Layla K (she|her)
🌻 PhD student @uniheidelberg | Childhood in American foreign missions C19 | Obsessed with Twilight, trains & blue cheese | all views my own
- Thank you so much to @susannequitmann.bsky.social for your wonderful responses in helping me rethink the “voice” of British child migrants (and congrats!!) 🚸
- My colleagues and I are organizing a fun conference @hcaheidelberg.bsky.social next spring. Submit your proposals now! ✍️
- #CFP "Authority in Crisis, Trust in Transition" 📍 Heidelberg Center for American Studies 📅 20-22 May 2026 Deadline for abstracts: 15th November
- Such a wonderful project!! Thanks @jennycrane.bsky.social for sharing it with the blog @shcy.bsky.social
- shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/the-rise... Interview about my new book - with thanks for great questions from Hannah Stamler and Layla Koch 📕🙏 @shcy.bsky.social
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Wettbewerb: super für die Wissenschaft -- oder?! Aus aktuellem Anlass (looking at you, #ExStra) hier nochmal mein Text darüber, welcher Wettbewerb in der Wissenschaft produktiv ist -- & welcher Fehlanreize erzeugt. Spoiler: Berufliche Existenz als Wettbewerbseinsatz geht gar nicht! #IchBinHanna
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)„Der Wettbewerb um Spitzenforschung und internationale Sichtbarkeit ist spannender denn je!“ Äh ja, „spannend“ für die, die weiter Zeit, Energie & Nerven investieren (müssen), um da „mitzuspielen“. Das hier ist keine Gameshow. Und es geht auch um berufliche Existenzen! #ExitExzellenz #IchBinHanna
- ‼️Ebenso wissen wir jetzt, dass sich 15 Unis Hoffnung machen dürfen, im Neuantragsverfahren als Exzellenzuniversität ausgewählt zu werden. Der Wettbewerb um Spitzenforschung und internationale Sichtbarkeit ist spannender denn je! Alles zum Neuantragsverfahren: www.wissenschaftsrat.de/DE/Aufgabenf...
- Hehe absolutely loved this piece for many reasons 😊
- In this week's blog post on Digital Childhoods, Lane Baker takes us all the way back to 1510 to explore Romani children in a Gothic tapestry: shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/threads-...
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- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)new pope! *crowd goes wild* American pope! *crowd boos* woke for an American! *crowd goes wild* bad on protecting abusive priests! *crowd boos* hates JD Vance! *crowd goes wild*
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)“There is far too much power in the hands of professors in the German system,” says @leising.bsky.social. My latest @nature.com story digs into efforts to tackle the entrenched structural heirarchy that enables academic bullies.
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- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Gemeinsam mit #ZusammenGegenRechts rufen wir auf zum deutschlandweiten Aktionstag am 11. Mai für ein #AfDVerbotJetzt Schließt euch zusammen! Material und Hilfestellungen gibt es hier: afd-verbot.jetzt/de/mitmachen Tragt die Demo ein: www.demokrateam.org Wir sind gespannt auf eure Aktionen 🩷💚💪
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- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Die AfD ist jetzt insgesamt gesichert rechtsextrem. Viele sagten, es wäre Zeit für ein AfD-Verbot, wenn dieser Fall eintritt. Wenn du das jetzt auch fordern möchtest, hier geht es zur Petition: innn.it/AfDVerbot
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- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Monatelang arbeitete das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz an einer Neubewertung der AfD. Nun steht fest: Die Behörde hält die gesamte Partei für rechtsextrem.
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)If you decide to go to #Germany #ResearchWonderland, check out #ichbinhanna. Know about #WissZeitVG, be aware that 90% of scientist are on temporary contracts. No permanent positions on intermediate level. #prof or out. If you are white and male , you might be lucky.
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Ab heute gilt die AfD als „gesichert rechtsextremistische Bestrebung“. Der Verfassungsschutz hat das entsprechende Gutachten fertig, drei Jahre wurden Belege gesammelt. Das Gutachten soll rund 1100 Seiten umfassen: www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Faschistische Politik ist keine „Reaktion“ auf Diversitätspolitik, sondern im Kern gegen existierende Diversität gerichtet. Ich weiß wirklich nicht, warum man das sagen muss. Niemand ist „zu weit“ gegangen, hat „Abwehr“ hervorgerufen etc.
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- Absolutely loved editing this piece!! 👞🛼🩰
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- Excited for this 🤞
- „Die Wissenschaft braucht mehr Wertschätzung und Freundlichkeit“ war einer der wichtigsten Sätze die ich am Anfang meines PhDs gehört habe 🫰
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- 5.30 pm UK time, so 6.30 pm German time and 12.30 pm ET ⏰ (sign up for the Zoom link!)
- Very excited to be talking about children‘s religious education next Tuesday in London @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social 🙏 you can join online and hear why 19th-C educators claimed toddlers would gladly kill their parents if they weren’t so small (and other more positive things, i promise):
- Very excited to be talking about children‘s religious education next Tuesday in London @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social 🙏 you can join online and hear why 19th-C educators claimed toddlers would gladly kill their parents if they weren’t so small (and other more positive things, i promise):
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Queer und Gender Science Slam die Zweite! Am Montag, den 28. April 2025 wird es um 18 Uhr wieder einen Science Slam im Marstallcafé #Heidelberg geben. Bitte meldet euch unter dem Link an, wenn Ihr kommen möchtet. 💜➡️ lesbenwelt.hypotheses.org/2932 #QueerFestivalHD #UniHeidelberg #StudierendenwerkHD
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Wasch mich, aber mach mich nicht nass 🤡
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- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)CFP - Children on the Move: Histories, Experiences and Representations of Child Travellers (26-27 March 2026, University of Angers) - Organised by Anne-Florence Quaireau and Tom Williams - Keynote speaker: Gabor Gelléri (@gaborgelleri.bsky.social) Please help us circulate this CFP far and wide! :-)
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Auch hier zeigt sich mal wieder: Wissenschaft ist eine soziale Tätigkeit und einfach besser gemeinsam als individualistisch einsam. Gegenseitig Texte lesen und besprechen oder gleich gemeinsam schreiben hilft mir auch enorm, mir beim Schreiben nicht so sehr selbst im Weg zu stehen.
- In der Promotion fand ich Schreiben oft quälend, hab mit jeder Formulierung gekämpft & gehadert. Das hat sich inzwischen zum Glück verändert — v.a. durch Schreibkollaborationen, die das Zutrauen in mein Schreiben gestärkt haben, & durch Routine. Was ich daraus gelernt hab: Heute in #ArbeitInDerWiss!
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)In der Promotion fand ich Schreiben oft quälend, hab mit jeder Formulierung gekämpft & gehadert. Das hat sich inzwischen zum Glück verändert — v.a. durch Schreibkollaborationen, die das Zutrauen in mein Schreiben gestärkt haben, & durch Routine. Was ich daraus gelernt hab: Heute in #ArbeitInDerWiss!
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Since returning to the Oval Office, President Trump has moved forcefully to advance his vision of history. For many in the historical profession, Trump’s moves are nothing short of an assault on history, an effort to sideline critical inquiry and purge the past of facts.
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)"Österreichische Unis wollen gezielt US-Forscher abwerben und haben durchaus einiges zu bieten. Mit schlechter Bezahlung, prekären Kettenverträgen und mangelnder Anerkennung will man talentierte Wissenschaftler nach Österreich locken." #IchBinHanna @univie.ac.at dietagespresse.com/schlechte-be...
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Welcome to the summer semester!🥳 The new editors of the HCA Graduate Blog are issuing a 📢CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS📢. Go check out the link below to find out more about our blog guidelines and other useful information.👇 hcagrads.hypotheses.org/author-guide...
- Check out this piece I edited about fiery babies aka child arsonists 🔥🧒
- Check out this week's interview on Digital Childhoods with Wendy Gamber discussing her new article on baby firebugs in the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth ! These late-nineteenth-century child arsonists loved playing with fire 🔥: shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/fire-bab...
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)I just attended a conference in the US. We had one speaker detained and two others turned away at the border.
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Im Jahr 2024 wurden in Deutschland 104 Frauen von Partnern und Ex-Partnern getötet. Das sind ihre Geschichten. Jede einzelne.
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)#Spitzenforscher Jason Stanley zur Frage, ob er sich vorstellen könnte in Deutschland zu lehren:
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NEU: An vielen deutschen Unikliniken laufen Forschungsprojekte, die mit US-Geldern finanziert werden - mit ungewisser Zukunft. Wissenschaftler berichten gegenüber NDRWDRSZ von verängstigten US-Kollegen, untersagten Treffen und Zensur. Recherche @mgrill.bsky.social & @christinaberndt.bsky.social. - Reposted by Layla K (she|her)[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)This is how I learned Cory Booker is RuPaul‘s cousin
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)New book! I explore how voluntary organisations, psychologists, and policymakers have sought to identify "gifted children", and to mobilise these perceivedly hyperintelligent individuals to benefit (various visions of) "the world". . . global.oup.com/academic/pro...
- Absolutely loooved editing this piece. Muriel is a star. 👶🏻x5
- April Fools! In this week's blog post at Digital Childhoods, read about three-year-old Muriel who in 1935 won her town's annual doll competition dressed up as the nurse from the Dionne Quintuplets. A delightful piece by Jim Marten: shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/muriels-...
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)April Fools! In this week's blog post at Digital Childhoods, read about three-year-old Muriel who in 1935 won her town's annual doll competition dressed up as the nurse from the Dionne Quintuplets. A delightful piece by Jim Marten: shcydigitalchildhoods.org/dir/muriels-...
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- Spent some beautiful days in Leiden for @esshc.bsky.social love love love when conferences allow me to explore a new pretty city 🌷
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- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)Die Bro-Ko
- such a good showww 🫨
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)This diva #Severance
- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)French researcher, going to a conference in Houston, was forbidden entry to US; his work and personal electronics were both confiscated. Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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- Eine effektive Grüne (und linke) Opposition ist das einzig Positive an einer CDU Regierung 🥲
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- Reposted by Layla K (she|her)It is a real shame that many German research institutions systematically abandon young scientists. This is not limited to the Max Planck Institutes, but is a widespread problem in German academia. 1/3
- English version of the documentary about power abuse in the Max Planck Society can be found here. 144.000 views already, more than 800 comments. Share it to make colleagues aware of what happens in German academia & the MPG! #IchBinHanna #PowerAbuse
