Paul Leworthy

Germanist & comparatist interested in memory and space. Founding co-organiser of the Connecting Memories research initiative.

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All tickets away. More people to enjoy the show. Thanks @phlaimeaux

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I've have 3 spare tickets for sale to see David O'Doherty (@phlaimeaux) tonight at 7.20pm in the Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre at the @edfringe. DM for details...

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Excruciating (self-)promo video recorded backstage at The @StandComedyClub alert 🚨🚨(Sound on! 🔊)
But seriously if you're in Edinburgh on Aug 10, come along to see me talking about monuments and why I think some of them should be made to lie down!
Link to tickets 👇

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@sonrieinspanish Yes, please. These look super helpful 😀

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**NEW EPISODE**
In this Connecting Memories Podcast special, I talk to guest speaker Prof Peter Davies (Edinburgh) about the Holocaust and translation.
Available now on Spotify, Apple podcasts & https://t.co/yCHWf2qIOa

@PDaviesEdin @edinburghgerman @LLCatEdinburgh @EdinburghUni

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**NEW EPISODE**
In the latest episode of the Connecting Memories Podcast, I talk to guest speaker Prof Michael Rothberg (UCLA/@UCLA) about memory, (post)migration and the ethics of Holocaust comparisons.
Available now on Spotify, Apple podcasts & https://t.co/yeyOHh0mFF

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**NEW EPISODE**
In the latest episode of the Connecting Memories podcast, I talk to guest speaker Prof Katharina Niemeyer (UQAM) about memory, media and nostalgia.
Available now on Spotify, Apple podcasts & https://t.co/yeyOHhhY4f

@kathniemeyer @LeCELAT @edmUQAM

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**NEW EPISODE**
In the latest episode of the Connecting Memories podcast, I talk to guest speaker Prof Max Silverman (University of Leeds/@LeedsUniAHC @UniversityLeeds) about what he calls ‘impure memory’.
Available now on Spotify, Apple podcasts & https://t.co/yeyOHhhY4f

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**NEW EPISODE**
In the latest episode of the Connecting Memories podcast, I talk to guest speaker Dr László Muntean (Radboud University Nijmegen/@Radboud_Uni) about memory, materiality and waste.
Available now on Spotify, Apple podcasts & https://t.co/yeyOHhhY4f

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**NEW SERIES ALERT**
The Connecting Memories Podcast is back with a new series!
In the first episode, I talk to guest speaker Prof James Young (UMass Amherst) about memory, memorials and their meanings.
It's available now on Spotify, Apple podcasts & at https://t.co/yeyOHhhY4f!

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@mcgovernRL No worries. Thanks for your great question earlier! 😀

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Great conclusion to the first day of the '(Re)thinking Countermonuments' conference with fantastic papers by fellow Germanists @claireama & @KatyaKrylova1! Brilliant papers and discussions all day and excellent moderation from @LegaciesofPast & @francis_finlay #countermonuments

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Prof Erll thinks about the interelation of #covid19 and #collectivememory, and what #memorystudies can tell us about the pandemic.

Prof Hirsch introduces the @zipcodememory community initiative, exploring the affective dimension of the pandemic and the losses it wrought.

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Today is the two-year anniversary of the World Health Organisation’s declaration of a global pandemic on March 11 2020.

We've put together two extended specials of the Connecting Memories Podcast to mark the occasion.

Listen here: https://t.co/cjXJKNzlMI

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The guest speakers on the Covid-19 Pandemic Anniversary Specials of #ConnectingMemoriesPodcast are Prof Marianne Hirsch @nanehirsch (Columbia University/@Columbia) and Prof Astrid Erll (Goethe University Frankfurt/@goetheuni).

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I'm delighted to announce the return of The Connecting Memories Podcast!
Two Covid-19 Pandemic Anniversary Specials will be released tomorrow - more details soon...
The first two series are available to stream now at https://t.co/cjXJKNzlMI and on all major podcast platforms

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Very excited about the AGS 2021 Conference which starts tomorrow. As well as a programme full of fantastic talks, it's going to be great to (virtually) congregate with colleagues again! #AGS2021 #GermanStudies

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For teachers looking to do their best this academic year in difficult circumstances, know that online teaching is hard work, but not for the reasons you might think. The hardest bit is changing your teaching mindset, and the mindsets of your students. Here’s some thoughts.

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Search 'Connecting Memories' on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or listen at https://t.co/cjXJKNzlMI.

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New episode of the Connecting Memories Podcast available now!

The guest speaker for this episode is Dr Sarah Gensburger (CNRS).

👇Details and links below👇

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Dr Gensburger examines the evolving ways in which the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015 were remembered, speaking from the perspective of a sociologist and a resident of the district in which the attacks and much of the commemoration took place.