News from the History Department

Friedenstein Castle Gotha

Gotha Research Campus opens its doors to mark the city's anniversary

The presentation of the first volume on the "History of the City of Gotha" by Mayor Knut Kreuch today marks the start of the celebrations for the 1250th anniversary of the City of Gotha, which will be celebrated with many other events and activities…

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Workshop “From Contested Ownership to (In)Voluntary Returns” & Panel Discussion with Flower Manase

On October 24 & 25, 2024, the Research Unit on "Voluntariness" is happy to present an international workshop in co-operation with colleagues and research projects from Erfurt and Jena. Diverse topics and lectures by guests from Africa and Europe and…

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Oriental manuscript from the Gotha Research Library

The next round of "Gotha Manuscript Talks" starts on 16 October

The Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt is continuing its webinar series "Gotha Manuscript Talks" in the winter semester 20224/25. The events will take place online (via Webex) and in English.

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Book launch: „Koloniales Erbe in Thüringen“

The Scientific Coordination Centre "Koloniales Erbe in Thüringen" (Colonial Heritage in Thuringia) of the University of Erfurt and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena invites you to the presentation of its new anthology "Koloniales Erbe in…

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Prominent guests at the semester opening

The Department of History at the University of Erfurt is welcoming a very special guest to its semester opening event on 23 October. Under the title "Decision 2024: US Elections in Historical Perspective", Nell Irvin Painter, the former Edwards…

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Panel discussion on the colonial heritage of Frankfurt

"Hide it? Put on display? Give back? The restitution debate and Erfurt's colonial heritage." – This is the title of a public panel discussion to which the "Voluntariness" research group at the University of Erfurt invites all interested parties to…

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"Weltbeziehungen" research building

Two book presentations on the history of credit and debt

Two new volumes on the history of credit and debt have been published in the research field of the new history of capitalism: Erfurt historian Felix Krämer examines indebtedness and precarious credit conditions for US history in the book "Leben auf…

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Friedenstein Castle in Gotha

How a photo becomes a living story

In the winter semester 2024/25, a seminar in the Studium Fundamentale (StuFu) will show that students at the University of Erfurt can not only cram academic material, but also support and help shape concrete research projects during their studies:…

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the "Landschaftshaus" in Gotha

"WissensWelten": Early Modern Period Day in Gotha Emphasises Global Interdependencies in the Early Modern Period and Advocates a Cosmopolitan Outlook

The 15th conference of the Early Modern Period working group of the Association of German Historians (VDH) took place at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt from 19 to 21 September. Under the title "WissensWelten" (Worlds of…

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"The Orient in Gotha" – annual exhibition of the Gotha Research Library

"The Orient in Gotha" is the title of the annual exhibition to which the Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt cordially invites all interested parties from 8 September to 3 November. The exhibition, which is also being held to mark the…

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