlin, discussing the opportunities and challenges of AI for historical research and archival work, organised by the team of the research project "A Global History of the URO". Many thanks to all participants!

Great opportunity for doing a PhD on European history, culture and literature with us @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social, funded for 3 years, open to UK and international applicants. Reach out if you want to know more. We have a fantastic group of potential PhD supervisors! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...

How to research and teach the history of violence? Really pleased that this edited collection is now available, with key sources and exemplary interpretations. Open access here: www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-8...

My book about the photographer Fred Stein is reviewed in today's #FAZ. The exhibition of selected #photographs mentioned in the article lasts until 30 May - very much worth seeing, if you happen to be in #Düsseldorf in the coming weeks!

I am happy to share that my article "Where Socialist Youth and #Anti-Colonial Activists Met: Life, Love, and Work in the Indian News Service and Information Bureau in Interwar #Berlin" was just published in the latest issue of #comparativ. More here: comparativ.net/v2/issue/vie...

Herzliche Einladung: Am Montag, 16. März 2026, werde ich mein neues Buch über den Fotografen Fred Stein in Dresden vorstellen. Beginn ist um 18 Uhr in der Gedenkstätte Münchner Platz, der Eintritt ist frei! Eine Kooperation des @hait-tud.bsky.social und der Stiftung Sächsische Gedenkstätten:

How to create a political martyr? Looking forward to my pub lecture and the discussion tomorrow, organised by @newcastleuni.bsky.social's History Society. Starting at 6.30pm in the Trent House.

Die Eigentumsfrage bei der #Weltbühne war seit den 1930er Jahren immer kompliziert. Kurt R. Grossmann merkte 1951 im New Yorker "Aufbau" Folgendes an. Mehr zu den Eigentumsverhältnissen bei den "Weltbühnen" zwischen den 1930er und 1990er Jahren gibt es hier: www.aufbau-verlage.de/aufbau/hinte...

The new book by @kathiprager.bsky.social 'A Game as Mindless as Love: The Life of Satirist Karl Kraus' is magnificent, especially for former Berliners like me who have always struggled to understand the coexistence of reactionary and progressive elements in Vienna around 1900. 1/2

Residents of #Newcastle of all ages sent a clear message today against all those who incite hatred.

Aus aktuellem Anlass ein wenig Werbung in eigener Sache - zur Geschichte der "Weltbühne" von den 1920er Jahren bis 1993:

PhD position available in "Early Modern Global History" (1400-1800) in the Department of Modern History, University of Tübingen (3+1 years), working under the supervision of the amazing Christina Brauner @chbrauner.bsky.social. Apply by 20 June. Details attached.

Screenshot from Times Higher Education today

Looking forward to the workshop 'Exile, Migration, Translation' at Newcastle University on 26 February 2025. Organised by @gmahlberg.bsky.social, with a keynote by Susanne Lachenicht and in cooperation with the Modern European History seminar at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

Bob (R.I.) Moore, Professor @newcastleuni.bsky.social for many years, died this morning. He leaves behind an impressive body of academic work, including his masterpiece “The First European Revolution, c. 970-1215”. He was also a pioneer of comparative world history. We will sorely miss him.

Just published - the American edition of my book "Hinter der ,Weltbühne'", initially written in German and originally published in 2022. The contact sheet we have used for the cover is from the photographer Fred Stein. I hope you'll like it!

Just published: "Transformationen einer Polizei: Das Landeskriminalamt Sachsen im 20. Jahrhundert", edited by Mike Schmeitzner, Carsten Schreiber and Tom Thieme. Details attached.

Eines der Bücher im nächsten Jahr, dem ich viele Leserinnen und Leser wünsche - es lohnt sich! Christoph Kreutzmüller und Bjoern Weigel, Berlin im Nationalsozialismus: Abriss einer Stadtgeschichte, Berlin 2025. Erscheinungsterm: März!

The next seminar of Newcastle University's Modern European History seminar is tomorrow, 20 November, 4pm: Katalin Straner will speak about #Knowledge in #Exile: Translating #Science for (and in) 19th-century Central Europe. Details attached. All welcome!

My colleague Anne Rethmann is organising the international symposium "Human Rights in Troubled Times". With Jan Eckel, Leora Bilsky, Chad Goldberg and many more. On 21 November 2024 at the Hebrew University Jerusalem. Participation via zoom is possible. Details: robinson.huji.ac.il/news/interna...

A cordial invitation to join the launch of the book "Relief and Rehabilitation for a Post-war World: Humanitarian Intervention and the UNRRA", edited by my great colleagues @lgmsam.bsky.social and Katherine Rossy. Details here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/d...

Meine Rezension zu Torsten Konopka, "Deutsche Blauhelme in Afrika. Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die Missionen der Vereinten Nationen Anfang der 1990er Jahre" heute in der FAZ. Fazit: Die Bekämpfung humanitärer Notlagen war für die Bundesregierung weniger entscheidend als man vermuten könnte.

Interested in the history of the nationalist right of the Weimar Republic? My review of Heinrich Claß, Politische Erinnerungen des Vorsitzenden des Alldeutschen Verbandes 1915–1933/36, edited by Björn Hofmeister, Berlin 2022 is now published in the HZ 🗃️: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

CfP "Remembering Genocides and Violent Conflicts: Intergenerational Memory and Post History in Contemporary Societies". Potsdam, 18-21 June 2024. Details attached. 🗃️

Zwei Post-Doc Stellen für zeithistorische Forschungen zur Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung am IfZ München: www.ifz-muenchen.de/das-institut...

"Schorkopf erzählt mit kritischer Sympathie eine Erfolgsgeschichte mit Hindernissen, die zwar keinen Bundesstaat klassischer Prägung, aber doch eine handlungsfähige Union ,mit erheblicher politischer Gestaltungskraft' hervorgebracht hat." My review here: zeitung.faz.net/faz/politik/...

CfP for "Dealing With Nazi Collaborators After 1945: Comparative Views", 21-22 November 2024, Hannah-Arendt-Institut für Totalitarismusforschung Dresden. Details attached; contact: udo.grashoff@mailbox.tu-dresden.de - Deadline: 31 December 2023 🗃️