Mikkel Dack

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Some exciting news: Everyday Denazification has been shortlisted for the Council for European Studies 2026 First Book Award (winner announced in May). It's encouraging to learn that my research on political de-radicalization continues to gain traction.

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Stefanie Fischer and Kim Wünschmann. Illustrated by Liz Clarke. Oberbrechen: A German Village Confronts its Nazi Past. Within the dense historiographical landscape of Holocaust studies, unexplored topics continue to come into focus alongside methodological innovations, the

My latest book review for @historians.org is of "Oberbrechen: A German Village Confronts Its Nazi Past" by Stefanie Fischer and Kim Wünschmann - academic.oup.com/ahr/article-...

UC Berkeley’s Austrian Studies Program seeks a Visiting Professor to teach the 5-week Botstiber Compact Seminar in Spring 2027. Topics on Austrian lit, history, or culture welcome.

For More Information, see the Link Below:

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At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo

At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

Wait, what?

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PhD and recent postdocs in Central European History, CEHS @ceuropeanhistory.bsky.social is accepting applications until December 1, 2025 for its Emerging Scholar Program. This year's program will support panels for the 2027 AHA Meeting in New Orleans. Details at: tinyurl.com/4y6n4rhz

I'll be watching the new #Nuremberg film tonight. Trying to keep an open mind. My wife has made me promise not to whisper any historical commentary (or criticism). Totally fair.

Our Phi Alpha Theta chapter made the main page of the national website. This is what “unlocking your historical potential” looks like…

Vote, New Jersey! www.nj.gov/state/electi...

🚨 Job Alert!

We're recruiting a part-time freelance managing editor to join the CEH editorial team.

Applications are due by 30 November 2025.

Full details and application process here:

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Thrilled with the evening event. @milleridriss.bsky.social was brilliant, we had 200+
folks, and there were tons of good, difficult questions about misogyny and hate and the far right extremist pipeline.

Very excited to share Federico Marcon's "Fascism: The History of a Word" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social, 2025) with my students next semester. This book surprised and impressed me throughout.

A few weeks back, I spoke with Dr. Paul Jackson (Northampton) about his new research on fascism and the history of emotions. This is the first episode of the “De-Radicalization & Democracy” series from #RCHGHR @rowanuniversity.bsky.social. Have a read! www.rowan.edu/ric-edelman-...

Important conference alert: "Fascism at the Ballot Boxes" - November 12-14, 2025. My colleague @victorgayeco.bsky.social will present some early findings from our "Who Became Nazi?" project. Program: danslesurnes.hypotheses.org

Indeed, I’ve arrived! Thank you, @astridme.bsky.social

Call for abstracts for interdisciplinary conference on "Popular Support for Autocratic Regimes in Historical Perspective," May 26-27 in Toulouse @tse-fr.eu

Deadline: Nov 15. Travel/accommodation will be covered.

Please apply!

Co-organized with Jan Stuckatz, Selina Hofstetter, and Mikkel Dack.