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Newcastle University ~~~~~ PhD: "Negotiating post-1989 identities Foreign visitor encounters in museums of Communism”

Joined February 2017
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DEADLINE EXTENDED! Are you an early career or postgraduate researchers working on the social, cultural, and political contexts of arms and armour? Join us in September for the 6th annual Weapons in Society conference, at @Royal_Armouries! Apply by 30 April.
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I'm reading through Lisa Traynor's new article on the McKinley assassination and am struck by the relevance of this historical moment even today, 125 years later. The author's analysis of the means available to and motivations of Czolgosz is a great read! doi.org/10.1080/17416124.202…
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Only one week left to apply for the #MSA Museums and Memory Working Group virtual conference! "Museums, Memory, Politics," Jan 24-25, 2025. Deadline: Sept 16, 2024. CfP: shorturl.at/cPZZz To submit your abstract: forms.gle/NAz7g4qRCXta9JgG8 #MemoryStudies @MemStudiesAssoc
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🚀 Attention, PhD Students! Submit your research for #MSAForward2024, an online workshop on Nov 7-8! Connect with peers, get feedback from senior academics, and discuss "Memories in Transit." 🗓️ Deadline: Sept 15, 2024 🔗bit.ly/3S2WjdF #MemoryStudies #PhDWorkshop
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🚨 #CfP! Join the MSA Museums and Memory Working Group virtual conference with the theme "Museums, Memory, Politics," Jan 24-25, 2025. 🗓️ Deadline: Sept 16, 2024. Explore restitution, memory politics, museums as activism sites & more. 🔗shorturl.at/cPZZz
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There are worse places to have a conference....
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Day 1 of Cold War Legacy in Europe: Commemoration, Adaptation, and Exhibition is underway!
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Closing at midnight on 9th June! please share & apply for this p/t post-doc on Cultural Dynamics: Museums & Democracy in Motion project @ACHS2024GALWAY @achs_ecrn @MemStudiesAssoc @IcomOfficiel @UK_ICOM @MuseumsAssoc @museumsbund
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Samantha Vaughn retweeted
🏆✨Merima Ražanica, Lead Educator at the War Childhood Museum, is the first to receive the Peace Curator Prize for her contributions to peace-building and heritage preservation in the #WesternBalkans #sarajevo #curator #culturalheritage #museum #peace buff.ly/3JDlf6T
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Dear Community, We are excited to announce that the preparations for the MSA Conference 2025 are in full swing! Please save the following details: 💡 Theme: Beyond Crises 📆 July 14 - 18, 2025 📍 Prague, Czech Republic Further details and the call for papers will follow soon.
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Growing militarisation, nationalism, and polarisation are the real drivers of escalating violence and war. In this #EUElection, don't let history repeat itself. Sign the letter and #VoteWithMemory. bit.ly/votewithmemory #EuropeanElections #VoteEU #EP2024 #UseYourVote
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN!🎟️📣 🌟 Do you want to be a part of the #Momentum2024 and join us this fall in Tartu, Estonia? Remember that the call for papers is still open until April 30th! Submit your proposal today! 👉bit.ly/3JlKqL4 Registration 🔗 bit.ly/3Q5TGa2
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Fresh off an amazing few days at #basees2024, I'm off to Belfast for #2024ICOMUKconf. A full day of talks dedicated to exploring the role of museums as spaces for conflict reconciliation and peace-building.
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I'll be speaking this afternoon at #basees2024 Really looking forward to talking about my PhD research on foreign visitors to museums of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe! 4.45pm in Teaching Room 5. Come join!
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Published! This fantastic Handbook (ed. by @gonulbozoglu, Gary Campbell, Laurajane Smith & @chrisw_heritage) surveys the intersection of heritage & politics & helps elucidate the political implications of heritage practices. routledge.com/The-Routledge-… @RoutledgeHist #heritage
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Join us in Sarajevo in July for the Why Remember? conference: Reframing Trauma. Fully hybrid online and in person. Why Remember? will address the complex and contested questions of memory. Please share! docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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If you are an academic working in Italy please consider signing our open letter to stop the agreement between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the state of Israel The agreement fosters joint research programs leading to dual-use technology. Letter & form next tweet👇
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Samantha Vaughn retweeted
CfP, 8th Tartu Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies: 'Area Studies in Crisis? In Search of New Approaches in East European and Eurasian Studies', Tartu 20-21 June 2024: sisu.ut.ee/tartuconference/c…
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Thinking back to my time at the incredible @WCMsarajevo. They have such an important collection, which I hope everyone has the opportunity to see!
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