Louise Earnshaw is a PhD Candidate, researching aspects of Gender, Violence, and Trauma in Austria in WW1 and Interwar period. Louise is looking forward to hearing about women as political agents, learning about inclusive pedagogies within German studies, and meeting WIGS members

We now hear from Louise Earnshaw (Leeds)! Their paper is entitled “An die psychischen Leiden des Kriegsgefangenen dachte man gar nicht”: Violence and Trauma among Austrian POWS during the Greater War, 1914-24

Why did I spend yesterday burying potatoes? I gained new insights into my research through embodied research practice as part of our 'Ways of Knowing' project Find out more about our project here: researchculture.leeds.ac.uk/building-an-in… #phdlife

🧵Delighted to announce that registration for the 'Entrenched Narratives, Hidden Figures: Reappraising Representations of War in German Screen Media' conference is now live! eventbrite.co.uk/e/entrenched-n…

Really looking forward to learning more about military masculinity among socialist soldiers during the First World War from Viktoria Wind at our postgraduate workshop 'Empathising with the Enemy' tomorrow! There’s still time to register, link below: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Pacifism, anti-militarism and transnational peace will also be key themes of the day, with papers by Prof Ingrid Sharp, Clara-Anna Egger and James Squires from @Sheffieldhallamuni shedding new light on the topic! Join the discussion by registering below: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Super excited to hear about what Lara Hägerling has discovered in her project on memory culture in Grandpre, France, with collaboration partner Alan Ward. Interested? Register for the Zoom link: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Looking forward to presenting my PhD research today at #ZGT24 at Uni Graz/University of Graz. I am especially honoured to be part of a panel with the fantastic researchers Viktoria Wind and Lara Hägerling, and our stimulating discussion!

youtu.be/7pCVKA7_59M Fresh from last night's premiere @CorinnePainter @MaryMcAuliffe4 Kimwei EHRC

🚨WIGS are looking for a new Treasurer! 🚨 This is an exciting role which gives you the opportunity to become a core committee member of WIGS. Interested? Contact chair [email protected] or outgoing Treasurer Ina Linge [email protected] to find out more. #germanstudies

Such a delight to be part of this panel and share our film with colleagues!

Such a delight to be included in this panel on Pre- and Post-Habsburg Austria! Thank you German History Society @CraigEGriffiths and @mrpenalba for organising such a stimulating and inspiring conference!