Samantha K Knapton

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Samantha K Knapton

@LgmSam

Assistant Professor in History at UoN - Anglo-German-Polish relations, post-war history, UNRRA, Queer histories of displacement. Views own. She/Her. 🍞 & 🌹

Newcastle/Nottingham Katılım Nisan 2013

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·20 Şub

🥳🥳🥳 it's out! Can't wait to receive my author copies 📕👩‍🎓🤓

UoN History@UonHistory

Congratulations to our new staff member Dr Samantha K. Knapton @LgmSam, on the publication of her new book titled, Occupiers, Humanitarian Workers, and Polish Displaced Persons in British-Occupied Germany Bloomsbury, 2023 bloomsbury.com/uk/occupiers-h…

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Bloomsbury History@BloomsburyHist·22 Kas

'@LgmSam notable study advances our understanding of ethnicity, nationality, and identity in periods of postwar occupation and displacement. This work is a significant addition to existing literature' @HNet_Reviews Review bit.ly/48VZnQf Book bit.ly/3UYxzox

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·5 Kas

@elisabmpiller @KruizingaSamuel @ERC_Research @UniFreiburg @unihh @NTNU @UvA_Amsterdam Congratulations! Sounds excellent 👌 looking forward to it developing.

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·10 Eki

@MargotTudor Congratulations! Looking forward to hearing/seeing more

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Dr Margot Tudor@MargotTudor·9 Eki

Very lucky to be working with this amazing team of historians on rethinking internationalism(s) - lots of exciting events and publications to come ✨

Jessica Reinisch@JessicaReinisch

Thrilled to announce @MargotTudor, @1_of_many_rias, Daniel Laqua & I have been awarded an AHRC Curiosity Award for 'Rethinking Internationalism'. Here we were in the summer, excitedly taking to whiteboards & waiting patiently for the embargo to lift… @centreintlhist @BirkbeckHCA

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@JessicaReinisch @MargotTudor @centreintlhist @BirkbeckHCA Congratulations! Sounds excellent - the first time I've heard of an AHRC Curiosity win, too! Well done to the whole team 😊

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·9 Eki

Thrilled to see my book reviewed in @hsozkult alongside the wonderful @NowKatarzyna's work: hsozkult.de/publicationrev… Thank you to @Daniel_Newcast for noticing it and sending it through. It's been a nice way to brighten my Wednesday afternoon while in a REF meeting. #UKacademia

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·30 Eyl

@elisabmpiller @NowKatarzyna @PeterGatrell @Hist_HumbertLau And there will be some excellent work coming on disability between UNRAA/IRO across Germany and Austria by Johannes Glack. But he's very early on in his work.

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·30 Eyl

@elisabmpiller @NowKatarzyna @PeterGatrell @Hist_HumbertLau There are also a number of edited volumes and special issues which Philipp Strobl has been involved with as an editor: frank-timme.de/de/programm/pr… And! vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entdeck… Both have some excellent stuff on Austrian DPs/DP camps.

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·30 Eyl

@elisabmpiller @NowKatarzyna @PeterGatrell @Hist_HumbertLau Hi! Well, apart from @NowKatarzyna's excellent book, there's some great work coming out of various projects in Vienna. Franziska Lamp's article on single women in Austrian DP camps: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·28 Eyl

@cambUP_History @MikkelDack @TheGSA Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 well deserved!

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Cambridge University Press - History@cambUP_History·28 Eyl

Congratulations to @MikkelDack on winning the German Studies Association's 2024 David Barclay Book Prize for his book 'Everyday Denazification in Postwar Germany'! Check it out at the Scholar's Choice table in the exhibit room. 📚 cup.org/3WZ2vFk @TheGSA #theGSA2024

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Daniel Tilles@danieltilles1·19 Eyl

"If you see German soldiers, don't panic. They're here to help," says Polish PM @donaldtusk after announcing that German troops were volunteering to help tackle the floods in Poland

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@elisabmpiller Ooh! Looks like I want to read it when you're done 🥳 you'll get there!

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German History Society@GermanHistSoc·7 Eyl

Fascinating panel 16 on hidden histories in Germany's 20thC at #GermanHistSoc2024 chaired by Christopher Dillon (@KingsCollegeLon) with papers by: Samantha K. Knapton @LgmSam (@UniofNottingham) Bodie Ashton @manwithoutatan (@zzfpotsdam) Lilú Kruspe (@unierfurt)

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·31 Ağu

@BalzarettiRoss We're really going to miss you in the department, Ross 💜 from the moment I joined in 2022, you've been there for coffee chats, union solidarity, and gems of advice. But, so glad you're going to have more time to pursue the things you really love. Hopefully see you soon! 🌈 🙂

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Bloomsbury History@BloomsburyHist·26 Ağu

Occupiers, Humanitarian Workers, and Polish Displaced Persons in British-Occupied Germany by @LgmSam is first major account of humanitarianism & Polish displaced persons in British-occupied Germany, fusing together archival material & personal collections. bit.ly/3WfXtVG

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·15 Ağu

My book is now out in Paperback! Thank you @BloomsburyHist for the gratis copies 🙏 bloomsbury.com/uk/occupiers-h…

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Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins (they/them)@drhannahrobbins·6 Ağu

Absolutely devastated by the news of @AgnesFlues’ sudden passing. The absolute best of @ucu. Kind, practical, and committed to what she believed in. Our @UoNUCU community has lost one of its best. Sending so much love to the people who knew her well. 🩷

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@GeorgeGilbert Congrats!! They're lucky to have you 🥳

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George Gilbert 🇺🇦🇬🇧@GeorgeGilbert·24 Tem

Personal news: I'm delighted to say from 1 August 2024 I will be Associate Professor (senior lecturer) at the University of Southampton. Many thanks to my HoD (very supportive during the entire process), and my referees, who all generously supported my application.

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@WW2girl1944 @historical_kate @WeHaveWaysPod @Roger_Moorhouse @claremulley Niiiiice 🤩

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Alina Nowobilska🇵🇱@WW2girl1944·22 Tem

As promised to all the people that came to mine and @historical_kate's talk @WeHaveWaysPod...... you will find all the details you need for mine, @Roger_Moorhouse & @claremulley's new day to day Warsaw Uprising Podcast! Please follow the account and re tweet! #history #WW2

Moments in Time: WW2 Edition Podcast@WW2EditionPod

Thank you for all the new followers! Our first episode will be out on 31st July. This will be a context episode to give a bit of background before we begin all 63 days of daily podcasts, hosted by @WW2girl1944, @Roger_Moorhouse and @claremulley #History #WW2 #WarsawUprising

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contemporary european history@ContEuroHistory·15 Tem

🚨The CEH Prize 2024 is now open for submissions! The winning article by a PhD or early-career researcher will be published in the journal, and the author will receive £400 worth of @CambridgeUP books. The deadline is 6 Sept 2024. Full details here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·18 Tem

Many thanks again to our contributors for their diligent and brilliant work on the volume, as well as the @BloomsburyHist and the Histories of Internationalism series ☺️ @PeterGatrell @NowKatarzyna @DanPlesch @SilviaSalvatici @UlyssesThew

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Samantha K Knapton@LgmSam·18 Tem

@katherinemrossy and I talk about the #UNRRA volume (released Dec., 2023), future research for UNRRA, and report on our launch with the wonderful @JessicaReinisch (Birkbeck), Bertrand Taithe (Manchester), and Kerstin von Lingen (Vienna). @UonHistory @UoNHumanities #booklaunch

Refugee History🧡@RefugeeHistory

📢New Post! In our final blog for this academic year, @LgmSam and Katherine Rossy @QueensCIDP share insights from their recent edited collection, Relief and Rehabilitation for a Postwar World: Humanitarian Intervention and the UNRRA ⬇️ refugeehistory.org/blog/2024/7/18…

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