Matt Fitzpatrick
@kilderbenhauser.bsky.social
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Historian, particularly of Germany, empires, colonialism, mass expulsions, global royals and ideas. Occasionally complaint rock and other nonsense. Living and working on Kaurna yarta.
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kilderbenhauser.bsky.social
Official release day for my newie 'A Pacific Power: Liberal Imperialism in German Samoa'. And I have copies!! Would love to see this in a few libraries. You can order it here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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tedmccormick.bsky.social
University leaders: [terminate programs, close campuses, cave in to political pressure from demagogues]

Faculty, students, staff: you’re killing the university

Management consultants: looks like you got a real comms challenge here
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sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social
»Eine kritische Aufarbeitung des #Kolonialismus ist ... Voraussetzung für eine gerechte & diskriminierungssensible Gegenwart«
Dr. Ibou Diop

#Berlin übernimmt endlich Verantwortung für seine koloniale Vergangenheit & das Erinnerungskonzept "Kolonialismus erinnern" ist online🧵

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Kolonialismus Erinnern
Ein geamtstädtisches Erinnerungskonzept des Landes Berlin

"Berlin übernimmt Verantwortung für seine koloniale Vergangenheit"

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konzept.kolonialismus-erinnern.de

Kolonialismus Erinnern.
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dan-sinnamon.bsky.social
know what's good? a great lecture by someone who really knows their shit
nathankhensley.bsky.social
flipped classrooms & the unquestioned shift toward “student-led learning” were also part of the deprofessionalization->adjunctification->mechanization program whose ultimate goal was a fully administrative university
johndownesangus.bsky.social
The over-reliance on standardization as the mechanism for writing instruction really was a pretty unbeatable context to produce de-professionalized teachers okay with using AI to grade
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ligerlillie.bsky.social
Papa Smurf wears a Phrygian cap, most often associated with the French Revolution, indicating Smurf Village had a monarchy it has since overthrown. This makes Papa Smurf, de facto head of state post-revolution, akin to Robespierre. In this essay I will —
An image of Papa Smurf, a small blue man with a white beard. He’s wearing red trousers that lead into shoes and a red cap that slouches forward.
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colonial-memories.bsky.social
Dekolonial Erinnern im Übersee-Museum Bremen: Gelungene Ausstellung zum deutschen Kolonialreich im Pazifik. @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social würde sich freuen. Dieser Aspekt findet bisher zu wenig Beachtung.

@he-mel.bsky.social @diplo.de @laenderkultur.bsky.social
Karte mit Aufschrift „1914 ist das Deutsche Reich eine etablierte Kolonialmacht im Pazifik“ Schaubild mit Aufschrift „Unvorstellbare Dimensionen: Das deutsche Kolonialreich in Ozeanien erstreckte sich über 243.000 km.“ Schaubild mit Informationen zum Thema „Auf der Plantage“ Schaubild mit Informationen zum Thema „Kolonialwaren für den deutschen Markt“
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colonial-memories.bsky.social
Leseempfehlung!!

„A Pacific Power: Liberal Imperialism in German Samoa“

Von Matthew P. Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social

Oxford Studies in Modern European History
Titelseite des erwähnten Buchs
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rheinze.bsky.social
That’s it I’m founding a religion based on the teachings of the prophet Jean Baudrillard
davidingram.bsky.social
In July 2024, five months before he allegedly set the fire, Mr Rinderknecht asked ChatGPT to create an image of a "dystopian painting" that included a burning forest and a crowd of people running away from a fire. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pacific Palisades fire suspect snared by ChatGPT image, say investigators
Investigators say evidence collected from the 29-year-old's devices showed an AI image of a burning city.
www.bbc.com
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bcfinucane.bsky.social
I was completely unprepared for the threat posed by the Antifa super soldiers.
courtneyvaughn.bsky.social
Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
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paulita.bsky.social
"Key take-away: Political communication by mainstream parties plays a central role in the electoral success of the far right. When mainstream parties adopt far-right issues, they help to disseminate far-right ideas and legitimise them."
tevoelker.bsky.social
New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵
Abstract
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maartjeabb.bsky.social
Lectureship in the history of Aotearoa New Zealand at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland! Come join me and my wonderful colleagues! jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...
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yairwallach.bsky.social
Israel continues to bomb Gaza, as of 30 minutes ago
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rheinze.bsky.social
Super Trick, erst zu behaupten, es gäbe ja noch kaum Forschung (ausser deiner natürlich) und gleichzeitig alle Kolleg*innen, die schon vorher zu deinem Thema gearbeitet haben, zu „postkolonialen Aktivist*innen“ abzustempeln, die man (also: die ministeriale Förderung) quasi ignorieren sollte.
clemensvillinger.bsky.social
„Keiner ist aktuell besser geeignet, diese Fragen zu diskutieren, als der Historiker Götz Aly.“

Na ja, mir würden schon ein paar andere Namen einfallen. Und auch Alys These, dass die Forschung zum dt. Kolonialismus gerade erst beginnt, ist steil.
www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...
Gedenkstättenkonzept: Aus dem Konzept
Wolfram Weimer will kein deutsches Gedenken an die Verbrechen des Kolonialismus. Doch ist er deshalb gleich ein Kulturkämpfer?
www.zeit.de
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slackbastard.bsky.social
'A former deputy head of the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, McInerney has also argued the White Australia Policy did not go far enough and that white Australians may need to live in separate neighbourhoods as a form of “tactical retreat”.'

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
The far-right figures teaching students at a Sydney college
The dean of studies says the country will need political parties for white Australians. A senior lecturer wants an Anglo-Celtic club to inspire fear in “leftist thugs”.
www.smh.com.au
kilderbenhauser.bsky.social
FWIW, staring down Hastie and showing climate deniers the door could be Ley's chance to resurrect her party in the medium term. Hastie could become the next Corey Bernardi and the Libs might regain teal seats. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Senior Liberal women warn party will alienate voters if it abandons net zero as Andrew Hastie urges
Three high-profile female members speak out as the party publicly fractures over its climate and energy policy
www.theguardian.com
kilderbenhauser.bsky.social
Heading back to Adelaide from the US German Studies conference this morning, my first one in 6 years. Thanks very much to all of the colleagues and friends who stopped me to say hello, and for the extremely generous comments on my book in the roundtable. 🤘
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chowleen.bsky.social
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
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kim-todzi.de
Very interesting conference on colonial taxation at the University of Flensburg.

www.uni-flensburg.de/en/frzph/for...
Flyer for the conference “Comparative Perspectives on Taxation and the Colonial State,” September 25–27, 2025 at Europa-Universität Flensburg.
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colonial-memories.bsky.social
Dekolonial Erinnern in Berlin: Heute Einweihung der Stelen zur deutschen Kolonialgeschichte im „Afrikanischen“ und „Chinesisch/pazifischen“ Viertel
@decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @isdberlin.bsky.social @michmo.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social @adamblackler.bsky.social
Eröffnung der Gedenkstelen-Ausstellung „Wege des Erinnerns“ am 25. September 2025 ab 11 Uhr ein. Gemeinsam möchten wir sieben Gedenkstelen im öffentlichen Raum einweihen, die ein Jahr lang im „Afrikanischen Viertel“ und an den „Asiatisch-Pazifischen Straßen“ zu sehen sein werden. Mit der Eröffnung möchten wir die Arbeit der Akteur*innen, Mitstreiter*innen und Verbündeten der Straßenumbenennungsbewegung würdigen und den Prozess der Umbenennungen sichtbar machen.
 
Die Veranstaltung beginnt mit der feierlichen Enthüllung der Cornelius-Fredericks-Gedenkstele um 11 Uhr. Gedenkstelen-Rundgänge (Rollstuhlgerechter Bustransport auf Anfrage per Anmeldung)
„Afrikanisches Viertel“ mit Mnyaka Sururu Mboro
„Asiatisch-Pazifische Straßen“ mit Kimiko Suda
Treffpunkt: Cornelius-Fredericks-Straße/Ecke Kongo-Straße Bild der Stele zur Maji-Maji-Allee Bild der Stele zum Manga-Bell-Platz
kilderbenhauser.bsky.social
For the first time in many years, I'll be at this year's GSA conference, chatting about aspects of German colonialism. If you spot me, feel free to come and say hello.