Erzsébet Árvay
arv-er.bsky.social
Erzsébet Árvay
@arv-er.bsky.social
Historian, researcher, educator.
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highest possible recommendation for this great new book from my brilliant colleague Aimee Gennell

cup.columbia.edu/book/empire-...
September 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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We have launched an English-language version of the ZZF Podcast and I'm featured in the second episode talking to Lee Holt about East Germany, global history and illiberalism in East Central Europe. Check it out at the link!
New Podcast: @historyned.bsky.social and host Lee Holt discuss the history of the GDR, its global context, and the rise of illiberal constitutionalism in Central Europe.

You can find the full episode on our website: buff.ly/f8umz5N

Picture: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-66326-0003 /Biscan /CC-BY-SA 3.0
August 20, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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We are hiring two Research Fellow positions in modern/contemporary history! Applications are due August 30th; visit our web site for further details: www.ghi-dc.org/news-show/tw...
Two Research Fellow Positions in Modern and Contemporary History (19th century to the present) – GHI Washington
www.ghi-dc.org
August 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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New episode is live!

We invited the film historian Alice Lovejoy (@alicelovejoy.bsky.social) to discuss her new book, Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War, and the political economy of film production and its connection to imperialism.
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March 24, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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It's here! After so many years!

I wasn't entirely sure this book would really happen, until I opened the box. Now, perhaps, it's time to let go of it and see what others think..?

Thanks to @harvardpress.bsky.social and everyone else who followed me in this journey.
August 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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👏 Many congratulations to Dr Aviva Guttmann from our Department of International Politics on winning a prestigious international prize for her book exploring the hidden history of intelligence cooperation during the Cold War.

🖱️ tinyurl.com/44bnk7p3

#ColdWar #IntelligenceHistory
August 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Reading Zachary Hoffman's piece, one line struck me: “the seeming defeat of teaching at a high school.”
Why does academia treat teaching as failure? Zachary calls high school teaching an exit. I call it the training the PhD never gave me. I'm done apologizing for it.
July 16, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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Interested in interning with us in Washington? We offer research internships focused on history as well as public administration & scholarly communication internships. We recommend students interested in 2027 internships apply by July 31: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/res...
July 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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📢 Call for Papers: #BASEES2027 Annual Conference

BASEES invites proposals for panels, roundtables, papers, book discussion roundtables, and thematic colloquia.

📍 Robinson College, University of Cambridge (9–11 April 2027)

🗓️ Proposal deadline: 5 Oct 2026

Details & submission: baseesconference.org
July 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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📣 Our latest New Voices blog is out!

Tim Mansueto, @bristoluni.bsky.social, charts the history and expansion of asylums in Fascist Italy as sites of internment for political dissenters.

www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
The Pathologisation of Dissent in Fascist Italy, 1922-43 « History# « Cambridge Core Blog
Mussolini’s Blackshirts marched on Rome in 1922 and consolidated power by 1925-26, turning the country into the world’s first ‘totalitarian’ state. Political dissent was ruthlessly quashed – though af...
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July 13, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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Palgrave is offering a nice discount on the hardcover edition of my first book. It is actually affordable at that price, and it still reads well! ❤️

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Soviet Influences on Postwar Yugoslav Gender Policies
This book explores Soviet influences on Yugoslav gender policies, examining how Yugoslav communists interpreted, adapted and used Soviet ideas to change Yugoslav society. The book sheds new light on t...
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July 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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How do you write a book with 24 scholars about a figure you cannot turn into a hero? Giorgio Riello from @eui-history.bsky.social on a new volume that uses one merchant's account as a guide to the early modern world. #EUIResearch
https://loom.ly/Hbg1uaU
July 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Tara Zahra's keynote lecture from the 2025 Central European History Convention in Vienna posed a question that likely resonated with many in the field:

What Good Is Habsburg History When the World Is on Fire?

#Habsburg #History #CEHC #Austria #Vienna #AcademicSky #Wien
June 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
For anyone on the postdoc hunt in Vienna:

jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
University Assistant postdoctoral
University Assistant postdoctoral
jobs.univie.ac.at
May 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM