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Eli Rubin

@erubin.bsky.social

Historian @ Western Michigan University. GDR, WWII, material culture, consumption, design, Plattenbau, destruction, urban space. Chicago and sort of Michigan sports fanatic. Father of five!!!

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Three more months until People without History are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust comes out @uoftpress.bsky.social and translated @williamrossjones.bsky.social
you can preorder below.
utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

25.07.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The German Democratic Republic: The Rise and Fall of a Cold War State. Available now as an Ebook! (print copies will start shipping in a month)

24.07.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Israel and Gaza: Is It Genocide?

I am still on my social media hiatus but logging in to share the response of my friend @hpollingalay.bsky.social to the Omer Bartov NYT piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...

21.07.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Today I think of the brave, beautiful people in Budapest marching for queer rights. This is not about Hungary, this is about a horrible tendency that is spreading.

28.06.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I heard that too but how the hell could that be based on the wording of that release? I’m still worried too.

25.06.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This would be far more restrictive than Russian archival policy, if it's what people are speculating it might be.

24.06.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ—ƒοΈ Re: forthcoming restrictions on access to National Archives at College Park:

Is it possible for @historians.org @oah.org @iehs.bsky.social and other associations to do the same as @mjfuhlhage.bsky.socialπŸ‘‡πŸ½?

Oh: and also file a lawsuit?

24.06.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely file a lawsuit.

24.06.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously. @historians.org we do expect you to do something for real.

24.06.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very bad. Seems like if ever there were a legitimate role for the AHA it would be to sue over this.

24.06.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok this is bad. Legitimately really bad.

24.06.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes that’s the oneβ€” supposedly the oldest in Berlin. 700 yrs old?

15.06.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s also the tree along the Ludwig Jahn Sportpark which is where the first Sammlung that led to the 1848 uprising. And the oldest is I think in the Tegeler Wald?

15.06.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love the history of Berlin trees which have seen everything come and go. One of the oldest is near the Neue Stastsbibliothek, withstood Speer’s demolitions and bombing and intense combat! I think it dates back to the time of the Great Elector

15.06.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Part of the idea is to showcase some of the newest research from newer voices in the field, but also to provide a bookend to Kathy Pence and Paul Betts’ 2008 β€œSocialist Modern”. Two of the contributors, Bri Smith & Tom Smith (no relation) will be at the launch to talk on their research on the GDR.

03.06.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Socialist Subjectivities Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Socialist Subjectivities: Queering East Germany under Honecker (University of Michigan Press, 2025) Moderator: Eli Rubin (afterword) Speakers: Scott Harrison (editor), Briana Smith (contributor), Tom...

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03.06.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey allβ€” New edited volume just appeared, β€œSocialist Subjectivities: Queering East Germany under Honecker”. The editors, Katharine White and Scott Harrison are hosting a virtual book launch this Thursday 4 pm ET. I’ll be moderating (and I wrote the conclusion!!!). Please join! Link is below ⬇️

03.06.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for this and please thank him for his work. Somehow a lot of this isn’t coming through in standard media reporting.

01.06.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

πŸ§ͺ ICYMI: $25,000 bridge funding for terminated NSF grants.

Major props for to the Spencer, Sloan, W. T. Grant, and Kapor Foundations for their swift action, even though we (and they) know this is a band-aid fix.

Due May 30. Applications are brief: a 2-3 page memo of 6-month plans & other docs.

06.05.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

That was fast: HALF THE BIG TEN IS READY TO FORM A BIG TEN COMPACT! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

Rutgers
Nebraska
Indiana
Michigan State
Michigan
Washington
Ohio State
Maryland
Minnesota

1) Share widely.
2) Contact presidents at the above saying: implement!
3) Contact your own univ/colleges saying: pass a compact!

24.04.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 14

Hi this is incorrect. The editors of CEH are Ben Marschke and Jared Poley. The book review editors are myself and Michael Sauter. Please update your information.

17.04.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good times and good memories!

17.04.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice. This is a big domino.

11.04.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is potentially hopeful and important. Is UMich senate talking about this??

10.04.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks lovely!!

06.04.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Followingβ€” I’m going try Italian archives next year too!

04.04.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mannheimer Stipendium β€” in Gedenken an Roger Willemsen

Das Mannheimer Aufenthaltsstipendium in Gedenken an Roger Willemsen startet in die zweite Ausgabe. Kunstschaffende (aller Sparten) aus Mannheim kΓΆnnen sich ab sofort fΓΌr das Stipendium bewerben.

❗Einsendeschluss ist der 30. April 2025

Weitere Infos:
www.mannheim.de/roger-willemsen-stipendium

04.04.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arbeitsstipendien fΓΌr deutschsprachige Literatur - Berlin.de Die Stipendien sind fΓΌr die kΓΌnstlerische Entwicklung von professionell arbeitenden Autorinnen und Autoren bestimmt.

Arbeitsstipendien fΓΌr deutschsprachige Literatur von in Berlin lebenden Schriftsteller*innen zu vergeben!

❗Die Antragsfrist endet am 06.05.2025 um 11.00 Uhr

Alle Informationen hier:
www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/f...

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04.04.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A few tips for NEH grantees:
1) if you've spent money on an awarded grant but have not yet drawn down the funds, make sure to submit the paperwork to drawn down funds ASAP.

2) the NYTimes article suggests that "DOGE" might cancel awards. If you receive an email from DOGE cancelling your NEH award,

02.04.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 467    πŸ” 325    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 58

Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements

03.04.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 46853    πŸ” 11601    πŸ’¬ 1007    πŸ“Œ 687

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