@michaelafrueh
Associate Professor in German Studies at University of Limerick. Researching & teaching German and comparative literature, ageing & dreams in literature & culture and European Cultural Studies. Director of Centre for European Studies @ulceuros.bsky.social.
I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.
We are delighted to announce our upcoming symposium: “Reading and Writing the Life Course: Ageing, Grief and Generational Connection across Europe”
🗓️18 March 2026
⏰2-4 p.m.
📍Plassey House (Boarding Room), University of Limerick
Please make sure to register on Eventbrite
Save the date! Join us for our next Lecture Series Talk by Austrian Journalist Miriam Beller entitled: “Russia: Reporting from a Dictatorship at War”
🗓️ 04. March 2026
⏰ 12:00 p.m.
📍 Schumann Building (SG 016), University of Limerick
Group Picture. From left to right: Dr. Frank Haege (University of Limerick), Prof. Nils Ringe (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Dr. Michaela Schrage-Früh (Director of CEUROS)
Today we hosted Professor Nils Ringe for his talk “Coping with Europe: EU Member and Party System Change” in an event together with the Department of Politics and Public Administration.
Thank you to everyone who joined us!
Still time to get your abstract in!
So many people don't recognize how prevalent hatred of Jews is today.
Because it's not aimed at you.
Jews see it because we experience it.
Believe us.
You should not have to see a body count to realize antisemitism is real. And it kills.
I’m very excited to share this CFP for a special issue of Feminist German Studies titled “Intersections of Gender and Disability in German Studies”. Please share widely and consider submitting an abstract!
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In September 2025, UL officially launched the pilot of its first-ever Age Friendly University Teaching Programme, which opened the doors of UL’s lecture halls to 33 older adults who are retired or enjoying the 'third age' of life.
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#HumansOfUL #StayCurious
I’m very much looking forward to our annual conference of the German Studies Association in Ireland next Friday and Saturday @dublincityuni.bsky.social
There’s still time to register for an amazing programme!
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It was a great pleasure and honour to welcome Ambassadors Melitta Schubert, Leena Gardemeister & Lina van der Weyden to UL & host this stimulating & insightful discussion chaired by our Chancellor Professor Brigid Laffan @ulceuros.bsky.social
Check out the latest blog post of our DAAD-funded project Ageing and Climate Change in German Culture in which Katie Ritson views the explosion in cultural production over the course of the 20th century as result of burning fossil fuels
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We’re honoured to welcome H.E. Melitta Schubert (Ambassador of Austria), H.E. Leena Gardemeister (Ambassador of Finland), and H.E. Lina Van der Weyden (Ambassador of Sweden) to a special Roundtable in celebration of 30 years of their countries’ EU membership 🇪🇺
Please register on Eventbrite.
Our @ulceuros.bsky.social conference “Cultural Memory - Memory Cultures” is in full swing. Today’s highlight: Aleida Assmann’s keynote lecture “Twentieth-century Transformations of the European Dream”.
»Was danach kam, war Dunkelheit. Nicht nur die Bilder in meinem Kopf, nicht nur der Schmerz, mit dem wir für immer leben müssen. Sondern auch die Dunkelheit in der Welt.« Ofir Amir konnte am 7. Oktober 2023 auf dem Nova-Festival nur knapp den Hamas-Mördern entfliehen.
An image of Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee, from 1965. Photo courtesy CBS Photo Archive / Getty.
The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
Join us for the upcoming Conference "Cultural Memory – Memory Culture(s)", hosted by the Centre for European Studies.
Keynote speakers: Aleida Assmann, Bill Niven, Amy Williams, Bill Rolston, and Eva Umlauf
🗓️ 9-11 October 2025
Please register and check out our programme! www.ul.ie/ceuros/event...
Today we welcomed Martin Nekola who gave an inspiring guest lecture on The Czech Republic, the European Union and the Rise of Populism. Many thanks to everyone who came to join us, and most of all to our guest Martin Nekola.
Join us on 25.September for a guest lecture by Martin Nekola (Prague) entitled "The Czech Republic, the European Union and the Rise of Populism”. Everyone is welcome!
An Age Friendly University initiative — making space for older adults to learn, connect, and thrive on campus. 💬📚
Education should be for every stage of life. #AgeingResearch @arc-ul.bsky.social
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I’m so delighted about Giovanna Tallone’s generous and perceptive review of “Well, You Don’t Look It!” in the most recent issue of Studi Irlandesi
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So delighted for Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, one of the greatest contemporary Irish writers, wonderful collaborator on the “Restorying Ageing” project and co-editor of our anthology “Well, You Don’t Look It! Women Writers in Ireland Reflect on Ageing”.
Still time to apply for our 3 job openings starting September! If you’re interested in working with a great German Studies team & even greater students at University of Limerick, please submit your application - or share with suitable candidates:
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In contrast to Iran, Israel never threatened to wipe out an entire state with them.
Come work with us!
Associate Teacher in German (0.5 FTE, permanent) at the @unioflimerick.bsky.social
application deadline: 10th July 2025
start date: 1st September 2025
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Thanks so much, Pedro, for your excellent paper! It was great to meet you and I wish you all the best for your future career. Here are a few pictures from the Research Day: www.ul.ie/ceuros/news/...
Join us next Wednesday for a guest lecture by Çiğdem Üstün (Istanbul) entitled "Towards a new (Illiberal) World Order: Relations Between the West and Türkiye". All welcome!
Still time to submit your abstract! Deadline: 25th April 2025
Amazing opening of the @enas-agestudies.bsky.social conference at the most beautiful location @udl.cat. Looking forward to three days of dialogue and exchange with many wonderful like-minded colleagues!
I’m glad I attended the thought-provoking launch of the ‘Curious Conversations’ series tonight, with insights by former President of the European Parliament Pat Cox on “The World at a Crossroads” & in engaging conversation with @unioflimerick.bsky.social Chancellor Professor Brigid Laffan.